Kun Yang

10.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
173 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Kun Yang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Yang has authored 173 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Materials Chemistry, 56 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 43 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Kun Yang's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (39 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (29 papers) and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (25 papers). Kun Yang is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (39 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (29 papers) and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (25 papers). Kun Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Kun Yang's co-authors include Baoshan Xing, Daohui Lin, Li Zhu, Wenhao Wu, Fengchang Wu, Qingfeng Jing, Wei Jiang, Luqing Zhang, Jing Ji and Kaijun Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kun Yang

161 papers receiving 8.9k 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.

Adsorption of Organic Compounds by Carbon Nanomaterials in Aqueous Phase: Polanyi Theory and Its Application

2010 720 citations Kun Yang, Baoshan Xing profile →
Adsorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Carbon Nanomaterials

2006 649 citations Kun Yang, Li Zhu et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Experimental study of effect of liquid nitrogen cold soaking on coal pore structure and fractal characteristics

2023 124 citations Kun Yang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kun Yang China	49	4.1k	2.8k	2.2k	2.1k	1.7k	173	9.1k
Shaily Mahendra United States	40	4.3k 1.0×	2.8k 1.0×	2.5k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	97	9.1k
Mark R. Wiesner United States	42	6.9k 1.7×	3.6k 1.3×	1.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	87	10.4k
Jian Zhao China	55	5.0k 1.2×	3.2k 1.1×	4.0k 1.8×	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	192	10.9k
Qingguo Huang United States	56	2.2k 0.5×	2.3k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	2.3k 1.1×	2.2k 1.3×	195	8.6k
Rälf Kaegi Switzerland	48	5.0k 1.2×	2.9k 1.0×	2.6k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	1.9k 1.1×	141	9.9k
Xiaolei Qu China	44	2.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	2.1k 1.0×	996 0.6×	150	7.3k
Dongqiang Zhu China	56	4.1k 1.0×	3.1k 1.1×	3.2k 1.5×	4.4k 2.1×	1.9k 1.1×	175	12.4k
Frank‐Dieter Kopinke Germany	53	1.8k 0.4×	2.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	214	8.3k
Navid B. Saleh United States	37	3.7k 0.9×	3.7k 1.3×	901 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	831 0.5×	99	7.8k
Anwei Chen China	43	1.8k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.1×	906 0.5×	174	7.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Kun Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kun Yang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Kun, et al.. (2026). Enhanced rhamnolipid production in Pseudomonas putida through systematic medium optimization and metabolic engineering. Bioresource Technology. 447. 134198–134198.

Li, Wei, et al.. (2025). One-step thermal synthesis of FeP nanoparticles highly-dispersed into a porous NPPCG framework for enhanced lithium storage. Journal of Energy Storage. 112. 115595–115595. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Kun, et al.. (2025). Effect of curing heating rate on tensile/flexural properties of carbon fiber reinforced plastic filament wound structure. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites. 45(5-6). 1185–1197. 1 indexed citations

Hu, Min, et al.. (2024). Highly efficient bioregeneration of high temperature-pyrolyzed biochar after trichloroethylene adsorption through biodegradation of Dehalococcoides. Chemical Engineering Journal. 487. 150655–150655. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Qian, et al.. (2024). Rapid assessment of distribution network equipment status based on fuzzy decision making. Frontiers in Energy Research. 12.

Hou, Jie, Yuqi Lu, Xinyue Wu, et al.. (2024). Multifunctional biomolecular corona-inspired nanoremediation of antibiotic residues. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(36). e2409955121–e2409955121. 5 indexed citations

Su, Yuetan, et al.. (2024). Trimetallic PdRhPt Porous Nanooctahedra as Highly Active and Cost‐Effective Electrocatalysts for Ethanol Electrooxidation. ChemCatChem. 16(3). 1 indexed citations

Cai, Yanan, et al.. (2023). Adsorption–degradation of methylene blue by natural manganese ore: kinetics, characterization, and mechanism. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 21(2). 1817–1830. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Yi, Wenhua Dong, Xunheng Jiang, et al.. (2023). Efficient Degradation of Intracellular Antibiotic Resistance Genes by Photosensitized Erythrosine-Produced ¹O₂. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(32). 12105–12116. 22 indexed citations

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Dong, Wenhua, Yi Liu, Jie Hou, et al.. (2023). Nematodes Degrade Extracellular Antibiotic Resistance Genes by Secreting DNase II Encoded by the nuc-1 Gene. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(32). 12042–12052. 6 indexed citations

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He, Wei, Ya‐Wen Wang, Hong Zhou, et al.. (2023). Characterization and in vitro antibacterial activity of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) serum amyloid A. Gene. 898. 148108–148108.

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Wu, Wenhao, et al.. (2022). Adsorption of soil organic matter by gel-like ferrihydrite and dense ferrihydrite. The Science of The Total Environment. 835. 155507–155507. 7 indexed citations

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Lin, Ting, et al.. (2021). [Environmental Background Values of Heavy Metals and Physicochemical Properties in Different Soils in Shenzhen].. PubMed. 42(7). 3518–3526. 4 indexed citations

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Hou, Jie, Chao Hu, Jason C. White, et al.. (2021). Nano–Zoo Interfacial Interaction as a Design Principle for Hybrid Soil Remediation Technology. ACS Nano. 15(9). 14954–14964. 28 indexed citations

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Hou, Jie, et al.. (2021). Binding Force and Site-Determined Desorption and Fragmentation of Antibiotic Resistance Genes from Metallic Nanomaterials. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(13). 9305–9316. 46 indexed citations

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Wang, Weiwei, Jialu Xu, Xiaolei Qu, Daohui Lin, & Kun Yang. (2021). An improved method to predict polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface freshwater by reducing the input parameters. The Science of The Total Environment. 816. 151597–151597. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiangjie, Ya Zhu, Kun Yang, Li Zhu, & Daohui Lin. (2019). Nanoparticle TiO2 size and rutile content impact bioconcentration and biomagnification from algae to daphnia. Environmental Pollution. 247. 421–430. 55 indexed citations

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Wu, Wenhao, Kun Yang, Wei Chen, et al.. (2015). Correlation and prediction of adsorption capacity and affinity of aromatic compounds on carbon nanotubes. Water Research. 88. 492–501. 50 indexed citations

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Jiang, Wei, Jitao Lv, Lei Luo, et al.. (2013). Arsenate and cadmium co-adsorption and co-precipitation on goethite. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 262. 55–63. 152 indexed citations

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Yang, Kun & Baoshan Xing. (2008). Adsorption of fulvic acid by carbon nanotubes from water. Environmental Pollution. 157(4). 1095–1100. 242 indexed citations

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