Xuenan Gu

9.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
76 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Xuenan Gu is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xuenan Gu has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Biomaterials, 48 papers in Materials Chemistry and 31 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xuenan Gu's work include Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (48 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (28 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (23 papers). Xuenan Gu is often cited by papers focused on Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (48 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (28 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (23 papers). Xuenan Gu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Xuenan Gu's co-authors include Yufeng Zheng, Frank Witte, Tingfei Xi, Shengping Zhong, Yan Cheng, Yubo Fan, Xinhui Xie, Ling Qin, D.L. Chai and Yiran Xi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Xuenan Gu

72 papers receiving 7.5k 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.

Biodegradable metals

2014 2.0k citations Yufeng Zheng, Xuenan Gu et al. profile →
In vitro corrosion and biocompatibility of binary magnesium alloys

2008 1.1k citations Xuenan Gu, Yufeng Zheng et al. profile →
Multiscale architecture design of 3D printed biodegradable Zn-based porous scaffolds for immunomodulatory osteogenesis

2024 53 citations Shuang Li, Hongtao Yang et al. Nature Communications profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Development of magnetic field induced ordered magnetoelectric bifunctional bone tissue engineering scaffold 2025 ·Materials Letters ·Yi Cui, Junwei Xu, Xuenan Gu, Yubo Fan, Kun Li, Ping Li	0
2	High-performance magnetic biochar prepared via acid and mg/Fe Co-modification for ultraefficient Pb (II) adsorption 2025 ·iScience ·(unknown), Jiaqi Pang, (unknown), Yunliang Zhao, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yi Zheng, Xuenan Gu	3
3	GelMA/PEDOT:PSS hydrogel beads combined with electrical stimulation as a potential method for bone organoid construction 2025 ·Materials Letters ·Yi Cui, Zhiheng Chen, Xuenan Gu, Ping Li, Junwei Xu	0
4	Zr Microalloying and Microstructure Construction of Al-Y Heat‐Resistant Alloy and Its Strengthening and Toughening Mechanisms 2025 ·Journal of Alloys and Compounds ·(unknown), (unknown), X. Ding, Zhao Yú, Mengmeng Wang, (unknown), Xuenan Gu, Lei Zhang, Gang Wang	2
5	Pressureless sintered Al4O4C ceramics with Y2O3 addition 2025 ·Materials Characterization ·(unknown), Chao Yu, Xuenan Gu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jun Ding, Zhenglong Liu, Zhoufu Wang, Hongxi Zhu	0
6	Corrosion behavior and mechanical integrity of Zn-based guided bone generation (GBR) membrane subjected to U-bending deformation 2024 ·Corrosion Science ·Kai Chen, Xuenan Gu, (unknown), Zhao Li, Chenyang Huang, Qin Yu, Yan Cheng, Yufeng Zheng, Yubo Fan	7
7	Neuroprotection on ischemic brain injury by Mg2+/H2 released from endovascular Mg implant 2024 ·Bioactive Materials ·Shuicheng Yan, Hongkang Zhang, (unknown), Xiaofeng Cao, Xiaoxiao Ge, (unknown), Jing Lan, Wenhao Zhou, (unknown), Xuenan Gu, Juzhe Liu, Yufeng Zheng, Ming Li, Xunming Ji	4
8	Multiscale architecture design of 3D printed biodegradable Zn-based porous scaffolds for immunomodulatory osteogenesis breakdown → 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Shuang Li, Hongtao Yang, Xinhua Qu, Yu Qin, Aobo Liu, Guo Bao, He Huang, Chaoyang Sun, Jiabao Dai, (unknown), Jiahui Shi, (unknown), Wei Pan, Xuenan Gu, Bo Jia, Peng Wen, Xiaogang Wang, Yufeng Zheng	53
9	Feasibility, challenges and future prospects of biodegradable zinc alloys as orthopedic internal fixation implants 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Kai Chen, Xuenan Gu, Yufeng Zheng	33
10	Endowing biodegradable Zinc implants with dual-function of antibacterial ability and osteogenic activity by micro-addition of Mg and Ag (≤ 0.1 wt.%) 2022 ·Acta Biomaterialia ·Kai Chen, (unknown), Zhao Li, (unknown), Hongtao Yang, Xianzuo Zhang, Xuenan Gu, (unknown), Yubo Fan	39
11	Current status and outlook of biodegradable metals in neuroscience and their potential applications as cerebral vascular stent materials 2021 ·Bioactive Materials ·Ming Li, (unknown), (unknown), Yufeng Zheng, Zhi Liu, Chen Zhou, Tao Huang, Xuenan Gu, Ang Li, Jiancheng Fang, Xunming Ji	41
12	In vitro and in vivo degradation behavior of Mg–2Sr–Ca and Mg–2Sr–Zn alloys 2020 ·Bioactive Materials ·Kai Chen, Xinhui Xie, Hongyan Tang, Hui Sun, Ling Qin, Yufeng Zheng, Xuenan Gu, Yubo Fan	75
13	A quantitative study on magnesium alloy stent biodegradation 2018 ·Journal of Biomechanics ·Yuanming Gao, Lizhen Wang, Xuenan Gu, Zhaowei Chu, Meng Guo, Yubo Fan	30
14	Effect of the addition of low rare earth elements (lanthanum, neodymium, cerium) on the biodegradation and biocompatibility of magnesium 2014 ·Acta Biomaterialia ·Elmar Willbold, Xuenan Gu, Devon L. Albert, Katharina Kalla, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), J. Nellesen, (unknown), Wolfgang Tillmann, Yufeng Zheng, Frank Witte	208
15	In vitro and in vivo studies on a Mg–Sr binary alloy system developed as a new kind of biodegradable metal 2012 ·Acta Biomaterialia ·Xuenan Gu, Xinhui Xie, (unknown), Yufeng Zheng, Ling Qin	414
16	Corrosion resistance and surface biocompatibility of a microarc oxidation coating on a Mg–Ca alloy 2010 ·Acta Biomaterialia ·Xuenan Gu, Nan Li, (unknown), Yufeng Zheng, Xuan Zhao, Qi Cai, (unknown)	334
17	In vitro degradation and cytotoxicity of Mg/Ca composites produced by powder metallurgy 2009 ·Acta Biomaterialia ·Yufeng Zheng, Xuenan Gu, Yiran Xi, D.L. Chai	138
18	A study on alkaline heat treated Mg–Ca alloy for the control of the biocorrosion rate 2009 ·Acta Biomaterialia ·Xuenan Gu, Wei Zheng, Yan Cheng, Yufeng Zheng	196
19	Surface modification of an Mg-1Ca alloy to slow down its biocorrosion by chitosan 2009 ·Biomedical Materials ·Xuenan Gu, Yufeng Zheng, Qing Lan, Yan Cheng, Ziyue Zhang, Tingfei Xi, (unknown)	89
20	Influence of artificial biological fluid composition on the biocorrosion of potential orthopedic Mg–Ca, AZ31, AZ91 alloys 2009 ·Biomedical Materials ·Xuenan Gu, Yufeng Zheng, (unknown)	97

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