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D-Index
52
Citations
8678
World Ranking
9645
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2329

Kang Sun 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 Kang Sun sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 249 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kang Sun 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 Kang Sun sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kang Sun is affiliated with Amprius Technologies in the United States and has a significant research record in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomaterials, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

Their research portfolio includes a focus on several key topics, such as:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Silk-based biomaterials and applications
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies

Kang Sun has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed papers, including the following recent publications:

  • "Near-Infrared Light-Excited Reactive Oxygen Species Generation by Thulium Oxide Nanoparticles," 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Controllable preparation of biomass derived mesoporous activated carbon supported nano-CaO catalysts for biodiesel production," 2022, Energy
  • "Interlayer Structure and Chemistry Engineering of MXene-Based Anode for Effective Capture of Chloride Anions in Asymmetric Capacitive Deionization," 2023, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Influence of pH on the surface and foaming properties of aqueous silk fibroin solutions," 2020, Soft Matter
  • "Enhanced Photocatalytic CO 2 Reduction via Linkage Substitution in Porphyrinic Covalent Organic Frameworks," 2023, CCS Chemistry

Their frequent coauthors include Ke Tao, Jianchun Jiang, Quanjie Lv, Ruihao Yang, and Xiuying Qiao.

Kang Sun's publications often appear in journals such as ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, SSRN Electronic Journal, Nano Letters, Fuel, and Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects.

Best Publications

  • Dual-Responsive Surfaces Modified with Phenylboronic Acid-Containing Polymer Brush To Reversibly Capture and Release Cancer Cells

    Hongliang Liu;Yingying Li;Kang Sun;Junbing Fan

  • Magnetic Pickering Emulsions Stabilized by Fe3O4 Nanoparticles

    Jun Zhou;Xiuying Qiao;Bernard P. Binks;Kang Sun

  • Doped quantum dots for white-light-emitting diodes without reabsorption of multiphase phosphors.

    Xiebing Wang;Xiaosong Yan;Wanwan Li;Kang Sun

  • Suspension arrays based on nanoparticle-encoded microspheres for high-throughput multiplexed detection.

    Yuankui Leng;Kang Sun;Xiaoyuan Chen;Wanwan Li

  • Rheological characterization of storage-stable SBS-modified asphalts

    Guian Wen;Yong Zhang;Yinxi Zhang;Kang Sun

  • Hydrophobic Interaction‐Mediated Capture and Release of Cancer Cells on Thermoresponsive Nanostructured Surfaces

    Hongliang Liu;Xueli Liu;Jingxin Meng;Pengchao Zhang

  • Resettable, Multi‐Readout Logic Gates Based on Controllably Reversible Aggregation of Gold Nanoparticles

    Dingbin Liu;Wenwen Chen;Kang Sun;Ke Deng

  • Stable efficient CdSe/CdS/ZnS core/multi-shell nanophosphors fabricated through a phosphine-free route for white light-emitting-diodes with high color rendering properties

    Xiebing Wang;Wanwan Li;Kang Sun

  • Chemistry of N2O decomposition on active sites with different nature : Effect of high-temperature treatment of Fe/ZSM-5

    K Sun;H Xia;Ejm Emiel Hensen;van Ra Rutger Santen

  • Semimetal nanomaterials of antimony as highly efficient agent for photoacoustic imaging and photothermal therapy.

    Wanwan Li;Wanwan Li;Pengfei Rong;Kai Yang;Peng Huang

  • Highly efficient preparation of multiscaled quantum dot barcodes for multiplexed hepatitis B detection

    Gang Wang;Yuankui Leng;Hongjing Dou;Lu Wang

  • Pickering emulsions stabilized by surface-modified Fe3O4 nanoparticles.

    Jun Zhou;Lijun Wang;Xiuying Qiao;Bernard P. Binks

  • Rice straw cellulose nanofibrils reinforced poly(vinyl alcohol) composite films.

    Zengyi Wang;Xiuying Qiao;Kang Sun

  • Plasticization of corn starch by polyol mixtures

    Xiuying Qiao;Zhongzhu Tang;Kang Sun

  • Mechanical and thermal properties of thermoplastic acetylated starch/poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) blends

    Wenbo Jiang;Xiuying Qiao;Kang Sun

  • Photoluminescent and superparamagnetic reduced graphene oxide–iron oxide quantum dots for dual-modality imaging, drug delivery and photothermal therapy

    Richard Justin;Ke Tao;Sabiniano Román;Dexin Chen

  • One-step synthesis of dextran-based stable nanoparticles assisted by self-assembly

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  • Amperometric biosensor sensitive to glucose and lactose based on co-immobilization of ferrocene, glucose oxidase, β-galactosidase and mutarotase in β-cyclodextrin polymer

    Haiying Liu;Haihong Li;Tailin Ying;Kang Sun

  • Transcytosis of Nanomedicine for Tumor Penetration

    Yan Liu;Yingying Huo;Lin Yao;Yawen Xu

  • Mechanical and structural investigation of isotropic and anisotropic thermoplastic magnetorheological elastomer composites based on poly(styrene-b-ethylene-co-butylene-b-styrene) (SEBS)

    Xiushou Lu;Xiuying Qiao;Hiroshi Watanabe;Xinglong Gong

  • Vulcanization characteristics of asphalt/SBS blends in the presence of sulfur

    Guian Wen;Yong Zhang;Yinxi Zhang;Kang Sun

  • Poly (ε-caprolactone)/hydroxyapatite composites: effects of particle size, molecular weight distribution and irradiation on interfacial interaction and properties

    Biqiong Chen;Kang Sun

  • Mussel-inspired anchoring for patterning cells using polydopamine

    Kang Sun;Yunyan Xie;Dekai Ye;Yuyun Zhao

  • Effect of silane coupling agent on the polymer-filler interaction and mechanical properties of silica-filled NR

    Hexiang Yan;Guohua Tian;Kang Sun;Yong Zhang

  • Effect of crosslink structures on dynamic mechanical properties of natural rubber vulcanizates under different aging conditions

    Ruliang Fan;Yong Zhang;Chen Huang;Yinxi Zhang

  • Microstructure and magnetorheological properties of the thermoplastic magnetorheological elastomer composites containing modified carbonyl iron particles and poly(styrene-b-ethylene-ethylenepropylene-b-styrene) matrix

    Xiuying Qiao;Xiushou Lu;Weihua Li;Jun Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Yinxi Zhang
Yinxi Zhang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Xiaoyuan Chen
Xiaoyuan Chen National University of Singapore
Biqiong Chen
Biqiong Chen Queen's University Belfast
Reinhard Miller
Reinhard Miller Max Planck Society
Xinglong Gong
Xinglong Gong University of Science and Technology of China
Hiroshi Watanabe
Hiroshi Watanabe Kyoto University
Bernard P. Binks
Bernard P. Binks University of Hull
James R. Baker
James R. Baker University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sheila MacNeil
Sheila MacNeil University of Sheffield
Daniel S. Kohane
Daniel S. Kohane Harvard Medical School

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