Xuan Wu

10.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
192 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Xuan Wu is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xuan Wu has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 49 papers in Materials Chemistry and 36 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xuan Wu's work include Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (37 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (32 papers) and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (26 papers). Xuan Wu is often cited by papers focused on Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (37 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (32 papers) and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (26 papers). Xuan Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Xuan Wu's co-authors include Haolan Xu, Gary Owens, Yida Wang, Xiaofei Yang, Pan Wu, George Y. Chen, Ting Gao, Yi Lu, Bo Shao and Dewei Chu 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

Xuan Wu

175 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

A flexible photothermal cotton-CuS nanocage-agarose aerogel towards portable solar steam generation

2018 397 citations Xuan Wu, Haolan Xu et al. profile →
Graphene and Rice-Straw-Fiber-Based 3D Photothermal Aerogels for Highly Efficient Solar Evaporation

2020 362 citations Xuan Wu, Haolan Xu et al. profile →
Dual‐Zone Photothermal Evaporator for Antisalt Accumulation and Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation

2021 337 citations Xuan Wu, Pan Wu et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
All‐Cold Evaporation under One Sun with Zero Energy Loss by Using a Heatsink Inspired Solar Evaporator

2021 336 citations Xuan Wu, Haolan Xu et al. profile →
Interfacial Solar Evaporation: From Fundamental Research to Applications

2024 333 citations Xuan Wu, Yi Lu et al. profile →
More from less: improving solar steam generation by selectively removing a portion of evaporation surface

2022 215 citations Xuan Wu, Pan Wu et al. profile →
Unlocking Zero Liquid Discharge: A Parallel Water Supply Strategy to Realize Selective Salt Crystallization for Long‐Term Interfacial Solar Evaporation

