Kai Sun

1.1k total citations
63 papers, 718 citations indexed

About

Kai Sun is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Sun has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 718 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 23 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kai Sun's work include Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (18 papers), Graphene research and applications (11 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (11 papers). Kai Sun is often cited by papers focused on Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (18 papers), Graphene research and applications (11 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (11 papers). Kai Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Russia. Kai Sun's co-authors include Jun‐Zhong Wang, Zhaohui Wang, Zhibo Li, Huifeng Yao, Jianhui Hou, Wenchao Zhao, Wei Jiang, Shaoqing Zhang, Long Ye and Huanli Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nano Letters and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

Kai Sun

56 papers receiving 705 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Sun China	14	314	281	196	154	146	63	718
Longlong Wu China	16	373 1.2×	387 1.4×	95 0.5×	106 0.7×	127 0.9×	50	786
Henning Marciniak Germany	16	331 1.1×	342 1.2×	270 1.4×	70 0.5×	51 0.3×	32	1.1k
Jong Chan Kim South Korea	15	186 0.6×	296 1.1×	115 0.6×	77 0.5×	147 1.0×	30	789
Lutz Wiegart United States	15	109 0.3×	199 0.7×	107 0.5×	89 0.6×	116 0.8×	65	706
Jonathan Rawle United Kingdom	16	428 1.4×	455 1.6×	121 0.6×	235 1.5×	82 0.6×	39	925
Takayuki Kiba Japan	14	368 1.2×	330 1.2×	225 1.1×	131 0.9×	167 1.1×	103	721
Koji Abe Japan	13	421 1.3×	367 1.3×	137 0.7×	78 0.5×	167 1.1×	46	822
Dennis W. Smith United States	16	234 0.7×	236 0.8×	84 0.4×	240 1.6×	153 1.0×	29	965
Pascal André United Kingdom	18	325 1.0×	324 1.2×	92 0.5×	187 1.2×	272 1.9×	39	776
М. P. Kulish Ukraine	13	184 0.6×	334 1.2×	115 0.6×	81 0.5×	113 0.8×	96	637

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Sun

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Zhong, Kai Sun, Benqiang Tian, et al.. (2025). Selective C–C coupling via copper atom reconfiguration in CO2 electroreduction. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering. 19(4).

Sun, Kai, et al.. (2025). Research progress on metal-support interactions over Ni-based catalysts for CH4-CO2 reforming reaction. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology. 53(4). 434–451.

Wang, Shiyan, et al.. (2025). A Review of Space Target Recognition Based on Ensemble Learning. Aerospace. 12(4). 278–278. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Menghan, et al.. (2025). Selective Adsorption and Crystalline Film Growth of Picene Molecules on the Pb(111) Surface. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 129(9). 4695–4700.

Sun, Kai, Shangbo Ning, Panzhe Qiao, et al.. (2024). Synergistic interplay of CuOx and Pd nanodots on TiO2 for efficient and highly selective photocatalytic oxidation of CH4 to oxygenates with O2. Journal of Catalysis. 440. 115840–115840. 4 indexed citations

Sun, Kai, et al.. (2023). Sequential Conservative Integer Programming Method for Multi-Constrained Discrete Variable Structure Topology Optimization. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Kai, et al.. (2022). Multi-label classification of fundus images with graph convolutional network and LightGBM. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 149. 105909–105909. 27 indexed citations

Zhou, Junhao, et al.. (2022). Research progress on the therapeutic effect and mechanism of metformin for lung cancer (Review). Oncology Reports. 49(1). 11 indexed citations

Xiang, Xing, Fei Chen, Huihu Wang, et al.. (2021). Crystal structure of cubic Li7-3xGaxLa3Zr2O12 with space group of I-43d. Ceramics International. 48(7). 9371–9377. 16 indexed citations

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Wang, Ying, et al.. (2021). Coexistence of Chiral and Achiral Adsorptions of Metal-Free Phthalocyanine Molecules on Cd(0001). The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 125(1). 335–340. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Kai, et al.. (2020). Orientational transition of tin phthalocyanine molecules in the self-assembled monolayer. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 53(15). 154004–154004. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xin, Jiyu Xu, Kai Sun, et al.. (2018). Hexagonal Monolayer Ice without Shared Edges. Physical Review Letters. 121(25). 256001–256001. 19 indexed citations

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Sun, Kai, et al.. (2018). Gallenene epitaxially grown on Si(1 1 1). 2D Materials. 5(3). 35009–35009. 40 indexed citations

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Sun, Kai, Xin Zhang, Zhijian Wu, et al.. (2017). Supramolecular Motors on Graphite Surface Stabilized by Charge States and Hydrogen Bonds. ACS Nano. 11(10). 10236–10242. 7 indexed citations

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Sun, Kai, et al.. (2017). Monitoring and manipulating single molecule rotors on the Bi(111) surface by the scanning tunneling microscopy. RSC Advances. 7(54). 34262–34266. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Kai, et al.. (2017). STM study of the Ga thin films grown on Si(111) surface. Surface Science. 663. 31–34. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Kai, et al.. (2016). Chiral Features of the Achiral Copper Phthalocyanine on a Bi(111) Surface. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica. 32(10). 2593–2598. 4 indexed citations

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Fu, Wenxin, Kai Sun, & Zhibo Li. (2014). Surface‐Grafted Semiconductor Layer Prepared by Surface Initiated Ring‐Opening Polymerization of L‐Lysine NCA Derivatives. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 9(8). 2036–2039. 3 indexed citations

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Sun, Kai, Jiale Xie, Lan Meng, et al.. (2012). Chiral Pinwheel Clusters Lacking Local Point Chirality. Small. 8(13). 2078–2082. 15 indexed citations

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Wei, Guodan, Xin Xiao, Siyi Wang, et al.. (2011). Arylamine-Based Squaraine Donors for Use in Organic Solar Cells. Nano Letters. 11(10). 4261–4264. 79 indexed citations

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