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Desheng Kong

Desheng Kong

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
62
Citations
23137
World Ranking
6338
National Ranking
1908

Desheng Kong publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Desheng Kong sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 115 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Desheng Kong D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Desheng Kong sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Desheng Kong is affiliated with Nanjing University in China and has a significant publication record in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research spans multiple subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's recent publications cover advanced materials and electronics with applications in dynamic biological environments and wearable technologies. Notable papers include:

  • Intrinsically stretchable electronics with ultrahigh deformability to monitor dynamically moving organs (2022, Science Advances)
  • In Situ Forming Dual-Conductive Hydrogels Enable Conformal, Self-Adhesive and Antibacterial Epidermal Electrodes (2023, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • Stretchable and Superwettable Colorimetric Sensing Patch for Epidermal Collection and Analysis of Sweat (2021, ACS Sensors)
  • Printable Liquid Metal Microparticle Ink for Ultrastretchable Electronics (2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)
  • Skin-inspired electronics: emerging semiconductor devices and systems (2020, Journal of Semiconductors)

Their work is frequently published in venues such as ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Nano Letters, ACS Materials Letters, Advanced Functional Materials, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Yong Lin, Jiaxue Zhang, Ting Fang, Yanyan Li, and Chong Bai. Collaboration with these researchers reflects a sustained focus on topics combining material innovation with engineering applications.

Desheng Kong's main topics of research encompass advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, conducting polymers and their applications, tactile and sensory interactions, nanomaterials and printing technologies, supercapacitor materials and fabrication, membrane-based ion separation techniques, and advanced materials and mechanics.

  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics

The breadth of their research intersects materials science with engineering principles, focusing on developing functional materials and devices suitable for biomedical and electronic applications. This multidisciplinary approach includes innovative work on stretchable electronics, conductive hydrogels, and wearable sensing patches designed for physiological monitoring.

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of MoS2 and MoSe2 Films with Vertically Aligned Layers

    Desheng Kong;Haotian Wang;Judy J. Cha;Mauro Pasta

  • CoSe2 Nanoparticles Grown on Carbon Fiber Paper: An Efficient and Stable Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

    Desheng Kong;Haotian Wang;Zhiyi Lu;Yi Cui

  • First-row transition metal dichalcogenide catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction

    Desheng Kong;Judy J. Cha;Haotian Wang;Hye Ryoung Lee

  • A transparent electrode based on a metal nanotrough network

    Hui Wu;Desheng Kong;Zhichao Ruan;Po-Chun Hsu

  • Electrochemical tuning of vertically aligned MoS2 nanofilms and its application in improving hydrogen evolution reaction.

    Haotian Wang;Zhiyi Lu;Shicheng Xu;Desheng Kong

  • Aharonov–Bohm interference in topological insulator nanoribbons

    Hailin Peng;Hailin Peng;Keji Lai;Desheng Kong;Stefan Meister

  • Electrospun metal nanofiber webs as high-performance transparent electrode.

    Hui Wu;Liangbing Hu;Michael W. Rowell;Desheng Kong

  • Rapid water disinfection using vertically aligned MoS2 nanofilms and visible light

    Chong Liu;Desheng Kong;Po Chun Hsu;Hongtao Yuan

  • MoSe2 and WSe2 Nanofilms with Vertically Aligned Molecular Layers on Curved and Rough Surfaces

    Haotian Wang;Desheng Kong;Petr Johanes;Judy J. Cha

  • Transition-metal Doped Edge Sites in Vertically Aligned MoS2 Catalysts for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution

    Haotian Wang;Charlie Tsai;Charlie Tsai;Desheng Kong;Karen Chan;Karen Chan

  • Electrochemical Tuning of MoS2 Nanoparticles on Three-Dimensional Substrate for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution

    Haotian Wang;Zhiyi Lu;Desheng Kong;Jie Sun

  • Improved lithium–sulfur batteries with a conductive coating on the separator to prevent the accumulation of inactive S-related species at the cathode–separator interface

    Hongbin Yao;Kai Yan;Weiyang Li;Guangyuan Zheng

  • Electrochemical tuning of layered lithium transition metal oxides for improvement of oxygen evolution reaction

    Zhiyi Lu;Haotian Wang;Desheng Kong;Kai Yan

  • Three-Dimensional Carbon Nanotube—Textile Anode for High-Performance Microbial Fuel Cells

    Xing Xie;Liangbing Hu;Mauro Pasta;George F. Wells

  • Ambipolar field effect in the ternary topological insulator (BixSb1-x)2Te3 by composition tuning

    Desheng Kong;Yulin Chen;Yulin Chen;Judy J. Cha;Qianfan Zhang

  • Few-Layer Nanoplates of Bi2Se3 and Bi2Te3 with Highly Tunable Chemical Potential

    Desheng Kong;Wenhui Dang;Judy J. Cha;Hui Li

  • Improving lithium-sulphur batteries through spatial control of sulphur species deposition on a hybrid electrode surface.

    Hongbin Yao;Guangyuan Zheng;Po-Chun Hsu;Desheng Kong

  • Rapid surface oxidation as a source of surface degradation factor for Bi₂Se₃.

    Desheng Kong;Judy J Cha;Keji Lai;Hailin Peng

  • Improving battery safety by early detection of internal shorting with a bifunctional separator

    Hui Wu;Hui Wu;Denys Zhuo;Desheng Kong;Yi Cui;Yi Cui

  • Topological insulator nanowires and nanoribbons.

    Desheng Kong;Jason C. Randel;Hailin Peng;Judy J. Cha

  • Rapid Surface Oxidation as a Source of Surface Degradation Factor for Bi2Se3

    Desheng Kong;Judy J. Cha;Keji Lai;Hailin Peng

Frequent Co-Authors

Yi Cui
Yi Cui Stanford University
Judy J. Cha
Judy J. Cha Yale University
Zhi-Xun Shen
Zhi-Xun Shen Stanford University
Hailin Peng
Hailin Peng Peking University
Yulin Chen
Yulin Chen University of Oxford
Haotian Wang
Haotian Wang Rice University
Zhenan Bao
Zhenan Bao Stanford University
Hui Wu
Hui Wu Tsinghua University
Wen-Ya Lee
Wen-Ya Lee National Taipei University of Technology
Kai Yan
Kai Yan Stanford University

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