Xi Kang

7.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
144 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Xi Kang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Statistics and Probability. According to data from OpenAlex, Xi Kang has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Materials Chemistry, 90 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 15 papers in Statistics and Probability. Recurrent topics in Xi Kang's work include Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (132 papers), Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (89 papers) and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (85 papers). Xi Kang is often cited by papers focused on Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (132 papers), Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (89 papers) and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (85 papers). Xi Kang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Xi Kang's co-authors include Manzhou Zhu, Shuxin Wang, Rongchao Jin, Shan Jin, Yingwei Li, Yongbo Song, Hanbao Chong, Xiao Wei, Haizhu Yu and Yong Pei and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Xi Kang

134 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

Tailoring the photoluminescence of atomically precise nan... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 2020 250 500 750
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. Tailoring the photoluminescence of atomically precise nanoclusters
    2019 864 citations Xi Kang, Manzhou Zhu Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  2. Atomically precise alloy nanoclusters: syntheses, structures, and properties
    2020 563 citations Xi Kang, Yingwei Li et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xi Kang China 41 5.7k 3.3k 410 403 367 144 6.0k
Yongbo Song China 39 5.0k 0.9× 2.9k 0.9× 265 0.6× 262 0.7× 259 0.7× 88 5.2k
Chenjie Zeng United States 41 10.3k 1.8× 6.2k 1.9× 634 1.5× 549 1.4× 429 1.2× 64 10.9k
Lingwen Liao China 37 3.4k 0.6× 1.9k 0.6× 238 0.6× 162 0.4× 150 0.4× 95 4.2k
Zhao‐Yang Wang China 30 2.7k 0.5× 1.1k 0.3× 335 0.8× 509 1.3× 175 0.5× 75 3.2k
Katsuaki Konishi Japan 30 2.8k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 800 2.0× 604 1.5× 350 1.0× 106 3.5k
Sakiat Hossain Japan 33 2.5k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 224 0.5× 338 0.8× 198 0.5× 76 2.9k
Ananya Baksi India 30 2.0k 0.3× 1.2k 0.3× 528 1.3× 231 0.6× 217 0.6× 77 2.5k
Sachil Sharma India 21 1.8k 0.3× 892 0.3× 270 0.7× 168 0.4× 97 0.3× 27 2.2k
William T. Eckenhoff United States 17 1.8k 0.3× 1.0k 0.3× 680 1.7× 290 0.7× 105 0.3× 26 2.9k
Si Li China 20 1.5k 0.3× 483 0.1× 454 1.1× 358 0.9× 82 0.2× 44 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xi Kang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xi Kang

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Malola, Sami, Wei Huang, María Francisca Matus, et al.. (2026). A Golden Fullerene Encapsulating Schmid Gold. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 148(4). 4579–4587.
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Xu, Ying, et al.. (2025). Order-by-order control over the nonlinear optical properties of atomically precise nanoclusters. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry. 44(10). 100735–100735.
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He, Chengyuan, Lifeng Ma, Xiaolong Xie, Longhao Li, & Xi Kang. (2024). Micromechanical insights for enhancing the rebound resilience of sealing materials based on TPV. Polymer. 312. 127679–127679. 3 indexed citations
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Kang, Xi, Shanting Liu, Huijuan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Fluorene-containing binuclear gold(I) complexes: High-contrast mechanochromic fluorescence quenching and information encryption application. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 328. 125489–125489. 2 indexed citations
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Shen, Honglei, et al.. (2024). Photoluminescence Quenching of Hydrophobic Ag29 Nanoclusters Caused by Molecular Decoupling during Aqueous Phase Transfer and EmissionRecovery through Supramolecular Recoupling. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(12). e202317995–e202317995. 23 indexed citations
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Liu, Yanming, et al.. (2024). Parasitism in Metal Nanoclusters: A Case Study of (AuAg)25·(AuAg)27. ACS Nano. 18(2). 1555–1562. 3 indexed citations
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Kang, Xi, et al.. (2024). Superlattice Assembly for Empowering Metal Nanoclusters. Accounts of Chemical Research. 57(21). 3194–3205. 19 indexed citations
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Yan, Feng, Ying Lv, Xiao Wei, et al.. (2024). Relationship between Structural Defects and Free Electrons in Icosahedral Nanoclusters. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 15(34). 8910–8916. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhu, et al.. (2024). Rational Design of Highly Phosphorescent Nanoclusters for Efficient Photocatalytic Oxidation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(33). 23212–23220. 18 indexed citations
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Yao, Jian, Lili Shao, Xi Kang, et al.. (2024). Direct α-Arylation of Benzo[b]furans Catalyzed by a Pd3 Cluster. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 89(3). 1719–1726. 5 indexed citations
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Xu, Ying, et al.. (2023). Solvent-induced reversible transformation between monomer-Ag32 and dimer-(Ag32)2 nanoclusters. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry. 42(7). 100123–100123. 8 indexed citations
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Zou, Xuejuan, Xi Kang, & Manzhou Zhu. (2023). Recent developments in the investigation of driving forces for transforming coinage metal nanoclusters. Chemical Society Reviews. 52(17). 5892–5967. 104 indexed citations
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Shen, Honglei, Kun Ni, Xiao Wei, et al.. (2023). Stepwise construction of Ag29 nanocluster-based hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts. Nanoscale. 15(36). 14941–14948. 16 indexed citations
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Yin, Bing, Xi Kang, Haizhu Yu, et al.. (2022). Structured copper-hydride nanoclusters provide insight into the surface-vacancy-defect to non-defect structural evolution. Chemical Science. 13(48). 14357–14365. 32 indexed citations
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Jin, Shan, et al.. (2022). [Pt1Ag37(SAdm)21(Dppp)3Cl6]2+: intercluster transformation and photochemical properties. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 9(15). 3907–3914. 13 indexed citations
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Wei, Xiao, et al.. (2022). Horizontal expansion of biicosahedral M13-based nanoclusters: resolving decades-long questions. Nanoscale Horizons. 7(11). 1397–1403. 9 indexed citations
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Kang, Xi, Yingwei Li, Manzhou Zhu, & Rongchao Jin. (2020). Atomically precise alloy nanoclusters: syntheses, structures, and properties. Chemical Society Reviews. 49(17). 6443–6514. 563 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kang, Xi, Shan Jin, Lin Xiong, et al.. (2019). Nanocluster growth via “graft-onto”: effects on geometric structures and optical properties. Chemical Science. 11(6). 1691–1697. 46 indexed citations
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Yuan, Qianqin, et al.. (2019). Metal synergistic effect on cluster optical properties: based on Ag25 series nanoclusters. Dalton Transactions. 48(35). 13190–13196. 20 indexed citations
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Lv, Ying, Xi Kang, Sha Yang, et al.. (2017). Theoretical investigations on the structure–property relationships of Au13and AuxM13−xnanoclusters. RSC Advances. 7(81). 51538–51545. 5 indexed citations

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