Daniel R. King

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Daniel R. King is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Medicine and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel R. King has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 22 papers in Molecular Medicine and 17 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Daniel R. King's work include Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (22 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (20 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (16 papers). Daniel R. King is often cited by papers focused on Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (22 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (20 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (16 papers). Daniel R. King collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Daniel R. King's co-authors include Jian Ping Gong, Takayuki Kurokawa, Tao Lin Sun, Riku Takahashi, Alfred J. Crosby, Yiwan Huang, Michael D. Bartlett, Duncan J. Irschick, Tasuku Nakajima and Takayuki Nonoyama and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, PLoS ONE and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Daniel R. King

44 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Tough Hydrogels with Fast, Strong, and Reversible Underwa... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Tough Hydrogels with Fast, Strong, and Reversible Underwater Adhesion Based on a Multiscale Design
    2018 313 citations Tao Lin Sun, Riku Takahashi et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Daniel R. King Japan 25 1.3k 743 641 594 518 45 2.4k
Alba Marcellan France 24 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.4× 574 0.9× 577 1.0× 459 0.9× 59 2.8k
Ruobing Bai United States 25 2.3k 1.8× 1.1k 1.4× 906 1.4× 830 1.4× 600 1.2× 63 4.1k
Honglei Guo China 21 899 0.7× 730 1.0× 497 0.8× 454 0.8× 250 0.5× 69 2.2k
Tongqing Lu China 32 2.5k 2.0× 548 0.7× 862 1.3× 713 1.2× 168 0.3× 107 3.4k
Zhigang Suo United States 8 1.2k 0.9× 315 0.4× 375 0.6× 415 0.7× 397 0.8× 11 1.8k
Quansan Yang United States 14 1.3k 1.0× 418 0.6× 232 0.4× 424 0.7× 450 0.9× 22 2.2k
Junsoo Kim South Korea 22 1.1k 0.9× 531 0.7× 573 0.9× 498 0.8× 204 0.4× 63 2.5k
Mutian Hua United States 25 2.5k 2.0× 978 1.3× 1.5k 2.4× 793 1.3× 660 1.3× 39 4.6k
Canhui Yang China 25 3.5k 2.8× 948 1.3× 967 1.5× 1.3k 2.2× 421 0.8× 64 4.6k
Guodong Nian China 19 1.3k 1.0× 473 0.6× 682 1.1× 417 0.7× 164 0.3× 35 2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daniel R. King

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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King, Daniel R., Tsuyoshi Okumura, Mohamad Alaa Terkawi, et al.. (2025). Porous and Tough Polyacrylamide/Carboxymethyl Cellulose Gels Chemically Crosslinked via Cryo-UV Polymerization for Sustained Drug Release. Gels. 11(6). 453–453.
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Yoshida, Masahiro, et al.. (2024). Pre-yielding and necking process of double network hydrogels revealed by sample geometry effects. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 69. 102163–102163. 7 indexed citations
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Zhu, Ruijie, Huijun Yang, Wei Cui, et al.. (2022). High strength hydrogels enable dendrite-free Zn metal anodes and high-capacity Zn–MnO2 batteries via a modified mechanical suppression effect. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 10(6). 3122–3133. 39 indexed citations
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King, Daniel R. & Jian Ping Gong. (2021). Hierarchical toughening: A step toward matching the complexity of biological materials. Chem. 7(5). 1153–1155. 3 indexed citations
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Cui, Wei, Yiwan Huang, Liang Chen, et al.. (2021). Tiny yet tough: Maximizing the toughness of fiber-reinforced soft composites in the absence of a fiber-fracture mechanism. Matter. 4(11). 3646–3661. 30 indexed citations
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Okumura, Tsuyoshi, Riku Takahashi, Katsumi Hagita, Daniel R. King, & Jian Ping Gong. (2021). Improving the strength and toughness of macroscale double networks by exploiting Poisson’s ratio mismatch. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 13280–13280. 22 indexed citations
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King, Daniel R., et al.. (2020). High-Fidelity Hydrogel Thin Films Processed from Deep Eutectic Solvents. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(38). 43191–43200. 9 indexed citations
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King, Daniel R., et al.. (2020). Anisotropic Double-Network Hydrogels via Controlled Orientation of a Physical Sacrificial Network. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 2(6). 2350–2358. 28 indexed citations
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Yin, Haiyan, Daniel R. King, Tao Lin Sun, et al.. (2020). Polyzwitterions as a Versatile Building Block of Tough Hydrogels: From Polyelectrolyte Complex Gels to Double-Network Gels. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(44). 50068–50076. 33 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Riku, et al.. (2019). Double network hydrogels based on semi-rigid polyelectrolyte physical networks. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 7(41). 6347–6354. 40 indexed citations
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Sun, Tao Lin, Kunpeng Cui, Daniel R. King, et al.. (2019). Facile synthesis of novel elastomers with tunable dynamics for toughness, self-healing and adhesion. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7(29). 17334–17344. 95 indexed citations
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King, Daniel R., Tsuyoshi Okumura, Riku Takahashi, Takayuki Kurokawa, & Jian Ping Gong. (2019). Macroscale Double Networks: Design Criteria for Optimizing Strength and Toughness. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(38). 35343–35353. 68 indexed citations
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Hubbard, Amber M., Wei Cui, Yiwan Huang, et al.. (2019). Hydrogel/Elastomer Laminates Bonded via Fabric Interphases for Stimuli-Responsive Actuators. Matter. 1(3). 674–689. 101 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Riku, Tao Lin Sun, Yoshiyuki Saruwatari, et al.. (2018). Creating Stiff, Tough, and Functional Hydrogel Composites with Low‐Melting‐Point Alloys. Advanced Materials. 30(16). e1706885–e1706885. 94 indexed citations
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Luo, Feng, Tao Lin Sun, Tasuku Nakajima, et al.. (2016). Strong and Tough Polyion-Complex Hydrogels from Oppositely Charged Polyelectrolytes: A Comparative Study with Polyampholyte Hydrogels. Macromolecules. 49(7). 2750–2760. 106 indexed citations
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Gilman, Casey, et al.. (2015). Geckos as Springs: Mechanics Explain Across-Species Scaling of Adhesion. PLoS ONE. 10(9). e0134604–e0134604. 30 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Michael V., Daniel R. King, Paul C. Painter, et al.. (2014). Ionic aggregate dissolution and conduction in a plasticized single-ion polymer conductor. Polymer. 59. 133–143. 52 indexed citations
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King, Daniel R., et al.. (2013). The Tensile Creep Response of a Wood-Plastic Composite in Cold Regions. 771–778. 2 indexed citations
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Bartlett, Michael D., et al.. (2012). Looking Beyond Fibrillar Features to Scale Gecko‐Like Adhesion. Advanced Materials. 24(8). 1078–1083. 259 indexed citations
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Tudryn, Gregory J., et al.. (2011). Molecular mobility and cation conduction in sulfonated polyester copolymer ionomers. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2011. 1 indexed citations

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