Wai Kian Tan

6.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
151 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Wai Kian Tan is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wai Kian Tan has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Materials Chemistry, 63 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 60 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wai Kian Tan's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (47 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (34 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (31 papers). Wai Kian Tan is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (47 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (34 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (31 papers). Wai Kian Tan collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Malaysia and Egypt. Wai Kian Tan's co-authors include Atsunori Matsuda, Rajesh Kumar, Go Kawamura, Sumanta Sahoo, Ednan Joanni, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Kamal K. Kar, Hiroyuki Muto, Zainovia Lockman and Keiichiro Maegawa and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of The Electrochemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Wai Kian Tan

146 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

Heteroatom doped graphene engineering for energy storage ... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2020 2019 2021 2019 2022 100 200 300 400 500
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. Heteroatom doped graphene engineering for energy storage and conversion
    2020 523 citations Rajesh Kumar, Ednan Joanni et al. profile →
  2. Recent progress in the synthesis of graphene and derived materials for next generation electrodes of high performance lithium ion batteries
    2019 434 citations Rajesh Kumar, Ednan Joanni et al. profile →
  3. Recent progress on carbon-based composite materials for microwave electromagnetic interference shielding
    2021 348 citations Rajesh Kumar, Ednan Joanni et al. profile →
  4. A review on synthesis of graphene, h-BN and MoS2 for energy storage applications: Recent progress and perspectives
    2019 335 citations Rajesh Kumar, Ednan Joanni et al. profile →
  5. An overview of recent progress in nanostructured carbon-based supercapacitor electrodes: From zero to bi-dimensional materials
    2022 234 citations Rajesh Kumar, Ednan Joanni et al. profile →
  6. Laser processing of graphene and related materials for energy storage: State of the art and future prospects
    2022 214 citations Rajesh Kumar, Wai Kian Tan 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
Wai Kian Tan Japan 30 2.3k 2.3k 2.3k 1.0k 986 151 4.8k
Alei Dang China 37 2.2k 1.0× 2.1k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 702 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 103 4.6k
Qingqiang Kong China 36 3.7k 1.6× 1.7k 0.7× 2.7k 1.2× 847 0.8× 942 1.0× 78 5.4k
Ni Wang China 40 1.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 2.4k 1.0× 1.7k 1.6× 898 0.9× 168 5.0k
Chuanyin Xiong China 40 2.4k 1.0× 1.0k 0.4× 1.7k 0.7× 663 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 108 4.0k
Feng Yu China 41 2.3k 1.0× 1.8k 0.8× 3.7k 1.6× 871 0.9× 827 0.8× 147 5.3k
Fang He China 43 1.9k 0.8× 2.4k 1.0× 2.9k 1.3× 1.3k 1.2× 637 0.6× 196 6.1k
Yuanjun Liu China 34 1.2k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 2.0k 0.9× 1.7k 1.7× 515 0.5× 173 3.9k
Du Yuan China 42 1.4k 0.6× 932 0.4× 3.1k 1.3× 563 0.6× 716 0.7× 94 4.8k
Xiaona Wang China 37 2.3k 1.0× 1.9k 0.8× 2.8k 1.2× 630 0.6× 1.2k 1.2× 114 5.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bee, Soo‐Ling, Swee‐Yong Pung, Anwar Ul‐Hamid, & Wai Kian Tan. (2025). Tailoring bismuth oxybromide microsphere properties with different additives for applications in visible-light driven wastewater treatment. Surfaces and Interfaces. 70. 106877–106877. 1 indexed citations
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Alias, Nurhaswani, Zuhailawati Hussain, Wai Kian Tan, et al.. (2025). Anodic growth of nanotubular TiO2/Nb2O5 on Ti-Nb alloys for photocatalytic Cr(VI) removal. Advanced Powder Technology. 36(11). 105052–105052. 1 indexed citations
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Ting, Sam Sung, et al.. (2025). Fungal chitosan in focus: a comprehensive review on extraction methods and applications. Food Research International. 220. 117103–117103. 3 indexed citations
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Le, Anh Thi, et al.. (2025). Rapid immobilization of Ag/ZnO nanocomposite on Kanthal mesh for efficient removal of organic dye and heavy metal ions. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 339. 130692–130692. 1 indexed citations
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Kumar, Rajesh, Ednan Joanni, Wai Kian Tan, & Atsunori Matsuda. (2024). Microwave-aided ultra-fast synthesis of Fe3O4 nanoparticles attached reduced graphene oxide edges as electrode materials for supercapacitors. Materials Today Communications. 38. 108438–108438. 25 indexed citations
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Muto, Hiroyuki & Wai Kian Tan. (2024). Particle Design via Wet Powder Integration Process for Structural Control of Sintered Artifacts. Journal of the Society of Powder Technology Japan. 61(11). 694–700.
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Youssry, Sally M., M. Abd Elkodous, Rajesh Kumar, et al.. (2023). Thermal-assisted synthesis of reduced graphene oxide-embedded Ni nanoparticles as high-performance electrode material for supercapacitor. Electrochimica Acta. 463. 142814–142814. 72 indexed citations
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Maegawa, Keiichiro, Fan Zhang, Mihaela Jitianu, et al.. (2023). Control of Micro- and Nanostructures of Layered Double Hydroxides by Hydrothermal Treatment. Crystal Growth & Design. 23(4). 2128–2137. 7 indexed citations
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Alias, Nurhaswani, Mustaffa Ali Azhar Taib, Wai Kian Tan, et al.. (2023). Cr(VI) reduction by nitrogen annealed free-standing anodic TiO2 nanotubes formed in ethylene glycol-Na2CO3 electrolyte. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 968. 172183–172183. 4 indexed citations
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Khe, Cheng Seong, et al.. (2021). Synthesis of MRGO Nanocomposites as a Potential Photocatalytic Demulsifier for Crude Oil-in-Water Emulsion. Journal of Composites Science. 5(7). 174–174. 6 indexed citations
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Tan, Wai Kian, Keiichiro Maegawa, Rajesh Kumar, et al.. (2020). Fe3O4-embedded rGO composites as anode for rechargeable FeOx-air batteries. Materials Today Communications. 25. 101540–101540. 43 indexed citations
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Youssry, Sally M., Marwa N. El‐Nahass, Rajesh Kumar, et al.. (2020). Superior performance of Ni(OH)2-ErGO@ NF electrode materials as pseudocapacitance using electrochemical deposition via two simple successive steps. Journal of Energy Storage. 30. 101485–101485. 93 indexed citations
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Khe, Cheng Seong, et al.. (2020). Magnetically recoverable magnetite-reduced graphene oxide as a demulsifier for surfactant stabilized crude oil-in-water emulsion. PLoS ONE. 15(4). e0232490–e0232490. 23 indexed citations
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Tan, Wai Kian, et al.. (2019). Facile formation of Fe3O4-particles decorated carbon paper and its application for all-solid-state rechargeable Fe-air battery. Applied Surface Science. 486. 257–264. 20 indexed citations
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Tan, Wai Kian, Khairunisak Abdul Razak, Zainovia Lockman, et al.. (2010). Formation of ZnO nano and sub-micron-rods by chemical process on hot-water treated and non-treated sol-gel coating. 6(1). 58–63. 1 indexed citations
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Lockman, Zainovia, et al.. (2010). Formation of self-aligned ZnO nanorods in aqueous solution. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 493(1-2). 699–706. 32 indexed citations
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Tan, Wai Kian, et al.. (2009). Demulsification of Crude Oil Emulsion via Ultrasonic Chemical Method. Petroleum Science and Technology. 27(17). 2010–2020. 36 indexed citations

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