Kai-Yang Zhang

1.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
22 papers, 854 citations indexed

About

Kai-Yang Zhang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai-Yang Zhang has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 854 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 6 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 4 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kai-Yang Zhang's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (16 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (13 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (6 papers). Kai-Yang Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (16 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (13 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (6 papers). Kai-Yang Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United Kingdom. Kai-Yang Zhang's co-authors include Xing‐Long Wu, Zhen‐Yi Gu, Jialin Yang, Edison Huixiang Ang, Jin‐Zhi Guo, Han‐Hao Liu, Junming Cao, Xiaotong Wang, Yinglin Wang and Meng‐Yuan Su and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Kai-Yang Zhang

19 papers receiving 842 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Janus Binder Chemistry for Synchronous Enhancement of Iodine Species Adsorption and Redox Kinetics toward Sustainable Aqueous Zn–I₂ Batteries

2024 143 citations Jialin Yang, Han‐Hao Liu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Structural regulation of coal‐derived hard carbon anode for sodium‐ion batteries via pre‐oxidation

2024 80 citations Meng‐Yuan Su, Kai-Yang Zhang et al. Rare Metals profile →
Molecular engineering of pore structure/interfacial functional groups toward hard carbon anode in sodium-ion batteries

2025 36 citations Yu Liu, Jian Yin et al. Energy storage materials profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai-Yang Zhang China	14	798	198	184	182	120	22	854
Chuanchao Sheng China	19	1.2k 1.5×	327 1.7×	145 0.8×	238 1.3×	153 1.3×	38	1.3k
Lumin Zheng China	17	1.1k 1.4×	264 1.3×	144 0.8×	349 1.9×	194 1.6×	24	1.2k
Erqing Zhao China	17	912 1.1×	330 1.7×	136 0.7×	122 0.7×	223 1.9×	24	959
K. Sada India	15	569 0.7×	140 0.7×	82 0.4×	149 0.8×	118 1.0×	23	637
Fei Dou China	11	860 1.1×	232 1.2×	128 0.7×	413 2.3×	166 1.4×	15	951
Nanzhong Wu China	11	892 1.1×	203 1.0×	76 0.4×	375 2.1×	122 1.0×	17	988
Kyung‐Sik Hong South Korea	10	695 0.9×	132 0.7×	100 0.5×	257 1.4×	113 0.9×	17	760
Gopi Krishna Phani Dathar United States	7	484 0.6×	159 0.8×	96 0.5×	69 0.4×	171 1.4×	11	599
Mirco Ruttert Germany	13	540 0.7×	145 0.7×	107 0.6×	281 1.5×	173 1.4×	14	665
Shixue Dou China	11	711 0.9×	170 0.9×	42 0.2×	152 0.8×	162 1.4×	27	760

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Liu, Yu, Jian Yin, Ruiyao Wu, et al.. (2025). Molecular engineering of pore structure/interfacial functional groups toward hard carbon anode in sodium-ion batteries. Energy storage materials. 75. 104008–104008. 36 indexed citations breakdown →

Cao, Junming, Yue Liu, Kai Li, et al.. (2025). Coulombic-hinderance regulation on pyrovanadates for practicable calcium-ion batteries: a solid-solution strategy. National Science Review. 12(5). nwaf074–nwaf074. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Kai-Yang, Han‐Hao Liu, Zhen‐Yi Gu, et al.. (2025). Modeling Electrochemical Na/K-Storage Behaviors of Carbonaceous Materials. Chemical Reviews. 125(23). 11145–11215.

Zhang, Kai-Yang, et al.. (2025). Post-treatment-induced structural reconstruction of hard carbon toward optimized sodium storage: A perspective and review. Energy storage materials. 81. 104529–104529.

Zhang, Kai-Yang, et al.. (2025). Water-stable Ni(ii)-MOFs as ratiometric fluorescent probes for the detection of perfluorocarboxylic acids. Dalton Transactions. 54(35). 13308–13316.

