2026 Xianfan Xu: 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	68	4752	4599	1254	1178	353	26308

Xianfan Xu 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 Xianfan Xu sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 353 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xianfan Xu 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 Xianfan Xu sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2018 - OSA Fellows Xianfan Xu Purdue Univ., USA For pioneering contributions to nanoscale optics, studies of energy transfer at nanoscale and ultrafast timescales, and for contributions to the development of laser-based micro- and nano-engineering and data storage technologies.
2014 - Heat Transfer Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
2010 - SPIE Fellow
2006 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Xianfan Xu is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research spans several fields, primarily focusing on Engineering and Materials Science, with 37 and 35 publications respectively in these areas.

Their work extends into multiple subfields of study, including Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

Key research topics covered by Xu include:

Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies
Thermal properties of materials
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
Photopolymerization techniques and applications
Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques
Photonic Crystals and Applications
Topological Materials and Phenomena

Xianfan Xu has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

Jason E. Johnson (8 publications)
Mauricio Segovia (8 publications)
Shouyuan Huang (7 publications)
Liang Pan (6 publications)
Paul Somers (5 publications)

Their research has been published in a variety of scientific venues, with several repeat contributions to:

Nano Letters (5 publications)
Light Science & Applications (2 publications)
Optics Express (2 publications)
Physical Review B (2 publications)
Advanced Optical Materials (2 publications)

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Xianfan Xu include:

"Rapid, continuous projection multi-photon 3D printing enabled by spatiotemporal focusing of femtosecond pulses", 2021, Light Science & Applications
"The physics of 3D printing with light", 2023, Nature Reviews Physics
"Near-Field Thermal Radiation between Two Plates with Sub-10 nm Vacuum Separation", 2020, Nano Letters
"Thermoelectric Performance of Lead-Free Two-Dimensional Halide Perovskites Featuring Conjugated Ligands", 2021, Nano Letters
"Inverse Design of Plasmonic Structures with FDTD", 2021, ACS Photonics

Throughout their career, Xu has received various awards, including:

OSA Fellow (2018), recognized for pioneering contributions to nanoscale optics, energy transfer studies at the nanoscale and ultrafast timescales, and laser-based micro- and nano-engineering and data storage technologies
Heat Transfer Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2014)
SPIE Fellow (2010)
Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2006)

Best Publications

Phosphorene: An Unexplored 2D Semiconductor with a High Hole Mobility

Han Liu;Adam T. Neal;Zhen Zhu;Zhe Luo

6775
Citations
Thermal Conductivity of Nanoparticle -Fluid Mixture

Xinwei Wang;Xianfan Xu;Stephen U. S. Choi

3187
Citations
Black Phosphorus–Monolayer MoS2 van der Waals Heterojunction p–n Diode

Yexin Deng;Zhe Luo;Nathan J. Conrad;Han Liu

1330
Citations
Field-effect transistors made from solution-grown two-dimensional tellurene

Yixiu Wang;Gang Qiu;Ruoxing Wang;Shouyuan Huang

884
Citations
Anisotropic in-plane thermal conductivity observed in few-layer black phosphorus.

Zhe Luo;Jesse Maassen;Yexin Deng;Yuchen Du

710
Citations
Ultrasensitive mass sensing using mode localization in coupled microcantilevers

Matthew Spletzer;Arvind Raman;Alexander Q. Wu;Xianfan Xu

465
Citations
One-Dimensional van der Waals Material Tellurium: Raman Spectroscopy under Strain and Magneto-Transport

Yuchen Du;Gang Qiu;Yixiu Wang;Mengwei Si

375
Citations
Photoacoustic characterization of carbon nanotube array thermal interfaces

Baratunde A. Cola;Jun Xu;Changrui Cheng;Xianfan Xu

340
Citations
Rational synthesis of ultrathin n-type Bi2Te3 nanowires with enhanced thermoelectric properties.

Genqiang Zhang;Benjamin Kirk;Luis A. Jauregui;Haoran Yang

335
Citations
Nanolithography using high transmission nanoscale bowtie apertures.

Liang Wang;Sreemanth M Uppuluri;Eric X Jin;Xianfan Xu

312
Citations
Controlled Growth of a Large-Size 2D Selenium Nanosheet and Its Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications

Jingkai Qin;Gang Qiu;Jie Jian;Hong Zhou

266
Citations
Plasmonic Resonance Enhanced Polarization-Sensitive Photodetection by Black Phosphorus in Near Infrared.

Prabhu K. Venuthurumilli;Peide D. Ye;Xianfan Xu

255
Citations
Auxetic Black Phosphorus: A 2D Material with Negative Poisson’s Ratio

Yuchen Du;Jesse Maassen;Jesse Maassen;Wangran Wu;Zhe Luo

253
Citations
Thermoelastic wave induced by pulsed laser heating

X. Wang;X. Xu

248
Citations
Mechanisms of decomposition of metal during femtosecond laser ablation

Changrui Cheng;Xianfan Xu

244
Citations
Film evaporation from a micro-grooved surface―an approximate heat transfer model and its comparison with experimental data

X. Xu;V. P. Carey

237
Citations
Increased real contact in thermal interfaces: A carbon nanotube/foil material

Baratunde A. Cola;Xianfan Xu;Timothy S. Fisher

228
Citations
Thermoelectric Generators for Automotive Waste Heat Recovery Systems Part I: Numerical Modeling and Baseline Model Analysis

Sumeet Kumar;Stephen D. Heister;Xianfan Xu;James R. Salvador

221
Citations
Explosive phase transformation in excimer laser ablation

Kevin H Song;Xianfan Xu

200
Citations
Raman response and transport properties of tellurium atomic chains encapsulated in nanotubes

Jing-Kai Qin;Pai-Ying Liao;Mengwei Si;Shiyuan Gao

193
Citations
Phosphorene: An Unexplored 2D Semiconductor with a High Hole

Mobility Liu;Adam T. Neal;Zhen Zhu;Zhe Luo

8
Citations