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D-Index
45
Citations
9360
World Ranking
11649
National Ranking
3216

Kai Leng 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 Kai Leng sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 77 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kai Leng 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 Kai Leng sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kai Leng is affiliated with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in China and focuses primarily on research in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work spans several key subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Condensed Matter Physics, and Inorganic Chemistry.

Their main research topics involve Perovskite Materials and Applications, 2D Materials and Applications, Magnetic and Transport Properties of Perovskites and Related Materials, Multiferroics and Related Materials, Covalent Organic Framework Applications, Advanced Condensed Matter Physics, and Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials.

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • From bulk to molecularly thin hybrid perovskites, 2020, Nature Reviews Materials
  • Exploring Ferroelectric Switching in α-In2Se3 for Neuromorphic Computing, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Single crystal of a one-dimensional metallo-covalent organic framework, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Research Progress in Rare Earth-Doped Perovskite Manganite Oxide Nanostructures, 2020, Nanoscale Research Letters
  • Partitioning the interlayer space of covalent organic frameworks by embedding pseudorotaxanes in their backbones, 2020, Nature Chemistry

Kai Leng has collaborated frequently with several researchers, with notable co-authors including:

  • Kian Ping Loh
  • Xinhua Zhu
  • Ibrahim Abdelwahab
  • Weiren Xia
  • Chuanzhao Li

The scientist publishes regularly in prominent venues, with multiple publications in:

  • Nature Communications
  • AIP Advances
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Chemistry of Materials
  • Advanced Materials

Best Publications

  • A high-performance supercapacitor-battery hybrid energy storage device based on graphene-enhanced electrode materials with ultrahigh energy density

    Fan Zhang;Tengfei Zhang;Xi Yang;Long Zhang

  • Porous 3D graphene-based bulk materials with exceptional high surface area and excellent conductivity for supercapacitors.

    Long Zhang;Fan Zhang;Xi Yang;Guankui Long

  • Hierarchically Porous Carbon Plates Derived from Wood as Bifunctional ORR/OER Electrodes

    Xinwen Peng;Lei Zhang;Zhongxin Chen;Linxin Zhong

  • Molecularly thin two-dimensional hybrid perovskites with tunable optoelectronic properties due to reversible surface relaxation.

    Kai Leng;Ibrahim Abdelwahab;Ivan Verzhbitskiy;Mykola Telychko

  • Controlling the effective surface area and pore size distribution of sp2 carbon materials and their impact on the capacitance performance of these materials.

    Long Zhang;Xi Yang;Fan Zhang;Guankui Long

  • Tuneable near white-emissive two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks

    Xing Li;Qiang Gao;Juefan Wang;Yifeng Chen

  • A Safe Polyzwitterionic Hydrogel Electrolyte for Long-Life Quasi-Solid State Zinc Metal Batteries

    Kaitong Leng;Guojie Li;Guojie Li;Jingjing Guo;Xinyue Zhang

  • Highly photoluminescent two-dimensional imine-based covalent organic frameworks for chemical sensing

    Qiang Gao;Xing Li;Guo-Hong Ning;Kai Leng

  • Phase Restructuring in Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Highly Stable Energy Storage

    Kai Leng;Zhongxin Chen;Xiaoxu Zhao;Wei Tang

  • From bulk to molecularly thin hybrid perovskites

    Kai Leng;Wei Fu;Yanpeng Liu;Manish Chhowalla

  • Graphene-based Li-ion hybrid supercapacitors with ultrahigh performance

    Kai Leng;Fan Zhang;Long Zhang;Tengfei Zhang

  • High-performance supercapacitor electrode materials prepared from various pollens.

    Long Zhang;Fan Zhang;Xi Yang;Kai Leng

  • Interface confined hydrogen evolution reaction in zero valent metal nanoparticles-intercalated molybdenum disulfide

    Zhongxin Chen;Kai Leng;Xiaoxu Zhao;Souradip Malkhandi

  • Exploring Ferroelectric Switching in α-In2Se3 for Neuromorphic Computing

    Lin Wang;Xiaojie Wang;Xiaojie Wang;Yishu Zhang;Runlai Li

  • Synthesis and supercapacitor performance studies of N-doped graphene materials using o-phenylenediamine as the double-N precursor

    Yanhong Lu;Yanhong Lu;Yanhong Lu;Fan Zhang;Tengfei Zhang;Kai Leng

  • A non-dispersion strategy for large-scale production of ultra-high concentration graphene slurries in water

    Lei Dong;Zhongxin Chen;Xiaoxu Zhao;Jianhua Ma

  • Controllable deuteration of halogenated compounds by photocatalytic D 2 O splitting

    Cuibo Liu;Zhongxin Chen;Chenliang Su;Chenliang Su;Xiaoxu Zhao

  • Single-Atom Coated Separator for Robust Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

    Kun Zhang;Zhongxin Chen;Ruiqi Ning;Shibo Xi

  • Ferroelectricity and Rashba Effect in a Two-Dimensional Dion-Jacobson Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskite.

    In Hyeok Park;Qiannan Zhang;Ki Chang Kwon;Ziyu Zhu

  • Single crystal of a one-dimensional metallo-covalent organic framework.

    Hai-Sen Xu;Yi Luo;Xing Li;Pei Zhen See

  • In Situ Observation and Electrochemical Study of Encapsulated Sulfur Nanoparticles by MoS2 Flakes

    Wei Tang;Wei Tang;Zhongxin Chen;Bingbing Tian;Hyun-Wook Lee

  • Porous 3D graphene-based bulk materials with exceptional high surface area and excellent conductivity for

    Fan Zhang;Xi Yang;Guankui Long;Yingpeng Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Kian Ping Loh
Kian Ping Loh National University of Singapore
Zhongxin Chen
Zhongxin Chen National University of Singapore
Xiaoxu Zhao
Xiaoxu Zhao Peking University
Wei Tang
Wei Tang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Stefan A. Maier
Stefan A. Maier Monash University
Wei Fu
Wei Fu A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Bingbing Tian
Bingbing Tian Shenzhen University
Qing-Hua Xu
Qing-Hua Xu National University of Singapore
Yi Huang
Yi Huang Nankai University
Yongsheng Chen
Yongsheng Chen Nankai University

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