2026 Dan Kai: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	57	8000	7734	140	136	107	10896

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D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Materials Science

8000

7734

140

136

107

10896

Overview

Dan Kai is affiliated with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore. Their research focuses primarily on Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions across related subfields such as Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Polymers and Plastics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics including:

Lignin and Wood Chemistry
Phase Change Materials Research
Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Polymer composites and self-healing
Advanced battery technologies research
Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies

Several recent papers illustrate their research output and areas of focus:

"Hydrogel-Based Flexible Electronics," 2022, published in Advanced Materials
"How far is Lignin from being a biomedical material?", 2021, published in Bioactive Materials
"Recent advances in nanotechnology-based functional coatings for the built environment," 2022, published in Materials Today Advances
"pH-responsive and hyaluronic acid-functionalized metal-organic frameworks for therapy of osteoarthritis," 2020, published in Journal of Nanobiotechnology
"PLA-lignin nanofibers as antioxidant biomaterials for cartilage regeneration and osteoarthritis treatment," 2022, published in Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Dan Kai frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

Xian Jun Loh
Qiang Zhu
Sigit Sugiarto
Pei Lin Chee
Jianwei Xu

Their work appears regularly in several publication venues, with notable frequency in:

Materials Today Chemistry
Nano Research
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
Chemistry - An Asian Journal
Bioactive Materials

Best Publications

Towards lignin-based functional materials in a sustainable world

Dan Kai;Mein Jin Tan;Pei Lin Chee;Yun Khim Chua

1269
Citations
Hydrogel‐Based Flexible Electronics

Unknown

948
Citations
Biodegradable polymers for electrospinning: towards biomedical applications.

Dan Kai;Sing Shy Liow;Xian Jun Loh;Xian Jun Loh

418
Citations
Guided orientation of cardiomyocytes on electrospun aligned nanofibers for cardiac tissue engineering

Dan Kai;Molamma P Prabhakaran;Guorui Jin;Seeram Ramakrishna

327
Citations
Tissue engineered plant extracts as nanofibrous wound dressing.

Guorui Jin;Molamma P. Prabhakaran;Dan Kai;Sathesh Kumar Annamalai

309
Citations
Biodegradable electronics: cornerstone for sustainable electronics and transient applications

Mein Jin Tan;Cally Owh;Pei Lin Chee;Aung Ko Ko Kyaw

284
Citations
Polypyrrole-contained electrospun conductive nanofibrous membranes for cardiac tissue engineering.

Dan Kai;Molamma P. Prabhakaran;Guorui Jin;Seeram Ramakrishna

275
Citations
Engineering Poly(lactide)–Lignin Nanofibers with Antioxidant Activity for Biomedical Application

Dan Kai;Wei Ren;Lingling Tian;Pei Lin Chee

270
Citations
How far is Lignin from being a biomedical material

Sigit Sugiarto;Yihao Leow;Chong Li Tan;Chong Li Tan;Guan Wang

239
Citations
Thermogels: In Situ Gelling Biomaterial

Sing Shy Liow;Qingqing Dou;Dan Kai;Anis Abdul Karim

228
Citations
Polyester elastomers for soft tissue engineering

Hongye Ye;Kangyi Zhang;Dan Kai;Zibiao Li

227
Citations
Mechanical properties and in vitro behavior of nanofiber-hydrogel composites for tissue engineering applications.

Dan Kai;Molamma P Prabhakaran;Benjamin Stahl;Benjamin Stahl;Markus Eblenkamp

224
Citations
Electrospinning of poly(glycerol sebacate)-based nanofibers for nerve tissue engineering.

Jue Hu;Dan Kai;Hongye Ye;Lingling Tian

215
Citations
Development of Lignin Supramolecular Hydrogels with Mechanically Responsive and Self-Healing Properties

Dan Kai;Zhi Wei Low;Sing Shy Liow;Anis Abdul Karim

209
Citations
Long-Term Real-Time In Vivo Drug Release Monitoring with AIE Thermogelling Polymer.

Sing Shy Liow;Qingqing Dou;Dan Kai;Zibiao Li

204
Citations
Engineering highly stretchable lignin-based electrospun nanofibers for potential biomedical applications

Dan Kai;Shan Jiang;Zhi Wei Low;Xian Jun Loh;Xian Jun Loh

200
Citations
Sustainable and Antioxidant Lignin–Polyester Copolymers and Nanofibers for Potential Healthcare Applications

Dan Kai;Kangyi Zhang;Lu Jiang;Hua Zhong Wong

178
Citations
Implantable and degradable antioxidant poly(ε-caprolactone)-lignin nanofiber membrane for effective osteoarthritis treatment.

Ruiming Liang;Jinmin Zhao;Bo Li;Peian Cai

162
Citations
Engineering PCL/lignin nanofibers as an antioxidant scaffold for the growth of neuron and Schwann cell.

Jing Wang;Lingling Tian;Baiwen Luo;Seeram Ramakrishna

157
Citations
PLA-lignin nanofibers as antioxidant biomaterials for cartilage regeneration and osteoarthritis treatment

Unknown

146
Citations
Electrospun biocomposite nanofibrous patch for cardiac tissue engineering

Molamma P Prabhakaran;Dan Kai;Laleh Ghasemi-Mobarakeh;Seeram Ramakrishna

140
Citations
Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Chemical Modifications Toward Biomedical Applications

Dan Kai;Xian Jun Loh

136
Citations