Kai Zhang

34.7k total citations · 16 hit papers
978 papers, 28.3k citations indexed

About

Kai Zhang is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Zhang has authored 978 papers receiving a total of 28.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 275 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 222 papers in Materials Chemistry and 208 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Kai Zhang's work include Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (91 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (90 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (61 papers). Kai Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (91 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (90 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (61 papers). Kai Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Kai Zhang's co-authors include Bo Pang, Ting Xu, Haishun Du, Chuanling Si, Peiwen Liu, Huayu Liu, Jinghui Fan, Thomas Groth, Fangfang He and Wenbin Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Kai Zhang

940 papers receiving 27.8k 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.

Advanced Nanocellulose‐Based Composites for Flexible Functional Energy Storage Devices

2021 584 citations Ting Xu, Haishun Du et al. profile →
Recent Progress on Nanocellulose Aerogels: Preparation, Modification, Composite Fabrication, Applications

2021 559 citations Kai Zhang et al. profile →
Multifunctional Superelastic, Superhydrophilic, and Ultralight Nanocellulose‐Based Composite Carbon Aerogels for Compressive Supercapacitor and Strain Sensor

2022 505 citations Ting Xu, Haishun Du et al. profile →
Physical properties and antioxidant activity of gelatin-sodium alginate edible films with tea polyphenols

2018 347 citations Kai Zhang et al. profile →
Nanocellulose-Assisted Construction of Multifunctional MXene-Based Aerogels with Engineering Biomimetic Texture for Pressure Sensor and Compressible Electrode

2023 334 citations Ting Xu, Yaxuan Wang et al. profile →
Biopolymer-based hydrogel electrolytes for advanced energy storage/conversion devices: Properties, applications, and perspectives

2022 327 citations Ting Xu, Chuanling Si et al. profile →
Cellulose Nanopaper: Fabrication, Functionalization, and Applications

2022 326 citations Haishun Du, Ting Xu et al. profile →
Thermoresponsive polymers and their biomedical application in tissue engineering – a review

2020 312 citations Kai Zhang et al. profile →
Porous aerogel and sponge composites: Assisted by novel nanomaterials for electromagnetic interference shielding

2021 212 citations Kai Zhang et al. profile →
The Role of Carbon Capture and Storage in the Energy Transition

2021 197 citations Kai Zhang et al. profile →
Nanocellulose and its derived composite electrodes toward supercapacitors: Fabrication, properties, and challenges

2022 182 citations Kai Zhang et al. profile →
Dynamically Tunable All-Weather Daytime Cellulose Aerogel Radiative Supercooler for Energy-Saving Building

2022 169 citations Kai Zhang et al. profile →
Ultrathin Wood‐Derived Conductive Carbon Composite Film for Electromagnetic Shielding and Electric Heating Management

2023 126 citations Kai Zhang et al. profile →
Scalable production of carboxylated cellulose nanofibres using a green and recyclable solvent

2024 111 citations Kai Zhang et al. profile →
Recent Advances in Biopolymer-Based Hydrogel Electrolytes for Flexible Supercapacitors

2024 86 citations Kai Zhang et al. profile →
Photocatalytic and Electrochemical Synthesis of Biofuel via Efficient Valorization of Biomass

2025 45 citations Kai Zhang et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Zhang

