Xu Zhao

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Xu Zhao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Xu Zhao has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Materials Chemistry, 31 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 29 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Xu Zhao's work include Energetic Materials and Combustion (28 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (27 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (22 papers). Xu Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Energetic Materials and Combustion (28 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (27 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (22 papers). Xu Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Xu Zhao's co-authors include Hong‐En Wang, Guozhong Cao, Jiehe Sui, Wei Cai, Zhijian Yang, Ying Yang, Zachary G. Neale, Feiyan Gong, Wenjun Zhang and Bao‐Lian Su and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Advanced Functional Materials and Journal of Power Sources.

In The Last Decade

Xu Zhao

84 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

MoSe2 nanosheets perpendicularly grown on graphene with Mo–C bonding for sodium-ion capacitors

2018 388 citations Xu Zhao, Wei Cai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xu Zhao China	32	2.5k	1.4k	1.2k	527	313	90	3.7k
Vadali V. S. S. Srikanth India	29	1.3k 0.5×	801 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	194 0.4×	285 0.9×	142	2.5k
M. Jayalakshmi India	24	1.2k 0.5×	963 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	280 0.5×	384 1.2×	64	2.4k
Xiaowei Zhou China	27	1.2k 0.5×	721 0.5×	758 0.6×	208 0.4×	211 0.7×	160	2.1k
Hongrui Peng China	34	1.9k 0.7×	910 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	249 0.5×	384 1.2×	94	2.9k
X.B. Zhang China	29	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	173 0.3×	387 1.2×	48	2.8k
Baorui Jia China	30	1.6k 0.6×	741 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	160 0.3×	994 3.2×	130	3.0k
Wenwei Wu China	27	1.1k 0.4×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	223 0.4×	168 0.5×	171	2.5k
Wei Qu Canada	30	2.3k 0.9×	859 0.6×	1.7k 1.4×	103 0.2×	1.1k 3.4×	76	3.6k
Guang Yang United States	35	2.9k 1.1×	733 0.5×	934 0.7×	197 0.4×	331 1.1×	173	4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Xu Zhao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xu Zhao

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All Works

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Zhao, Xu, et al.. (2025). Predicting the mechanical properties of asphalt mixtures from meso-structural features using back propagation neural networks. Construction and Building Materials. 471. 140733–140733. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Yuzhen, Hui Chen, Wenli Wang, et al.. (2025). Investigation of the influence of substrate hardness on the tribological performance of graphene oxide solid lubricant coatings. Friction. 13(10). 9441085–9441085. 1 indexed citations

Liŭ, Dan, Junru Wang, Xu Zhao, & Zhijian Yang. (2025). Dye Decorated Ammonium Perchlorate with Fast Decomposition and High Safety Performance (Adv. Funct. Mater. 6/2025). Advanced Functional Materials. 35(6).

Zhang, Xing, et al.. (2024). Desensitization and stabilization of HMX crystals by intercalation of crosslinked graphene oxide. Chemical Engineering Journal. 502. 158192–158192. 7 indexed citations

Qian, Wen, Xu Zhao, & Zhijian Yang. (2024). The interface interaction and thermal sensitivity of nitrogen-rich energetic co-particles: A reactive molecular dynamics simulation study. Applied Surface Science. 679. 161017–161017.

Wang, Junru, et al.. (2024). Design of conductive polymer coating layer for effective desensitization of energetic materials. Chemical Engineering Journal. 482. 148874–148874. 26 indexed citations

Yang, Chunyan, Changfu Zhuang, Xu Zhao, et al.. (2023). Phase regulation of Ni-based catalyst promotes selective hydrogenation of furfural: Effect of glycerol and Zn content. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 334. 122854–122854. 16 indexed citations

Yang, Xinru, et al.. (2023). Improving the mechanical performances of polymer bonded explosives using monomer tuned polythioureas. Energetic Materials Frontiers. 4(2). 85–92. 8 indexed citations

Li, Zhenxia, Tengteng Guo, Yuanzhao Chen, et al.. (2023). Study on Road Performance of Polyurethane Cold-Recycled Mixture. Polymers. 15(8). 1958–1958. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Menghua, Gang Li, Xinru Yang, et al.. (2022). Interfacial charge mismatch enhanced energetic crystals for efficient energy-release and improved safety. Science China Materials. 66(4). 1632–1640. 7 indexed citations

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He, Jianxin, Yu Pan, Xu Zhao, et al.. (2022). Polyurethane Nanofiber Artificial Leather with Improved Mechanical Properties and High Moisture Permeability Prepared by Electrospinning-in-situ Crosslinking. Journal of Fiber Science and Technology. 78(12). 214–221.

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Lin, Congmei, Shijun Liu, Yushi Wen, et al.. (2022). Sandwich-like interfacial structured polydopamine (PDA)/Wax/PDA: A novel design for simultaneously improving the safety and mechanical properties of highly explosive-filled polymer composites. Energetic Materials Frontiers. 3(4). 189–198. 6 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xu, et al.. (2021). Dye-assembled two-dimensional porous HMX for enhanced energy release and safety performance. Energetic Materials Frontiers. 2(2). 139–146. 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Hong‐En, Kaili Yin, Ning Qin, et al.. (2019). Oxygen-deficient titanium dioxide as a functional host for lithium–sulfur batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7(17). 10346–10353. 126 indexed citations

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Yang, Ying, Xu Zhao, Hong‐En Wang, et al.. (2018). Phosphorized SnO₂/graphene heterostructures for highly reversible lithium-ion storage with enhanced pseudocapacitance. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 6(8). 3479–3487. 124 indexed citations

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Yang, Fan, Xing He, Chunxia Wang, et al.. (2018). Controllable and eco-friendly synthesis of P-riched carbon quantum dots and its application for copper (II) ion sensing. Applied Surface Science. 448. 589–598. 77 indexed citations

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Li, Xuecheng, Guanlun Guo, Ning Qin, et al.. (2018). SnS₂/TiO₂ nanohybrids chemically bonded on nitrogen-doped graphene for lithium–sulfur batteries: synergy of vacancy defects and heterostructures. Nanoscale. 10(33). 15505–15512. 124 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xu, et al.. (2017). Extraction of Lithium from Salt Lake Brine. Huaxue jinzhan. 29(7). 796. 25 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xu, Hong‐En Wang, Robert Massé, et al.. (2017). Design of coherent anode materials with 0D Ni₃S₂nanoparticles self-assembled on 3D interconnected carbon networks for fast and reversible sodium storage. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 5(16). 7394–7402. 127 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xu, et al.. (2015). The Dissolution of Wool in Alkali Solution and the Changes of Fiber Structure and Performance. Key engineering materials. 671. 95–100. 4 indexed citations

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