Ning Kang

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Ning Kang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ning Kang has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Materials Chemistry, 27 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 25 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ning Kang's work include Graphene research and applications (26 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (18 papers) and 2D Materials and Applications (13 papers). Ning Kang is often cited by papers focused on Graphene research and applications (26 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (18 papers) and 2D Materials and Applications (13 papers). Ning Kang collaborates with scholars based in China, Sweden and United States. Ning Kang's co-authors include Hui–Ming Cheng, Chuan Xu, Wencai Ren, Zhibo Liu, Libin Wang, Xiuliang Ma, Long Chen, Jingkun Guo, H. Q. Xu and Yubao Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Ning Kang

85 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Large-area high-quality 2D ultrathin Mo2C superconducting... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 400 800 1.2k
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. Large-area high-quality 2D ultrathin Mo2C superconducting crystals
    2015 1.2k citations Chuan Xu, Libin Wang et al. Nature Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ning Kang China 24 2.4k 919 735 447 441 91 3.2k
Matthew S. Dyer United Kingdom 33 2.3k 0.9× 1.5k 1.6× 781 1.1× 303 0.7× 588 1.3× 132 3.6k
Zhenling Wang China 31 2.4k 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 731 1.0× 546 1.2× 457 1.0× 138 3.7k
Günter Hesser Austria 22 1.7k 0.7× 1.6k 1.7× 581 0.8× 308 0.7× 313 0.7× 58 2.6k
Hai I. Wang Germany 36 2.9k 1.2× 1.9k 2.1× 595 0.8× 719 1.6× 477 1.1× 116 4.0k
Jakob Heier Switzerland 28 1.9k 0.8× 1.7k 1.8× 778 1.1× 281 0.6× 853 1.9× 82 3.4k
Rahul Rao United States 31 3.7k 1.5× 1.7k 1.8× 863 1.2× 420 0.9× 687 1.6× 131 4.6k
Zhenzhen Qin China 34 2.3k 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 715 1.0× 183 0.4× 637 1.4× 140 3.6k
Darja Lisjak Slovenia 32 2.0k 0.8× 529 0.6× 879 1.2× 457 1.0× 1.8k 4.1× 133 3.1k
Soo Min Kim South Korea 33 5.2k 2.1× 2.1k 2.3× 1.4k 1.9× 414 0.9× 686 1.6× 80 6.1k
Ximin Cui China 20 1.3k 0.5× 566 0.6× 870 1.2× 1.1k 2.5× 631 1.4× 30 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ning Kang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ning Kang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bu, Saiyu, Zhaoning Hu, Hao Wu, et al.. (2025). Rapid growth of inch-sized lanthanide oxychloride single crystals. Nature Materials. 24(6). 852–860. 4 indexed citations
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Fan, Chenwei, Zixuan Zhang, Yifan Liu, et al.. (2025). Dimensionality and correlation effects in coupled carbon nanotube arrays. Reports on Progress in Physics. 88(8). 88001–88001.
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Kang, Ning & Lian‐Mao Peng. (2025). Probing light chirality and spin in two dimensions. Nature Materials. 24(2). 165–166. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Lisha, Ning Kang, Hu Shi, & Lizhen Gao. (2025). Carbon nanotubes and carbon nanoonions inhibit the formation of amyloid fibrils from whey protein isolate. Carbon Trends. 20. 100532–100532. 1 indexed citations
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Song, Zijian, et al.. (2023). 3D host-guest material of {Ag(pz)} modified {BW12O40} with supercapacitor, photocatalytic dye degradation and H2O2 sensing performances. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 323. 124038–124038. 7 indexed citations
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Gong, Kui, Yin Wang, Zebin Liu, et al.. (2023). Gate-Controlled Quantum Interference Effects in a Clean Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube p−n Junction. Physical Review Letters. 130(20). 207002–207002. 4 indexed citations
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Kang, Ning, et al.. (2023). Carbon-based cryoelectronics: graphene and carbon nanotube. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(4). 100064–100064. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Shaojian, Zongyuan Zhang, Chuan Xu, et al.. (2021). Magnetic Doping Induced Superconductivity-to-Incommensurate Density Waves Transition in a 2D Ultrathin Cr-Doped Mo2C Crystal. ACS Nano. 15(9). 14938–14946. 11 indexed citations
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Hao, Meng, Chuan Xu, Zhibo Liu, et al.. (2020). Transport through a network of two-dimensional NbC superconducting crystals connected via weak links. Physical review. B.. 101(11). 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Peng, et al.. (2020). APKeep: Realtime Verification for Real Networks.. Networked Systems Design and Implementation. 241–255. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qinku, Fengxiang X. Han, Qilin Dai, et al.. (2019). Preparation and properties of visible light responsive RGO/In2TiO5 nanobelts for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants. Applied Surface Science. 485. 547–553. 13 indexed citations
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Zhao, Tong, Chuan Xu, Wei Ma, et al.. (2019). Ultrafast growth of nanocrystalline graphene films by quenching and grain-size-dependent strength and bandgap opening. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4854–4854. 51 indexed citations
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Zhang, Enze, Yichao Zou, Linfeng Ai, et al.. (2018). Signature of quantum Griffiths singularity state in a layered quasi-one-dimensional superconductor. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4656–4656. 25 indexed citations
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Kang, Ning, et al.. (2018). Enhanced upconversion luminescence intensity of core–shell NaYF 4 nanocrystals guided by morphological control. Nanotechnology. 30(10). 105701–105701. 16 indexed citations
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Xu, Kaichen, Zuyong Wang, Chuan Fu Tan, et al.. (2017). Uniaxially Stretched Flexible Surface Plasmon Resonance Film for Versatile Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Diagnostics. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(31). 26341–26349. 94 indexed citations
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Fan, Dingxun, Ning Kang, Sepideh Gorji Ghalamestani, Kimberly A. Dick, & H. Q. Xu. (2016). Schottky barrier and contact resistance of InSb nanowire field-effect transistors. Nanotechnology. 27(27). 275204–275204. 13 indexed citations
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Xu, Chuan, Libin Wang, Zhibo Liu, et al.. (2015). Large-area high-quality 2D ultrathin Mo2C superconducting crystals. Nature Materials. 14(11). 1135–1141. 1209 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhu, Rui, Yuqing Huang, Ning Kang, & H. Q. Xu. (2014). Gate tunable nonlinear rectification effects in three-terminal graphene nanojunctions. Nanoscale. 6(9). 4527–4527. 8 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jing, et al.. (1996). Reactive Sputter Deposition of Carbon Nitride Films by Using Hollow-Cathode Discharge. Chinese Physics Letters. 13(4). 305–308. 8 indexed citations

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