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Materials Science

D-Index
71
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18691
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4236
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Engineering and Technology

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71
Citations
18663
World Ranking
960
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179

Kuan Sun publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kuan Sun sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 150 publications — 27th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Kuan Sun D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kuan Sun sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 128 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 349 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 425 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 94 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 24 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kuan Sun is a researcher affiliated with Chongqing University in China, whose work primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research output includes a strong focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's publication record demonstrates engagement with topics such as Conducting Polymers and Applications, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics, Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films, Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, and Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices.

Kuan Sun has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • 18% Efficiency Organic Solar Cells, 2020, Science Bulletin
  • Simultaneous Interfacial Modification and Crystallization Control by Biguanide Hydrochloride for Stable Perovskite Solar Cells with PCE of 24.4%, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • Progress of the Key Materials for Organic Solar Cells, 2020, Science China Chemistry
  • Multifunctional Organic Ammonium Salt-Modified SnO2 Nanoparticles Toward Efficient and Stable Planar Perovskite Solar Cells, 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Bioinspired Fractal Design of Waste Biomass-Derived Solar-Thermal Materials for Highly Efficient Solar Evaporation, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials

The scientist frequently publishes in specific academic venues with notable contributions to:

  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Nano Energy

Kuan Sun collaborates with a number of frequent coauthors, including:

  • Shanshan Chen
  • Zhu Ma
  • Yujie Zheng
  • Zhuowei Du
  • Meng Li

This profile reflects Kuan Sun's research focus and scholarly network grounded in the interdisciplinary study and development of advanced materials and renewable energy technologies.

Best Publications

  • 18% Efficiency organic solar cells

    Qishi Liu;Qishi Liu;Yufan Jiang;Yufan Jiang;Ke Jin;Jianqiang Qin

  • Solution‐Processed Metallic Conducting Polymer Films as Transparent Electrode of Optoelectronic Devices

    Yijie Xia;Kuan Sun;Jianyong Ouyang

  • Review on application of PEDOTs and PEDOT:PSS in energy conversion and storage devices

    Kuan Sun;Kuan Sun;Shupeng Zhang;Shupeng Zhang;Pengcheng Li;Yijie Xia

  • A molecular nematic liquid crystalline material for high-performance organic photovoltaics

    Kuan Sun;Zeyun Xiao;Shirong Lu;Wojciech Zajaczkowski

  • Highly compact CsPbBr3 perovskite thin films decorated by ZnO nanoparticles for enhanced random lasing

    Cunlong Li;Zhigang Zang;Ceng Han;Zhiping Hu

  • Ferroelectricity of CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite

    Zhen Fan;Juanxiu Xiao;Kuan Sun;Lei Chen

  • Simultaneous Interfacial Modification and Crystallization Control by Biguanide Hydrochloride for Stable Perovskite Solar Cell with PCE of 24.4.

    Zhuang Xiong;Xiao Chen;Bo Zhang;George Omololu Odunmbaku

  • Defect passivation using ultrathin PTAA layers for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells with a high fill factor and eliminated hysteresis

    Ming Wang;Huaxin Wang;Wei Li;Xiaofei Hu

  • Machine learning-assisted molecular design and efficiency prediction for high-performance organic photovoltaic materials.

    Wenbo Sun;Yujie Zheng;Ke Yang;Qi Zhang

  • All-Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells with an Ordered Liquid Crystalline Donor

    Haiyan Chen;Haiyan Chen;Dingqin Hu;Qianguang Yang;Jie Gao

  • Perovskites for photovoltaics: a combined review of organic–inorganic halide perovskites and ferroelectric oxide perovskites

    Zhen Fan;Zhen Fan;Kuan Sun;John Wang

  • Highly conductive poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) films treated with an amphiphilic fluoro compound as the transparent electrode of polymer solar cells

    Yijie Xia;Kuan Sun;Jianyong Ouyang

  • Recent Development of Thermoelectric Polymers and Composites.

    Hongyan Yao;Zeng Fan;Hanlin Cheng;Xin Guan

  • 2D/3D perovskite hybrids as moisture-tolerant and efficient light absorbers for solar cells

    Chaoyan Ma;Chongqian Leng;Yixiong Ji;Xingzhan Wei

  • NH 4 Cl-Modified ZnO for High-Performance CsPbIBr 2 Perovskite Solar Cells via Low-Temperature Process

    Huaxin Wang;Siliang Cao;Bo Yang;Haiyun Li

  • Conducting polymer/carbon nanotube composite as counter electrode of dye-sensitized solar cells

    Benhu Fan;Xiaoguang Mei;Kuan Sun;Jianyong Ouyang

  • Transparent Conductive Oxide-Free Perovskite Solar Cells with PEDOT:PSS as Transparent Electrode

    Kuan Sun;Pengcheng Li;Yijie Xia;Jingjing Chang

  • Progress of the key materials for organic solar cells

    Yang Tong;Zuo Xiao;Xiaoyan Du;Chuantian Zuo

  • Stretchable and Conductive Polymer Films Prepared by Solution Blending

    Pengcheng Li;Kuan Sun;Jianyong Ouyang

  • Multifunctional organic ammonium salt-modified SnO2 nanoparticles toward efficient and stable planar perovskite solar cells

    Huan Bi;Xin Zuo;Baibai Liu;Dongmei He

  • Ferroelectricity of CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 Perovskite

    Zhen Fan;Juanxiu Xiao;Kuan Sun;Lei Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianyong Ouyang
Jianyong Ouyang National University of Singapore
Zhigang Zang
Zhigang Zang Chongqing University
Xiaosheng Tang
Xiaosheng Tang Chongqing University
David J. Jones
David J. Jones University of Melbourne
Liming Ding
Liming Ding National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China
Changduk Yang
Changduk Yang Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Andrew B. Holmes
Andrew B. Holmes University of Melbourne
Shangfeng Yang
Shangfeng Yang University of Science and Technology of China
Yongbo Yuan
Yongbo Yuan Central South University
Kaiyang Zeng
Kaiyang Zeng National University of Singapore

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