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Lang Xu

Materials Science · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1990Rising activity
Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesUltrasonics and Acoustic Wave PropagationElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

Publications

77

Citations

3,287

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

37

Publishing since 1990

Research summary
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This publication record appears to combine work from multiple distinct researchers sharing the same name, spanning surface science and catalysis (studying how metal surfaces and nanoparticles behave during chemical reactions like CO2 conversion and oxygen reduction), materials engineering (superhydrophobic coatings, photonic materials, microdroplet physics), and unrelated fields such as food science, plasma physics, and clinical microbiology. The core recurring theme, when catalysis-related papers are considered together, involves using surface chemistry and computational methods to understand how atoms rearrange on metal surfaces and nanoparticle coatings during catalytic reactions. Prospective students should verify which specific body of work and institutional affiliation corresponds to the PI they are considering, as this record likely conflates several individuals.

Surface science and catalysis on metal surfacesElectrocatalysis for CO2 and oxygen reduction reactionsNanoparticle surface chemistry and coatingsSuperhydrophobic and functional material surfacesMixed/unrelated topics suggesting possible name overlap across researchers

Publication output has been variable but shows an increase in recent years, rising from single digits annually in 2017-2023 to a peak of 13 in 2024, with a mean of 5.6 papers 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 5.6/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 9 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 8 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 13 publications13242025: 7 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
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  • Surface Science×4
  • ACS Catalysis×3
  • Advanced Materials×3
  • Science×2
  • The Science of The Total Environment×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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