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D-Index
64
Citations
19498
World Ranking
5785
National Ranking
1757

Hongkai Wu 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 Hongkai Wu sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 185 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hongkai Wu 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 Hongkai Wu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hongkai Wu is affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in China. The primary areas of research involve engineering and medicine, with more specialized work in biomedical engineering, surgery, rheumatology, molecular biology, and biomaterials.

The scientist's research topics focus on:

  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications
  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
  • Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hongkai Wu include:

  • Xuetao Shi
  • Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig
  • Serge Ostrovidov
  • Xuemin Liu
  • Dorsa Dehghan-Baniani

The main publication venues where this scientist has contributed multiple articles are:

  • Nature Communications
  • Lab on a Chip
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Representative recent papers authored by Hongkai Wu include:

  • A tough nitric oxide-eluting hydrogel coating suppresses neointimal hyperplasia on vascular stent, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Functional reconstruction of injured corpus cavernosa using 3D-printed hydrogel scaffolds seeded with HIF-1α-expressing stem cells, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Wet-adhesive, haemostatic and antimicrobial bilayered composite nanosheets for sealing and healing soft-tissue bleeding wounds, 2020, Biomaterials
  • Injectable in situ forming kartogenin-loaded chitosan hydrogel with tunable rheological properties for cartilage tissue engineering, 2020, Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces
  • Fabrication of a hydroxyapatite-PDMS microfluidic chip for bone-related cell culture and drug screening, 2020, Bioactive Materials

Best Publications

  • Fabrication of microfluidic systems in poly(dimethylsiloxane)

    J.C. McDonald;D.C. Duffy;J.R. Anderson;D.T. Chiu

  • Fabrication of topologically complex three-dimensional microfluidic systems in PDMS by rapid prototyping.

    Janelle R. Anderson;Daniel T. Chiu;Rebecca J. Jackman;Oksana Cherniavskaya

  • Materials for Microfluidic Chip Fabrication

    Kangning Ren;Jianhua Zhou;Hongkai Wu

  • Graphene-based nanocomposites: Preparation, functionalization, and energy and environmental applications

    Haixin Chang;Haixin Chang;Hongkai Wu;Hongkai Wu

  • Counting Low-Copy Number Proteins in a Single Cell

    Bo Huang;Hongkai Wu;Devaki Bhaya;Arthur Grossman

  • Fabrication of Complex Three-Dimensional Microchannel Systems in PDMS

    Hongkai Wu;Teri W. Odom;Daniel T. Chiu;George M. Whitesides

  • What makes efficient circularly polarised luminescence in the condensed phase: aggregation-induced circular dichroism and light emission

    Jianzhao Liu;Huimin Su;Luming Meng;Yihua Zhao

  • Graphene-Based Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties, and Optical and Optoelectronic Applications

    Haixin Chang;Hongkai Wu;Hongkai Wu

  • Chemical cytometry on a picoliter-scale integrated microfluidic chip

    Hongkai Wu;Aaron Wheeler;Richard N. Zare

  • Construction of microfluidic chips using polydimethylsiloxane for adhesive bonding

    Hongkai Wu;Bo Huang;Richard N. Zare

  • Controlling Mammalian Cell Spreading and Cytoskeletal Arrangement with Conveniently Fabricated Continuous Wavy Features on Poly(dimethylsiloxane)

    Xingyu Jiang;Shuichi Takayama;Xiangping Qian;Emanuele Ostuni

  • Direct, one-step molding of 3D-printed structures for convenient fabrication of truly 3D PDMS microfluidic chips

    Ho Nam Chan;Yangfan Chen;Yiwei Shu;Yin Chen

  • Whole-Teflon microfluidic chips

    Kangning Ren;Wen Dai;Jianhua Zhou;Jing Su

  • Regulating Cellular Behavior on Few-Layer Reduced Graphene Oxide Films with Well-Controlled Reduction States

    Xuetao Shi;Haixin Chang;Song Chen;Chen Lai

  • Valves and pumps for microfluidic systems and method for making microfluidic systems

    Noo Li Jeon;Daniel T. Chiu;Christopher J. Wargo;Insung S. Choi

  • Growth of Monodisperse Gold Nanospheres with Diameters from 20 nm to 220 nm and Their Core/Satellite Nanostructures

    Qifeng Ruan;Lei Shao;Yiwei Shu;Jianfang Wang

  • A prototype two-dimensional capillary electrophoresis system fabricated in poly(dimethylsiloxane).

    Xiaoxi Chen;Hongkai Wu;Chengde Mao;George M. Whitesides

  • A general approach to the synthesis of gold-metal sulfide core-shell and heterostructures.

    Zhenhua Sun;Zhi Yang;Jianhua Zhou;Man Hau Yeung

  • Nanoporous gold based optical sensor for sub-ppt detection of mercury ions.

    Ling Zhang;Haixin Chang;Akihiko Hirata;Hongkai Wu;Hongkai Wu

  • Microfluidics Section: Design and Fabrication of Integrated Passive Valves and Pumps for Flexible Polymer 3-Dimensional Microfluidic Systems

    Noo Li Jeon;Daniel T. Chiu;Christopher J. Wargo;Hongkai Wu

  • A Rapidly Self-Healing Host–Guest Supramolecular Hydrogel with High Mechanical Strength and Excellent Biocompatibility

    Zhifang Wang;Yipeng Ren;Ye Zhu;Lijing Hao

  • Prototyping of Masks, Masters, and Stamps/Molds for Soft Lithography Using an Office Printer and Photographic Reduction

    Tao Deng;Hongkai Wu;Scott T. Brittain;George M. Whitesides

Frequent Co-Authors

Xuetao Shi
Xuetao Shi South China University of Technology
George M. Whitesides
George M. Whitesides Harvard University
Ali Khademhosseini
Ali Khademhosseini Terasaki Foundation
Sue Whitesides
Sue Whitesides University of Victoria
Richard N. Zare
Richard N. Zare Stanford University
Daniel T. Chiu
Daniel T. Chiu University of Washington
Ken Nakajima
Ken Nakajima Tokyo Institute of Technology
Ronald A. Li
Ronald A. Li University of Hong Kong
I-Ming Hsing
I-Ming Hsing Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Chuanbin Mao
Chuanbin Mao University of Oklahoma

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