Yang, Jialin, Han‐Hao Liu, Xinxin Zhao, et al.. (2024). Janus Binder Chemistry for Synchronous Enhancement of Iodine Species Adsorption and Redox Kinetics toward Sustainable Aqueous Zn–I₂ Batteries. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(10). 6628–6637. 143 indexed citations breakdown →

Gu, Zhen‐Yi, Junming Cao, Jin‐Zhi Guo, et al.. (2024). Hybrid Binder Chemistry with Hydrogen-Bond Helix for High-Voltage Cathode of Sodium-Ion Batteries. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(7). 4652–4664. 45 indexed citations

Wang, Peng, Xiaoyu Zhang, Jiaqi Chen, et al.. (2024). Supramolecular assemblies of Cu(ii) with a tetraphenylethene-imidazole ligand for tuning photocatalytic CO₂ reduction. Chemical Communications. 60(16). 2204–2207. 4 indexed citations

Huang, Zhixiong, Kai Li, Junming Cao, et al.. (2024). New Insights into Anionic Redox in P2-Type Oxide Cathodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries. Nano Letters. 24(43). 13615–13623. 35 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kai-Yang, Han‐Hao Liu, Junming Cao, et al.. (2024). Microstructure reconstruction via confined carbonization achieves highly available sodium ion diffusion channels in hard carbon. Energy storage materials. 73. 103839–103839. 29 indexed citations

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Wang, Peng, et al.. (2024). Metal Center-Tuned Photocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction for Frameworks with the Tetraphenylethene–Imidazole Ligand. Inorganic Chemistry. 63(39). 18193–18199. 2 indexed citations

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Su, Meng‐Yuan, Kai-Yang Zhang, Edison Huixiang Ang, et al.. (2024). Structural regulation of coal‐derived hard carbon anode for sodium‐ion batteries via pre‐oxidation. Rare Metals. 43(6). 2585–2596. 80 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Fangfang, et al.. (2024). Copper(i) and cobalt(ii) frameworks with a tetraphenylethene–imidazole ligand for the electroreduction of CO₂ to CH₄. CrystEngComm. 26(45). 6465–6471. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kai-Yang, Han‐Hao Liu, Meng‐Yuan Su, et al.. (2024). Defect engineering unveiled: Enhancing potassium storage in expanded graphite anode. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 664. 607–616. 16 indexed citations

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Du, Miao, Kai‐Di Du, Jin‐Zhi Guo, et al.. (2023). Direct reuse of oxide scrap from retired lithium‐ion batteries: advanced cathode materials for sodium‐ion batteries. Rare Metals. 42(5). 1603–1613. 81 indexed citations

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Gu, Zhen‐Yi, Xiaotong Wang, Yong‐Li Heng, et al.. (2023). Prospects and perspectives on advanced materials for sodium-ion batteries. Science Bulletin. 68(20). 2302–2306. 109 indexed citations

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Cao, Junming, Kai-Yang Zhang, Jialin Yang, Zhen‐Yi Gu, & Xing‐Long Wu. (2023). Differential bonding behaviors of sodium/potassium-ion storage in sawdust waste carbon derivatives. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(4). 109304–109304. 31 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kai-Yang, Han‐Hao Liu, Jialin Yang, et al.. (2023). Flaky N-doped hard carbon anode material for sodium-ion batteries. Physica Scripta. 98(12). 125977–125977. 54 indexed citations

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Liu, Yan, Zhen‐Yi Gu, Yong‐Li Heng, et al.. (2023). Interface defect induced upgrade of K-storage properties in KFeSO4F cathode: From lowered Fe-3d orbital energy level to advanced potassium-ion batteries. Green Energy & Environment. 9(11). 1724–1733. 18 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kai-Yang, Zhen‐Yi Gu, Edison Huixiang Ang, et al.. (2022). Advanced polyanionic electrode materials for potassium-ion batteries: Progresses, challenges and application prospects. Materials Today. 54. 189–201. 134 indexed citations

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