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D-Index
52
Citations
19054
World Ranking
9388
National Ranking
2671

Chuan Xia 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 Chuan Xia sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 71 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Chuan Xia 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 Chuan Xia sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Chuan Xia is affiliated with the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in China. Their research primarily focuses on energy, chemical engineering, and engineering fields, with significant contributions to renewable energy, catalysis, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their work spans several subfields including renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, catalysis, materials chemistry, and process chemistry and technology. Key research themes in their publications cover CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, ionic liquids properties and applications, advanced battery technologies research, ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction, carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis, and catalytic processes in materials science.

Chuan Xia has authored multiple papers in highly regarded scientific venues. Recent notable publications include:

  • "Electrochemical ammonia synthesis via nitrate reduction on Fe single atom catalyst" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Strategies in catalysts and electrolyzer design for electrochemical CO2 reduction toward C2+ products" (2020, Science Advances)
  • "General synthesis of single-atom catalysts with high metal loading using graphene quantum dots" (2021, Nature Chemistry)
  • "Copper-catalysed exclusive CO2 to pure formic acid conversion via single-atom alloying" (2021, Nature Nanotechnology)
  • "Electrochemical CO2 reduction to high-concentration pure formic acid solutions in an all-solid-state reactor" (2020, Nature Communications)

Chuan Xia frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Tingting Zheng, Qiu Jiang, Chunxiao Liu, Yuan Ji, and Xu Li. These collaborations have supported the development of a significant body of work in related fields.

The scientist has published extensively in prominent journals such as Nature Communications, Nature Catalysis, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, and Nano Letters.

  • Nature Communications (13 publications)
  • Nature Catalysis (6 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (6 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (6 publications)
  • Nano Letters (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • Electrochemical ammonia synthesis via nitrate reduction on Fe single atom catalyst.

    Zhen-Yu Wu;Mohammadreza Karamad;Xue Yong;Qizheng Huang

  • Direct electrosynthesis of pure aqueous H 2 O 2 solutions up to 20% by weight using a solid electrolyte

    Chuan Xia;Yang Xia;Peng Zhu;Lei Fan

  • Rechargeable Aqueous Zinc-Ion Battery Based on Porous Framework Zinc Pyrovanadate Intercalation Cathode.

    Chuan Xia;Jing Guo;Yongjiu Lei;Hanfeng Liang

  • Zinc-ion batteries: Materials, mechanisms, and applications

    Jun Ming;Jing Guo;Chuan Xia;Wenxi Wang

  • Highly Stable Aqueous Zinc-Ion Storage Using a Layered Calcium Vanadium Oxide Bronze Cathode.

    Chuan Xia;Jing Guo;Peng Li;Xixiang Zhang

  • One-Step Electrodeposited Nickel Cobalt Sulfide Nanosheet Arrays for High-Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitors

    Wei Chen;Chuan Xia;Husam N. Alshareef

  • Highly selective oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide on transition metal single atom coordination.

    Kun Jiang;Seoin Back;Austin J. Akey;Chuan Xia

  • Continuous production of pure liquid fuel solutions via electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction using solid-electrolyte devices

    Chuan Xia;Chuan Xia;Peng Zhu;Qiu Jiang;Ying Pan

  • Strategies in catalysts and electrolyzer design for electrochemical CO2 reduction toward C2+ products

    Lei Fan;Lei Fan;Chuan Xia;Fangqi Yang;Jun Wang

  • General synthesis of single-atom catalysts with high metal loading using graphene quantum dots.

    Chuan Xia;Chuan Xia;Yunrui Qiu;Yang Xia;Peng Zhu

  • Copper-catalysed exclusive CO2 to pure formic acid conversion via single-atom alloying.

    Tingting Zheng;Tingting Zheng;Chunxiao Liu;Chunxiao Liu;Chenxi Guo;Menglu Zhang

  • Selenide-Based Electrocatalysts and Scaffolds for Water Oxidation Applications

    Chuan Xia;Qiu Jiang;Chao Zhao;Mohamed N. Hedhili

  • Amorphous NiFe-OH/NiFeP Electrocatalyst Fabricated at Low Temperature for Water Oxidation Applications

    Hanfeng Liang;Appala N. Gandi;Chuan Xia;Mohamed N. Hedhili

  • Electrochemical CO 2 reduction to high-concentration pure formic acid solutions in an all-solid-state reactor

    Lei Fan;Lei Fan;Chuan Xia;Peng Zhu;Yingying Lu

  • Novel amperometric glucose biosensor based on MXene nanocomposite.

    R B Rakhi;Pranati Nayak;Chuan Xia;Husam N Alshareef

  • Highly active and selective oxygen reduction to H2O2 on boron-doped carbon for high production rates

    Yang Xia;Xunhua Zhao;Chuan Xia;Zhen-Yu Wu

  • Confined local oxygen gas promotes electrochemical water oxidation to hydrogen peroxide

    Chuan Xia;Seoin Back;Stefan Ringe;Kun Jiang

  • Evidence for topological type-II Weyl semimetal WTe2.

    Peng Li;Yan Wen;Xin He;Qiang Zhang

  • Review of MXene electrochemical microsupercapacitors

    Qiu Jiang;Qiu Jiang;Yongjiu Lei;Hanfeng Liang;Kai Xi

  • Low temperature synthesis of ternary metal phosphides using plasma for asymmetric supercapacitors

    Hanfeng Liang;Chuan Xia;Qiu Jiang;Appala N. Gandi

Frequent Co-Authors

Husam N. Alshareef
Husam N. Alshareef King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Haotian Wang
Haotian Wang Rice University
Peng Li
Peng Li University of California, Santa Barbara
Hanfeng Liang
Hanfeng Liang Xiamen University
Xixiang Zhang
Xixiang Zhang King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Udo Schwingenschlögl
Udo Schwingenschlögl King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Mohamed N. Hedhili
Mohamed N. Hedhili King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Wei Chen
Wei Chen University of Science and Technology of China
Weidong He
Weidong He University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Qiang Zhang
Qiang Zhang Peking University

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