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D-Index
102
Citations
14980
World Ranking
984
National Ranking
313

Wei Xing 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 Wei Xing sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 114 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wei Xing 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 Wei Xing sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 93rd percentile

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

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Catalysis
  • Organic chemistry
  • Hydrogen

Wei Xing mainly investigates Chemical engineering, Supercapacitor, Nanotechnology, Carbon and Adsorption. The Chemical engineering study combines topics in areas such as Porosity, Auxiliary electrode, Mesoporous material, Analytical chemistry and Polyaniline. His research integrates issues of Electrolyte and Cyclic voltammetry in his study of Supercapacitor.

Within one scientific family, Wei Xing focuses on topics pertaining to Pseudocapacitance under Cyclic voltammetry, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Inorganic chemistry. His Carbon study combines topics in areas such as Molecule, Scanning electron microscope and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. His Adsorption study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Photochemistry, Microporous material, Doping and Hydrogen bond.

His most cited work include:

  • Superior electric double layer capacitors using ordered mesoporous carbons (603 citations)
  • Superior electric double layer capacitors using ordered mesoporous carbons (603 citations)
  • Superior CO2 uptake of N-doped activated carbon through hydrogen-bonding interaction (305 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Chemical engineering, Carbon, Inorganic chemistry, Nanotechnology and Adsorption are his primary areas of study. Wei Xing interconnects Electrolyte, Supercapacitor, Electrochemistry and Mesoporous material in the investigation of issues within Chemical engineering. His research in Mesoporous material focuses on subjects like Non-blocking I/O, which are connected to Calcination.

His research on Carbon also deals with topics like

  • Microporous material which is related to area like Molecular sieve and Sorption,
  • X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy which intersects with area such as Scanning electron microscope and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. His Inorganic chemistry research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Specific surface area, Catalysis, Nickel, Nickel oxide and Cyclic voltammetry. His study looks at the intersection of Adsorption and topics like Selectivity with Density functional theory.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Chemical engineering (61.54%)
  • Carbon (32.82%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (30.26%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Chemical engineering (61.54%)
  • Cathode (7.18%)
  • Electrochemistry (17.95%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Wei Xing mainly focuses on Chemical engineering, Cathode, Electrochemistry, Electrolyte and Anode. His work carried out in the field of Chemical engineering brings together such families of science as Doping, Hydrogen oxidation reaction, Supercapacitor, Polyaniline and Carbon. Wei Xing is conducting research in Electrode and Capacitance as part of his Supercapacitor study.

The various areas that Wei Xing examines in his Carbon study include Lithium-ion capacitor, Electrochemical kinetics and Heteroatom. He has included themes like Crystallinity, Composite material, Graphite and Graphene in his Cathode study. His Electrolyte research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Optoelectronics, Redox, Sodium-ion battery and Analytical chemistry.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Boosting the performance of hybrid supercapacitors through redox electrolyte-mediated capacity balancing (20 citations)
  • Lithiation-induced vacancy engineering of Co3O4 with improved faradic reactivity for high-performance supercapacitor (14 citations)
  • Highly stable phosphine modified VOx/Al2O3 catalyst in propane dehydrogenation (10 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Catalysis
  • Organic chemistry
  • Hydrogen

His primary areas of study are Electrode, Electrochemistry, Chemical engineering, Supercapacitor and Capacitive sensing. His Electrode study incorporates themes from Layer, Heterojunction, Specific surface area and Water splitting. Wei Xing combines subjects such as Cathode, Graphite, Composite material, Crystallinity and Aluminum Ion with his study of Electrochemistry.

In the field of Chemical engineering, his study on Carbon nanofiber overlaps with subjects such as Volume expansion. His studies in Supercapacitor integrate themes in fields like Cobalt oxide, Band gap and Transition metal. Capacitive sensing is connected with Optoelectronics, Electrolyte, Boosting, Specific energy and Redox in his research.

