Yanfei Xu

7.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
113 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Yanfei Xu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Catalysis and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanfei Xu has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Materials Chemistry, 35 papers in Catalysis and 31 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yanfei Xu's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (34 papers), Catalysts for Methane Reforming (33 papers) and Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (10 papers). Yanfei Xu is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (34 papers), Catalysts for Methane Reforming (33 papers) and Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (10 papers). Yanfei Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Thailand. Yanfei Xu's co-authors include Yongsheng Chen, Zhibo Liu, Xiaoliang Zhang, Yanfeng Ma, Mingyue Ding, Yi Huang, Guangyuan Ma, Jian-Guo Tian, Xiaoyan Zhang and Yan Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Yanfei Xu

108 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

A Graphene Hybrid Material Covalently Functionalized with... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2021 250 500 750
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. A Graphene Hybrid Material Covalently Functionalized with Porphyrin: Synthesis and Optical Limiting Property
    2009 888 citations Yanfei Xu, Yi Huang et al. profile →
  2. A hydrophobic FeMn@Si catalyst increases olefins from syngas by suppressing C1 by-products
    2021 322 citations Yanfei Xu, Xiangyang Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yanfei Xu China 34 3.7k 2.2k 2.1k 1.3k 1.2k 113 6.4k
Johan E. ten Elshof Netherlands 45 4.2k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 2.0k 1.0× 1.6k 1.3× 598 0.5× 216 7.1k
Lai‐Peng Ma China 31 4.1k 1.1× 1.3k 0.6× 4.5k 2.1× 3.2k 2.6× 801 0.7× 65 7.8k
Ali Zavabeti Australia 49 4.1k 1.1× 2.0k 0.9× 3.3k 1.5× 1.3k 1.0× 294 0.2× 146 7.3k
Isaac Abrahams United Kingdom 38 4.2k 1.1× 1.6k 0.7× 2.4k 1.1× 1.7k 1.3× 491 0.4× 278 5.9k
Zhengtang Luo Hong Kong 44 4.1k 1.1× 2.3k 1.0× 3.4k 1.6× 915 0.7× 428 0.4× 159 7.6k
Makoto Egashira Japan 48 2.5k 0.7× 2.3k 1.0× 6.3k 3.0× 877 0.7× 670 0.6× 288 7.8k
Rüdiger‐A. Eichel Germany 50 4.6k 1.2× 1.3k 0.6× 7.4k 3.5× 2.4k 1.9× 542 0.5× 440 10.7k
Guanhui Gao United States 33 4.1k 1.1× 1.4k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 586 0.5× 1.0k 0.9× 95 6.7k
Guoxing Li China 40 3.9k 1.1× 836 0.4× 4.5k 2.1× 1.1k 0.9× 314 0.3× 139 8.2k
Mark H. Rümmeli China 52 4.9k 1.3× 1.5k 0.7× 5.2k 2.5× 1.9k 1.5× 349 0.3× 156 9.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanfei Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanfei Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yanfei Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yanfei Xu 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 Yanfei Xu. Yanfei Xu 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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Jiang, Yuan, Liang Qiao, Yanfei Xu, et al.. (2025). Interfacial Engineering Unlocks Mesoporous Hematite Single Crystals to Boost Catalytic Activity. Small. 21(32). e2504802–e2504802.
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Xiao, Lairong, et al.. (2025). Effect of subsolvus and supersolvus solution treatments on the high temperature creep behavior of TC21 titanium alloy with basket-weave microstructure. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 37. 2774–2787. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Yanfei, et al.. (2024). Effects of surface hydrophobization on the phase evolution behavior of iron-based catalyst during Fischer–Tropsch synthesis. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7099–7099. 17 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhenxuan, et al.. (2024). Encapsulating Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst with porous graphite-carbon enables ultrahigh activity for syngas to α-olefins. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 353. 124067–124067. 13 indexed citations
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Fan, Haifeng, Di Xu, Yangyang Li, et al.. (2024). Enhanced low-temperature CO2 methanation performance over mesoporous Y2O3 confined Ni catalysts. Chemical Engineering Journal. 503. 158545–158545. 6 indexed citations
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Qin, Chuan, Ke Wu, Yanfei Xu, et al.. (2023). Facet-Controlled Cu-doped and K-promoted Fe2O3 nanosheets for efficient CO2 hydrogenation to liquid hydrocarbons. Chemical Engineering Journal. 467. 143403–143403. 14 indexed citations
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Wu, Yushan, Di Xu, Yanfei Xu, Xin Tian, & Mingyue Ding. (2023). Ru clusters anchored on N-doped porous carbon-alumina matrix as efficient catalyst toward primary amines via reductive amination. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 343. 123462–123462. 14 indexed citations
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Xu, Yanfei, Heng Liang, Zhenxuan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Insights into the Diffusion Behaviors of Water over Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Catalysts During the Conversion of Syngas to High‐Quality Gasoline. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(37). e202306786–e202306786. 34 indexed citations
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Fan, Peng, et al.. (2023). Nano cerium oxide addition enhancing the degradation resistance of biomedical Mg alloy produced by selective laser melting. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 313. 128781–128781. 3 indexed citations
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Jia, Dan, et al.. (2023). Effect of stabilizing treatment on microstructure and stress rupture properties of phosphorus microalloyed Inconel 706 alloy. Journal of Iron and Steel Research International. 30(8). 1613–1621. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Yanfei, Xiangyang Li, & Mingyue Ding. (2021). Techno-economic analysis of olefin production based on Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Chem. 7(8). 1977–1980. 22 indexed citations
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Xu, Yanfei, Daniel Kraemer, Bai Song, et al.. (2019). Nanostructured polymer films with metal-like thermal conductivity. Nature. 1 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yifeng, Wenhui Kuang, Yanfei Xu, et al.. (2018). Microstructure and oxidation behavior of the CrMoNbTaV high-entropy alloy. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 34(2). 301–308. 28 indexed citations
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Luo, Wei, Yunxiao Wang, Shulei Chou, et al.. (2016). Critical thickness of phenolic resin-based carbon interfacial layer for improving long cycling stability of silicon nanoparticle anodes. Nano Energy. 27. 255–264. 221 indexed citations
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Ruan, Boyang, Jun Wang, Dongqi Shi, et al.. (2015). A phosphorus/N-doped carbon nanofiber composite as an anode material for sodium-ion batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 3(37). 19011–19017. 115 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhe, Yaojun Qiao, Yanfei Xu, & Yuefeng Ji. (2013). Statistical characterization of the nonlinear noise in 28 Tbit/s PDM-16QAM CO-OFDM system. Optics Express. 21(15). 18034–18034. 7 indexed citations
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Xu, Yanfei, Yi Huang, Weibo Yan, Long Zhang, & Yongsheng Chen. (2013). Environmentally Friendly Approaches Toward the Production of Processable Graphene by Exfoliation of Graphite Using Ionic Liquid. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 13(2). 1116–1119. 6 indexed citations
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Yan, Weibo, Yi Huang, Yanfei Xu, Lu Huang, & Yongsheng Chen. (2012). Rapid and Effective Functionalization of Graphene Oxide by Ionic Liquid. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 12(3). 2270–2277. 17 indexed citations

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