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Chemistry

D-Index
77
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20765
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4026
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754

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
76
Citations
20412
World Ranking
710
National Ranking
121

Nanping Xu publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 335 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Nanping Xu D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Nanping Xu is a researcher affiliated with Nanjing Tech University in China, specializing in materials science and engineering. Their work primarily focuses on the dynamics and properties of materials, theoretical and computational physics, and material chemistry. Xu's research intersects with several subfields including mechanical engineering, condensed matter physics, civil and structural engineering, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as material dynamics and properties, theoretical and computational physics, pickering emulsions and particle stabilization, advanced materials and mechanics, concrete and cement materials research, crystallization and solubility studies, and X-ray diffraction in crystallography.

Xu's publication record includes a variety of papers in reputable scientific journals. Notable recent publications are:

  • "Achieving adjustable elasticity with non-affine to affine transition," 2021, Nature Materials
  • "Wettability, durability and corrosion properties of slippery laser-textured aluminum alloy surface under water impact," 2020, Surface and Coatings Technology
  • "From jammed solids to mechanical metamaterials: A brief review," 2022, Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science
  • "Rheological similarities between dense self-propelled and sheared particulate systems," 2020, Soft Matter
  • "Low-frequency vibrational density of states of ordinary and ultra-stable glasses," 2024, Nature Communications

Xu frequently publishes in venues such as Soft Matter, The Cambridge Structural Database, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters, and Advances in Cement Research.

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several coauthors over multiple projects. Frequent collaborators include Hua Tong, Ding Xu, Shiyun Zhang, Yunhuan Nie, and Linhua Jiang.

This body of work positions Nanping Xu within key areas of scientific inquiry involving the mechanical and chemical behavior of advanced materials, supported by computational modeling and experimental techniques. Their research contributes to cross-disciplinary fields that integrate engineering principles with materials chemistry and physics.

Best Publications

  • Graphene-based membranes

    Gongping Liu;Wanqin Jin;Nanping Xu

  • Two-Dimensional-Material Membranes: A New Family of High-Performance Separation Membranes.

    Gongping Liu;Wanqin Jin;Nanping Xu

  • Controllable ion transport by surface-charged graphene oxide membrane

    Mengchen Zhang;Kecheng Guan;Yufan Ji;Gongping Liu

  • Effects of Particle Size of TiO2 on Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue in Aqueous Suspensions

    Nanping Xu;Zaifeng Shi;Yiqun Fan;Junhang Dong

  • Metal-organic framework membranes fabricated via reactive seeding.

    Yaoxin Hu;Xueliang Dong;Jiangpu Nan;Wanqin Jin

  • Membranes with fast and selective gas-transport channels of laminar graphene oxide for efficient CO2 capture.

    Jie Shen;Gongping Liu;Kang Huang;Wanqin Jin

  • Subnanometer Two-Dimensional Graphene Oxide Channels for Ultrafast Gas Sieving

    Jie Shen;Gongping Liu;Kang Huang;Zhenyu Chu

  • Synthesis of p-aminophenol from p-nitrophenol over nano-sized nickel catalysts

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  • Evaluation of A-site cation-deficient (Ba0.5Sr0.5)1−xCo0.8Fe0.2O3−δ (x > 0) perovskite as a solid-oxide fuel cell cathode

    Wei Zhou;Ran Ran;Zongping Shao;Wanqin Jin

  • Preparation and characterization of visible-light-driven carbon-sulfur-codoped TiO2 photocatalysts

    Hongqi Sun;Yuan Bai;Youping Cheng;Wanqin Jin

  • Fabrication of Ti–Al Micro/ Nanometer‐Sized Porous Alloys through the Kirkendall Effect

    Yuehui He;Yao Jiang;Nanping Xu;Jin Zou

  • Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/Ceramic Composite Membrane with High Flux for Pervaporation of Ethanol−Water Mixtures

    Fenjuan Xiangli;Yiwei Chen;Wanqin Jin;Nanping Xu

  • Eliminating lattice defects in metal–organic framework molecular-sieving membranes

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  • Step-by-step seeding procedure for preparing HKUST-1 membrane on porous α-alumina support.

    Jiangpu Nan;Xueliang Dong;Wenjin Wang;Wanqin Jin

  • Zeolites and metal-organic frameworks for gas separation: the possibility of translating adsorbents into membranes.

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  • Synthesis of Biodiesel in Capillary Microreactors

    Juan Sun;Jingxi Ju;Lei Ji;and Lixiong Zhang

  • High-Efficiency Water-Transport Channels using the Synergistic Effect of a Hydrophilic Polymer and Graphene Oxide Laminates

    Kang Huang;Gongping Liu;Jie Shen;Zhenyu Chu

  • Evaluation of Ba0. 5Sr0. 5Co0. 8Fe0. 2O3-δ as a Potential Cathode for an Anode-Supported Proton-Conducting Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell

    Ye Lin;Ran Ran;Yao Zheng;Zongping Shao

  • Tubular lanthanum cobaltite perovskite-type membrane reactors for partial oxidation of methane to syngas

    Wanqin Jin;Shiguang Li;Pei Huang;Nanping Xu

  • Preparation and application in oil–water separation of ZrO2/α-Al2O3 MF membrane

    Chao Yang;Guosheng Zhang;Nanping Xu;Jun Shi

  • Experimental and simulation study on a catalyst packed tubular dense membrane reactor for partial oxidation of methane to syngas

    W. Jin;X. Gu;S. Li;P. Huang

  • A novel efficient oxide electrode for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction at 400-600°C

    Wei Zhou;Zongping Shao;Ran Ran;Wanqin Jin

  • Optimization of preparation conditions for polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/ceramic composite pervaporation membranes using response surface methodology

    Fenjuan Xiangli;Wang Wei;Yiwei Chen;Wanqin Jin

Frequent Co-Authors

Wanqin Jin
Wanqin Jin Nanjing Tech University
Weihong Xing
Weihong Xing Nanjing Tech University
Jianfeng Yao
Jianfeng Yao Nanjing Forestry University
Zongping Shao
Zongping Shao Curtin University
C.T. Liu
C.T. Liu City University of Hong Kong
Jin Zou
Jin Zou University of Queensland
Ran Ran
Ran Ran Nanjing Tech University
Gongping Liu
Gongping Liu Nanjing Tech University
Huanting Wang
Huanting Wang Monash University
Yuehui He
Yuehui He Central South University

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