Kaifu Huo

18.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
295 papers, 16.6k citations indexed

About

Kaifu Huo is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaifu Huo has authored 295 papers receiving a total of 16.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 108 papers in Materials Chemistry and 90 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Kaifu Huo's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (97 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (82 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (68 papers). Kaifu Huo is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (97 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (82 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (68 papers). Kaifu Huo collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Kaifu Huo's co-authors include Paul K. Chu, Biao Gao, Xuming Zhang, Xiang Peng, Jijiang Fu, Qingwei Li, Lingzhou Zhao, Jun Zhou, Yunchang Xin and Hairong Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kaifu Huo

286 papers receiving 16.4k 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.

Scalable synthesis of ant-nest-like bulk porous silicon for high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes

2019 668 citations Biao Gao, Paul K. Chu et al. profile →
Antibacterial nano-structured titania coating incorporated with silver nanoparticles

2011 656 citations Kaifu Huo, Paul K. Chu et al. profile →
Fiber-Based All-Solid-State Flexible Supercapacitors for Self-Powered Systems

2012 590 citations Kaifu Huo et al. ACS Nano profile →
Polypyrrole-coated paper for flexible solid-state energy storage

2012 570 citations Kaifu Huo et al. profile →
Rice husks as a sustainable source of nanostructured silicon for high performance Li-ion battery anodes

2013 454 citations Kaifu Huo et al. profile →
Freestanding Mesoporous VN/CNT Hybrid Electrodes for Flexible All‐Solid‐State Supercapacitors

2013 419 citations Xiang Peng, Biao Gao et al. profile →
MOFs-Based Materials for Solid-State Hydrogen Storage: Strategies and Perspectives

2024 122 citations Qifei Guo, Zhao Ding et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kaifu Huo China	69	9.0k	6.0k	5.5k	3.6k	3.5k	295	16.6k
Mingxin Ye China	71	9.3k 1.0×	6.3k 1.1×	4.2k 0.8×	4.8k 1.3×	3.1k 0.9×	241	16.8k
Junhe Yang China	66	9.1k 1.0×	6.3k 1.0×	4.0k 0.7×	3.1k 0.9×	2.8k 0.8×	383	15.6k
Ho Seok Park South Korea	73	12.0k 1.3×	4.8k 0.8×	7.6k 1.4×	3.3k 0.9×	3.6k 1.0×	404	17.9k
Tapas Kuila India	61	7.5k 0.8×	7.0k 1.2×	4.9k 0.9×	2.9k 0.8×	4.6k 1.3×	209	15.7k
Xianhu Liu China	82	6.9k 0.8×	6.7k 1.1×	5.1k 0.9×	4.7k 1.3×	5.7k 1.6×	365	21.4k
Yang Zhao China	73	9.8k 1.1×	9.4k 1.6×	8.5k 1.6×	7.0k 2.0×	6.3k 1.8×	288	21.8k
Caiyun Wang China	64	6.2k 0.7×	3.5k 0.6×	4.5k 0.8×	2.2k 0.6×	2.9k 0.8×	296	12.1k
Xingbin Yan China	86	14.9k 1.7×	6.6k 1.1×	12.3k 2.3×	2.8k 0.8×	3.7k 1.1×	343	22.1k
Yan Huang China	71	13.1k 1.5×	4.4k 0.7×	9.2k 1.7×	3.3k 0.9×	6.3k 1.8×	267	20.9k
Kai Jiang China	68	10.1k 1.1×	3.3k 0.6×	3.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.4×	4.2k 1.2×	372	15.9k

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Pi, Chaoran, et al.. (2025). Crystal facet-induced reconstruction of MoN-supported Co pre-catalysts for optimized active sites and enhanced alkaline hydrogen evolution. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 687. 461–470. 2 indexed citations

Xiang, Lei, Xuming Zhang, Han Li, et al.. (2025). PtO nanoclusters on ultra-thin 2D Mo2C enhance hydrated cation interaction for superior alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 688. 22–31. 5 indexed citations

