Kai Duan

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Kai Duan is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Duan has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 13 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 12 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kai Duan's work include Numerical methods in engineering (19 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (18 papers) and Fatigue and fracture mechanics (13 papers). Kai Duan is often cited by papers focused on Numerical methods in engineering (19 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (18 papers) and Fatigue and fracture mechanics (13 papers). Kai Duan collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and United States. Kai Duan's co-authors include Xiaozhi Hu, Folker H. Wittmann, Yiu‐Wing Mai, Weidong Zhang, Xudong Sun, Ji‐Guang Li, David Taylor, Joe F. Lo, Peter O’Reilly and Gargi Ghosh and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Cement and Concrete Research.

In The Last Decade

Kai Duan

62 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Impact of ESG disclosure on corporate sustainability 2025 2026 2025 5 10 15 20 25
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. Impact of ESG disclosure on corporate sustainability
    2025 27 citations Kai Duan, Shenglin Ma et al. Finance research letters 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 Duan Australia 19 870 760 261 186 157 67 1.5k
Jun Feng China 22 313 0.4× 788 1.0× 272 1.0× 358 1.9× 65 0.4× 79 1.4k
Han Zhu China 28 814 0.9× 1.6k 2.1× 754 2.9× 265 1.4× 41 0.3× 124 2.5k
Fengnian Jin China 29 523 0.6× 1.4k 1.8× 448 1.7× 877 4.7× 59 0.4× 74 2.0k
Povl Brøndsted Denmark 27 1.4k 1.6× 374 0.5× 209 0.8× 1.0k 5.6× 28 0.2× 87 2.3k
Tomasz Jankowiak Poland 16 434 0.5× 640 0.8× 277 1.1× 209 1.1× 28 0.2× 44 1.1k
Fausto Tucci Italy 16 518 0.6× 196 0.3× 228 0.9× 655 3.5× 39 0.2× 45 1.3k
J. F. Mandell United States 21 1.2k 1.4× 391 0.5× 139 0.5× 673 3.6× 49 0.3× 106 1.7k
Mahoor Mehdikhani Belgium 15 908 1.0× 230 0.3× 120 0.5× 647 3.5× 24 0.2× 39 1.5k
A. Bernasconi Italy 24 1.4k 1.6× 442 0.6× 245 0.9× 850 4.6× 13 0.1× 99 1.9k
Kazuro Kageyama Japan 23 919 1.1× 431 0.6× 131 0.5× 460 2.5× 75 0.5× 112 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Duan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Duan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Kai Duan. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Kai Duan. The network helps show where Kai Duan may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Duan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai Duan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai Duan 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 Duan. Kai Duan 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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Duan, Kai, et al.. (2026). Asymptotic analysis of boundary effects on fracture properties of notched bending specimens of concrete. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia). 19–24.
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Duan, Kai, et al.. (2025). Impact of ESG disclosure on corporate sustainability. Finance research letters. 78. 107134–107134. 27 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shen, Xiang, et al.. (2024). Model test on cutterhead-soil interaction during shield tunneling and its theoretical model. Underground Space. 20. 46–68. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yuchuan, Jian Dong, Geng Liu, et al.. (2023). Metabolomics profiling reveals differences in proliferation between tumorigenic and non-tumorigenic Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells. PeerJ. 11. e16077–e16077. 3 indexed citations
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Duan, Kai, Mengyang Zhou, Yong Wang, José Oberholzer, & Joe F. Lo. (2023). Visualizing hypoxic modulation of beta cell secretions via a sensor augmented oxygen gradient. Microsystems & Nanoengineering. 9(1). 14–14. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhenwei, et al.. (2023). Prognosis of ischemic stroke predicted by machine learning based on multi-modal MRI radiomics. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13. 1105496–1105496. 21 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhenbin, Geng Liu, Siya Wang, et al.. (2023). CDC20 is a potential target gene to inhibit the tumorigenesis of MDCK cells. Biologicals. 83. 101697–101697. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zhengtuo, et al.. (2015). On-chip porous microgel generation for microfluidic enhanced VEGF detection. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 74. 305–312. 27 indexed citations
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Duan, Kai, et al.. (2014). The role of preoperative prophylactic antibiotics in hypospadias repair. Canadian Urological Association Journal. 8(7-8). 236–236. 17 indexed citations
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Liu, Deshun, et al.. (2011). Inversion of characteristic impedance of a drill bit using two-point strain measurement based on characteristic lines. Zhendong yu chongji. 30(2). 69–72. 1 indexed citations
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Hu, Xiaozhi & Kai Duan. (2009). Size Effect on Fracture of MEMS Materials. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 21(1). 47–50. 11 indexed citations
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Hu, Xiaozhi & Kai Duan. (2008). Size effect and quasi-brittle fracture: the role of FPZ. International Journal of Fracture. 154(1-2). 3–14. 203 indexed citations
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Duan, Kai, Xiaozhi Hu, & Gwidon Stachowiak. (2005). Modified essential work of fracture model for polymer fracture. Composites Science and Technology. 66(16). 3172–3178. 11 indexed citations
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Duan, Kai, Xiaozhi Hu, & Folker H. Wittmann. (2004). Boundary effect on specific fracture energy of concrete. Acquire (CQUniversity). 1 indexed citations
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Duan, Kai & Xiaozhi Hu. (2004). Specimen boundary induced size effect on quasi‐brittle fracture. 2(2). 47–68. 43 indexed citations
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Duan, Kai, Brian Cotterell, & Yiu‐Wing Mai. (1992). Stress intensity factor for ceramics toughened by microcracking caused by dilatant second phase particles. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 29(2). 231–242. 2 indexed citations

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