Kaige Sun

1.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
38 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Kaige Sun is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaige Sun has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 15 papers in Materials Chemistry and 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kaige Sun's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (6 papers), Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (6 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (6 papers). Kaige Sun is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (6 papers), Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (6 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (6 papers). Kaige Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Kaige Sun's co-authors include Mike Tebyetekerwa, Xiwang Zhang, Bingqiao Yang, Xin Zhao, Chao Wang, Shaoxian Song, Feifei Jia, Xianfen Wang, Shaoxian Song and Kangkang Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Kaige Sun

33 papers receiving 998 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.

Electrocapacitive Deionization: Mechanisms, Electrodes, and Cell Designs

2023 154 citations Kaige Sun, Mike Tebyetekerwa et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
Core–shell Ni3Sn2@C particles anchored on 3D N-doped porous carbon skeleton for modulated electromagnetic wave absorption

2023 117 citations Kaige Sun, Kangkang Sun et al. profile →
Pairing Oxygen Reduction and Water Oxidation for Dual‐Pathway H₂O₂ Production

2024 94 citations Xin Sun, Jindi Yang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kaige Sun China	16	425	417	327	301	232	38	1.0k
Yong Gao China	19	467 1.1×	245 0.6×	557 1.7×	328 1.1×	776 3.3×	56	1.3k
Weichen Du China	16	277 0.7×	381 0.9×	511 1.6×	77 0.3×	288 1.2×	37	1.2k
Xingjian Dai China	17	484 1.1×	109 0.3×	374 1.1×	108 0.4×	214 0.9×	33	1.0k
Xihua Zhang China	12	145 0.3×	121 0.3×	323 1.0×	163 0.5×	95 0.4×	17	694
Kangkang Miao China	12	202 0.5×	171 0.4×	460 1.4×	156 0.5×	271 1.2×	18	799
Tuantuan Zhou China	19	346 0.8×	456 1.1×	530 1.6×	277 0.9×	183 0.8×	31	1.3k
Songdong Yuan China	13	253 0.6×	136 0.3×	410 1.3×	165 0.5×	180 0.8×	39	838
Xingyun Li China	19	459 1.1×	132 0.3×	780 2.4×	84 0.3×	474 2.0×	29	1.3k
Yiqun Jiang China	19	252 0.6×	105 0.3×	501 1.5×	79 0.3×	259 1.1×	24	847
Yong Ming China	15	397 0.9×	128 0.3×	165 0.5×	141 0.5×	155 0.7×	33	766

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kaige Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kaige Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kaige Sun 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 Kaige Sun. Kaige Sun is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tan, Qiyang, Jeffrey Venezuela, Kaige Sun, et al.. (2025). Tempering-induced modulation of hydrogen embrittlement in additively manufactured AISI 4340 steel. Materials Science and Engineering A. 946. 149125–149125.

Yang, Jindi, Xiangkang Zeng, Bicheng Zhu, et al.. (2025). Self‐Trapped Excitons Activate Pseudo‐Inert Basal Planes of 2D Organic Semiconductors for Improved Photocatalysis. Advanced Materials. 37(30). e2505653–e2505653. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Zhuyuan, Jindi Yang, M.S. Yong, et al.. (2025). From Layered Crystals to Permselective Membranes: History, Fundamentals, and Opportunities. Chemical Reviews. 125(14). 6753–6818.

Zeng, Yong, Yumeng Liang, Yu Chen, et al.. (2025). Pilot-scale, cost-effective waste resource recovery: Efficient reduction of trace Au(Ⅰ) from industrial wastewater via an adsorption and electrodeposition coupling process. Separation and Purification Technology. 361. 131641–131641. 1 indexed citations

Javed, Umer, Mike Tebyetekerwa, Cheng Tang, et al.. (2025). Water Oxidation to Hydrogen Peroxide Over a Super‐Aerophilic Graphite Catalyst. Advanced Materials. 37(35). e2500834–e2500834. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Chang, Peng Chen, Kaige Sun, et al.. (2024). Insights into the effects of exposed facets of MoS2 on gold recovery from Au(S2O3)23- solution. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 702. 135069–135069. 3 indexed citations

Kong, Xiangli, Hui Zeng, Jiahui Li, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of a MOF derived porous graphene and pyrolytic carbon supported zinc stannate nanohybrid electrode with enhanced lithium-ion storage performances. Materials Today Sustainability. 28. 100967–100967. 3 indexed citations

Sun, Xin, Jindi Yang, Xiangkang Zeng, et al.. (2024). Pairing Oxygen Reduction and Water Oxidation for Dual‐Pathway H₂O₂ Production. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(52). e202414417–e202414417. 94 indexed citations breakdown →

Sun, Kaige, Mike Tebyetekerwa, Hongxia Zhang, et al.. (2024). Electrode, Electrolyte, and Membrane Materials for Electrochemical CO₂ Capture. Advanced Energy Materials. 14(24). 30 indexed citations

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Zeng, Hui, et al.. (2024). Controllable synthesis of carbon supported cobalt monoxide anode and high-voltage lithium cobalt oxide cathode with enhanced lithium-ion storage. Applied Surface Science. 672. 160796–160796. 7 indexed citations

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Sun, Kaige, Mike Tebyetekerwa, Xiangkang Zeng, et al.. (2024). Understanding the Electrochemical Extraction of Lithium from Ultradilute Solutions. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(8). 3997–4007. 33 indexed citations

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Marriam, Ifra, et al.. (2024). Nickel-Rich Cathode Yarn for Wearable Lithium-Ion Batteries. Advanced Fiber Materials. 6(2). 341–353. 5 indexed citations

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Sun, Xin, Jindi Yang, Xiangkang Zeng, et al.. (2024). Pairing Oxygen Reduction and Water Oxidation for Dual‐Pathway H₂O₂ Production. Angewandte Chemie. 136(52). 2 indexed citations

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Li, Jiahui, et al.. (2024). Metal-organic framework on graphene derived hierarchical carbon supported tin dioxide nanocomposite for superior lithium ion storage. FlatChem. 49. 100792–100792.

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Marriam, Ifra, Mike Tebyetekerwa, Jindi Yang, et al.. (2024). 1D Textile Yarn Battery with MoS₂@Si Anode and NCM Cathode. Advanced Materials Technologies. 10(3). 3 indexed citations

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Sun, Kaige, Mike Tebyetekerwa, Chao Wang, et al.. (2023). Electrocapacitive Deionization: Mechanisms, Electrodes, and Cell Designs. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(18). 154 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Kangkang, et al.. (2023). High-efficiently and rapidly capturing cesium from water with Prussian blue@expanded graphite as adsorbent. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 125. 336–344. 12 indexed citations

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Zhan, Weiquan, Feifei Jia, Yuan Yuan, et al.. (2019). Controllable incorporation of oxygen in MoS2 for efficient adsorption of Hg2+ in aqueous solutions. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 384. 121382–121382. 83 indexed citations

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Sun, Kaige, et al.. (2019). Purification and rapid dissolution of potassium sulfate in aqueous solutions. RSC Advances. 9(4). 2156–2161. 17 indexed citations

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Li, Haoyu U., et al.. (2015). ZnO thin film transistors for more than just displays. 36. 19.6.1–19.6.4. 3 indexed citations

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