2026 Huining Xiao: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	80	2723	2631	47	44	378	21209
Chemistry	79	3648	3309	93	84	360	20675

Overview

Huining Xiao is affiliated with the University of New Brunswick in Canada. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Polymers and Plastics.

Their work covers key topics such as:

Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Lignin and Wood Chemistry
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging

Huining Xiao's recent publications include:

Superhydrophobic modification of cellulose and cotton textiles: Methodologies and applications (2020), Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts
Natural Polymer-Based Antimicrobial Hydrogels without Synthetic Antibiotics as Wound Dressings (2020), Biomacromolecules
A stretchable, self-healing conductive hydrogels based on nanocellulose supported graphene towards wearable monitoring of human motion (2020), Carbohydrate Polymers
Dispersion Properties of Nanocellulose: A Review (2020), Carbohydrate Polymers
Ethylene scavengers for the preservation of fruits and vegetables: A review (2020), Food Chemistry

Frequent publication venues for this scientist include:

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (49 publications)
Carbohydrate Polymers (32 publications)
Chemical Engineering Journal (20 publications)
SSRN Electronic Journal (16 publications)
Industrial Crops and Products (8 publications)

Collaboration plays a significant role in their research output. Notable frequent co-authors associated with Huining Xiao are:

Farzad Seidi (79 joint publications)
Yongcan Jin (62 joint publications)
Junlong Song (55 joint publications)
Jiaqi Guo (46 joint publications)
Jingquan Han (41 joint publications)

Best Publications

Antimicrobial Polymeric Materials with Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Salts

Yan Xue;Huining Xiao;Yi Zhang

608
Citations
Mechanistic investigation of the enhanced NH3-SCR on cobalt-decorated Ce-Ti mixed oxide: In situ FTIR analysis for structure-activity correlation

Jie Liu;Jie Liu;Xinyong Li;Qidong Zhao;Jun Ke

518
Citations
Biodegradable polymers and green-based antimicrobial packaging materials: A mini-review

Yajie Zhong;Patrick Godwin;Yongcan Jin;Huining Xiao

491
Citations
Superhydrophobic modification of cellulose and cotton textiles: Methodologies and applications

David W. Wei;Haiying Wei;Alec C. Gauthier;Junlong Song

378
Citations
Single and binary adsorption of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions using sugarcane cellulose-based adsorbent

Futao Wang;Yuanfeng Pan;Pingxiong Cai;Tianxiang Guo

366
Citations
Separation of oil from water by dissolved air flotation

A.A Al-Shamrani;A James;H Xiao

325
Citations
Natural Polymer-Based Antimicrobial Hydrogels without Synthetic Antibiotics as Wound Dressings

Yajie Zhong;Huining Xiao;Farzad Seidi;Yongcan Jin

316
Citations
Synthesis and characterization of cationically modified nanocrystalline cellulose.

Masuduz Zaman;Huining Xiao;Felipe Chibante;Yonghao Ni

313
Citations
Hydrophobic-modified nano-cellulose fiber/PLA biodegradable composites for lowering water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) of paper

Zhaoping Song;Huining Xiao;Huining Xiao;Yi Zhao

312
Citations
A stretchable, self-healing conductive hydrogels based on nanocellulose supported graphene towards wearable monitoring of human motion.

Chunxiao Zheng;Kaiyue Lu;Ya Lu;Sailing Zhu

307
Citations
Co3O4 quantum dots/TiO2 nanobelt hybrids for highly efficient photocatalytic overall water splitting

Jie Liu;Jun Ke;Ying Li;Baojun Liu

274
Citations
Recent advances in understanding the effects of lignin structural characteristics on enzymatic hydrolysis.

Yufeng Yuan;Bo Jiang;Hui Chen;Wenjuan Wu

269
Citations
Dispersion Properties of Nanocellulose: A Review.

Youlu Chu;Yan Sun;Weibing Wu;Weibing Wu;Huining Xiao

264
Citations
Ethylene scavengers for the preservation of fruits and vegetables: A review.

Haiying Wei;Farzad Seidi;Tingwei Zhang;Yongcan Jin

253
Citations
Nanocellulose as a sustainable biomass material: structure, properties, present status and future prospects in biomedical applications

Yan Xue;Yan Xue;Zihao Mou;Huining Xiao

249
Citations
Self-Recovery, Fatigue-Resistant, and Multifunctional Sensor Assembled by a Nanocellulose/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomplex-Mediated Hydrogel.

Ya Lu;Yiying Yue;Qinqin Ding;Changtong Mei

239
Citations
Black NiO-TiO2 nanorods for solar photocatalysis: Recognition of electronic structure and reaction mechanism

Jie Liu;Ying Li;Jun Ke;Shaobin Wang

239
Citations
Nanocellulose-based lightweight porous materials: A review

Yan Sun;Youlu Chu;Weibing Wu;Weibing Wu;Huining Xiao

236
Citations
Progress in Preparation and Application of Modified Biochar for Improving Heavy Metal Ion Removal from Wastewater

Patrick M. Godwin;Yuanfeng Pan;Huining Xiao;Muhammad T. Afzal

226
Citations
Highly stretchable and self-healing cellulose nanofiber-mediated conductive hydrogel towards strain sensing application.

Yue Jiao;Ya Lu;Kaiyue Lu;Yiying Yue

223
Citations
Flocculation behaviour and mechanisms of cationic inorganic microparticle/polymer systems

Cherie Ovenden;Huining Xiao

199
Citations
Soil burial biodegradation of antimicrobial biodegradable PBAT films

Hao Wang;Dafu Wei;Dafu Wei;Anna Zheng;Huining Xiao

192
Citations
Fabrication of superhydrophobic paper surface via wax mixture coating

Wewei Zhang;Wewei Zhang;Peng Lu;Liying Qian;Huining Xiao

189
Citations
Drug carrier systems based on water-soluble cationic beta-cyclodextrin polymers.

Jianshu Li;Huining Xiao;Jiehua Li;YinPing Zhong

182
Citations