Kai Yan

28.5k total citations · 18 hit papers
174 papers, 25.6k citations indexed

About

Kai Yan is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Yan has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 25.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 66 papers in Materials Chemistry and 41 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kai Yan's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (41 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (38 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (32 papers). Kai Yan is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (41 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (38 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (32 papers). Kai Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Romania. Kai Yan's co-authors include Yi Cui, Zheng Liang, Hyun‐Wook Lee, Guangyuan Zheng, Haotian Wang, Hong‐Bin Yao, Jie Zhao, Dingchang Lin, Steven Chu and Weiyang Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Kai Yan

165 papers receiving 25.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Selective deposition and stable encapsulation of lithium through heterogeneous seeded growth

2016 1.9k citations Kai Yan, Yuzhang Li et al. profile →
Layered reduced graphene oxide with nanoscale interlayer gaps as a stable host for lithium metal anodes

2016 1.6k citations Kai Yan, Yi Cui et al. profile →
Interconnected hollow carbon nanospheres for stable lithium metal anodes

2014 1.6k citations Kai Yan, Steven Chu et al. profile →
The synergetic effect of lithium polysulfide and lithium nitrate to prevent lithium dendrite growth

2015 1.4k citations Kai Yan, Yi Cui et al. profile →
Atomic structure of sensitive battery materials and interfaces revealed by cryo–electron microscopy

2017 1.2k citations Yuzhang Li, Yanbin Li et al. Science profile →
Electrochemical tuning of vertically aligned MoS ₂ nanofilms and its application in improving hydrogen evolution reaction

2013 897 citations Kai Yan, Yi Cui et al. profile →
Lithium-coated polymeric matrix as a minimum volume-change and dendrite-free lithium metal anode

2016 832 citations Kai Yan, Yi Cui et al. profile →
Composite lithium metal anode by melt infusion of lithium into a 3D conducting scaffold with lithiophilic coating

2016 781 citations Kai Yan, Yi Cui et al. profile →
Growth of conformal graphene cages on micrometre-sized silicon particles as stable battery anodes

2016 774 citations Yuzhang Li, Kai Yan et al. profile →
Rapid water disinfection using vertically aligned MoS2 nanofilms and visible light

2016 759 citations Kai Yan, Yi Cui et al. profile →
Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Atomic Crystals as Stable Interfacial Layer for Improvement of Lithium Metal Anode

2014 680 citations Kai Yan, Steven Chu et al. profile →
Toward Clean and Crackless Transfer of Graphene

2011 673 citations Kai Yan et al. profile →
MoSe₂ and WSe₂ Nanofilms with Vertically Aligned Molecular Layers on Curved and Rough Surfaces

2013 641 citations Kai Yan, Yi Cui et al. profile →
Polymer Nanofiber-Guided Uniform Lithium Deposition for Battery Electrodes

2015 499 citations Kai Yan, Steven Chu et al. profile →
Improved lithium–sulfur batteries with a conductive coating on the separator to prevent the accumulation of inactive S-related species at the cathode–separator interface

2014 491 citations Kai Yan, Yi Cui et al. profile →
Surface Fluorination of Reactive Battery Anode Materials for Enhanced Stability

2017 455 citations Allen Pei, Kai Yan et al. profile →
Air-stable and freestanding lithium alloy/graphene foil as an alternative to lithium metal anodes

2017 425 citations Kai Yan, Yuzhang Li et al. profile →
Improving lithium–sulphur batteries through spatial control of sulphur species deposition on a hybrid electrode surface

2014 375 citations Kai Yan, Yi Cui et al. profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Yan

