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Yudi Kuang 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 Yudi Kuang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 71 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yudi Kuang 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 Yudi Kuang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 27th percentile

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

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Yudi Kuang is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas primarily within engineering and materials science, focusing particularly on biomedical engineering and biomaterials.

The main fields of study for Yudi Kuang include:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science

Within these broader areas, their subfields of study encompass:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomaterials
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Polymers and Plastics

Kuang's work frequently addresses the following research topics:

  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Structure-property-function relationships of natural and engineered wood," published in 2020 in Nature Reviews Materials
  • "MXene-Based Conductive Organohydrogels with Long-Term Environmental Stability and Multifunctionality," published in 2020 in Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Electrostatic self-assembly enabled flexible paper-based humidity sensor with high sensitivity and superior durability," published in 2020 in Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Highly Elastic Hydrated Cellulosic Materials with Durable Compressibility and Tunable Conductivity," published in 2020 in ACS Nano
  • "Cellulose Nanofiber/Carbon Nanotube Dual Network-Enabled Humidity Sensor with High Sensitivity and Durability," published in 2020 in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Frequent publication venues for Kuang's work include:

  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Energy Storage Materials
  • Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry B
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Key collaborators in Kuang's research include:

  • Jingjing Diao
  • Naru Zhao
  • Qiji Lu
  • Chaoji Chen
  • Penghui Zhu

Yudi Kuang's scientific output reflects an interdisciplinary approach, integrating materials science with engineering principles in biomedical contexts and sensor technologies. This body of work involves both fundamental studies of advanced materials such as cellulose-based composites and applied research into functional devices like humidity sensors and energy harvesting materials.

Best Publications

  • Processing bulk natural wood into a high-performance structural material

    Jianwei Song;Chaoji Chen;Shuze Zhu;Mingwei Zhu

  • Challenges and Opportunities for Solar Evaporation

    Chaoji Chen;Yudi Kuang;Liangbing Hu

  • Structure-property-function relationships of natural and engineered wood

    Chaoji Chen;Yudi Kuang;Shuze Zhu;Ingo Burgert;Ingo Burgert

  • A High-Performance Self-Regenerating Solar Evaporator for Continuous Water Desalination

    Yudi Kuang;Chaoji Chen;Shuaiming He;Emily M. Hitz

  • Highly Flexible and Efficient Solar Steam Generation Device

    Chaoji Chen;Chaoji Chen;Yiju Li;Jianwei Song;Zhi Yang

  • Thick Electrode Batteries: Principles, Opportunities, and Challenges

    Yudi Kuang;Chaoji Chen;Dylan Kirsch;Liangbing Hu

  • Nature-inspired salt resistant bimodal porous solar evaporator for efficient and stable water desalination

    Shuaiming He;Chaoji Chen;Yudi Kuang;Ruiyu Mi

  • A Clear, Strong, and Thermally Insulated Transparent Wood for Energy Efficient Windows

    Ruiyu Mi;Tian Li;Daniel Dalgo;Chaoji Chen

  • Muscle‐Inspired Highly Anisotropic, Strong, Ion‐Conductive Hydrogels

    Weiqing Kong;Chengwei Wang;Chao Jia;Yudi Kuang

  • Highly Compressible, Anisotropic Aerogel with Aligned Cellulose Nanofibers.

    Jianwei Song;Chaoji Chen;Zhi Yang;Yudi Kuang

  • Rich Mesostructures Derived from Natural Woods for Solar Steam Generation

    Chao Jia;Yiju Li;Zhi Yang;Guang Chen

  • Graphene oxide-based evaporator with one-dimensional water transport enabling high-efficiency solar desalination

    Yiju Li;Tingting Gao;Zhi Yang;Chaoji Chen

  • Lightweight, Mesoporous, and Highly Absorptive All-Nanofiber Aerogel for Efficient Solar Steam Generation

    Feng Jiang;He Liu;Yiju Li;Yudi Kuang

  • Lignin as a Wood‐Inspired Binder Enabled Strong, Water Stable, and Biodegradable Paper for Plastic Replacement

    Bo Jiang;Chaoji Chen;Zhiqiang Liang;Shuaiming He

  • High-Performance Solar Steam Device with Layered Channels: Artificial Tree with a Reversed Design

    He Liu;Chaoji Chen;Guang Chen;Yudi Kuang

  • Scalable and Sustainable Approach toward Highly Compressible, Anisotropic, Lamellar Carbon Sponge

    Chaoji Chen;Chaoji Chen;Jianwei Song;Shuze Zhu;Yiju Li

  • MXene-Based Conductive Organohydrogels with Long-Term Environmental Stability and Multifunctionality

    Yuan Wei;Lijing Xiang;Huajie Ou;Fang Li

  • Highly Conductive, Lightweight, Low‐Tortuosity Carbon Frameworks as Ultrathick 3D Current Collectors

    Chaoji Chen;Chaoji Chen;Ying Zhang;Yiju Li;Yudi Kuang

  • Super-Strong, Super-Stiff Macrofibers with Aligned, Long Bacterial Cellulose Nanofibers

    Sha Wang;Feng Jiang;Xu Xu;Yudi Kuang

  • 3D Wettable Framework for Dendrite-Free Alkali Metal Anodes

    Ying Zhang;Chengwei Wang;Glenn Pastel;Yudi Kuang

Frequent Co-Authors

Liangbing Hu
Liangbing Hu Yale University
Chaoji Chen
Chaoji Chen Wuhan University
Jianwei Song
Jianwei Song Xi'an Jiaotong University
Yiju Li
Yiju Li Southern University of Science and Technology
Emily Hitz
Emily Hitz University of Maryland, College Park
Feng Jiang
Feng Jiang University of British Columbia
Glenn Pastel
Glenn Pastel United States Army Research Laboratory
Boyang Liu
Boyang Liu Shanghai Maritime University
Shuaiming He
Shuaiming He University of Maryland, College Park
Yonggang Yao
Yonggang Yao Huazhong University of Science and Technology

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