Kai Qu

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
64 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Kai Qu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Qu has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 20 papers in Materials Chemistry and 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kai Qu's work include Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (15 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (12 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (12 papers). Kai Qu is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (15 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (12 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (12 papers). Kai Qu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Kai Qu's co-authors include Baoyang Lu, Jingkun Xu, Hyunwoo Yuk, Xuanhe Zhao, Nannan Jian, Shaoting Lin, Lin Shen, Jianhong Luo, Zhi Xu and Kang Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kai Qu

61 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Pure PEDOT:PSS hydrogels 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 2020 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. Pure PEDOT:PSS hydrogels
    2019 848 citations Baoyang Lu, Hyunwoo Yuk et al. Nature Communications profile →
  2. 3D printing of conducting polymers
    2020 813 citations Hyunwoo Yuk, Baoyang Lu et al. Nature Communications 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 Qu China 24 1.6k 1.2k 1.1k 648 483 64 3.1k
Jianliang Xiao China 21 1.9k 1.2× 901 0.8× 731 0.7× 955 1.5× 347 0.7× 36 3.4k
Hongbian Li China 30 1.5k 1.0× 1.6k 1.3× 562 0.5× 1.3k 2.0× 218 0.5× 67 3.7k
Yoonseob Kim Hong Kong 28 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 1.1× 666 0.6× 977 1.5× 371 0.8× 68 3.1k
John W. F. To United States 21 2.4k 1.5× 2.4k 2.0× 1.9k 1.8× 989 1.5× 711 1.5× 25 4.9k
Miao Tang China 27 823 0.5× 576 0.5× 480 0.4× 938 1.4× 414 0.9× 67 3.1k
Guang Yang China 25 1.3k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 594 0.5× 970 1.5× 202 0.4× 91 2.9k
Lie Wang China 40 1.8k 1.1× 2.6k 2.1× 1.1k 1.0× 853 1.3× 252 0.5× 71 4.8k
Mingmao Wu China 24 853 0.5× 1.2k 1.0× 601 0.5× 670 1.0× 175 0.4× 48 2.5k
Qiyao Huang Hong Kong 33 2.8k 1.7× 2.1k 1.7× 1.6k 1.5× 464 0.7× 458 0.9× 69 4.5k
Kamal Asadi Germany 37 2.4k 1.5× 2.5k 2.1× 1.8k 1.7× 1.7k 2.6× 402 0.8× 99 4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Qu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Qu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Qu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai Qu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai Qu 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 Qu. Kai Qu 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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Xu, Jipeng, Kai Qu, Xinrui Li, et al.. (2025). Highly Reversible Anode-Free Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled by Porous Organic Cages with Subnano Lithiophilic Triangular Windows. ACS Nano. 19(2). 2936–2943. 12 indexed citations
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Qu, Kai, Yongkang Zhang, Bing Huang, et al.. (2025). Interface Regulated Solid‐State Rectification of Peptide via Quantum Dots Self‐Assembly Monolayer. Small. 21(26). e2500346–e2500346.
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Zhang, Yaxuan, et al.. (2025). Highly conductive single-molecule junctions through electrocatalytic formation of benzyl-type Au‒C bonds. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7692–7692.
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Cao, Hongyan, Kai Qu, Yixing Wang, et al.. (2024). Ordered 2D RUB‐15 nanosheets with high loading in mixed matrix membranes for H2/CO2 separation. AIChE Journal. 71(1).
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Lu, Yuqin, Hongyan Cao, Yongsheng Xia, et al.. (2023). Efficient proton-selective hybrid membrane embedded with polydopamine modified MOF-808 for vanadium flow battery. Journal of Membrane Science. 671. 121347–121347. 34 indexed citations
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Dai, Liheng, Kai Qu, Yixing Wang, et al.. (2023). 2D nanofluidic vermiculite membranes with self-confinement channels and recognition sites for ultrafast lithium ion-selective transport. Journal of Membrane Science. 687. 122054–122054. 22 indexed citations
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Wu, Yulin, Yixing Wang, Dezhu Zhang, et al.. (2023). Crystallizing Self‐Standing Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for Ultrafast Proton Transport in Flow Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(50). e202313571–e202313571. 39 indexed citations
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Dai, Liheng, Shiyi Li, Kai Qu, et al.. (2023). Freestanding two-dimensional nanofluidic membranes modulated by zwitterionic polyelectrolyte for mono-/di-valent ions selectivity transport. Journal of Membrane Science. 677. 121621–121621. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Dezhu, Kang Huang, Yongsheng Xia, et al.. (2023). Two‐Dimensional MFI‐Type Zeolite Flow Battery Membranes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(43). e202310945–e202310945. 13 indexed citations
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Chen, Lichuan, Jin-Yun Wang, Ping Duan, et al.. (2023). Exploring a Linear Combination Feature for Predicting the Conductance of Parallel Molecular Circuits. Nano Letters. 23(20). 9399–9405. 9 indexed citations
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Qu, Kai, Kang Huang, Jipeng Xu, et al.. (2022). High‐Efficiency CO2/N2 Separation Enabled by Rotation of Electrostatically Anchored Flexible Ligands in Metal–Organic Framework. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(49). e202213333–e202213333. 27 indexed citations
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Qu, Kai, Kang Huang, Jipeng Xu, et al.. (2022). High‐Efficiency CO2/N2 Separation Enabled by Rotation of Electrostatically Anchored Flexible Ligands in Metal–Organic Framework. Angewandte Chemie. 134(49). 2 indexed citations
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Xia, Yongsheng, Hongyan Cao, Fang Xu, et al.. (2022). Polymeric membranes with aligned zeolite nanosheets for sustainable energy storage. Nature Sustainability. 5(12). 1080–1091. 92 indexed citations
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Xia, Yongsheng, Yan Wang, Yu Xia, et al.. (2022). Functional molecular cross‐linked zeolite nanosheets heighten ion selectivity and conductivity of flow battery membrane. AIChE Journal. 69(4). 19 indexed citations
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Zheng, Yan, Ping Duan, Yu Zhou, et al.. (2022). Fano Resonance in Single‐Molecule Junctions. Angewandte Chemie. 134(40). 7 indexed citations
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Li, Xin, Dezhu Zhang, Kai Qu, et al.. (2021). Zr‐MOF‐Enabled Controllable Ion Sieving and Proton Conductivity in Flow Battery Membrane. Advanced Functional Materials. 31(42). 110 indexed citations
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Qu, Kai, Kang Huang, & Zhi Xu. (2021). Recent progress in the design and fabrication of MXene-based membranes. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering. 15(4). 820–836. 28 indexed citations
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Wang, Yu, Wei Wei, Kai Qu, et al.. (2020). Smart Window Based on Temperature-Responsive Starch Hydrogel with a Dynamic Regulation Mode. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 59(48). 21012–21017. 15 indexed citations
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Hu, Faqi, Yu Xue, Nannan Jian, et al.. (2020). Pyrazine-EDOT D-A-D type Hybrid Polymer for Patterned Flexible Electrochromic Devices. Electrochimica Acta. 357. 136859–136859. 27 indexed citations
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Lu, Baoyang, Hyunwoo Yuk, Shaoting Lin, et al.. (2019). Pure PEDOT:PSS hydrogels. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1043–1043. 848 indexed citations breakdown →

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