Kun Dai

21.9k total citations · 10 hit papers
338 papers, 19.0k citations indexed

About

Kun Dai is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Dai has authored 338 papers receiving a total of 19.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 185 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 165 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 67 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kun Dai's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (163 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (109 papers) and Polymer crystallization and properties (49 papers). Kun Dai is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (163 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (109 papers) and Polymer crystallization and properties (49 papers). Kun Dai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Kun Dai's co-authors include Chuntai Liu, Guoqiang Zheng, Changyu Shen, Leon L. Shaw, Changyu Shen, Zhanhu Guo, Zhong‐Ming Li, Hu Liu, Ding‐Xiang Yan and Jiang Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Kun Dai

324 papers receiving 18.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Lightweight conductive graphene/thermoplastic polyurethane foams with ultrahigh compressibility for piezoresistive sensing

2016 608 citations Hu Liu, Kun Dai et al. profile →
Electrically conductive polymer composites for smart flexible strain sensors: a critical review

2018 593 citations Hu Liu, Kun Dai et al. profile →
Electrically conductive thermoplastic elastomer nanocomposites at ultralow graphene loading levels for strain sensor applications

2015 514 citations Hu Liu, Kun Dai et al. profile →
Electrically conductive strain sensing polyurethane nanocomposites with synergistic carbon nanotubes and graphene bifillers

2016 489 citations Hu Liu, Kun Dai et al. profile →
Flexible electrically resistive-type strain sensors based on reduced graphene oxide-decorated electrospun polymer fibrous mats for human motion monitoring

2017 438 citations Guoqiang Zheng, Kun Dai et al. Carbon profile →
Continuously prepared highly conductive and stretchable SWNT/MWNT synergistically composited electrospun thermoplastic polyurethane yarns for wearable sensing

2017 420 citations Guoqiang Zheng, Kun Dai et al. profile →
Ultra-Stretchable, durable and conductive hydrogel with hybrid double network as high performance strain sensor and stretchable triboelectric nanogenerator

2020 307 citations Yi Zhao, Kangkang Zhou et al. Nano Energy profile →
Lightweight and Robust Carbon Nanotube/Polyimide Foam for Efficient and Heat-Resistant Electromagnetic Interference Shielding and Microwave Absorption

2020 289 citations Kun Dai et al. profile →
Environment Tolerant Conductive Nanocomposite Organohydrogels as Flexible Strain Sensors and Power Sources for Sustainable Electronics

2021 287 citations Yi Zhao, Kun Dai et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
Asymmetric conductive polymer composite foam for absorption dominated ultra-efficient electromagnetic interference shielding with extremely low reflection characteristics

