Kun Du

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
122 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Kun Du is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Du has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 29 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kun Du's work include Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (20 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (17 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (12 papers). Kun Du is often cited by papers focused on Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (20 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (17 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (12 papers). Kun Du collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Taiwan. Kun Du's co-authors include Tao Ling, Jiaxin Guo, Jing Mao, Zhenpeng Hu, Shi‐Zhang Qiao, Guijuan Wei, Changhua An, Yao Zheng, Caiyan Zheng and Mietek Jaroniec and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Kun Du

116 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Direct seawater electrolysis by adjusting the local reaction environment of a catalyst

2023 366 citations Jiaxin Guo, Yao Zheng et al. Nature Energy profile →
Interface engineering breaks both stability and activity limits of RuO2 for sustainable water oxidation

2022 271 citations Kun Du, Lifu Zhang et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kun Du China	27	1.2k	945	687	609	492	122	2.7k
Yanfang Sun China	41	1.8k 1.5×	1.4k 1.5×	822 1.2×	717 1.2×	599 1.2×	141	4.5k
Jinping Wang China	27	921 0.7×	453 0.5×	862 1.3×	382 0.6×	736 1.5×	83	2.5k
Caixia Li China	23	760 0.6×	745 0.8×	799 1.2×	212 0.3×	361 0.7×	144	2.4k
Xue Yang China	28	724 0.6×	545 0.6×	963 1.4×	489 0.8×	491 1.0×	130	2.6k
Yuqian Liu China	35	637 0.5×	657 0.7×	915 1.3×	340 0.6×	856 1.7×	162	3.5k
Zhihong Tang China	26	996 0.8×	818 0.9×	1.3k 1.9×	800 1.3×	204 0.4×	102	2.9k
Waheed S. Khan Pakistan	30	805 0.6×	524 0.6×	1.1k 1.6×	281 0.5×	434 0.9×	74	2.4k
Huimin Wu China	30	1.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	879 1.3×	215 0.4×	404 0.8×	130	3.1k
Haibo Pan China	28	826 0.7×	547 0.6×	805 1.2×	143 0.2×	387 0.8×	101	2.2k
Dandan Liu China	40	2.0k 1.6×	1.8k 1.9×	1.8k 2.6×	624 1.0×	686 1.4×	183	5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Kun Du

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kun Du

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kun Du

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Xiaohong, Junxue Chen, Yun Qi, et al.. (2025). Cost-effective and environmentally friendly cellulose-based composites for efficient purification of dye wastewater. Chemical Engineering Journal. 525. 170693–170693.

Li, Enming, et al.. (2025). Residential building cooling load prediction with optimized KELM models and interpretability insights. Applied Thermal Engineering. 272. 126421–126421. 5 indexed citations

Du, Kun, You‐Liang Zhu, Mengyao Wang, et al.. (2025). Structure Revision of Lyciumamides A–C and Their Hypoglycemic Activities. ACS Omega. 10(46). 55932–55941.

Wang, Ziyi, Kun Du, Jun Tang, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of glutamic acid-based coordination polymer for dye removal from aqueous solution. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 395. 123964–123964. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaoman, Jie Ouyang, Linlin Zhao, et al.. (2023). Wood shavings combined with polyaniline and carbon nanotube film for flexible high-performance energy storage devices. Journal of Energy Storage. 77. 109927–109927. 14 indexed citations

Zhu, Xiaolu, Yü Zhang, Kun Du, et al.. (2023). Unexpected Enhanced Thermal Conductivity of Ga_xIn_1–xSb Ternary Alloys. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 127(6). 3246–3255. 3 indexed citations

Guo, Jiaxin, Yao Zheng, Zhenpeng Hu, et al.. (2023). Direct seawater electrolysis by adjusting the local reaction environment of a catalyst. Nature Energy. 366 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhang, Wenjing, Yun Liu, Yanle Zhi, et al.. (2023). Structurally Diverse Phenolic Amides from the Fruits of Lycium barbarum with Potent α-Glucosidase, Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitory, and PPAR-γ Agonistic Activities. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 71(29). 11080–11093. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Haonan, Chuanqi Cheng, Kun Du, et al.. (2023). A Plasmon Resonance Enhanced Photo‐Electrode to Promote NH₃ Yield in Sustainable N₂ Conversion. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(25). e202300204–e202300204. 2 indexed citations

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Du, Kun, Yang Yang, Ming Wang, et al.. (2023). Functional Analysis of Bna-miR399c-PHO2 Regulatory Module Involved in Phosphorus Stress in Brassica napus. Life. 13(2). 310–310. 12 indexed citations

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Xue, Gui‐Min, Chenguang Zhao, Jinfeng Xue, et al.. (2022). Germacranolide- and guaianolide-type sesquiterpenoids from Achillea alpina L. reduce insulin resistance in palmitic acid-treated HepG2 cells via inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway. Phytochemistry. 202. 113297–113297. 15 indexed citations

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Yu, Linfeng, Xiaolu Zhu, Shaoxun Li, et al.. (2022). Significantly suppressed thermal transport by doping In and Al atoms in gallium nitride. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 24(35). 21085–21093. 4 indexed citations

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Du, Kun, Lifu Zhang, Jieqiong Shan, et al.. (2022). Interface engineering breaks both stability and activity limits of RuO2 for sustainable water oxidation. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5448–5448. 271 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Yan‐Jun, Ruijie Han, Chen Zhao, et al.. (2021). Cytotoxic polyhydroxylated pregnane glycosides from Cissampelos pareira var. hirsuta. RSC Advances. 12(1). 498–508. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Li, Huihui Wang, Yan-Gang Cao, et al.. (2021). Lycibarbarines A–C, Three Tetrahydroquinoline Alkaloids Possessing a Spiro-Heterocycle Moiety from the Fruits of Lycium barbarum. Organic Letters. 23(3). 858–862. 16 indexed citations

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Xue, Gui‐Min, Chenguang Zhao, Jinfeng Xue, et al.. (2021). Fissisternoids A and B, two 2′,5′-quinodihydrochalcone-based meroterpenoid enantiomers with unusual carbon skeletons from Fissistigma bracteolatum. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 9(1). 190–196. 2 indexed citations

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Du, Kun, Zhihua Xiong, Lei Ao, & Lanli Chen. (2020). Tuning the electronic and optical properties of two-dimensional gallium nitride by chemical functionalization. Vacuum. 185. 110008–110008. 25 indexed citations

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Sun, Yan‐Jun, Meiling Gao, Haojie Chen, et al.. (2019). Six New Coumarin Glycosides from the Aerial Parts of Gendarussa vulgaris. Molecules. 24(8). 1456–1456. 12 indexed citations

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Qiu, Quan, Jiyue Li, Junhui Wang, et al.. (2015). Drought resistance evaluation based on leaf anatomical structures of 25 shrubs on the Tibetan Plateau.. Journal of the South China Agricultural University. 36(2). 61–68. 2 indexed citations

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Du, Kun. (2013). The Impact of Drought Stress on Physiological Indicators of Four Shrub Species on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Forest Research Open Access. 2 indexed citations

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