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Electrodepositing high-quality gold coatings in sulfite electrolyte: Experimental and theoretical study on the synergistic behavior of thiomalic acid and HEDP 2025 ·Applied Surface Science ·Xinyi Xu, Zhifeng Hao, (unknown), (unknown), Jun He, Jian‐Zhong Cui, Kai Yan, Jingbo Li, Tong Wang, Chao Ren, Hong Liu	1
2	Smart textiles for chronic disease management: Advancements, applications, and future prospects 2025 ·Materials Science and Engineering R Reports ·Ziying Wang, (unknown), Kai Yan, Pengli Zhang, Shuai Zhang, Haojun Fan	6
3	A signal-on photoelectrochemical self-powered biosensor for ultrasensitive HTLV-II DNA detection via hybridization-initiated CdS quantum dots co-sensitization conduct 2025 ·Microchemical Journal ·Yingxu Chen, Yuhan Zhu, (unknown), Kai Yan, Jingdong Zhang	0
4	Janus fabric sensor with integrated moisture-wicking, wearable monitoring and thermoelectric capabilities for fire warning 2025 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Kai Yan, Jun Wang, Yan Zong, Qunna Xu, (unknown), Tongtong Wang	4
5	Biophotoelectrocatalytic detoxification of Bisphenol A using Bismuth-doped TiO2 Nanotubes photoanode coupled with Laccase-immobilized cathode 2024 ·Journal of environmental chemical engineering ·Jinfeng Li, Jianqiao Liu, Shiyu Tang, Kai Yan, Jingdong Zhang	2
6	Corrosion behavior of Gd ₂Zr ₂O ₇ thermal barrier coatings under Fe-containing environmental sediment attack 2024 ·Journal of Advanced Ceramics ·Lei Guo, Yanyan Li, Kai Yan	16
7	Portable self-powered electrochemical aptasensing platform for ratiometric detection of mycotoxins based on multichannel photofuel cell 2024 ·Analytica Chimica Acta ·Kai Yan, (unknown), (unknown), Jianqiao Liu, Jingdong Zhang	10
8	Near-infrared-driven dual-photoelectrode photoelectrochemical sensing for fumonisin B1: Integrating a photon up-conversion bio-photocathode with an enhanced light-capturing photoanode 2024 ·Talanta ·Jiang Guo, (unknown), Jianqiao Liu, Kai Yan, Jingdong Zhang	6
9	Integration of Ag3PO4/WO3 photoanode with bifunctional CuO cathode exhibiting photocatalytic and peroxidase-mimetic properties for nanozyme-coupled photoelectrocatalytic degradation of persistent pollutant 2024 ·Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·Kai Yan, Shiquan Li, Jianqiao Liu, (unknown), Jingdong Zhang	5
10	Experimental Study and Optimization Analysis of Operating Conditions on Photo-Thermochemical Cycle of Water Splitting for Hydrogen Production Based on CeO2 Catalyst 2024 ·Energies ·Zhiyong Zhang, Huimin Hu, Jie Yang, Zhengguang He, Kai Yan, Tianyu Liu, Chang Wen	1
11	Construction of a Miniaturized Electrochemical Sensor for VoltammetricDetection of 17β-Estradiol Using a g-C3N4-Decorated Gold NanoparticlesElectrode 2024 ·Current Analytical Chemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), Kai Yan, Jingdong Zhang	6
12	Morphological optimized CeO2 and Cu-doped CeO2 nanocrystals for hydrogen production by solar photo-thermochemical water splitting based on surface photoinduced oxygen vacancies 2023 ·Applied Surface Science ·Kai Yan, Chang Wen, Rui Li, (unknown), Tianyu Liu, Qian Liu, Zijian Zhou	24
13	Horseradish Peroxidase‐Coupled Ag₃PO₄/BiVO₄ Photoanode for Biophotoelectrocatalytic Degradation of Organic Contaminants 2023 ·ChemSusChem ·Jianqiao Liu, Jin Qin, Shiquan Li, Kai Yan, Jingdong Zhang	7
14	A ratiometric self-powered aptasensor for simultaneous detection of cortisol and progesterone based on spatially resolved tri-channel photofuel cell 2022 ·Biosensors and Bioelectronics ·Yuhan Zhu, (unknown), Kai Yan, Yingxu Chen, Jingdong Zhang	17
15	Laccase-coupled photoelectrocatalytic system for highly efficient degradation of bisphenol A 2022 ·Chemosphere ·Jinfeng Li, (unknown), (unknown), Kai Yan, Jingdong Zhang	13
16	A biophotoelectrocatalytic system for pollutant removal based on carbon fiber cloth supported TiO2 photoanode with oxygen vacancy defects and CuO/g-C3N4 photocathode 2022 ·Carbon ·Jianqiao Liu, Kai Yan, Jingdong Zhang	22
17	A light-induced self-powered competitive immunosensor for the detection of platelet derived growth factor-BB via an elaborately assembled bioconjugate 2020 ·Sensors and Actuators B Chemical ·Yingxu Chen, Jie Gao, Kai Yan, (unknown), Yong Liu, Jingdong Zhang	23
18	Cathodic “signal-on” photoelectrochemical aptasensor for chloramphenicol detection using hierarchical porous flower-like Bi-BiOI@C composite 2019 ·Biosensors and Bioelectronics ·Yuhan Zhu, Kai Yan, Zuwei Xu, Jinnan Wu, Jingdong Zhang	98
19	Photofuel cell coupling with redox cycling as a highly sensitive and selective self-powered sensing platform for the detection of tyrosinase activity 2019 ·Chemical Communications ·Kai Yan, Weihao Ji, Yuhan Zhu, Fang Chen, Jingdong Zhang	29
20	Atomic structure of sensitive battery materials and interfaces revealed by cryo–electron microscopy breakdown → 2017 ·Science ·Yuzhang Li, Yanbin Li, Allen Pei, Kai Yan, Yongming Sun, Chun-Lan Wu, Lydia‐Marie Joubert, (unknown), Ai Leen Koh, Yi Yu, John Perrino, Benjamin Butz, Steven Chu, Yi Cui	1249

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