Kai Cui

1.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
69 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Kai Cui is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Cui has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 19 papers in Building and Construction and 18 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kai Cui's work include Concrete and Cement Materials Research (38 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (25 papers) and Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (14 papers). Kai Cui is often cited by papers focused on Concrete and Cement Materials Research (38 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (25 papers) and Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (14 papers). Kai Cui collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Russia. Kai Cui's co-authors include Jun Chang, Denvid Lau, Jun Chang, Ting Jiang, Lihua Xu, Yin Chi, Kaikang Liang, Jixin Zhang, Lijian Li and Yingliang Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Chemical Engineering Journal and IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.

In The Last Decade

Kai Cui

63 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Development of low-carbon cement: Carbonation of compound... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 2025 2025 2025 25 50 75 100
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. Development of low-carbon cement: Carbonation of compounded C2S by β-C2S and γ-C2S
    2023 107 citations Ting Jiang, Kai Cui et al. Cement and Concrete Composites profile →
  2. Effect of composite activator on hydration kinetics and micromechanical properties of alkali-activated slag
    2025 27 citations Hui Zhong, Keke Sun et al. Cement and Concrete Composites profile →
  3. Development of high-performance phosphogypsum-based cementitious materials through CO2-assisted alkali activation
    2025 20 citations Kai Cui, Yingliang Zhao et al. Cement and Concrete Composites profile →
  4. Promoting the simultaneous reaction of carbonate and aluminate phases through anhydrous carbonation: Improving the properties of sulfoaluminate cement and stabilizing ettringite
    2025 19 citations Kai Cui, Yingliang Zhao et al. Cement and Concrete Composites profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kai Cui China 22 1.1k 484 350 94 94 69 1.3k
Xinhua Cai China 24 1.1k 1.0× 581 1.2× 366 1.0× 89 0.9× 113 1.2× 50 1.9k
Hongen Zhang China 22 850 0.8× 315 0.7× 201 0.6× 46 0.5× 37 0.4× 57 1.1k
Jiale Huang China 16 817 0.8× 256 0.5× 331 0.9× 36 0.4× 98 1.0× 28 1.1k
Alexander Michel Denmark 19 1.3k 1.3× 359 0.7× 614 1.8× 183 1.9× 43 0.5× 72 1.5k
Changjun Zhou China 23 1.2k 1.1× 336 0.7× 256 0.7× 79 0.8× 37 0.4× 103 1.5k
Sung-Hoon Kang South Korea 24 1.7k 1.6× 557 1.2× 339 1.0× 39 0.4× 102 1.1× 67 2.0k
Farid Benboudjema France 26 2.0k 1.9× 341 0.7× 197 0.6× 86 0.9× 132 1.4× 88 2.2k
Xiao Qin China 22 1.3k 1.2× 207 0.4× 130 0.4× 81 0.9× 70 0.7× 60 1.5k
Aleksandra Radlińska United States 25 2.5k 2.4× 877 1.8× 809 2.3× 68 0.7× 142 1.5× 77 2.9k
Vít Šmilauer Czechia 19 1.2k 1.1× 375 0.8× 343 1.0× 44 0.5× 33 0.4× 65 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Cui

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Cui

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai Cui. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai Cui based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kai Cui. Kai Cui is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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He, Jionghuang, Yingliang Zhao, Kai Cui, et al.. (2025). Mechanisms underlying the carbonation of Portland cement incorporating triethanolamine to enhance CO2 curing effectiveness. Cement and Concrete Composites. 164. 106252–106252.
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Zhong, Hui, Keke Sun, Bo Shen, et al.. (2025). Effect of composite activator on hydration kinetics and micromechanical properties of alkali-activated slag. Cement and Concrete Composites. 160. 106047–106047. 27 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Jixin, Kai Cui, & Jun Chang. (2025). Development of a low-carbon cementitious materials: A new carbonation hardened ternesite-belite binder. Construction and Building Materials. 492. 142895–142895. 5 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yingliang, et al.. (2025). An innovative ternary carbon-fixing cementitious system of cement-fly ash-carbonated steel slag. Cement and Concrete Composites. 160. 106042–106042. 5 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yingliang, Kai Cui, Jionghuang He, et al.. (2024). An innovative strategy for maximizing CO2 reduction in concrete through preparing carbon sequestration precursors by accelerated carbonation. Cement and Concrete Composites. 152. 105618–105618. 33 indexed citations
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Jin, Zhipeng, et al.. (2024). Mechanical properties and life cycle assessment (LCA) of waste glass reinforced concrete. Journal of Building Engineering. 96. 110643–110643. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Mingjun, et al.. (2024). Identifying fatigue of climbing workers using physiological data based on the XGBoost algorithm. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1462675–1462675.
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Cui, Kai, et al.. (2024). Surrogate-based shape optimization and sensitivity analysis on the aerodynamic performance of HCW configuration. Aerospace Science and Technology. 152. 109347–109347. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jixin, Ting Jiang, Kai Cui, & Jun Chang. (2024). Recycling of phosphogypsum for low-carbon cement: Clinker production, mechanical properties and hydration mechanism. Journal of Building Engineering. 98. 111195–111195. 3 indexed citations
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Cui, Kai, Kaikang Liang, Ting Jiang, et al.. (2023). Understanding the role of carbon nanotubes in low-carbon concrete: From experiment to molecular dynamics. Cement and Concrete Composites. 142. 105189–105189. 61 indexed citations
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Cui, Kai, Dong Lu, Ting Jiang, et al.. (2023). Understanding the role of carbon nanotubes in low carbon sulfoaluminate cement-based composite. Journal of Cleaner Production. 416. 137843–137843. 52 indexed citations
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Wang, Shunan, et al.. (2023). Constitutive behavior of ultra-high-performance steel fiber reinforced concrete under monotonic and cyclic tension. Journal of Building Engineering. 68. 105991–105991. 21 indexed citations
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Jiang, Ting, Kai Cui, & Jun Chang. (2023). Development of low-carbon cement: Carbonation of compounded C2S by β-C2S and γ-C2S. Cement and Concrete Composites. 139. 105071–105071. 107 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Shunan, et al.. (2023). Cyclic tensile behavior of ultra-high performance concrete with hybrid steel-polypropylene fiber: Experimental study and analytical model. Composite Structures. 321. 117255–117255. 23 indexed citations
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Cui, Kai & Jun Chang. (2022). Hydration, reinforcing mechanism, and macro performance of multi-layer graphene-modified cement composites. Journal of Building Engineering. 57. 104880–104880. 94 indexed citations
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Chen, Shuo, Xin Huo, Hui Zhao, Kai Cui, & Yu Yao. (2020). Active Tilting Flutter Suppression of GyroWheel With Composite-Structured Adaptive Compensator. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 68(7). 6227–6237. 5 indexed citations
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Cui, Kai, et al.. (2020). Flow control method for UAV airport airspace based on graph theory. Beijing Hangkong Hangtian Daxue xuebao. 46(5). 978.

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