Xi‐Wen Du

25.3k total citations · 9 hit papers
407 papers, 21.7k citations indexed

About

Xi‐Wen Du is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xi‐Wen Du has authored 407 papers receiving a total of 21.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 254 papers in Materials Chemistry, 178 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 155 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xi‐Wen Du's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (121 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (55 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (55 papers). Xi‐Wen Du is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (121 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (55 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (55 papers). Xi‐Wen Du collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Xi‐Wen Du's co-authors include Shi‐Zhang Qiao, Sergei A. Kulinich, Jing Yang, Cunku Dong, Hui Liu, Tao Ling, Naiqin Zhao, Tianyi Ma, Chunsheng Shi and Jing Mao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Xi‐Wen Du

392 papers receiving 21.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Porous P-doped graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets for synergistically enhanced visible-light photocatalytic H₂production

2015 1.2k citations Xi‐Wen Du, Shi‐Zhang Qiao et al. profile →
One-step synthesis of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles by laser irradiation

2008 833 citations Jing Yang, Xi‐Wen Du et al. profile →
Nanomaterials via Laser Ablation/Irradiation in Liquid: A Review

2012 795 citations Xi‐Wen Du, Sergei A. Kulinich et al. profile →
Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Are They Really Ice-Repellent?

2010 630 citations Sergei A. Kulinich, Xi‐Wen Du et al. Langmuir profile →
Engineering surface atomic structure of single-crystal cobalt (II) oxide nanorods for superior electrocatalysis

2016 617 citations Tao Ling, Jing Mao et al. profile →
Engineering oxygen vacancy on NiO nanorod arrays for alkaline hydrogen evolution

2017 590 citations Hui Liu, Xi‐Wen Du et al. profile →
Identifying the Key Role of Pyridinic‐N–Co Bonding in Synergistic Electrocatalysis for Reversible ORR/OER

2018 587 citations Weichao Wang, Xi‐Wen Du et al. profile →
Theory-driven design of high-valence metal sites for water oxidation confirmed using in situ soft X-ray absorption

2017 583 citations Xi‐Wen Du et al. profile →
Electroreduction-driven distorted nanotwins activate pure Cu for efficient hydrogen evolution

