X.T. Zu

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

X.T. Zu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, X.T. Zu has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Materials Chemistry, 23 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 18 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in X.T. Zu's work include Nuclear Materials and Properties (19 papers), ZnO doping and properties (14 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (14 papers). X.T. Zu is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear Materials and Properties (19 papers), ZnO doping and properties (14 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (14 papers). X.T. Zu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. X.T. Zu's co-authors include Haiyan Xiao, Xia Xiang, Fei Gao, Sha Zhu, Yongqing Fu, L.M. Wang, Glen McHale, Hejun Du, A. Matthews and E. Iborra and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

X.T. Zu

103 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Advances in piezoelectric thin films for acoustic biosensors, acoustofluidics and lab-on-chip applications

2017 512 citations Yongqing Fu, Jikui Luo et al. Progress in Materials Science profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
X.T. Zu	1.5k	785	593	367	241	107	2.4k
Daniel G. Georgiev	1.3k 0.8×	868 1.1×	361 0.6×	265 0.7×	156 0.6×	120	2.4k
S. Ólafsson	1.3k 0.8×	715 0.9×	200 0.3×	404 1.1×	193 0.8×	117	2.0k
F.G. Shi	1.0k 0.7×	1.0k 1.3×	627 1.1×	209 0.6×	339 1.4×	127	2.1k
Yingjie Zhang	1.2k 0.8×	1.0k 1.3×	907 1.5×	222 0.6×	311 1.3×	87	2.9k
Mustafa Yavuz	582 0.4×	913 1.2×	819 1.4×	253 0.7×	297 1.2×	151	2.1k
Matthew K. Horton	1.5k 0.9×	606 0.8×	294 0.5×	248 0.7×	205 0.9×	51	2.1k
Christopher C. Fischer	1.9k 1.2×	1.1k 1.5×	260 0.4×	381 1.0×	318 1.3×	24	3.0k
Ryota Shimizu	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 1.6×	200 0.3×	716 2.0×	411 1.7×	147	2.6k
Vinit Sharma	1.6k 1.0×	875 1.1×	381 0.6×	440 1.2×	225 0.9×	60	2.4k

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Xiang, Huandong, Xin Li, Haoran Wei, et al.. (2025). Biomimetic Engineering of Hybrid Radiosensitizers to Boost Radiotherapy against Cancer Metastasis. Advanced Materials. 37(34). e2501077–e2501077.

Zu, X.T., et al.. (2025). AI technology innovation, knowledge management and corporate environmental sustainability: Evidence from Chinese patent data. Technology in Society. 83. 102984–102984. 8 indexed citations

Zhu, Weijie, et al.. (2024). Knowledge digitization and high-tech firm performance: A moderated mediation model incorporating business model innovation and entrepreneurial orientation. Technology in Society. 77. 102536–102536. 22 indexed citations

Zhou, Pengxin, Jinguo Li, Haiyan Xiao, et al.. (2024). Composition complexity enhances the He-retaining ability of Zr-based MPEAs. Materials Characterization. 214. 114058–114058. 1 indexed citations

Zu, X.T., Feng Hu, Decui Liang, & Yanfei Liu. (2024). Dynamic Incentive Mechanism Design for Distributed Learning in 5G Private Networks: A Generalized Benders Decomposition Approach. 990–996.

Liu, Yuxuan, et al.. (2020). Analysis of Branding Characteristics of China Time-honored Brands from the Perspective of Official Websites.

Zu, X.T., et al.. (2019). Analysis on Localized Personality Recognition of Brands of Fresh Agricultural Products Retail E-commerce. 1 indexed citations

Jiang, Ming, et al.. (2017). A comparative study of the mechanical and thermal properties of defective ZrC, TiC and SiC. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9344–9344. 54 indexed citations

Fu, Yongqing, Jikui Luo, Nam‐Trung Nguyen, et al.. (2017). Advances in piezoelectric thin films for acoustic biosensors, acoustofluidics and lab-on-chip applications. Progress in Materials Science. 89. 31–91. 512 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhou, Xiaosong, et al.. (2015). Advances in Nanostructured Acoustic Wave Technologies for Ultraviolet Sensing. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters. 7(3). 169–192. 9 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xiaosong, Chao Zhao, Ruixia Hou, et al.. (2014). Sputtered ZnO film on aluminium foils for flexible ultrasonic transducers. Ultrasonics. 54(7). 1991–1998. 29 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yungang, Ping Yang, Z. G. Wang, et al.. (2011). Electronic and magnetic properties of substituted BN sheets: A density functional theory study. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 13(16). 7378–7378. 42 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yuzhi, X.T. Zu, Ping Yang, Haiyan Xiao, & Fei Gao. (2010). Oxygen-induced magnetic properties and metallic behavior of a BN sheet. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 22(46). 465303–465303. 6 indexed citations

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Zu, X.T., et al.. (2009). Microstructure and Photoluminescence of Carbon and Nitrogen Dual Doped TiO(2) Powders. Chinese Journal of Physics. 47(2). 207–214. 9 indexed citations

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Fu, Hao, et al.. (2009). Amorphous composition in Gd–Co–Al system extracted from bulk metallic glass matrix composite. Journal of Applied Physics. 106(8). 5 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yungang, X.T. Zu, Jinlan Nie, & Haiyan Xiao. (2008). First-principles study of hydrogen adsorption on Mo(110). Chemical Physics. 351(1-3). 19–26. 16 indexed citations

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Guo, Yang, X.T. Zu, Xiaodong Jiang, et al.. (2008). XPS investigation of diffusion of two-layer ZrO2/SiO2 and SiO2/ZrO2 sol–gel films. Optik. 120(18). 1012–1015. 4 indexed citations

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Ma, Shuhong, X.T. Zu, Haiyan Xiao, & Jinlan Nie. (2007). Adsorption of S on Ir(1 0 0) surface from first-principles calculations. Chemical Physics Letters. 441(1-3). 53–57. 7 indexed citations

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Zu, X.T., Kai Sun, M. Atzmon, et al.. (2005). Effect of proton and Ne irradiation on the microstructure of Zircaloy 4. The Philosophical Magazine A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Applied Physics. 85(4-7). 649–659. 63 indexed citations

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Wang, Z.G., et al.. (2004). Electron irradiation effect on the reverse phase transformation temperatures in TiNi shape memory alloy thin films. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 227(3). 337–342. 5 indexed citations

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