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52
Citations
8846
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9632
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Kai Sun 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 Sun sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 174 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kai Sun 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 Sun sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kai Sun is affiliated with Shanghai Maritime University in China, focusing primarily on research in engineering and materials science. Their publications span multiple specialized subfields including electronic, optical, and magnetic materials; biomedical engineering; materials chemistry; aerospace engineering; and mechanical engineering.

The scientist's research topics reflect a broad engagement with materials properties and applications, specifically:

  • Electromagnetic wave absorption materials
  • Metamaterials and metasurfaces applications
  • Dielectric materials and actuators
  • Advanced antenna and metasurface technologies
  • Advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials
  • Thermal properties of materials
  • Ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials

Kai Sun's recent papers demonstrate continued contributions to materials science journals and hybrid composite materials. Notable publications include:

  • "Recent advances in radio-frequency negative dielectric metamaterials by designing heterogeneous composites," 2022, Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials
  • "Ultrahigh discharge efficiency and improved energy density in rationally designed bilayer polyetherimide-BaTiO3/P(VDF-HFP) composites," 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • "The weakly negative permittivity with low-frequency-dispersion behavior in percolative carbon nanotubes/epoxy nanocomposites at radio-frequency range," 2022, Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials
  • "Magnetic NiFe2O4/Polypyrrole nanocomposites with enhanced electromagnetic wave absorption," 2021, Journal of Material Science and Technology
  • "Doped ceramics of indium oxides for negative permittivity materials in MHz-kHz frequency regions," 2020, Journal of Material Science and Technology

The scientist frequently publishes in specific venues, showing sustained collaboration with these outlets:

  • Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials (19 publications)
  • ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology (8 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (7 publications)
  • Polymer Composites (6 publications)
  • Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics (6 publications)

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Kai Sun's research activity. Frequent coauthors include Runhua Fan (80 joint publications), Xinfeng Wu (27), Zongxiang Wang (23), Yunpeng Qu (22), and Jiahong Tian (20). These collaborative efforts likely contribute to the interdisciplinary and applied nature of their work.

Best Publications

  • Ultralow percolation threshold and enhanced electromagnetic interference shielding in poly(L-lactide)/multi-walled carbon nanotube nanocomposites with electrically conductive segregated networks

    Kai Zhang;Gen-Hui Li;La-Mei Feng;Ning Wang

  • Flexible polydimethylsiloxane/multi-walled carbon nanotubes membranous metacomposites with negative permittivity

    Kai Sun;Kai Sun;Kai Sun;Peitao Xie;Zhongyang Wang;Tongming Su

  • Porous lignin based poly (acrylic acid)/organo-montmorillonite nanocomposites: Swelling behaviors and rapid removal of Pb (II) ions

    Yanli Ma;Ling Lv;Yuanru Guo;Yujie Fu

  • Nano-TiNb 2 O 7 /carbon nanotubes composite anode for enhanced lithium-ion storage

    Chunfu Lin;Lei Hu;Chuanbing Cheng;Kai Sun

  • An Overview of Electrically Conductive Polymer Nanocomposites toward Electromagnetic Interference Shielding

    Longfei Lyu;Jiurong Liu;Hu Liu;Chuntai Liu

  • Ultrahigh discharge efficiency and improved energy density in rationally designed bilayer polyetherimide–BaTiO3/P(VDF-HFP) composites

    Liang Sun;Zhicheng Shi;Huanlei Wang;Kun Zhang

  • An overview of metamaterials and their achievements in wireless power transfer

    Kai Sun;Kai Sun;Kai Sun;Runhua Fan;Xihua Zhang;Zidong Zhang

  • Design and analysis of negative permittivity behaviors in barium titanate/nickel metacomposites

    Zhongyang Wang;Zhongyang Wang;Zhongyang Wang;Kai Sun;Peitao Xie;Qing Hou

  • Preparation of Iron Networks Hosted in Porous Alumina with Tunable Negative Permittivity and Permeability

    Zhi-cheng Shi;Run-hua Fan;Ke-lan Yan;Kai Sun

  • Tunable Negative Permittivity in Flexible Graphene/PDMS Metacomposites

    Kai Sun;Jiannan Dong;Zongxiang Wang;Zhongyang Wang;Zhongyang Wang

  • Selective stress of antibiotics on microbial denitrification: Inhibitory effects, dynamics of microbial community structure and function.

    Zhi-Ling Li;Rui Cheng;Fan Chen;Xiao-Qiu Lin

  • Magnetic NiFe2O4/Polypyrrole nanocomposites with enhanced electromagnetic wave absorption

    Jiang Guo;Xu Li;Zhuoran Chen;Jianfeng Zhu

  • Targeted Double Negative Properties in Silver/Silica Random Metamaterials by Precise Control of Microstructures.

    Peitao Xie;Peitao Xie;Zidong Zhang;Zhongyang Wang;Kai Sun

  • Doped ceramics of indium oxides for negative permittivity materials in MHz-kHz frequency regions

    Guohua Fan;Zhongyang Wang;Kai Sun;Yao Liu

  • Synthesis of carbon/SiO2 core-sheath nanofibers with Co-Fe nanoparticles embedded in via electrospinning for high-performance microwave absorption

    Ziyu Zhang;Yehao Zhao;Zihao Li;Lujie Zhang

  • Polymer dielectrics for capacitive energy storage: From theories, materials to industrial capacitors

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  • Layer-structured BaTiO3/P(VDF–HFP) composites with concurrently improved dielectric permittivity and breakdown strength toward capacitive energy-storage applications

    Liang Sun;Zhicheng Shi;Liang Liang;Shuang Wei

  • Flexible silver nanowire/carbon fiber felt metacomposites with weakly negative permittivity behavior.

    Kai Sun;Linying Wang;Zongxiang Wang;Xinfeng Wu

  • Negative permittivity behavior and magnetic performance of perovskite La1−xSrxMnO3 at high-frequency

    Ke-lan Yan;Run-hua Fan;Zhi-cheng Shi;Min Chen

  • Facile Synthesis of Fe@Fe3C/C Nanocomposites Derived from Bulrush for Excellent Electromagnetic Wave-Absorbing Properties

    Guohua Fan;Yuliang Jiang;Jiahao Xin;Zidong Zhang

  • Experimental realization of simultaneous negative permittivity and permeability in Ag/Y3Fe5O12 random composites

    Zhi-cheng Shi;Run-hua Fan;Zi-dong Zhang;Ke-lan Yan

Frequent Co-Authors

Runhua Fan
Runhua Fan Shanghai Maritime University
Zhanhu Guo
Zhanhu Guo Northumbria University
Aijie Wang
Aijie Wang Harbin Institute of Technology
Hu Liu
Hu Liu Zhengzhou University
Davoud Dastan
Davoud Dastan Canon (United States)
Huanlei Wang
Huanlei Wang Ocean University of China
Mengyao Dong
Mengyao Dong University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Chao Yan
Chao Yan Jiangsu University of Science and Technology
Chuntai Liu
Chuntai Liu Zhengzhou University
Dapeng Cao
Dapeng Cao Beijing University of Chemical Technology

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