Kai Liu

8.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
147 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Kai Liu is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Molecular Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Liu has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Biomaterials, 45 papers in Molecular Biology and 38 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kai Liu's work include Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (26 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (16 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (13 papers). Kai Liu is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (26 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (16 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (13 papers). Kai Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Netherlands. Kai Liu's co-authors include Xuehai Yan, Ruirui Xing, Qianli Zou, Guanghui Ma, Juan Wang, Helmuth Möhwald, Tifeng Jiao, Ruiyun Zhang, Kai Ma and Ning Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Kai Liu

144 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

Peptide self-assembly: thermodynamics and kinetics 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2016 2016 250 500 750
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. Peptide self-assembly: thermodynamics and kinetics
    2016 850 citations Kai Liu, Xuehai Yan et al. profile →
  2. An Injectable Self‐Assembling Collagen–Gold Hybrid Hydrogel for Combinatorial Antitumor Photothermal/Photodynamic Therapy
    2016 725 citations Kai Liu, Guanghui Ma et al. profile →
  3. Simple Peptide‐Tuned Self‐Assembly of Photosensitizers towards Anticancer Photodynamic Therapy
    2016 473 citations Kai Liu, Guanghui Ma et al. 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 Liu China 41 2.8k 2.4k 2.2k 2.1k 1.7k 147 6.9k
Manuel Arruebo Spain 47 2.6k 0.9× 2.7k 1.1× 2.0k 0.9× 3.6k 1.7× 1.2k 0.7× 187 9.1k
Kai Ma China 39 2.1k 0.7× 2.4k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 1.9k 0.9× 993 0.6× 187 6.4k
Daniel Horák Czechia 44 2.2k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 2.8k 1.3× 1.1k 0.6× 272 6.9k
Jessica M. Rosenholm Finland 49 3.2k 1.1× 4.2k 1.7× 2.2k 1.0× 3.4k 1.6× 725 0.4× 217 9.9k
Yan Yan China 43 3.0k 1.1× 1.7k 0.7× 2.1k 1.0× 2.5k 1.2× 759 0.5× 131 7.6k
Kristofer J. Thurecht Australia 44 3.4k 1.2× 1.9k 0.8× 2.5k 1.2× 3.0k 1.4× 1.7k 1.0× 212 8.7k
José L. Arias Spain 38 2.7k 1.0× 1.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 2.2k 1.0× 792 0.5× 129 6.0k
Ken Cham‐Fai Leung Hong Kong 47 2.0k 0.7× 3.4k 1.4× 1.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 2.4k 1.4× 160 7.3k
Jiajing Zhou China 41 1.5k 0.5× 2.4k 1.0× 1.7k 0.8× 2.9k 1.3× 859 0.5× 156 7.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai Liu 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 Liu. Kai Liu 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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Li, Wei, Jiayue Li, Minghong Lin, et al.. (2025). RCA-Supported Multipedal DNA Walker Integrated with TSDR for Simultaneous Detection of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Circulating Tumor DNA. Analytical Chemistry. 97(11). 6338–6346. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Kai, et al.. (2024). Biocompatibility and osteoinductivity of biodegradable Zn-Li-Ca ternary alloys for bone regeneration: In vitro and in vivo studies. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1002. 175396–175396. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Kai, Huimin Dai, Yunhong Song, Shuai Liang, & Zhongfang Yang. (2024). Climate and Soil Geochemistry Influence the Soil Organic Carbon Content in Drylands of the Songliao Plain, Northeast China. Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 98(5). 1394–1403. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Kai, et al.. (2024). Molecular-scale dissipative chemistry drives the formation of nanoscale assemblies and their macroscale transport. Nature Chemistry. 17(1). 124–131. 8 indexed citations
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Luo, Zhu, et al.. (2024). Simulation Analysis of Wellbore Instability Considering the Influence of Hydration Effect on the Physical Properties of Brittle Shale. Chemistry and Technology of Fuels and Oils. 60(3). 652–661. 1 indexed citations
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Fu, Yue, Lian Zhang, Xuehai Yan, & Kai Liu. (2024). Supramolecular Systems Chemistry Based on the Interplay Between Peptides and Porphyrins. ChemSystemsChem. 7(2). 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Fengfei, Junfeng Chen, Kai Liu, Meizhen Tang, & Yuewei Yang. (2022). The avian gut microbiota: Diversity, influencing factors, and future directions. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 934272–934272. 59 indexed citations
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Zhang, Han, Kai Liu, Yimou Gong, et al.. (2022). Vitamin C supramolecular hydrogel for enhanced cancer immunotherapy. Biomaterials. 287. 121673–121673. 39 indexed citations
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Pappas, Charalampos G., Pradeep K. Mandal, Bin Liu, et al.. (2020). Emergence of low-symmetry foldamers from single monomers. Nature Chemistry. 12(12). 1180–1186. 56 indexed citations
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Li, Hu, Hong Wang, Kai Liu, et al.. (2019). Zinc supplementation alleviates OTA-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in MDCK cells by up-regulating metallothioneins. Life Sciences. 234. 116735–116735. 26 indexed citations
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Liu, Kai, et al.. (2019). The Relationship among the Structural, Cellular, and Physical Properties of Walnut Shells. HortScience. 54(2). 275–281. 25 indexed citations
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Dang, Qifeng, Kai Liu, Zhenzhen Zhang, et al.. (2017). Fabrication and evaluation of thermosensitive chitosan/collagen/α, β-glycerophosphate hydrogels for tissue regeneration. Carbohydrate Polymers. 167. 145–157. 93 indexed citations
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Liu, Kai, Shida Miao, Zhiguo Su, et al.. (2016). Castor oil‐based waterborne polyurethanes with tunable properties and excellent biocompatibility. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. 118(10). 1512–1520. 41 indexed citations
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Zeng, Xie, Haifeng Hu, Yongkang Gao, et al.. (2015). Phase change dispersion of plasmonic nano-objects. JTu5A.76–JTu5A.76. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hongjia, et al.. (2011). Synthesis, antibacterial activities and molecular docking studies of Schiff bases derived from N-(2/4-benzaldehyde-amino) phenyl-N′-phenyl-thiourea. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 19(18). 5708–5715. 48 indexed citations
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Liu, Kai. (2001). Reduce the Number of Components for Compositional Reservoir Simulation. Proceedings of SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium. 2 indexed citations

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