Kai Huang

4.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
124 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Kai Huang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Huang has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Materials Chemistry, 41 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 36 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Kai Huang's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (22 papers), Advanced materials and composites (14 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (14 papers). Kai Huang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (22 papers), Advanced materials and composites (14 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (14 papers). Kai Huang collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Kai Huang's co-authors include Cheng Lian, Jinlong Zhang, Mingyang Xing, Haoran Yu, Hongmin Zhu, Jibin Chen, Chunbo Liu, Qingyun Yan, Qing Zhang and Nicola Marzari and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kai Huang

116 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Constructing an Acidic Microenvironment by MoS₂ in Heterogeneous Fenton Reaction for Pollutant Control

2021 408 citations Cheng Lian, Kai Huang et al. profile →
Engineering the Local Microenvironment over Bi Nanosheets for Highly Selective Electrocatalytic Conversion of CO₂ to HCOOH in Strong Acid

2022 253 citations Yan Qiao, Wenchuan Lai et al. ACS Catalysis profile →
Generating High‐valent Iron‐oxo ≡Fe^IV=O Complexes in Neutral Microenvironments through Peroxymonosulfate Activation by Zn−Fe Layered Double Hydroxides

2022 227 citations Cheng Lian, Kai Huang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Huang China	32	1.9k	1.7k	1.2k	684	594	124	3.8k
Dongdong Chen China	35	2.0k 1.1×	2.1k 1.2×	932 0.8×	420 0.6×	407 0.7×	86	3.7k
Xuejing Yang China	34	2.0k 1.1×	1.8k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	338 0.5×	506 0.9×	100	3.7k
Jinxing Chen China	35	1.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	707 0.6×	470 0.7×	680 1.1×	129	4.0k
Xiaofei Zeng China	37	2.1k 1.1×	2.2k 1.3×	2.0k 1.6×	641 0.9×	769 1.3×	131	5.6k
Bo Tang China	40	1.9k 1.0×	2.1k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	498 0.7×	630 1.1×	129	4.4k
Ch. Subrahmanyam India	39	989 0.5×	2.9k 1.7×	1.5k 1.2×	544 0.8×	501 0.8×	151	4.7k
Chuh‐Yung Chen Taiwan	42	886 0.5×	2.3k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	797 1.2×	1.2k 2.0×	209	6.1k
Wenjie Tian China	40	3.2k 1.7×	2.5k 1.5×	1.5k 1.2×	730 1.1×	835 1.4×	94	5.7k
Xuhui Feng United States	30	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	846 0.7×	465 0.7×	332 0.6×	78	2.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Huang

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Wu, Nan, Yeting Wen, Shichen Sun, et al.. (2025). Understanding ionic transport in perovskite lithium-ion conductor Li_3/8Sr_7/16Ta_3/4Hf_1/4O₃: a neutron diffraction and molecular dynamics simulation study. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(14). 10224–10231. 2 indexed citations

Yin, Xia, Kai Li, Du Wang, et al.. (2025). Development of eco-cemented paste backfill by reutilizing multi-source industrial solid waste: Properties, hydration processes, and environmental impacts. Powder Technology. 464. 121276–121276. 1 indexed citations

Mei, Peng, Kai Huang, Xuejiao Hu, et al.. (2025). Rearranging spin electrons by axial-ligand-induced hybridization state transition to boost the activity of nickel single-atom-catalysts for electrochemical CO ₂ reduction. Chemical Science. 16(17). 7387–7396.

Huang, Kai, et al.. (2024). A fine-grained approach for Android taint analysis based on labeled taint value graphs. Computers & Security. 148. 104162–104162.

Lü, Jun, Kai Huang, Sheng-Yang Huang, et al.. (2024). Reverse Oriented Dual‐Interface Built‐in Electric Fields of Robust Pd₁Mo₁Ta₂Oα Bifunctional Electrocatalysis for Zinc‐Air Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(13). 9 indexed citations

Zhu, Chengxin, et al.. (2024). Al- and Nb-Comodified Ni-Rich NCM Cathode for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 63(6). 2740–2749. 8 indexed citations

Yu, Jie, et al.. (2024). Advance technology for treatment and recycling of electrolyte and organic matters from spent lithium-ion battery. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 47. 100914–100914. 14 indexed citations

Lv, Chunmei, Kai Huang, Hui Xu, et al.. (2024). Stabilizing the Coordination Environment of Single-Atom Nickel Using Unexposed Nickel Nanoparticles for Enhanced Electrochemical Reduction of CO₂. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 12(32). 11901–11912. 7 indexed citations

Yang, Guangyuan, et al.. (2024). Photocatalytic performance of BaTi5O11 nanocrystals synthesized by sol–gel method for methylene blue degradation. Functional Materials Letters. 18(3).

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Baniel, Claire, Anjali L. Saripalli, Rohini Bhatia, et al.. (2024). Project PARENT: An Open Access Family Leave Database for US Radiation Oncology and Medical Physics Residency Programs. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 120(2). e5–e5.

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Huang, Kai, et al.. (2023). Foam glass production from waste bottle glass using silicon cutting waste of loose abrasive slurry sawing as foaming agent. Construction and Building Materials. 383. 131344–131344. 19 indexed citations

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Lv, Chunmei, Kai Huang, Yu Fan, et al.. (2023). Electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide in confined microspace utilizing single nickel atom decorated nitrogen-doped carbon nanospheres. Nano Energy. 111. 108384–108384. 84 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yuan, Jipeng Xu, Kai Huang, et al.. (2023). Dopant- and Surfactant-Tuned Electrode–Electrolyte Interface Enabling Efficient Alkynol Semi-Hydrogenation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(11). 6516–6525. 87 indexed citations

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Huang, Kai, et al.. (2023). Boosting Direct Seawater Electrolysis through Intercalation Engineering of Layered Double Hydroxides. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 62(46). 19674–19682. 17 indexed citations

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Chen, Jun, et al.. (2023). Why is aluminum‐based lithium adsorbent ineffective in Li⁺ extraction from sulfate‐type brines. AIChE Journal. 69(10). 20 indexed citations

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Qiao, Yan, Wenchuan Lai, Kai Huang, et al.. (2022). Engineering the Local Microenvironment over Bi Nanosheets for Highly Selective Electrocatalytic Conversion of CO₂ to HCOOH in Strong Acid. ACS Catalysis. 12(4). 2357–2364. 253 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shen, Lisha, Yan Shi, Kai Huang, et al.. (2022). Hierarchical WMoC nano array with optimal crystal facet as a non-noble metal cathode for proton exchange membrane water electrolyser. Journal of Power Sources. 538. 231557–231557. 17 indexed citations

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Kuntumalla, Mohan Kumar, et al.. (2021). Effect of Surface Hydrogenation on the Adsorption and Thermal Evolution of Nitrogen Species on Diamond(001) by Microwave N₂ Plasma. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 125(51). 28157–28161. 10 indexed citations

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Huang, Kai, et al.. (2012). Preparation of niobium nanoparticles by sodiothermic reduction of Nb ₂ O ₅ in molten salts. Rare Metals. 31(6). 621–626. 8 indexed citations

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Gao, Chengjun, Bo Jiang, Zhanmin Cao, Kai Huang, & Hongmin Zhu. (2010). Preparation of titanium oxycarbide from various titanium raw materials: Part I. Carbothermal reduction. Rare Metals. 29(6). 547–551. 21 indexed citations

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