Yi Xu

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
123 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Yi Xu is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ocean Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Xu has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 31 papers in Ocean Engineering and 24 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Yi Xu's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (48 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (31 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (21 papers). Yi Xu is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (48 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (31 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (21 papers). Yi Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Macao and United States. Yi Xu's co-authors include Dengfeng Zhang, Jun Yang, Youtao Zhang, Zengmin Lun, Chunpeng Zhao, Xia Zhou, Xiaoping Zhang, Jialong Lai, Long Xiao and Haitao Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Yi Xu

110 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Occurrence space and state of shale oil: A review 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
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. Occurrence space and state of shale oil: A review
    2022 193 citations Yi Xu, Zengmin Lun 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
Yi Xu China 24 590 514 384 368 255 123 1.9k
Jia Luo China 17 149 0.3× 275 0.5× 85 0.2× 240 0.7× 66 0.3× 99 1.3k
Richard J. A. M. Stevens Netherlands 37 224 0.4× 231 0.4× 216 0.6× 54 0.1× 71 0.3× 119 4.1k
Gang Wang China 27 44 0.1× 501 1.0× 179 0.5× 137 0.4× 44 0.2× 256 2.7k
K. Zacny United States 24 1.7k 2.9× 175 0.3× 38 0.1× 91 0.2× 17 0.1× 259 2.3k
Xin Ren China 25 1.3k 2.2× 216 0.4× 175 0.5× 64 0.2× 18 0.1× 114 2.2k
Jonathan Ajo‐Franklin United States 35 47 0.1× 2.0k 4.0× 915 2.4× 727 2.0× 21 0.1× 158 5.4k
Johannes Böhm Austria 24 1.5k 2.5× 50 0.1× 127 0.3× 40 0.1× 20 0.1× 164 2.9k
Florent Ravelet France 22 567 1.0× 185 0.4× 55 0.1× 230 0.6× 48 0.2× 55 1.7k
Jie Chen China 22 29 0.0× 146 0.3× 200 0.5× 19 0.1× 19 0.1× 195 1.9k
S. N. White United States 17 71 0.1× 189 0.4× 189 0.5× 214 0.6× 39 0.2× 35 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Yi Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yi Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yi Xu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yi Xu. The network helps show where Yi Xu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yi Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yi 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 Yi Xu. Yi 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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Xu, Huilong, Yi Xu, Qian Zhang, et al.. (2025). Methanol Oxidation Reaction‐Assisted Cu2O/CuO with Enhanced Electrochemical Performance for Water Splitting. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 28(20).
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Xu, Yi, Zhuo Han, Xu Meng, et al.. (2025). Shallow Water Ice Detection From SHARAD Data in Central Utopia Planitia, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 130(1). 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Yi, et al.. (2024). One-step microwave synthesis of in situ grown NiSe microdendrite arrays on Ni foam for high-performance supercapacitors. Journal of Power Sources. 620. 235256–235256. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Qiquan, Yi Xu, Meng Du, et al.. (2024). A global urban heat island intensity dataset: Generation, comparison, and analysis. Remote Sensing of Environment. 312. 114343–114343. 17 indexed citations
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Zhang, Meng, et al.. (2024). Cold-sprayed Cu matrix composite coatings with core-shell structured Co@WC reinforcements on Q235 steel. Surfaces and Interfaces. 56. 105577–105577. 40 indexed citations
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Liu, Yufei, et al.. (2024). Enhancing CO2 capture with K2CO3-activated carbon derived from peanut shell. Biomass and Bioenergy. 183. 107148–107148. 25 indexed citations
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Hou, Jun, Zilong Wang, Danqing Zhang, et al.. (2024). Advanced superhydrophobic polylactic acid fibers with high porosity and biodegradability for efficient solvent recovery. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 279(Pt 3). 135534–135534. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Yi, Danka Bukvički, Peng Yue, et al.. (2024). Phenolic compounds in dietary target the regulation of gut microbiota: Role in health and disease. Food Bioscience. 62. 105107–105107. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Shu, Yi Xu, Xianghui Guo, et al.. (2024). Underway mapping of coastal seawater pH using an automated shipboard analyzer with spectrophotometric detection. Talanta. 278. 126532–126532. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ling, Yuqi Qian, Yi Xu, et al.. (2024). A Flat-bottomed Buried Crater and Paleo-layered Structures Revealed at the Von Kármán Crater Using Lunar Penetrating Radar. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 978(1). L2–L2.
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Zheng, Yujun, Yi Xu, & Chun‐Lin Ni. (2024). Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Weak Interactions, and Optical Properties of an Organic Charge-Transfer Benzyl 2-Aminopyridinium Picrate Compound. Journal of Structural Chemistry. 65(5). 882–894. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Yi, et al.. (2024). Martian Dust Devil Detection Based on Improved Faster R-CNN. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 17. 7725–7737. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Yi, Zengmin Lun, Haitao Wang, et al.. (2023). Understanding roles of moisture in CO2 adsorption and desorption hysteresis on deep gas-bearing shales under high temperature and pressure. Separation and Purification Technology. 334. 125970–125970. 19 indexed citations
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Zhang, Mingjie, Jiannan Zhao, Long Xiao, et al.. (2023). Fan-shaped deposits in the northern Hellas region, Mars: Implications for the evolution of water reservoir and climate. Icarus. 395. 115470–115470. 2 indexed citations
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Meng, Xu, et al.. (2023). Compositional Constraints of Ice Lobes at the Edge of Martian South Polar Cap and the Possibility for CO2 Ice. The Astronomical Journal. 166(6). 238–238.
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Xu, Yi, et al.. (2023). An Improved Hyperbolic Method and Its Application to Property Inversion in Martian Tianwen-1 GPR Data. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 61. 1–14. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoping, et al.. (2023). Major Elements Concentrations in Chang’E-3 Landing Site from Active Particle-Induced X-ray Spectrometer. Remote Sensing. 15(6). 1643–1643.
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Zhang, Feng, Jiannan Zhao, Jiang Wang, et al.. (2020). Diverse Polygonal Patterned Grounds in the Northern Eridania Basin, Mars: Possible Origins and Implications. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 125(12). 9 indexed citations
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Xu, Yi, et al.. (2019). Study of Chang’E-2 Microwave Radiometer Data in the Lunar Polar Region. Advances in Astronomy. 2019. 1–10. 9 indexed citations

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