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Aerogels and thermal insulation

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Tiantian Xue
Sun Yat-sen University
2
Le Duong Hung Anh
Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City
3
Jingran Guo
Harbin Institute of Technology
4
Yinglai Hou
Northwestern Polytechnical University
5
Mingrui Wu
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering
6
Peiying Hu
Wuhan Textile University
7
Alyne Lamy-Mendes
University of Coimbra
8
Ana Iglesias‐Mejuto
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
9
Priyanka Lamba
University of Delhi
10
Xinyi Chang
Donghua University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Hydrophilic Polymer Foam as a Monolithic Interfacial Solar Evaporator With Rapid Self‐Cleaning, High Evaporation Efficiency, and Salt Resistance
Advanced Functional Materials|2024
85 cit.
2
Multiphase Symbiotic Engineered Elastic Ceramic‐Carbon Aerogels with Advanced Thermal Protection in Extreme Oxidative Environments
Advanced Materials|2024
54 cit.
3
Dimensional upgrading of 0D silica nanospheres to 3D networking toward robust aerogels for fire resistance and low-carbon applications
Materials Science and Engineering R Reports|2024
48 cit.
4
Freezing‐Assisted Direct Ink Writing of Customized Polyimide Aerogels with Controllable Micro‐ and Macro‐ Structures for Thermal Insulation
Advanced Functional Materials|2024
43 cit.
5
Ultra-strong skin-core polymer aerogel fibers via wet-freeze spinning
Matter|2025
32 cit.
6
Magnetic graphene composite aerogel for highly efficient electromagnetic wave absorption and anti-corrosion
Journal of Material Science and Technology|2025
31 cit.
7
Fatigue-resistant and thermal insulating polyimide nanofibrous aerogels with temperature-invariant flexibility and nanofiber–lamella crosslinking architecture
Journal of Materials Chemistry A|2024
19 cit.
8
In vivo bioaccumulation and responses of hemocytes of mussels Perna viridis to microplastics and nanoplastics exposure
Journal of Hazardous Materials|2024
19 cit.
9
3D-printed aerogels as theranostic implants monitored by fluorescence bioimaging
Bioactive Materials|2024
17 cit.
10
Hierarchically Porous Carbon Colloidal Aerogels for Highly Efficient Flow Cells
Advanced Functional Materials|2024
16 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Wim J. Malfait
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
2
Changqing Hong
Harbin Institute of Technology
3
Qiangqiang Zhang
Lanzhou University
4
Suhaib M. Hameedi
Zayed University
5
Wenshuai Chen
Xizang Minzu University
6
Yajun Huang
Shanghai Electric (China)
7
Yuelei Pan
University of Science and Technology of China
8
Hai‐Wei Liang
University of Science and Technology of China
9
Xiaofeng Sui
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University
10
Xiaoding Wei
Peking University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Phase diagrams guide synthesis of highly ordered intermetallic electrocatalysts: separating alloying and ordering stages
Nature Communications|2022
194 cit.
2
Small molecule-assisted synthesis of carbon supported platinum intermetallic fuel cell catalysts
Nature Communications|2022
176 cit.
3
Macroscopic electromagnetic synergy network-enhanced N-doped Ni/C gigahertz microwave absorber with regulable microtopography
Nano Research|2023
114 cit.
4
Machine-learning-accelerated design of high-performance platinum intermetallic nanoparticle fuel cell catalysts
Nature Communications|2024
109 cit.
5
Promoting ordering degree of intermetallic fuel cell catalysts by low-melting-point metal doping
Nature Communications|2023
107 cit.
6
Conductor-semiconductor heterointerface polarization enhancement for superior electromagnetic wave absorption
Journal of Material Science and Technology|2025
106 cit.
7
Intermetallic PtFe Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Ordering Degree‐Dependent Performance
Small|2022
104 cit.
8
Revealing the room temperature superplasticity in bulk recrystallized molybdenum
Nature Communications|2023
70 cit.
9
Growth mechanism and structure regulation of super-elastic SiC aerogels for thermal insulation and electromagnetic wave absorption
Chemical Engineering Journal|2023
69 cit.
10
Self-assembly cellulose nanocrystals/SiO2 composite aerogel under freeze-drying: Adsorption towards dye contaminant
Applied Surface Science|2022
66 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Bin Ding
Shanghai Polytechnic University
2
Shu‐Hong Yu
Southern University of Science and Technology
3
Xuetong Zhang
Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics
4
Ирина Смирнова
Universität Hamburg
5
Toshiya Watanabe
The University of Tokyo
6
Nicholas Leventis
Missouri University of Science and Technology
7
Chariklia Sotiriou‐Leventis
Missouri University of Science and Technology
8
Tatiana Budtova
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
9
Kazuyoshi Kanamori
Kyoto University
10
Hai M. Duong
National University of Singapore

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Light-induced amphiphilic surfaces
Nature|1997
3.4k cit.
2
Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon Nanofibers as an Efficient Electrode Material for Supercapacitors
ACS Nano|2012
1.7k cit.
3
A Plasmonic Photocatalyst Consisting of Silver Nanoparticles Embedded in Titanium Dioxide
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2008
1.5k cit.
4
Effects of the Surface Roughness on Sliding Angles of Water Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Langmuir|2000
1.3k cit.
5
A Flexible and Highly Pressure‐Sensitive Graphene–Polyurethane Sponge Based on Fractured Microstructure Design
Advanced Materials|2013
1.1k cit.
6
Ultralight nanofibre-assembled cellular aerogels with superelasticity and multifunctionality
Nature Communications|2014
1.1k cit.
7
Macroscopic Multifunctional Graphene-Based Hydrogels and Aerogels by a Metal Ion Induced Self-Assembly Process
ACS Nano|2012
1.1k cit.
8
Flexible graphene–polyaniline composite paper for high-performance supercapacitor
Energy & Environmental Science|2013
1.1k cit.
9
An efficient molybdenum disulfide/cobalt diselenide hybrid catalyst for electrochemical hydrogen generation
Nature Communications|2015
1k cit.
10
Mechanically strong and highly conductive graphene aerogel and its use as electrodes for electrochemical power sources
Journal of Materials Chemistry|2011
972 cit.

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