Kai Chen

8.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
216 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Kai Chen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Chen has authored 216 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 88 papers in Materials Chemistry and 45 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Kai Chen's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (95 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (90 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (27 papers). Kai Chen is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (95 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (90 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (27 papers). Kai Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and New Zealand. Kai Chen's co-authors include Xiaojie Liu, Gang Wang, Ce‐Wen Nan, Xiujuan Wang, Justin M. Hodgkiss, Yibo Zhang, Hui Wang, Hui Wang, Ce‐Wen Nan and Danfeng Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kai Chen

206 papers receiving 6.2k citations

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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.

Tailoring anion-dominant solvation environment by steric-hindrance effect and competitive coordination for fast charging and stable cycling lithium metal batteries

2025 40 citations Anjun Hu, Zhen Wang et al. Journal of Energy Chemistry profile →
Versatile Molecular Engineering of In Situ Cross-Linked Multifunctional Electrolytes for Long-Lifetime and Safe Semisolid Lithium Metal Batteries

2025 38 citations Kai Chen, Anjun Hu et al. ACS Nano profile →
Weak traction effect modulates anionic solvation transition for stable-cycling and fast-charging lithium metal batteries

2025 33 citations Zhen Wang, Kun Li et al. Energy storage materials profile →
Multifunctional Polyfluoride Ionogel‐Encapsulated Lithium Anodes for Durable and Safe Pouch Cells under Harsh Conditions

2025 26 citations Ting Li, Anjun Hu et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Chen China	42	5.1k	2.3k	1.4k	1.2k	526	216	6.3k
Bo Xu China	41	5.0k 1.0×	3.1k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	297 0.6×	183	6.8k
Jin‐Soo Kim South Korea	34	5.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	393 0.7×	151	5.9k
Man‐Fai Ng Singapore	34	2.9k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	514 0.4×	760 0.6×	340 0.6×	98	4.0k
Bing He China	51	5.6k 1.1×	1.6k 0.7×	2.6k 1.8×	715 0.6×	913 1.7×	237	7.6k
Jiawei Wang China	45	5.2k 1.0×	1.4k 0.6×	1.9k 1.4×	1.0k 0.8×	1.4k 2.7×	245	7.3k
Rui Wen China	54	7.3k 1.4×	2.2k 0.9×	959 0.7×	3.4k 2.9×	638 1.2×	251	9.7k
H. Kobayashi Japan	42	3.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	211 0.4×	213	4.8k
Lingling Shui China	43	4.1k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	588 0.4×	460 0.4×	1.2k 2.2×	184	5.8k
Kee‐Sun Sohn South Korea	48	3.6k 0.7×	4.7k 2.0×	1.1k 0.8×	408 0.3×	721 1.4×	221	6.8k
Zhengcao Li China	36	2.1k 0.4×	2.8k 1.2×	929 0.7×	402 0.3×	778 1.5×	207	4.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Chen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Zhe, Kai Chen, Qiming Sun, et al.. (2025). Ultrafine cobalt nanoparticles embedded in cage-inspired hierarchical porous carbon skeleton: achieving “durability-confinement-adsorption-catalysis” multiple effect in Li-S batteries. Electrochimica Acta. 538. 146993–146993.

Hu, Anjun, Zhen Wang, Kai Chen, et al.. (2025). Tailoring anion-dominant solvation environment by steric-hindrance effect and competitive coordination for fast charging and stable cycling lithium metal batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 105. 35–43. 40 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Xu, Anjun Hu, Ruixin Zheng, et al.. (2025). Helical Branched Gel Polymer Electrolytes for 4.6V‐Class Lithium Metal Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(5). 5 indexed citations

Chen, Kai, et al.. (2025). Uncovering iceberg from the tip: Generating API Specifications for Bug Detection via Specification Propagation Analysis.

