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D-Index
79
Citations
23945
World Ranking
2805
National Ranking
898

Xi-Wen Du 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 Xi-Wen Du sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 299 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xi-Wen Du 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 Xi-Wen Du sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xi-Wen Du is affiliated with Tianjin University in China and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Energy, Engineering, and Materials Science. Their work emphasizes Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrochemistry, and Catalysis.

Their main topics of research include:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications

Xi-Wen Du has published numerous papers, with some of the most cited recent works being:

  • Phase segregation reversibility in mixed-metal hydroxide water oxidation catalysts, 2020, Nature Catalysis
  • Charge distribution guided by grain crystallographic orientations in polycrystalline battery materials, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Revealing the Dynamics and Roles of Iron Incorporation in Nickel Hydroxide Water Oxidation Catalysts, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Stable Rhodium (IV) Oxide for Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • Electrocatalytic Reduction of Low-Concentration Nitric Oxide into Ammonia over Ru Nanosheets, 2022, ACS Energy Letters

The frequent co-authors working with Xi-Wen Du include:

  • Cunku Dong
  • Hui Liu
  • Chuanqi Cheng
  • Jing Yang
  • Pengfei Yin

Publishing venues where Xi-Wen Du has appeared most frequently encompass:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • ACS Energy Letters
  • Small

Best Publications

  • Porous P-doped graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets for synergistically enhanced visible-light photocatalytic H2 production

    Jingrun Ran;Tian Yi Ma;Guoping Gao;Xi-Wen Du

  • One-step synthesis of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles by laser irradiation

    Sheng-Liang Hu;Sheng-Liang Hu;Kai-Yang Niu;Jing Sun;Jing Yang

  • Nanomaterials via Laser Ablation/Irradiation in Liquid: A Review

    Haibo Zeng;Haibo Zeng;Xi-Wen Du;Subhash C. Singh;Sergei A. Kulinich

  • Superhydrophobic surfaces: are they really ice-repellent?

    S. A. Kulinich;S. A. Kulinich;S. Farhadi;K. Nose;X. W. Du

  • Engineering oxygen vacancy on NiO nanorod arrays for alkaline hydrogen evolution

    Tong Zhang;Meng-Ying Wu;Dong-Yang Yan;Jing Mao

  • Engineering surface atomic structure of single-crystal cobalt (II) oxide nanorods for superior electrocatalysis.

    Tao Ling;Dong-Yang Yan;Yan Jiao;Hui Wang

  • Identifying the Key Role of Pyridinic-N-Co Bonding in Synergistic Electrocatalysis for Reversible ORR/OER.

    Xue-Rui Wang;Jie-Yu Liu;Zi-Wei Liu;Wei-Chao Wang

  • Theory-driven design of high-valence metal sites for water oxidation confirmed using in situ soft X-ray absorption

    Xueli Zheng;Xueli Zheng;Bo Zhang;Bo Zhang;Phil De Luna;Yufeng Liang

  • Sulfur-Modulated Tin Sites Enable Highly Selective Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Formate

    Xueli Zheng;Xueli Zheng;Xueli Zheng;Phil De Luna;Phil De Luna;F. Pelayo García de Arquer;Bo Zhang

  • N-doped graphene natively grown on hierarchical ordered porous carbon for enhanced oxygen reduction.

    Ji Liang;Xin Du;Christopher Gibson;Xi Wen Du

  • Activating cobalt(II) oxide nanorods for efficient electrocatalysis by strain engineering

    Tao Ling;Dong-Yang Yan;Hui Wang;Yan Jiao

  • An Approach to Obtaining Homogeneously Dispersed Carbon Nanotubes in Al Powders for Preparing Reinforced Al‐Matrix Composites

    Chunnian He;Naiqin Zhao;Chunsheng Shi;Xiwen Du

  • A silver catalyst activated by stacking faults for the hydrogen evolution reaction

    Zhe Li;Jian-Yu Fu;Yi Feng;Cun-Ku Dong

  • Phase segregation reversibility in mixed-metal hydroxide water oxidation catalysts

    Chunguang Kuai;Chunguang Kuai;Zhengrui Xu;Cong Xi;Anyang Hu

  • Engineering NiO/NiFe LDH Intersection to Bypass Scaling Relationship for Oxygen Evolution Reaction via Dynamic Tridimensional Adsorption of Intermediates.

    Zhi-Wen Gao;Jie-Yu Liu;Xue-Min Chen;Xue-Min Chen;Xue-Li Zheng;Xue-Li Zheng

  • Ruthenium-Based Single-Atom Alloy with High Electrocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen Evolution

    Cui‐Hong Chen;Deyao Wu;Zhe Li;Rui Zhang

  • Well-Dispersed Nickel- and Zinc-Tailored Electronic Structure of a Transition Metal Oxide for Highly Active Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

    Tao Ling;Tao Ling;Tong Zhang;Binghui Ge;Lili Han

  • Stable aqueous dispersion of ZnO quantum dots with strong blue emission via simple solution route.

    Ying-Song Fu;Xi-Wen Du;Sergei A Kulinich;Jian-Sheng Qiu

  • Atomically and Electronically Coupled Pt and CoO Hybrid Nanocatalysts for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Performance

    Chao Meng;Tao Ling;Tao Ling;Tian-Yi Ma;Hui Wang

  • Progress and Challenges Toward the Rational Design of Oxygen Electrocatalysts Based on a Descriptor Approach

    Jieyu Liu;Hui Liu;Haijun Chen;Xiwen Du

Frequent Co-Authors

Shi-Zhang Qiao
Shi-Zhang Qiao University of Adelaide
Jiajun Li
Jiajun Li Tianjin University
Naiqin Zhao
Naiqin Zhao Tianjin University
Chunsheng Shi
Chunsheng Shi Tianjin University
Sergei A. Kulinich
Sergei A. Kulinich Tokai University
Chunnian He
Chunnian He Tianjin University
Enzuo Liu
Enzuo Liu Tianjin University
Feng Lin
Feng Lin Virginia Tech
Dennis Nordlund
Dennis Nordlund SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Huolin L. Xin
Huolin L. Xin University of California, Irvine

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