W.P. Kang

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
182 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

W.P. Kang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, W.P. Kang has authored 182 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Materials Chemistry, 85 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 67 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in W.P. Kang's work include Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (124 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (55 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (50 papers). W.P. Kang is often cited by papers focused on Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (124 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (55 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (50 papers). W.P. Kang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and China. W.P. Kang's co-authors include J.L. Davidson, J. L. Davidson, D.V. Kerns, A. Wisitsoraat, Y.M. Wong, Yaşar Gürbüz, K.A. Subramanian, B.K. Choï, Siyang Lin and Jinbao Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

W.P. Kang

170 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Photo-triggered full-color circularly polarized luminescence based on photonic capsules for multilevel information encryption
    2023 235 citations Siyang Lin, Yuqi Tang et al. Nature Communications profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
W.P. Kang 2.2k 1.4k 722 533 378 182 3.0k
Alexander Tselev 2.8k 1.3× 1.8k 1.3× 1.1k 1.6× 1.2k 2.3× 130 0.3× 137 4.5k
Thomas W. Tombler 4.3k 2.0× 1.2k 0.9× 1.1k 1.5× 1.6k 3.0× 114 0.3× 14 5.0k
A. Elschner 913 0.4× 2.7k 2.0× 623 0.9× 794 1.5× 129 0.3× 61 3.8k
P. Alnot 1.2k 0.5× 1.6k 1.2× 740 1.0× 1.1k 2.1× 88 0.2× 124 3.1k
WI Milne 2.5k 1.2× 1.3k 1.0× 575 0.8× 790 1.5× 91 0.2× 100 3.4k
Tobias Hertel 3.2k 1.5× 1.3k 1.0× 1.6k 2.2× 1.3k 2.3× 81 0.2× 25 4.3k
R. G. Kepler 1.3k 0.6× 1.7k 1.3× 822 1.1× 935 1.8× 101 0.3× 49 3.8k
Koichiro Saiki 2.6k 1.2× 2.5k 1.8× 1.2k 1.6× 739 1.4× 65 0.2× 222 4.4k
P. Legagneux 3.2k 1.5× 1.5k 1.1× 862 1.2× 1.2k 2.3× 88 0.2× 112 4.0k
Graciela B. Blanchet 805 0.4× 1.2k 0.9× 390 0.5× 606 1.1× 138 0.4× 49 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by W.P. Kang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W.P. Kang

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

All Works

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Zhang, Jiaqi, Ruixue Zhai, W.P. Kang, et al.. (2025). Construction of waterborne polyurethane crosslinking network with excellent adhesion strength, mechanical properties, and wear resistance. Materials Today Communications. 44. 112062–112062.
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Kang, W.P., Mo Ma, Yuning Wang, et al.. (2024). A rapidly metabolizable and enzyme-activated NIR fluorescent probe based on isophorone for imaging in vivo. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 419. 136299–136299. 6 indexed citations
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Kang, W.P., et al.. (2024). Tunable Circularly Polarized Luminescence Enabled by Photo‐induced Phase Transition in a Blue‐phase Liquid Crystal with a Wide Room‐temperature Window. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 20(2). e202401211–e202401211. 1 indexed citations
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Kang, W.P., Yuqi Tang, Xianyu Meng, et al.. (2023). A Photo‐ and Thermo‐Driven Azoarene‐Based Circularly Polarized Luminescence Molecular Switch in a Liquid Crystal Host. Angewandte Chemie. 135(48). 14 indexed citations
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Lin, Siyang, Yuqi Tang, W.P. Kang, et al.. (2023). Photo-triggered full-color circularly polarized luminescence based on photonic capsules for multilevel information encryption. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3005–3005. 235 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kang, W.P., Yuqi Tang, Xianyu Meng, et al.. (2023). A Photo‐ and Thermo‐Driven Azoarene‐Based Circularly Polarized Luminescence Molecular Switch in a Liquid Crystal Host. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(48). e202311486–e202311486. 93 indexed citations
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Kang, W.P., Mo Ma, Lanlan Xu, et al.. (2023). Customized fluorescent probe for peering into the expression of butyrylcholinesterase in thyroid cancer. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1282. 341932–341932. 6 indexed citations
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Subramanian, K.A., W.P. Kang, J.L. Davidson, Y.M. Wong, & B.K. Choï. (2007). Nanocrystalline diamond lateral field emission diode fabrication by dual micropatterning technique. Diamond and Related Materials. 16(4-7). 1408–1412. 18 indexed citations
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Subramanian, K.A., Y.M. Wong, W.P. Kang, et al.. (2006). Nanocarbon field emission devices. physica status solidi (a). 203(12). 3042–3048. 4 indexed citations
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Subramanian, K.A., W.P. Kang, J. L. Davidson, et al.. (2005). Nanodiamond planar lateral field emission diode. Diamond and Related Materials. 14(11-12). 2099–2104. 35 indexed citations
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Kang, W.P., et al.. (2005). A Novel Low Field Electron Emission Polyerystalline Diamond Microtip Arrays For Sensor Applications. Proceedings of the International Solid-State Sensors and Actuators Conference - TRANSDUCERS '95. 2. 182–185.
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Wisitsoraat, A., W.P. Kang, J.L. Davidson, & D.V. Kerns. (1997). A study of diamond field emission using micro-patterned monolithic diamond tips with different sp2 contents. Applied Physics Letters. 71(23). 3394–3396. 44 indexed citations
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Gürbüz, Yaşar, W.P. Kang, J.L. Davidson, & D.V. Kerns. (1996). A novel oxygen gas sensor utilizing thin film diamond diode with catalyzed tin oxide electrode. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 36(1-3). 303–307. 15 indexed citations
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Kang, W.P., et al.. (1994). Fabrication and characterization of an array of gated avalanche p+–n++ junction as a micro-vacuum triode. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena. 12(5). 2875–2879. 2 indexed citations

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