Kai Deng

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 930 citations indexed

About

Kai Deng is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ocean Engineering and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Deng has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 930 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Atmospheric Science, 13 papers in Ocean Engineering and 10 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in Kai Deng's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (16 papers), Coal Properties and Utilization (12 papers) and Geological formations and processes (9 papers). Kai Deng is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (16 papers), Coal Properties and Utilization (12 papers) and Geological formations and processes (9 papers). Kai Deng collaborates with scholars based in China, Switzerland and Germany. Kai Deng's co-authors include Shouye Yang, Yulong Guo, Zhaolong Ge, Chao Li, Shaojie Zuo, Zhe Zhou, Zepeng Wang, Mengru Zeng, Dazhao Song and Ergang Lian and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Kai Deng

38 papers receiving 914 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.

A global temperature control of silicate weathering intensity

2022 108 citations Kai Deng, Shouye Yang et al. Nature Communications profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Deng China	16	280	278	271	244	160	42	930
Alexis Navarre‐Sitchler United States	26	222 0.8×	399 1.4×	273 1.0×	253 1.0×	381 2.4×	66	1.9k
Eyal Shalev Israel	23	178 0.6×	449 1.6×	230 0.8×	101 0.4×	405 2.5×	66	1.2k
Pauline Nella Mollema Italy	17	164 0.6×	286 1.0×	270 1.0×	71 0.3×	303 1.9×	29	1.1k
Chenglin Liu China	22	140 0.5×	229 0.8×	492 1.8×	400 1.6×	325 2.0×	114	1.4k
Dennis L. Newell United States	21	218 0.8×	230 0.8×	245 0.9×	276 1.1×	980 6.1×	62	1.8k
Samuel O. Akande Nigeria	18	111 0.4×	215 0.8×	400 1.5×	171 0.7×	223 1.4×	58	1.0k
David F. Boutt United States	22	176 0.6×	382 1.4×	241 0.9×	159 0.7×	274 1.7×	79	1.5k
Bradley J. Carr United States	18	290 1.0×	118 0.4×	85 0.3×	190 0.8×	588 3.7×	47	1.1k
Jacek Scibek Canada	11	145 0.5×	390 1.4×	214 0.8×	149 0.6×	491 3.1×	19	1.3k
Susanne Gier Austria	22	120 0.4×	241 0.9×	662 2.4×	359 1.5×	397 2.5×	76	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Deng

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Deng, Kai, et al.. (2025). Soft capping help rammed soil resists rainfalls: A simulation experiment of consolidation performance of soft capping on rammed soil under precipitation. Journal of Cultural Heritage. 73. 102–109.

Deng, Kai, et al.. (2025). The Influence of Combined Energy Dissipators on Navigable Flow Characteristics at Main Channel—Tributary Confluences in Trans-Basin Canals: A Case Study of the Jiuzhou River Section, Pinglu Canal. Water. 17(15). 2214–2214.

Deng, Kai, Gregory F. de Souza, & Jianghui Du. (2024). Modern oceanic cycle of beryllium isotopes assessed using a data-constrained biogeochemical model. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 389. 186–199. 3 indexed citations

Li, Fangliang, Shouye Yang, Daniel O. Breecker, et al.. (2024). Large river expansion and global cooling controlled the Plio-Pleistocene weathering intensity records in East Asian margin. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 655. 112517–112517. 3 indexed citations

Guo, Yulong, Yalong Li, Kai Deng, Zhongbo Wang, & Shouye Yang. (2024). Decoding the signals of sediment weathering: Toward a quantitative approach. Chemical Geology. 651. 122009–122009. 12 indexed citations

Deng, Kai, Jörg Rickli, Tim Jesper Suhrhoff, et al.. (2023). Dominance of benthic fluxes in the oceanic beryllium budget and implications for paleo-denudation records. Science Advances. 9(23). eadg3702–eadg3702. 13 indexed citations

Deng, Kai, Shouye Yang, & Yulong Guo. (2022). A global temperature control of silicate weathering intensity. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1781–1781. 108 indexed citations breakdown →

Deng, Kai, et al.. (2022). Revisiting high-temperature phase transition and magnetocaloric effect of LaFe11.6Si1.4 alloy. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 551. 169168–169168. 8 indexed citations

Deng, Kai, Hella Wittmann, Shouye Yang, & Friedhelm von Blanckenburg. (2021). The Upper Limit of Denudation Rate Measurement From Cosmogenic ¹⁰Be(Meteoric)/⁹Be Ratios in Taiwan. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface. 126(10). 11 indexed citations

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Deng, Kai, Hella Wittmann, Meng‐Long Hsieh, Shouye Yang, & Friedhelm von Blanckenburg. (2021). Deposition and retention of meteoric 10Be in Holocene Taiwan river terraces. Quaternary Science Reviews. 265. 107048–107048. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Liang, et al.. (2021). Optimum Layout of Multiple Tree-type Boreholes in Low-Permeability Coal Seams to Improve Methane Drainage Performance. Frontiers in Energy Research. 9. 3 indexed citations

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Su, Ni, et al.. (2021). Radiogenic and stable Sr isotopes constrain weathering processes in rapidly eroding Taiwan catchments. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 576. 117235–117235. 13 indexed citations

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Li, Chao, Ergang Lian, Chengfan Yang, et al.. (2020). Seasonal variability of stable isotopes in the Changjiang (Yangtze) river water and its implications for natural climate and anthropogenic impacts. Environmental Sciences Europe. 32(1). 19 indexed citations

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Deng, Kai, Shouye Yang, Friedhelm von Blanckenburg, & Hella Wittmann. (2020). Denudation Rate Changes Along a Fast‐Eroding Mountainous River With Slate Headwaters in Taiwan From ¹⁰Be (Meteoric)/⁹Be Ratios. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface. 125(2). 19 indexed citations

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Liu, Xianfeng, Dazhao Song, Xueqiu He, et al.. (2019). Nanopore structure of deep-burial coals explored by AFM. Fuel. 246. 9–17. 132 indexed citations

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Verdecchia, Alessandro, et al.. (2018). The effect of lake drainage on active faults: two examples from central Italy. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 9277. 1 indexed citations

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Deng, Kai, Shouye Yang, Lei Bi, et al.. (2018). Small dynamic mountainous rivers in Taiwan exhibit large sedimentary geochemical and provenance heterogeneity over multi-spatial scales. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 505. 96–109. 35 indexed citations

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Deng, Kai, et al.. (2016). Three Gorges Dam alters the Changjiang (Yangtze) river water cycle in the dry seasons: Evidence from H-O isotopes. The Science of The Total Environment. 562. 89–97. 70 indexed citations

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Shi, Huisheng, et al.. (2009). Preparation of the saving-energy sulphoaluminate cement using MSWI fly ash. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 169(1-3). 551–555. 45 indexed citations

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Deng, Kai. (2005). Simulating Research on the Corrosion of Steel Bar in Concrete by Wire-Beam Electrode. Journal of Building Materials. 2 indexed citations

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