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Kangnian Fan

Kangnian Fan

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
23135
World Ranking
2221
National Ranking
413

Kangnian Fan 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 Kangnian Fan sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 370 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kangnian Fan 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 Kangnian Fan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kangnian Fan is affiliated with Fudan University in China and focuses research primarily within the field of Physics and Astronomy. The scientist's work spans various subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Inorganic Chemistry, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The research topics addressed by Kangnian Fan cover several key areas such as Magnetic confinement fusion research, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions, Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications.

Recent publications reveal a combination of theoretical and applied research. Notable papers include:

  • "Kinetic Landau-fluid closures of non-Maxwellian distributions," 2022, Physics of Plasmas
  • "Sediment remediation by La-MOF/PP fabric coupled with phosphate solubilizing bacteria: Phosphate activation and removal," 2025, Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • "Theoretical and global simulation analysis of collisional microtearing modes," 2024, Physics of Plasmas
  • "Experimental and simulation studies on ELM characteristics under a plasma current ramping up discharge on EAST," 2024, AIP Advances
  • "Overcoming Missing Data: Accurately Predicting Cardiovascular Risk in Type 2 Diabetes, A Systematic Review," 2025, Journal of Diabetes

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kangnian Fan include:

  • X. Q. Xu
  • Xueya Dai
  • Yunli Bai
  • Xiangjie Zeng
  • Ben Zhu

The principal publication venues for the scientist's work are arXiv (Cornell University), Physics of Plasmas, Journal of environmental chemical engineering, AIP Advances, and Journal of Diabetes. The distribution of publications shows a particular concentration in physics-related journals as well as interdisciplinary areas linking chemistry and environmental science.

Best Publications

  • Cu/SiO2 catalysts prepared by the ammonia-evaporation method: Texture, structure, and catalytic performance in hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to ethylene glycol

    Liang-Feng Chen;Ping-Jun Guo;Ming-Hua Qiao;Shi-Run Yan

  • Efficient Subnanometric Gold-Catalyzed Hydrogen Generation via Formic Acid Decomposition under Ambient Conditions

    Qing-Yuan Bi;Xian-Long Du;Yong-Mei Liu;Yong Cao

  • Hydrogen‐Independent Reductive Transformation of Carbohydrate Biomass into γ‐Valerolactone and Pyrrolidone Derivatives with Supported Gold Catalysts

    Xian-Long Du;Lin He;She Zhao;Yong-Mei Liu

  • Vanadium oxide supported on mesoporous SBA-15 as highly selective catalysts in the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane

    Yong-Mei Liu;Yong Cao;Nan Yi;Wei-Liang Feng

  • The Nature of Active Copper Species in Cu-HMS Catalyst for Hydrogenation of Dimethyl Oxalate to Ethylene Glycol: New Insights on the Synergetic Effect between Cu0 and Cu+

    Anyuan Yin;Xiuying Guo;Wei-Lin Dai;Kangnian Fan

  • FexOy@C Spheres as an Excellent Catalyst for Fischer−Tropsch Synthesis

    Guobin Yu;Bo Sun;Yan Pei;Songhai Xie

  • Dry citrate-precursor synthesized nanocrystalline cobalt oxide as highly active catalyst for total oxidation of propane

    Qian Liu;Lu-Cun Wang;Miao Chen;Yong Cao

  • Morphology effects of nanoscale ceria on the activity of Au/CeO2 catalysts for low-temperature CO oxidation

    Xin-Song Huang;Hao Sun;Lu-Cun Wang;Yong-Mei Liu

  • Ga–Al Mixed‐Oxide‐Supported Gold Nanoparticles with Enhanced Activity for Aerobic Alcohol Oxidation

    Fang-Zheng Su;Yong-Mei Liu;Lu-Cun Wang;Yong Cao

  • Self-construction of core-shell and hollow zeolite analcime icositetrahedra: a reversed crystal growth process via oriented aggregation of nanocrystallites and recrystallization from surface to core.

    Xueying Chen;Minghua Qiao;Songhai Xie;Kangnian Fan

  • Photodegradation of rhodamine B and 4-chlorophenol using plasmonic photocatalyst of Ag–AgI/Fe3O4@SiO2 magnetic nanoparticle under visible light irradiation

    Jian-Feng Guo;Bowen Ma;Anyuan Yin;Kangnian Fan

  • Graphite oxide as an efficient and durable metal-free catalyst for aerobic oxidative coupling of amines to imines

    Hai Huang;Jun Huang;Yong-Mei Liu;He-Yong He

  • OCBBCO: A neutral molecule with some boron-boron triple bond character

    Mingfei Zhou;Nobuko Tsumori;Zhenhua Li;Kangnian Fan

  • Efficient and selective room-temperature gold-catalyzed reduction of nitro compounds with CO and H(2)O as the hydrogen source.

    Lin He;Lu-Cun Wang;Hao Sun;Ji Ni

  • Tunable copper-catalyzed chemoselective hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived γ-valerolactone into 1,4-pentanediol or 2-methyltetrahydrofuran

    Xian-Long Du;Qing-Yuan Bi;Yong-Mei Liu;Yong Cao

  • Copper-based catalysts for the efficient conversion of carbohydrate biomass into γ-valerolactone in the absence of externally added hydrogen

    Jing Yuan;Shu-Shuang Li;Lei Yu;Yong-Mei Liu

  • Structure and catalytic properties of vanadium oxide supported on mesocellulous silica foams (MCF) for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene

    Yong-Mei Liu;Wei-Liang Feng;Ting-Cheng Li;He-Yong He

  • Effect of preparation method on the hydrogen production from methanol steam reforming over binary Cu/ZrO2 catalysts

    Cheng-Zhang Yao;Lu-Cun Wang;Yong-Mei Liu;Gui-Sheng Wu

  • Nanocrystalline anatase TiO2 photocatalysts prepared via a facile low temperature nonhydrolytic sol–gel reaction of TiCl4 and benzyl alcohol

    Jian Zhu;Jun Yang;Zhen-Fen Bian;Jie Ren

  • An Unusual Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Quinoline Compounds Using Supported Gold Catalysts

    Dong Ren;Lin He;Lei Yu;Ran-Sheng Ding

  • Dependence of Ag Deposition Methods on the Photocatalytic Activity and Surface State of TiO2 with Twistlike Helix Structure

    Jingxia Li;Jianhua Xu;Wei-Lin Dai;Kangnian Fan

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong Cao
Yong Cao Fudan University
Wei-Lin Dai
Wei-Lin Dai Fudan University
Heyong He
Heyong He Fudan University
Minghua Qiao
Minghua Qiao Fudan University
Yong-Mei Liu
Yong-Mei Liu Fudan University
Hexing Li
Hexing Li Shanghai Normal University
Zhen Hua Li
Zhen Hua Li Fudan University
Songhai Xie
Songhai Xie Fudan University
Mingfei Zhou
Mingfei Zhou Fudan University
Zhi-Pan Liu
Zhi-Pan Liu Fudan University

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