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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 54 8808 8507 2157 2000 335 12942

Kunlun Hong publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kunlun Hong between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kunlun Hong published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 12 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2018. 20 of the 372 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2018. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 28 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 31 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 7 publications
1995 2025

372 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kunlun Hong: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 3
1997 0
1998 0
1999 3
2000 2
2001 3
2002 5
2003 1
2004 4
2005 7
2006 6
2007 6
2008 11
2009 12
2010 13
2011 25
2012 28
2013 16
2014 15
2015 15
2016 25
2017 27
2018 31
2019 25
2020 19
2021 23
2022 9
2023 16
2024 13
2025 7
Total 372
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Kunlun Hong 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 Kunlun Hong sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 330–349 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 335 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477 335
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Kunlun Hong 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 Kunlun Hong sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 54–55 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621 54
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Kunlun Hong is affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States, where they focus on research in materials science and engineering. Their work spans a variety of key subfields including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, polymers and plastics, organic chemistry, and biomedical engineering.

Their research topics cover a diverse range of areas within polymer science and materials engineering. Notable topics include:

  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Polymer crystallization and properties
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Conducting polymers and applications

Kunlun Hong has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, with many publications appearing in prominent journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Macromolecules
  • Polymer
  • ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Some selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Kunlun Hong are:

  • "High-throughput and high-performance lithium-ion batteries via dry processing" (2023), Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Deuteration and Polymers: Rich History with Great Potential" (2021), Macromolecules
  • "Chain flexibility and glass transition temperatures of poly(n-alkyl (meth)acrylate)s: Implications of tacticity and chain dynamics" (2020), Polymer
  • "Decoupling Poly(3-alkylthiophenes)' Backbone and Side-Chain Conformation by Selective Deuteration and Neutron Scattering" (2020), Macromolecules
  • "Effect of Polymer Topology on Microstructure, Segmental Dynamics, and Ionic Conductivity in PEO/PMMA-Based Solid Polymer Electrolytes" (2021), ACS Applied Polymer Materials

The scientist often collaborates with other researchers, and frequent coauthors include:

  • Tianyu Li
  • Yangyang Wang
  • Changwoo Do
  • Jimmy W. Mays
  • Xiaodan Gu

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of a Large‐Scale Highly Ordered Porous Carbon Film by Self‐Assembly of Block Copolymers

    Chengdu Liang;Kunlun Hong;Georges A. Guiochon;Jimmy W. Mays

  • Anomalous high ionic conductivity of nanoporous β-Li3PS4

    Zengcai Liu;Wujun Fu;E Andrew Payzant;Xiang Yu

  • Rationally tuned micropores within enantiopure metal-organic frameworks for highly selective separation of acetylene and ethylene

    Sheng Chang Xiang;Zhangjing Zhang;Cong Gui Zhao;Kunlun Hong

  • Surface Interactions and Quantum Kinetic Molecular Sieving for H2 and D2 Adsorption on a Mixed Metal−Organic Framework Material

    Banglin Chen;Xuebo Zhao;Apipong Putkham;Kunlun Hong

  • Hierarchical nanomorphologies promote exciton dissociation in polymer/fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells.

    Wei Chen;Tao Xu;Feng He;Wei Wang

  • Interplay of Metalloligand and Organic Ligand to Tune Micropores within Isostructural Mixed-Metal Organic Frameworks (M′MOFs) for Their Highly Selective Separation of Chiral and Achiral Small Molecules

    Madhab C. Das;Qunsheng Guo;Yabing He;Jaheon Kim

  • Recent advances in thermoplastic elastomers from living polymerizations: Macromolecular architectures and supramolecular chemistry

    Weiyu Wang;Weiyu Wang;Weiyu Wang;Wei Lu;Andrew Goodwin;Huiqun Wang

  • Synthesis of Block Copolymers of Styrene and Methyl Methacrylate by Conventional Free Radical Polymerization in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids

    Hongwei Zhang;Kunlun Hong;Jimmy W. Mays

  • The isotopic effects of deuteration on optoelectronic properties of conducting polymers

    Ming Shao;Jong Keum;Jihua Chen;Youjun He

  • Conventional free radical polymerization in room temperature ionic liquids: a green approach to commodity polymers with practical advantages.

    Kunlun Hong;Kunlun Hong;Hongwei Zhang;Jimmy W. Mays;Jimmy W. Mays;Jimmy W. Mays;Ann E. Visser

  • Decoupling of ionic transport from segmental relaxation in polymer electrolytes.

    Yangyang Wang;Alexander L. Agapov;Alexander L. Agapov;Fei Fan;Kunlun Hong

  • Lysozyme protein solution with an intermediate range order structure.

    Yun Liu;Yun Liu;Lionel Porcar;Jinhong Chen;Wei-Ren Chen

  • Formation of the Dynamic Clusters in Concentrated Lysozyme Protein Solutions

    Lionel Porcar;Peter Falus;Wei-Ren Chen;Antonio Faraone;Antonio Faraone

  • Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Analysis of Bottlebrush Polymers Prepared via Grafting-Through Polymerization

    Stacy L. Pesek;Xianyu Li;Boualem Hammouda;Kunlun Hong

  • Examination of the fundamental relation between ionic transport and segmental relaxation in polymer electrolytes

    Yangyang Wang;Fei Fan;Alexander L. Agapov;Tomonori Saito

  • Magnetic iron oxide–fluorescent carbon dots integrated nanoparticles for dual-modal imaging, near-infrared light-responsive drug carrier and photothermal therapy

    Hui Wang;Jing Shen;Yingyu Li;Zengyan Wei

  • Bicontinuous structured liquids with sub-micrometre domains using nanoparticle surfactants

    Caili Huang;Joe Forth;Weiyu Wang;Kunlun Hong

  • Paramagnetic Properties of Metal-Free Boron-Doped Graphene Quantum Dots and Their Application for Safe Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Hui Wang;Richard Revia;Kui Wang;Rajeev J. Kant

  • One-pot melamine derived nitrogen doped magnetic carbon nanoadsorbents with enhanced chromium removal

    Yonghai Cao;Yonghai Cao;Jiangnan Huang;Jiangnan Huang;Yuhang Li;Song Qiu

  • High-Performance Field-Effect Transistors Based on Polystyrene-b-Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Diblock Copolymers

    Xiang Yu;Kai Xiao;Jihua Chen;Nickolay V Lavrik

  • Observation of the Formation of the Dynamic Clusters in Concentrated Lysozyme Protein Solutions

    Wei-Ren Chen;Yun Liu;L. Porcar;Peter Falus

Frequent Co-Authors

Jimmy W. Mays
Jimmy W. Mays University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Yun Liu
Yun Liu National Institute of Standards and Technology
Bobby G. Sumpter
Bobby G. Sumpter Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Lionel Porcar
Lionel Porcar Institut Laue-Langevin
Jihua Chen
Jihua Chen Oak Ridge National Laboratory
An-Ping Li
An-Ping Li Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jong K. Keum
Jong K. Keum Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Kai Xiao
Kai Xiao Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Apostolos Avgeropoulos
Apostolos Avgeropoulos University of Ioannina
Samuel P. Gido
Samuel P. Gido University of Massachusetts Amherst

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