Kun Zhang

14.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
622 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Kun Zhang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Zhang has authored 622 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 121 papers in Materials Chemistry and 110 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kun Zhang's work include Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (30 papers), Concrete and Cement Materials Research (17 papers) and Pain Management and Opioid Use (17 papers). Kun Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (30 papers), Concrete and Cement Materials Research (17 papers) and Pain Management and Opioid Use (17 papers). Kun Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Kun Zhang's co-authors include Deborah Dowell, Gery P. Guy, Jan L. Losby, Michele K. Bohm, Randall Young, Louise B. Murphy, Brian Lewis, H. Hofsäß, Jeanine M. Buchanich and Lauren C. Balmert and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Kun Zhang

557 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

Vital Signs: Changes in Opioid Prescribing in the United ... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2018 2022 2025 250 500 750
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. Vital Signs: Changes in Opioid Prescribing in the United States, 2006–2015
    2017 882 citations Kun Zhang et al. profile →
  2. Changing dynamics of the drug overdose epidemic in the United States from 1979 through 2016
    2018 435 citations Kun Zhang et al. profile →
  3. Ultrastrong nanotwinned titanium alloys through additive manufacturing
    2022 143 citations Kun Zhang et al. profile →
  4. Double attention-guided tree-inspired grade decision network: A method for bearing fault diagnosis of unbalanced samples under strong noise conditions
    2025 26 citations Kun Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kun Zhang China 47 2.2k 1.9k 1.8k 1.7k 1.3k 622 10.0k
Liang Yu China 65 4.8k 2.1× 296 0.2× 3.4k 1.9× 1.5k 0.9× 3.0k 2.3× 1.6k 27.1k
Gary Friedman United States 89 1.8k 0.8× 2.6k 1.4× 4.6k 2.5× 456 0.3× 2.4k 1.8× 425 34.5k
W. F. Mader China 52 1.8k 0.8× 363 0.2× 4.6k 2.5× 822 0.5× 1.5k 1.1× 702 15.4k
Qinghua Zhang China 71 10.5k 4.7× 745 0.4× 4.1k 2.3× 1.8k 1.1× 3.2k 2.4× 514 32.7k
Jing Zhang China 49 2.1k 0.9× 433 0.2× 998 0.5× 638 0.4× 1.8k 1.4× 788 12.8k
Mahmoud Ahmed Egypt 58 563 0.3× 891 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 2.7k 1.6× 1.0k 0.8× 535 11.8k
Sung Hoon Kim South Korea 51 742 0.3× 321 0.2× 775 0.4× 644 0.4× 895 0.7× 777 13.9k
Xun Zhang China 69 4.2k 1.9× 182 0.1× 4.1k 2.2× 576 0.3× 4.4k 3.4× 827 21.2k
Makoto Ogawa Japan 60 9.0k 4.0× 272 0.1× 2.0k 1.1× 811 0.5× 1.4k 1.1× 831 20.3k
Hyuk‐Sang Kwon South Korea 56 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 632 0.3× 673 0.4× 217 0.2× 345 11.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Kun Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kun Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kun Zhang

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

All Works

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Zheng, Sinan, Yang Wang, Bin Luo, et al.. (2025). Compacting surface charge layers for efficient charge transfer toward stable Zn anodes. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(11). 5319–5332. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Kun, et al.. (2025). Design and application of kernel PCA assembly parameter model in assembly retrieval. Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology. 39(4). 1999–2013.
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Wang, Tiao, Satya Medepalli, Yuqian Zheng, et al.. (2024). An efficient method for determining the pozzolanic reaction degrees of low-calcium supplementary cementitious materials in blended cement pastes. Cement and Concrete Composites. 151. 105595–105595. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Yang, Kun Zhang, Guosheng Duan, et al.. (2024). Dual-phase interface engineering via parallel modulation strategy for highly reversible Zn metal batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 101. 163–174. 5 indexed citations
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Yin, Wei, et al.. (2024). Salinization and salt expansion mechanism of soda residue soil at subgrade. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 21. e04000–e04000.
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Zhang, Kun, et al.. (2024). Strong enhancement of near-field radiative heat transfer between anisotropic magneto-optical gratings by a weak magnetic field. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 151. 107251–107251. 5 indexed citations
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Yang, Jie, Kun Zhang, Yiheng Wu, et al.. (2024). Autoclave grid-to-rod fretting corrosion behaviors of the Zr alloy fuel cladding with and without Cr coating through advanced characterization. Corrosion Science. 239. 112379–112379. 54 indexed citations
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Yan, Ying, et al.. (2024). Feasibility study on the micro-forming of novel metal foil arrays based on submerged cavitating water-jet impingement. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 134(5-6). 2969–2977. 1 indexed citations
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Qi, Dan, Liwei Zhang, Yongchun Zou, et al.. (2023). Ablation resistance of SiC-modified nanocomposite ceramic coating prepared by LPDS method on titanium alloy. Materials Characterization. 206. 113442–113442. 5 indexed citations
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Sun, Min, Kun Zhang, Zheng Zhang, et al.. (2023). Negative stiffness and buffering characteristics analysis of bistable laminates with initial curing curvature. Composite Structures. 308. 116685–116685. 25 indexed citations
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Shen, Mingxuan, Yu Zhao, Jing Bi, et al.. (2023). In situ experimental study on mechanical properties of interlayer in roller compacted concrete (RCC) dam. Construction and Building Materials. 379. 131268–131268. 18 indexed citations
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Wang, Xinyue, Sufen Dong, Linwei Li, et al.. (2023). Evaluating the effect of nanofillers on cement-based composites strength via artificial neural network and genetic algorithm. Materials Today Communications. 35. 105761–105761. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Ting, et al.. (2023). Preparation of a new calcite layer from calcium glycolate for the conservation of sulfated limestone artifacts. Archaeometry. 65(6). 1185–1197. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Zhizhen, Kun Zhang, Yuting Li, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of SiC nanowires wrapped in trimetallic layered double hydroxide nanosheets with core-shell structure via self-assembly growth approach for effective electromagnetic wave absorption. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 976. 173316–173316. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Kun, et al.. (2023). Cyberbullying among college students in a Chinese population: Prevalence and associated clinical correlates. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1100069–1100069. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Kun, et al.. (2023). Diamagnetic-levitation-based Electromagnetic Energy Harvester for Ultralow-frequency Vibrations and Human Motions. Sensors and Materials. 35(1). 25–25. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Junping, Changping Li, Zhaoqi Huang, et al.. (2023). Empagliflozin alleviates atherosclerotic calcification by inhibiting osteogenic differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. 1295463–1295463. 10 indexed citations
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Lipscomb, Joseph, Steven T. Fleming, Amy Trentham‐Dietz, et al.. (2016). What Predicts an Advanced-Stage Diagnosis of Breast Cancer? Sorting Out the Influence of Method of Detection, Access to Care, and Biologic Factors. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 25(4). 613–623. 19 indexed citations

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