Liang Kan

984 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 845 citations indexed

About

Liang Kan is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Liang Kan has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 845 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 14 papers in Materials Chemistry and 6 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Liang Kan's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (18 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (14 papers) and Magnetism in coordination complexes (6 papers). Liang Kan is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (18 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (14 papers) and Magnetism in coordination complexes (6 papers). Liang Kan collaborates with scholars based in China, Saudi Arabia and United States. Liang Kan's co-authors include Yunling Liu, Guanghua Li, Ya‐Qian Lan, Yong Yan, Qing Huang, Jie Zhou, Jie Li, Yifa Chen, Lei Zhang and Jiang Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Liang Kan

18 papers receiving 835 citations

Hit Papers

Linking oxidative and reductive clusters to prepare cryst... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 100 200 300 400
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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. Linking oxidative and reductive clusters to prepare crystalline porous catalysts for photocatalytic CO2 reduction with H2O
    2022 410 citations Jie Zhou, Jie Li et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Liang Kan China 14 650 504 362 105 88 19 845
Shu‐Ni Li China 13 626 1.0× 569 1.1× 378 1.0× 231 2.2× 183 2.1× 21 1.0k
Subarna Dey Germany 13 702 1.1× 596 1.2× 241 0.7× 62 0.6× 211 2.4× 14 835
Shaoyang Lin United States 12 457 0.7× 622 1.2× 238 0.7× 152 1.4× 67 0.8× 14 832
Matthew C. Kessinger United States 11 359 0.6× 476 0.9× 325 0.9× 167 1.6× 56 0.6× 16 742
Youven Benseghir France 8 550 0.8× 447 0.9× 276 0.8× 84 0.8× 36 0.4× 12 701
Jonathan Bonnefoy France 7 397 0.6× 522 1.0× 195 0.5× 61 0.6× 134 1.5× 7 702
Arkaprabha Giri India 16 629 1.0× 364 0.7× 178 0.5× 149 1.4× 75 0.9× 25 788
Ru‐Yi Zou China 12 565 0.9× 598 1.2× 183 0.5× 55 0.5× 149 1.7× 22 812
Xu Ding China 18 903 1.4× 535 1.1× 608 1.7× 193 1.8× 46 0.5× 59 1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liang Kan

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Bao, Jiguang, et al.. (2025). The dual role of mTOR signaling in lung development and adult lung diseases. Cell & Bioscience. 15(1). 103–103.
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Kan, Liang, Lei Zhang, Long‐Zhang Dong, et al.. (2024). Bridging the Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis by Supramolecular Metal‐Organic Cages with Varied Packing Modes. Advanced Materials. 36(15). e2310061–e2310061. 30 indexed citations
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Kan, Liang, et al.. (2023). A multi-functionalized MOF with unique molecular-sized pockets for excellent lead(II) removal and selective separation of C3H8/CH4. Separation and Purification Technology. 325. 124758–124758. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Xiufen, Pengfei Wu, Liang Kan, et al.. (2023). Integrating Metal Complex Units and Redox Sites into Thorium‐Based Metal–Organic Frameworks for Selective Photocatalytic Oxidation of Sulfides. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(51). 24 indexed citations
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Zhou, Jie, Jie Li, Liang Kan, et al.. (2022). Linking oxidative and reductive clusters to prepare crystalline porous catalysts for photocatalytic CO2 reduction with H2O. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4681–4681. 410 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xu, Tong, Panpan Zhang, Fengchao Cui, et al.. (2022). Fine‐Tuned Ultra‐Microporous Metal–Organic Framework in Mixed‐Matrix Membrane: Pore‐Tailoring Optimization for C2H2/C2H4 Separation. Advanced Materials. 35(13). e2204553–e2204553. 34 indexed citations
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Han, Haitao, Liang Kan, Ping Li, et al.. (2021). 4.8 nm Concave {M72} (M=Co, Ni, Fe) metal-organic polyhedra capped by 18 calixarenes. Science China Chemistry. 64(3). 426–431. 41 indexed citations
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Gu, Jiaming, et al.. (2021). Structural Regulation and Light Hydrocarbon Adsorption/Separation of Three Zirconium–Organic Frameworks Based on Different V-Shaped Ligands. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(35). 41680–41687. 40 indexed citations
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Kan, Liang, Guanghua Li, & Yunling Liu. (2020). Highly Selective Separation of C3H8 and C2H2 from CH4 within Two Water-Stable Zn5 Cluster-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(16). 18642–18649. 56 indexed citations
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Li, Jiantang, Liang Kan, Jiyang Li, Yunling Liu, & Mohamed Eddaoudi. (2020). Quest for Zeolite‐like Supramolecular Assemblies: Self‐Assembly of Metal–Organic Squares via Directed Hydrogen Bonding. Angewandte Chemie. 132(44). 19827–19830. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Jiantang, Liang Kan, Jiyang Li, Yunling Liu, & Mohamed Eddaoudi. (2020). Quest for Zeolite‐like Supramolecular Assemblies: Self‐Assembly of Metal–Organic Squares via Directed Hydrogen Bonding. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(44). 19659–19662. 18 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yue, Liang Kan, Jarrod F. Eubank, et al.. (2019). Self-assembly of two robust 3D supramolecular organic frameworks from a geometrically non-planar molecule for high gas selectivity performance. Chemical Science. 10(26). 6565–6571. 41 indexed citations
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Kan, Liang, et al.. (2018). Two Stable Zn-Cluster-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks with Breathing Behavior: Synthesis, Structure, and Adsorption Properties. Inorganic Chemistry. 58(1). 391–396. 28 indexed citations
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Li, Jiantang, et al.. (2018). A three-dimensional Cu-MOF with strong π-π interactions exhibiting high water and chemical stability. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 99. 108–112. 11 indexed citations
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Kan, Liang, Jiantang Li, Xiaolong Luo, Guanghua Li, & Yunling Liu. (2017). Three novel bismuth-based coordination polymers: Synthesis, structure and luminescent properties. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 85. 70–73. 21 indexed citations
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Luo, Xiaolong, Liang Kan, Xiang Li, et al.. (2016). Two Functional Porous Metal–Organic Frameworks Constructed from Expanded Tetracarboxylates for Gas Adsorption and Organosulfurs Removal. Crystal Growth & Design. 16(12). 7301–7307. 20 indexed citations

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