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D-Index
57
Citations
11839
World Ranking
11061
National Ranking
1782

Kai Yan publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kai Yan sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 202 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Kai Yan D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kai Yan sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kai Yan is affiliated with Sun Yat-sen University in China and has contributed extensively to research in engineering, energy, and materials science. Their work encompasses a variety of specialized fields including renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and mechanical engineering.

The scientific topics most frequently explored by Kai Yan include electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced photocatalysis techniques, catalysis for biomass conversion, supercapacitor materials and fabrication, catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies, catalytic processes in materials science, and nanomaterials for catalytic reactions.

Their publication record features articles in well-known venues, with notable frequency in the following journals:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Green Energy & Environment

Among recent significant papers authored by Kai Yan are:

  • Catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into chemicals and fuels, 2022, Green Energy & Environment
  • Trimetallic NiCoFe-Layered Double Hydroxides Nanosheets Efficient for Oxygen Evolution and Highly Selective Oxidation of Biomass-Derived 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • 3D hierarchical H2-reduced Mn-doped CeO2 microflowers assembled from nanotubes as a high-performance Fenton-like photocatalyst for tetracycline antibiotics degradation, 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Facile synthesis of Z-scheme composite of TiO2 nanorod/g-C3N4 nanosheet efficient for photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Chemical transformations of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into highly added value products: present and future, 2022, Green Chemistry

Kai Yan regularly collaborates with colleagues including Yuchen Wang, Zhiwei Jiang, Xin Li, Di Hu, and Zhikeng Zheng. These frequent coauthors reflect a network of research partnerships spanning various aspects of catalytic and energy-related studies.

Best Publications

  • Catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into chemicals and fuels

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  • Production, properties and catalytic hydrogenation of furfural to fuel additives and value-added chemicals

    Kai Yan;Guosheng Wu;Todd Lafleur;Cody Jarvis

  • Catalytic reactions of gamma-valerolactone: A platform to fuels and value-added chemicals

    Kai Yan;Yiyi Yang;Jiajue Chai;Yiran Lu

  • Trimetallic NiCoFe-Layered Double Hydroxides Nanosheets Efficient for Oxygen Evolution and Highly Selective Oxidation of Biomass-Derived 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

    Man Zhang;Yuqian Liu;Biying Liu;Zuo Chen

  • 3D hierarchical H2-reduced Mn-doped CeO2 microflowers assembled from nanotubes as a high-performance Fenton-like photocatalyst for tetracycline antibiotics degradation

    Anqi Wang;Zhikeng Zheng;Hui Wang;Yuwen Chen

  • Production and catalytic transformation of levulinic acid: A platform for speciality chemicals and fuels

    Kai Yan;Cody Jarvis;Jing Gu;Yong Yan

  • Selective hydrogenation of furfural and levulinic acid to biofuels on the ecofriendly Cu–Fe catalyst

    Kai Yan;Aicheng Chen

  • Facile synthesis of Z-scheme composite of TiO2 nanorod/g-C3N4 nanosheet efficient for photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin

    Kang Hu;Ruiqi Li;Chenlu Ye;Anqi Wang

  • Chemical transformations of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to highly added value products: Present and future

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  • Efficient hydrogenation of biomass-derived furfural and levulinic acid on the facilely synthesized noble-metal-free Cu–Cr catalyst

    Kai Yan;Aicheng Chen

  • A noble-metal free Cu-catalyst derived from hydrotalcite for highly efficient hydrogenation of biomass-derived furfural and levulinic acid

    Kai Yan;Jiayou Liao;Xu Wu;Xianmei Xie

  • Catalytic application of layered double hydroxide-derived catalysts for the conversion of biomass-derived molecules

    Kai Yan;Kai Yan;Yuqian Liu;Yiran Lu;Jiajue Chai

  • Remarkably enhanced sulfate radical-based photo-Fenton-like degradation of levofloxacin using the reduced mesoporous MnO@MnOx microspheres

    Anqi Wang;Zuo Chen;Zhikeng Zheng;Hong Xu

  • Controllable synthesis of mesoporous manganese oxide microsphere efficient for photo-Fenton-like removal of fluoroquinolone antibiotics

    Anqi Wang;Hui Wang;Hao Deng;Shu Wang

  • Topological quantum materials for energy conversion and storage

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  • One-step synthesis of mesoporous H4SiW12O40-SiO2 catalysts for the production of methyl and ethyl levulinate biodiesel

    Kai Yan;Guosheng Wu;Jiali Wen;Aicheng Chen

  • Facile synthesis of cobalt-iron layered double hydroxides nanosheets for direct activation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) during degradation of fluoroquinolones antibiotics

    Zhiyu Yang;Xin Li;Yizhe Huang;Yuwen Chen

  • Electrochemical upgrading of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and furfural over oxygen vacancy-rich NiCoMn-layered double hydroxides nanosheets

    Biying Liu;Shaojun Xu;Shaojun Xu;Man Zhang;Xin Li

  • Highly selective production of value-added γ-valerolactone from biomass-derived levulinic acid using the robust Pd nanoparticles

    Kai Yan;Todd Lafleur;Guosheng Wu;Jiayou Liao

  • Direct Growth of MoS2 Microspheres on Ni Foam as a Hybrid Nanocomposite Efficient for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

    Kai Yan;Yiran Lu

  • The Influence of Elastic Strain on Catalytic Activity in the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

    Kai Yan;Tuhina Adit Maark;Alireza Khorshidi;Vijay A. Sethuraman

  • Synthesis and antiviral bioactivities of alpha-aminophosphonates containing alkoxyethyl moieties.

    Yingshu Xu;Kai Yan;Baoan Song;Gangfang Xu

  • Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Layered, Double‐Hydroxide‐Based Materials and Their Applications in Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution

    Kai Yan;Guosheng Wu;Wei Jin

  • Clean and selective production of γ-valerolactone from biomass-derived levulinic acid catalyzed by recyclable Pd nanoparticle catalyst

    Kai Yan;Todd Lafleur;Cody Jarvis;Guosheng Wu

  • Facile synthesis and catalytic property of spinel ferrites by a template method

    Kai Yan;Xu Wu;Xia An;Xianmei Xie

Frequent Co-Authors

Aicheng Chen
Aicheng Chen University of Guelph
Walter Leitner
Walter Leitner Max Planck Society
Rongliang Qiu
Rongliang Qiu South China Agricultural University
Wei Jin
Wei Jin Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Pradeep R. Guduru
Pradeep R. Guduru Brown University
Andrew A. Peterson
Andrew A. Peterson Brown University
Jianping Xiao
Jianping Xiao Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Gang Lu
Gang Lu California State University, Northridge
Jinping Li
Jinping Li Taiyuan University of Technology
Zhi Wang
Zhi Wang Tianjin University

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