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Xiaoxu Zhao

Xiaoxu Zhao

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
67
Citations
15446
World Ranking
5136
National Ranking
1576

Xiaoxu Zhao 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 Xiaoxu Zhao sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 159 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xiaoxu Zhao 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 Xiaoxu Zhao sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xiaoxu Zhao is a researcher affiliated with Peking University in China, specializing in materials science with a focus on materials chemistry. Their work spans various subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, atomic and molecular physics and optics, and molecular biology.

The research topics covered by Xiaoxu Zhao include:

  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Graphene research and applications
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Advanced battery technologies research

Among recent publications, some notable papers include:

  • "Scalable two-step annealing method for preparing ultra-high-density single-atom catalyst libraries," 2021, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Defect Engineering of Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides: Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities," 2021, ACS Nano
  • "Atomically Dispersed Cobalt Trifunctional Electrocatalysts with Tailored Coordination Environment for Flexible Rechargeable Zn-Air Battery and Self-Driven Water Splitting," 2020, Advanced Energy Materials
  • "Epitaxial Growth of Centimeter-Scale Single-Crystal MoS2 Monolayer on Au(111)," 2020, ACS Nano
  • "Engineering covalently bonded 2D layered materials by self-intercalation," 2020, Nature

Xiaoxu Zhao has frequently collaborated with the following co-authors:

  • Stephen J. Pennycook
  • Xiaocang Han
  • Kian Ping Loh
  • Zheng Liu
  • Shibo Xi

Their work has been published predominantly in the following academic venues:

  • Nature Communications
  • ACS Nano
  • Advanced Materials
  • Nano Letters
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Best Publications

  • Scalable two-step annealing method for preparing ultra-high-density single-atom catalyst libraries

    Xiao Hai;Shibo Xi;Sharon Mitchell;Karim Harrath;Karim Harrath

  • Defect Engineering of Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides: Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities

    Qijie Liang;Qian Zhang;Xiaoxu Zhao;Meizhuang Liu

  • Hierarchically Porous Carbon Plates Derived from Wood as Bifunctional ORR/OER Electrodes

    Xinwen Peng;Lei Zhang;Zhongxin Chen;Linxin Zhong

  • Direct Synthesis of Large-Area 2D Mo 2 C on In Situ Grown Graphene.

    Dechao Geng;Xiaoxu Zhao;Zhongxin Chen;Weiwei Sun;Weiwei Sun

  • Chemically Exfoliated VSe2 Monolayers with Room-Temperature Ferromagnetism.

    Wei Yu;Jing Li;Tun Seng Herng;Zishen Wang

  • Atomically-thin Bi2MoO6 nanosheets with vacancy pairs for improved photocatalytic CO2 reduction

    Jun Di;Xiaoxu Zhao;Cheng Lian;Mengxia Ji

  • Epitaxial Growth of Centimeter-Scale Single-Crystal MoS2 Monolayer on Au(111).

    Pengfei Yang;Shuqing Zhang;Shuangyuan Pan;Bin Tang

  • Atomically Dispersed Cobalt Trifunctional Electrocatalysts with Tailored Coordination Environment for Flexible Rechargeable Zn–Air Battery and Self-Driven Water Splitting

    Zheye Zhang;Xiaoxu Zhao;Shibo Xi;Lili Zhang

  • Chemical Vapor Deposition of Large-Size Monolayer MoSe2 Crystals on Molten Glass.

    Jianyi Chen;Xiaoxu Zhao;Sherman Jun Rong Tan;Hai Xu

  • Ultrathin quantum light source with van der Waals NbOCl_2 crystal

    Unknown

  • Engineering covalently bonded 2D layered materials by self-intercalation.

    Xiaoxu Zhao;Peng Song;Chengcai Wang;Anders Christian Riis-Jensen

  • Fabrication of Flexible Thermoelectric Thin Film Devices by Inkjet Printing

    Ziyang Lu;Michael Layani;Xiaoxu Zhao;Li Ping Tan

  • Phase Restructuring in Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Highly Stable Energy Storage

    Kai Leng;Zhongxin Chen;Xiaoxu Zhao;Wei Tang

  • Olivine-Type Nanosheets for Lithium Ion Battery Cathodes

    Xianhong Rui;Xiaoxu Zhao;Ziyang Lu;Huiteng Tan

  • Ultrasensitive 2D Bi2O2Se Phototransistors on Silicon Substrates

    Qundong Fu;Chao Zhu;Xiaoxu Zhao;Xingli Wang

  • Sliding induced multiple polarization states in two-dimensional ferroelectrics

    Unknown

  • Molecular Beam Epitaxy of Highly Crystalline Monolayer Molybdenum Disulfide on Hexagonal Boron Nitride.

    Deyi Fu;Xiaoxu Zhao;Yu-Yang Zhang;Lingjun Li

  • Highly Efficient 2D NIR-II Photothermal Agent with Fenton Catalytic Activity for Cancer Synergistic Photothermal-Chemodynamic Therapy

    Qiuhong Zhang;Qiangbing Guo;Qian Chen;Xiaoxu Zhao

  • Interface confined hydrogen evolution reaction in zero valent metal nanoparticles-intercalated molybdenum disulfide

    Zhongxin Chen;Kai Leng;Xiaoxu Zhao;Souradip Malkhandi

  • Molecular-Beam Epitaxy of Two-Dimensional In2Se3 and Its Giant Electroresistance Switching in Ferroresistive Memory Junction.

    Sock Mui Poh;Sock Mui Poh;Sherman Jun Rong Tan;Sherman Jun Rong Tan;Han Wang;Pen Song

  • A non-dispersion strategy for large-scale production of ultra-high concentration graphene slurries in water

    Lei Dong;Zhongxin Chen;Xiaoxu Zhao;Jianhua Ma

  • Chemical Stabilization of 1T' Phase Transition Metal Dichalcogenides with Giant Optical Kerr Nonlinearity.

    Sherman J. R. Tan;Ibrahim Abdelwahab;Zijing Ding;Xiaoxu Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen J. Pennycook
Stephen J. Pennycook University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Kian Ping Loh
Kian Ping Loh National University of Singapore
Zhongxin Chen
Zhongxin Chen National University of Singapore
Wu Zhou
Wu Zhou University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wei Fu
Wei Fu A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Kai Leng
Kai Leng Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Shibo Xi
Shibo Xi Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Zheng Liu
Zheng Liu Nanyang Technological University
Jiong Lu
Jiong Lu National University of Singapore
Wei Tang
Wei Tang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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