Kai Wu

8.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
188 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Kai Wu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Wu has authored 188 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Materials Chemistry, 56 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 53 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kai Wu's work include Thermal properties of materials (30 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (30 papers) and Dielectric materials and actuators (22 papers). Kai Wu is often cited by papers focused on Thermal properties of materials (30 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (30 papers) and Dielectric materials and actuators (22 papers). Kai Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Kai Wu's co-authors include Qiang Fu, Chuxin Lei, Dingyao Liu, Feng Chen, Songgang Chai, Rui Huang, Weixing Yang, Yongzheng Zhang, Zilong Xie and Feng Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kai Wu

171 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

Highly Thermoconductive, Thermostable, and Super‐Flexible Film by Engineering 1D Rigid Rod‐Like Aramid Nanofiber/2D Boron Nitride Nanosheets

2020 363 citations Kai Wu, Qiang Fu et al. profile →
Ultrathin flexible reduced graphene oxide/cellulose nanofiber composite films with strongly anisotropic thermal conductivity and efficient electromagnetic interference shielding

2017 320 citations Kai Wu, Qiang Fu et al. profile →
Hyaluronan-based hydrogel integrating exosomes for traumatic brain injury repair by promoting angiogenesis and neurogenesis

2023 91 citations Xiaoyin Liu, Chengheng Wu et al. Carbohydrate Polymers 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	45	3.1k	2.4k	1.6k	1.5k	1.0k	188	6.8k
Na Song China	46	3.5k 1.1×	1.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	767 0.5×	887 0.9×	125	5.9k
Shiren Wang United States	46	4.4k 1.4×	3.1k 1.3×	1.9k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	923 0.9×	135	8.3k
Jonghwan Suhr South Korea	45	3.1k 1.0×	2.6k 1.1×	2.1k 1.3×	1.8k 1.2×	1.5k 1.4×	218	7.7k
Vesselin Shanov United States	42	3.3k 1.1×	2.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	810 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	195	6.6k
Qing‐Qing Ni Japan	51	3.1k 1.0×	2.3k 1.0×	2.3k 1.5×	1.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.5×	281	9.0k
Shu‐Lin Bai China	45	3.0k 1.0×	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	797 0.8×	149	5.5k
Bin Sun China	37	2.7k 0.9×	4.2k 1.7×	1.9k 1.2×	1.3k 0.9×	843 0.8×	201	7.5k
Xi Shen Hong Kong	50	3.7k 1.2×	4.4k 1.8×	2.3k 1.5×	1.1k 0.7×	2.7k 2.6×	90	9.1k
Ching‐Wen Lou Taiwan	43	1.6k 0.5×	2.9k 1.2×	2.8k 1.8×	956 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	468	8.0k
Chao Wang China	38	2.7k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	1.6k 1.5×	166	6.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Wu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Wu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Luo, Xiao‐San, Tong Xu, Kai Wu, et al.. (2025). Assessing coupling coordination between human-animal-environmental health for advancing uniform progress in One Health. PubMed. 20. 101013–101013.

Li, Xun‐Lu, Kai Wu, Na Liu, et al.. (2024). Coupling active and inactive transition metals to boost calcium storage cycle stability for Prussian blue cathodes. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 683(Pt 1). 543–551. 1 indexed citations

Xue, Rui, Zilong Xie, Songgang Chai, et al.. (2024). Liquid metal-modified boron nitride for polytetrafluoroethylene composites with enhanced thermal conductivity and peel strength. Composites Science and Technology. 251. 110572–110572. 7 indexed citations

He, Lu, Pengfei Xu, Yongzheng Zhang, et al.. (2024). Polytetrafluoroethylene composites for high-frequency microwave applications: Balancing thermal conductivity, adhesion and dielectric properties. Composites Science and Technology. 261. 111012–111012. 8 indexed citations

Xue, Sen, Guorui Zhang, Yongzheng Zhang, Kai Wu, & Qiang Fu. (2024). Flexible and highly thermally conductive phase change materials with hierarchical dual network for thermal management. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154562–154562. 24 indexed citations

