Yanjun Xu

481 total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 317 citations indexed

About

Yanjun Xu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanjun Xu has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 317 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Materials Chemistry, 9 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 4 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yanjun Xu's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (9 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (5 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (4 papers). Yanjun Xu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (9 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (5 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (4 papers). Yanjun Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Czechia. Yanjun Xu's co-authors include Yuxiang Weng, Zhuan Wang, Jiaqing He, Di Wu, Lin Xie, Zhiquan Chen, Binbin Jiang, Yu Tian, Wu Wang and Baohai Jia and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Yanjun Xu

15 papers receiving 310 citations

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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.

Pseudo-nanostructure and trapped-hole release induce high thermoelectric performance in PbTe

2024 144 citations Baohai Jia, Di Wu et al. Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yanjun Xu China	7	257	133	108	38	33	15	317
Xiaodie Zhao China	9	271 1.1×	176 1.3×	69 0.6×	61 1.6×	48 1.5×	14	325
İbrahim Y. Erdoğan Türkiye	11	375 1.5×	253 1.9×	86 0.8×	23 0.6×	28 0.8×	13	472
Kashaf Ul Sahar Pakistan	15	237 0.9×	247 1.9×	117 1.1×	18 0.5×	17 0.5×	29	372
M. Navaneethan India	8	180 0.7×	179 1.3×	66 0.6×	16 0.4×	69 2.1×	49	292
Hanjun Zou China	12	270 1.1×	205 1.5×	238 2.2×	8 0.2×	64 1.9×	21	405
Dirk J. Hagen Finland	10	220 0.9×	239 1.8×	73 0.7×	17 0.4×	56 1.7×	15	336
Yu-Chen Wei Taiwan	14	204 0.8×	285 2.1×	389 3.6×	34 0.9×	28 0.8×	17	460
Hyo-Ki Hong South Korea	7	212 0.8×	128 1.0×	68 0.6×	28 0.7×	47 1.4×	10	255
Zhiyuan Liu China	8	267 1.0×	103 0.8×	15 0.1×	44 1.2×	59 1.8×	11	327
Ying-Qin Zhao China	8	206 0.8×	168 1.3×	151 1.4×	5 0.1×	34 1.0×	15	353

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanjun Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanjun Xu

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

All Works

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Xu, Yanjun, Shasha Wang, Xianxian Sun, Wenbo Han, & Yibin Li. (2025). Design and properties of graphene film/polymer square-wave-like composites. Chemical Engineering Journal. 507. 160215–160215. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Jing, Haoxin Mai, Yanjun Xu, et al.. (2025). Dipole induction by structural engineering of supports for Fe single-atom photocatalysts toward excellent photocatalytic ozonation. Chemical Science. 16(34). 15417–15426. 1 indexed citations

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Jia, Baohai, Di Wu, Lin Xie, et al.. (2024). Pseudo-nanostructure and trapped-hole release induce high thermoelectric performance in PbTe. Science. 384(6691). 81–86. 144 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pan, Rongrong, Yan Zhao, Z. Y. Feng, et al.. (2024). Bioinspired catalytic pocket promotes CO ₂ -to-ethanol photoconversion on colloidal quantum wells. Science Advances. 10(47). eadq2791–eadq2791. 11 indexed citations

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Xu, Yanjun, Zhuan Wang, & Yuxiang Weng. (2024). Defect States and Polarons in Photocatalytic Semiconductors Revealed via Time-Resolved Spectroscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 128(39). 16275–16290. 10 indexed citations

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Xu, Yanjun, et al.. (2024). Investigation of Transient Temperature Rising of Light-Harvesting Complex II by Nonradiative Heat Dissipation at the Protein Level. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 16(1). 308–316. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Yanjun, Zhuan Wang, Hailong Chen, & Yuxiang Weng. (2024). Photoexcited Electron and Hole Polaron Formation in CdS Single Crystals Revealed by Femtosecond Time-Resolved IR Spectroscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 128(5). 2096–2106. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Jing, Zhaomeng Xu, Yanjun Xu, et al.. (2024). Mn single atoms for one-electron photoozonation of aqueous organics. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 349. 123900–123900. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Shasha, et al.. (2023). Multifunctional nanocomposites reinforced by aligned graphene network via a low-cost lyophilization-free method. Composites Science and Technology. 243. 110250–110250. 8 indexed citations

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Xu, Yanjun, Yue Tian, Zhuan Wang, et al.. (2023). Engineering D-A polymer polarity in heterostructure photocatalyst for improved interfacial charge transfer efficiency. Applied Surface Science. 637. 157918–157918. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Jing, Guangfei Yu, Yuchao Wang, et al.. (2023). Surface Density of Cobalt Single Atoms Manipulating Hydroxyl Radical Generation Via Dual Pathways: Electrons Supply and Active sites. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(21). 35 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shuai, Yunxuan Zhao, Yingxuan Miao, et al.. (2022). Understanding Aerobic Nitrogen Photooxidation on Titania through In Situ Time‐Resolved Spectroscopy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(51). e202211469–e202211469. 38 indexed citations

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Wan, Xiaodong, Yue Pan, Yanjun Xu, et al.. (2022). Ultralong Lifetime of Plasmon‐Excited Electrons Realized in Nonepitaxial/Epitaxial Au@CdS/CsPbBr₃ Triple‐Heteronanocrystals. Advanced Materials. 35(3). e2207555–e2207555. 49 indexed citations

14.

Zhang, Shuai, Yunxuan Zhao, Yingxuan Miao, et al.. (2022). Understanding Aerobic Nitrogen Photooxidation on Titania through In Situ Time‐Resolved Spectroscopy. Angewandte Chemie. 134(51). 2 indexed citations

15.

Zhou, Zhi, et al.. (2001). Audiovisual bimodal mutual compensation of Chinese. Science in China. Series E, Technological sciences. 44(1). 19–26. 2 indexed citations

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