Xin Zhao

18.4k total citations · 9 hit papers
198 papers, 16.1k citations indexed

About

Xin Zhao is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xin Zhao has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 16.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 76 papers in Materials Chemistry and 75 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xin Zhao's work include Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (60 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (46 papers) and Synthesis and properties of polymers (43 papers). Xin Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (60 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (46 papers) and Synthesis and properties of polymers (43 papers). Xin Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Xin Zhao's co-authors include Qinghua Zhang, Rodney S. Ruoff, Harold H. Kung, Lili Zhang, Dajun Chen, Jie Dong, Yingzhi Li, Hengxing Ji, Patrick S. Grant and Cary M. Hayner and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xin Zhao

188 papers receiving 15.8k citations

Hit Papers

Enhanced Mechanical Prope... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2013 2012 2011 2014 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Enhanced Mechanical Properties of Graphene-Based Poly(vinyl alcohol) Composites
    2010 1.3k citations Xin Zhao, Qinghua Zhang et al. profile →
  2. Nanoporous Ni(OH)2 Thin Film on 3D Ultrathin-Graphite Foam for Asymmetric Supercapacitor
    2013 1.0k citations Xin Zhao et al. profile →
  3. Highly Conductive and Porous Activated Reduced Graphene Oxide Films for High-Power Supercapacitors
    2012 821 citations Xin Zhao et al. profile →
  4. The role of nanomaterials in redox-based supercapacitors for next generation energy storage devices
    2011 760 citations Xin Zhao, Patrick S. Grant et al. profile →
  5. Capacitance of carbon-based electrical double-layer capacitors
    2014 683 citations Xin Zhao et al. profile →
  6. Rhombohedral Prussian White as Cathode for Rechargeable Sodium-Ion Batteries
    2015 651 citations Xin Zhao et al. profile →
  7. Flexible electrodes and supercapacitors for wearable energy storage: a review by category
    2016 497 citations Liubing Dong, Chengjun Xu et al. Journal of Materials Chemistry A profile →
  8. Flexible Holey Graphene Paper Electrodes with Enhanced Rate Capability for Energy Storage Applications
    2011 472 citations Xin Zhao et al. profile →
  9. A contact-electro-catalytic cathode recycling method for spent lithium-ion batteries
    2023 177 citations Xin Zhao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xin Zhao China 60 9.0k 8.5k 5.4k 4.9k 3.9k 198 16.1k
Xingbin Yan China 86 14.9k 1.7× 12.3k 1.5× 6.6k 1.2× 3.8k 0.8× 3.7k 1.0× 343 22.1k
Yuezhan Feng China 79 8.0k 0.9× 6.9k 0.8× 5.7k 1.1× 3.5k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 227 17.3k
Tapas Kuila India 61 7.5k 0.8× 4.9k 0.6× 7.0k 1.3× 3.9k 0.8× 4.6k 1.2× 209 15.7k
Huaihe Song China 71 12.3k 1.4× 8.9k 1.0× 7.7k 1.4× 2.5k 0.5× 3.1k 0.8× 337 20.2k
Anyuan Cao China 65 6.7k 0.7× 4.9k 0.6× 6.1k 1.1× 2.8k 0.6× 5.7k 1.5× 164 15.7k
Erqing Xie China 67 10.4k 1.2× 7.0k 0.8× 7.4k 1.4× 2.7k 0.6× 3.9k 1.0× 468 17.1k
Yagang Yao China 66 7.2k 0.8× 5.0k 0.6× 5.6k 1.1× 2.1k 0.4× 2.6k 0.7× 209 13.0k
Chong Min Koo South Korea 61 4.4k 0.5× 8.4k 1.0× 10.2k 1.9× 2.8k 0.6× 4.6k 1.2× 221 18.5k
Shanthi Murali United States 25 11.0k 1.2× 10.3k 1.2× 11.7k 2.2× 3.8k 0.8× 6.8k 1.7× 40 21.6k
Xuehong Lu Singapore 68 5.4k 0.6× 3.7k 0.4× 4.4k 0.8× 5.5k 1.1× 3.8k 1.0× 217 14.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xin Zhao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xin Zhao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xin Zhao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xin Zhao based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Xin Zhao. Xin Zhao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Xiuting, et al.. (2025). Construction of all-polyimide fiber based paper with high breakdown strength and stable properties for advanced insulation. Polymer Testing. 147. 108833–108833. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Xiuting, et al.. (2024). Fabrication of conductive polyimide/metal composite fibers for high temperature EMI shielding. Applied Surface Science. 680. 161293–161293. 16 indexed citations
