Kun Xu

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
101 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Kun Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Medicine, Organic Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Xu has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Medicine, 25 papers in Organic Chemistry and 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kun Xu's work include Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (28 papers), Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (19 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (17 papers). Kun Xu is often cited by papers focused on Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (28 papers), Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (19 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (17 papers). Kun Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Denmark. Kun Xu's co-authors include Pixin Wang, Ying Tan, Cuige Lu, Qiang Chen, Yangling Li, Wende Zhang, Donghua Xue, Yungang Bai, Yanlin Shao and Xiaopeng Pei and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Kun Xu

97 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Nonlinear hydrodynamics of floating offshore wind turbines: A review

2023 70 citations Yanlin Shao, Kun Xu et al. profile →
Design and comparative analysis of alternative mooring systems for offshore floating photovoltaics arrays in ultra-shallow water with significant tidal range

2024 45 citations Kun Xu et al. Ocean Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kun Xu China	31	825	654	649	648	598	101	2.9k
Romano Lapasin Italy	34	829 1.0×	469 0.7×	304 0.5×	1.3k 2.0×	613 1.0×	107	3.9k
Ying Tan China	34	685 0.8×	523 0.8×	769 1.2×	630 1.0×	647 1.1×	128	3.2k
Svetlana R. Derkach Russia	23	701 0.8×	234 0.4×	317 0.5×	761 1.2×	355 0.6×	53	2.0k
Jiacheng Li China	29	583 0.7×	263 0.4×	928 1.4×	349 0.5×	874 1.5×	151	2.7k
L. Choplin France	32	237 0.3×	82 0.1×	660 1.0×	741 1.1×	721 1.2×	118	3.0k
Long Bai China	47	2.4k 2.9×	181 0.3×	2.2k 3.4×	2.5k 3.8×	1.3k 2.2×	140	6.3k
Hongsheng Liu China	25	1.6k 1.9×	128 0.2×	833 1.3×	624 1.0×	583 1.0×	87	3.8k
Seong‐Cheol Kim South Korea	38	841 1.0×	240 0.4×	1.9k 2.9×	200 0.3×	905 1.5×	401	5.4k
Meng Wai Woo China	34	408 0.5×	101 0.2×	391 0.6×	2.3k 3.5×	430 0.7×	178	4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Kun Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kun Xu

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

All Works

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Wang, Huiqiao, et al.. (2025). Non-covalent interactions for redox potential modulation in organic electrosynthesis. Chemical Communications. 61(94). 18608–18620.

Min, Guanbo, Wenjun Wang, Tingyu Wang, et al.. (2025). Biodegradable Dual‐Stimuli Hydrogel Scaffoldoid Synergizing Piezoionic and Lithium‐Ion Release for Critical‐Sized Bone Defect Regeneration. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(13).

Wang, Jiarui, Jun Wei, Fan Zhang, et al.. (2025). Salt-tolerant and self-healing hydrogel containing cationic hyperbranched poly (amido amine) as electrostatic and chemical cross-linking junctions. Polymer. 319. 128063–128063. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, M., et al.. (2024). Aerodynamic effects of an offshore floating photovoltaic platform undergoing pitch and heave motions. Ocean Engineering. 310. 118753–118753. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Min, et al.. (2024). Calibration of wave-induced high-frequency dynamic response and its effects on the fatigue damage of floating offshore wind turbine. Ocean Engineering. 309. 118405–118405. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Xinyue, Hui Chi, Fan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Dynamic H-Bond crosslinking strategy to prepare impact-hardening protective materials with tunable negative Poisson's ratio. Applied Materials Today. 36. 102065–102065. 7 indexed citations

Xu, Kun, Han Gao, Yongming Li, et al.. (2024). Synthetic Peptides with Genetic‐Codon‐Tailored Affinity for Assembling Tetraspanin CD81 at Cell Interfaces and Inhibiting Cancer Metastasis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(20). e202400129–e202400129. 4 indexed citations

Xu, Kun, et al.. (2024). Synthetic Peptides with Genetic‐Codon‐Tailored Affinity for Assembling Tetraspanin CD81 at Cell Interfaces and Inhibiting Cancer Metastasis. Angewandte Chemie. 136(20). 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Fan, Chao Zhou, Kun Xu, et al.. (2023). Preparation of styrene–butyl acrylic latex films with impact resistance properties and their applications as water-based damping coating. Progress in Organic Coatings. 182. 107665–107665. 4 indexed citations

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Xu, Kun, Yongming Li, Han Gao, et al.. (2023). Molecularly Targeted Fluorescent Sensors for Visualizing and Tracking Cellular Senescence. Biosensors. 13(9). 838–838. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Fan, Hui Chi, Jiarui Wang, et al.. (2023). Design of Intelligent Protective Composite Material with Stress Rate Sensitivity, Strong Interface Adhesion, and Recyclability. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 44(18). e2300216–e2300216. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Xinping, et al.. (2021). A CALIBRATION METHOD FOR MICRO PARAMETERS BASED ON NEURAL NETWORK AND FLAT-JOINT CONTACT MODEL1). Lixue yu shijian. 43(3). 393. 1 indexed citations

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Zhai, Kankan, Fan Zhang, Chao Wang, et al.. (2020). Synthesis of millimeter‐sized hydrogel beads by inverse Pickering polymerization using starch‐based nanoparticles as emulsifier. Polymers for Advanced Technologies. 31(6). 1321–1329. 11 indexed citations

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Xu, Kun, et al.. (2020). Design and comparative analysis of alternative mooring systems for floating wind turbines in shallow water with emphasis on ultimate limit state design. Ocean Engineering. 219. 108377–108377. 103 indexed citations

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Zhang, Fan, Xiaopeng Pei, Kankan Zhai, et al.. (2020). Starch-based nanospheres modified filter paper for o/w emulsions separation and contaminants removal. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 162. 1118–1126. 23 indexed citations

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Liang, Xuechen, Yukun Deng, Xiaopeng Pei, et al.. (2017). Tough, rapid-recovery composite hydrogels fabricated via synergistic core–shell microgel covalent bonding and Fe³⁺coordination cross-linking. Soft Matter. 13(14). 2654–2662. 21 indexed citations

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Liu, Chang, Ying Tan, Kun Xu, et al.. (2014). Synthesis of poly(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl methacrylate) hydrogel using starch-based nanosphere cross-linkers. Carbohydrate Polymers. 105. 270–275. 17 indexed citations

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Li, Yangling, Chang Liu, Ying Tan, et al.. (2014). In situ hydrogel constructed by starch-based nanoparticles via a Schiff base reaction. Carbohydrate Polymers. 110. 87–94. 89 indexed citations

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Xu, Kun, Ying Tan, Qiang Chen, et al.. (2010). A novel multi-responsive polyampholyte composite hydrogel with excellent mechanical strength and rapid shrinking rate. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 345(2). 360–368. 46 indexed citations

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Canney, Daniel J., Ann C. McKeon, Kong-Woo Yoon, et al.. (1998). Structure-activity studies of fluoroaljyl-substituted γ-butyrolactone and γ-thiobutyrolactone modulators of GABAA receptor function. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 6(1). 43–55. 24 indexed citations

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