Kai Chen

12.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
482 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Kai Chen is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Chen has authored 482 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 146 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 117 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kai Chen's work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (39 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (33 papers) and Tribology and Wear Analysis (32 papers). Kai Chen is often cited by papers focused on Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (39 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (33 papers) and Tribology and Wear Analysis (32 papers). Kai Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Kai Chen's co-authors include Dekun Zhang, Joseph M. DeSimone, D.Q. Kelly, Rima Janusziewicz, Ashley R. Johnson, Edward T. Samulski, David Shirvanyants, John R. Tumbleston, Robert K. Pinschmidt and Jason P. Rolland and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Kai Chen

429 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Continuous liquid interface production of 3D objects

2015 1.7k citations Kai Chen et al. profile →
Investigation on flow and heat transfer in various channels based on triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS)

2023 104 citations Kai Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Chen China	46	3.0k	2.7k	2.5k	2.0k	1.4k	482	10.0k
Alfonso Maffezzoli Italy	54	2.2k 0.7×	2.5k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	2.2k 1.5×	256	9.3k
Xiaolong Wang China	63	4.9k 1.7×	2.9k 1.1×	3.2k 1.3×	1.4k 0.7×	1.9k 1.3×	439	13.3k
Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian India	66	4.8k 1.6×	3.9k 1.5×	5.0k 2.0×	1.2k 0.6×	3.5k 2.5×	563	17.1k
Iwona Jasiuk United States	46	2.1k 0.7×	2.1k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	2.4k 1.2×	773 0.5×	212	7.4k
Zhibing Zhang China	61	3.4k 1.2×	3.8k 1.4×	2.1k 0.8×	565 0.3×	1.1k 0.8×	463	13.1k
Hong Wu China	46	1.6k 0.5×	3.1k 1.2×	3.5k 1.4×	723 0.4×	934 0.7×	319	7.9k
Bin Zou China	50	2.2k 0.8×	4.7k 1.8×	2.3k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	355 0.2×	343	9.3k
L. Nicolais Italy	56	2.2k 0.7×	2.4k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	3.0k 2.1×	395	11.0k
Costas A. Charitidis Greece	42	1.7k 0.6×	2.4k 0.9×	3.6k 1.4×	2.1k 1.1×	692 0.5×	284	7.8k
Zhong Zhang China	70	4.9k 1.7×	3.5k 1.3×	6.8k 2.7×	3.5k 1.8×	1.1k 0.8×	436	18.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Chen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tang, Tian, Shunzheng Zhao, Kai Chen, et al.. (2025). Dual effect of anchored sulphur and activated oxygen in the catalytic oxidation of organic sulfur over Pt single-atom catalysts. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 688. 264–275. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Qian, Xiaoming Liu, Kai Chen, et al.. (2025). Synthesis of collagen-grafted polyacrylamide hydrogel for biomedical applications. Reactive and Functional Polymers. 212. 106243–106243. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Lu, Hongwei Tu, Liping Lin, et al.. (2025). Precisely controlled low-valent nickel sites in planar polyphthalocyanine for enhanced urea oxidation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 14(5). 3012–3020. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xinghua, Kai Chen, Nan Xu, et al.. (2025). DEMO: Reframing Dialogue Interaction with Fine-grained Element Modeling. 11373–11401. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Kai, et al.. (2025). Investigating the Architecture of Coupled Markov Chains: From Foundational Traits to Unified Convergence. 2(4). 293–299.

Chen, Kai, et al.. (2024). Dual-network nanocomposite robust hydrogel with excellent durability properties as cartilage replacement. Tribology International. 194. 109518–109518. 15 indexed citations

Liang, Peipei, Xuqiang Zhang, Bingjun Yang, et al.. (2024). N-doped three-dimensional carbon nanosheets: Facile synthesis and high-concentration dye adsorption. Separation and Purification Technology. 359. 130621–130621. 4 indexed citations

Zou, Degao, et al.. (2024). A unified soil reaction model for laterally loaded monopiles in soft and stiff clays. Computers and Geotechnics. 177. 106819–106819. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Jiamei, Tianyu Zhu, Yule Wu, et al.. (2024). The effect of nano-sized precipitates on stress corrosion cracking propagation of Alloy 718 under constant loads in PWR primary water. Corrosion Science. 242. 112577–112577. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Shunrong, Xiaolan Zhang, Jingwen Yan, et al.. (2024). The learning curve of the MS-TRAM/DIEP breast reconstruction by dual-trained breast surgeons. BMC Surgery. 24(1). 53–53. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Kai, et al.. (2024). Contact Parameter Calibration for Discrete Element Potato Minituber Seed Simulation. Agriculture. 14(12). 2298–2298. 5 indexed citations

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Gong, Xiaodi, et al.. (2024). Pyroptosis-associated genes and tumor immune response in endometrial cancer. Discover Oncology. 15(1). 433–433.

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Jin, Shaohua, et al.. (2024). Preparation, Thermal Behavior, and Conformational Stability of HMX/Cyclopentanone Cocrystallization. Crystals. 14(8). 711–711. 2 indexed citations

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Wei, Xubing, Xiaowei Li, Zan Chen, et al.. (2023). Insights into friction behavior of textured amorphous carbon and lubricant composite system: Dependence on the lubricant viscosity and textured shape. Progress in Natural Science Materials International. 33(5). 616–624. 6 indexed citations

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Fu, Hongxun, et al.. (2023). A fatigue life prediction model of flexible spoke non-pneumatic tires. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 295. 109795–109795. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Kai, et al.. (2023). A high-precision formula for mixed-order polygon elements based on SBFEM. Computers and Geotechnics. 155. 105209–105209. 21 indexed citations

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Cao, Yuanxun, et al.. (2023). Friction and wear mechanism of artificial joint composite material PEEK/ZnO under different decomposition motion modes of knee joint. Tribology International. 189. 108917–108917. 9 indexed citations

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Yin, Xiang, et al.. (2023). A Calibration of the Contact Parameters of a Sesbania Seed Discrete Element Model Based on RSM. Processes. 11(12). 3381–3381. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Kai, et al.. (2023). Experimental study on basic engineering properties of loess improved by burnt rock. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 11023–11023. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zheng, Kai Chen, Qiang Zhao, Mei Huang, & Xiaoping Ouyang. (2020). Electrocatalytic and photocatalytic performance of noble metal doped monolayer MoS2 in the hydrogen evolution reaction: A first principles study. Nano Materials Science. 3(1). 89–94. 74 indexed citations

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