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Materials Science

D-Index
90
Citations
26005
World Ranking
1726
National Ranking
554

Chemistry

D-Index
90
Citations
25857
World Ranking
2098
National Ranking
374

Kening 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 Kening Sun sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 501 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kening 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 Kening Sun 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: 90 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kening Sun is affiliated with the Beijing Institute of Technology in China. Their research activity spans several interrelated fields including Engineering, Materials Science, and Environmental Science, with publication counts of 48, 32, and 25 respectively in these areas.

The scientist's work is concentrated in subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Water Science and Technology, alongside research in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. These reflect a diverse approach to materials and energy-related challenges.

Their main research topics include:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment

Among frequent co-authors are Wenzheng Yu, Ting Liu, Nigel Graham, Naiqing Zhang, and Wenwa Weng, indicating collaborations across a network of researchers focused on related scientific areas.

Publications with multiple contributions appear in several venues, including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (13 publications)
  • Journal of Membrane Science (7 publications)
  • Chemical Engineering Journal (4 publications)
  • Energy Storage Materials (3 publications)
  • Advanced Functional Materials (2 publications)

Selected recent papers by Kening Sun include:

  • "Nitrogen-Doped CoSe2 as a Bifunctional Catalyst for High Areal Capacity and Lean Electrolyte of Li-S Battery," 2020, ACS Energy Letters
  • "Intercalation Pseudocapacitive Zn2+ Storage with Hydrated Vanadium Dioxide toward Ultrahigh Rate Performance," 2020, Advanced Materials
  • "A Dual-Protective Artificial Interface for Stable Lithium Metal Anodes," 2021, Advanced Energy Materials
  • "Probing oxygen vacancy effect on oxygen reduction reaction of the NdBaCo2O5+δ cathode for solid oxide fuel cells," 2020, Journal of Power Sources
  • "MoS2/graphene heterostructure with facilitated Mg-diffusion kinetics for high-performance rechargeable magnesium batteries," 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal

Best Publications

  • Facile Synthesis of Anatase TiO2 Quantum-Dot/Graphene-Nanosheet Composites with Enhanced Electrochemical Performance for Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Runwei Mo;Zhengyu Lei;Kening Sun;David Rooney

  • 3D nitrogen-doped graphene foam with encapsulated germanium/nitrogen-doped graphene yolk-shell nanoarchitecture for high-performance flexible Li-ion battery

    Runwei Mo;David Rooney;Kening Sun;Hui Ying Yang

  • Two-dimensional MXene incorporated graphene oxide composite membrane with enhanced water purification performance

    Ting Liu;Ting Liu;Xiaoyan Liu;Nigel Graham;Wenzheng Yu;Wenzheng Yu

  • Heteroatom-Doped Mesoporous Hollow Carbon Spheres for Fast Sodium Storage with an Ultralong Cycle Life

    Dan Ni;Wang Sun;Zhenhua Wang;Yu Bai

  • Graphene-Co 3 O 4 nanocomposite as electrocatalyst with high performance for oxygen evolution reaction

    Yufei Zhao;Yufei Zhao;Shuangqiang Chen;Bing Sun;Dawei Su

  • Nitrogen-Doped CoSe2 as a Bifunctional Catalyst for High Areal Capacity and Lean Electrolyte of Li–S Battery

    Maoxu Wang;Lishuang Fan;Xun Sun;Bin Guan

  • Electrochemical characteristics of LSCF-SDC composite cathode for intermediate temperature SOFC

    Changjing Fu;Kening Sun;Naiqing Zhang;Xinbing Chen

  • Sponge‐Templated Preparation of High Surface Area Graphene with Ultrahigh Capacitive Deionization Performance

    Zhi-Yu Yang;Lin-Jian Jin;Guo-Qian Lu;Qing-Qing Xiao

  • Phosphorus Vacancies as Effective Polysulfide Promoter for High‐Energy‐Density Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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  • Intercalation Pseudocapacitive Zn2+ Storage with Hydrated Vanadium Dioxide toward Ultrahigh Rate Performance.

    Nannan Liu;Xian Wu;Lishuang Fan;Shan Gong

  • Catalytic Mechanism of Oxygen Vacancies in Perovskite Oxides for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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  • Enhanced rate performance of carbon-coated LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode material for lithium ion batteries

    Tongyong Yang;Naiqing Zhang;Ye Lang;Kening Sun

  • Heterostructured SnS-ZnS@C hollow nanoboxes embedded in graphene for high performance lithium and sodium ion batteries

    Yu Zhang;Pengxiang Wang;Yanyou Yin;Xinyu Zhang

  • Tuning the defects of the triple conducting oxide BaCo0.4Fe0.4Zr0.1Y0.1O3−δ perovskite toward enhanced cathode activity of protonic ceramic fuel cells

    Rongzheng Ren;Zhenhua Wang;Chunming Xu;Wang Sun

  • MoN Supported on Graphene as a Bifunctional Interlayer for Advanced Li-S Batteries

    Da Tian;Xueqin Song;Maoxu Wang;Xian Wu

  • pH-Controllable On-Demand Oil/Water Separation on the Switchable Superhydrophobic/Superhydrophilic and Underwater Low-Adhesive Superoleophobic Copper Mesh Film

    Zhongjun Cheng;Jingwen Wang;Hua Lai;Ying Du

  • Electrocatalysis in Lithium Sulfur Batteries under Lean Electrolyte Conditions

    Yuxiang Yang;Yiren Zhong;Qiuwei Shi;Zhenhua Wang

  • Ultrastrong Polyoxyzole Nanofiber Membranes for Dendrite-Proof and Heat-Resistant Battery Separators

    Xiaoming Hao;Jian Zhu;Xiong Jiang;Haitao Wu

  • From petal effect to lotus effect: a facile solution immersion process for the fabrication of super-hydrophobic surfaces with controlled adhesion

    Zhongjun Cheng;Ming Du;Hua Lai;Naiqing Zhang

  • Enhancing Polysulfide Confinement and Electrochemical Kinetics by Amorphous Cobalt Phosphide for Highly Efficient Lithium-Sulfur Batteries.

    Rui Sun;Yu Bai;Min Luo;Meixiu Qu

  • CoO nanoparticles embedded in three-dimensional nitrogen/sulfur co-doped carbon nanofiber networks as a bifunctional catalyst for oxygen reduction/evolution reactions

    Ting Liu;Yao-Fang Guo;Yi-Ming Yan;Fang Wang

  • Synthesis of MoS2 and MoO2 for their applications in H2 generation and lithium ion batteries: a review.

    Yufei Zhao;Yuxia Zhang;Zhiyu Yang;Yiming Yan

Frequent Co-Authors

Naiqing Zhang
Naiqing Zhang Harbin Institute of Technology
Wang Sun
Wang Sun Beijing Institute of Technology
David Rooney
David Rooney Queen's University Belfast
Lishuang Fan
Lishuang Fan Harbin Institute of Technology
Yufei Zhao
Yufei Zhao Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Zhongjun Cheng
Zhongjun Cheng Harbin Institute of Technology
Jia-Hu Ouyang
Jia-Hu Ouyang Harbin Institute of Technology
Wenzheng Yu
Wenzheng Yu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yu Zhou
Yu Zhou Harbin Institute of Technology
Nigel Graham
Nigel Graham Imperial College London

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