Xiuwen Zhang

11.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
162 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Xiuwen Zhang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiuwen Zhang has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Materials Chemistry, 57 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 33 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Xiuwen Zhang's work include 2D Materials and Applications (42 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (36 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (18 papers). Xiuwen Zhang is often cited by papers focused on 2D Materials and Applications (42 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (36 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (18 papers). Xiuwen Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Xiuwen Zhang's co-authors include Alex Zunger, Qihang Liu, Stephan Lany, Zhiguo Xia, Vladan Stevanović, Мaxim S. Моlokeev, Jun Zhou, Pu Huang, Peng Zhang and Han Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Xiuwen Zhang

158 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

Correcting density functional theory for accurate predict... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2014 2020 2015 2017 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Correcting density functional theory for accurate predictions of compound enthalpies of formation: Fitted elemental-phase reference energies
    2012 505 citations Stephan Lany, Xiuwen Zhang et al. profile →
  2. Hidden spin polarization in inversion-symmetric bulk crystals
    2014 422 citations Xiuwen Zhang, Alex Zunger et al. profile →
  3. Efficient and Reabsorption‐Free Radioluminescence in Cs3Cu2I5 Nanocrystals with Self‐Trapped Excitons
    2020 404 citations Peng Zhang, Xiuwen Zhang et al. profile →
  4. Switching a Normal Insulator into a Topological Insulator via Electric Field with Application to Phosphorene
    2015 389 citations Xiuwen Zhang, Alex Zunger et al. profile →
  5. Composition design, optical gap and stability investigations of lead-free halide double perovskite Cs2AgInCl6
    2017 387 citations Xiuwen Zhang et al. profile →
  6. Circularly polarized luminescence in chiral materials
    2022 289 citations Xiuwen Zhang et al. profile →
  7. Highly Luminescent Zero-Dimensional Organic Copper Halides for X-ray Scintillation
    2021 164 citations Peng Zhang, Xiuwen Zhang et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xiuwen Zhang China 48 6.2k 3.8k 1.6k 1.3k 656 162 8.8k
Mark Tuominen United States 42 4.2k 0.7× 4.3k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 2.2k 3.4× 104 10.5k
Vadym Drozd United States 25 2.2k 0.4× 1.6k 0.4× 887 0.6× 292 0.2× 727 1.1× 113 5.2k
Mato Knez Germany 46 4.2k 0.7× 3.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 649 0.5× 1.8k 2.8× 154 7.9k
Nitesh Kumar Germany 33 3.2k 0.5× 1.1k 0.3× 1.4k 0.9× 3.3k 2.7× 507 0.8× 62 6.6k
Andrei V. Petukhov Netherlands 43 3.3k 0.5× 1.0k 0.3× 1.2k 0.8× 1.7k 1.3× 1.1k 1.7× 197 6.2k
Toru Asahi Japan 39 2.0k 0.3× 1.1k 0.3× 934 0.6× 699 0.6× 870 1.3× 263 5.2k
José M. Gómez‐Rodríguez Spain 31 6.3k 1.0× 4.3k 1.1× 860 0.5× 4.8k 3.9× 3.0k 4.6× 107 11.1k
Bart M. Bartlett United States 39 2.4k 0.4× 1.7k 0.4× 1.7k 1.1× 712 0.6× 229 0.3× 89 6.0k
I. Gentle Australia 54 4.2k 0.7× 7.4k 1.9× 2.9k 1.8× 701 0.6× 1.7k 2.5× 387 12.5k
Christopher J. Summers United States 40 5.1k 0.8× 4.1k 1.1× 1.6k 1.0× 1.6k 1.3× 1.5k 2.3× 222 7.6k

