Zhen Xu

4.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
50 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Zhen Xu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Xu has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 25 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 9 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Zhen Xu's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (29 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (25 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (23 papers). Zhen Xu is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (29 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (25 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (23 papers). Zhen Xu collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Australia. Zhen Xu's co-authors include Maria‐Magdalena Titirici, Fei Xie, Zhenyu Guo, Jing Wang, Mike Tebyetekerwa, Zongyuan Zhu, Yong‐Sheng Hu, Heather Au, Yaxiang Lu and Shengyuan Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Xu

47 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Hard–Soft Carbon Composite Anodes with Synergistic Sodium Storage Performance

2019 358 citations Fei Xie, Zhen Xu et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
Structural disorder determines capacitance in nanoporous carbons

2024 230 citations Xinyu Liu, Dongxun Lyu et al. Science profile →
The Role of Hydrothermal Carbonization in Sustainable Sodium‐Ion Battery Anodes

2022 213 citations Zhen Xu, Jing Wang et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
Investigating the Superior Performance of Hard Carbon Anodes in Sodium‐Ion Compared With Lithium‐ and Potassium‐Ion Batteries

2023 166 citations Zhenyu Guo, Zhen Xu et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers

Zhen Xu

EEE

EOMM

Chunming Zheng China

Baobao Chang China

Ji Yan China

Zhixin Tai China

Yi Zhao China

Qing Ai United States

Shengxue Yan China

Ruisong Guo China

Hanna He China

Yogesh Sharma India

Chunming Zheng China

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2.3k ×0.9

EEE

1.1k ×0.7

EOMM

889 ×1.5

522 ×1.1

352 ×0.9

Citations per year, relative to Zhen Xu Zhen Xu (= 1×) peers Chunming Zheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhen Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Xu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xu, Zhen, et al.. (2025). Understanding the Mechanism of Electrochemical CO ₂ Capture by Supercapacitive Swing Adsorption. ACS Nano. 19(4). 4242–4250. 6 indexed citations

Ma, Yingnan, et al.. (2025). Flexible thin film composite membranes based on deformable metal organic frameworks gutter layer for efficient CO2 separation. Applied Surface Science. 691. 162673–162673.

Khan, Muhammad Abdullah, Zhen Xu, Muhammad Muzammil, et al.. (2025). Electrochemical CO ₂ Capture by a Quinone-Based Covalent Organic Framework. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(51). 47036–47043.

Xu, Zhen, Wei Yu, Hirotomo Nishihara, et al.. (2025). Unexpected Oversolubility of CO ₂ Measured at Electrode–Electrolyte Interfaces. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(40). 36310–36319. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Lin, Dandan Yang, Yu-Chen Zhang, et al.. (2024). High dielectric sulfonyl-containing polyimide binders optimize the long-term stability and safety of NCM811 lithium-ion batteries at high voltages. Chemical Engineering Journal. 503. 158670–158670. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Kaige, Mike Tebyetekerwa, Hongxia Zhang, et al.. (2024). Electrode, Electrolyte, and Membrane Materials for Electrochemical CO₂ Capture. Advanced Energy Materials. 14(24). 30 indexed citations

Xu, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Correlating the structure of quinone-functionalized carbons with electrochemical CO2 capture performance. Materials Today Energy. 45. 101689–101689. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Xinyu, Dongxun Lyu, Céline Merlet, et al.. (2024). Structural disorder determines capacitance in nanoporous carbons. Science. 384(6693). 321–325. 230 indexed citations breakdown →

Liu, Xinyu, et al.. (2024). Raman Spectroscopy Measurements Support Disorder-Driven Capacitance in Nanoporous Carbons. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(45). 30748–30752. 48 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Enhancing electrochemical carbon dioxide capture with supercapacitors. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7851–7851. 28 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhen, et al.. (2023). Quinone-functionalised carbons as new materials for electrochemical carbon dioxide capture. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(30). 16221–16232. 15 indexed citations

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Guo, Zhenyu, Zhen Xu, Maria Crespo Ribadeneyra, et al.. (2022). A Comparative Techno‐Economic and Lifecycle Analysis of Biomass‐Derived Anode Materials for Lithium‐ and Sodium‐Ion Batteries. Advanced Sustainable Systems. 6(6). 24 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhen & Jing Wang. (2022). Toward Emerging Sodium‐Based Energy Storage Technologies: From Performance to Sustainability. Advanced Energy Materials. 12(29). 93 indexed citations

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Wang, Jing, Zhen Xu, Jean‐Charles Eloi, Maria‐Magdalena Titirici, & Stephen J. Eichhorn. (2022). Ice‐Templated, Sustainable Carbon Aerogels with Hierarchically Tailored Channels for Sodium‐ and Potassium‐Ion Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(16). 121 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhen, Jing Wang, Zhenyu Guo, et al.. (2022). The Role of Hydrothermal Carbonization in Sustainable Sodium‐Ion Battery Anodes. Advanced Energy Materials. 12(18). 213 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Jing, Zhen Xu, Qicheng Zhang, et al.. (2022). Stable Sodium‐Metal Batteries in Carbonate Electrolytes Achieved by Bifunctional, Sustainable Separators with Tailored Alignment. Advanced Materials. 34(49). e2206367–e2206367. 57 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhen, Zhenyu Guo, Rajesh Madhu, et al.. (2021). Homogenous metallic deposition regulated by defect-rich skeletons for sodium metal batteries. Energy & Environmental Science. 14(12). 6381–6393. 128 indexed citations

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Zabihi, Fatemeh, Mike Tebyetekerwa, Zhen Xu, et al.. (2019). Perovskite solar cell-hybrid devices: thermoelectrically, electrochemically, and piezoelectrically connected power packs. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7(47). 26661–26692. 31 indexed citations

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Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Ifra Marriam, Zhen Xu, et al.. (2019). Critical insight: challenges and requirements of fibre electrodes for wearable electrochemical energy storage. Energy & Environmental Science. 12(7). 2148–2160. 116 indexed citations

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Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Zhen Xu, Weili Li, et al.. (2017). Surface Self-Assembly of Functional Electroactive Nanofibers on Textile Yarns as a Facile Approach toward Super Flexible Energy Storage. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 1(2). 377–386. 47 indexed citations

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