Zhen Xu

21.6k total citations · 11 hit papers
209 papers, 18.6k citations indexed

About

Zhen Xu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Xu has authored 209 papers receiving a total of 18.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Materials Chemistry, 76 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 76 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhen Xu's work include Graphene research and applications (72 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (54 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (34 papers). Zhen Xu is often cited by papers focused on Graphene research and applications (72 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (54 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (34 papers). Zhen Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, New Zealand and United States. Zhen Xu's co-authors include Chao Gao, Haiyan Sun, Yingjun Liu, Chao Gao, Yi Han, Weiwei Gao, Li Peng, Xiaoli Zhao, Fan Guo and Tieqi Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Xu

204 papers receiving 18.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Multifunctional, Ultra‐Flyweight, Synergistically Assembled Carbon Aerogels

2013 1.7k citations Haiyan Sun, Zhen Xu et al. profile →
Ultrathin Graphene Nanofiltration Membrane for Water Purification

2013 1.4k citations Zhen Xu, Chao Gao et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
Graphene chiral liquid crystals and macroscopic assembled fibres

2011 977 citations Zhen Xu, Chao Gao Nature Communications profile →
Ultrastrong Fibers Assembled from Giant Graphene Oxide Sheets

2012 624 citations Zhen Xu, Haiyan Sun et al. profile →
Strong, Conductive, Lightweight, Neat Graphene Aerogel Fibers with Aligned Pores

2012 609 citations Zhen Xu, Chao Gao et al. ACS Nano profile →
Aqueous Liquid Crystals of Graphene Oxide

2011 582 citations Zhen Xu, Chao Gao ACS Nano profile →
In situ Polymerization Approach to Graphene-Reinforced Nylon-6 Composites

2010 579 citations Zhen Xu, Chao Gao profile →
Ultrahigh Thermal Conductive yet Superflexible Graphene Films

2017 499 citations Li Peng, Zhen Xu et al. profile →
MXene/graphene hybrid fibers for high performance flexible supercapacitors

2017 423 citations Qiuyan Yang, Zhen Xu et al. profile →
Direct 3D Printing of Ultralight Graphene Oxide Aerogel Microlattices

2018 325 citations Yanqiu Jiang, Zhen Xu et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
High power and energy density graphene phase change composite materials for efficient thermal management of Li-ion batteries

2025 24 citations Han Ma, Yingjun Liu et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Xu