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All Works

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Zhang, Xiuwen, et al.. (2025). Role of magnetic and structural symmetry breaking in forming the Mott insulating gap in Nb3Cl8. Physical review. B.. 111(15). 1 indexed citations
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Sabino, Fernando P., Jiaxin Xiong, Xiuwen Zhang, Gustavo M. Dalpian, & Alex Zunger. (2025). Alloying multiple halide perovskites on the same sublattice in search of stability and target band gaps. Materials Horizons. 12(18). 7389–7401. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Nan, Xiuwen Zhang, Dong Wang, et al.. (2024). MOF/MXene-loaded PVA/chitosan hydrogel with antimicrobial effect and wound healing promotion under electrical stimulation and improved mechanical properties. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 264(Pt 2). 130625–130625. 35 indexed citations
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Jiang, Jingwen, Peng Zhang, Zhuang Ma, et al.. (2023). Prediction of nonlayered oxide monolayers as flexible high-κ dielectrics with negative Poisson’s ratios. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6555–6555. 5 indexed citations
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Yuan, Lin‐Ding, Xiuwen Zhang, Carlos Mera Acosta, & Alex Zunger. (2023). Uncovering spin-orbit coupling-independent hidden spin polarization of energy bands in antiferromagnets. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5301–5301. 33 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhuang, Jingwen Jiang, Gui Wang, et al.. (2023). Switchable hidden spin polarization and negative Poisson's ratio in two-dimensional antiferroelectric wurtzite crystals. Journal of Semiconductors. 44(12). 122101–122101. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiuwen, Susan Wagner, Clare E. Holleley, et al.. (2022). Sex-specific splicing of Z- and W-bornenr5a1alleles suggests sex determination is controlled by chromosome conformation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(4). 14 indexed citations
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Xu, Yao, Lingfeng Gao, Yanxia Fu, et al.. (2021). MXene-based mixed-dimensional Schottky heterojunction towards self-powered flexible high-performance photodetector. Materials Today Physics. 21. 100479–100479. 33 indexed citations
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Huang, Yang, Tao Zhang, Shao-Gang Xu, et al.. (2021). Theoretical Design of Inorganic Flexible Bulk Photovoltaic Materials. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 12(41). 10182–10189. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiuwen, Hong Pan, Hui Wang, et al.. (2021). Pollution assessment, source identification, and health risks of heavy metals: a case study in a typical wheat–maize rotation area of eastern China. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 44(8). 2669–2684. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ye, Jia Guo, Yiguo Xu, et al.. (2020). Synthesis and optoelectronics of mixed-dimensional Bi/Te binary heterostructures. Nanoscale Horizons. 5(5). 847–856. 39 indexed citations
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Huang, Yang, Tao Zhang, Jing Wang, et al.. (2020). Design of Multifunctional Quinternary Metal-Halide Perovskite Compounds Based on Cation–Anion Co-Ordering. Chemistry of Materials. 32(14). 5949–5957. 20 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ye, Yiguo Xu, Jia Guo, et al.. (2020). Multifunctional VI–VI binary heterostructure-based self-powered pH-sensitive photo-detector. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 8(18). 5991–6000. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaoli, Pu Huang, Hengcheng Zhu, et al.. (2019). Keggin-type polyoxometalate cluster as an active component for redox-based nonvolatile memory. Nanoscale Horizons. 4(3). 697–704. 48 indexed citations
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Tao, Hongyu, Jing Li, Qianyi Ma, et al.. (2019). Synthesis of W-Nb-O solid acid for catalytic combustion of low-concentration monochlorobenzene. Chemical Engineering Journal. 382. 123045–123045. 47 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ye, Zhinan Guo, Lili Miao, et al.. (2017). Recent advances in black phosphorus-based photonics, electronics, sensors and energy devices. Materials Horizons. 4(6). 997–1019. 304 indexed citations
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Vidal, Julien, Xiuwen Zhang, Stephan Lany, et al.. (2013). A new paradigm for thin-film solar cells: the case of Earth abundant Cu-N ternary compounds. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2013. 1 indexed citations

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