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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 55 8425 8139 2068 1916 87 26364

Kai Yan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kai Yan between 2007 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kai Yan published across 20 years, from 2007 to 2026, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2025. 27 of the 148 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2025. 2007: 1 publication 2008: 0 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 26 publications 2026: 1 publication
2007 2026

148 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kai Yan: publications per year, 2007 to 2026
Year Publications
2007 1
2008 0
2009 2
2010 2
2011 10
2012 3
2013 9
2014 12
2015 7
2016 17
2017 15
2018 3
2019 3
2020 2
2021 0
2022 10
2023 5
2024 20
2025 26
2026 1
Total 148
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Kai Yan 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 Yan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 70–89 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 87 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.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152 87
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Kai Yan 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 Yan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 54–55 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621 55
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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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

  • Interconnected hollow carbon nanospheres for stable lithium metal anodes

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

  • 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

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

    Weiyang Li;Hongbin Yao;Kai Yan;Guangyuan Zheng

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

    Yuzhang Li;Yanbin Li;Allen Pei;Kai Yan

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

    Haotian Wang;Zhiyi Lu;Shicheng Xu;Desheng Kong

  • Toward Clean and Crackless Transfer of Graphene

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

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

    Yayuan Liu;Dingchang Lin;Zheng Liang;Jie Zhao

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

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

  • 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

  • Rapid water disinfection using vertically aligned MoS2 nanofilms and visible light

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • Polymer Nanofiber-Guided Uniform Lithium Deposition for Battery Electrodes

    Zheng Liang;Guangyuan Zheng;Chong Liu;Nian Liu

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

    Zhiyi Lu;Haotian Wang;Desheng Kong;Kai Yan

  • Surface Fluorination of Reactive Battery Anode Materials for Enhanced Stability.

    Jie Zhao;Lei Liao;Feifei Shi;Ting Lei

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

    Kai Yan;Hailin Peng;Yu Zhou;Hui Li

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

    Jie Zhao;Guangmin Zhou;Kai Yan;Jin Xie

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Yi Cui
Yi Cui Stanford University
Zhongfan Liu
Zhongfan Liu Peking University
Dechun Zou
Dechun Zou Peking University
Hailin Peng
Hailin Peng Peking University
Guangyuan Zheng
Guangyuan Zheng National University of Singapore
Dingchang Lin
Dingchang Lin Johns Hopkins University
Hong-Bin Yao
Hong-Bin Yao University of Science and Technology of China
Yayuan Liu
Yayuan Liu Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Haotian Wang
Haotian Wang Rice University
Yuzhang Li
Yuzhang Li University of California, Los Angeles

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