Kang Cai

3.4k total citations
84 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Kang Cai is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Kang Cai has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Organic Chemistry, 43 papers in Materials Chemistry and 24 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Kang Cai's work include Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (31 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (24 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (21 papers). Kang Cai is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (31 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (24 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (21 papers). Kang Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Kang Cai's co-authors include Dahui Zhao, J. Fraser Stoddart, Long Zhang, Jiajun Xie, Dengke Shen, Qifan Yan, Charlotte L. Stern, Shi‐Chune Yao, Hongliang Chen and Yunyan Qiu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kang Cai

80 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Peers

Kang Cai
Yuya Tanaka Japan
Long Zhang China
Max von Delius Germany
Bo Song China
Xue Jin China
Massimo Baroncini Italy
Bin Hua China
Jason M. Spruell United States
Qing‐Hui Guo China
Huang Wu China
Yuya Tanaka Japan
Kang Cai
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Fields of papers citing papers by Kang Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kang Cai

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All Works

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Chen, Fangyuan, et al.. (2025). Controllable ultrahigh-affinity molecular recognition. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100101–100101.
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Chen, Fangyuan, et al.. (2025). Ultrahigh‐Affinity Molecular Recognition in Water and Biomedical Applications. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(29). e202500916–e202500916. 10 indexed citations
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Fu, Rong, Fangyuan Chen, Qingyu Zhao, et al.. (2025). Chiral macrocycles forming high-affinity host-guest homoternary complexes for chiral discrimination and amplified circularly polarized luminescence. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9718–9718. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Hongliang, Indranil Roy, James S. W. Seale, et al.. (2023). Triplet–Triplet Annihilation Upconversion in a Porphyrinic Molecular Container. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(18). 10061–10070. 34 indexed citations
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Jiao, Yang, Yunyan Qiu, Long Zhang, et al.. (2022). Electron-catalysed molecular recognition. Nature. 603(7900). 265–270. 76 indexed citations
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Chen, Hongliang, Feng Jiang, Chen Hu, et al.. (2021). Electron-Catalyzed Dehydrogenation in a Single-Molecule Junction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(22). 8476–8487. 42 indexed citations
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Cai, Kang, Long Zhang, R. Dean Astumian, & J. Fraser Stoddart. (2021). Radical-pairing-induced molecular assembly and motion. Nature Reviews Chemistry. 5(7). 447–465. 77 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiao‐Yang, Haoyuan Chen, Luka Đorđević∞, et al.. (2021). Selective Photodimerization in a Cyclodextrin Metal–Organic Framework. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(24). 9129–9139. 62 indexed citations
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Jiao, Yang, Luka Đorđević∞, Haochuan Mao, et al.. (2021). A Donor–Acceptor [2]Catenane for Visible Light Photocatalysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(21). 8000–8010. 80 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiao‐Yang, Dengke Shen, Kang Cai, et al.. (2020). Suit[3]ane. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(47). 20152–20160. 23 indexed citations
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Wang, Yu, Huang Wu, Penghao Li, et al.. (2020). Two-photon excited deep-red and near-infrared emissive organic co-crystals. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4633–4633. 130 indexed citations
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Cai, Kang, Haochuan Mao, Wei-Guang Liu, et al.. (2020). Highly Stable Organic Bisradicals Protected by Mechanical Bonds. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(15). 7190–7197. 18 indexed citations
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Wu, Huang, Yu Wang, Leighton O. Jones, et al.. (2020). Ring-in-Ring(s) Complexes Exhibiting Tunable Multicolor Photoluminescence. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(39). 16849–16860. 72 indexed citations
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Jiao, Tianyu, Kang Cai, Zhichang Liu, et al.. (2019). Guest recognition enhanced by lateral interactions. Chemical Science. 10(19). 5114–5123. 22 indexed citations
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Qiu, Yunyan, Long Zhang, Cristian Pezzato, et al.. (2019). A Molecular Dual Pump. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(44). 17472–17476. 59 indexed citations
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Jiao, Tianyu, Kang Cai, Jordan N. Nelson, et al.. (2019). Stabilizing the Naphthalenediimide Radical within a Tetracationic Cyclophane. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(42). 16915–16922. 49 indexed citations
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Wu, Huang, Yong Chen, Long Zhang, et al.. (2018). A Dynamic Tetracationic Macrocycle Exhibiting Photoswitchable Molecular Encapsulation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(3). 1280–1289. 76 indexed citations
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Shen, Dengke, Gang Wang, Zhichang Liu, et al.. (2018). Epitaxial Growth of γ-Cyclodextrin-Containing Metal–Organic Frameworks Based on a Host–Guest Strategy. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(36). 11402–11407. 61 indexed citations
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Cai, Kang, Mark C. Lipke, Zhichang Liu, et al.. (2018). Molecular Russian dolls. Nature Communications. 9(1). 5275–5275. 66 indexed citations

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