Kai Yu Wang

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Kai Yu Wang is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Yu Wang has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Water Science and Technology, 36 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 26 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kai Yu Wang's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (40 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (26 papers) and Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (26 papers). Kai Yu Wang is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (40 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (26 papers) and Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (26 papers). Kai Yu Wang collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, Taiwan and China. Kai Yu Wang's co-authors include Tai‐Shung Chung, Ming Ming Ling, Qian Yang, Sui Zhang, Jincai Su, Rui Chin Ong, May May Teoh, Marek Gryta, Na Peng and Bradley J. Helmer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nano Letters, Environmental Science & Technology and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Kai Yu Wang

57 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Forward osmosis processes: Yesterday, today and tomorrow

2011 514 citations Tai‐Shung Chung, Kai Yu Wang 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 Yu Wang Singapore	37	4.1k	3.4k	1.4k	1.4k	635	60	5.0k
Yaghoub Mansourpanah Iran	31	2.6k 0.6×	2.2k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	390 0.6×	75	3.7k
Zhenyu Cui China	33	2.1k 0.5×	1.9k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	362 0.6×	118	4.0k
N. Awanis Hashim Malaysia	27	2.5k 0.6×	2.3k 0.7×	911 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	424 0.7×	66	4.2k
Ahmad Arabi Shamsabadi United States	35	1.7k 0.4×	1.6k 0.5×	751 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	320 0.5×	88	4.2k
Xueting Zhao China	43	5.3k 1.3×	3.9k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	659 1.0×	110	7.0k
Xianfu Chen China	32	1.9k 0.5×	1.3k 0.4×	595 0.4×	932 0.7×	323 0.5×	125	3.1k
Lijing Zhu China	33	2.0k 0.5×	1.9k 0.6×	905 0.6×	504 0.4×	438 0.7×	93	4.2k
Lijo Francis Saudi Arabia	30	2.2k 0.5×	1.9k 0.5×	634 0.4×	324 0.2×	1.3k 2.1×	43	2.9k
A. Nagendran India	36	1.3k 0.3×	1.7k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	523 0.4×	337 0.5×	78	3.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Yu Wang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hwang, Jungho, et al.. (2025). Pebax composite hollow fiber membranes by modulating PDMS surface hydrophilicity and coatability for CO2 capture. Carbon Capture Science & Technology. 15. 100427–100427. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Hengyi, et al.. (2025). Garamite-reinforced superhydrophobic PVDF membranes via green SANIPS for mechanically robust and fouling-resistant membrane distillation. Journal of Membrane Science. 737. 124778–124778.

Chia, Y.T., et al.. (2025). The tri-bore Pebax/PDMS/PAN multi-layer composite hollow fiber membranes for CO2 capture. Chemical Engineering Journal. 524. 169682–169682.

Zhou, Xuefei, et al.. (2025). In-situ mineralization of photocatalytic Ag/Ag3PO4 for self-cleaning ultrafiltration membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 738. 124903–124903.

Chou, Chuen‐Shii, et al.. (2025). Tri-bore composite hollow fiber membranes consisting of nano CQDs and PolyActive™ for CO2 capture. Journal of Membrane Science. 730. 124196–124196. 4 indexed citations

Feng, Fan, et al.. (2025). Structural engineering of matrimid using an amino-terminated polydimethylsiloxane crosslinker to enhance CO2 permeability. Journal of Membrane Science. 722. 123923–123923. 1 indexed citations

Liang, Can Zeng, Fan Feng, Ji Wu, & Kai Yu Wang. (2024). Elevating gas separation performance of Pebax-based membranes by blending with a PDMS-PEO block copolymer for CO2 capture and separation. Journal of Membrane Science. 716. 123528–123528. 12 indexed citations

Wang, Kai Yu, et al.. (2024). Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) incorporated dual-layer hollow fibers for pervaporative dehydration of ethanol. Separation and Purification Technology. 354. 128734–128734. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Kai Yu, et al.. (2024). Mixed-charged polyamide-4-sulfocalix [4] arene hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes for heavy metal removal under various pH. Journal of Membrane Science. 705. 122846–122846. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Bofan, Kai Yu Wang, Jayven Chee Chuan Yeo, et al.. (2023). Closed-loop recyclable dynamic covalent crosslinked nanofibrous membranes for efficient oil/water separation. Journal of Membrane Science. 693. 122378–122378. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Kai Yu, Bofan Li, & Tai‐Shung Chung. (2021). 3D-macrocycles impregnated polybenzimidazole hollow fiber membranes with excellent organic solvent resistance for industrial solvent recovery. Journal of Membrane Science. 638. 119678–119678. 38 indexed citations

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Shi, Gui Min, et al.. (2020). Employing a green cross-linking method to fabricate polybenzimidazole (PBI) hollow fiber membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN). Separation and Purification Technology. 255. 117702–117702. 55 indexed citations

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Wang, Kai Yu, et al.. (2020). Investigation of novel molecularly tunable thin-film nanocomposite nanofiltration hollow fiber membranes for boron removal. Journal of Membrane Science. 620. 118887–118887. 38 indexed citations

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Chen, Chuan‐Mu, et al.. (2011). Effects of osteoporosis and nutrition supplements on structures and nanomechanical properties of bone tissue. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 4(7). 1412–1420. 32 indexed citations

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Wang, Kai Yu, et al.. (2011). Integrated forward osmosis–membrane distillation (FO–MD) hybrid system for the concentration of protein solutions. Chemical Engineering Science. 66(11). 2421–2430. 170 indexed citations

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Ling, Ming Ming, Kai Yu Wang, & Tai‐Shung Chung. (2010). Highly Water-Soluble Magnetic Nanoparticles as Novel Draw Solutes in Forward Osmosis for Water Reuse. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 49(12). 5869–5876. 240 indexed citations

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Sun, Shi‐Peng, Kai Yu Wang, Rajarathnam Dharmarajan, T. Alan Hatton, & Tai‐Shung Chung. (2009). Polyamide‐imide nanofiltration hollow fiber membranes with elongation‐induced nano‐pore evolution. AIChE Journal. 56(6). 1481–1494. 80 indexed citations

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Xiao, Youchang, et al.. (2006). Evolution of nano-particle distribution during the fabrication of mixed matrix TiO2-polyimide hollow fiber membranes. Chemical Engineering Science. 61(18). 6228–6233. 55 indexed citations

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Wang, Kai Yu, Youchang Xiao, & Tai‐Shung Chung. (2006). Chemically modified polybenzimidazole nanofiltration membrane for the separation of electrolytes and cephalexin. Chemical Engineering Science. 61(17). 5807–5817. 130 indexed citations

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Wang, Kai Yu, et al.. (2004). The observation of elongation dependent macrovoid evolution in single- and dual-layer asymmetric hollow fiber membranes. Chemical Engineering Science. 59(21). 4657–4660. 52 indexed citations

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