Kangfa Deng

476 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 363 citations indexed

About

Kangfa Deng is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kangfa Deng has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 363 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 4 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kangfa Deng's work include Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (4 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (4 papers) and Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (4 papers). Kangfa Deng is often cited by papers focused on Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (4 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (4 papers) and Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (4 papers). Kangfa Deng collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and Mexico. Kangfa Deng's co-authors include Kornelius Nielsch, Heiko Reith, Qihao Zhang, Gerald Gerlach, Margarita Guenther, Yangxi Fu, Andrés Fabián Lasagni, Wei Wang, Bogdan Voisiat and Marcos Soldera and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems and Sensors and Actuators B Chemical.

In The Last Decade

Kangfa Deng

14 papers receiving 359 citations

Hit Papers

Micro-thermoelectric devices 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150 200
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. Micro-thermoelectric devices
    2022 239 citations Qihao Zhang, Kangfa Deng et al. Nature Electronics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kangfa Deng Germany 7 212 125 104 91 53 19 363
Shuangmeng Zhang China 6 433 2.0× 101 0.8× 191 1.8× 96 1.1× 47 0.9× 7 525
Shuai Sun Australia 11 355 1.7× 129 1.0× 170 1.6× 115 1.3× 32 0.6× 13 452
Kang Zhu China 14 368 1.7× 122 1.0× 169 1.6× 129 1.4× 79 1.5× 25 500
Zhanpeng Guo China 8 303 1.4× 143 1.1× 92 0.9× 121 1.3× 91 1.7× 18 399
Jiangtao Wei China 4 466 2.2× 85 0.7× 195 1.9× 99 1.1× 110 2.1× 10 608
Qingyu Yang China 6 509 2.4× 125 1.0× 226 2.2× 144 1.6× 46 0.9× 7 567
Myeong Hoon Jeong South Korea 10 306 1.4× 225 1.8× 295 2.8× 100 1.1× 55 1.0× 16 527

Countries citing papers authored by Kangfa Deng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kangfa Deng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kangfa Deng

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Mo, Shuai, Kangfa Deng, Yurong Huang, et al.. (2025). Integrated Analysis of Nonlinear dynamics and vibration in spiral bevel-planetary gear coupling transmission systems. Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies. 13(6).
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Liu, Jiali, Minghong Yao, Jie Wan, et al.. (2025). Design, Conduct, and Analysis of Externally Controlled Trials. JAMA Network Open. 8(9). e2530277–e2530277.
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Zhu, Chenkai, et al.. (2025). Biomechanical Optimization of Lumbar Fusion Cages with a Porous Design: A Finite Element Analysis. Applied Sciences. 15(10). 5384–5384.
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Deng, Kangfa, et al.. (2025). Power Grid Model Generation Based on the Tool-Augmented Large Language Model. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 40(6). 5487–5490.
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Deng, Kangfa, Jens Wagner, Frank Ellinger, et al.. (2024). High Power Density Micro Thermoelectric Generators for Powering IoTs. Advanced Electronic Materials. 11(2).
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Deng, Kangfa, Qihao Zhang, Yangxi Fu, et al.. (2023). A Novel PowderMEMS Technique for Fabrication of Low‐Cost High‐Power‐Factor Thermoelectric Films and Micro‐Patterns. Advanced Engineering Materials. 25(9). 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qihao, et al.. (2022). Micro-thermoelectric devices. Nature Electronics. 5(6). 333–347. 239 indexed citations breakdown →
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Deng, Kangfa, Guodong Li, Javier Garcı́a, et al.. (2022). Geometric Study of Polymer Embedded Micro Thermoelectric Cooler with Optimized Contact Resistance. Advanced Electronic Materials. 8(7). 15 indexed citations
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Fu, Yangxi, Marcos Soldera, Wei Wang, et al.. (2020). Wettability control of polymeric microstructures replicated from laser-patterned stamps. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 22428–22428. 27 indexed citations
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Deng, Kangfa, et al.. (2017). Miniaturized force-compensated hydrogel-based pH sensors. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 255. 3495–3504. 29 indexed citations
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Deng, Kangfa, et al.. (2016). Control of a Hydrogel-based Thermal Actuator in Closed-loop Configuration. Procedia Engineering. 168. 1504–1508. 2 indexed citations
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Deng, Kangfa, et al.. (2016). Design, simulation and characterization of hydrogel-based thermal actuators. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 236. 900–908. 22 indexed citations
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Deng, Kangfa, Gerald Gerlach, & Margarita Guenther. (2015). Force-compensated hydrogel-based pH sensor. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9431. 943112–943112. 8 indexed citations
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Deng, Kangfa, et al.. (2015). Thermal Microactuator Based on Temperature-sensitive Hydrogel. Procedia Engineering. 120. 57–62. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Lei, et al.. (2014). A convenient wafer level bonding based on unpatterned BCB. 43. 502–506. 1 indexed citations
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Xia, Wen, et al.. (2014). Benzo‐cyclo‐butene bonding process with ‘stamp’ printing for wafer level package. Micro & Nano Letters. 9(5). 363–366. 2 indexed citations
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Deng, Kangfa, et al.. (2013). A novel inertial switch based on nonlinear-spring shock stop. 2381–2384. 6 indexed citations
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Deng, Kangfa, et al.. (2013). Inertial micro‐switch capable of prolonging contact time. Electronics Letters. 49(18). 1167–1168. 3 indexed citations
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