Kai Zheng

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
147 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Kai Zheng is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Oral Surgery and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Zheng has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 32 papers in Oral Surgery and 28 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Kai Zheng's work include Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (98 papers), Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (27 papers) and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (16 papers). Kai Zheng is often cited by papers focused on Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (98 papers), Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (27 papers) and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (16 papers). Kai Zheng collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Kai Zheng's co-authors include Aldo R. Boccaccini, Liliana Liverani, Wei Li, Nicola Taccardi, Hui Zhu, Baiyan Sui, Martin Michálek, Dušan Galusek, Duygu Ege and Tian Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Kai Zheng

137 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Sol-gel processing of bio... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2022 100 200 300
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.

  1. Sol-gel processing of bioactive glass nanoparticles: A review
    2017 309 citations Kai Zheng, Aldo R. Boccaccini profile →
  2. Borate Bioactive Glasses (BBG): Bone Regeneration, Wound Healing Applications, and Future Directions
    2022 120 citations Kai Zheng, Aldo R. Boccaccini et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kai Zheng China 37 3.4k 1.1k 878 857 796 147 4.6k
Román A. Pérez Spain 38 3.6k 1.1× 1.6k 1.5× 863 1.0× 996 1.2× 901 1.1× 108 5.2k
Saeid Kargozar Iran 44 3.8k 1.1× 1.8k 1.6× 1.1k 1.3× 1.4k 1.7× 857 1.1× 97 5.7k
Deping Wang China 37 2.9k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 991 1.1× 876 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 208 4.6k
Mohammadreza Tahriri Iran 39 2.7k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 870 1.0× 674 0.8× 1.0k 1.3× 110 4.4k
M.A. Lopes Portugal 37 2.4k 0.7× 990 0.9× 952 1.1× 1.0k 1.2× 829 1.0× 145 4.2k
Marivalda M. Pereira Brazil 33 2.8k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 1.0k 1.2× 740 0.9× 603 0.8× 106 3.8k
Qianbing Wan China 38 2.4k 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 445 0.5× 546 0.6× 900 1.1× 120 4.3k
Ayako Oyane Japan 30 2.8k 0.8× 1.6k 1.4× 666 0.8× 795 0.9× 767 1.0× 141 4.1k
Yi Zuo China 38 3.2k 1.0× 1.9k 1.7× 451 0.5× 1.0k 1.2× 559 0.7× 180 4.8k
Samit Kumar Nandi India 36 2.6k 0.8× 1.6k 1.5× 579 0.7× 1.3k 1.5× 463 0.6× 131 4.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Zheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Zheng

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zheng, Kai, Liang Yu, Kuan Liang, et al.. (2025). Water-phase synthesis of nano-hierarchical porous metal–organic frameworks for removal of uranium (VI) from aqueous solution. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 581. 122623–122623.
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Kunisch, Elke, Christian Merle, Bin Xue, et al.. (2025). Cerium-doped mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles reduce oxidative stress and adipogenic differentiation in human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 88. 127617–127617. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Huimin, et al.. (2025). Multidimensional Analysis of Frailty and Its Influencing Factors in Hospitalized Elderly Stroke Patients. Clinical Interventions in Aging. Volume 20. 1741–1755.
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Marović, Danijela, Matej Par, Håvard Jostein Haugen, et al.. (2024). The influence of copper-doped mesoporous bioactive nanospheres on the temperature rise during polymerization, polymer cross-linking density, monomer release and embryotoxicity of dental composites. Dental Materials. 40(7). 1078–1087. 5 indexed citations
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Ge, Xiao, Chengyu Jin, Hang Zhang, et al.. (2024). Copper doped bioactive glass promotes matrix vesicles-mediated biomineralization via osteoblast mitophagy and mitochondrial dynamics during bone regeneration. Bioactive Materials. 46. 195–212. 12 indexed citations
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Zhou, Tian, Zeqian Xu, Ana M. Beltrán, et al.. (2024). Unlocking the potential of iron-containing mesoporous bioactive glasses: Orchestrating osteogenic differentiation in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and osteoblasts. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 694. 134188–134188. 6 indexed citations
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Guo, Qi, et al.. (2023). Recent advances in spiky pollen-inspired functional microparticles. Applied Materials Today. 35. 101988–101988. 6 indexed citations
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Xu, Zhiyan, et al.. (2023). Surface engineering of mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles with bacteriophages for enhanced antibacterial activity. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 234. 113714–113714. 4 indexed citations
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Zheng, Kai, et al.. (2023). Bidirectional causal association between ischemic stroke and five mental disorders. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 148(4). 359–367. 8 indexed citations
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Ni, Xuemei, Kai Zheng, Ying Jiang, et al.. (2023). Synergistic effects of aerobic exercise and transcranial direct current stimulation on executive function and biomarkers in healthy young adults. Brain Research Bulletin. 202. 110747–110747. 6 indexed citations
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Esposti, Lorenzo Degli, Kai Zheng, Andreana Piancastelli, et al.. (2023). Composite materials of amorphous calcium phosphate and bioactive glass nanoparticles for preventive dentistry. Ceramics International. 50(1). 593–602. 11 indexed citations
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Liverani, Liliana, Theresa Reiter, Kai Zheng, Zuzana Neščáková, & Aldo R. Boccaccini. (2022). Copper-doped cotton-like malleable electrospun bioactive glass fibers for wound healing applications. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14. 100133–100133. 11 indexed citations
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Xu, Yong, Kai Zheng, Dagmar Voigt, et al.. (2022). A Self‐Assembled Matrix System for Cell‐Bioengineering Applications in Different Dimensions, Scales, and Geometries. Small. 18(13). e2104758–e2104758. 5 indexed citations
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Zheng, Kai, Wen Niu, Bo Lei, & Aldo R. Boccaccini. (2021). Immunomodulatory bioactive glasses for tissue regeneration. Acta Biomaterialia. 133. 168–186. 127 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hui, Kai Zheng, & Aldo R. Boccaccini. (2021). Multi-functional silica-based mesoporous materials for simultaneous delivery of biologically active ions and therapeutic biomolecules. Acta Biomaterialia. 129. 1–17. 126 indexed citations
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Wu, Jingjing, Kai Zheng, Xuetao Huang, et al.. (2019). Thermally triggered injectable chitosan/silk fibroin/bioactive glass nanoparticle hydrogels for in-situ bone formation in rat calvarial bone defects. Acta Biomaterialia. 91. 60–71. 160 indexed citations
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Neščáková, Zuzana, Kai Zheng, Liliana Liverani, et al.. (2019). Multifunctional zinc ion doped sol – gel derived mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles for biomedical applications. Bioactive Materials. 4. 312–321. 196 indexed citations
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Ding, Yaping, Wei Li, Alexandra Correia, et al.. (2018). Electrospun Polyhydroxybutyrate/Poly(ε-caprolactone)/Sol–Gel-Derived Silica Hybrid Scaffolds with Drug Releasing Function for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(17). 14540–14548. 76 indexed citations

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