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D-Index
65
Citations
19900
World Ranking
5528
National Ranking
1438

Ke An 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 Ke An sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 266 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ke An 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 Ke An sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ke An is a researcher affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on engineering and materials science, with significant contributions in mechanical engineering and materials chemistry among other subfields.

The scientist's research topics encompass:

  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies

Ke An has been involved in numerous publications, including key papers such as:

  • "Gradient cell-structured high-entropy alloy with exceptional strength and ductility," 2021, Science
  • "Efficient Direct Recycling of Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes by Targeted Healing," 2020, Joule
  • "Strong yet ductile nanolamellar high-entropy alloys by additive manufacturing," 2022, Nature
  • "A disordered rock salt anode for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries," 2020, Nature
  • "Bifunctional nanoprecipitates strengthen and ductilize a medium-entropy alloy," 2021, Nature

Their frequent coauthors include Yan Chen, Dunji Yu, Peter K. Liaw, Rui Feng, and Jonathan D. Poplawsky.

Ke An has published extensively in various academic venues with the most frequent publication outlets being:

  • Acta Materialia
  • Nature Communications
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Scripta Materialia

Best Publications

  • A precipitation-hardened high-entropy alloy with outstanding tensile properties

    J.Y. He;H. Wang;H.L. Huang;X.D. Xu

  • Enhanced strength and ductility in a high-entropy alloy via ordered oxygen complexes

    Zhifeng Lei;Xiongjun Liu;Yuan Wu;Hui Wang

  • Gas-solid interfacial modification of oxygen activity in layered oxide cathodes for lithium-ion batteries.

    Bao Qiu;Minghao Zhang;Lijun Wu;Jun Wang

  • Gradient-cell–structured high-entropy alloy with exceptional strength and ductility

    Qingsong Pan;Liangxue Zhang;Liangxue Zhang;Rui Feng;Qiuhong Lu

  • Phase-Transformation Ductilization of Brittle High-Entropy Alloys via Metastability Engineering.

    Hailong Huang;Yuan Wu;Junyang He;Hui Wang

  • Efficient Direct Recycling of Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes by Targeted Healing

    Panpan Xu;Qiang Dai;Hongpeng Gao;Haodong Liu

  • Lattice distortion in a strong and ductile refractory high-entropy alloy

    Chanho Lee;Gian Song;Michael C. Gao;Rui Feng

  • A disordered rock salt anode for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries

    Haodong Liu;Zhuoying Zhu;Qizhang Yan;Sicen Yu

  • Improving the oxygen redox reversibility of Li-rich battery cathode materials via Coulombic repulsive interactions strategy

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  • Bifunctional nanoprecipitates strengthen and ductilize a medium-entropy alloy.

    Ying Yang;Tianyi Chen;Tianyi Chen;Lizhen Tan;Jonathan D. Poplawsky

  • High-throughput design of high-performance lightweight high-entropy alloys.

    Rui Feng;Rui Feng;Chuan Zhang;Michael C. Gao;Michael C. Gao;Zongrui Pei;Zongrui Pei

  • Lattice-Distortion-Enhanced Yield Strength in a Refractory High-Entropy Alloy

    Chanho Lee;Chanho Lee;Yi Chou;George Kim;Michael C. Gao

  • High performance aluminum–cerium alloys for high-temperature applications

    Zachary C. Sims;Orlando R. Rios;David Weiss;Patrice E. A. Turchi

  • First In Situ Lattice Strains Measurements Under Load at VULCAN

    Ke An;Harley D. Skorpenske;Alexandru D. Stoica;Dong Ma

  • An Air-Stable Na3 SbS4 Superionic Conductor Prepared by a Rapid and Economic Synthetic Procedure.

    Hui Wang;Yan Chen;Zachary D. Hood;Zachary D. Hood;Gayatri Sahu

  • Superior High-Temperature Strength in a Supersaturated Refractory High-Entropy Alloy.

    Rui Feng;Rui Feng;Bojun Feng;Michael C. Gao;Chuan Zhang

  • Formation, structure and properties of biocompatible TiZrHfNbTa high-entropy alloys

    Yuan Yuan;Yuan Wu;Zhi Yang;Xue Liang

  • Strength can be controlled by edge dislocations in refractory high-entropy alloys

    Chanho Lee;Chanho Lee;Francesco Maresca;Rui Feng;Rui Feng;Yi Chou

  • What is the Role of Nb in Nickel-Rich Layered Oxide Cathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries?

    Fengxia Xin;Hui Zhou;Yanxu Zong;Mateusz Zuba

  • Temperature dependence of elastic and plastic deformation behavior of a refractory high-entropy alloy.

    Chanho Lee;George Kim;Yi Chou;Brianna L. Musicó

  • Enhancing fatigue life by ductile-transformable multicomponent B2 precipitates in a high-entropy alloy.

    Rui Feng;You Rao;Chuhao Liu;Xie Xie

  • Visualizing the chemistry and structure dynamics in lithium-ion batteries by in-situ neutron diffraction

    Xun Li Wang;Ke An;Lu Cai;Zhili Feng

Frequent Co-Authors

Yan Chen
Yan Chen Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Xun-Li Wang
Xun-Li Wang City University of Hong Kong
Peter K. Liaw
Peter K. Liaw University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Zhongyi Jiang
Zhongyi Jiang Tianjin University
Hahn Choo
Hahn Choo University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Chengdu Liang
Chengdu Liang Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Dong Yang
Dong Yang Tianjin University
Yang Ren
Yang Ren City University of Hong Kong
Zhili Feng
Zhili Feng Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Yanfei Gao
Yanfei Gao University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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