Kai Cui

4.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
47 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Kai Cui is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Cui has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 13 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 13 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Kai Cui's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (15 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (12 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (11 papers). Kai Cui is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (15 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (12 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (11 papers). Kai Cui collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Kai Cui's co-authors include David Mitlin, Alireza Kohandehghan, Elmira Memarzadeh Lotfabad, Jia Ding, W. Peter Kalisvaart, Zhi Li, Martin Kupsta, Huanlei Wang, Michael Hazelton and Beniamin Zahiri and has published in prestigious journals such as Nano Letters, ACS Nano and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Kai Cui

43 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Carbon Nanosheet Frameworks Derived from Peat Moss as Hig... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2014 2014 250 500 750
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. Carbon Nanosheet Frameworks Derived from Peat Moss as High Performance Sodium Ion Battery Anodes
    2013 872 citations Jia Ding, Alireza Kohandehghan et al. profile →
  2. High-Density Sodium and Lithium Ion Battery Anodes from Banana Peels
    2014 830 citations Elmira Memarzadeh Lotfabad, Jia Ding et al. profile →
  3. Anodes for Sodium Ion Batteries Based on Tin–Germanium–Antimony Alloys
    2014 323 citations Kai Cui, W. Peter Kalisvaart et al. 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 23 3.2k 1.7k 673 542 361 47 3.6k
Shihua Dong China 26 2.2k 0.7× 971 0.6× 973 1.4× 189 0.3× 323 0.9× 69 3.0k
Lin‐bo Tang China 32 3.2k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 711 1.1× 777 1.4× 620 1.7× 62 3.6k
Jifei Sun China 26 1.9k 0.6× 561 0.3× 301 0.4× 450 0.8× 185 0.5× 61 2.2k
Juncai Sun China 36 3.3k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 1.6k 2.4× 559 1.0× 389 1.1× 195 4.1k
Yong Jiang China 24 1.2k 0.4× 527 0.3× 785 1.2× 315 0.6× 251 0.7× 77 1.9k
S.Y. Guo China 29 1.7k 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 756 1.1× 205 0.4× 610 1.7× 151 2.7k
Ruth Knibbe Australia 36 2.6k 0.8× 789 0.5× 2.7k 4.0× 585 1.1× 383 1.1× 106 4.7k
Wenbin Li China 35 3.1k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 756 1.1× 634 1.2× 427 1.2× 128 3.7k
Zhong Wu China 22 1.6k 0.5× 890 0.5× 973 1.4× 149 0.3× 362 1.0× 73 2.5k
Magdalena Graczyk‐Zając Germany 31 1.8k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 1.0k 1.5× 313 0.6× 467 1.3× 63 2.7k

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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

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All Works

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Pan, Zeyan, Sheng Wang, Kai Cui, et al.. (2025). Single-cell protein production from CO2 and electricity with a recirculating anaerobic-aerobic bioprocess. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology. 24. 100525–100525. 5 indexed citations
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Yu, Jinpeng, et al.. (2025). A novel electrolytic gas lift reactor for efficient microbial electrosynthesis of hydrogen-oxidizing bacterial single-cell protein from CO2. Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing. 5(2). 733–741. 2 indexed citations
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Ding, Zecong, Yang Ding, Lanlan Zhu, et al.. (2025). Effects of adsorption and oxidation of dissolved organic matter by ferrihydrite and/or birnessite on its binding characteristics to copper. Chemical Geology. 683. 122766–122766.
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Shang, Guijun, Jinpeng Yu, Kai Cui, et al.. (2024). A novel tubular single-chamber microbial electrolysis cell for efficient methane production from industrial potato starch wastewater. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 213. 109561–109561. 3 indexed citations
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Cui, Kai, Kun Guo, José M. Carvajal‐Arroyo, Jan Arends, & Korneel Rabaey. (2023). An electrolytic bubble column with an external hollow fiber membrane gas–liquid contactor for effective microbial electrosynthesis of acetate from CO2. Chemical Engineering Journal. 471. 144296–144296. 23 indexed citations
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Pan, Zeyan, et al.. (2023). Enhancement of acetate production in hydrogen-mediated microbial electrosynthesis reactors by addition of silica nanoparticles. Bioresources and Bioprocessing. 10(1). 11 indexed citations
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Hao, Yi, Xiaolin Chen, Zewei Liu, et al.. (2023). Effective Adsorption of Chlorinated Polyfluoroalkyl Ether Sulfonates from Wastewater by Nano-Activated Carbon: Performance and Mechanisms. Water. 15(22). 4013–4013. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhuangzhuang, et al.. (2022). Porous polyurethane particles enhanced the acetate production of a hydrogen-mediated microbial electrosynthesis reactor. Bioresource Technology Reports. 18. 101073–101073. 19 indexed citations
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Cui, Kai, Xiaohu Wu, Lusheng Zhu, et al.. (2020). Development and establishment of a QuEChERS-based extraction method for determining tembotrione and its metabolite AE 1417268 in corn, corn oil and certain animal-origin foods by HPLC-MS/MS. Food Additives & Contaminants Part A. 37(10). 1678–1686. 5 indexed citations
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Wu, Fan, et al.. (2020). A Dexamethasone-Eluting Porous Scaffold for Bone Regeneration Fabricated by Selective Laser Sintering. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 3(12). 8739–8747. 32 indexed citations
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Cui, Kai & Fan Lü. (2019). Land-Based Rationalistic Design Methods An Interview with Academician Cui Kai. 1–9. 1 indexed citations
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Kohandehghan, Alireza, Kai Cui, Martin Kupsta, et al.. (2014). Activation with Li Enables Facile Sodium Storage in Germanium. Nano Letters. 14(10). 5873–5882. 114 indexed citations
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Cocker, Tyler L., Kai Cui, Ryan T. Tucker, et al.. (2013). Conductivity control of as-grown branched indium tin oxide nanowire networks. Nanotechnology. 25(3). 35701–35701. 16 indexed citations
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Lotfabad, Elmira Memarzadeh, Peter Kalisvaart, Kai Cui, et al.. (2013). ALD TiO2 coated silicon nanowires for lithium ion battery anodes with enhanced cycling stability and coulombic efficiency. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 15(32). 13646–13646. 160 indexed citations
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Kohandehghan, Alireza, et al.. (2013). Silicon nanowire lithium-ion battery anodes with ALD deposited TiN coatings demonstrate a major improvement in cycling performance. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 1(41). 12850–12850. 111 indexed citations
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Yan, Yuanyuan, Jifeng Sun, Yong Han, Dichen Li, & Kai Cui. (2010). Microstructure and bioactivity of Ca, P and Sr doped TiO2 coating formed on porous titanium by micro-arc oxidation. Surface and Coatings Technology. 205(6). 1702–1713. 75 indexed citations

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