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D-Index
51
Citations
13087
World Ranking
9762
National Ranking
2761

Bo Xu publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bo Xu sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 318 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Bo Xu D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bo Xu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bo Xu is affiliated with Yanshan University in China and has contributed extensively to research in materials science and engineering. Their publication record comprises 148 works in materials science and 100 in engineering, focusing on fields such as materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanics of materials, and civil and structural engineering.

Their research spans several specialized topics, including:

  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials

Bo Xu has published in a range of venues, with notable contributions to:

  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Science China Materials
  • Nature
  • Nature Materials

Recent papers authored by Bo Xu or closely related research outputs include:

  • "Hierarchically structured diamond composite with exceptional toughness" (2020, Nature)
  • "Coherent interfaces govern direct transformation from graphite to diamond" (2022, Nature)
  • "Ultrastrong conductive in situ composite composed of nanodiamond incoherently embedded in disordered multilayer graphene" (2022, Nature Materials)
  • "Twisted-layer boron nitride ceramic with high deformability and strength" (2024, Nature)
  • "Structural transition and migration of incoherent twin boundary in diamond" (2024, Nature)

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Yongjun Tian
  • Zhisheng Zhao
  • Dongli Yu
  • Wentao Hu
  • Yingju Wu

Best Publications

  • Microscopic theory of hardness and design of novel superhard crystals

    Yongjun Tian;Bo Xu;Zhisheng Zhao

  • Nanotwinned diamond with unprecedented hardness and stability

    Quan Huang;Dongli Yu;Bo Xu;Wentao Hu

  • Ultrahard nanotwinned cubic boron nitride.

    Yongjun Tian;Bo Xu;Dongli Yu;Yanming Ma

  • Flexible All‐Solid‐State Supercapacitors based on Liquid‐Exfoliated Black‐Phosphorus Nanoflakes

    Chunxue Hao;Bingchao Yang;Fusheng Wen;Jianyong Xiang

  • Novel Superhard Carbon: C-Centered Orthorhombic C 8

    Zhisheng Zhao;Bo Xu;Xiang-Feng Zhou;Li-Min Wang

  • Te-Doped Black Phosphorus Field-Effect Transistors.

    Bingchao Yang;Bensong Wan;Bensong Wan;Qionghua Zhou;Yue Wang

  • Hierarchically structured diamond composite with exceptional toughness

    Yonghai Yue;Yonghai Yue;Yufei Gao;Wentao Hu;Bo Xu

  • Coherent interfaces govern direct transformation from graphite to diamond

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  • Tetragonal allotrope of group 14 elements.

    Zhisheng Zhao;Fei Tian;Xiao Dong;Quan Li

  • Vacancy‐Contained Tetragonal Na3SbS4 Superionic Conductor

    Long Zhang;Dechao Zhang;Kun Yang;Xinlin Yan

  • Hardness of covalent compounds: Roles of metallic component and d valence electrons

    Xiaoju Guo;Lei Li;Zhongyuan Liu;Dongli Yu

  • Room-temperature ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity in Fe-doped BaTiO 3

    B. Xu;K. B. Yin;J. Lin;Y. D. Xia

  • Direct Band Gap Silicon Allotropes

    Qianqian Wang;Bo Xu;Jian Sun;Hanyu Liu

  • Remarkable Hydrogen Storage Capacity In Li-Decorated Graphyne: Theoretical Predication

    Yanhua Guo;Kun Jiang;Bo Xu;Yidong Xia

  • Compressed glassy carbon: An ultrastrong and elastic interpenetrating graphene network

    Meng Hu;Julong He;Zhisheng Zhao;Zhisheng Zhao;Timothy A. Strobel

  • Characterization of the native Cr2O3 oxide surface of CrO2

    Ruihua Cheng;B. Xu;C.N. Borca;Andrei Sokolov

  • Recent Advances in Superhard Materials

    Zhisheng Zhao;Bo Xu;Yongjun Tian

  • Electronic and magnetic properties of zigzag graphene nanoribbon with one edge saturated

    B. Xu;J. Yin;Y. D. Xia;X. G. Wan

  • A comparative study of the reversible hydrogen storage behavior in several metal decorated graphyne

    Yanhua Guo;Xuexin Lan;Juexian Cao;Bo Xu

  • Argyrodite Solid Electrolyte with a Stable Interface and Superior Dendrite Suppression Capability Realized by ZnO Co-Doping

    Ting Chen;Long Zhang;Zhaoxing Zhang;Peng Li

  • Ultrastrong conductive in situ composite composed of nanodiamond incoherently embedded in disordered multilayer graphene

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  • Superior Blends Solid Polymer Electrolyte with Integrated Hierarchical Architectures for All-Solid-State Lithium Ion Batteries

    Dechao Zhang;Long Zhang;Kun Yang;Hongqiang Wang

  • Three Dimensional Carbon-Nanotube Polymers

    Zhisheng Zhao;Bo Xu;Li-Min Wang;Xiang-Feng Zhou

  • High-pressure synthesis of phonon-glass electron-crystal featured thermoelectric LixCo4Sb12

    Jianjun Zhang;Bo Xu;Li-Min Wang;Dongli Yu

  • Tetragonal Allotrope of Group 14 Elements.

    Yongjun Tian

Frequent Co-Authors

Yongjun Tian
Yongjun Tian Yanshan University
Zhongyuan Liu
Zhongyuan Liu Yanshan University
Zhisheng Zhao
Zhisheng Zhao Yanshan University
Zhiguo Liu
Zhiguo Liu Nanjing University
Kun Luo
Kun Luo Zhejiang University
Hui-Tian Wang
Hui-Tian Wang Nanjing University
Li-Min Wang
Li-Min Wang Yanshan University
Guoying Gao
Guoying Gao Yanshan University
Peter A. Dowben
Peter A. Dowben University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Yanbin Wang
Yanbin Wang University of Chicago

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