Xun Wu

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Xun Wu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Xun Wu has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Materials Chemistry, 9 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 7 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Xun Wu's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (5 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (5 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (5 papers). Xun Wu is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (5 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (5 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (5 papers). Xun Wu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Xun Wu's co-authors include Wenyu Huang, Aaron D. Sadow, Akalanka Tennakoon, Massimiliano Delferro, Baron Peters, Ryan A. Hackler, Anne M. LaPointe, Andreas Heyden, Duan Weng and Rui Ran and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xun Wu

31 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Catalytic upcycling of high-density polyethylene via a pr... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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.

  1. Catalytic upcycling of high-density polyethylene via a processive mechanism
    2020 393 citations Akalanka Tennakoon, Xun Wu et al. Nature Catalysis profile →

Peers

Xun Wu
Himadri Tanaya Das India
Changlong Wang China
Shuai Yan China
Bridget K. Mutuma South Africa
Ki Chul Park Japan
Leizhi Wang China
Shuang Men China
Jarrn‐Horng Lin Taiwan
Jinming Xu China
Cheng Huang China
Himadri Tanaya Das India
Xun Wu
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Countries citing papers authored by Xun Wu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xun Wu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xun Wu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wu, Xun, Kun Li, Zhiwu Chen, et al.. (2025). Temperature gradient independent thermoelectric conversion based on asymmetric interfacial ion rearrangement. Nano Research. 18(10). 94907291–94907291. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Xuchun, Xingyi Lyu, Xun Wu, et al.. (2024). Insight into the Competitive Adsorption Behavior of Polymer Chains in Silica Nanopores by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering. Macromolecules. 1 indexed citations
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Tennakoon, Akalanka, Xun Wu, Jiaqi Yu, et al.. (2023). Two Mesoporous Domains Are Better Than One for Catalytic Deconstruction of Polyolefins. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(32). 17936–17944. 40 indexed citations
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Tennakoon, Akalanka, et al.. (2023). Influence of Pore Length on Hydrogenolysis of Polyethylene within a Mesoporous Support Architecture. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 127(49). 23805–23813. 10 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yunpu, Akalanka Tennakoon, Xun Wu, et al.. (2023). Mechanistic Insights into Processive Polyethylene Hydrogenolysis throughIn SituNMR. Macromolecules. 56(11). 4287–4295. 17 indexed citations
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McCullough, Katherine B., Robert M. Kennedy, Yiyu Wang, et al.. (2022). Synthesis of platinum nanoparticles on strontium titanate nanocuboidsviasurface organometallic grafting for the catalytic hydrogenolysis of plastic waste. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(3). 1216–1231. 29 indexed citations
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Wu, Xun, Akalanka Tennakoon, Ryan Yappert, et al.. (2022). Size-Controlled Nanoparticles Embedded in a Mesoporous Architecture Leading to Efficient and Selective Hydrogenolysis of Polyolefins. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(12). 5323–5334. 126 indexed citations
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Carnahan, Scott L., Renhai Wang, Xun Wu, et al.. (2022). Path Less Traveled: A Contemporary Twist on Synthesis and Traditional Structure Solution of Metastable LiNi12B8. ACS Materials Au. 2(5). 614–625. 6 indexed citations
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Dai, Linxiu, Yiheng Shen, Johnny Zhu Chen, et al.. (2022). MXene‐Supported, Atomic‐Layered Iridium Catalysts Created by Nanoparticle Re‐Dispersion for Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution. Small. 18(14). e2105226–e2105226. 31 indexed citations
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Nie, Renfeng, Yuting Li, Xun Wu, et al.. (2022). Highly efficient and anti-poisoning single-atom cobalt catalyst for selective hydrogenation of nitroarenes. Nano Research. 15(12). 10006–10013. 24 indexed citations
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Zhang, Biying, Tian Wei Goh, Takeshi Kobayashi, et al.. (2021). Structure evolution of single-site Pt in a metal–organic framework. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 154(9). 94710–94710. 1 indexed citations
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Luo, Zhicheng, Renfeng Nie, Vy T. Nguyen, et al.. (2020). Transition metal-like carbocatalyst. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4091–4091. 39 indexed citations
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Tennakoon, Akalanka, Xun Wu, Alexander L. Paterson, et al.. (2020). Catalytic upcycling of high-density polyethylene via a processive mechanism. Nature Catalysis. 3(11). 893–901. 393 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Biying, Yuchen Pei, Raghu V. Maligal‐Ganesh, et al.. (2020). Influence of Sn on Stability and Selectivity of Pt–Sn@UiO-66-NH2 in Furfural Hydrogenation. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 59(39). 17495–17501. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, Ruili, Xun Wu, Kaimin Xu, et al.. (2018). Highly Efficient Inverted Structural Quantum Dot Solar Cells. Advanced Materials. 30(7). 98 indexed citations
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Fan, Jintu, Duan Weng, Xun Wu, & Rui Ran. (2008). Modification of CeO2–ZrO2 mixed oxides by coprecipitated/impregnated Sr: Effect on the microstructure and oxygen storage capacity. Journal of Catalysis. 258(1). 177–186. 89 indexed citations
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Ran, Rui, Xun Wu, Cui Quan, & Duan Weng. (2004). Effect of strontium and cerium doping on the structural and catalytic properties of PrMnO oxides. Solid State Ionics. 176(9-10). 965–971. 30 indexed citations
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