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Jian Xu

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1976

Publications

54

Citations

2,018

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

50

Publishing since 1976

Research summary
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This researcher's work focuses on materials engineering, particularly the development of functional surfaces and materials for energy storage and water treatment applications. Topics include conducting polymers, superhydrophobic (water-repellent) and superoleophobic (oil-repellent) surfaces for oil/water separation, carbon-based electrodes for supercapacitors and redox flow batteries, and stretchable energy-storage devices. Note that the publication list also contains several unrelated medical case reports and clinical studies, which likely reflect a different individual sharing the same name rather than this engineering researcher's work.

Conducting polymers and smart surfacesSuperhydrophobic/superoleophobic materials for oil-water separationSupercapacitors and flexible energy storageRedox flow battery materialsCarbon nanotube and graphene-based composites

Publication output was relatively steady between 2017 and 2020 (4-6 papers per year) but has slowed considerably since 2021, averaging less than one publication per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.8/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 6 publications6202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication22232024: 2 publications242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces×3
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science×2
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts×2
  • Chemical Engineering Journal×1
  • Chemosensors×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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