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D-Index
55
Citations
13009
World Ranking
8510
National Ranking
2095

Xiao Hu 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 Xiao Hu sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 141 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xiao Hu 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 Xiao Hu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xiao Hu is affiliated with Rowan University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with a strong emphasis on biomaterials and biomedical engineering. They have contributed to the development and study of advanced materials used in biomedical applications, specifically involving electrospun nanofibers and silk-based biomaterials.

Their notable recent publications include:

  • Recent Progress in Biopolymer-Based Hydrogel Materials for Biomedical Applications, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Protein-Polysaccharide Composite Materials: Fabrication and Applications, 2020, Polymers
  • Chemical, Thermal, Time, and Enzymatic Stability of Silk Materials with Silk I Structure, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Recent Advances in Electrospun Sustainable Composites for Biomedical, Environmental, Energy, and Packaging Applications, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Effects of Fiber Density and Strain Rate on the Mechanical Properties of Electrospun Polycaprolactone Nanofiber Mats, 2020, Frontiers in Chemistry

Xiao Hu has collaborated extensively with a group of co-authors, including David Salas-de la Cruz, Fang Wang, Christopher R. Gough, Ping Lü, and Ye Xue. Their work appears frequently in journals such as the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Polymers, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, ACS Applied Bio Materials, and Ultrasonics Sonochemistry.

Their research addresses a range of topics within materials science, particularly the following:

  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Silk-based Biomaterials and Applications
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies

Xiao Hu's scientific contributions are categorized mainly under materials science with 101 publications and engineering with 36 publications. Subfields within those areas include biomaterials, biomedical engineering, molecular biology, surfaces, coatings and films, and insect science.

Best Publications

  • Determining Beta Sheet Crystallinity in Fibrous Proteins by Thermal Analysis and Infrared Spectroscopy

    Xiao Hu;David Kaplan;Peggy Cebe

  • Regulation of Silk Material Structure by Temperature-Controlled Water Vapor Annealing

    Xiao Hu;Karen Shmelev;Lin Sun;Eun-Seok Gil

  • Water-insoluble silk films with silk I structure.

    Qiang Lu;Xiao Hu;Xiaoqin Wang;Jonathan A. Kluge

  • Controlling silk fibroin particle features for drug delivery

    Andreas S. Lammel;Xiao Hu;Sang-Hyug Park;David L. Kaplan

  • Silk nanospheres and microspheres from silk/pva blend films for drug delivery.

    Xiaoqin Wang;Tuna Yucel;Qiang Lu;Xiao Hu

  • Effect of processing on silk-based biomaterials: reproducibility and biocompatibility.

    Lindsay S. Wray;Xiao Hu;Jabier Gallego;Irene Georgakoudi

  • Dynamic Protein−Water Relationships during β-Sheet Formation

    Xiao Hu;David Kaplan;Peggy Cebe

  • Protein-based composite materials

    Xiao Hu;Peggy Cebe;Anthony S. Weiss;Fiorenzo Omenetto

  • Stabilization of enzymes in silk films.

    Shenzhou Lu;Xiaoqin Wang;Qiang Lu;Xiao Hu

  • Silk Coatings on PLGA and Alginate Microspheres for Protein Delivery

    Xiaoqin Wang;Esther Wenk;Xiao Hu;Guillermo R. Castro

  • The influence of elasticity and surface roughness on myogenic and osteogenic-differentiation of cells on silk-elastin biomaterials

    Xiao Hu;Sang-Hyug Park;Eun Seok Gil;Xiao-Xia Xia

  • Tunable Self-Assembly of Genetically Engineered Silk-Elastin-Like Protein Polymers

    Xiao-Xia Xia;Qiaobing Xu;Xiao Hu;Guokui Qin

  • Protein Polymer-Based Nanoparticles: Fabrication and Medical Applications

    Kelsey DeFrates;Theodore Markiewicz;Pamela Gallo;Aaron Rack

  • BN Nanosheet/Polymer Films with Highly Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity for Thermal Management Applications

    Yuanpeng Wu;Yuanpeng Wu;Ye Xue;Si Qin;Dan Liu

  • Nanolayer Biomaterial Coatings of Silk Fibroin for Controlled Release

    Xianyan Wang;Xiao Hu;Andrea Daley;Olena Rabotyagova

  • Effect of water on the thermal properties of silk fibroin

    Xiao Hu;David Kaplan;Peggy Cebe

  • Biomaterials from Ultrasonication-Induced Silk Fibroin−Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels

    Xiao Hu;Qiang Lu;Lin Sun;Peggy Cebe

  • Stabilization of vaccines and antibiotics in silk and eliminating the cold chain

    Jeney Zhang;Eleanor Pritchard;Xiao Hu;Thomas Valentin

  • Tunable silk: using microfluidics to fabricate silk fibers with controllable properties.

    Michelle E. Kinahan;Emmanouela Filippidi;Sarah Köster;Xiao Hu

  • Mechanism of resilin elasticity

    Guokui Qin;Xiao Hu;Peggy Cebe;David L. Kaplan

  • Biomaterials derived from silk-tropoelastin protein systems.

    Xiao Hu;Xiuli Wang;Jelena Rnjak;Anthony S. Weiss

Frequent Co-Authors

David L. Kaplan
David L. Kaplan Tufts University
Peggy Cebe
Peggy Cebe Tufts University
Qiang Lu
Qiang Lu Soochow University
Samuel E. Lofland
Samuel E. Lofland Rowan University
Fiorenzo G. Omenetto
Fiorenzo G. Omenetto Tufts University
Yoshio Bando
Yoshio Bando University of Wollongong
Oded Shoseyov
Oded Shoseyov Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Anthony S. Weiss
Anthony S. Weiss University of Sydney
Curtis W. Frank
Curtis W. Frank Stanford University
Antonella Motta
Antonella Motta University of Trento

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