Xuelin Tian

8.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
103 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Xuelin Tian is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xuelin Tian has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 26 papers in Materials Chemistry and 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xuelin Tian's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (46 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (13 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (12 papers). Xuelin Tian is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (46 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (13 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (12 papers). Xuelin Tian collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and Finland. Xuelin Tian's co-authors include Robin H. A. Ras, Lei Jiang, Hao Bai, Yongmei Zheng, Yong Zhao, Shilin Huang, Jin Zhai, Fu‐Qiang Nie, Zhongbing Huang and Tuukka Verho and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Xuelin Tian

96 papers receiving 6.9k 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.

Directional water collection on wetted spider silk

2010 1.9k citations Yongmei Zheng, Hao Bai et al. profile →
Moving superhydrophobic surfaces toward real-world applications

2016 693 citations Xuelin Tian, Tuukka Verho et al. Science profile →
Surface-wetting characterization using contact-angle measurements

2018 683 citations Xuelin Tian, Juuso T. Korhonen et al. Nature Protocols profile →
Omniphobic liquid-like surfaces

2023 187 citations Shilin Huang, Robin H. A. Ras et al. Nature Reviews Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xuelin Tian China	35	4.3k	2.3k	1.6k	1.4k	1.1k	103	7.0k
Arun K. Kota United States	32	4.1k 0.9×	2.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	927 0.8×	68	5.7k
Moyuan Cao China	40	4.1k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	88	6.1k
Sanjay S. Latthe India	46	4.8k 1.1×	2.2k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	2.1k 1.5×	797 0.7×	93	6.8k
Libang Feng China	26	4.7k 1.1×	2.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	889 0.8×	81	6.5k
Jinlong Song China	44	6.1k 1.4×	2.9k 1.3×	1.8k 1.2×	1.6k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	169	8.1k
Xu Deng China	41	6.4k 1.5×	3.4k 1.5×	2.0k 1.2×	2.0k 1.4×	1.9k 1.7×	148	9.9k
Huan Liu China	46	2.9k 0.7×	2.9k 1.3×	2.8k 1.7×	2.0k 1.4×	776 0.7×	209	8.0k
Junfei Ou China	46	3.0k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	2.0k 1.4×	376 0.3×	182	6.2k
Xin Liu China	47	2.9k 0.7×	2.5k 1.1×	1.9k 1.2×	2.1k 1.5×	940 0.8×	490	8.6k
Joseph M. Mabry United States	39	8.6k 2.0×	4.0k 1.8×	2.0k 1.2×	2.6k 1.8×	1.9k 1.7×	87	11.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tian, Xuelin, et al.. (2025). Advancing just transition: The role of biomass co-firing in emission reductions and employment for coal regions. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 75. 104246–104246. 4 indexed citations

Peng, He, et al.. (2025). Shore power mitigates the prevailing carbon leakage driven by maritime market-based measures: A dynamic system interpretation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 499. 145243–145243.

Huang, Shilin, et al.. (2025). Simple yet Fine: Highly Uniform Sub-microscale Patterned Slippery Liquid-like Surfaces and Bioarrays via Ammonia-Assisted Transfer Printing. Langmuir. 41(25). 16413–16421.

Chen, Liwei, Yingying Dou, Yue Fan, et al.. (2025). Crumpled polyethyleneimine nanofiltration membranes regulated by thermocapillary effect for efficient magnesium-lithium separation. Water Research. 287(Pt A). 124352–124352.

Chen, Liwei, Shilin Huang, & Xuelin Tian. (2024). Suppression of membrane fouling in emulsion separation through a covalently grafted liquid-like layer. Separation and Purification Technology. 338. 126562–126562. 12 indexed citations

Fan, Yue, Hongtao Liu, Shuai Wang, et al.. (2024). Design of highly robust super-liquid-repellent surfaces that can resist high-velocity impact of low-surface-tension liquids. Lab on a Chip. 24(6). 1658–1667. 4 indexed citations

Zhong, Zhenyang, et al.. (2024). Multidimensional droplet manipulation on superhydrophobic surfaces using acoustic tweezers. Chinese Chemical Letters. 36(5). 110672–110672. 2 indexed citations

Nik‐Bakht, Mazdak, et al.. (2023). Insights into the urban municipal solid waste generation during the COVID-19 pandemic from machine learning analysis. Sustainable Cities and Society. 100. 105044–105044. 13 indexed citations

Huang, Shilin, et al.. (2023). Omniphobic liquid-like surfaces. Nature Reviews Chemistry. 7(2). 123–137. 187 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tian, Xuelin, E. Owen D. Waygood, Chunjiang An, Zhikun Chen, & He Peng. (2023). Achieving urban net-zero targets through regionalized electric bus penetration and energy transition. Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment. 120. 103797–103797. 16 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhikun, Chunjiang An, Maria Elektorowicz, & Xuelin Tian. (2022). Sources, behaviors, transformations, and environmental risks of organophosphate esters in the coastal environment: A review. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 180. 113779–113779. 38 indexed citations

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Huang, Shilin, Juan Li, Liwei Chen, & Xuelin Tian. (2021). Suppressing the Universal Occurrence of Microscopic Liquid Residues on Super-Liquid-Repellent Surfaces. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 12(14). 3577–3585. 12 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhikun, et al.. (2021). Spatiotemporal analysis of land use pattern and stream water quality in southern Alberta, Canada. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 242. 103852–103852. 19 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yi, Shilin Huang, & Xuelin Tian. (2019). Magnetoresponsive Surfaces for Manipulation of Nonmagnetic Liquids: Design and Applications. Advanced Functional Materials. 30(6). 56 indexed citations

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Tian, Xuelin, et al.. (2018). Surface-wetting characterization using contact-angle measurements. Nature Protocols. 13(7). 1521–1538. 683 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tian, Xuelin, Ville Jokinen, Juan Li, Jani Sainio, & Robin H. A. Ras. (2016). Unusual Dual Superlyophobic Surfaces in Oil–Water Systems: The Design Principles. Advanced Materials. 28(48). 10652–10658. 175 indexed citations

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Li, Juan, Qi Hang Qin, Ali Shah, et al.. (2016). Oil droplet self-transportation on oleophobic surfaces. Science Advances. 2(6). e1600148–e1600148. 126 indexed citations

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Tian, Xuelin, Tuukka Verho, & Robin H. A. Ras. (2016). Moving superhydrophobic surfaces toward real-world applications. Science. 352(6282). 142–143. 693 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Juan, et al.. (2014). Self‐Propelling and Positioning of Droplets Using Continuous Topography Gradient Surface. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 1(3). 36 indexed citations

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Bai, Hao, Xuelin Tian, Yongmei Zheng, et al.. (2010). Artifi cal Spider Silk: Direction Controlled Driving of Tiny Water Drops on Bioinspired Artificial Spider Silks (Adv. Mater. 48/2010). Advanced Materials. 22(48). 5435–5435. 3 indexed citations

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