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Materials Science

D-Index
137
Citations
81215
World Ranking
257
National Ranking
108

Kang 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 Kang Xu sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 403 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kang 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 Kang 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: 137 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Kang Xu is affiliated with the United States Army Research Laboratory in the United States and has a research profile focused on engineering, with significant expertise in electrical and electronic engineering as well as materials chemistry. Their academic output is primarily concentrated in the field of advanced battery materials and technologies.

The main topics covered in Kang Xu's research include:

  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication

Kang Xu has published extensively in the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Energy & environment materials
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Frequent coauthors in Kang Xu's body of work include:

  • Oleg Borodin
  • Chunsheng Wang
  • Travis P. Pollard
  • Marshall A. Schroeder
  • Lin Ma

Kang Xu's research has contributed to a number of widely cited papers published in notable journals. Some of these include:

  • "Epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics of 74 cases of coronavirus-infected disease 2019 (COVID-19) with gastrointestinal symptoms," 2020, published in Gut
  • "Realizing high zinc reversibility in rechargeable batteries," 2020, published in Nature Energy
  • "Fluorinated interphase enables reversible aqueous zinc battery chemistries," 2021, published in Nature Nanotechnology
  • "A rechargeable zinc-air battery based on zinc peroxide chemistry," 2020, published in Science
  • "New Concepts in Electrolytes," 2020, published in Chemical Reviews

The subfields of study Kang Xu is active in include:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering

Kang Xu received the award of Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Nonaqueous liquid electrolytes for lithium-based rechargeable batteries.

    Kang Xu

  • Electrolytes and interphases in Li-ion batteries and beyond.

    Kang Xu

  • "Water-in-salt" electrolyte enables high-voltage aqueous lithium-ion chemistries.

    Liumin Suo;Oleg Borodin;Tao Gao;Marco Olguin

  • Highly reversible zinc metal anode for aqueous batteries.

    Fei Wang;Fei Wang;Oleg Borodin;Tao Gao;Xiulin Fan

  • Before Li Ion Batteries

    Martin Winter;Brian Barnett;Kang Xu

  • Non-flammable electrolyte enables Li-metal batteries with aggressive cathode chemistries

    Xiulin Fan;Long Chen;Oleg Borodin;Xiao Ji

  • Quantifying inactive lithium in lithium metal batteries

    Chengcheng Fang;Jinxing Li;Minghao Zhang;Yihui Zhang

  • Realizing high zinc reversibility in rechargeable batteries

    Lin Ma;Marshall A. Schroeder;Oleg Borodin;Travis P. Pollard

  • Fluorinated interphase enables reversible aqueous zinc battery chemistries.

    Longsheng Cao;Dan Li;Travis Pollard;Tao Deng

  • Electrochemical impedance study on the low temperature of Li-ion batteries

    S.S. Zhang;K. Xu;T.R. Jow

  • A rechargeable zinc-air battery based on zinc peroxide chemistry

    Wei Sun;Fei Wang;Bao Zhang;Mengyi Zhang

  • Localized High-Concentration Sulfone Electrolytes for High-Efficiency Lithium-Metal Batteries

    Xiaodi Ren;Shuru Chen;Hongkyung Lee;Donghai Mei

  • Highly Fluorinated Interphases Enable High-Voltage Li-Metal Batteries

    Xiulin Fan;Long Chen;Xiao Ji;Tao Deng

  • Hierarchical Nanoassembly of MoS2/Co9S8/Ni3S2/Ni as a Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting in a Wide pH Range.

    Yan Yang;Huiqin Yao;Zihuan Yu;Saiful M. Islam;Saiful M. Islam

  • New Concepts in Electrolytes.

    Matthew Li;Matthew Li;Chunsheng Wang;Zhongwei Chen;Kang Xu

  • The low temperature performance of Li-ion batteries

    S.S. Zhang;K. Xu;T.R. Jow

  • EIS study on the formation of solid electrolyte interface in Li-ion battery

    S.S. Zhang;K. Xu;T.R. Jow

  • Aqueous Li-ion battery enabled by halogen conversion–intercalation chemistry in graphite

    Chongyin Yang;Ji Chen;Xiao Ji;Travis P. Pollard

  • Advanced High-Voltage Aqueous Lithium-Ion Battery Enabled by "Water-in-Bisalt" Electrolyte.

    Liumin Suo;Oleg Borodin;Wei Sun;Xiulin Fan

  • Electrospun Sb/C Fibers for a Stable and Fast Sodium-Ion Battery Anode

    Yujie Zhu;Xiaogang Han;Yunhua Xu;Yihang Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Chunsheng Wang
Chunsheng Wang University of Maryland, College Park
Sheng S. Zhang
Sheng S. Zhang United States Army Research Laboratory
Oleg Borodin
Oleg Borodin United States Army Research Laboratory
T. Richard Jow
T. Richard Jow United States Army Research Laboratory
Liumin Suo
Liumin Suo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiulin Fan
Xiulin Fan Zhejiang University
Tao Gao
Tao Gao University of Utah
Weishan Li
Weishan Li South China Normal University
Jan L. Allen
Jan L. Allen United States Army Research Laboratory
Chongyin Yang
Chongyin Yang Dalhousie University

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