Kai Wu

14.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
459 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

Kai Wu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Wu has authored 459 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 192 papers in Materials Chemistry, 162 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 123 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kai Wu's work include Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (70 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (62 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (57 papers). Kai Wu is often cited by papers focused on Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (70 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (62 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (57 papers). Kai Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Kai Wu's co-authors include Wei Chen, Yongfeng Wang, Guo Qin Xu, Xiang Shao, Xiong Zhou, Henghui Zhou, Wen Liu, Ning Jiao, Yingchun Ye and Qian Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Kai Wu

426 papers receiving 11.6k 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.

Hydrogen storage by liquid organic hydrogen carriers: Catalyst, renewable carrier, and technology – A review

2023 160 citations Kai Wu, Huiyan Zhang et al. profile →
The smart green tide: A bibliometric analysis of AI and renewable energy transition

2025 14 citations Kai Wu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Wu China	57	5.1k	4.6k	2.7k	1.6k	1.6k	459	11.8k
Dong Wang China	62	6.4k 1.3×	5.1k 1.1×	3.4k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	2.5k 1.6×	496	14.6k
Zhenyu Li China	61	9.8k 1.9×	6.0k 1.3×	1.9k 0.7×	2.0k 1.2×	3.6k 2.2×	541	15.8k
Yong Peng China	58	5.2k 1.0×	4.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	3.0k 1.9×	434	13.3k
Xiaofeng Liu China	55	7.6k 1.5×	5.3k 1.1×	1.9k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	470	13.4k
Jeong Yong Lee South Korea	62	10.0k 2.0×	8.8k 1.9×	2.6k 1.0×	1.8k 1.1×	995 0.6×	670	17.4k
Yong Wang China	68	7.0k 1.4×	4.1k 0.9×	5.7k 2.1×	726 0.4×	1.9k 1.2×	630	17.5k
Yi Li China	52	4.0k 0.8×	4.0k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	480 0.3×	1.3k 0.8×	355	9.6k
Hubert H. Girault Switzerland	75	4.0k 0.8×	9.3k 2.0×	6.5k 2.4×	2.7k 1.6×	4.9k 3.0×	614	24.8k
Fan Li China	61	5.4k 1.1×	7.2k 1.6×	1.6k 0.6×	400 0.2×	5.6k 3.5×	521	13.9k
Ying Chen China	48	3.9k 0.8×	3.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	311 0.2×	1.9k 1.2×	318	9.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Wu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Wu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Wu

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All Works

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Sun, Yi, et al.. (2025). City brain promotes the co-reduction of carbon and nitrogen emissions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 100028–100028. 1 indexed citations

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Tan, Yunfeng, Jiangzhou Qin, Shengqiang Ma, et al.. (2025). Integrated response surface and machine learning approach: Experimental optimization and DFT analysis for NaN3 removal via NaClO oxidation. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 70. 107067–107067. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Chen-Jun, Longfei Hong, Kai Wu, et al.. (2025). Solar-driven transient Lewis acid sites for synergistic efficient photocatalytic isomerization of glyceraldehyde. Chemical Engineering Journal. 510. 161904–161904. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Kai, et al.. (2025). Assessing effect of toluene on immobilized denitrifying microorganisms: Enzyme activity, electronic behavior, and microbial community. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(3). 116284–116284.

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Wu, Kai & Limin Han. (2025). Assessing urban ecosystem health using emergy and set pair analysis: a comparative study of typical chinese cities. Ecological Indicators. 178. 114102–114102. 1 indexed citations

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Lu, Qiuxiang, Kai Wu, Zhenting Zha, et al.. (2024). Char-based Fe-Ni-Ca material for capturing AAEM from biomass pyrolysis volatiles and recyclability in catalytic reforming of volatiles. Chemical Engineering Journal. 481. 148620–148620. 11 indexed citations

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Wu, Kai, Tao Zhang, Yuqi Li, et al.. (2024). One-step fabrication of robust Stenocara beetle-inspired membrane deriving from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste for enhancing emulsion separation. Separation and Purification Technology. 351. 128128–128128. 4 indexed citations

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Wu, Kai, et al.. (2024). Removal of aqueous selenite anions from wastewater by electrodeposition and recycling used for catalyst of effective water splitting. Separation and Purification Technology. 336. 126350–126350. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Yadong, Binlin Dou, Hua Zhang, et al.. (2024). Insights into Co and Fe-doping effects of mesoporous CeO2 catalysts for dry reforming of glycerol to syngas production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 67. 970–978. 6 indexed citations

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Gu, Zhenao, Haozhi Wang, Wei Zhang, et al.. (2024). Electronic regulation of Ru electrocatalyst for enhanced atomic hydrogen generation and selective chlorophenol hydrogenation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 365. 124958–124958. 6 indexed citations

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Liang, Chengyue, Kai Wu, Bin Yang, et al.. (2024). Effects of three lignocellulosic components on methane production assessed using the response surface methodology. Fuel. 379. 133113–133113. 2 indexed citations

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Dou, Binlin, Hua Zhang, Kai Wu, et al.. (2024). Novel design of in-situ hydrogen sorption/storage integrated enhanced hydrogen production in supercritical CO2 gasification, air gasification, and steam gasification from biomass. Chemical Engineering Journal. 485. 150029–150029. 10 indexed citations

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Wu, Kai, Anna Zanina, Vita A. Kondratenko, et al.. (2024). Fundamentals of Unanticipated Efficiency of Gd₂O₃‐based Catalysts in Oxidative Coupling of Methane. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(14). e202319192–e202319192. 8 indexed citations

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Wu, Kai, Anna Zanina, Vita A. Kondratenko, et al.. (2024). Fundamentals of Unanticipated Efficiency of Gd₂O₃‐based Catalysts in Oxidative Coupling of Methane. Angewandte Chemie. 136(14). 3 indexed citations

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Lu, Qiuxiang, Kai Wu, Zhenting Zha, et al.. (2024). A review on potential applications of Fe/Ni/Ca in biomass catalytic reforming to produce hydrogen. Fuel. 365. 131158–131158. 17 indexed citations

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Zhang, Minghao, et al.. (2024). Highly efficient multi-layer flexible heatsink for wearable thermoelectric cooling. Chemical Engineering Journal. 499. 155914–155914. 9 indexed citations

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Wu, Kai, et al.. (2024). An anti-impact layered control strategy of high-speed craft seat suspension based on energy recycling. Ocean Engineering. 314. 119755–119755. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Tian, Zhe Li, Kai Wu, et al.. (2023). The clinical significance of computed tomography texture features of renal cell carcinoma in predicting pathological T1–3 staging. Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. 13(4). 2415–2425. 4 indexed citations

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Dou, Binlin, Hua Zhang, Kai Wu, et al.. (2023). Process design and energy analysis on synthesis of liquid fuels in an integrated CCUS system. Applied Energy. 351. 121903–121903. 15 indexed citations

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Wu, Kai, et al.. (2012). Effect of annealing atmosphere on magnetic properties of pure ZnO and Na: ZnO films. Rare Metals. 31(1). 27–30. 11 indexed citations

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