Kai Ding

6.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
210 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Kai Ding is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Ding has authored 210 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 56 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 54 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kai Ding's work include Digital Transformation in Industry (40 papers), Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (20 papers) and Manufacturing Process and Optimization (18 papers). Kai Ding is often cited by papers focused on Digital Transformation in Industry (40 papers), Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (20 papers) and Manufacturing Process and Optimization (18 papers). Kai Ding collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Macao. Kai Ding's co-authors include K.W.E. Cheng, Pingyu Jiang, Guanghui Zhou, Jiewu Leng, B.P. Divakar, Hongjie Wu, Felix T.S. Chan, Fuqiang Zhang, Yuanmao Ye and Junfeng Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Kai Ding

200 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

Battery-Management System (BMS) and SOC Development for E... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2014 2019 2019 2023 100 200 300 400 500
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. Battery-Management System (BMS) and SOC Development for Electrical Vehicles
    2010 520 citations K.W.E. Cheng, Kai Ding et al. profile →
  2. A Step-Up Switched-Capacitor Multilevel Inverter With Self-Voltage Balancing
    2014 383 citations K.W.E. Cheng, Kai Ding et al. profile →
  3. Defining a Digital Twin-based Cyber-Physical Production System for autonomous manufacturing in smart shop floors
    2019 337 citations Kai Ding, Felix T.S. Chan et al. International Journal of Production Research profile →
  4. Knowledge-driven digital twin manufacturing cell towards intelligent manufacturing
    2019 293 citations Guanghui Zhou, Chao Zhang et al. International Journal of Production Research profile →
  5. Towards new-generation human-centric smart manufacturing in Industry 5.0: A systematic review
    2023 132 citations Chao Zhang, Zenghui Wang et al. Advanced Engineering Informatics 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 Ding China 32 1.5k 1.5k 1.1k 811 640 210 4.8k
Gunther Reinhart Germany 33 1.9k 1.2× 2.0k 1.3× 1.0k 0.9× 1.8k 2.3× 514 0.8× 360 5.2k
Weidong Li China 42 2.8k 1.8× 832 0.5× 1.6k 1.4× 633 0.8× 689 1.1× 327 5.8k
Michele Dassisti Italy 24 825 0.5× 854 0.6× 962 0.9× 405 0.5× 172 0.3× 90 3.5k
Eberhard Abele Germany 34 2.0k 1.3× 729 0.5× 2.2k 2.0× 359 0.4× 479 0.7× 336 4.7k
Thomas R. Kurfess United States 31 1.6k 1.0× 678 0.4× 2.4k 2.2× 555 0.7× 1.1k 1.7× 248 4.5k
Dazhong Wu United States 44 2.8k 1.8× 920 0.6× 2.5k 2.2× 1.8k 2.2× 1.2k 1.9× 140 7.5k
Abdulrahman Al‐Ahmari Saudi Arabia 38 1.9k 1.2× 831 0.5× 2.5k 2.3× 1.1k 1.4× 219 0.3× 294 5.8k
Aydin Nassehi United Kingdom 28 2.4k 1.6× 417 0.3× 1.1k 1.0× 506 0.6× 264 0.4× 123 3.8k
Radu Godina Portugal 33 808 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 497 0.4× 746 0.9× 671 1.0× 159 4.0k
Chao Liu China 36 2.8k 1.8× 453 0.3× 1.1k 1.0× 517 0.6× 815 1.3× 200 6.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Ding

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Ding

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai Ding. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai Ding 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 Ding. Kai Ding is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ding, Kai, et al.. (2025). Graph reinforcement learning-based machining-assembly dual-shop production scheduling. Journal of Engineering Design. 1–26. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yuting, Kai Ding, Meng Lu, et al.. (2024). Soil multifunctionality and nutrient cycling-related genes in Cunninghamia lanceolata plantations: Metagenomic perspective insights into ecological restoration. Industrial Crops and Products. 222. 119608–119608. 4 indexed citations
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Hui, Jizhuang, et al.. (2024). Automatic blockchain network configuration and optimisation for credible and authorised data sharing in social manufacturing networks. International Journal of Production Research. 63(14). 5169–5189. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Yongkui, et al.. (2023). Enterprises cooperation and government supervision strategies under the impact of COVID-19. Computers & Industrial Engineering. 185. 109694–109694. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chao, Zenghui Wang, Guanghui Zhou, et al.. (2023). Towards new-generation human-centric smart manufacturing in Industry 5.0: A systematic review. Advanced Engineering Informatics. 57. 102121–102121. 132 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chang, Fengtian, Guanghui Zhou, Qian Huang, et al.. (2023). A dynamic multi-layer maintenance service network evolution and decision-making method for service-oriented complex equipment. Computers & Industrial Engineering. 181. 109319–109319. 3 indexed citations
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Ding, Kai, et al.. (2023). Microstructure evolution and its effect on the stress rupture behavior of 9%Cr-CrMoV dissimilar welded joint. Engineering Failure Analysis. 146. 107071–107071. 4 indexed citations
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Ding, Kai, et al.. (2023). Skeleton-RGB integrated highly similar human action prediction in human–robot collaborative assembly. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 86. 102659–102659. 40 indexed citations
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Ding, Kai, Anjie Li, Jingxiang Lv, & Фу Гу. (2023). Decarbonizing ceramic industry: Technological routes and cost assessment. Journal of Cleaner Production. 419. 138278–138278. 17 indexed citations
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Wu, Xing, et al.. (2023). ASTT: acoustic spatial-temporal transformer for short utterance speaker recognition. Multimedia Tools and Applications. 82(21). 33039–33061. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Bingge, Yuan-Fang Wang, Kai Ding, et al.. (2023). Exceptional Cross-Tension Property in Resistance Spot Welded 7Mn Steels by Combining Cyclic Heat Treatment and Intercritical Annealing. International Journal of Steel Structures. 23(4). 1020–1030. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhengxu, et al.. (2020). An energy-aware cyber physical system for energy Big data analysis and recessive production anomalies detection in discrete manufacturing workshops. International Journal of Production Research. 58(23). 7059–7077. 35 indexed citations
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Zhao, Bingge, et al.. (2020). Influence of dealloying solution on the microstructure of nanoporous copper through chemical dealloying of Al75Cu25ribbons. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 35(19). 2610–2619. 10 indexed citations
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Ding, Kai & Pingyu Jiang. (2017). Social Sensors (S2ensors): A Kind of Hardware-Software-Integrated Mediators for Social Manufacturing Systems Under Mass Individualization. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 30(5). 1150–1161. 14 indexed citations
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Ding, Kai, et al.. (2016). Socialization trend analysis of manufacturing mode based on multi-dimensional evolution model. 22(9). 2255. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuxiao, K.W.E. Cheng, & Kai Ding. (2009). Design of the temperature and humidity instrument based on 1-wire sensor for electric vehicle motors. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University). 1–5. 4 indexed citations
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Ding, Kai. (2004). A NOVEL SINGLE-PHASE ASYMMETRIC 5-LEVEL INVERTER. Proceedings of the Csee. 2 indexed citations

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