Kun Zhang

7.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
190 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Kun Zhang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Zhang has authored 190 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 79 papers in Materials Chemistry and 61 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Kun Zhang's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (43 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (43 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (31 papers). Kun Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (43 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (43 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (31 papers). Kun Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Kun Zhang's co-authors include Liyuan Han, Xudong Yang, Chuanjiang Qin, Ashraful Islam, Wenqin Peng, Yongzhen Wu, Jian Liu, Jie Tang, Lu‐Chang Qin and Jinshi Yuan and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Kun Zhang

180 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

Retarding the crystallization of PbI₂for highly reproducible planar-structured perovskite solar cells via sequential deposition

2014 815 citations Kun Zhang et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
A dopant-free hole-transporting material for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells

2014 665 citations Kun Zhang et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kun Zhang China	40	3.8k	2.9k	1.4k	1.4k	1.1k	190	6.2k
Min Zhao China	44	3.4k 0.9×	3.5k 1.2×	977 0.7×	831 0.6×	1.5k 1.4×	262	6.7k
S. K. Tripathi India	37	4.2k 1.1×	3.9k 1.4×	1.3k 0.9×	2.4k 1.7×	668 0.6×	344	7.0k
Yifan Zheng China	42	3.6k 0.9×	2.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	631 0.5×	809 0.8×	235	5.2k
Hai Xu China	37	2.8k 0.7×	3.1k 1.1×	613 0.4×	782 0.6×	364 0.3×	168	5.4k
Guowei Zhou China	40	2.6k 0.7×	2.5k 0.9×	431 0.3×	1.2k 0.8×	2.0k 1.9×	211	5.6k
Yali Cao China	46	3.9k 1.0×	3.6k 1.3×	691 0.5×	1.7k 1.2×	3.2k 3.0×	273	7.0k
Heng Zhao China	53	3.8k 1.0×	3.3k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	566 0.4×	3.5k 3.3×	161	7.8k
Jiankun Sun China	31	4.3k 1.1×	4.1k 1.4×	606 0.4×	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	61	7.8k
Yuki Nagao Japan	34	1.7k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	806 0.6×	566 0.4×	537 0.5×	192	3.7k
Guowang Diao China	44	2.4k 0.6×	2.3k 0.8×	485 0.3×	1.5k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	169	5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Kun Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kun Zhang

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Kun & Siguo Xiao. (2025). Li⁺ and B³⁺ Co-Doping Induced Near-Infrared Emission Enhancement of Ga_1.6Sc_0.4O₃:Cr³⁺. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology. 14(5). 56003–56003.

Li, Xiaoqiang, et al.. (2025). Crystallinity-controlled oxygen vacancies of SmMn2O5 as an oxygen reduction catalyst for Zn-air battery. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 988. 119129–119129.

Zhang, Kun, Zhenwei Wu, Zheng Yang, et al.. (2024). Mn single atoms coordinated with N and O and embedded in activated carbon for supercapacitor and oxygen evolution reaction applications. Journal of Energy Storage. 95. 112395–112395. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Congwei, et al.. (2024). Modulating the internal porosity of organogel electrolyte via pore-forming agent for low temperature resistant and flexible quasi-solid supercapacitors. Journal of Energy Storage. 101. 113942–113942. 3 indexed citations

Wang, X.D., Yehui Wu, Yuhan Zhou, et al.. (2024). Interface Engineering with an Organic Aluminum Additive for High‐Rate Sodium Metal Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(4). 8 indexed citations

Chen, Tao, Junfei Cai, Hangchao Wang, et al.. (2024). Symbiotic reactions over a high-entropy alloy catalyst enable ultrahigh-voltage Li–CO₂ batteries. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(2). 853–861. 12 indexed citations

Zhang, Kun, Chunlei Wei, Menglian Zheng, Jingyun Huang, & Guohui Zhou. (2024). From Molecular Simulations to Experiments: The Recent Development of Room Temperature Ionic Liquid-Based Electrolytes in Electric Double-Layer Capacitors. Molecules. 29(6). 1246–1246. 7 indexed citations

Xu, Chao, et al.. (2023). Wood inspired anisotropic polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel with hierarchical channels for low temperature tolerant solid-state supercapacitors via directional freezing. Electrochimica Acta. 458. 142526–142526. 11 indexed citations

Yin, Hang, et al.. (2023). Achieving High-Energy-Density Graphene/Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Lithium-Ion Capacitors from Organic-Based Electrolytes. Nanomaterials. 14(1). 45–45. 3 indexed citations

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Tang, Jie, Kun Zhang, You‐Hu Chen, et al.. (2023). Tuning oxygen-containing functional groups of graphene for supercapacitors with high stability. Nanoscale Advances. 5(4). 1163–1171. 50 indexed citations

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Wu, Zhenwei, Kun Zhang, Chunhui Ma, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of nitrogen-doped hierarchically porous carbons with ordered mesopores from liquefied wood: Pore architecture manipulation by NH4Cl for improved electrochemical performance. Journal of Energy Storage. 68. 107619–107619. 16 indexed citations

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Li, Wanwan, et al.. (2023). Recent progress in the All-Gel-State supercapacitors. Chemical Engineering Journal. 477. 146969–146969. 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kun, Dong Zhang, Yao Wang, et al.. (2023). Promoting catalysis activity with optimizable self-generated Co-Fe alloy nanoparticles for efficient CO2 electrolysis performance upgrade. Nano Research. 16(8). 10992–10999. 18 indexed citations

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Xi, Yukun, Xiaoxue Wang, Hui Wang, et al.. (2023). Optimizing the Electron Spin States of Na₄Fe₃(PO₄)₂P₂O₇ Cathodes via Mn/F Dual‐Doping for Enhanced Sodium Storage. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(16). 85 indexed citations

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Xu, Yuhui, Gaini Zhang, Jianhua Zhang, et al.. (2023). Oxygen vacancies in MnOx regulating reaction kinetics for aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 652(Pt A). 305–316. 15 indexed citations

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Feng, Xu, et al.. (2021). Research Progress in Preparation and Application of Anion Imprinted Polymers. Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry. 38(2). 123. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Guanghai, Lin Ye, Kun Zhang, et al.. (2020). Hyperbranched polyether boosting ionic conductivity of polymer electrolytes for all-solid-state sodium ion batteries. Chemical Engineering Journal. 394. 124885–124885. 60 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kun, Yong‐Guang Jia, Satu Strandman, et al.. (2017). “Bitter-Sweet” Polymeric Micelles Formed by Block Copolymers from Glucosamine and Cholic Acid. Biomacromolecules. 18(3). 778–786. 30 indexed citations

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Shi, Xiaolei, et al.. (2015). Enhanced luminescence properties of BiPO4:Eu3+ phosphors prepared by hydrothermal method. Ceramics International. 41(5). 6683–6686. 11 indexed citations

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Ren, Xiaojun, Yan Xue, Kun Zhang, et al.. (2001). A novel dicyclodextrinyl ditelluride compound with antioxidant activity. FEBS Letters. 507(3). 377–380. 39 indexed citations

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