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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 47 15747 14205 869 776 154 7010

Xiaolei Fan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xiaolei Fan between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xiaolei Fan published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 13.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 56 publications in 2023. 66 of the 288 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 56. Peak 56 publications in 2023. 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 6 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 3 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 33 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 47 publications 2023: 56 publications 2024: 33 publications 2025: 33 publications
2005 2025

288 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xiaolei Fan: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 2
2006 2
2007 0
2008 3
2009 5
2010 1
2011 6
2012 3
2013 1
2014 3
2015 5
2016 6
2017 5
2018 9
2019 16
2020 33
2021 19
2022 47
2023 56
2024 33
2025 33
Total 288
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Xiaolei Fan publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiaolei Fan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 141–160 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 154 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218 154
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Xiaolei Fan D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiaolei Fan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46–47 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776 47
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Xiaolei Fan is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on areas spanning materials science, engineering, and chemical engineering, contributing to a wide range of studies within these fields.

The main fields of study associated with Xiaolei Fan include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering

Their work further specializes into several subfields including:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

The research topics covered by Xiaolei Fan address key areas within catalytic science and material processes, such as:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies

Xiaolei Fan has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, among whom the most frequent coauthors are:

  • Yilai Jiao
  • Christopher Hardacre
  • Huanhao Chen
  • Sarayute Chansai
  • Xiaoxia Ou

Their publication record includes papers in well-known venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (13 publications)
  • Chemical Engineering Journal (12 publications)
  • Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering (9 publications)
  • Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering (8 publications)
  • Microporous and Mesoporous Materials (6 publications)

Examples of recent papers authored or co-authored by Xiaolei Fan include:

  • "Shielding Protection by Mesoporous Catalysts for Improving Plasma-Catalytic Ambient Ammonia Synthesis," 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Mechanistic study of non-thermal plasma assisted CO2 hydrogenation over Ru supported on MgAl layered double hydroxide," 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Advances in mechanism and regulation of PANoptosis: Prospects in disease treatment," 2023, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Hydrogen production from the air," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Creation of Al-Enriched Mesoporous ZSM-5 Nanoboxes with High Catalytic Activity: Converting Tetrahedral Extra-Framework Al into Framework Sites by Post Treatment," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Best Publications

  • Mapping the Cu-BTC metal-organic framework (HKUST-1) stability envelope in the presence of water vapour for CO2 adsorption from flue gases

    Nadeen Al-Janabi;Patrick Hill;Laura Torrente-Murciano;Arthur Garforth

  • Adsorption of Cd(II) and Pb(II) ions from aqueous solutions using mesoporous activated carbon adsorbent: Equilibrium, kinetics and characterisation studies

    Edidiong D. Asuquo;Alastair Douglas Martin;Petrus Nzerem;Flor Siperstein

  • High flux and fouling resistant flat sheet polyethersulfone membranes incorporated with graphene oxide for ultrafiltration applications

    Ahmed Abdel-Karim;Sebastian Leaper;Monica Alberto;Aravind Vijayaraghavan

  • Microwave-assisted synthesis of zirconium-based metal organic frameworks (MOFs): Optimization and gas adsorption

    Reza Vakili;Shaojun Xu;Nadeen Al-Janabi;Patricia Gorgojo

  • Plasma-assisted catalytic dry reforming of methane (DRM) over metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)-based catalysts

    Reza Vakili;Rahman Gholami;Cristina E. Stere;Sarayute Chansai

  • Sustaining metal-organic frameworks for water-gas shift catalysis by non-thermal plasma

    Shaojun Xu;Sarayute Chansai;Cristina Stere;Burapat Inceesungvorn

  • Rheological behaviour of ethylene glycol-titanate nanotube nanofluids

    Haisheng Chen;Yulong Ding;Alexei Lapkin;Xiaolei Fan

  • Mechanistic Study of Non-Thermal Plasma Assisted CO2 Hydrogenation over Ru Supported on MgAl Layered Double Hydroxide

    Shanshan Xu;Sarayute Chansai;Yan Shao;Shaojun Xu

  • Flameless combustion with liquid fuel: A review focusing on fundamentals and gas turbine application

    Fei Xing;Arvind Kumar;Yue Huang;Shining Chan

  • PVDF membranes containing reduced graphene oxide: Effect of degree of reduction on membrane distillation performance

    Ahmed Abdel-Karim;Jose Miguel Luque-Alled;Sebastian Leaper;Monica Alberto

  • CO poisoning of Ru catalysts in CO2 hydrogenation under thermal and plasma conditions: a combined kinetic and diffuse reflectance infrared fourier transform spectroscopy–mass spectrometry study

    Shanshan Xu;Sarayute Chansai;Shaojun Xu;Cristina E. Stere

  • Creation of Al‐Enriched Mesoporous ZSM‐5 Nanoboxes with High Catalytic Activity: Converting Tetrahedral Extra‐Framework Al into Framework Sites via Post Treatment

    Yilai Jiao;Yilai Jiao;Luke Forster;Shaojun Xu;Huanhao Chen

  • The role of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in the catalytic ozonation of atrazine

    Xiaolei Fan;Xiaolei Fan;João Restivo;José J.M. Órfão;Manuel Fernando R. Pereira

  • Coupling non-thermal plasma with Ni catalysts supported on BETA zeolite for catalytic CO2 methanation

    Huanhao Chen;Yibing Mu;Yan Shao;Yan Shao;Sarayute Chansai

  • Investigation of pressure drop in 3D replicated open-cell foams: Coupling CFD with experimental data on additively manufactured foams

    Mauro Bracconi;Mauro Bracconi;Matteo Ambrosetti;Obinna Okafor;Victor Sans

  • Creating hierarchies promptly: microwave-accelerated synthesis of ZSM-5 zeolites on macrocellular silicon carbide (SiC) foams

    Xiaoxia Ou;Shaojun Xu;Jason M. Warnett;Stuart M. Holmes

  • Non-thermal plasma catalysis for CO2 conversion and catalyst design for the process

    Shanshan Xu;Huanhao Chen;Christopher Hardacre;Xiaolei Fan

  • A Facile Post-Synthetic Modification Method To Improve Hydrothermal Stability and CO2 Selectivity of CuBTC Metal–Organic Framework

    Nadeen Al-Janabi;Haoran Deng;Jayane Borges;Xufei Liu

  • Potential of nanofluids' to further intensify microreactors

    Xiaolei Fan;Haisheng Chen;Yulong Ding;Pawel K. Plucinski

  • Bakelite-type anionic microporous organic polymers with high capacity for selective adsorption of cationic dyes from water

    Binbin Wang;Qian Zhang;Gang Xiong;Fu Ding

  • Insights into the synergetic effect for co-pyrolysis of oil sands and biomass using microwave irradiation

    Hong Li;Jing Li;Xiaolei Fan;Xingang Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher Hardacre
Christopher Hardacre University of Manchester
Stuart M. Holmes
Stuart M. Holmes University of Manchester
Manuel Fernando R. Pereira
Manuel Fernando R. Pereira University of Porto
Sihai Yang
Sihai Yang University of Manchester
Jonathan M. J. Williams
Jonathan M. J. Williams University of Bath
Haisheng Chen
Haisheng Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yulong Ding
Yulong Ding University of Birmingham
Weiting Yang
Weiting Yang Hainan University
Peter M. Budd
Peter M. Budd University of Manchester
Aravind Vijayaraghavan
Aravind Vijayaraghavan University of Manchester

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