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56
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8395
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Xianfeng Chen 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 Xianfeng Chen sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 129 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xianfeng Chen 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 Xianfeng Chen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xianfeng Chen is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with particular emphasis on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomaterials, Molecular Biology, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's work covers various topics including:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Combustion and Detonation Processes
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Fire dynamics and safety research
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications

Xianfeng Chen has published multiple papers in well-known venues. Recent notable papers include:

  • "In-situ immobilization of ZIF-67 on wood aerogel for effective removal of tetracycline from water" (2021, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • "Carrier-free nanodrugs for safe and effective cancer treatment" (2020, Journal of Controlled Release)
  • "Metal organic frameworks for antibacterial applications" (2022, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • "Micro/nanoscale magnetic robots for biomedical applications" (2020, Materials Today Bio)
  • "Wearable and flexible thin film thermoelectric module for multi-scale energy harvesting" (2020, Journal of Power Sources)

The frequent publication venues associated with Chen's work include:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry B
  • Materials Today Communications
  • Journal of Controlled Release
  • Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Throughout their career, Chen has collaborated with several co-authors on multiple occasions. Frequent co-authors are:

  • Yi Huang
  • Yuxiang Xue
  • Ashna Gopal
  • Patricia Hazelton
  • Tasnim Munshi

Best Publications

  • Porous Fe3O4/carbon composite electrode material prepared from metal-organic framework template and effect of temperature on its capacitance

    Wenjun Meng;Wei Chen;Lei Zhao;Yang Huang

  • Hierarchical Composite Electrodes of Nickel Oxide Nanoflake 3D Graphene for High-Performance Pseudocapacitors

    Chundong Wang;Junling Xu;Muk-Fung Yuen;Jie Zhang

  • Dry-coated microprojection array patches for targeted delivery of immunotherapeutics to the skin.

    Xianfeng Chen;Tarl W. Prow;Michael L. Crichton;Derek W.K. Jenkins

  • Hierarchical composite structure of few-layers MoS2 nanosheets supported by vertical graphene on carbon cloth for high-performance hydrogen evolution reaction

    Zhenyu Zhang;Wenyue Li;Muk Fung Yuen;Tsz Wai Ng

  • Improving the reach of vaccines to low-resource regions, with a needle-free vaccine delivery device and long-term thermostabilization.

    Xianfeng Chen;Germain J.P. Fernando;Michael L. Crichton;Christopher Flaim

  • Graphitic carbon nitride nanosheet@metal–organic framework core–shell nanoparticles for photo-chemo combination therapy

    Rui Chen;Jinfeng Zhang;Yu Wang;Xianfeng Chen

  • The viscoelastic, hyperelastic and scale dependent behaviour of freshly excised individual skin layers.

    Michael L. Crichton;Bogdan C. Donose;Xianfeng Chen;Anthony P. Raphael

  • Carrier-free nanodrugs for safe and effective cancer treatment

    Sena Karaosmanoglu;Mengjiao Zhou;Bingyang Shi;Xiujuan Zhang

  • Targeted, Needle-Free Vaccinations in Skin using Multilayered, Densely-Packed Dissolving Microprojection Arrays

    Anthony P. Raphael;Tarl W. Prow;Michael L. Crichton;Xianfeng Chen

  • Self-Monitoring and Self-Delivery of Photosensitizer-Doped Nanoparticles for Highly Effective Combination Cancer Therapy in Vitro and in Vivo

    Jinfeng Zhang;Yu Chuan Liang;Xudong Lin;Xiaoyue Zhu

  • Electrospun Nanofibers for Drug Delivery and Biosensing.

    Conor Cleeton;Antonios Keirouz;Xianfeng Chen;Norbert Radacsi

  • Carbon nanoparticle-based ratiometric fluorescent sensor for detecting mercury ions in aqueous media and living cells.

    Minhuan Lan;Jinfeng Zhang;Ying-San Chui;Pengfei Wang

  • Three-dimensional Sn-graphene anode for high-performance lithium-ion batteries.

    Chundong Wang;Yi Li;Ying-San Chui;Qi-Hui Wu

  • Alignment and Patterning of Ordered Small‐Molecule Organic Semiconductor Micro‐/Nanocrystals for Device Applications

    Xiujuan Zhang;Jiansheng Jie;Wei Deng;Qixun Shang

  • Micro/nanoscale magnetic robots for biomedical applications.

    Mustaphis Koleoso;Xue Feng;Yuxiang Xue;Quan Li

  • The effect of strain rate on the precision of penetration of short densely-packed microprojection array patches coated with vaccine

    Michael L. Crichton;Alexander Ansaldo;Xianfeng Chen;Tarl W. Prow

  • Diamond nanostructures for drug delivery, bioimaging, and biosensing

    Xianfeng Chen;Wenjun Zhang

  • Layered double hydroxide nanostructures and nanocomposites for biomedical applications

    Li Yan;Sevil Gonca;Guangyu Zhu;Wenjun Zhang

  • Poking cells for efficient vector-free intracellular delivery

    Ying Wang;Yang Yang;Li Yan;So Ying Kwok

  • Vertical nanostructure arrays by plasma etching for applications in biology, energy, and electronics

    B. He;Y. Yang;M.F. Yuen;X.F. Chen

  • Smart doxorubicin nanoparticles with high drug payload for enhanced chemotherapy against drug resistance and cancer diagnosis

    Caitong Yu;Mengjiao Zhou;Xiujuan Zhang;Weijia Wei

Frequent Co-Authors

Wenjun Zhang
Wenjun Zhang City University of Hong Kong
Germain J. P. Fernando
Germain J. P. Fernando University of Queensland
Chun-Sing Lee
Chun-Sing Lee City University of Hong Kong
Xiaohong Zhang
Xiaohong Zhang Soochow University
Vellaisamy A. L. Roy
Vellaisamy A. L. Roy Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Ian H. Frazer
Ian H. Frazer University of Queensland
Michael S. Roberts
Michael S. Roberts University of Queensland
Lorena E. Brown
Lorena E. Brown University of Melbourne
Han Huang
Han Huang Central South University
Peter J. Dobson
Peter J. Dobson University of Oxford

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