2026 Xiaoxing Xi: 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	65	5674	5489	1469	1374	442	13955

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Andrei Sakharov Prize, American Physical Society
2007 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his extensive and seminal contributions to the science and applications of thin film materials including high temperature superconductors, ferroelectrics, and magnesium diboride

Overview

Xiaoxing Xi is affiliated with Temple University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Materials Science, with a focus on condensed matter physics and materials chemistry. Their subfields of study include electronic, optical and magnetic materials, electrical and electronic engineering, and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

Their main research topics cover physics of superconductivity and magnetism, superconductivity in MgB₂ and alloys, iron-based superconductors research, magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials, ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials, electronic and structural properties of oxides, and silicon carbide semiconductor technologies.

Recent papers by Xiaoxing Xi reflect this diverse research scope. These include:

Proximity-Induced Superconductivity in Monolayer MoS₂, 2020, ACS Nano
Visualization of defect induced in-gap states in monolayer MoS2, 2022, npj 2D Materials and Applications
Spectroscopic Evidence of a Dimensionality-Induced Metal-to-Insulator Transition in the Ruddlesden-Popper La_n+1Ni_nO_3n+1 Series, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
THz Heterodyne System Using Novel Mixer and Local Oscillator Devices, 2022, 2022 47th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz)
Fabrication and Radio Frequency Properties of 3-GHz SRF Cavities Coated with MgB2, 2020, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism

Xiaoxing Xi frequently collaborates with several researchers. Some of their most common co-authors are Ke Chen, Weibing Yang, Daniel Cunnane, Boris S. Karasik, and Jay R. Paudel.

Their publications have appeared mostly in venues such as IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, ACS Nano, npj 2D Materials and Applications, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and the 2022 47th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz).

In recognition of their contributions to the scientific community, Xiaoxing Xi has received awards including the Andrei Sakharov Prize from the American Physical Society in 2020. They were also named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2007, with a citation noting their extensive work on thin film materials, including high temperature superconductors, ferroelectrics, and magnesium diboride.

Best Publications

In situ epitaxial MgB2 thin films for superconducting electronics.

Xianghui Zeng;Alexej V. Pogrebnyakov;Armen Kotcharov;James E. Jones

526
Citations
Giant magnetoresistance in epitaxial Nd0.7Sr0.3MnO3−δ thin films

G. C. Xiong;Q. Li;H. L. Ju;S. N. Mao

453
Citations
Probing Nanoscale Ferroelectricity by Ultraviolet Raman Spectroscopy

D. A. Tenne;A. Bruchhausen;N. D. Lanzillotti-Kimura;A. Fainstein

382
Citations
Soft-mode hardening in SrTiO3 thin films

A. A. Sirenko;C. Bernhard;A. Golnik;Anna M. Clark

364
Citations
High-field superconductivity in alloyed MgB 2 thin films

V. Braccini;A. Gurevich;J. E. Giencke;M. C. Jewell

325
Citations
Exploiting dimensionality and defect mitigation to create tunable microwave dielectrics

Che Hui Lee;Che Hui Lee;Nathan D. Orloff;Nathan D. Orloff;Turan Birol;Ye Zhu

295
Citations
Two-band superconductor magnesium diboride

X X Xi

290
Citations
Thermodynamics of the Mg–B system: Implications for the deposition of MgB2 thin films

Zi Kui Liu;D. G. Schlom;Qi Li;X. X. Xi

271
Citations
Thickness dependence of dielectric loss in SrTiO3 thin films

Hong-Cheng Li;Weidong Si;Alexander D. West;X. X. Xi

235
Citations
Electron tunneling into thin films of Y1Ba2Cu3O7

J. Geerk;X. X. Xi;G. Linker

229
Citations
Observation of the First-Order Raman Scattering in SrTiO 3 Thin Films

A. A. Sirenko;I. A. Akimov;J. R. Fox;A. M. Clark

216
Citations
Origin of surface roughness for c‐axis oriented Y‐Ba‐Cu‐O superconducting films

C. C. Chang;X. D. Wu;R. Ramesh;X. X. Xi

199
Citations
Electric field effect in high Tc superconducting ultrathin YBa2Cu3O7−x films

X. X. Xi;Q. Li;C. Doughty;C. Kwon

191
Citations
Near single crystal-level dielectric loss and nonlinearity in pulsed laser deposited SrTiO3 thin films

Hong-Cheng Li;Weidong Si;Alexander D. West;X. X. Xi

188
Citations
Enhancement of the superconducting transition temperature of MgB2 by a strain-induced bond-stretching mode softening

A. V. Pogrebnyakov;J. M. Redwing;S. Raghavan;V. Vaithyanathan

187
Citations
Superconducting and structural properties of YBaCuO thin films deposited by inverted cylindrical magnetron sputtering

X. X. Xi;G. Linker;O. Meyer;E. Nold

185
Citations
Control of growth direction of epitaxial YBaCuO thin films on SrTiO3-substrates

G. Linker;X. X. Xi;O. Meyer;Qi Li

169
Citations
Structural perfection of Y‐Ba‐Cu‐O thin films controlled by the growth mechanism

R. Ramesh;C. C. Chang;T. S. Ravi;D. M. Hwang

164
Citations
Oxide Thin Films for Tunable Microwave Devices

X. X. Xi;Hong Cheng Li;Weidong Si;A. A. Sirenko

163
Citations
MgB2 thin films by hybrid physical–chemical vapor deposition

X.X. Xi;A.V. Pogrebnyakov;S.Y. Xu;K. Chen

160
Citations
Preparation and superconducting properties of ultrathin YBa2Cu3O7−x films

X. X. Xi;J. Geerk;G. Linker;Q. Li

159
Citations