Kai Ma

411 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 295 citations indexed

About

Kai Ma is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Ma has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 295 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 9 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kai Ma's work include Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (8 papers), Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (7 papers) and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (7 papers). Kai Ma is often cited by papers focused on Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (8 papers), Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (7 papers) and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (7 papers). Kai Ma collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Kai Ma's co-authors include Congming Tang, Xiang Peng, Xinli Li, Zhi Chen, Yiyun Wang, Yuzhen Zhao, Qian Wang, Ruixue Liu, Mei Zhao and Yaoyao Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Communications, Chemical Engineering Journal and Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.

In The Last Decade

Kai Ma

20 papers receiving 283 citations

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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.

Sulfur vacancy-rich molybdenum disulfide 3D evaporator enhanced photothermal conversion for seawater desalination and wastewater purification

2025 32 citations Kai Ma, Xinli Li et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Ma China	12	174	96	66	65	59	21	295
Fayez Nasir Al-Rowaili Saudi Arabia	5	143 0.8×	19 0.2×	84 1.3×	124 1.9×	50 0.8×	6	313
Tomasz Mikołajczyk Poland	12	283 1.6×	35 0.4×	18 0.3×	84 1.3×	243 4.1×	46	385
Lei Xia China	10	89 0.5×	40 0.4×	23 0.3×	166 2.6×	111 1.9×	30	343
R. Baskaran India	10	42 0.2×	40 0.4×	47 0.7×	39 0.6×	38 0.6×	37	266
Han Jiang China	8	44 0.3×	63 0.7×	49 0.7×	201 3.1×	43 0.7×	11	300
Maximilian Göltz Germany	8	230 1.3×	56 0.6×	16 0.2×	93 1.4×	149 2.5×	13	332
Ahmed M. Alloush Saudi Arabia	9	67 0.4×	36 0.4×	228 3.5×	200 3.1×	45 0.8×	11	364
Suying Ding China	8	250 1.4×	108 1.1×	13 0.2×	162 2.5×	80 1.4×	11	316
Fan He China	9	260 1.5×	32 0.3×	56 0.8×	309 4.8×	125 2.1×	16	425

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Ma

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20 of 20 papers shown

Peng, Xiang, et al.. (2025). Adsorption of Rhodamine B pollutants from wastewater using MoS2: The critical role of crystal phase regulation. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 70. 107130–107130. 13 indexed citations

Ma, Kai, et al.. (2025). Sulfur vacancy-rich molybdenum disulfide 3D evaporator enhanced photothermal conversion for seawater desalination and wastewater purification. Chemical Engineering Journal. 506. 160060–160060. 32 indexed citations breakdown →

Xiang, Shuo, Xiaoyu Zhou, Yiwei Liu, et al.. (2025). Lubrication Performance Promotion of GTL Base Oil by BN Nanosheets via Cascade Centrifugation-Assisted Liquid-Phase Exfoliation. Lubricants. 13(7). 281–281. 9 indexed citations

Zhao, Mei, et al.. (2024). Overturning lactic acid hydrogenation regioselectivity via Ru-stabilized MoO3-x overlayers. Applied Surface Science. 684. 161844–161844. 8 indexed citations

Zhao, Mei, et al.. (2024). Atmosphere toward regulation of MoO3 microstructure for lactic acid hydrodeoxygenation to propionic acid. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 169. 113015–113015. 1 indexed citations

Lu, Haidong, et al.. (2024). Synergy of morphology and phosphorization for enhanced peroxymonosulfate activation over magnetic Fe₃O₄ catalysts. New Journal of Chemistry. 49(2). 435–446. 5 indexed citations

Peng, Xiang, et al.. (2024). Highly efficient and robust oxygen vacancy-rich molybdenum trioxide aerogel evaporator for Photothermal conversion and clean water generation. Desalination. 594. 118281–118281. 36 indexed citations

Xiang, Shuo, Xue Yang, Xin Yang, et al.. (2024). Lubrication-Enhanced Mechanisms of Bentonite Grease Using 2D MoS2 with Narrow Lateral Size and Thickness Distributions. Lubricants. 12(12). 447–447.

Wan, Qing, et al.. (2024). Nanostructured nickel–cobalt alloy/rGO-SWCNT thin film as an efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reactions. New Journal of Chemistry. 48(23). 10676–10685. 3 indexed citations

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Ma, Kai, et al.. (2024). High-Index-Faceted NiS Confined in Sodium Alginate Aerogel Enhanced Photothermal Conversion for Water Purification. ACS ES&T Water. 5(1). 446–458. 11 indexed citations

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Peng, Xiang, et al.. (2024). Defects in In2O3/TiO2 composite boosting photothermal conversion for water purification and electricity generation. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 268. 112750–112750. 11 indexed citations

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Liu, Ruixue, Xinli Li, Zhi Chen, et al.. (2023). Sustainable production of bio-propionic acid: Facet-mediated C-O bond cleavage of Fe3O4 nano-crystallites. Surfaces and Interfaces. 39. 102888–102888. 12 indexed citations

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Tang, Congming, et al.. (2023). Sustainable production of clean water: 1 T-MoS2/PDA composite enhanced the photothermal conversion. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 674. 131838–131838. 19 indexed citations

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Tang, Congming, et al.. (2023). Highly salt-resistant organic-inorganic composite as a solar-driven interfacial evaporator for desalination and electricity generation. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 56. 104403–104403. 49 indexed citations

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Wang, Yiyun, et al.. (2023). Crystal phase-mediated oxidative dehydrogenation of lactic acid to pyruvic acid on MoO3. Surfaces and Interfaces. 42. 103524–103524. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Yiyun, Xinli Li, Zhi Chen, Kai Ma, & Congming Tang. (2023). Synergistic Production of Pyruvic Acid and Propionic Acid over Defect-Rich MoS₂. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 62(7). 3128–3139. 7 indexed citations

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Tang, Congming, et al.. (2023). Boosted oxidative dehydrogenation of lactic acid into pyruvic acid on polyvinylpyrrolidone modified Fe₂O₃. Chemical Communications. 59(60). 9235–9238. 17 indexed citations

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Zhao, Mei, et al.. (2023). Synergy of highly dispersed Pd and the oxygen-vacancy-promoted hydrodeoxygenation of lactic acid to propionic acid. New Journal of Chemistry. 47(29). 13918–13928. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhi, Xinli Li, Ruixue Liu, et al.. (2022). Nickel Foam@Reduced Graphene Oxide–Carbon Nanotube Composite as an Efficient Solar Evaporator for Water Purification and Electricity Generation. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 61(44). 16565–16576. 19 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yuzhen, et al.. (2016). Friction behavior and wear protection ability of selected base lubricants. Friction. 4(1). 72–83. 20 indexed citations

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