Kai Yang

7.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
161 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Kai Yang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Yang has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 52 papers in Automotive Engineering and 38 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Kai Yang's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (106 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (102 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (52 papers). Kai Yang is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (106 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (102 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (52 papers). Kai Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Kai Yang's co-authors include Feng Pan, Luyi Yang, Kang Xu, Yongli Song, Feng Pan, Jiajie Liu, Fei Gao, Khalil Amine, Zhibo Song and Weiyuan Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Kai Yang

154 papers receiving 6.4k 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.

In situ quantification of interphasial chemistry in Li-ion battery

2018 469 citations Kai Yang, Feng Pan et al. profile →
An Interface‐Bridged Organic–Inorganic Layer that Suppresses Dendrite Formation and Side Reactions for Ultra‐Long‐Life Aqueous Zinc Metal Anodes

2020 376 citations Yan-Hui Cui, Qinghe Zhao et al. profile →
Structural origin of the high-voltage instability of lithium cobalt oxide

2021 274 citations Kai Yang, Xi Wang et al. profile →
Nonepitaxial Electrodeposition of (002)‐Textured Zn Anode on Textureless Substrates for Dendrite‐Free and Hydrogen Evolution‐Suppressed Zn Batteries

2023 214 citations Jingmin Zhang, Weiwei Huang et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Yang China	47	5.7k	2.4k	1.4k	740	653	161	6.5k
Youngjin Kim South Korea	30	4.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	818 1.3×	101	5.5k
Hao Zhang China	47	7.6k 1.3×	3.2k 1.3×	2.3k 1.7×	1.4k 1.8×	810 1.2×	194	8.6k
Yulong Liu China	45	5.2k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	960 0.7×	1.7k 2.3×	413 0.6×	167	6.3k
Zhifei Li China	32	5.0k 0.9×	1.0k 0.4×	2.3k 1.7×	1.1k 1.5×	436 0.7×	93	6.0k
Ji Qian China	49	5.2k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	1.9k 2.6×	540 0.8×	151	7.2k
Yang Shi China	39	4.8k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	683 0.5×	640 0.9×	1.6k 2.5×	136	6.6k
De Li China	29	3.0k 0.5×	943 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	679 0.9×	611 0.9×	177	3.9k
Guang Yang United States	35	2.9k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	733 0.5×	934 1.3×	359 0.5×	173	4.1k
Meng Wang China	31	3.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	1.4k 1.1×	628 0.8×	559 0.9×	124	4.5k

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Li, Yahui, Kai Yang, Zengjie Fan, et al.. (2025). Bilayer artificial interface engineering enables dendrite-free and low-temperature stable lithium metal batteries. Energy storage materials. 83. 104664–104664.

Ma, Gang, Youjun Xie, Guangcheng Long, et al.. (2024). Effect of steam curing regime on the mechanical properties, drying shrinkage, and microstructure of mortar in high-altitude areas with low air pressure. Construction and Building Materials. 452. 138975–138975. 4 indexed citations

Yang, Kai, Da Zhu, Xiaolin Wang, et al.. (2024). Uniform Poly(vinyl ethylene carbonate) based metal-organic framework separator for smooth lithium-ion electrodeposition. Journal of Power Sources. 624. 235553–235553. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Kai, Zhe Zhu, Xin He, et al.. (2024). High-performance zinc metal anode enabled by large-scale integration of superior ion transport layer. Chemical Engineering Journal. 492. 152114–152114. 10 indexed citations

Bi, J.X., Dongtao Liu, Bowei Li, et al.. (2024). Highly Integrated Perovskite Solar Cells‐Based Photorechargeable System with Excellent Photoelectric Conversion and Energy Storage Ability. Energy & environment materials. 7(5). 10 indexed citations

Zhu, Da, Li Sheng, Taiping Hu, et al.. (2024). Investigation of the Degradation of LiPF₆^– in Polar Solvents through Deep Potential Molecular Dynamics. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 15(15). 4024–4030. 9 indexed citations

Yang, Kai, et al.. (2023). Separation and recovery of valuable elements from acid leachate of spent carbon cathode by fractional precipitation method. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(3). 110288–110288. 7 indexed citations

Huang, Wenlong, et al.. (2023). Bifunctional urea surface-modified high voltage LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode for enhanced electrochemical performance. Electrochimica Acta. 458. 142525–142525. 8 indexed citations

Yang, Kai, et al.. (2023). Electric field-assisted leaching of valuable metals from spent lithium-ion batteries in a mixture of acetic acid and ascorbic acid. Hydrometallurgy. 221. 106152–106152. 16 indexed citations

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Wang, Jianan, Kai Yang, Shiyi Sun, et al.. (2023). Advances in thermal‐related analysis techniques for solid‐state lithium batteries. InfoMat. 5(4). 56 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jingmin, Weiwei Huang, Longwei Li, et al.. (2023). Nonepitaxial Electrodeposition of (002)‐Textured Zn Anode on Textureless Substrates for Dendrite‐Free and Hydrogen Evolution‐Suppressed Zn Batteries. Advanced Materials. 35(21). e2300073–e2300073. 214 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Jianan, Xin Chen, Zhenyu Wang, et al.. (2023). Establishing highly efficient absorptive and catalytic network for depolarized high-stability lithium-sulfur batteries. Chemical Engineering Journal. 465. 142657–142657. 14 indexed citations

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Yu, Juan, et al.. (2023). Modifying the Zn Anode with Nano-Silica: A Strategy to Realize Dendrite-Free Zinc-Ion Hybrid Supercapacitors. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 170(2). 20508–20508. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Manman, Kai Yang, Yuchen Ji, et al.. (2023). Developing highly reversible Li–CO₂ batteries: from on-chip exploration to practical application. Energy & Environmental Science. 16(9). 3960–3967. 18 indexed citations

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Yu, Juan, Jiaxin Peng, Bicheng Meng, et al.. (2022). Nitrogen-doped biomass activated carbon induced uniform lithium deposition for highly stable lithium metal anodes. Vacuum. 209. 111770–111770. 7 indexed citations

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Peng, Jiaxin, Juan Yu, Dewei Chu, et al.. (2022). Synergistic effects of an artificial carbon coating layer and Cu2+-electrolyte additive for high-performance zinc-based hybrid supercapacitors. Carbon. 198. 34–45. 33 indexed citations

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Cui, Yan-Hui, Qinghe Zhao, Xiaojun Wu, et al.. (2020). An Interface‐Bridged Organic–Inorganic Layer that Suppresses Dendrite Formation and Side Reactions for Ultra‐Long‐Life Aqueous Zinc Metal Anodes. Angewandte Chemie. 132(38). 16737–16744. 62 indexed citations

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Hu, Jiangtao, Kai Yang, Bo Cao, et al.. (2019). Synthetic control of Prussian blue derived nano-materials for energy storage and conversion application. Materials Today Energy. 14. 100332–100332. 46 indexed citations

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Rong, Xiaohui, Fei Gao, Yaxiang Lu, Kai Yang, & Yong‐Sheng Hu. (2018). P2-type Na0.6[Mg(II)0.3Mn(IV)0.7]O2 as a new model material for anionic redox reaction. Chinese Chemical Letters. 29(12). 1791–1794. 12 indexed citations

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Rong, Xiaohui, Xingguo Qi, Yaxiang Lu, et al.. (2018). A new Tin-based O3-Na0.9[Ni0.45−/2Mn Sn0.55−/2]O2 as sodium-ion battery cathode. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 31. 132–137. 49 indexed citations

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