Kai Song

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Kai Song is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Song has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 4 papers in Plant Science and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kai Song's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (18 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (14 papers) and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (13 papers). Kai Song is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (18 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (14 papers) and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (13 papers). Kai Song collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Kai Song's co-authors include Madjid Mohseni, Fariborz Taghipour, Qiulu Chu, Jinguang Hu, Wenyao Tong, Yongcan Jin, Shufang Wu, Zhengfang Ye, Xinyu Xie and Quan Bu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Kai Song

27 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

  1. Application of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) for water disinfection: A review
    2016 646 citations Kai Song, Madjid Mohseni et al. Water Research profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Kai Song 847 289 234 227 210 28 1.6k
Zheng‐Yang Huo 851 1.0× 710 2.5× 450 1.9× 358 1.6× 227 1.1× 49 1.9k
Stephanie K. Loeb 408 0.5× 333 1.2× 103 0.4× 811 3.6× 53 0.3× 19 1.6k
Xiangqian Xu 335 0.4× 323 1.1× 580 2.5× 196 0.9× 271 1.3× 43 1.3k
Derick G. Brown 311 0.4× 385 1.3× 305 1.3× 59 0.3× 117 0.6× 45 1.8k
Priscilla Declerck 310 0.4× 435 1.5× 491 2.1× 83 0.4× 48 0.2× 37 1.4k
Qiqi Wan 256 0.3× 242 0.8× 451 1.9× 208 0.9× 212 1.0× 62 1.1k
Tong Yu 520 0.6× 785 2.7× 388 1.7× 118 0.5× 81 0.4× 43 1.6k
Peter A. Maraccini 362 0.4× 373 1.3× 133 0.6× 524 2.3× 55 0.3× 8 1.3k
René Peter Schneider 414 0.5× 615 2.1× 184 0.8× 64 0.3× 63 0.3× 56 2.0k
Xu Meng 392 0.5× 387 1.3× 62 0.3× 188 0.8× 11 0.1× 54 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Song

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Song

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Song

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai Song. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai Song 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 Song. Kai Song 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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Xie, Xinyu, Kai Song, Jing Wang, et al.. (2024). Efficient ethanol production from masson pine sawdust by various organosolv pretreatment and modified pre-hydrolysis simultaneous saccharification and fermentation. Renewable Energy. 225. 120289–120289. 11 indexed citations
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Xu, Xiaojie, Xinyu Xie, Shufang Wu, et al.. (2024). A combination of acetic acid and deep eutectic solvent pretreatment on poplar for coproduction of bioethanol, bio-oil and energy recovery. Energy. 313. 133956–133956. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Kun, et al.. (2024). Atomic adsorption mechanism and initial growth of 2D GaN on graphene, h-BN and MoS2: A first principles study. Surfaces and Interfaces. 56. 105560–105560.
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Xu, Xiaojie, Zhiheng Zhang, Shufang Wu, et al.. (2024). Integrated acetic acid and deep eutectic solvent pretreatment on poplar for co-production of xylo-oligosaccharides, fermentable sugars and lignin antioxidants/adsorbents. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 259(Pt 2). 129138–129138. 21 indexed citations
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Xu, Xiaojie, Xinyu Xie, Jinguang Hu, et al.. (2024). Full utilization of poplar sawdust with chemical-mechanical pretreatment for coproduction of xylooligosaccharides, fermentable sugars and porous carbon materials. Industrial Crops and Products. 214. 118538–118538. 2 indexed citations
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Xie, Xinyu, Mingjun Chen, Wenyao Tong, et al.. (2023). Comparative study of acid- and alkali-catalyzed 1,4-butanediol pretreatment for co-production of fermentable sugars and value-added lignin compounds. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 16(1). 52–52. 14 indexed citations
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Xie, Xinyu, et al.. (2023). Modified 1,4-butanediol organosolv pretreatment on hardwood and softwood for efficient coproduction of fermentable sugars and lignin antioxidants. Bioresource Technology. 376. 128854–128854. 21 indexed citations
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Tong, Wenyao, Kai Song, Xinyu Xie, et al.. (2022). Modified acid pretreatment to alter physicochemical properties of biomass for full cellulose/hemicellulose utilization. Carbohydrate Polymers. 299. 120182–120182. 46 indexed citations
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Chu, Qiulu, Wenyao Tong, Jianqiang Chen, et al.. (2021). Organosolv pretreatment assisted by carbocation scavenger to mitigate surface barrier effect of lignin for improving biomass saccharification and utilization. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 14(1). 136–136. 45 indexed citations
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Chu, Qiulu, Wenyao Tong, Shufang Wu, et al.. (2021). Modification of lignin by various additives to mitigate lignin inhibition for improved enzymatic digestibility of dilute acid pretreated hardwood. Renewable Energy. 177. 992–1000. 41 indexed citations
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Chu, Qiulu, Xueyan Chen, Kai Song, et al.. (2019). Effects of two-stage pretreatment on enzymatic hydrolysis of poplar and adsorption performance of lignin.. Linchan huaxue yu gongye. 39(6). 68–74. 1 indexed citations
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Song, Kai, Madjid Mohseni, & Fariborz Taghipour. (2019). Mechanisms investigation on bacterial inactivation through combinations of UV wavelengths. Water Research. 163. 114875–114875. 123 indexed citations
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Chu, Qiulu, Kai Song, Jing Wang, Jinguang Hu, & Xueyan Chen. (2019). Improving enzymatic saccharification of hardwood through lignin modification by carbocation scavengers and the underlying mechanisms. Bioresource Technology. 294. 122216–122216. 30 indexed citations
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Song, Kai, Fariborz Taghipour, & Madjid Mohseni. (2019). Microorganisms inactivation by wavelength combinations of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV-LEDs). The Science of The Total Environment. 665. 1103–1110. 105 indexed citations
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Chu, Qiulu, Kai Song, Jinguang Hu, et al.. (2019). Integrated process for the coproduction of fermentable sugars and lignin adsorbents from hardwood. Bioresource Technology. 289. 121659–121659. 21 indexed citations
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Song, Kai, Madjid Mohseni, & Fariborz Taghipour. (2016). Application of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) for water disinfection: A review. Water Research. 94. 341–349. 646 indexed citations breakdown →
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Song, Kai, et al.. (2012). Recovery of high purity sulfuric acid from the waste acid in toluene nitration process by rectification. Chemosphere. 90(4). 1558–1562. 39 indexed citations
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Meng, Qingqiang, Kai Song, Quanlin Zhao, & Zhengfang Ye. (2012). Removal of nitro aromatic compounds and sulfite acid from distillate of 2,4,6‐trinitrotoluene red water using modified porous polystyrene microspheres. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 127(3). 1578–1584. 9 indexed citations

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