Best Publications

  • Superior electric double layer capacitors using ordered mesoporous carbons

    W. Xing;W. Xing;S.Z. Qiao;R.G. Ding;R.G. Ding;F. Li

  • Superior CO2 uptake of N-doped activated carbon through hydrogen-bonding interaction

    Wei Xing;Chao Liu;Ziyan Zhou;Lei Zhang

  • Synthesis and electrochemical properties of mesoporous nickel oxide

    Wei Xing;Wei Xing;Feng Li;Feng Li;Zi-feng Yan;G.Q. Lu

  • Hierarchical porous carbons with high performance for supercapacitor electrodes

    W. Xing;C.C. Huang;S.P. Zhuo;X. Yuan

  • Tunable N-doped or dual N, S-doped activated hydrothermal carbons derived from human hair and glucose for supercapacitor applications

    Weijiang Si;Jin Zhou;Shumei Zhang;Shijiao Li

  • Nanostructured morphology control for efficient supercapacitor electrodes

    Sheng Chen;Wei Xing;Jingjing Duan;Xijun Hu

  • Application of mesoporous carbon to counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

    Guiqiang Wang;Wei Xing;Shuping Zhuo

  • Aqueous dye adsorption on ordered mesoporous carbons.

    Xun Yuan;Shu-Ping Zhuo;Wei Xing;Hong-You Cui

  • Exaggerated capacitance using electrochemically active nickel foam as current collector in electrochemical measurement

    Wei Xing;Wei Xing;Shizhang Qiao;Xiaozhong Wu;Xiuli Gao

  • Nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon materials prepared from meta-aminophenol formaldehyde resin for supercapacitor with high rate performance

    Jin Zhou;Zhongshen Zhang;Wei Xing;Jing Yu

  • Superior capacitive performance of active carbons derived from Enteromorpha prolifera

    Xiuli Gao;Wei Xing;Jin Zhou;Guiqiang Wang

  • High-rate capacitive performance of graphene aerogel with a superhigh C/O molar ratio

    Xiaozhong Wu;Xiaozhong Wu;Jin Zhou;Wei Xing;Wei Xing;Guiqiang Wang

  • The production of polyaniline/graphene hybrids for use as a counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells

    Guiqiang Wang;Wei Xing;Shuping Zhuo

  • Nickel nanoparticles prepared by hydrazine hydrate reduction and their application in supercapacitor

    Xiaozhong Wu;Wei Xing;Lei Zhang;Shuping Zhuo

  • Graphene/polyaniline nanocomposite as counter electrode of dye-sensitized solar cells

    Guiqiang Wang;Shuping Zhuo;Wei Xing

  • Nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon as an efficient electrode material for supercapacitors

    Guiqiang Wang;Juan Zhang;Shuai Kuang;Jin Zhou

  • Synthesis and Bio-adsorptive Properties of Large-Pore Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica Rods

    S. Z. Qiao;C. Z. Yu;W. Xing;Q. H. Hu

  • Carbon dioxide adsorption performance of N-doped zeolite Y templated carbons

    Jin Zhou;Wen Li;Zhongsheng Zhang;Wei Xing

  • The fabrication of porous N-doped carbon from widely available urea formaldehyde resin for carbon dioxide adsorption

    Zhen Liu;Zhenyu Du;Hao Song;Chuangye Wang

  • Nitrogen-doped graphene as low-cost counter electrode for high-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells

    Guiqiang Wang;Wei Xing;Shuping Zhuo

Frequent Co-Authors

Zifeng Yan
Zifeng Yan China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Shuping Zhuo
Shuping Zhuo Shandong University of Technology
Qingzhong Xue
Qingzhong Xue China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Jin Zhou
Jin Zhou Shandong University of Technology
Xun Yuan
Xun Yuan Qingdao University of Science and Technology
Shi-Zhang Qiao
Shi-Zhang Qiao University of Adelaide
Gao Qing Lu
Gao Qing Lu University of Surrey
Mingbo Wu
Mingbo Wu China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Svetlana Mintova
Svetlana Mintova Université de Caen Normandie
Li Li
Li Li University of Queensland

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