Zhao, Huan, et al.. (2024). Chaotic dynamic analysis of electrical contact resistance measured in sliding current-carrying friction. Tribology International. 200. 110178–110178. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Xiao‐Yin, Chengheng Wu, Yusheng Zhang, et al.. (2024). Viscoelastic cues to induce stem cell migration and neuronal differentiation in cell-free hydrogel-assisted TBI recovery. Chemical Engineering Journal. 492. 152401–152401. 11 indexed citations

Jiang, Shichao, Zongliang Zhang, Xiaoyin Liu, et al.. (2024). Donor Substitution Engineering of Hemicyanine Nanoparticles to Reprogram the Tumor Microenvironment and Enhance Fn14‐Targeted BiTE for Glioblastoma Photoimmunotherapy. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(3). 5 indexed citations

Zhou, Ting, Zi Qiao, Mei Yang, et al.. (2023). Hydrogen-bonding topological remodeling modulated ultra-fine bacterial cellulose nanofibril-reinforced hydrogels for sustainable bioelectronics. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 231. 115288–115288. 25 indexed citations

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Chai, Muyuan, Zhichen Zhai, Xuemin Liu, et al.. (2023). Bionic artificial penile Tunica albuginea. Matter. 6(2). 626–641. 21 indexed citations

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Xie, Zilong, Zhengli Dou, Yuan Feng, et al.. (2023). Joint‐Inspired Liquid and Thermal Conductive Interface for Designing Thermal Interface Materials with High Solid Filling yet Excellent Thixotropy (Adv. Funct. Mater. 14/2023). Advanced Functional Materials. 33(14). 14 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaoyin, Chengheng Wu, Yusheng Zhang, et al.. (2023). Hyaluronan-based hydrogel integrating exosomes for traumatic brain injury repair by promoting angiogenesis and neurogenesis. Carbohydrate Polymers. 306. 120578–120578. 91 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhu, Zhendong, Longbo Luo, Jiayu Wang, et al.. (2023). Enabling High‐Performance Artificial Muscles via a High Strength Fiber Reinforcement Strategy. Advanced Materials Technologies. 8(17). 6 indexed citations

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Wei, Dan, Mingze Zeng, Yusheng Zhang, et al.. (2023). Bioactive cell niche mediating uniform thermal stimulus for BMSC neural differentiation through TRPV1 channel activation. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 11(28). 6567–6580. 7 indexed citations

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Tian, Xinyu, Yan Wang, Paddy K. L. Chan, et al.. (2022). Intrinsically Stretchable Organic Electrochemical Transistors with Rigid‐Device‐Benchmarkable Performance. Advanced Science. 9(29). e2203418–e2203418. 34 indexed citations

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Wu, Chengheng, Suping Chen, Ting Zhou, et al.. (2021). Antioxidative and Conductive Nanoparticles-Embedded Cell Niche for Neural Differentiation and Spinal Cord Injury Repair. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(44). 52346–52361. 68 indexed citations

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Chen, Suping, Amin Liu, Chengheng Wu, et al.. (2021). Static–Dynamic Profited Viscoelastic Hydrogels for Motor-Clutch-Regulated Neurogenesis. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(21). 24463–24476. 31 indexed citations

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Liu, Amin, Kai Wu, Suping Chen, et al.. (2020). Tunable Fast Relaxation in Imine-Based Nanofibrillar Hydrogels Stimulates Cell Response through TRPV4 Activation. Biomacromolecules. 21(9). 3745–3755. 26 indexed citations

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Su, Xing, Noureddine Tayebi, Grace M. Credo, et al.. (2018). Scalable Nanogap Sensors for Non-Redox Enzyme Assays. ACS Sensors. 3(9). 1773–1781. 2 indexed citations

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Jiang, Xuejun, et al.. (2016). Preparation and properties of a washable flame-retardant coated fabric. Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research (IJFTR). 41(1). 40–46. 2 indexed citations

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