Huo, Kaifu, Xia He, Peng Hu, et al.. (2025). Engineering Halomonas bluephagenesis for Efficient Production of Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate Bioplastics Using CO₂-Derived Ethanol. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 13(21). 7926–7938. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Siyu, Juzheng Zhang, Qian Zhang, et al.. (2025). Mild Chemical Lithiation Strategy for Achieving Synergistic Lithium‐Compensation and Carbon‐Coating on SiO Anodes. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(30). 6 indexed citations

Huo, Ran, Xiuli Li, Hao Song, et al.. (2025). Controllable synthesis of In-Plane Mo/Mo2C heterojunction nanosheets for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 691. 137400–137400. 6 indexed citations

Zhou, Pengfei, Jun Guo, Xiao Xiao, et al.. (2024). Bringing multiscale dot-sheet heterostructured assembly into lignin valorization for efficient water desalination and zinc-ion hybrid capacitors. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155788–155788. 5 indexed citations

Guo, J., et al.. (2024). Recyclable wood-structured bimetallic carbon aerogel for high-performance bulk catalytic antibiotic decomposition. Separation and Purification Technology. 355. 129724–129724.

Xu, Jikun, et al.. (2024). Armoring hydrophilic wood-structured ultrathick electrode with bimetallic nitride enables high energy-density supercapacitor. Green Energy & Environment. 10(2). 345–357. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Xuming, Li Huang, Lu Xia, et al.. (2024). Stabilizing alkaline hydrogen evolution activity of heterogeneous metal‐oxide‐nitride cathode by dynamic reconstruction and doping engineering. Rare Metals. 44(2). 1084–1095. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Lei, et al.. (2024). Biomass‐based functional separators for rechargeable batteries. Battery energy. 3(5). 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Xueling, Xuming Zhang, Yifan Xu, et al.. (2023). Heterojunction Mo-based binary and ternary nitride catalysts with Pt-like activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction. Chemical Engineering Journal. 470. 144370–144370. 31 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xuming, et al.. (2023). In-plane heterostructured MoN/Mo2N nanosheets as high-efficiency electrocatalysts for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction. APL Materials. 11(6). 4 indexed citations

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Guo, Qifei, Rongjie Luo, Xingxing Li, et al.. (2023). Bidirectional Interphase Modulation of Phosphate Electrolyte Enables Intrinsic Safety and Superior Stability for High-Voltage Lithium–Metal Batteries. ACS Nano. 17(23). 24227–24241. 15 indexed citations

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Xu, Jikun, et al.. (2023). Wood-structured, hydrophilic, low-tortuosity thick electrode enables high-performance supercapacitor. Industrial Crops and Products. 205. 117507–117507. 6 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiaohong, Yingxi Zhang, Yang He, et al.. (2023). Mixed Ion/Electron Conductive Li₃N–Mo Interphase Enabling Stable and Ultrahigh-Rate Lithium Metal Anodes. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(17). 21066–21074. 9 indexed citations

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Luo, Rongjie, Qifei Guo, Miaomiao Zhang, et al.. (2023). Boosting Redox Kinetics of Sulfur Electrochemistry by Manipulating Interfacial Charge Redistribution and Multiple Spatial Confinement in Mott–Schottky Electrocatalysts. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(48). 28 indexed citations

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Yang, Weijie, et al.. (2020). Thermodynamics and Kinetics Tuning of LiBH4 for Hydrogen Storage. Huaxue jinzhan. 64. 30 indexed citations

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Huang, Shuai, Jiwei Zhang, Jiwei Zhang, et al.. (2019). Inward lithium-ion breathing of hollow carbon spheres-encapsulated Fe3O4@C nanodisc with superior lithium ion storage performance. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 800. 16–22. 14 indexed citations

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Xu, Juan, Yuanyuan Li, Lei Wang, et al.. (2016). High-energy lithium-ion hybrid supercapacitors composed of hierarchical urchin-like WO₃/C anodes and MOF-derived polyhedral hollow carbon cathodes. Nanoscale. 8(37). 16761–16768. 85 indexed citations

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Li, Zaifang, Guoqiang Ma, Ru Ge, et al.. (2015). Free‐Standing Conducting Polymer Films for High‐Performance Energy Devices. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 55(3). 979–982. 145 indexed citations

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