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D-Index
54
Citations
12942
World Ranking
8808
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2157

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.

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50 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.

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.

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40 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.

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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