2026 Kai Yan: 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	55	8427	8142	2070	1919	87	26364

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Materials Science

8427

8142

2070

1919

26364

Overview

Kai Yan is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Engineering.

Their scholarly work focuses on several subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

Kai Yan's main research topics include:

Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
Biosensors and Analytical Detection
Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

They have contributed to numerous recent publications, among them:

Advanced Functional Electroactive and Photoactive Materials for Monitoring the Environmental Pollutants, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
Recent Advances in Halide Perovskite Memristors: Materials, Structures, Mechanisms, and Applications, 2020, Advanced Materials Technologies
The water splitting cycle for hydrogen production at photo-induced oxygen vacancies using solar energy: experiments and DFT calculation on pure and metal-doped CeO₂, 2023, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Ratiometric Self-Powered Sensor for 17β-Estradiol Detection Based on a Dual-Channel Photocatalytic Fuel Cell, 2020, Analytical Chemistry
Visible light-driven photoelectrocatalysis for simultaneous removal of oxytetracycline and Cu (II) based on plasmonic Bi/Bi2O3/TiO2 nanotubes, 2021, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Kai Yan frequently publishes in various scientific venues including:

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Biosensors and Bioelectronics
Applied Surface Science
Sensors and Actuators B Chemical

Collaborative research forms an essential part of their work, with frequent co-authors being:

Jingdong Zhang
Jianqiao Liu
Chang Wen
Yingxu Chen
Xuqiao Liu

Best Publications

Selective deposition and stable encapsulation of lithium through heterogeneous seeded growth

Kai Yan;Zhenda Lu;Hyun-Wook Lee;Feng Xiong

2101
Citations
Interconnected hollow carbon nanospheres for stable lithium metal anodes

Guangyuan Zheng;Seok Woo Lee;Zheng Liang;Hyun-Wook Lee

1850
Citations
Layered reduced graphene oxide with nanoscale interlayer gaps as a stable host for lithium metal anodes.

Dingchang Lin;Yayuan Liu;Zheng Liang;Hyun-Wook Lee

1826
Citations
The synergetic effect of lithium polysulfide and lithium nitrate to prevent lithium dendrite growth

Weiyang Li;Hongbin Yao;Kai Yan;Guangyuan Zheng

1582
Citations
Atomic structure of sensitive battery materials and interfaces revealed by cryo–electron microscopy

Yuzhang Li;Yanbin Li;Allen Pei;Kai Yan

1412
Citations
Electrochemical tuning of vertically aligned MoS2 nanofilms and its application in improving hydrogen evolution reaction.

Haotian Wang;Zhiyi Lu;Shicheng Xu;Desheng Kong

1022
Citations
Toward Clean and Crackless Transfer of Graphene

Xuelei Liang;Xuelei Liang;Brent A. Sperling;Irene Calizo;Guangjun Cheng

998
Citations
Lithium-coated polymeric matrix as a minimum volume-change and dendrite-free lithium metal anode.

Yayuan Liu;Dingchang Lin;Zheng Liang;Jie Zhao

957
Citations
Growth of conformal graphene cages on micrometre-sized silicon particles as stable battery anodes

Yuzhang Li;Kai Yan;Hyun-Wook Lee;Zhenda Lu

910
Citations
Composite lithium metal anode by melt infusion of lithium into a 3D conducting scaffold with lithiophilic coating.

Zheng Liang;Dingchang Lin;Jie Zhao;Zhenda Lu

863
Citations
Rapid water disinfection using vertically aligned MoS2 nanofilms and visible light

Chong Liu;Desheng Kong;Po Chun Hsu;Hongtao Yuan

840
Citations
Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Atomic Crystals as Stable Interfacial Layer for Improvement of Lithium Metal Anode

Kai Yan;Hyun-Wook Lee;Teng Gao;Guangyuan Zheng

781
Citations
MoSe2 and WSe2 Nanofilms with Vertically Aligned Molecular Layers on Curved and Rough Surfaces

Haotian Wang;Desheng Kong;Petr Johanes;Judy J. Cha

732
Citations
Improved lithium–sulfur batteries with a conductive coating on the separator to prevent the accumulation of inactive S-related species at the cathode–separator interface

Hongbin Yao;Kai Yan;Weiyang Li;Guangyuan Zheng

567
Citations
Polymer Nanofiber-Guided Uniform Lithium Deposition for Battery Electrodes

Zheng Liang;Guangyuan Zheng;Chong Liu;Nian Liu

552
Citations
Electrochemical tuning of layered lithium transition metal oxides for improvement of oxygen evolution reaction

Zhiyi Lu;Haotian Wang;Desheng Kong;Kai Yan

527
Citations
Surface Fluorination of Reactive Battery Anode Materials for Enhanced Stability.

Jie Zhao;Lei Liao;Feifei Shi;Ting Lei

505
Citations
Formation of Bilayer Bernal Graphene: Layer-by-Layer Epitaxy via Chemical Vapor Deposition

Kai Yan;Hailin Peng;Yu Zhou;Hui Li

488
Citations
Air-stable and freestanding lithium alloy/graphene foil as an alternative to lithium metal anodes

Jie Zhao;Guangmin Zhou;Kai Yan;Jin Xie

458
Citations
Improving lithium-sulphur batteries through spatial control of sulphur species deposition on a hybrid electrode surface.

Hongbin Yao;Guangyuan Zheng;Po-Chun Hsu;Desheng Kong

433
Citations