2025 47 citations Deyu Wang, Huimin Yu et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xuan Wu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xuan Wu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xuan Wu 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 Xuan Wu. Xuan Wu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Microwave-assisted synthesis of CdS/metal–organic framework composites for enhanced removal of ciprofloxacin from wastewater 2025 ·Inorganic Chemistry Communications ·Xuan Wu, Hai-Qun Xu, Xinyu Jia, Qifang Ren, Yao Ge, (unknown), (unknown), Yi Ding	0
2	PBAT/PPCP biodegradable mulching films with enhanced weatherability and water barrier properties for increased cotton yields 2025 ·Xuan Wu, (unknown), Jiayin Wang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bing Zhang, Yuanyuan Gao, Ming Zhang, (unknown), Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Jiazhuo Xie, Jing Xu	1
3	Nickel Oxide Accelerated Iron Nanostructures for Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia 2025 ·ACS Applied Nano Materials ·Fengjiao Quan, (unknown), (unknown), Wenjuan Shen, Xiufan Liu, (unknown), Xuan Wu, Jianfen Li	0
4	Switching peroxymonosulfate activation pathway from free radical to surface-bound radical over MnFe2O4 for enhanced degradation of ofloxacin: Key role of size effect and surface hydroxyl group 2024 ·Applied Surface Science ·Siyue Huo, (unknown), (unknown), Yichao Wang, Xuan Wu, Mengchun Gao, (unknown)	3
5	Microwave-assisted synthesis of Ag/ZnO/diatomite composites for photocatalytic degradation of gaseous toluene 2024 ·Inorganic Chemistry Communications ·Yao Ge, Hai-Qun Xu, Qinglin Huang, Xinyu Jia, Haixia Ji, Qifang Ren, (unknown), Xuan Wu, Yi Ding	2
6	Two-dimensional multilayer MnFe2O4/MXene composites with excellent electromagnetic wave absorption effect 2024 ·Materials Research Bulletin ·(unknown), (unknown), Qinglin Huang, Qifang Ren, Shaohua Chen, Zhen Jin, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Hai-Qun Xu, Xinyu Jia, Xuan Wu, Yi Ding	10
7	Investigation of the regulatory mechanism of monolayer colloidal crystals prepared by gas-liquid-solid three-phase interfacial self-assembly method 2024 ·Optical Materials ·Xuan Wu, Weiguo Yan, (unknown), Zhao Wei, (unknown), (unknown)	0
8	A novel chemical crosslinking enabled special wettability coating for higher efficiency oil–water separation 2024 ·Applied Physics A ·Weiguo Yan, (unknown), Xuan Wu, Wei Zhao	3
9	2D MoN_1.2‐rGO Stacked Heterostructures Enabled Water State Modification for Highly Efficient Interfacial Solar Evaporation 2023 ·Advanced Functional Materials ·Huimin Yu, Deyu Wang, Huanyu Jin, Pan Wu, Xuan Wu, Dewei Chu, Yi Lu, Xiaofei Yang, Haolan Xu	121
10	Creep properties and prediction model of composite solid propellant 2023 ·Journal of Physics Conference Series ·Xuan Wu, Chenyu Wang, Jian Zheng	0
11	Anin situprotonation-activated supramolecular self-assembly for selective suppression of tumor growth 2023 ·Chemical Science ·Xuan Wu, Ming Liu, Jie Niu, Qian Liu, Xin Jiang, Yujing Zheng, Yuna Qian, Ying‐Ming Zhang, Jianliang Shen, (unknown)	15
12	Replacing CC Unit with B←N Unit in Isoelectronic Conjugated Polymers for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution 2023 ·Small ·Chenglong Ru, Yue Wang, Peiyan Chen, (unknown), Xuan Wu, Chenliang Gong, Hao Zhao, Jincai Wu, Xiaobo Pan	22
13	The Effects of Preslaughter Electrical Stunning on Serum Cortisol and Meat Quality Parameters of a Slow-Growing Chinese Chicken Breed 2022 ·Animals ·Wenpeng Li, Chao Yan, Kris Descovich, Clive Phillips, (unknown), (unknown), Xuan Wu, Jian Liu, Siyu Chen, Xingbo Zhao	11
14	Cytochrome P450 Catalyzes Benzene Ring Formation in the Biosynthesis of Trialkyl‐Substituted Aromatic Polyketides 2022 ·Angewandte Chemie ·(unknown), (unknown), Wanqing Wei, (unknown), Jing Shi, Xuan Wu, Bo Zhang, Yasuhiro Igarashi, Rui Jiao, Yong Liang, Ren Xiang Tan, Hui Ming Ge	2
15	ZIF – 67 derived hybrid CuCo2S4@MoS2 catalyst for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction 2022 ·Journal of Solid State Chemistry ·(unknown), Weiwei Dong, (unknown), Yanbo Cao, Xuan Wu, Xiaojie Song, Yi Ding, Xi Wang	9
16	Physical and mechanical properties of expanded vermiculite (EV) embedded foam concrete subjected to elevated temperatures 2022 ·Case Studies in Construction Materials ·Jingbo Liu, Yan Zhuge, Xing Ma, Ming Liu, Yue Liu, Xuan Wu, Haolan Xu	26
17	Impact of PSBpin Content on the Electrochemical Properties of PTMA-PSBpin Copolymer Cathodes 2020 ·ACS Applied Energy Materials ·Wenhao Chen, Xuan Wu, Yunfei Bai, (unknown), Chenliang Gong, Congshu Huang, Xiaojun Pan, Jincai Wu, Xiaobo Pan	6
18	Thinking outside the box: placing hydrophilic particles in an oil phase for the formation and stabilization of Pickering emulsions 2018 ·Chemical Science ·Paula Facal Marina, Jie Xu, Xuan Wu, Haolan Xu	32
19	Experimental Evaluation of TCP-Based DTN for Cislunar Communications in Presence of Long Link Disruption 2011 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Zhensheng Zhang, Xuan Wu, Tarik Taleb, Qinyu Zhang, (unknown), (unknown)	1
20	Temperature Field and Thermal Stress Simulation of Solid Brake Disc Based on Three-dimensional Model 2010 ·Pyung Hwang, (unknown), Xuan Wu	3

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