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Underwater Instant Adhesive Hydrogel Interfaces for Robust Biosensing on Diverse Species 2025 ·Advanced Science ·(unknown), Xin Ming, Jianxiang Wang, (unknown), Xiangcheng Zhu, Lei He, (unknown), Wenzhang Fang, Liang Huang, Zhen Xu, Yuxin Peng	1
2	High-performance graphene-based carbon fibres prepared at room temperature via domain folding 2025 ·Nature Materials ·(unknown), Ziqiu Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Zihao Deng, Bo Wang, Zheng Li, Xin Ming, Weiwei Gao, Zhen Xu, Zhiping Xu, Yingjun Liu, Chao Gao	0
3	Eight-electron copper-hydride nanoclusters: synthesis, structure, alloying chemistry and photoluminescence 2025 ·Chemical Science ·Jing Sun, (unknown), Hai‐Feng Su, Simin Li, Xiongkai Tang, Zhen‐Lang Xie, Zhen Xu, Wenya Jiang, Jianyu Wei, (unknown), (unknown), Song Wang, De‐en Jiang, Nanfeng Zheng, Hui Shen	2
4	Bidirectionally promoting assembly order for ultrastiff and highly thermally conductive graphene fibres 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Li Peng, Ziqiu Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Yingjie Zhao, Xin Ming, Zizhen Lin, Weigang Ma, Jiahao Lin, Hang Li, Kai Shen, Yingjun Liu, Zhen Xu, Zhiping Xu, Chao Gao	50
5	Large-scale preparation of thermally conductive graphene fiber filaments 2024 ·Carbon ·Hang Shi, Bo Wang, Lidan Wang, Peijuan Zhang, Xin Ming, Yuanyuan Hao, (unknown), Yue Gao, Weiwei Gao, Haiyan Sun, Li Peng, Zhen Xu, Yingjun Liu, Chao Gao	17
6	Highly conductive graphene fiber textile for electromagnetic interference shielding 2024 ·Carbon ·Ziqiu Wang, (unknown), Yuxing Xia, Peng Li, Songhan Shi, Bo Wang, Weiwei Gao, Yingjun Liu, Zhen Xu, Chao Gao	26
7	Anisotropic growth of Ag nanonails induced by plasmon-mediated chemical reactions in cross-shaped nanocavity array 2024 ·Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects ·Yaxin Wang, Zhen Xu, Shuangshuang Zhao, (unknown), Wei Li, Jiahong Wen, Renxian Gao, (unknown), Lijun Liang, Xiaoyu Zhao	1
8	Determinative scrolling and folding of membranes through shrinking channels 2024 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), Shijun Wang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Senping Liu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ziqiu Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Min Cao, (unknown), Chao Gao, Zhiping Xu, Zhen Xu	3
9	Multi-modal resonance of topological hybrid graphene foam for enhanced acoustic absorption 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Huasong Qin, Ming Xin, Lidan Wang, (unknown), Han Ma, (unknown), Peng Li, (unknown), Kai Pang, Yingjun Liu, Zhen Xu, Yilun Liu, (unknown)	6
10	Key progresses of MOE key laboratory of macromolecular synthesis and functionalization in 2022 2023 ·Chinese Chemical Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), Kai Pang, (unknown), Minsong Gao, Jie Ren, Guan‐Wen Yang, Guang‐Peng Wu, Chengjian Zhang, Xufeng Ni, Peng Zhang, Jian Ji, Jianzhao Liu, Zhengwei Mao, Zi Liang Wu, Zhen Xu, Haoke Zhang, Hanying Li	24
11	Environment-adaptive, anti-fatigue thermal interface graphene foam 2023 ·Carbon ·Yanru Chen, Kai Pang, Xiaoting Liu, Kaiwen Li, (unknown), Shengying Cai, Yingjun Liu, Zhen Xu, Chao Gao	19
12	Sub-second ultrafast yet programmable wet-chemical synthesis 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Lin Zhang, Li Peng, (unknown), Xin Ming, (unknown), Xiaoyi Xu, Yuxing Xia, Kai Pang, Wenzhang Fang, Ning Huang, Zhen Xu, Yibin Ying, Yingjun Liu, Yingchun Fu, Chao Gao	19
13	Exploring and Understanding the Multiscale Mechanical Degradation in Graphene Assemblies via Practical Microstructure Guided Modeling 2023 ·Advanced Functional Materials ·Huasong Qin, (unknown), Qing‐Xiang Pei, Ziqiu Wang, Guoqiang Zhang, Yan Chen, Li Peng, Jingran Liu, Zhen Xu, Yilun Liu	10
14	Reversible fusion and fission of graphene oxide–based fibers 2021 ·Science ·Dan Chang, Jingran Liu, Bo Fang, Zhen Xu, Zheng Li, Yilun Liu, Laurence Brassart, Fan Guo, Weiwei Gao, Chao Gao	83
15	Self‐Adaptive All‐In‐One Delivery Chip for Rapid Skin Nerves Regeneration by Endogenous Mesenchymal Stem Cells 2020 ·Advanced Functional Materials ·Li‐Hua Peng, Xuehan Xu, Yanfen Huang, Xiaoli Zhao, Bo Zhao, Shengying Cai, Mingjun Xie, Mao‐Ze Wang, Tiejun Yuan, Yong He, Zhen Xu, Jianqing Gao, Chao Gao	40
16	A SAW hydrogen sensor based on decoration of graphene oxide by palladium nanoparticles on AIN/Si layered structure 2019 ·Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering ·Dongsheng Li, Xianhao Le, Jintao Pang, Peng Li, Zhen Xu, Chao Gao, Jin Xie	19
17	Nonsphere Drop Impact Assembly of Graphene Oxide Liquid Crystals 2019 ·ACS Nano ·Qiuyan Yang, Yanqiu Jiang, Dongyu Fan, Kan Zheng, Jiayi Zhang, Zhen Xu, (unknown), Qingxu Zhang, Yihu Song, Qiang Zheng, Li‐Wu Fan, Weiwei Gao, Chao Gao	19
18	Highly stretchable carbon aerogels 2018 ·Nature Communications ·Fan Guo, Yanqiu Jiang, Zhen Xu, Youhua Xiao, Bo Fang, Yingjun Liu, Weiwei Gao, Pei Zhao, Hongtao Wang, Chao Gao	264
19	Artificial Bicontinuous Laminate Synergistically Reinforces and Toughens Dilute Graphene Composites 2018 ·ACS Nano ·Senping Liu, Jingran Liu, Zhen Xu, Yilun Liu, (unknown), Li Peng, Fan Guo, Fang Wang, Yingjun Liu, Mincheng Yang, Weiwei Gao, Chao Gao	37
20	Research on Supply-Side Reform in the Land Market:Based on the Seminar of How to Promote the Supply-Side Reform of Land Market 2016 ·Keqiang Wang, Zhen Xu, (unknown), Hongmei Liu, (unknown), (unknown)	1

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