Kevin Tian

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Kevin Tian is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin Tian has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 3 papers in Automotive Engineering and 2 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Kevin Tian's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (5 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (3 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (2 papers). Kevin Tian is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (5 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (3 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (2 papers). Kevin Tian collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and China. Kevin Tian's co-authors include Zhigang Suo, Joost J. Vlassak, Ruobing Bai, Widusha R. K. Illeperuma, Xavier Morelle, Jinhye Bae, Canhui Yang, Shannon E. Bakarich, Marc in het Panhuis and Reece D. Gately and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces and Lab on a Chip.

In The Last Decade

Kevin Tian

7 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

  1. Highly Stretchable and Tough Hydrogels below Water Freezing Temperature
    2018 568 citations Xavier Morelle, Widusha R. K. Illeperuma et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers

Kevin Tian
Mohammad Shamsi Iran
Lin Tang China
Meixiang Wang United States
Menghao Wang China
Keju Ji China
Zilong Han China
Yongai Yin China
Yunsik Ohm United States
Xing Peng Hao China
Chiao‐Yueh Lo United States
Mohammad Shamsi Iran
Kevin Tian
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Countries citing papers authored by Kevin Tian

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kevin Tian

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kevin Tian

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

All Works

7 of 7 papers shown
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Tian, Kevin, Zhigang Suo, & Joost J. Vlassak. (2020). Chemically Coupled Interfacial Adhesion in Multimaterial Printing of Hydrogels and Elastomers. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(27). 31002–31009. 24 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiaoyan, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Kevin Tian, et al.. (2018). Sustainable Animal Protein-Intermeshed Epoxy Hybrid Polymers: From Conquering Challenges to Engineering Properties. ACS Omega. 3(10). 14361–14370. 5 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Charles, Kevin Tian, Jinhye Bae, et al.. (2018). A Soft Stretchable Sensor: Towards Peripheral Nerve Signal Sensing. MRS Advances. 3(28). 1597–1602. 4 indexed citations
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Tian, Kevin, Jinhye Bae, Zhigang Suo, & Joost J. Vlassak. (2018). Adhesion between Hydrophobic Elastomer and Hydrogel through Hydrophilic Modification and Interfacial Segregation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(49). 43252–43261. 47 indexed citations
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Morelle, Xavier, Widusha R. K. Illeperuma, Kevin Tian, et al.. (2018). Highly Stretchable and Tough Hydrogels below Water Freezing Temperature. Advanced Materials. 30(35). e1801541–e1801541. 568 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tian, Kevin, Jinhye Bae, Shannon E. Bakarich, et al.. (2017). 3D Printing of Transparent and Conductive Heterogeneous Hydrogel–Elastomer Systems. Advanced Materials. 29(10). 392 indexed citations
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Capulli, Andrew K., et al.. (2014). Approaching the in vitro clinical trial: engineering organs on chips. Lab on a Chip. 14(17). 3181–3181. 89 indexed citations

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