Kai‐An Wang

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
16 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Kai‐An Wang is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai‐An Wang has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Organic Chemistry, 14 papers in Materials Chemistry and 5 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Kai‐An Wang's work include Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (14 papers), Graphene research and applications (12 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation (5 papers). Kai‐An Wang is often cited by papers focused on Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (14 papers), Graphene research and applications (12 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation (5 papers). Kai‐An Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States and China. Kai‐An Wang's co-authors include P. C. Eklund, Ping Zhou, Apparao M. Rao, J. M. Holden, G. T. Hager, Xiang-Xin Bi, X.‐D. Xiang, Michael A. Duncan, Sung-Wei Chen and Peter G. Schultz and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Kai‐An Wang

16 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Photoinduced Polymerization of Solid C 60 Films 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 1995 250 500 750
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. Photoinduced Polymerization of Solid C 60 Films
    1993 954 citations Apparao M. Rao, Ping Zhou et al. Science profile →
  2. A Combinatorial Approach to Materials Discovery
    1995 812 citations X.‐D. Xiang, Xiaodong Sun et al. Science 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‐An Wang United States 14 2.2k 1.8k 535 404 237 16 2.8k
J. Mort United States 28 1.9k 0.9× 327 0.2× 1.7k 3.2× 547 1.4× 224 0.9× 84 3.2k
Jacek Dudowicz United States 34 2.2k 1.0× 797 0.4× 97 0.2× 1.1k 2.7× 1.3k 5.6× 92 3.3k
Hidetsugu Shiozawa Japan 28 2.0k 0.9× 479 0.3× 754 1.4× 200 0.5× 360 1.5× 105 2.7k
Yves Gallot France 27 1.2k 0.5× 1.0k 0.6× 185 0.3× 675 1.7× 243 1.0× 95 2.1k
Ferenc Simon Hungary 24 1.8k 0.8× 540 0.3× 499 0.9× 148 0.4× 287 1.2× 140 2.5k
James C. Greer Ireland 30 1.1k 0.5× 262 0.1× 1.3k 2.5× 124 0.3× 434 1.8× 125 2.5k
Michael Sternberg United States 23 1.7k 0.8× 173 0.1× 778 1.5× 123 0.3× 293 1.2× 44 2.3k
I. Sage United Kingdom 24 755 0.3× 734 0.4× 807 1.5× 184 0.5× 541 2.3× 64 2.4k
Liesbeth Venema Netherlands 16 2.8k 1.3× 416 0.2× 779 1.5× 248 0.6× 665 2.8× 30 3.6k
A. Wischnewski Germany 29 1.4k 0.6× 302 0.2× 83 0.2× 1.0k 2.5× 309 1.3× 67 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai‐An Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai‐An Wang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai‐An Wang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai‐An Wang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kai‐An Wang. Kai‐An Wang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Lu, Bao‐Liang, Kai‐An Wang, Masao Utiyama, & Hitoshi Isahara. (2005). A part-versus-part method for massively parallel training of support vector machines. 4. 735–740. 22 indexed citations
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Xiang, X.‐D., Xiaodong Sun, G. Briceño, et al.. (1995). A Combinatorial Approach to Materials Discovery. Science. 268(5218). 1738–1740. 812 indexed citations breakdown →
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Eklund, P. C., Apparao M. Rao, Ying Wang, et al.. (1995). Optical properties of C60- and C70-based solid films. Thin Solid Films. 257(2). 211–232. 81 indexed citations
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Eklund, P. C., Apparao M. Rao, Ping Zhou, et al.. (1994). Vibrational Modes in C60 and C60 Polymer. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 256(1). 199–208. 7 indexed citations
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Rao, Apparao M., Madhu Menon, Kai‐An Wang, et al.. (1994). Photoinduced polymerization of solid C70 films. Chemical Physics Letters. 224(1-2). 106–112. 87 indexed citations
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Wang, Kai‐An, Ping Zhou, Apparao M. Rao, et al.. (1993). Intramolecular-vibrational-mode softening in alkali-metal-saturatedC70films. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 48(5). 3501–3506. 11 indexed citations
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Rao, Apparao M., Ping Zhou, Kai‐An Wang, et al.. (1993). Photoinduced Polymerization of Solid C 60 Films. Science. 259(5097). 955–957. 954 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jishi, Radi A., M. S. Dresselhaus, G. Dresselhaus, et al.. (1993). Vibrational mode frequencies in C70. Chemical Physics Letters. 206(1-4). 187–192. 64 indexed citations
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Eklund, P. C., Apparao M. Rao, Ping Zhou, et al.. (1993). Optical studies of fullerene-based solids. Materials Science and Engineering B. 19(1-2). 154–161. 22 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ping, Kai‐An Wang, P. C. Eklund, G. Dresselhaus, & M. S. Dresselhaus. (1993). Raman-scattering study of the electron-phonon interaction inM3C60(M=K,Rb). Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 48(11). 8412–8417. 70 indexed citations
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Eklund, P. C., et al.. (1992). Optical phonon modes in solid and doped C60. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 53(11). 1391–1413. 138 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ping, Kai‐An Wang, Ying Wang, et al.. (1992). Raman scattering inC60and alkali-metal-saturatedC60. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 46(4). 2595–2605. 90 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ping, Apparao M. Rao, Kai‐An Wang, et al.. (1992). Photo-assisted structural transition and oxygen diffusion in solid C60 films. Applied Physics Letters. 60(23). 2871–2873. 122 indexed citations
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Wang, Kai‐An, Ying Wang, Ping Zhou, et al.. (1992). Raman scattering inC60and alkali-metal-dopedC60films. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 45(4). 1955–1958. 91 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ping, Kai‐An Wang, Apparao M. Rao, et al.. (1992). Raman-scattering studies of homogeneousK3C60films. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 45(18). 10838–10840. 43 indexed citations
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Rao, Apparao M., E. McRae, J. M. Holden, et al.. (1991). Ellipsometric determination of the optical constants of C60 (Buckminsterfullerene) films. Applied Physics Letters. 59(21). 2678–2680. 203 indexed citations

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