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D-Index
43
Citations
5836
World Ranking
12415
National Ranking
3376

Kai Xu 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 Xu sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 91 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kai Xu 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 Xu 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: 43 D-Index — 5th percentile

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

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

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

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

    Kai Xu;Fengmei Wang;Zhenxing Wang;Xueying Zhan

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

    Qisheng Wang;Muhammad Safdar;Kai Xu;Misbah Mirza

  • 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

  • Ultrasensitive Phototransistors Based on Few-Layered HfS2.

    Kai Xu;Zhenxing Wang;Feng Wang;Yun Huang

  • Role of Ga vacancy on a multilayer GaTe phototransistor.

    Zhenxing Wang;Kai Xu;Yuanchang Li;Xueying Zhan

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

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

  • 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

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

    Fengmei Wang;Xueying Zhan;Zhongzhou Cheng;Zhenxing Wang

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

    Kai Xu;Zhenxing Wang;Xiaolei Du;Muhammad Safdar

  • High-performance flexible photodetectors based on GaTe nanosheets

    Zhenxing Wang;Muhammad Safdar;Misbah Mirza;Kai Xu

  • Topological surface transport properties of single-crystalline SnTe nanowire.

    Muhammad Safdar;Qisheng Wang;Misbah Mirza;Zhenxing Wang

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

    Qisheng Wang;Kai Xu;Zhenxing Wang;Feng Wang

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

    Feng Wang;Zhenxing Wang;Qisheng Wang;Fengmei Wang

  • 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

  • Designing the shape evolution of SnSe2 nanosheets and their optoelectronic properties

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

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

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

  • Ultrahigh sensitive MoTe2 phototransistors driven by carrier tunneling

    Lei Yin;Xueying Zhan;Kai Xu;Feng Wang

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Yao Wen;Lei Yin;Peng He;Zhenxing Wang

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun He
Jun He Nottingham Trent University
Zhenxing Wang
Zhenxing Wang National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China
Fengmei Wang
Fengmei Wang Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Feng Wang
Feng Wang University of California, Berkeley
Xueying Zhan
Xueying Zhan National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
Lei Yin
Lei Yin Wuhan University
Wenjuan Zhu
Wenjuan Zhu University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Qi Zhou
Qi Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peer Fischer
Peer Fischer Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Paulo J Ferreira
Paulo J Ferreira Instituto Superior Técnico

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