2026 Kai Xu: 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	43	12419	12010	3375	3360	91	5836

Overview

Kai Xu is affiliated with the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology in China. Their research spans several fields, primarily focused on engineering and medicine, with significant work in electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, and molecular biology. Their involvement also extends to renewable energy, sustainability, the environment, and surgical studies.

Their research covers a wide range of topics that include:

2D materials and applications
Gut microbiota and health
Electrocatalysts for energy conversion
Advanced photocatalysis techniques
Diet and metabolism studies
Diet, metabolism, and disease
Advanced memory and neural computing

Kai Xu has contributed to several notable publications. Some of the recent papers include:

"Hexokinase 1 cellular localization regulates the metabolic fate of glucose," 2022, Molecular Cell
"Optical control of ferroelectric switching and multifunctional devices based on van der Waals ferroelectric semiconductors," 2020, Nanoscale
"Vanadium-phosphorus incorporation induced interfacial modification on cobalt catalyst and its super electrocatalysis for water splitting in alkaline media," 2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
"Central and peripheral regulations mediated by short-chain fatty acids on energy homeostasis," 2022, Translational Research
"Empowering 2D nanoelectronics via ferroelectricity," 2020, Applied Physics Letters

The frequent venues in which Kai Xu publishes include:

Applied Physics Letters
Nano Letters
Advanced Materials
Nanoscale
Chemical Communications

Collaborations with coauthors have been a part of Kai Xu's work, with frequent collaborators being:

Brian T. Layden
Wenjuan Zhu
Medha Priyadarshini
Barton Wicksteed
Zizheng Zhu

Best Publications

Tunable GaTe-MoS2 van der Waals p–n Junctions with Novel Optoelectronic Performance

Feng Wang;Zhenxing Wang;Kai Xu;Fengmei Wang

474
Citations
Component-Controllable WS2(1–x)Se2x Nanotubes for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Kai Xu;Fengmei Wang;Zhenxing Wang;Xueying Zhan

365
Citations
Van der Waals epitaxy and photoresponse of hexagonal tellurium nanoplates on flexible mica sheets.

Qisheng Wang;Muhammad Safdar;Kai Xu;Misbah Mirza

339
Citations
Two-Dimensional Non-Layered Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

Feng Wang;Feng Wang;Zhenxing Wang;Tofik Ahmed Shifa;Tofik Ahmed Shifa;Yao Wen;Yao Wen

226
Citations
Ultrasensitive Phototransistors Based on Few-Layered HfS2.

Kai Xu;Zhenxing Wang;Feng Wang;Yun Huang

224
Citations
Role of Ga vacancy on a multilayer GaTe phototransistor.

Zhenxing Wang;Kai Xu;Yuanchang Li;Xueying Zhan

210
Citations
Sub-10 nm Nanopattern Architecture for 2D Material Field-Effect Transistors

Kai Xu;Dongxue Chen;Dongxue Chen;Dongxue Chen;Fengyou Yang;Zhenxing Wang

206
Citations
Synthesis, properties and applications of 2D layered MIIIXVI (M = Ga, In; X = S, Se, Te) materials

Kai Xu;Kai Xu;Lei Yin;Lei Yin;Yun Huang;Yun Huang;Tofik Ahmed Shifa;Tofik Ahmed Shifa

200
Citations
Tungsten Oxide@Polypyrrole Core–Shell Nanowire Arrays as Novel Negative Electrodes for Asymmetric Supercapacitors

Fengmei Wang;Xueying Zhan;Zhongzhou Cheng;Zhenxing Wang

192
Citations
Atomic-layer triangular WSe2 sheets: synthesis and layer-dependent photoluminescence property.

Kai Xu;Zhenxing Wang;Xiaolei Du;Muhammad Safdar

176
Citations
High-performance flexible photodetectors based on GaTe nanosheets

Zhenxing Wang;Muhammad Safdar;Misbah Mirza;Kai Xu

168
Citations
Topological surface transport properties of single-crystalline SnTe nanowire.

Muhammad Safdar;Qisheng Wang;Misbah Mirza;Zhenxing Wang

157
Citations
van der Waals Epitaxial Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Nonlayered Semiconductor for Highly Efficient Flexible Optoelectronic Devices

Qisheng Wang;Kai Xu;Zhenxing Wang;Feng Wang

151
Citations
Synthesis, properties and applications of 2D non-graphene materials

Feng Wang;Zhenxing Wang;Qisheng Wang;Fengmei Wang

151
Citations
Controlling dominantly reactive (010) facets and impurity level by in-situ reduction of BiOIO3 for enhancing photocatalytic activity

Jiang Wu;Kai Xu;Qizhen Liu;Zheng Ji

147
Citations
Designing the shape evolution of SnSe2 nanosheets and their optoelectronic properties

Yun Huang;Kai Xu;Zhenxing Wang;Tofik Ahmed Shifa

144
Citations
Highly sensitive and fast phototransistor based on large size CVD-grown SnS2 nanosheets

Yun Huang;Hui-Xiong Deng;Kai Xu;Zhen-Xing Wang

136
Citations
Ultrahigh sensitive MoTe2 phototransistors driven by carrier tunneling

Lei Yin;Xueying Zhan;Kai Xu;Feng Wang

128
Citations
Enhanced Electrochemical H2 Evolution by Few-Layered Metallic WS2(1−x)Se2x Nanoribbons

Fengmei Wang;Jinshan Li;Feng Wang;Tofik Ahmed Shifa

127
Citations
CoS2xSe2(1−x) nanowire array: an efficient ternary electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction

Kaili Liu;Fengmei Wang;Kai Xu;Tofik Ahmed Shifa

125
Citations
Configuration-Dependent Electrically Tunable Van der Waals Heterostructures Based on MoTe2/MoS2

Feng Wang;Lei Yin;Zhen Xing Wang;Kai Xu

120
Citations
Integrated High-Performance Infrared Phototransistor Arrays Composed of Nonlayered PbS–MoS2 Heterostructures with Edge Contacts

Yao Wen;Lei Yin;Peng He;Zhenxing Wang

120
Citations
High-Crystalline 2D Layered PbI2 with Ultrasmooth Surface: Liquid-Phase Synthesis and Application of High-Speed Photon Detection

Wei Zheng;Zhaojun Zhang;Richeng Lin;Kai Xu

117
Citations