Kai Yang

8.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
182 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Kai Yang is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Yang has authored 182 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 136 papers in Materials Chemistry and 78 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kai Yang's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (134 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (42 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (36 papers). Kai Yang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (134 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (42 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (36 papers). Kai Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Kai Yang's co-authors include Changlin Yu, Weiya Huang, Jimmy C. Yu, Wenxin Dai, Qizhe Fan, Xianzhi Fu, Rongchao Jin, Gao Li, Kang‐Qiang Lu and Zhen Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Kai Yang

173 papers receiving 6.9k citations

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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.

Rational construction of S-scheme CdS quantum dots/In2O3 hollow nanotubes heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic H2 evolution

2025 49 citations Weiya Huang, Kai Yang et al. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION) profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Electrostatic self-assembly of MnIn2S4@BiVO4 S-scheme heterojunction for photothermal-enhanced photocatalytic antibiotic removal with the boosted spatial charge separation 2025 ·Journal of Material Science and Technology ·(unknown), Man Zhou, Kang‐Qiang Lu, Weiya Huang, Changlin Yu, Kai Yang	16
2	Facilitating CO2 activation and photoreduction through Lewis basic sites of hydroxyl-bonded MXene on BiOBr 2025 ·Applied Catalysis B: Environmental ·Yiqiao Wang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Li Jian, Yun Ling, Yu Xie, Kai Yang, Xibao Li	13
3	Molten salt construction of core-shell structured S-scheme CuInS2@CoS2 heterojunction to boost charge transfer for efficient photocatalytic CO2 reduction 2024 ·CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION) ·Fulin Wang, Xiangwei Li, Kang‐Qiang Lu, Man Zhou, Changlin Yu, Kai Yang	18
4	CuO/ZnO heterojunction nanofilm for effective photocatalytic disinfection 2024 ·Surfaces and Interfaces ·Kai Yang, (unknown), (unknown), Shuilin Wu, Zhenduo Cui, Yufeng Zheng, Zhaoyang Li, Hui Jiang, Shengli Zhu, Paul K. Chu, Xiangmei Liu	6
5	Enhanced gas separation performance of polyimide membranes through nucleophilic ring-opening crosslinking with diepoxides 2024 ·Journal of Membrane Science ·Kai Yang, (unknown), (unknown), Jiangzhou Luo, Xueping Zong, Song Xue	4
6	Construction of a novel Z-scheme FeTiO3/MOF-derived In2S3 catalyst for visible-light-driven photo-Fenton degradation of pollutants 2024 ·Journal of Alloys and Compounds ·Jie Chen, Yuanyuan Liu, (unknown), Qingqing Qiu, Kai Yang, Tongxiang Liang	7
7	Enhancing photocatalytic H2O2 production of donor−acceptor polymers by modulation of polymerization modes 2024 ·Applied Catalysis B: Environmental ·Chao Yang, Yao Xiang, Wang Wang, Bei Cheng, Kai Yang, Jiaguo Yu, Shaowen Cao	24
8	Efficient removal of tetracycline hydrochloride under visible-light irradiation with novel Fe/BiOBr/BiOI photocatalyst prepared by dual modification strategy 2024 ·Journal of environmental chemical engineering ·Yuannan Long, Guanlong Yu, Kai Yang	6
9	Interfacial Si–O–Zr bonds induced well dispersed zirconia on magnetic mesoporous silicas for enhanced tetracycline removal 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kang‐Qiang Lu, Kai Yang, Dan Li, Weiya Huang, Yongcai Zhang, Zhao‐Qing Liu	34
10	Performance and mechanistic studies of rapid atenolol degradation through peroxymonosulfate activation by V, Co, and bamboo carbon catalyst 2024 ·Environmental Science and Pollution Research ·Yihui Hu, Kai Yang, (unknown), (unknown), Yanting Jiang, Jian Huang, Yuancai Lv, Xiaojuan Li, Yifan Liu, Chunxiang Lin, (unknown)	1
11	MIL-53(Fe)@perylene Diimide All-Organic Heterojunctions for the Enhanced Photocatalytic Removal of Pollutants and Selective Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol 2023 ·Catalysts ·(unknown), Fulin Wang, Xiangwei Li, Weiya Huang, Kang‐Qiang Lu, Changlin Yu, Kai Yang	2
12	Efficient removal of tetracycline hydrochloride through novel Fe/BiOBr/Bi2WO6 photocatalyst prepared by dual-strategy under visible-light irradiation 2023 ·Journal of Environmental Sciences ·Guanlong Yu, Kai Yang, Yi Yang, Yifu Li, (unknown), Peiyuan Li, Wenming Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Xuejun Peng, (unknown), (unknown)	9
13	Ni doping in unit cell of BiOBr to increase dipole moment and induce spin polarization for promoting CO2 photoreduction via enhanced build-in electric field 2023 ·Applied Catalysis B: Environmental ·Yiqiao Wang, Yu Xie, Shuohan Yu, Kai Yang, (unknown), Laixi Zou, (unknown), Zilin Wang, Yun Ling, Yong Chen	106
14	Multifunctional MIL-101(Cr)-NH₂/expanded graphite/multi-walled carbon nanotube/paraffin wax composite phase change materials with excellent thermal conductivity and highly efficient thermal management for electronic devices 2023 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry C ·(unknown), Min Fang, (unknown), Hua Fei, Kai Yang	9
15	Reinforcing flower-like Znln2S4 via interfacial charge separation to boost CO2 photoreduction 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Science ·Tiantian Chen, Min Zhou, Zhiquan Zhang, Kai Yang, (unknown), Huaming Li, Weidong Shi, Zhifeng Jiang	20
16	Highly efficient photocatalytic degradation of microcystin-LR with permonosulfate activated by visible-light over Z-scheme ZnO/g-C3N4: Degradation pathways and mechanism 2023 ·Journal of environmental chemical engineering ·Xia Wang, Shilin Yang, Peng Jin, Anzhong Peng, Xia Zhao, Kai Yang, Jieli He	12
17	Synergistic coupling of interface ohmic contact and LSPR effects over Au/Bi ₂₄ O ₃₁ Br ₁₀ nanosheets for visible-light-driven photocatalytic CO ₂ reduction to CO 2023 ·Chemical Science ·Jie Liu, Yu Xie, Yiqiao Wang, Kai Yang, (unknown), Yun Ling, Pinghua Chen	22
18	Photocatalytic Conversion of Diluted CO₂ into Tunable Syngas via Modulating Transition Metal Hydroxides 2023 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·Kang‐Qiang Lu, (unknown), Wei Yu, Bo Weng, (unknown), Kai Yang, Suwei Lu, Min‐Quan Yang, Yuhe Liao	54
19	In situ decoration of La(OH)₃ on polyethyleneimine-linked dendritic mesoporous silica nanospheres targeting at efficient and simultaneous removal of phosphate and Congo red 2021 ·Environmental Science Nano ·Weiya Huang, (unknown), (unknown), Qin Zhou, Kai Yang, Yongcai Zhang, Dan Li, Dionysios D. Dionysiou	12
20	Achieving an unprecedented hydrogen evolution rate by solvent-exfoliated CPP-based photocatalysts 2020 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Jingzhao Cheng, Lilin Liu, Guangfu Liao, Zhao‐Qi Shen, (unknown), Yu-Qin Xing, Xiaoxiao Li, Kai Yang, Long Chen, Shiyong Liu	97

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