Kunsheng Hu

2.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
71 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Kunsheng Hu is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kunsheng Hu has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 24 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 18 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kunsheng Hu's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (26 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (21 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (15 papers). Kunsheng Hu is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (26 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (21 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (15 papers). Kunsheng Hu collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United Kingdom. Kunsheng Hu's co-authors include Xiaoguang Duan, Shaobin Wang, Yangyang Yang, Yuxian Wang, Gang Nie, Hongqi Sun, Panpan Zhang, Wenjie Tian, Peng Zhou and Tony Hall and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kunsheng Hu

68 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Tandem microplastic degradation and hydrogen production by hierarchical carbon nitride-supported single-atom iron catalysts

2024 62 citations Jingkai Lin, Kunsheng Hu et al. Nature Communications profile →
Multidimensional engineering of single-atom cobalt catalysts for ultrafast Fenton-like reactions

2025 52 citations Zhong‐Shuai Zhu, Yantao Wang et al. Nature Water profile →
High-entropy alloys catalyzing polymeric transformation of water pollutants with remarkably improved electron utilization efficiency

2025 47 citations Ziwei Yao, Yidi Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →
Transforming Plastics to Single Atom Catalysts for Peroxymonosulfate Activation: Axial Chloride Coordination Intensified Electron Transfer Pathway

2025 33 citations Shiying Ren, Xin Xu et al. profile →

Peers

Kunsheng Hu

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Yangyang Yang China

Ana V. Girão Portugal

Yue Qiu China

Karthik Laxman Oman

Yujie Zhao China

Wenyu Zhu China

Fei Tian China

Zhuo Li China

Mengting Zhu China

Zhenzhong Liu China

Yangyang Yang China

Kunsheng Hu

834 ×1.2

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759 ×1.3

WST

644 ×1.1

430 ×0.8

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402 ×0.9

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Countries citing papers authored by Kunsheng Hu

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kunsheng Hu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kunsheng Hu

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

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Ren, Shiying, Xin Xu, Wei Ren, et al.. (2025). Defective multi-element coordinated single atom catalysts (Cu-N2SCl) for high-performance water decontamination. Water Research. 286. 124183–124183. 3 indexed citations

Hu, Kunsheng, et al.. (2025). Metal- and Site-Specific Roles of High-Entropy Spinel Oxides in Catalytic Oxidative Polymerization of Water Contaminants. ACS Catalysis. 15(8). 5928–5942. 16 indexed citations

Zhong, Shuang, Hongyu Zhou, Kunsheng Hu, et al.. (2025). Pulse-driven electrocatalysis with engineered wooden electrode for high-efficiency, energy-saving and sustainable water treatment. Nature Water. 3(8). 890–901. 6 indexed citations

Yao, Ziwei, Yidi Chen, Xiaodan Wang, et al.. (2025). High-entropy alloys catalyzing polymeric transformation of water pollutants with remarkably improved electron utilization efficiency. Nature Communications. 16(1). 148–148. 47 indexed citations breakdown →

Liu, Ya, Yuxian Wang, Yupeng Wang, et al.. (2025). Nanochanneling and Local Crystallization Engineering Accelerate Multiphase Single‐Atom Catalysis for Rapid Water Decontamination. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(27). e202504571–e202504571. 9 indexed citations

Zhu, Zhong‐Shuai, Yantao Wang, Pengtang Wang, et al.. (2025). Multidimensional engineering of single-atom cobalt catalysts for ultrafast Fenton-like reactions. Nature Water. 3(2). 211–221. 52 indexed citations breakdown →

Yu, Yao, Jinqiang Zhang, Kunsheng Hu, et al.. (2024). Nitrogen-rich carbon for catalytic activation of peroxymonosulfate towards green synthesis. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(11). 109633–109633. 7 indexed citations

Zhong, Shuang, Kunsheng Hu, Yantao Wang, et al.. (2024). Hierarchically ordered porous carbon crystals for nanoconfined and sustainable fenton oxidation of water pollutants. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 361. 124665–124665. 4 indexed citations

Yang, Yangyang, Kunsheng Hu, Zhong‐Shuai Zhu, et al.. (2023). Catalytic Pollutant Upgrading to Dual‐Asymmetric MnO ₂ @polymer Nanotubes as Self‐Propelled and Controlled Micromotors for H ₂ O ₂ Decomposition. Small Methods. 7(10). e2300588–e2300588. 12 indexed citations

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Yang, Yangyang, Lei Shi, Jingkai Lin, et al.. (2023). Confined Tri‐Functional FeO_x@MnO₂@SiO₂ Flask Micromotors for Long‐Lasting Motion and Catalytic Reactions. Small. 19(23). e2207666–e2207666. 12 indexed citations

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Hu, Kunsheng, Yangyang Yang, Yuxian Wang, Xiaoguang Duan, & Shaobin Wang. (2022). Catalytic carbon and hydrogen cycles in plastics chemistry. Chem Catalysis. 2(4). 724–761. 62 indexed citations

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Nie, Gang, Kunsheng Hu, Wei Ren, et al.. (2021). Mechanical agitation accelerated ultrasonication for wastewater treatment: Sustainable production of hydroxyl radicals. Water Research. 198. 117124–117124. 64 indexed citations

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Hu, Kunsheng, Wenjie Tian, Yangyang Yang, et al.. (2021). Microplastics remediation in aqueous systems: Strategies and technologies. Water Research. 198. 117144–117144. 149 indexed citations

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Su, Tao, Sheng Zhong, Yue Zhang, & Kunsheng Hu. (2008). Asymmetric distribution of biotin labeling on the purple membrane. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology. 92(2). 123–127. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yue, et al.. (2006). Studies on the Temperature Effect on Bacteriorhodopsin of Purple and Blue Membrane by Fluorescence and Absorption Spectroscopy. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica. 38(10). 691–696. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Guangyu, et al.. (2002). All-trans to 13-cis retinal isomerization in light-adapted bacteriorhodopsin at acidic pH. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology. 66(3). 188–194. 8 indexed citations

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Hu, Kunsheng, et al.. (2001). Progress on the structure and function of bacteriorhodopsin. PROGRESS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS. 28(3). 342–347. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Guangyu & Kunsheng Hu. (2001). Effects of pH and acetylation on Hg2+-induced purple to blue transition in bacteriorhodopsin. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology. 60(2-3). 97–101. 2 indexed citations

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Hu, Kunsheng, Ying Sun, Deliang Chen, & Yinan Zhang. (2000). The effect of lipid environment in purple membrane on bacteriorhodopsin. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology. 58(2-3). 163–169. 6 indexed citations

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Jiang, Qiu‐Xing, et al.. (1994). INTERACTIONS OF BOTH MELITTIN AND ITS SITE‐SPECIFIC MUTANTS WITH BACTERIORHODOPSIN OF Halobacterium halobium: SITES OF ELECI'ROSTATIC INTERACI'ION ON MELITI'IN. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 60(2). 175–178. 7 indexed citations

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