2025 43 citations Hui Liu, Yi Feng et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Tailoring a dual crosslinking network in all-organic aramid composite film for superior high-temperature capacitive energy storage 2025 ·Energy storage materials ·(unknown), Ding Ai, (unknown), Rui Yang, Xi‐Wen Du, Xiao Yang, (unknown), Yunpeng Liu, Yonghong Cheng, Yu Xiang	6
2	Mo doping-induced edge amorphization of CuSe nanosheets to boost hydrogen evolution reaction in neutral media 2025 ·Applied Surface Science ·Maoqiu Wang, Kai-Sheng Chen, Gongquan Sun, Zihao Yan, Yongjun Chen, Hongtao Liu, Erling Zhao, Jia Li, Xi‐Wen Du	0
3	Tailoring the oxygen evolution reaction activity of lanthanide-doped NiFe-LDHs through lanthanide contraction 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Min Wang, Kai-Sheng Chen, (unknown), Yongjun Chen, Hongtao Liu, Xi‐Wen Du	20
4	Immiscible Ruthenium–Cadmium Alloy for Acidic Oxygen Evolution Reaction 2024 ·ACS Energy Letters ·Tiantian Yang, (unknown), Fei-Fei Zhang, Cong Xi, Liyang Xiao, Xueru Zhao, Jiaqi Wang, Weibo Hua, Cunku Dong, Hui Liu, Xi‐Wen Du	7
5	Coupled compressive-tensile stains boosting both activity and durability of NiMo electrode for alkaline water/seawater hydrogen evolution at high current densities 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Liyang Xiao, Tiantian Yang, Chuanqi Cheng, Xi‐Wen Du, (unknown), (unknown), Xueru Zhao, Jingtong Zhang, Miao Zhou, (unknown), Shuzhi Liu, Yunsong Zhao, Yanhan Yang, Hui Liu, Cunku Dong, Jing Yang	23
6	Surface-Dependent Hydrogen Evolution Activity of Copper Foil 2023 ·Materials ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sergei A. Kulinich, Xi‐Wen Du	2
7	Engineering cobalt-pyridinic N moieties on hybrid interfaces for alkaline hydrogen evolution 2023 ·Fuel ·J. Qin, Ting Feng, (unknown), Hui Liu, Li Wang, Weichao Wang, Xi‐Wen Du, Jing Yang	4
8	Rutin alleviates EndMT by restoring autophagy through inhibiting HDAC1 via PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in diabetic kidney disease 2023 ·Phytomedicine ·Ruixue Dong, Xi Zhang, Yadi Liu, Tingting Zhao, (unknown), (unknown), Qian Xiang, Jianfeng Xiong, Xi‐Wen Du, Xifei Yang, Dingkun Gui, Youhua Xu	59
9	Engineering Dense Stacking Faults in Silver Nanoparticles for Boosting the Oxygen Reduction Reaction 2023 ·ACS Energy Letters ·Wenjing Kang, Yi Feng, (unknown), Zhennan Chen, Cunku Dong, Jing Yang, Pengfei Yin, Hui Liu, Xi‐Wen Du	17
10	Self-supporting copper electrode prepared by ultrasonic impact for hydrogen evolution reaction 2022 ·Journal of Alloys and Compounds ·(unknown), Chuanqi Cheng, Yi Feng, (unknown), Fei-Fei Zhang, Tiantian Yang, Zhe Li, (unknown), Zhenwen Yang, Kui Lin, Hui Liu, Xi‐Wen Du	5
11	Epitaxial Growth of High‐Energy Copper Facets for Promoting Hydrogen Evolution Reaction 2022 ·Small ·(unknown), Yi Feng, Chuanqi Cheng, Zhe Li, Wei Guan, Bin He, Zhe Liu, Jing Mao, Shijian Zheng, Cunku Dong, Yangyang Zhang, Hui Liu, Lei Cui, Xi‐Wen Du	19
12	Regulating the work function of silver catalystsviasurface engineering for enhanced CO₂electroreduction 2022 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·(unknown), (unknown), Zi’ang Ma, Tiantian Yang, Hui Liu, Hui Deng, (unknown), Cunku Dong, Xi‐Wen Du	9
13	Exposing Cu(100) Surface via Ion-Implantation-Induced Oxidization and Etching for Promoting Hydrogen Evolution Reaction 2022 ·Langmuir ·(unknown), (unknown), Xinlin Chen, Lei Dong, Fei-Fei Zhang, Tiantian Yang, (unknown), (unknown), Pengfei Yin, Cunku Dong, Kui Lin, Dejun Li, Hui Liu, Xi‐Wen Du	10
14	Polycrystalline CoO−Co₉S₈ Heterostructure Nanoneedle Arrays as Bifunctional Catalysts for Efficient Overall Water Splitting 2021 ·ChemElectroChem ·Xinlin Chen, (unknown), Cunku Dong, Hui Liu, Jing Yang, Xi‐Wen Du	5
15	A Hydrogen‐Deficient Nickel–Cobalt Double Hydroxide for Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting 2020 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Min Wang, Jiaqi Wang, Cong Xi, Chuanqi Cheng, Chengqin Zou, Rui Zhang, (unknown), Zhonglu Guo, Chengchun Tang, Cunku Dong, Yongjun Chen, Xi‐Wen Du	68
16	Laser-induced oxygen vacancies in FeCo₂O₄ nanoparticles for boosting oxygen evolution and reduction 2019 ·Chemical Communications ·Kangwen Qiu, Cong Xi, Yan Zhang, Rui Zhang, Zhe Li, (unknown), Hui Liu, Cunku Dong, Yongjun Chen, Xi‐Wen Du	44
17	Zn nanosheets coated with a ZnS subnanometer layer for effective and durable CO₂reduction 2018 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Chenglong Li, Gurong Shen, Rui Zhang, Deyao Wu, Chengqin Zou, Tao Ling, Hui Liu, Cunku Dong, Xi‐Wen Du	71
18	Thermally driven mesoscale chemomechanical interplay in Li_0.5Ni_0.6Mn_0.2Co_0.2O₂ cathode materials 2018 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Chenxi Wei, Yan Zhang, Sang‐Jun Lee, Linqin Mu, Jin Liu, Chenxu Wang, Yang Yang, Marca M. Doeff, P. Pianetta, Dennis Nordlund, Xi‐Wen Du, Yangchao Tian, Kejie Zhao, Jun‐Sik Lee, Feng Lin, Yijin Liu	34
19	Cuprous ions embedded in ceria lattice for selective and stable electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to ethylene 2018 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Di Wu, Cunku Dong, Deyao Wu, Jianyu Fu, Hui Liu, Shanwei Hu, Zheng Jiang, Shi‐Zhang Qiao, Xi‐Wen Du	53
20	Tuning the selectivity and activity of Au catalysts for carbon dioxide electroreduction via grain boundary engineering: a DFT study 2017 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Cunku Dong, Jianyu Fu, Hui Liu, Tao Ling, Jing Yang, Shi‐Zhang Qiao, Xi‐Wen Du	81

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