Wang, Zhen, Kun Li, Borui Yang, et al.. (2025). Weak traction effect modulates anionic solvation transition for stable-cycling and fast-charging lithium metal batteries. Energy storage materials. 75. 104105–104105. 33 indexed citations breakdown →

Li, Ting, Anjun Hu, Yuanjian Li, et al.. (2025). Multifunctional Polyfluoride Ionogel‐Encapsulated Lithium Anodes for Durable and Safe Pouch Cells under Harsh Conditions. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(45). 26 indexed citations breakdown →

Chen, Kai, Anjun Hu, Guorui Zhu, et al.. (2025). Versatile Molecular Engineering of In Situ Cross-Linked Multifunctional Electrolytes for Long-Lifetime and Safe Semisolid Lithium Metal Batteries. ACS Nano. 19(14). 14284–14298. 38 indexed citations breakdown →

Huang, Xiaozhong, et al.. (2024). BiFeO3/SrTiO3 superlattice-like based ferroelectric memristors with pronounced artificial synaptic plasticity. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1007. 176364–176364. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Zhe, et al.. (2024). Incorporation of Mo2C nanoparticles to pollen-derived 3D porous carbon as electrocatalyst for high performance lithium-sulfur batteries. Journal of Energy Storage. 102. 114218–114218. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qimeng, Qiang Deng, Wei‐Ting Lin, et al.. (2024). High-energy bimetallic substituted Na3V2(PO4)3 cathode for advanced sodium-ion batteries. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155367–155367. 5 indexed citations

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Fan, Jinwei, Zhuang Li, Ri Pan, Kun Sun, & Kai Chen. (2024). Volumetric error modeling and prediction for machine tools based on key component tolerance. Alexandria Engineering Journal. 111. 171–180. 4 indexed citations

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Jiang, Ying, Kai Chen, Yuxue Sun, et al.. (2024). A self-healing composite solid electrolyte with dynamic three-dimensional inorganic/organic hybrid network for flexible all-solid-state lithium metal batteries. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 678(Pt C). 200–209. 23 indexed citations

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Liu, Liyu, et al.. (2024). A study on the improvement of ion conductivity of lithium aluminum titanium phosphate-based solid-state electrolyte by the addition of divalent cations. Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society. 62(1). 83–89. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Hong‐Liang, Yuxue Sun, Kai Chen, et al.. (2024). Borate-containing triblock copolymer electrolytes for improved lithium-ion transference number and interface stability. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 660. 565–573. 20 indexed citations

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Cai, Wenqin, Linghong Zhang, Kai Chen, et al.. (2024). Recycling of Spent Graphite from Lithium-Ion Batteries for Aqueous Zn Dual-Ion Batteries. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(38). 50897–50904. 1 indexed citations

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Hao, Xuxia, et al.. (2023). 2-Dimensional g-C3N4 nanosheets modified LATP-based “Polymer-in-Ceramic” electrolyte for solid-state lithium batteries. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 942. 169064–169064. 26 indexed citations

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Hou, Mengmeng, et al.. (2023). 3D conductive molecular framework derived MnO2/N, P co-doped carbon as sulfur hosts for high-performance lithium‑sulfur batteries. Journal of Energy Storage. 72. 108339–108339. 13 indexed citations

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Wagner, Isabella, Ali Hossain Khan, Kai Chen, et al.. (2023). Optical gain and lasing from bulk cadmium sulfide nanocrystals through bandgap renormalization. Nature Nanotechnology. 18(12). 1423–1429. 31 indexed citations

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Cheng, Li‐Qian, et al.. (2022). Facile fabrication of a high performance TiNb₂O₇ anode for large-scale electrical energy storage. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 10(34). 17586–17592. 23 indexed citations

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Guddala, Sriram, Filipp Komissarenko, Svetlana Kiriushechkina, et al.. (2021). All-optical nonreciprocity due to valley polarization pumping in transition metal dichalcogenides. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3746–3746. 53 indexed citations

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