Kun Xue

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Kun Xue is a scholar working on Molecular Medicine, Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Xue has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Medicine, 13 papers in Biomaterials and 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kun Xue's work include Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (16 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (8 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (6 papers). Kun Xue is often cited by papers focused on Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (16 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (8 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (6 papers). Kun Xue collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, China and United States. Kun Xue's co-authors include Xian Jun Loh, Jason Y. C. Lim, Qianyu Lin, Zibiao Li, Kaiwen Zhang, Shermin S. Goh, Enyi Ye, Cally Owh, Xinyi Su and Sing Shy Liow and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Biomaterials and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Kun Xue

36 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Face Masks in the New COVID-19 Normal: Materials, Testing, and Perspectives

2020 376 citations Ming Hui Chua, Shermin S. Goh et al. Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kun Xue Singapore	24	679	618	477	308	277	39	2.3k
Mohammad J. Abdekhodaie Iran	26	602 0.9×	768 1.2×	294 0.6×	300 1.0×	57 0.2×	66	2.2k
Guoming Sun China	30	1.0k 1.5×	861 1.4×	454 1.0×	494 1.6×	79 0.3×	88	3.1k
Olivier Jordan Switzerland	34	1.4k 2.0×	928 1.5×	351 0.7×	671 2.2×	221 0.8×	119	3.8k
Pierre P. D. Kondiah South Africa	28	855 1.3×	988 1.6×	305 0.6×	415 1.3×	72 0.3×	58	2.7k
Young Bin Choy South Korea	32	844 1.2×	904 1.5×	178 0.4×	353 1.1×	112 0.4×	129	3.2k
Kaihui Nan China	30	980 1.4×	1.1k 1.7×	276 0.6×	624 2.0×	77 0.3×	96	2.8k
Anthony C. Yu United States	19	615 0.9×	605 1.0×	492 1.0×	332 1.1×	98 0.4×	34	1.9k
Assunta Borzacchiello Italy	39	1.4k 2.1×	1.6k 2.5×	741 1.6×	595 1.9×	216 0.8×	96	4.6k
Ferdinand Brandl Germany	21	1.1k 1.5×	869 1.4×	756 1.6×	331 1.1×	44 0.2×	29	2.6k
Denis Labarre France	33	1.6k 2.3×	684 1.1×	317 0.7×	580 1.9×	282 1.0×	73	3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kun Xue

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

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Qu, Mengnan, Ziqi Liu, Hui Liu, et al.. (2025). A Flexible Superhydrophobic MOF-Based Textile Triboelectric Nanogenerator with Multifunctions: Mechanical Energy Harvesting, Self-Powered Human Motion Sensing, and Human–Computer Interaction. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(47). 64591–64605. 1 indexed citations

He, Li, Shijun Zhang, Kun Xue, et al.. (2025). Miquelianin inhibits IAV infection via the MAPK signaling pathway both in vitro and in vivo. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1532336–1532336.

Yu, Zhicheng, Kun Xue, Yichen Wu, et al.. (2025). Berberine sensitizes liver cancer cells to sorafenib by inducing SETDB1/NQO1/p53-dependent ferroptosis and genomic instability. European Journal of Pharmacology. 1007. 178211–178211.

He, Pingping, Zhaosheng Fan, Kun Xue, et al.. (2025). Application of MXene-based hydrogel in biomedical technologies. Microchemical Journal. 214. 114124–114124.

Leow, Yihao, Ming Lin, Ying Chuan Tan, et al.. (2023). Coconut husk-derived nanocellulose as reinforcing additives in thermal-responsive hydrogels. Carbohydrate Polymers. 323. 121453–121453. 13 indexed citations

Owh, Cally, Qianyu Lin, Joey Hui Min Wong, et al.. (2022). Bottom-up design of hydrogels for programmable drug release. Biomaterials Advances. 141. 213100–213100. 27 indexed citations

Chooi, Wai Hon, Joey Hui Min Wong, Bhav Harshad Parikh, et al.. (2022). Orthogonally crosslinked alginate conjugate thermogels with potential for cell encapsulation. Carbohydrate Polymers. 302. 120308–120308. 11 indexed citations

Lin, Qianyu, et al.. (2022). Branched PCL-Based Thermogelling Copolymers: Controlling Polymer Architecture to Tune Drug Release Profiles. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10. 864372–864372. 8 indexed citations

Wong, Joey Hui Min, B Chan, Xinxin Zhao, et al.. (2022). Injectable Hybrid-Crosslinked Hydrogels as Fatigue-Resistant and Shape-Stable Skin Depots. Biomacromolecules. 23(9). 3698–3712. 8 indexed citations

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Owh, Cally, Dean Ho, Xian Jun Loh, & Kun Xue. (2022). Towards machine learning for hydrogel drug delivery systems. Trends in biotechnology. 41(4). 476–479. 33 indexed citations

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Lin, Qianyu, Zengping Liu, Liangfeng Guo, et al.. (2021). High molecular weight hyper-branched PCL-based thermogelling vitreous endotamponades. Biomaterials. 280. 121262–121262. 27 indexed citations

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Soo, Xiang Yun Debbie, Suxi Wang, Jiuwei Li, et al.. (2021). Polylactic acid face masks: Are these the sustainable solutions in times of COVID-19 pandemic?. The Science of The Total Environment. 807(Pt 3). 151084–151084. 56 indexed citations

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Xue, Kun, Fuke Wang, Ady Suwardi, et al.. (2021). Biomaterials by design: Harnessing data for future development. Materials Today Bio. 12. 100165–100165. 40 indexed citations

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Suwardi, Ady, Fuke Wang, Kun Xue, et al.. (2021). Machine Learning‐Driven Biomaterials Evolution. Advanced Materials. 34(1). e2102703–e2102703. 168 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kaiwen, Kun Xue, & Xian Jun Loh. (2021). Thermo-Responsive Hydrogels: From Recent Progress to Biomedical Applications. Gels. 7(3). 77–77. 188 indexed citations

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Lin, Qianyu, Jason Y. C. Lim, Kun Xue, Xinyi Su, & Xian Jun Loh. (2020). Polymeric hydrogels as a vitreous replacement strategy in the eye. Biomaterials. 268. 120547–120547. 76 indexed citations

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Chua, Ming Hui, Shermin S. Goh, Junhua Kong, et al.. (2020). Face Masks in the New COVID-19 Normal: Materials, Testing, and Perspectives. Research. 2020. 7286735–7286735. 376 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lim, Jason Y. C., Qianyu Lin, Kun Xue, & Xian Jun Loh. (2019). Recent advances in supramolecular hydrogels for biomedical applications. Materials Today Advances. 3. 100021–100021. 138 indexed citations

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Xue, Kun, Xinxin Zhao, Zhongxing Zhang, et al.. (2019). Sustained delivery of anti-VEGFs from thermogel depots inhibits angiogenesis without the need for multiple injections. Biomaterials Science. 7(11). 4603–4614. 63 indexed citations

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Ng, Jia-Hui, Vibhor Kumar, Masafumi Muratani, et al.. (2013). In Vivo Epigenomic Profiling of Germ Cells Reveals Germ Cell Molecular Signatures. Developmental Cell. 24(3). 324–333. 102 indexed citations

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