2020 252 citations Kun Dai et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Wearable triboelectric Ag/thermoplastic polyurethane yarns with core-shell structure for energy harvesting and underwater sensing 2025 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Meng Chen, (unknown), Wei Zhai, Guoqiang Zheng, Kun Dai, Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen	3
2	Multi-channel charge transfer of double Z-scheme LaVO4/WO3@HxV2O5 heterojunction for efficient visible-light photo-thermo synergy oxidation of cyclohexane 2025 ·Applied Catalysis A General ·Kuan Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Xinpeng Li, Kun Dai, Zhen‐Hong He, Weitao Wang, Huan Wang, Zhao‐Tie Liu	2
3	Effect of additives on the performance of 3D-printing ultra-high performance concrete 2025 ·Journal of Building Engineering ·Hualong Li, Ye Shi, Hui Rong, Kun Dai	2
4	Interlocked architecture strategy for high-performance e-skin toward intelligent perception and photothermal-therapy 2025 ·Nano Energy ·Yajie Zhang, Yi Zhao, (unknown), Bin Hu, (unknown), Jie Wang, Guoqiang Zheng, Kun Dai, (unknown), Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen	1
5	Ultraviolet–visible–near-infrared irradiation responsive high-entropy layered double hydroxides for on-demand hydrogen evolution reaction via sodium borohydride hydrolysis 2025 ·Renewable Energy ·(unknown), (unknown), Kun Dai, Tengfei Miao, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xia Li, Lili Zhang	0
6	Data-driven prediction of compressive strength for ultra-high performance concrete exposed to elevated temperatures 2025 ·Materials Today Communications ·Xiaoqing Yu, (unknown), Jianliang Xie, (unknown), Kun Dai, Youzhu Lin, Kaihua Liu	2
7	Facilely fabricated polyethylene film composed of directional microfibrils for passive radiative cooling 2024 ·Polymer ·Simin Zhao, (unknown), Fei Peng, Bin Hu, Chaojun Gao, Kun Dai, Guoqiang Zheng, Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen	10
8	Highly aligned electrospun film with wave-like structure for multidirectional strain and visual sensing 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Jiannan Li, Yi Zhao, Wei Zhai, Xinxin Zhao, Kun Dai, Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen	15
9	Tendril-inspired programmable soft actuator based on bilayer thermoplastic film 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Hao Ying, (unknown), Kun Dai, Guoqiang Zheng, Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen	0
10	Muscle-inspired anisotropic conductive foams with low-detection limit and wide linear sensing range for abnormal gait monitoring 2024 ·Nano Energy ·(unknown), (unknown), Kui Yuan, Jiannan Li, Yi Zhao, Wei Zhai, (unknown), Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen, Kun Dai	22
11	Flexible pressure sensor based on CNTs/CB/PDMS sponge with porous and microdome structures for sitting posture discrimination 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Xinxin Zhao, Jie Yang, Yi Zhao, Wei Zhai, Kangkang Zhou, Guoqiang Zheng, Kun Dai, Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen	13
12	Deep learning-assisted intelligent wearable precise cardiovascular monitoring system 2024 ·Science Bulletin ·Wei Zhai, Kun Dai, Hu Liu, Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen	2
13	Development of Automatic Electric Drive Drilling System for Core Drilling 2023 ·Applied Sciences ·(unknown), Yuanbiao Hu, Baolin Liu, Kun Dai, Yudong Zhang	5
14	Facile preparation of robust microgrooves based photonic crystals film for anti-counterfeiting 2023 ·Polymer ·Wenbo Ma, (unknown), Guoqiang Zheng, Kun Dai, Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen	11
15	Hollow-porous fiber-shaped strain sensor with multiple wrinkle-crack microstructure for strain visualization and wind monitoring 2023 ·Nano Energy ·Xinxin Zhao, Hao Guo, (unknown), Wei Zhai, Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen, Kun Dai	90
16	A fibrous flexible strain sensor with Ag nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes for synergetic high sensitivity and large response range 2023 ·Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing ·Pengfei Zhan, Yanyan Jia, Wei Zhai, Guoqiang Zheng, Kun Dai, Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen	39
17	Facilely fabricated Janus polymer film for actuator and self-powered sensor 2023 ·Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing ·Fei Peng, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Di Liu, Guoqiang Zheng, Chaojun Gao, Kun Dai, Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen	1
18	Multi-stimuli-responsive Ti3C2TX MXene-based actuators actualizing intelligent interpretation of traditional shadow play 2023 ·Carbon ·Xinyu Li, Jiannan Li, Yi Zhao, Wei Zhai, Shuo Wang, Yunxiang Zhang, Kun Dai, Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen	12
19	Primary phase transformation mechanism in a hypereutectic Al-Ce alloy during rapid solidification 2023 ·Materials Letters ·(unknown), Kun Dai, Minqiang Gao, Jiqiang Chen, Renguo Guan	11
20	Template‐Assisted Electrospun Ordered Hierarchical Microhump Arrays‐Based Multifunctional Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Tactile Sensing and Animal Voice‐Emotion Identification 2023 ·Advanced Functional Materials ·(unknown), Hao Guo, Wei Zhai, Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen, Kun Dai	41

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