Kai Kang

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Kai Kang is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Kang has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Organic Chemistry, 10 papers in Materials Chemistry and 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kai Kang's work include Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (10 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (8 papers) and Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (7 papers). Kai Kang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (10 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (8 papers) and Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (7 papers). Kai Kang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Kai Kang's co-authors include Daniel J. Weix, Liangbin Huang, Deshan Liu, Chengyou Kan, Qilong Shen, Yi Du, Laura K. G. Ackerman, Chunfa Xu, Anthony Yeung and Tarah A. DiBenedetto and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kai Kang

35 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

Cross-Electrophile Coupling: Principles, Methods, and Applications in Synthesis

2024 91 citations K. Benjamin, Anthony J. Castro et al. Chemical Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Kang China	18	759	194	184	142	87	35	1.0k
Albert Granados Spain	19	883 1.2×	140 0.7×	301 1.6×	86 0.6×	95 1.1×	44	1.1k
Minghao Li China	22	1.1k 1.4×	114 0.6×	52 0.3×	171 1.2×	176 2.0×	83	1.4k
Yoshihiro Hayashi Japan	18	504 0.7×	157 0.8×	23 0.1×	303 2.1×	150 1.7×	64	1.1k
Xiangqian Liu China	25	1.8k 2.3×	569 2.9×	434 2.4×	84 0.6×	265 3.0×	38	2.1k
Yujing Hu China	14	246 0.3×	64 0.3×	25 0.1×	99 0.7×	254 2.9×	46	728
Mihaela Bălan Romania	15	268 0.4×	70 0.4×	41 0.2×	123 0.9×	137 1.6×	58	636
Zhuqing Liu China	21	830 1.1×	496 2.6×	30 0.2×	179 1.3×	274 3.1×	53	1.4k
Thomas H. Kalantar United States	10	333 0.4×	55 0.3×	30 0.2×	105 0.7×	184 2.1×	20	565

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Kang

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All Works

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Kang, Kai, Cunwei Cao, Chong Jiang, et al.. (2025). Capacity optimization for minimizing the cost on a hydrogen production system coupling the wind and solar power generation with PEM water electrolysis. Energy. 335. 138076–138076. 6 indexed citations

Benjamin, K., et al.. (2024). Cross-Electrophile Coupling: Principles, Methods, and Applications in Synthesis. Chemical Reviews. 124(23). 13397–13569. 91 indexed citations breakdown →

Zheng, Bin, Kai Kang, Qing Zhang, et al.. (2024). Preparation and Thermal Stability of Ti₃SiC₂ Ceramics by Polymer Derived Ceramics Method. Journal of Inorganic Materials. 39(6). 733–733. 1 indexed citations

Su, Zhi-Ming, Jack Twilton, Caroline B. Hoyt, et al.. (2023). Ni- and Ni/Pd-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling of Lignin-Derived Aromatics to Access Biobased Plasticizers. ACS Central Science. 9(2). 159–165. 23 indexed citations

Lu, Changhui, Minyan Wang, Shuo Wang, et al.. (2023). Nickel-Catalyzed Ring-Opening of Benzofurans for the Divergent Synthesis of ortho-Functionalized Phenol Derivatives. ACS Catalysis. 13(4). 2432–2442. 12 indexed citations

Zhang, Qingqing, et al.. (2022). Application of defective TiO2 inverse opal in photocatalytic non-oxidative CH4 coupling. Research on Chemical Intermediates. 48(8). 3247–3258. 8 indexed citations

Kang, Kai & Daniel J. Weix. (2022). Nickel-Catalyzed C(sp³)–C(sp³) Cross-Electrophile Coupling of In Situ Generated NHP Esters with Unactivated Alkyl Bromides. Organic Letters. 24(15). 2853–2857. 36 indexed citations

Kang, Kai, et al.. (2021). Exploring the slow-light effect of Pt/TiO₂–SiO₂ inverse opal on photocatalytic nonoxidative coupling of methane. Chemical Communications. 57(96). 13000–13003. 11 indexed citations

Kang, Kai, Shihan Liu, Chunhui Xu, et al.. (2021). C(sp²)–X (X = Cl, Br, and I) Reductive Eliminations from Well-Defined Gold(III) Complexes: Concerted or Dissociation Pathways?. Organometallics. 40(14). 2231–2239. 6 indexed citations

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Kang, Kai, Shihan Liu, Decai Wang, et al.. (2018). The Difluoromethylated Organogold(III) Complex cis-[Au(PCy₃)(4-F-C₆H₄)(CF₂H)(Cl)]: Preparation, Characterization, and Its C(sp²)–CF₂H Reductive Elimination. Organometallics. 37(21). 3901–3908. 22 indexed citations

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Kang, Kai, Ting Xu, Decai Wang, et al.. (2017). C(sp²)–C(sp²) Reductive Elimination from Well-Defined Diarylgold(III) Complexes. Organometallics. 36(24). 4727–4740. 33 indexed citations

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Kang, Kai, Wen Wan, Haizhen Jiang, et al.. (2017). Manganese-mediated/-catalyzed oxidative carboazidation of acrylamides. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 4(8). 1555–1560. 24 indexed citations

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Li, Jialiang, Wen Wan, Guobin Ma, et al.. (2016). Silver‐Mediated C–H Difluoromethylation of Arenes. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2016(28). 4916–4921. 24 indexed citations

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Kang, Kai, Chengyou Kan, Yi Du, & Deshan Liu. (2011). INFLUENCES OF ACID POST-TREATMENT ON THE MORPHOLOGY OF SOAP-FREE P(MMA-EA-MAA) PARTICLES PREPARED BY SEEDED EMULSION POLYMERIZATION. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science. 23(5). 479–485. 1 indexed citations

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Kang, Kai, Chengyou Kan, Yi Du, & Deshan Liu. (2006). The generation of void morphology inside soap-free P(MMA-EA-MAA) particles prepared by seeded emulsion polymerization. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 297(2). 505–512. 18 indexed citations

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Kang, Kai, Chengyou Kan, Yi Du, & Deshan Liu. (2006). Study on soap-free P(MMA-EA-AA or MAA) latex particles with narrow size distribution. Polymers for Advanced Technologies. 17(3). 193–198. 13 indexed citations

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Kang, Kai. (2005). INFLUENCES OF CROSSLINKING AGENT ON THE GENERATION OF VOIDS AND MULTIHOLLOW INSIDE SOAP-FREE P(MMA-EA-MAA) SEEDED LATEX PARTICLES. Acta Polymerica Sinica. 1 indexed citations

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Kang, Kai, Chengyou Kan, Anthony Yeung, & Deshan Liu. (2005). The Properties of Covalently Immobilized Trypsin on Soap‐Free P(MMA‐EA‐AA) Latex Particles. Macromolecular Bioscience. 5(4). 344–351. 37 indexed citations

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Kang, Kai, Chengyou Kan, Yi Du, Deshan Liu, & Anthony Yeung. (2005). Immobilization of aminoglycosidic aminocyclitols antibiotic onto soap-free poly(MMA-EA-AA) latex particles. Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition. 17(1-2). 91–101. 6 indexed citations

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Kang, Kai. (2004). CONTROL OF PARTICLE SIZE AND ITS DISTRIBUTION IN SOAPFREE EMULSION COPOLYMERIZATION OF MMA-EA-AA. Acta Polymerica Sinica. 4 indexed citations

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