Jia‐Kai Sun

1.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
13 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Jia‐Kai Sun is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Pollution and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Jia‐Kai Sun has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 5 papers in Pollution and 5 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Jia‐Kai Sun's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (5 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (5 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (4 papers). Jia‐Kai Sun is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (5 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (5 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (4 papers). Jia‐Kai Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Jia‐Kai Sun's co-authors include Susannah L. Scott, Mahdi M. Abu‐Omar, Anne M. LaPointe, Baron Peters, Ryan Yappert, Manhao Zeng, Fan Zhang, Jia‐Wei Wang, Tong‐Bu Lu and Hai‐Hua Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Jia‐Kai Sun

12 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Polyethylene upcycling to long-chain alkylaromatics by tandem hydrogenolysis/aromatization

2020 639 citations Fan Zhang, Manhao Zeng et al. Science profile →
Catalytic Upcycling of Polyolefins

2024 110 citations Jia‐Kai Sun, Jinhu Dong et al. Chemical Reviews profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jia‐Kai Sun

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13 of 13 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Anionic Surfactants from Reactive Separation of Hydrocarbons Derived from Polyethylene Upcycling 2025 ·Langmuir ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jia‐Kai Sun, Xichen Liang, Yanyan Zhu, Matthew E. Helgeson, Eric Masanet, Susannah L. Scott, Mahdi M. Abu‐Omar	0
2	Supported Platinum Nanoparticles Catalyzed Carbon–Carbon Bond Cleavage of Polyolefins: Role of the Oxide Support Acidity 2024 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·(unknown), Yu‐Hsuan Lee, Jia‐Kai Sun, (unknown), (unknown), Robert M. Kennedy, Chao Meng, Ranjan Kumar Behera, Yiyu Wang, Long Qi, Aaron D. Sadow, Wenyu Huang, Magali Ferrandon, Susannah L. Scott, Kenneth R. Poeppelmeier, Mahdi M. Abu‐Omar, Massimiliano Delferro	14
3	Catalytic Upcycling of Polyolefins breakdown → 2024 ·Chemical Reviews ·Jia‐Kai Sun, Jinhu Dong, (unknown), Yu‐Quan Zhao, Hyunjin Moon, Susannah L. Scott	110
4	Bifunctional tandem catalytic upcycling of polyethylene to surfactant-range alkylaromatics 2023 ·Chem ·Jia‐Kai Sun, Yu‐Hsuan Lee, Ryan Yappert, Anne M. LaPointe, Geoffrey W. Coates, Baron Peters, Mahdi M. Abu‐Omar, Susannah L. Scott	65
5	Quantitative analyses of products and rates in polyethylene depolymerization and upcycling 2023 ·STAR Protocols ·Yu‐Hsuan Lee, Jia‐Kai Sun, Susannah L. Scott, Mahdi M. Abu‐Omar	8
6	Polyethylene upcycling to long-chain alkylaromatics by tandem hydrogenolysis/aromatization breakdown → 2020 ·Science ·Fan Zhang, Manhao Zeng, Ryan Yappert, Jia‐Kai Sun, (unknown), Anne M. LaPointe, Baron Peters, Mahdi M. Abu‐Omar, Susannah L. Scott	639
7	Visible‐Light‐Driven CO₂ Reduction Catalyzed by a Dinuclear Nickel Complex 2020 ·European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry ·Jia‐Wei Wang, Jia‐Kai Sun, Dongcheng Liu, Long Jiang	7
8	A Molecular Cobalt Hydrogen Evolution Catalyst Showing High Activity and Outstanding Tolerance to CO and O₂ 2019 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Jia‐Wei Wang, Kosei Yamauchi, Hai‐Hua Huang, Jia‐Kai Sun, Zhi‐Mei Luo, Di‐Chang Zhong, Tong‐Bu Lu, Ken Sakai	65
9	A Molecular Cobalt Hydrogen Evolution Catalyst Showing High Activity and Outstanding Tolerance to CO and O₂ 2019 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Jia‐Wei Wang, Kosei Yamauchi, Hai‐Hua Huang, Jia‐Kai Sun, Zhi‐Mei Luo, Di‐Chang Zhong, Tong‐Bu Lu, Ken Sakai	8
10	Electrocatalytic and Photocatalytic Reduction of CO₂ to CO by Cobalt(II) Tripodal Complexes: Low Overpotentials, High Efficiency and Selectivity 2018 ·ChemSusChem ·Jia‐Wei Wang, Hai‐Hua Huang, Jia‐Kai Sun, Ting Ouyang, Di‐Chang Zhong, Tong‐Bu Lu	1
11	Syngas Production with a Highly-Robust Nickel(II) Homogeneous Electrocatalyst in a Water-Containing System 2018 ·ACS Catalysis ·Jia‐Wei Wang, Hai‐Hua Huang, Jia‐Kai Sun, Di‐Chang Zhong, Tong‐Bu Lu	53
12	Electrocatalytic and Photocatalytic Reduction of CO₂ to CO by Cobalt(II) Tripodal Complexes: Low Overpotentials, High Efficiency and Selectivity 2018 ·ChemSusChem ·Jia‐Wei Wang, Hai‐Hua Huang, Jia‐Kai Sun, Ting Ouyang, Di‐Chang Zhong, Tong‐Bu Lu	91
13	Assembly of BF₄⁻, PF₆⁻, ClO₄⁻ and F⁻ with trinuclear copper(i) acetylide complexes bearing amide groups: structural diversity, photophysics and anion binding properties 2015 ·RSC Advances ·Huayun Shi, Yong‐Liang Huang, Jia‐Kai Sun, Ji‐Jun Jiang, (unknown), (unknown), Chi‐Keung Lam, Hsiu‐Yi Chao	15

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