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D-Index
58
Citations
10887
World Ranking
10721
National Ranking
1752

Hui Xu publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

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

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 239 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Hui Xu D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hui Xu is affiliated with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and materials science. Their research spans critical subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, polymers and plastics, organic chemistry, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

The main focus of Hui Xu's work lies in organic light-emitting diodes research, luminescence and fluorescent materials, as well as organic electronics and photovoltaics. Additional research topics include nanocluster synthesis and applications, lanthanide and transition metal complexes, perovskite materials and applications, and quantum dots synthesis and properties.

Hui Xu has published numerous papers in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Nature Communications
  • Advanced Optical Materials

Selected recent papers by Hui Xu include:

  • Lanthanide-doped inorganic nanoparticles turn molecular triplet excitons bright, 2020, Nature
  • Ambipolar Self-Host Functionalization Accelerates Blue Multi-Resonance Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence with Internal Quantum Efficiency of 100%, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Optimizing Charge Transfer and Out-Coupling of A Quasi-Planar Deep-Red TADF Emitter: towards Rec.2020 Gamut and External Quantum Efficiency beyond 30%, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Highly Efficient Deep-Red Non-Doped Diodes Based on a T-Shape Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitter, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Highly Efficient and Color-Stable Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence White Light-Emitting Diodes Featured with Single-Doped Single Emissive Layers, 2020, Advanced Materials

The collaborative nature of Hui Xu's research is demonstrated through frequent coauthors including Chunmiao Han, Chunbo Duan, Yi Man, Peng Ma, and Ying Wei.

Best Publications

  • Recent progress in metal–organic complexes for optoelectronic applications

    Hui Xu;Hui Xu;Runfeng Chen;Runfeng Chen;Qiang Sun;Wenyong Lai

  • Electroluminescence from europium(III) complexes

    Hui Xu;Qiang Sun;Zhongfu An;Ying Wei

  • A Significantly Twisted Spirocyclic Phosphine Oxide as a Universal Host for High-Efficiency Full-Color Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Diodes.

    Jing Li;Dongxue Ding;Youtian Tao;Ying Wei;Ying Wei

  • Multiphosphine‐Oxide Hosts for Ultralow‐Voltage‐Driven True‐Blue Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Diodes with External Quantum Efficiency beyond 20%

    Jing Zhang;Dongxue Ding;Ying Wei;Ying Wei;Fuquan Han

  • Lanthanide-doped inorganic nanoparticles turn molecular triplet excitons bright

    Sanyang Han;Renren Deng;Renren Deng;Qifei Gu;Limeng Ni

  • Application of chelate phosphine oxide ligand in EuIII complex with mezzo triplet energy level, highly efficient photoluminescent, and electroluminescent performances.

    Hui Xu;Lian-Hui Wang;Xu-Hui Zhu;Kun Yin

  • Multi-dipolar Chromophores Featuring Phosphine Oxide as Joint Acceptor: A New Strategy toward High-Efficiency Blue Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Dyes

    Chunbo Duan;Jing Li;Chunmiao Han;Dongxue Ding

  • Ambipolar Self‐Host Functionalization Accelerates Blue Multi‐Resonance Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence with Internal Quantum Efficiency of 100%

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  • Short-Axis Substitution Approach Selectively Optimizes Electrical Properties of Dibenzothiophene-Based Phosphine Oxide Hosts

    Chunmiao Han;Zhensong Zhang;Hui Xu;Shouzhen Yue

  • A simple phosphine-oxide host with a multi-insulating structure: high triplet energy level for efficient blue electrophosphorescence.

    Chunmiao Han;Yongbiao Zhao;Hui Xu;Jiangshan Chen

  • Secondary Acceptor Optimization for Full-Exciton Radiation: Toward Sky-Blue Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Diodes with External Quantum Efficiency of ≈30%

    Chenyu Li;Chunbo Duan;Chunmiao Han;Hui Xu

  • Highly luminescent bis-diketone lanthanide complexes with triple-stranded dinuclear structure

    Hong-Feng Li;Peng-Fei Yan;Peng Chen;Yan Wang

  • Balanced Dual Emissions from Tridentate Phosphine-Coordinate Copper(I) Complexes toward Highly Efficient Yellow OLEDs.

    Jing Zhang;Chunbo Duan;Chunmiao Han;He Yang

  • Dipole-Dipole Interaction Management for Efficient Blue Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Diodes

    Chunmiao Han;Zhen Zhang;Dongxue Ding;Hui Xu

  • Highly Efficient and Color-Stable Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence White Light-Emitting Diodes Featured with Single-Doped Single Emissive Layers

    Dongxue Ding;Zicheng Wang;Chenyu Li;Jing Zhang

  • White Electroluminescent Phosphine-Chelated Copper Iodide Nanoclusters

    Mingchen Xie;Chunmiao Han;Jing Zhang;Guohua Xie

  • Harmonizing Triplet Level and Ambipolar Characteristics of Wide-Gap Phosphine Oxide Hosts toward Highly Efficient and Low Driving Voltage Blue and Green PHOLEDs: An Effective Strategy Based on Spiro-Systems

    Jie Zhao;Guo-Hua Xie;Cheng-Rong Yin;Ling-Hai Xie

  • Electroluminescent materials toward near ultraviolet region.

    Shuo Chen;Hui Xu

  • Highly Efficient Deep-Red Non-Doped Diodes Based on a T-Shape Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitter

    Bingjie Zhao;Huiqin Wang;Chunmiao Han;Peng Ma

  • Dibenzothiophene-Based Phosphine Oxide Host and Electron-Transporting Materials for Efficient Blue Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Diodes through Compatibility Optimization

    Chaochao Fan;Chunbo Duan;Ying Wei;Ying Wei;Dongxue Ding

  • Extremely condensing triplet states of DPEPO-type hosts through constitutional isomerization for high-efficiency deep-blue thermally activated delayed fluorescence diodes

    Jing Zhang;Dongxue Ding;Ying Wei;Hui Xu

  • Ternary ambipolar phosphine oxide hosts based on indirect linkage for highly efficient blue electrophosphorescence: towards high triplet energy, low driving voltage and stable efficiencies.

    Donghui Yu;Fangchao Zhao;Chunmiao Han;Hui Xu

  • A Single Phosphine Oxide Host for High-Efficiency White Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with Extremely Low Operating Voltages and Reduced Efficiency Roll-Off

    Chunmiao Han;Guohua Xie;Hui Xu;Zhensong Zhang

  • Highly Improved Electroluminescence from a Series of Novel EuIII Complexes with Functional Single‐Coordinate Phosphine Oxide Ligands: Tuning the Intramolecular Energy Transfer, Morphology, and Carrier Injection Ability of the Complexes

    Hui Xu;Kun Yin;Wei Huang

  • A Phosphanthrene Oxide Host with Close Sphere Packing for Ultralow-Voltage-Driven Efficient Blue Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Diodes.

    He Yang;Qianqian Liang;Chunmiao Han;Jing Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei Huang
Wei Huang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Guohua Xie
Guohua Xie Xiamen University
Pengfei Yan
Pengfei Yan Heilongjiang University
Dongge Ma
Dongge Ma South China University of Technology
Runfeng Chen
Runfeng Chen Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Xiaogang Liu
Xiaogang Liu National University of Singapore
Linghai Xie
Linghai Xie Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Akshay Rao
Akshay Rao University of Cambridge
Saad M. Alshehri
Saad M. Alshehri King Saud University
David Beljonne
David Beljonne University of Mons

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