Kai Wu

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
155 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Kai Wu is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Wu has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 131 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 51 papers in Materials Chemistry and 45 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Kai Wu's work include Concrete and Cement Materials Research (126 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (54 papers) and Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (40 papers). Kai Wu is often cited by papers focused on Concrete and Cement Materials Research (126 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (54 papers) and Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (40 papers). Kai Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, Belgium and United States. Kai Wu's co-authors include Geert De Schutter, Huisheng Shi, Linglin Xu, Guang Ye, Yun Gao, Xiaolu Guo, Zhijun Tan, Haoxin Li, Dandan Sun and Lihai Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Kai Wu

145 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Hydration and Fractal Analysis on Low-Heat Portland Cement Pastes Using Thermodynamics-Based Methods

2023 84 citations Kai Wu et al. profile →
Stress relaxation properties of calcium silicate hydrate: a molecular dynamics study

2024 57 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	36	3.4k	1.5k	1.2k	288	282	155	4.2k
Nima Farzadnia Malaysia	32	4.4k 1.3×	1.6k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	152 0.5×	310 1.1×	57	4.8k
Jinyan Shi China	39	3.4k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	1.0k 0.9×	185 0.6×	192 0.7×	134	4.1k
Shashank Bishnoi India	27	4.2k 1.2×	1.7k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	175 0.6×	346 1.2×	90	4.6k
Daniel Jansen Germany	30	3.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	241 0.8×	304 1.1×	81	3.7k
Zuquan Jin China	42	3.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.3×	323 1.1×	217 0.8×	175	4.8k
Andreas Leemann Switzerland	40	3.8k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	283 1.0×	398 1.4×	94	4.6k
Yan He China	40	3.3k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	1.6k 1.4×	172 0.6×	213 0.8×	131	4.5k
Shengwen Tang China	48	4.9k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	409 1.4×	279 1.0×	100	5.8k
Peiyu Yan China	40	4.5k 1.3×	1.6k 1.1×	1.8k 1.5×	203 0.7×	303 1.1×	138	5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Wu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Wu

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Yanrong, Xuesong Zhang, Zichen Lu, Kai Wu, & Xiaopei Cai. (2025). New insight into the effects of silane-modified silica fume on the performance of cement pastes. Cement and Concrete Research. 190. 107818–107818. 5 indexed citations

Zhao, Changying, Wenkui Dong, Yan Miao, et al.. (2025). Development of cement-based supercapacitors enabled by graphitic carbon produced from methane pyrolysis. Journal of Building Engineering. 117. 114846–114846.

Zhu, Zheyu, Kai Wu, Zhongping Wang, et al.. (2025). New insights of ordered packing bricks-like structure in 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane modified calcium silicate hydrate systems. Journal of Building Engineering. 106. 112684–112684.

Xu, Linglin, Qianqian Yu, Dandan Sun, et al.. (2025). Accuracy and applicability improvement of detecting SAPs water absorption and desorption behavior in cement paste via low-field NMR. Construction and Building Materials. 495. 143619–143619.

Liu, Songyu, et al.. (2024). Macroscopic behavior and microscopic structure of serpentine-MgO carbon sequestration foamed concrete. Journal of Building Engineering. 86. 108962–108962. 7 indexed citations

Xu, Linglin, et al.. (2024). Feasibility of carbon dioxide uptake cementitious materials preparation by combining γ-C2S with red mud. Construction and Building Materials. 412. 134672–134672. 6 indexed citations

Tang, Jinhui, Huinan Wei, Ao Zhou, et al.. (2024). Predicting the tensile strength of ultra-high performance concrete: New insights into the synergistic effects of steel fiber geometry and distribution. Construction and Building Materials. 444. 137822–137822. 13 indexed citations

Wu, Kai, et al.. (2024). A novel ion-responsive hydrogel based on quaternized chitosan and hydroxyethyl cellulose for high efficient chloride ion adsorption. Sustainable materials and technologies. 41. e01032–e01032. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Songyu, et al.. (2024). Durability against dry-wet and freeze-thaw cycles of carbon sequestration foamed concrete utilizing abandoned soil and waste serpentine. Journal of Building Engineering. 95. 110194–110194. 6 indexed citations

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Xu, Linglin, Zheyu Zhu, Yuting Chen, et al.. (2024). A novel method to understand and quantify silicate tetrahedron in C-S-H by time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry analysis. Cement and Concrete Composites. 157. 105871–105871. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Kai, et al.. (2024). Recent advance of monomer in-situ polymerization modified cement-based materials. Construction and Building Materials. 432. 136542–136542. 26 indexed citations

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Liu, Songyu, et al.. (2024). Experimental investigation into the self-carbonation mechanism of magnesium oxide carbon sequestration foamed concrete. Cement and Concrete Composites. 148. 105486–105486. 19 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuting, et al.. (2024). Immobilization of arsenic wastes and retardation effect on cement hydration: Experimental and molecular dynamic analysis. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 108(3). 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Linglin, et al.. (2023). Lead retardation on cement hydration: Inhibition and re-acceleration of clinker dissolution. Cement and Concrete Composites. 138. 104986–104986. 33 indexed citations

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Chen, Xueting, Xiaojie Yang, Kai Wu, et al.. (2023). Understanding the role of C–S–H seed/PCE nanocomposites, triethanolamine, sodium nitrate and PCE on hydration and performance at early age. Cement and Concrete Composites. 139. 105002–105002. 28 indexed citations

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Meng, Shaoqiang, et al.. (2023). Phase modification of coral waste and its performance in cement-based materials: Rheology, hydration, and interface strength. Journal of Building Engineering. 72. 106746–106746. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yangyang, Qunli Zhang, Caihong Xue, et al.. (2023). Influence of seawater concentration on alkali-silica reaction of seawater sea-sand concrete: Mimicking through NaCl solution and recycled glass aggregate. Construction and Building Materials. 394. 132110–132110. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yong, et al.. (2023). Chloride penetration and binding behavior in unsaturated alkali-activated slag mortars. Cement and Concrete Composites. 140. 105098–105098. 19 indexed citations

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Sun, Dandan, et al.. (2021). Reliability assessment of concrete under external sulfate attack. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 15. e00690–e00690. 53 indexed citations

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Sun, Dandan, Kai Wu, Huisheng Shi, Saeed Miramini, & Lihai Zhang. (2019). Deformation behaviour of concrete materials under the sulfate attack. Construction and Building Materials. 210. 232–241. 73 indexed citations

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