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Yi Xie

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2004

Publications

159

Citations

4,702

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

23

Publishing since 2004

Research summary
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This profile is associated with materials science research, but the listed publications cover a very wide and disconnected range of topics — including photocatalysis, nanostructured oxides for supercapacitors, perovskite optoelectronics, catalysis for CO2 conversion, lignin-based fire-resistant foams, carbon policy analysis, and even health-behavior and diabetic-neuropathy studies. This breadth suggests the bibliographic record may aggregate work from multiple researchers sharing the same name rather than a single coherent research program, so prospective students should verify authorship carefully before drawing conclusions about specific expertise.

Photocatalysis and semiconductor heterostructuresNanostructured metal oxides for energy storage (supercapacitors)Perovskite and quantum dot optoelectronic materialsCatalysis for CO2 conversion and hydrogen generationMiscellaneous topics (lignin materials, carbon policy, health informatics)

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, dipping notably in 2023 before rising sharply to its highest levels in 2024–2025.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 11.4/year recently
2017: 8 publications172018: 10 publications182019: 13 publications192020: 10 publications202021: 13 publications212022: 11 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 16 publications242025: 19 publications19252026: 6 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • CrystEngComm×11
  • ACS Applied Nano Materials×6
  • Nanoscale×6
  • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects×5
  • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical×4
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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 20, 2026.

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