Kai Chen

8.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
262 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Kai Chen is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Chen has authored 262 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Materials Chemistry, 121 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 100 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kai Chen's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (114 papers), Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (86 papers) and Crystallography and molecular interactions (58 papers). Kai Chen is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (114 papers), Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (86 papers) and Crystallography and molecular interactions (58 papers). Kai Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Australia. Kai Chen's co-authors include Zhu Tao, Wei‐Yin Sun, Yue Zhao, Chuan‐De Wu, Qian‐Jiang Zhu, Yun‐Qian Zhang, Xin Xiao, Sai‐Feng Xue, Yi Lu and Yan‐Shang Kang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Kai Chen

251 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Metal–organic frameworks with catalytic centers: From synthesis to catalytic application

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Author						Papers	Cites
Kai Chen	3.1k	2.9k	2.3k	1.4k	1.1k	262	6.5k
Dohyun Moon	4.2k 1.4×	3.6k 1.3×	1.7k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	525 0.5×	287	7.4k
Long Jiang	4.0k 1.3×	3.5k 1.2×	1.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	582 0.5×	198	7.2k
Hyunuk Kim	3.5k 1.1×	4.1k 1.4×	4.0k 1.7×	1.8k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	154	8.5k
Ross S. Forgan	4.1k 1.3×	5.0k 1.8×	2.1k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	717 0.7×	102	8.0k
Nicolaas A. Vermeulen	3.8k 1.2×	4.0k 1.4×	1.9k 0.8×	741 0.5×	376 0.3×	57	6.5k
Kuang‐Lieh Lu	3.5k 1.1×	4.1k 1.4×	2.4k 1.0×	809 0.6×	546 0.5×	228	7.3k
Ali Trabolsi	4.1k 1.3×	1.6k 0.6×	2.8k 1.2×	1.0k 0.7×	351 0.3×	121	6.3k
Abhinav Kumar	3.9k 1.3×	4.7k 1.6×	1.5k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	436 0.4×	319	7.6k
Perry J. Pellechia	2.0k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	463 0.3×	577 0.5×	132	5.4k
Zhi‐Hui Zhang	3.3k 1.0×	3.5k 1.2×	1.4k 0.6×	429 0.3×	700 0.6×	347	7.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Chen

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All Works

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Chen, Yi‐Ting, Xiaojun Dai, Shuxuan Li, et al.. (2025). Dual-function Ag2O/Zn-hemin MOF composites for radioactive iodide: performance and mechanism studies for removal and efficient visual detection. Environmental Research. 291. 123609–123609.

Chen, Kai, et al.. (2025). Robust multi-curve trimming IGA method for layerwise composite plates with arbitrary cutouts. Composite Structures. 360. 119043–119043. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Zixin, et al.. (2025). Near‐Infrared Emissive Molecular Carbons Based on Quadruple [n]Helicenes. Angewandte Chemie. 137(36). 1 indexed citations

Chen, Kai, Jun Jiang, Man Xiao, et al.. (2024). Moisture loss inhibition with biopolymer films for preservation of fruits and vegetables: A review. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 263(Pt 1). 130337–130337. 43 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiu‐Du, Fang Fang, Kai Chen, & Yonghong Ni. (2024). A novel cucurbit[8]uril 2:2 supramolecular complex for fluorescence sensing of gentamicin in milk. Dyes and Pigments. 227. 112181–112181. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Kai, Jian Zhou, Yusheng Lei, et al.. (2024). A first-principles study of the electronic structure and mechanical and optical properties of Mn-doped K2SiF6. Chinese Journal of Physics. 89. 1493–1499. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Kai, et al.. (2024). Highly dispersed platinum and phosphomolybdic acid (PMo) on the UiO-66 metal–organic framework (MOF) for highly efficient and selective hydrogenation of nitroaromatics. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12(35). 23940–23947. 24 indexed citations

Wang, Yuqi, Kai Chen, Meng Zhu, et al.. (2024). Sequential Regulation of Local Reactive Oxygen Species by Ir@Cu/Zn-MOF Nanoparticles for Promoting Infected Wound Healing. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 10(6). 3792–3805. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Siyu, Kai Chen, Hui Xiao, et al.. (2023). Efficient reduction of Cr(VI) and elimination of total Cr with S-bridged Ni3S2/MoS2 nanowire electrode. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(3). 109647–109647. 9 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jian, Kai Chen, Chong Qiao, et al.. (2023). The luminescence mechanism of ligand-induced interface states in silicon quantum dots. Nanoscale Advances. 5(15). 3896–3904. 7 indexed citations

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Gu, Aotian, Chunhui Gong, Kaiwei Chen, et al.. (2023). MOFs-derived Co-Fe sulfides as highly efficient and stable catalysts to activate peroxymonosulfate for the degradation of trichlorophenol. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 678. 132462–132462. 2 indexed citations

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Gu, Aotian, Xinyu Zhou, Ping Mao, et al.. (2023). Peroxymonosulfate activation by ZIF-67-Derived bimetallic sulfide/carbon composite (CoFeS-NC) for efficient degradation of the emerging contaminant ceftiofur sodium. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 328. 124332–124332. 6 indexed citations

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Gu, Aotian, Kaiwei Chen, Xinyu Zhou, et al.. (2023). Trimetallic MOFs-derived Fe-Co-Cu oxycarbide toward peroxymonosulfate activation for efficient trichlorophenol degradation via high-valent metal-oxo species. Chemical Engineering Journal. 468. 143444–143444. 80 indexed citations

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Han, Yingdong, Tong Wei, Xingxing Zhang, et al.. (2023). Control upconversion decay dynamics from perspective of collective response. Journal of Rare Earths. 43(1). 57–63.

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Gong, Bo, Yanmei Feng, Yingmo Hu, et al.. (2023). Porphyrin Modified UiO-66-NH2 for Highly Efficient Photoreduction of Cr(VI) under Visible Light. Catalysts. 13(7). 1073–1073. 18 indexed citations

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Jia, Hai-Long, Daimei Chen, Yanmei Feng, et al.. (2023). In Situ Synthesis of Bi2MoO6/Bi2SiO5 Heterojunction for Efficient Degrading of Persistent Pollutants. Materials. 16(10). 3631–3631. 7 indexed citations

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He, Cheng‐Yu, Kai Chen, Baohua Liu, et al.. (2022). Ultrabroad wavelength absorption in high-temperature solar selective absorber coatings enabled by high-entropy nanoceramic AlTiZrHfNbN for high-performance solar-thermal conversion. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 10(24). 9266–9277. 3 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jiang‐Lin, et al.. (2022). Highly selective recognition of the Al(ClO₄)₃ molecule by a mono-pyrene substituted thiacalix[4]arene chemosensor. Chemical Communications. 58(41). 6112–6115. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Kai, et al.. (2021). Pd-Immobilized Schiff Base Double-Layer Macrocycle: Synthesis, Structures, Peroxidase Mimic Activity, and Antibacterial Performance. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(1). 1423–1433. 21 indexed citations

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Butkus, Justinas, Kai Chen, Shalini Singh, et al.. (2021). Broadband Optical Phase Modulation by Colloidal CdSe Quantum Wells. Nano Letters. 22(1). 58–64. 10 indexed citations

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