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Xiaodong Xu

University of Washington

Xu Xiaodong, is a Chinese mixed martial artist who is known for challenging and fighting fraudulent and traditional martial artists. He gained prominence online after he was filmed defeating self-proclaimed Tai chi master Wei Lei in 2017.

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Publications402Total indexed works
Citations63,277Source-reported citations
h-index94Source-reported h-index
i10-index213Source-reported i10-index

Biography, research & contributions

Xu Xiaodong, is a Chinese mixed martial artist who is known for challenging and fighting fraudulent and traditional martial artists. He gained prominence online after he was filmed defeating self-proclaimed Tai chi master Wei Lei in 2017.

Affiliation

University of Washington

Top Publications

  • Layer-dependent ferromagnetism in a van der Waals crystal down to the monolayer limit (2017) - 5,995 citations
  • Coupled Spin and Valley Physics in Monolayers of MoS 2 and Other Group-VI Dichalcogenides (2012) - 5,182 citations
  • Spin and pseudospins in layered transition metal dichalcogenides (2014) - 2,866 citations
  • Valleytronics in 2D materials (2016) - 2,707 citations
  • Observation of long-lived interlayer excitons in monolayer MoSe2–WSe2 heterostructures (2015) - 1,711 citations

At a glance

Full name
Xiaodong Xu
ORCID
0000-0003-0348-2095
OpenAlex ID
https://openalex.org/A5004224533

Research interests

  • 2D Materials and Applications, Topological Materials and Phenomena, Graphene research and applications, Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices, Quantum and electron transport phenomena

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    Most-cited linked publications

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    1. 5,995OpenAlex citations
    2. 5,182OpenAlex citations
    3. 2,866OpenAlex citations
    4. Valleytronics in 2D materials ↗2016 · Nature Reviews Materials
      2,707OpenAlex citations
    5. 1,711OpenAlex citations

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    1. Valleytronics in 2D materials ↗2016 · Nature Reviews Materials

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      Xiaodong Xu. JournalsWorld. Accessed October 8, 2026.

      https://journalsworld.com/researchers/xiaodong-xu/