Kai Ke

6.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
99 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Kai Ke is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Ke has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 64 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 19 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kai Ke's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (78 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (40 papers) and Dielectric materials and actuators (26 papers). Kai Ke is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (78 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (40 papers) and Dielectric materials and actuators (26 papers). Kai Ke collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Kai Ke's co-authors include Wei Yang, Rui‐Ying Bao, Ica Manas‐Zloczower, Xing Zhao, Mingbo Yang, Xiang‐Jun Zha, Zheng‐Ying Liu, Zhen Sang, Jun‐Hong Pu and Ming‐Bo Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Kai Ke

97 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

Smart Ti₃C₂T_x MXene Fabric with Fast Humidity Response and Joule Heating for Healthcare and Medical Therapy Applications

2020 421 citations Xing Zhao, Chunyan Tang et al. ACS Nano profile →
Biodegradable Piezoelectric Force Sensor

2018 338 citations Kai Ke et al. profile →
Boosting piezoelectric response of PVDF-TrFE via MXene for self-powered linear pressure sensor

2020 281 citations Shan Wang, Chunyan Tang et al. Composites Science and Technology profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Kai Ke	3.8k	2.3k	1.4k	1.1k	678	99	5.5k
Mingchao Zhang	3.7k 1.0×	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.6k 1.5×	691 1.0×	72	5.8k
Lijun Qu	3.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	465 0.7×	121	5.2k
Jian Fang	3.2k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	946 0.7×	1.5k 1.4×	917 1.4×	194	5.9k
Kailun Xia	4.8k 1.2×	2.5k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	2.2k 2.0×	743 1.1×	69	6.8k
Miaomiao Zhu	3.4k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	762 0.6×	1.5k 1.4×	1.7k 2.5×	93	5.4k
Yuanyuan Bai	4.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	1.5k 1.1×	881 0.8×	517 0.8×	80	5.3k
Xuewu Huang	3.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	732 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	756 1.1×	64	4.5k
Jiaqing Xiong	4.7k 1.2×	2.9k 1.3×	610 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	741 1.1×	93	6.3k
Xiaoxiong Wang	2.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	2.0k 1.8×	1.1k 1.7×	131	5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Ke

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Ke

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Ke

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hu, Yue, Yujie Wu, Kai Ke, et al.. (2025). Flash annealing boosts piezoelectricity of PVDF-TrFE. Nature Communications. 16(1). 11147–11147.

Zha, Xiang‐Jun, Jin Jia, Jun‐Hong Pu, et al.. (2025). Anisotropic Nanofluidic Ionic Skin for Pressure-Independent Thermosensing. ACS Nano. 19(1). 1845–1855. 1 indexed citations

Fu, Siqing, et al.. (2025). Excellent stability and repeatability of temperature self-regulating HDPE/PVDF/CNF composites at high temperature via locally anchored conductive "bridges". Composites Science and Technology. 269. 111239–111239.

Wu, Yujie, Chunyan Tang, Shan Wang, et al.. (2025). Biomimetic Heteromodulus All-Fluoropolymer Piezoelectric Nanofiber Mats for Highly Sensitive Acoustic Detection. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(14). 21808–21818. 3 indexed citations

Qi, Jing, Tao Gong, Yujie Wu, et al.. (2025). An 8‐Micrometer‐Thick Film Strain Sensor with Conformal 3D Microstructure for Accurate Detection of Body Motion and Air Leakage. Small. 21(22). e2500444–e2500444. 2 indexed citations

Guo, Jiaxing, Tao Gong, Kai Ke, et al.. (2024). Porous PVDF composites with ultralow percolation threshold for wide-range dynamic and static pressure sensing. Polymer. 307. 127248–127248. 4 indexed citations

Zhao, Jiangnan, Chenchen Liu, Rui Tang, et al.. (2024). Solvent-free and Metal-free Fabrication of Multifunctional Cellulose-Based Fabrics for Wearable Energy Harvesting, Body Motion Detection, and Thermotherapy. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 12(50). 18136–18148. 10 indexed citations

Wu, Yujie, Jiaxing Guo, Xing Zhao, et al.. (2024). Ferroelectric fluoropolymer/MXene composites for flexible pressure sensors: Fabrication and application. Progress in Materials Science. 150. 101422–101422. 6 indexed citations

Gong, Tao, Xiaorong Sun, Jiaxing Guo, et al.. (2023). Spatial hetero-structured composites with ultrawide linear range for positive-negative pressure sensing and e-skin of bionic fish. Nano Energy. 120. 109173–109173. 29 indexed citations

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Gong, Tao, Jin Jia, Xiaorong Sun, et al.. (2023). Design strategy for hierarchical structure of carbon black on microporous elastomer surface toward stretchable and compressive strain sensors. Carbon. 206. 53–61. 50 indexed citations

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Jia, Jin, Yan Peng, Xiang‐Jun Zha, et al.. (2023). Seeding carbon nanotube microemulsions in elastomer films for hetero-structured porous stretchable composites. Carbon. 214. 118379–118379. 6 indexed citations

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Ma, Hongzhi, Chen Luo, Jiangnan Zhao, et al.. (2023). Metal–Organic Framework Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for a Self-Powered Methanol Sensor with High Sensitivity and Selectivity. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(31). 37563–37570. 38 indexed citations

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Wang, Liya, Chunyan Tang, Kai Li, et al.. (2023). Electro-microenvironment modulated inhibition of endogenous biofilms by piezo implants for ultrasound-localized intestinal perforation disinfection. Biomaterials. 295. 122055–122055. 21 indexed citations

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Ke, Kai, et al.. (2023). Immiscible thermoplastic polymer blends with alternative layered encapsulation structure: Modeling and processing. Polymer. 286. 126394–126394. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Junhong, Wu‐Di Li, Jin Jia, et al.. (2022). Structure-Regenerated Silk Fibroin with Boosted Piezoelectricity for Disposable and Biodegradable Oral Healthcare Device. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Quan‐Ping, Kai Ke, Nan Sun, et al.. (2020). Chemically bonding BaTiO₃ nanoparticles in highly filled polymer nanocomposites for greatly enhanced dielectric properties. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 8(26). 8786–8795. 24 indexed citations

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Li, Yan, Shan Wang, Zhichao Xiao, et al.. (2020). Flexible TPU strain sensors with tunable sensitivity and stretchability by coupling AgNWs with rGO. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 8(12). 4040–4048. 84 indexed citations

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Ke, Kai, Yu Wang, Yilong Li, et al.. (2019). Nuomici-Inspired Universal Strategy for Boosting Piezoresistive Sensitivity and Elasticity of Polymer Nanocomposite-Based Strain Sensors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(38). 35362–35370. 20 indexed citations

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Ke, Kai, Petra Pötschke, Dieter Jehnichen, Dieter Fischer, & Brigitte Voit. (2014). Achieving β-phase poly(vinylidene fluoride) from melt cooling: Effect of surface functionalized carbon nanotubes. Polymer. 55(2). 611–619. 143 indexed citations

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Wei, Xin‐Feng, Rui‐Ying Bao, Li Gu, et al.. (2013). Synergistic effect of stereocomplex crystals and shear flow on the crystallization rate of poly(l-lactic acid): A rheological study. RSC Advances. 4(6). 2733–2742. 17 indexed citations

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