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Thermosensitive, tough and size-adjustable elastomer with multi-hydrogen bond based on supramolecular interactions 2025 ·Journal of Material Science and Technology ·Chaoxian Chen, Siwen Chen, Zhipeng Hou, Kai Zhang, (unknown), Jianshe Hu, (unknown), Liqun Yang, (unknown)	1
2	Design strategy of curved-beam based metamaterial with unprecedented lateral deformation mode transition 2025 ·International Journal of Mechanical Sciences ·Jinyu Ji, Kai Zhang, Xiaogang Guo, Daining Fang	4
3	Interfacial bonding properties of novel strand steel fiber and cement matrix: Experimental and analytical investigations 2025 ·Construction and Building Materials ·Qiang Yuan, (unknown), Kai Zhang, Xiting Long, (unknown), Jing Zou	2
4	Photocatalytic 1,2-thiosulfonylation of alkenes with thiophenols and sulfonyl chlorides promoted by directly knitted copper polymers 2025 ·Green Chemistry ·Lijie Chen, Kai Zhang, Yajing Shen, Zhen Chen, Weiwei Fang	0
5	Natural biomass hydrogels for intelligent sensing: From component crosslinking engineering to stimuli-responsive mechanisms 2025 ·eScience ·Han Zhang, Ting Xu, Meng Zhang, Xuan Wang, Junjie Qi, Yaxuan Wang, Haishun Du, Liyu Zhu, Kun Liu, Kai Zhang, Chuanling Si	1
6	Modulated step-heating thermography for coating thickness measurement 2024 ·NDT & E International ·(unknown), Kai Zhang, (unknown), Zhonghua Shen, Li Chen	1
7	Study on pore structure evolution and water damage of asphalt mixture under cyclic loading 2024 ·Construction and Building Materials ·Kai Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Lei Weng, Xinglin Zhou, Xiaoxuan Kong, Chongyang Liu, Yalong Jiang	8
8	Electrothermally actuated network metamaterials with reconfigurable bending deformation modes 2024 ·Extreme Mechanics Letters ·Kai Zhang, Jinyu Ji, (unknown), Xiaogang Guo	7
9	Electrothermally actuated lattice metamaterials with remarkable shear deformation 2024 ·Thin-Walled Structures ·Kai Zhang, Jinyu Ji, Yixing Huang, Hao Wang, Dengbao Xiao, (unknown), Xiaogang Guo	6
10	DA/TiO2 composite superhydrophobic coatings with enhanced wear resistance and oil/water separation 2024 ·Surfaces and Interfaces ·(unknown), Hao Li, (unknown), Xiaowen Huang, Kai Zhang	7
11	Raney nickel induced interface modulation of active NiFe-hydroxide as efficient and robust electrocatalyst towards oxygen evolution reaction 2024 ·Applied Catalysis A General ·(unknown), Kai Zhang, (unknown), Jingde Li, (unknown), Guihua Liu	1
12	All roads lead to Rome: Trace water-dominated the formation of nanosheet-assembled hollow metal-organic frameworks for high performance supercapacitors 2024 ·Journal of Power Sources ·Xu Zhang, Kai Zhang, Ying Chen, (unknown), Zhiqing Liu, Shixuan Yang, Fengrui Liu, (unknown), Anmin Liu	0
13	Super stable coal fly ash-based solid heat-collecting particles with excellent spectral selectivity 2024 ·Solar Energy ·(unknown), Jinrui Zhang, (unknown), Gang Wang, (unknown), Kai Zhang	3
14	Microwave-assisted choline chloride/lactic acid pretreatment for high-efficiency separation and value-added utilization of Sugarcane bagasse components 2024 ·Industrial Crops and Products ·(unknown), Kai Zhang, (unknown), Yu Zhao, Jinze Li, Guihua Yang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Baobin Wang, Minghui Shang, Jiachuan Chen	17
15	High yield growth of centimeter-sized black phosphorus single crystal thin flakes through bidirectional vapor transport 2024 ·Science China Materials ·Siyuan Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Xingang Hou, Xiangyi Wang, Zhuo Dong, Junyong Wang, Chao Jiang, Kai Zhang	0
16	Bidentate Coordination Structure Facilitates High‐Voltage and High‐Utilization Aqueous Zn−I₂ Batteries 2024 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Mingming Wang, Yahan Meng, Muhammad Sajid, Zehui Xie, (unknown), Zhentao Ma, Kai Zhang, Dongyang Shen, Ruihao Luo, (unknown), Liang Wu, Xusheng Zheng, Xiangyang Li, Wei Chen	15
17	Eco-friendly intrinsic self-healing superhydrophobic polyurea/TiO2 composite coatings for underwater drag reduction and antifouling 2023 ·Progress in Organic Coatings ·Jianxi Gao, Kai Zhang, Hao Li, Lang Chen, Lunxiang Zhang	29
18	Nano artificial periosteum PCL/Ta/ZnO accelerates repair of periosteum via antibacterial, promoting vascularization and osteogenesis 2023 ·Biomaterials Advances ·Wenbin Liu, Kai Zhang, (unknown), Pengfei Lei, (unknown), Yihe Hu	15
19	Interfacial bonding property of SR/CF composites enhanced by secondary modification 2023 ·Materials Today Communications ·(unknown), Xinghua Zhu, (unknown), Fangfang He, Peng Wang, Guansong He, Ren He, Kai Zhang, Wenbin Yang	2
20	Thermo-economic optimization of an enhanced geothermal system (EGS) based on machine learning and differential evolution algorithms 2023 ·Fuel ·Zhenqian Xue, Shuo Yao, Haoming Ma, Chi Zhang, Kai Zhang, Zhangxin Chen	43

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