Kun Hu

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Kun Hu is a scholar working on Food Science, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Hu has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Food Science, 21 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 18 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Kun Hu's work include Proteins in Food Systems (16 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (12 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (12 papers). Kun Hu is often cited by papers focused on Proteins in Food Systems (16 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (12 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (12 papers). Kun Hu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Kun Hu's co-authors include David Julian McClements, Hang Xiao, Xiaoxia Huang, Qingling Feng, Yongqing Gao, Fuzhai Cui, Qiang Lv, Yan Zou, Xiao Liang and Nanjing Zhong and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Macromolecules and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Kun Hu

63 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Core–shell biopolymer nanoparticle delivery systems: Synt... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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. Core–shell biopolymer nanoparticle delivery systems: Synthesis and characterization of curcumin fortified zein–pectin nanoparticles
    2015 385 citations Kun Hu, Xiaoxia Huang et al. Food Chemistry profile →

Peers

Kun Hu
Zi Teng United States
Hongshan Liang China
Taoran Wang United States
Gye Hwa Shin South Korea
Xiaojing Li China
Jie Long China
Qiaobin Hu United States
Yahong Han China
Fei Liu China
Zi Teng United States
Kun Hu
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Countries citing papers authored by Kun Hu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kun Hu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kun Hu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Xu, Shuting, Yu‐Qing Zhang, Bin Li, et al.. (2025). Efficient hydrogenation of ketones and aldehydes catalysed by a well-defined PNNP–rhenium complex. Dalton Transactions. 54(26). 10396–10402.
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Yue, Tao, Kun Hu, Li Zhang, et al.. (2025). Hygroscopicity Reduction and Interconversion of Ligustrazine in Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. via Cocrystallization and Mechanochemical Technology. Crystal Growth & Design. 25(16). 6686–6696. 1 indexed citations
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Su, Wei, Yuanhang Zhou, Wenlong Li, et al.. (2024). Ultra-broadband tunable terahertz metasurface absorber with multi-mode regulation based on artificial neural network. Chinese Journal of Physics. 90. 519–527. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Guohua, Hongpeng Lv, Yimeng Zhao, et al.. (2024). Optimization of hydrogen refueling strategy: Based on energy consumption and refueling demand. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 71. 625–636. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Feilong, et al.. (2024). Coagulopathy-independent injectable catechol-functionalized chitosan shape-memory material to treat non-compressible hemorrhage. Carbohydrate Polymers. 346. 122648–122648. 4 indexed citations
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Cai, Zheng, Wei Zhou, Rui Zhang, et al.. (2024). Fabrication and characterization of oxidized starch-xanthan gum composite nanoparticles with efficient emulsifying properties. Food Chemistry. 455. 139679–139679. 10 indexed citations
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Su, Wei, et al.. (2024). Multi-functional switchable terahertz metasurface device prediction by K-nearest neighbor. Chinese Journal of Physics. 91. 734–742. 2 indexed citations
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Cai, Jiaxin, Mingwei Zhang, Xuchao Jia, et al.. (2023). Purification, Characterization and Bioactivity of Different Molecular-Weight Fractions of Polysaccharide Extracted from Litchi Pulp. Foods. 12(1). 194–194. 12 indexed citations
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Xu, Qiwei, et al.. (2023). Pickering emulsions stabilized by egg white protein-alginate nanoparticles: Freeze-thaw stability after heating. Food Hydrocolloids. 150. 109675–109675. 44 indexed citations
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Zhou, Wei, Zhen Cai, Rui Zhang, et al.. (2023). Preparation and emulsification properties of cationic starch-xanthan gum composite nanoparticles. Food Chemistry. 421. 136143–136143. 17 indexed citations
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Hu, Kun, Ying Xiao, Zikang Wang, et al.. (2022). All-Season Production of Plant Indigo Based on Insights into Heat Stress for Strobilanthes cusia Leaves. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 11(1). 426–435. 4 indexed citations
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Liang, Xiao, Kaixin Cao, Li Wan, et al.. (2021). Tannic acid-fortified zein-pectin nanoparticles: Stability, properties, antioxidant activity, and in vitro digestion. Food Research International. 145. 110425–110425. 109 indexed citations
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Gong, Ningbo, Hongmei Yu, Ying Wang, et al.. (2020). Crystal Structures, Stability, and Solubility Evaluation of a 2:1 Diosgenin–Piperazine Cocrystal. Natural Products and Bioprospecting. 10(4). 261–267. 15 indexed citations
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Song, Bo, Kun Hu, Anjun Qin, & Ben Zhong Tang. (2018). Oxygen as a Crucial Comonomer in Alkyne-Based Polymerization toward Functional Poly(tetrasubstituted furan)s. Macromolecules. 51(18). 7013–7018. 27 indexed citations
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Hu, Kun, et al.. (2016). Effects of Tool Wear on Surface Integrity of Pure Iron Material Under Finish Turning. 44(2). 74. 2 indexed citations
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Hu, Kun, et al.. (2015). Core–shell biopolymer nanoparticle delivery systems: Synthesis and characterization of curcumin fortified zein–pectin nanoparticles. Food Chemistry. 182. 275–281. 385 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hu, Kun & David Julian McClements. (2014). Fabrication of surfactant-stabilized zein nanoparticles: A pH modulated antisolvent precipitation method. Food Research International. 64. 329–335. 163 indexed citations
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Lü, Qiang, Shenjia Zhang, Kun Hu, et al.. (2007). Cytocompatibility and blood compatibility of multifunctional fibroin/collagen/heparin scaffolds. Biomaterials. 28(14). 2306–2313. 92 indexed citations
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Lv, Qiang, Kun Hu, Qingling Feng, & Fuzhai Cui. (2007). Fibroin/collagen hybrid hydrogels with crosslinking method: Preparation, properties, and cytocompatibility. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 84A(1). 198–207. 88 indexed citations

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