Kai Nan

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 816 citations indexed

About

Kai Nan is a scholar working on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Aerospace Engineering and Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Nan has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 816 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 19 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 8 papers in Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Kai Nan's work include Electromagnetic wave absorption materials (22 papers), Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies (17 papers) and Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications (14 papers). Kai Nan is often cited by papers focused on Electromagnetic wave absorption materials (22 papers), Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies (17 papers) and Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications (14 papers). Kai Nan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Taiwan. Kai Nan's co-authors include Yan Wang, Hao Zheng, Wei Wang, Huichao Rao, Qingwei Li, Yikun Chen, Qingwei Li, Wei Wang, Xiaopeng An and Yuankai Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Carbon and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Kai Nan

46 papers receiving 801 citations

Hit Papers

Dimensional Design of Cellulose Aerogels with Schottky Co... 2025 2026 2025 5 10 15 20 25
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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.

  1. Dimensional Design of Cellulose Aerogels with Schottky Contact for Efficient Microwave Absorption
    2025 25 citations Congcong Zhu, Xiaopeng An et al. Small 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 Nan China 20 604 409 178 72 70 50 816
Tianyi Hang China 14 292 0.5× 149 0.4× 98 0.6× 165 2.3× 296 4.2× 28 642
Weibo Huang China 20 437 0.7× 120 0.3× 163 0.9× 78 1.1× 113 1.6× 47 1.1k
Wei‐Hong Zhong United States 10 185 0.3× 60 0.1× 85 0.5× 84 1.2× 139 2.0× 15 439
Xinyu Hu China 16 102 0.2× 86 0.2× 65 0.4× 44 0.6× 183 2.6× 76 768
Bohan Zhang China 12 70 0.1× 66 0.2× 94 0.5× 23 0.3× 143 2.0× 67 500
Fei Hu China 12 156 0.3× 117 0.3× 104 0.6× 22 0.3× 175 2.5× 37 495
Baihong Chi China 13 346 0.6× 261 0.6× 58 0.3× 49 0.7× 276 3.9× 27 738
Sujith Raman India 13 158 0.3× 243 0.6× 169 0.9× 37 0.5× 242 3.5× 45 707
Yunchao Xu China 20 171 0.3× 102 0.2× 162 0.9× 143 2.0× 255 3.6× 54 1.1k
Xiuchen Wang China 13 275 0.5× 106 0.3× 96 0.5× 129 1.8× 173 2.5× 66 527

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Nan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Nan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Nan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai Nan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai Nan 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 Nan. Kai Nan 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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An, Xiaopeng, et al.. (2025). A robust hierarchical MXene nanocomposite by valid magnetoelectric coordination for efficient electromagnetic response. Materials Today Nano. 29. 100584–100584. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Yikun, et al.. (2025). Constructing Schottky contacts via vertical growth of SnS2 nanosheets on hollow microspheres for efficient microwave absorption. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 232. 147–155. 22 indexed citations
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Zhu, Congcong, et al.. (2025). Dimensional Design of Cellulose Aerogels with Schottky Contact for Efficient Microwave Absorption. Small. 21(11). e2411743–e2411743. 25 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Yikun, et al.. (2025). In situ metal-catalyzed scale modulation to implement electromagnetic response for ultra-wideband microwave absorbers. Carbon. 244. 120692–120692. 5 indexed citations
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Nan, Kai, Lihong Fan, Wei Wang, et al.. (2024). Integrated design of MOFs-derived 0D/1D/2D/3D hierarchical network for high-efficiency electromagnetic wave absorption. Carbon. 224. 119049–119049. 33 indexed citations
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Wang, Boyang, et al.. (2024). Integrated design of multifunctional lightweight magnetic cellulose-based aerogel with 1D/2D/3D hierarchical network for efficient microwave absorption. Composites Communications. 49. 101987–101987. 16 indexed citations
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Chen, Shengnan, Ming Zhang, Peng Yang, et al.. (2024). Genetic Association between Lipid-Regulating Drug Targets and Diabetic Retinopathy: A Drug Target Mendelian Randomization Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2024. 1–10. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Yikun, et al.. (2024). Anion Doping as a “Trigger” to Modulate Defect‐Tailored Dielectric Coupling for Ultrathin Microwave Absorber. Small. 21(4). e2408538–e2408538. 20 indexed citations
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Wang, Wei, Kai Nan, Hao Zheng, Qingwei Li, & Yan Wang. (2023). Heterostructure design of hydrangea-like Co2P/Ni2P@C multilayered hollow microspheres for high-efficiency microwave absorption. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 181. 104–114. 82 indexed citations
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Wang, Wei, Kai Nan, Hao Zheng, Qingwei Li, & Yan Wang. (2023). Ion-exchange reaction construction of carbon nanotube-modified CoNi@MoO2/C composite for ultra-intense and broad electromagnetic wave absorption. Carbon. 210. 118074–118074. 38 indexed citations
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Liu, Jia, Zhe Zhang, Xuhai Yang, et al.. (2023). Experimental Study on VLBI Time Transfer Based on GEO Satellite Observation. 62. 1–4. 1 indexed citations
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Yan, Chao, Cai Gao, Jianjun Yu, Yong Deng, & Kai Nan. (2014). The Optimal Path Tour Problem.. International journal of unconventional computing. 10. 429–454. 1 indexed citations
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Nan, Kai. (2012). Page Recommendation Based on User Behavior in Collaborative Working Environment. Jisuanji gongcheng. 1 indexed citations
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Nan, Kai. (2011). A High Efficient Unified Communications System Based on Elastix. Microcomputer applications. 2 indexed citations
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Arzberger, Peter, et al.. (2010). Prime: An integrated and sustainable undergraduate international research program. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 28 indexed citations
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Nan, Kai, et al.. (2006). Research on Trust-based Access Control Model for Grid Computing. Jisuanji yingyong yanjiu.
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Bi, Ye, et al.. (2006). An Authentication and Authorization Scheme for Distributed System and Its Application. Jisuanji yingyong yanjiu.

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