Yao Kang

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
119 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Yao Kang is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yao Kang has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Biomaterials, 30 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 22 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Yao Kang's work include Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (19 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (18 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (16 papers). Yao Kang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (19 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (18 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (16 papers). Yao Kang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Macao. Yao Kang's co-authors include Yun Guan, Xiaofei Liu, Zhi Li, Yu Yin, Wenguang Liu, Jun Zheng, Yuan‐Lu Cui, Xiaojun Peng, Jiangli Fan and Jianjun Du and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Yao Kang

113 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Antibacterial action of chitosan and carboxymethylated chitosan

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yao Kang China	37	2.4k	1.5k	869	732	564	119	5.4k
Guiping Ma China	49	2.6k 1.1×	2.1k 1.4×	1.1k 1.3×	1.5k 2.0×	689 1.2×	151	6.3k
Qilu Zhang China	32	2.1k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	873 1.0×	1.1k 1.5×	981 1.7×	81	5.0k
Xuejun Cui China	39	1.3k 0.5×	1.5k 1.0×	1.5k 1.8×	793 1.1×	508 0.9×	171	4.6k
Kummara Madhusudana Rao South Korea	39	2.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	718 0.8×	407 0.6×	432 0.8×	139	4.7k
Peter Kofinas United States	38	1.0k 0.4×	1.3k 0.9×	961 1.1×	1.0k 1.4×	442 0.8×	121	4.6k
Jinshan Guo China	40	1.4k 0.6×	1.8k 1.2×	772 0.9×	384 0.5×	579 1.0×	125	4.4k
Jin Zhao China	34	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	1.3k 1.7×	550 1.0×	109	5.2k
Alexandra A.P. Mansur Brazil	41	2.6k 1.1×	2.3k 1.6×	2.1k 2.4×	995 1.4×	514 0.9×	140	7.1k
Matt J. Kipper United States	44	2.0k 0.8×	1.9k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	496 0.7×	561 1.0×	180	5.7k
Karin Stana Kleinschek Slovenia	41	3.1k 1.3×	2.0k 1.4×	677 0.8×	727 1.0×	505 0.9×	228	6.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Yao Kang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yao Kang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kang, Yao, et al.. (2025). Removal of surface moisture effect for predicting asphalt pavement density from capacitance data. Construction and Building Materials. 473. 141011–141011. 1 indexed citations

Kang, Yao, Xueqin Chen, Ye Lü, et al.. (2025). A novel model for asphalt mixture density prediction based on physics-informed neural network with Bayesian optimization. Construction and Building Materials. 493. 143170–143170. 1 indexed citations

Kang, Yao, et al.. (2025). Large area transparent refractory aerogels with high solar thermal performance. Solar Energy. 292. 113437–113437.

Kang, Yao, et al.. (2025). Facet-resolved mechanistic insights into OER-selective seawater electrolysis on Co3O4. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 382. 125974–125974.

Long, Feng, Wanxin Wang, Runda Wu, et al.. (2025). Cross-sectional comparative evaluation of US and China-developed large language models for bilingual coronary heart disease patient education.

Shi, Bin, Qiao Dong, Xueqin Chen, et al.. (2024). Defect imaging and identification in asphalt materials using coplanar capacitance sensors with single-pair electrodes. Construction and Building Materials. 412. 134853–134853. 10 indexed citations

Kang, Yao, Xueqin Chen, Qiao Dong, et al.. (2024). A novel non-destructive testing approach for asphalt concrete density measurement based on coplanar capacitance: Theory, numerical simulation, and experiment. Construction and Building Materials. 458. 139727–139727. 4 indexed citations

Kang, Yao, Minjie Hou, Jian Huang, et al.. (2022). Promoting Homogeneous Interfacial Li⁺ Migration by Using a Facile N₂ Plasma Strategy for All‐Solid‐State Lithium‐Metal Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(16). 42 indexed citations

Xu, Changfan, et al.. (2021). Dense binary Fe–Cu sites promoting CO₂utilization enable highly reversible hybrid Na–CO₂batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 9(38). 22114–22128. 21 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaojing, Wen Sun, Zhen Zhang, et al.. (2020). Red Light-Triggered Polyethylene Glycol Deshielding from Photolabile Cyanine-Modified Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for On-Demand Drug Release. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 3(11). 8084–8093. 11 indexed citations

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Yu, Xueqing, Yao Kang, Shuo Wang, et al.. (2020). Integrating PtNi nanoparticles on NiFe layered double hydroxide nanosheets as a bifunctional catalyst for hybrid sodium–air batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8(32). 16355–16365. 23 indexed citations

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Kang, Yao, Shuo Wang, Siqi Zhu, et al.. (2020). Iron-modulated nickel cobalt phosphide embedded in carbon to boost power density of hybrid sodium–air battery. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 285. 119786–119786. 52 indexed citations

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Kang, Yao, Wen Sun, Jiangli Fan, et al.. (2018). Ratiometric real-time monitoring of hydroxyapatite–doxorubicin nanotheranostic agents for on-demand tumor targeted chemotherapy. Materials Chemistry Frontiers. 2(10). 1791–1798. 13 indexed citations

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Sun, Wen, Jiangli Fan, Shuzhen Wang, et al.. (2018). Biodegradable Drug-Loaded Hydroxyapatite Nanotherapeutic Agent for Targeted Drug Release in Tumors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(9). 7832–7840. 107 indexed citations

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Liang, Feng, Qingkai Zhang, Yao Kang, et al.. (2018). A liquid anode for rechargeable sodium-air batteries with low voltage gap and high safety. Nano Energy. 49. 574–579. 59 indexed citations

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Kang, Yao, Fengmei Su, Qingkai Zhang, et al.. (2018). Novel High-Energy-Density Rechargeable Hybrid Sodium–Air Cell with Acidic Electrolyte. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(28). 23748–23756. 21 indexed citations

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Li, Mingle, Saran Long, Yao Kang, et al.. (2018). De Novo Design of Phototheranostic Sensitizers Based on Structure-Inherent Targeting for Enhanced Cancer Ablation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(46). 15820–15826. 205 indexed citations

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Fan, Jiangli, Shigang Guo, Yao Kang, et al.. (2017). Lighting-up breast cancer cells by a near-infrared fluorescent probe based on KIAA1363 enzyme-targeting. Chemical Communications. 53(35). 4857–4860. 39 indexed citations

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Fan, Jiangli, Shuzhen Wang, Wen Sun, et al.. (2017). Anticancer drug delivery systems based on inorganic nanocarriers with fluorescent tracers. AIChE Journal. 64(3). 835–859. 29 indexed citations

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Guo, Cheng, et al.. (1998). On properties and structure of the AOT-water-isooctane reverse micellar microreactor for nanoparticles. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 56(2). 97–101. 22 indexed citations

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