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Liu, Rui, Ke Xu, Xiuting Li, et al.. (2024). Built-in garnet-rich composite solid electrolyte towards fast ion transport and dendrite-free for high-energy lithium batteries. Composites Communications. 47. 101871–101871. 11 indexed citations
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Dong, Han, et al.. (2024). Preparation of High-Temperature Resistant Polyimide Fibers by Introducing the p-Phenylenediamine into Kapton-Type Polyimide. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 6(4). 2371–2380. 17 indexed citations
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Dong, Jie, et al.. (2023). Highly Hydrolysis-Resistant Polyimide Fibers Prepared by Thermal Crosslinking with Inherent Carboxyl Groups. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science. 42(2). 247–255. 10 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhiqiang, et al.. (2023). Polyimide-based composites reinforced by carbon nanotube-grafted carbon fiber for improved thermal conductivity and mechanical property. Composites Communications. 39. 101543–101543. 64 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qinghua, Xiuting Li, Jie Dong, & Xin Zhao. (2022). Chapter 6: High-performance polyimide fibers. Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research. 5(2). 107–116. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuai, Xuetao Shi, Haibin Zhang, et al.. (2022). 3D‐Printed Polyurethane Tissue‐Engineering Scaffold with Hierarchical Microcellular Foam Structure and Antibacterial Properties. Advanced Engineering Materials. 24(3). 23 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiangnan, et al.. (2022). Lightweight and Elastic Silver Nanowire/PEDOT:PSS/Polyimide Aerogels for Piezoresistive Sensors. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 4(5). 3205–3216. 26 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xin, Xiang Zhang, Wenjie Li, et al.. (2022). Enhanced Electrochromic Performance of All-Solid-State Electrochromic Device Based on W-Doped NiO Films. Coatings. 12(2). 118–118. 18 indexed citations
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Huang, Hongliang, Yuxiu Sun, Xuemeng Jia, et al.. (2021). Air‐Steam Etched Construction of Hierarchically Porous Metal‐Organic Frameworks. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 39(6). 1538–1544. 22 indexed citations
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Ilyas, Nasir, et al.. (2020). Effect on Resistive Switching by Inserting TiO<sub>x</sub> Thin Layer in SiO<sub>x</sub>: Ag-Based Memristor. Materials science forum. 984. 97–103. 2 indexed citations
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Dong, Liubing, Chengjun Xu, Yang Li, et al.. (2016). Flexible electrodes and supercapacitors for wearable energy storage: a review by category. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 4(13). 4659–4685. 497 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Tong, et al.. (2016). Effect of substrate temperature on the optical and electrical properties of NiO:Cu/ZnO pn heterojunctions. Journal of Optoelectronics·laser. 27(4). 386–391. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xin, Yajie Lei, Rui Zhao, & Xiaobo Liu. (2012). Preparation and thermal properties of flame retardant phthalonitrile/epoxy blends. Science and Engineering of Composite Materials. 19(1). 89–92. 5 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xin, Bryan Chu, Belén Ballesteros, et al.. (2009). Spray deposition of steam treated and functionalized single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotube films for supercapacitors. Nanotechnology. 20(6). 65605–65605. 95 indexed citations

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