Zhenmin Xu

805 total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 632 citations indexed

About

Zhenmin Xu is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhenmin Xu has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 632 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 18 papers in Materials Chemistry and 4 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhenmin Xu's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (17 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (6 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (4 papers). Zhenmin Xu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (17 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (6 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (4 papers). Zhenmin Xu collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Zhenmin Xu's co-authors include Zhenfeng Bian, Hexing Li, Ying Tao, Yao Chen, Li Shen, Xinru Li, Jiazhen Cao, Shuangjun Li, Liyi Shi and Jian Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Zhenmin Xu

22 papers receiving 622 citations

Hit 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.

Challenges of photocatalysis and their coping strategies

2022 252 citations Xinru Li, Yao Chen et al. Chem Catalysis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhenmin Xu China	12	447	377	137	81	67	27	632
Maria Solakidou Greece	14	389 0.9×	331 0.9×	122 0.9×	65 0.8×	37 0.6×	25	593
Yingying Du China	14	409 0.9×	270 0.7×	200 1.5×	58 0.7×	66 1.0×	36	643
Ehiaghe Agbovhimen Elimian China	11	280 0.6×	316 0.8×	116 0.8×	64 0.8×	39 0.6×	17	455
Hushan Chand India	16	496 1.1×	442 1.2×	164 1.2×	94 1.2×	70 1.0×	24	731
Zhuoxuan Zhou China	9	217 0.5×	302 0.8×	96 0.7×	102 1.3×	74 1.1×	10	524
Rong Qiao China	10	303 0.7×	435 1.2×	147 1.1×	129 1.6×	92 1.4×	13	693
Mariana Hinojosa‐Reyes Mexico	17	399 0.9×	382 1.0×	94 0.7×	28 0.3×	82 1.2×	29	620
Yaofei Zhang China	9	213 0.5×	301 0.8×	94 0.7×	105 1.3×	72 1.1×	14	527
Baker Rhimi China	14	652 1.5×	604 1.6×	267 1.9×	76 0.9×	62 0.9×	25	928
Junhua Zou China	15	588 1.3×	628 1.7×	233 1.7×	79 1.0×	141 2.1×	27	875

Countries citing papers authored by Zhenmin Xu

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Zhenmin Xu's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Zhenmin Xu with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Zhenmin Xu more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Zhenmin Xu

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zhenmin 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 Zhenmin Xu. The network helps show where Zhenmin Xu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhenmin Xu

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Xie, Ya, Ting Zhang, Zhi‐Jun Ding, et al.. (2025). Decatungstate‐Driven Photocatalytic Pathways for Sustainable and Cleaner Recovery of Precious Metals. Angewandte Chemie. 137(24).

Xie, Ya, Zhaoyi Ding, Yao Chen, et al.. (2025). Decatungstate‐Driven Photocatalytic Pathways for Sustainable and Cleaner Recovery of Precious Metals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(24). e202505651–e202505651. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Jibo, Zhenhua Zhu, Yun Zhao, et al.. (2025). Selective oxidation of lignin to aromatic aldehydes and ketones over a spinel Cu-Mn catalyst supported on layered double oxides. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 383. 126033–126033.

Zhao, Yun, et al.. (2025). Regulated terminal OH⁻/H2O ligands in MIL53(Fe) enables ultra-effective H2O2 activation in photo-Fenton reaction. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 378. 125529–125529. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Ting, Zhenmin Xu, Ya Xie, et al.. (2025). Carbon Defects as Highly Active Sites for Gold Detection and Recovery. Angewandte Chemie. 137(5).

Xu, Zhenmin, Ting Zhang, Junyu Lang, et al.. (2025). Benzoic Acid-Mediated Oxygen Activation for Efficient Toluene Removal on the Co-Vo-Cu Catalyst via In Situ Ligand Modulation. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(30). 15907–15918.

Zhao, Yun, Jing Shen, Haifang Mao, et al.. (2024). Modulating electronic structures of MOF through orbital rehybridization by Cu doping promotes photocatalytic reduction of nitrate to produce ammonia. Nano Energy. 124. 109499–109499. 48 indexed citations

Mao, Haifang, Yang Liu, Zhenmin Xu, & Zhenfeng Bian. (2024). Defect-induced in situ electron-metal-support interactions on MOFs accelerating Fe(III) reduction for high-efficiency Fenton reactions. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 61. 247–258. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Mengli, Zhenmin Xu, & Zhenfeng Bian. (2024). Achieving Ullmann coupling reaction via photothermal synergy with ultrafine Pd nanoclusters supported on mesoporous TiO2. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry. 43(7). 100305–100305.

10.

Tang, Ting, et al.. (2022). Improving Photocatalytic Stille Coupling Reaction by CuPd Alloy-Doped Ordered Mesoporous TiO2. Catalysts. 12(10). 1238–1238. 5 indexed citations

11.

An, Lu, Zhenmin Xu, Qiwei Tian, et al.. (2022). A flexible copper sulfide composite membrane with tunable plasmonic resonance absorption for near-infrared light-driven seawater desalination. Environmental Science Advances. 1(2). 110–120. 3 indexed citations

12.

Li, Xinru, Yao Chen, Ying Tao, et al.. (2022). Challenges of photocatalysis and their coping strategies. Chem Catalysis. 2(6). 1315–1345. 252 indexed citations breakdown →

13.

Chen, Yao, et al.. (2022). Engineering palladium nanocrystals boosting C−C coupling by photocatalysis. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 324. 122264–122264. 10 indexed citations

14.

Xu, Zhenmin, Jiazhen Cao, Xiang Chen, Liyi Shi, & Zhenfeng Bian. (2021). Enhancing Photocatalytic Performance of NH2-UIO66 by Defective Structural Engineering. Transactions of Tianjin University. 27(2). 147–154. 21 indexed citations

15.

Xu, Zhenmin, Wei Chai, Jiazhen Cao, et al.. (2021). Controlling the Gas–Water Interface to Enhance Photocatalytic Degradation of Volatile Organic Compounds. ACS ES&T Engineering. 1(7). 1140–1148. 34 indexed citations

16.

Xu, Zhenmin, et al.. (2020). Engineering a Rapid Charge Transfer Pathway for Enhanced Photocatalytic Removal Efficiency of Hexavalent Chromium over C₃N₄/NH₂–UIO‐66 Compounds. Solar RRL. 5(2). 27 indexed citations

17.

Xu, Zhenmin, et al.. (2019). Ordered mesoporous Fe/TiO2 with light enhanced photo-Fenton activity. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 40(5). 631–637. 46 indexed citations

18.

Xu, Zhenmin, et al.. (2013). Exploring Flexibility in Urban Planning Formulation of China. ICT Role for Next Generation Universitie (Riga Technical University). 3 indexed citations

19.

Cao, Fenglei, Hu Li, Zhenmin Xu, et al.. (2011). Preparation of Mn2O3/SBA-15 catalyst with high loading and catalytic peroxidation for degradation of organic pollutants. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical. 353-354. 215–219. 11 indexed citations

20.

Huo, Yuning, Yi Zhang, Zhenmin Xu, Jian Zhu, & Hexing Li. (2009). Preparation of Mn2O3 catalyst with core–shell structure via spray pyrolysis assisted with glucose. Research on Chemical Intermediates. 35(6-7). 791–798. 13 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact