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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
47
Citations
9914
World Ranking
3191
National Ranking
516

Overview

Wei Xu is affiliated with the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in engineering and materials science. Their work primarily intersects the domains of materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering, with additional involvement in mechanical engineering and inorganic chemistry.

The scientist's research focuses on several key topics including:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials

Wei Xu has published papers in various journals, with frequent contributions to established publication venues such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

The scientist's notable recent papers include:

  • "Highly Conductive Two-Dimensional Metal-Organic Frameworks for Resilient Lithium Storage with Superb Rate Capability" (2020, ACS Nano)
  • "Tailoring retained austenite and mechanical property improvement in Al-Si-V containing medium Mn steel via direct intercritical rolling" (2022, Materials Science and Engineering A)
  • "Synthesis of Defect-Rich Titanium Terephthalate with the Assistance of Acetic Acid for Room-Temperature Oxidative Desulfurization of Fuel Oil" (2020, ACS Catalysis)
  • "Adaptable and Wearable Thermocell Based on Stretchable Hydrogel for Body Heat Harvesting" (2022, Advanced Energy Materials)
  • "Nature of Active Sites on Cu-CeO2 Catalysts Activated by High-Temperature Thermal Aging" (2020, ACS Catalysis)

Collaboration appears to be a significant aspect of Wei Xu's research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Yimeng Sun
  • Daoben Zhu
  • Ye Zou
  • Yigang Jin
  • Xing Huang

Best Publications

  • Exosomal PD-L1 Contributes to Immunosuppression and is Associated with anti-PD-1 Response

    Gang Chen;Alexander C. Huang;Wei Zhang;Wei Zhang;Gao Zhang

  • Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs

    S. Hong Lee;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Human polymorphism at microRNAs and microRNA target sites.

    Liuqing Yang;Chunru Lin;Chunyu Jin;Joy C. Yang

  • Rapid Single-Step Induction of Functional Neurons from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Yingsha Zhang;Chang Hui Pak;Yan Han;Henrik Ahlenius

  • First result from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station: precision measurement of the positron fraction in primary cosmic rays of 0.5-350 GeV.

    M Aguilar;G Alberti;B Alpat;A Alvino

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 30 loci associated with bipolar disorder

    Eli A. Stahl;Eli A. Stahl;Gerome Breen;Andreas J. Forstner;Andrew McQuillin

  • Large-scale genome-wide association analysis of bipolar disorder identifies a new susceptibility locus near ODZ4

    Pamela Sklar;Pamela Sklar;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Laura J. Scott;Ole A. Andreassen

  • TOX transcriptionally and epigenetically programs CD8 + T cell exhaustion

    Omar Khan;Josephine R. Giles;Sierra McDonald;Sasikanth Manne

  • Genome-wide association study of more than 40,000 bipolar disorder cases provides new insights into the underlying biology

    Niamh Mullins;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Kevin S. O'Connell;Kevin S. O'Connell;Brandon Coombes

  • Multi-platform discovery of haplotype-resolved structural variation in human genomes

    Mark J.P. Chaisson;Mark J.P. Chaisson;Ashley D. Sanders;Xuefang Zhao;Xuefang Zhao;Ankit Malhotra

  • Developmental Relationships of Four Exhausted CD8+ T Cell Subsets Reveals Underlying Transcriptional and Epigenetic Landscape Control Mechanisms

    Jean-Christophe Beltra;Sasikanth Manne;Mohamed S. Abdel-Hakeem;Makoto Kurachi

  • Development and validation of a staging system for HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer by the International Collaboration on Oropharyngeal cancer Network for Staging (ICON-S): a multicentre cohort study

    Brian O'Sullivan;Shao Hui Huang;Jie Su;Adam S. Garden

  • A Neural Circuit for Memory Specificity and Generalization

    Wei Xu;Thomas C. Südhof

  • An accurate algebraic solution for moving source location using TDOA and FDOA measurements

    K.C. Ho;Wenwei Xu

  • Genomic Dissection of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia, Including 28 Subphenotypes

    Douglas M. Ruderfer;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Andrew McQuillin;James Boocock

  • Electron and Positron Fluxes in Primary Cosmic Rays Measured with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station

    M. Aguilar;D. Aisa;A. Alvino;G. Ambrosi

  • Psychiatric genome-wide association study analyses implicate neuronal, immune and histone pathways

    Colm O'Dushlaine;Lizzy Rossin;Phil H. Lee;Laramie Duncan;Laramie Duncan

  • Deintensification Candidate Subgroups in Human Papillomavirus–Related Oropharyngeal Cancer According to Minimal Risk of Distant Metastasis

    Brian O'Sullivan;Shao Hui Huang;Lillian L. Siu;John Waldron

  • Whole brain radiotherapy for the treatment of newly diagnosed multiple brain metastases

    May N Tsao;Nancy Lloyd;Rebecca K S Wong;Edward Chow

  • SIRT1 is essential for normal cognitive function and synaptic plasticity

    Shaday Michán;Ying Li;Maggie Meng Hsiu Chou;Edoardo Parrella

  • A single dose of neoadjuvant PD-1 blockade predicts clinical outcomes in resectable melanoma

    Alexander C. Huang;Robert J. Orlowski;Robert J. Orlowski;Xiaowei Xu;Rosemarie Mick

  • Finite-Control-Set Model Predictive Torque Control With a Deadbeat Solution for PMSM Drives

    Wei Xie;Xiaocan Wang;Fengxiang Wang;Wei Xu

  • An Improved Direct Torque Control for Three-Level Inverter-Fed Induction Motor Sensorless Drive

    Yongchang Zhang;Jianguo Zhu;Zhengming Zhao;Wei Xu

  • Latest Advances of Model Predictive Control in Electrical Drives. Part II: Applications and Benchmarking with Classical Control Methods

    Jose Rodriguez;Cristian Garcia;Andres Mora;Alireza Davari

  • Performance Improvement of Model-Predictive Current Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drives

    Yongchang Zhang;Donglin Xu;Jiali Liu;Suyu Gao

  • Linear Electric Machines, Drives, and MAGLEVs: An Overview

    Ion Boldea;Lucian Nicolae Tutelea;Wei Xu;Marcello Pucci

  • Analysis of Torque Capability and Quality in Vernier Permanent-Magnet Machines

    Dawei Li;Ronghai Qu;Jian Li;Linyuan Xiao

  • A Simple Method to Reduce Torque Ripple in Direct Torque-Controlled Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Motor by Using Vectors With Variable Amplitude and Angle

    Yongchang Zhang;Jianguo Zhu;Wei Xu;Youguang Guo

  • Improved Deadbeat Predictive Current Control Combined Sliding Mode Strategy for PMSM Drive System

    Yajie Jiang;Wei Xu;Chaoxu Mu;Yi Liu

  • Equivalent Circuits for Single-Sided Linear Induction Motors

    Wei Xu;Jian Guo Zhu;Yongchang Zhang;Zixin Li

  • Control of Three-Phase Boost-Type PWM Rectifier in Stationary Frame Under Unbalanced Input Voltage

    Zixin Li;Yaohua Li;Ping Wang;Haibin Zhu

  • Synthesis of Flux Switching Permanent Magnet Machines

    Dawei Li;Ronghai Qu;Jian Li;Wei Xu

  • An Improved Equivalent Circuit Model of a Single-Sided Linear Induction Motor

    Wei Xu;Jian Guo Zhu;Yongchang Zhang;Yaohua Li

  • Consequent-Pole Toroidal-Winding Outer-Rotor Vernier Permanent-Magnet Machines

    Dawei Li;Ronghai Qu;Jian Li;Wei Xu

  • A comparative study of Luenberger observer, sliding mode observer and extended Kalman filter for sensorless vector control of induction motor drives

    Yongchang Zhang;Zhengming Zhao;Ting Lu;Liqiang Yuan

  • Novel Composite Sliding Mode Control for PMSM Drive System Based on Disturbance Observer

    Wei Xu;Ya Jie Jiang;Chao Xu Mu

  • Dynamic Loss Minimization of Finite Control Set-Model Predictive Torque Control for Electric Drive System

    Wei Xie;Xiaocan Wang;Fengxiang Wang;Wei Xu

  • Equivalent Circuit Derivation and Performance Analysis of a Single-Sided Linear Induction Motor Based on the Winding Function Theory

    Wei Xu;Guangyong Sun;Guilin Wen;Zhengwei Wu

  • High-Frequency Injection-Based Stator Flux Linkage and Torque Estimation for DB-DTFC Implementation on IPMSMs Considering Cross-Saturation Effects

    Wei Xu;Robert D. Lorenz

  • Dynamic Loss Minimization Using Improved Deadbeat-Direct Torque and Flux Control for Interior Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Machines

    Wei Xu;Robert D. Lorenz

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey Liu
Geoffrey Liu Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
R. A. Briere
R. A. Briere Carnegie Mellon University

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