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Kai Tang

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1976Rising activity
Plant Molecular Biology ResearchMass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismAnalytical Chemistry and ChromatographyIon-surface interactions and analysis

Publications

187

Citations

8,862

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

51

Publishing since 1976

Research summary
AI-generated

The publication record attributed to this name spans an unusually wide range of unrelated fields—including battery materials, plant biology, cancer research, photodetectors, and sediment dynamics—which suggests the data likely represents multiple different researchers sharing the same name rather than a single coherent research program. Because of this, it is not possible to reliably describe one focused area of expertise from the available bibliographic record. Prospective students should independently verify which specific publications and topics belong to this particular individual before drawing conclusions.

Name-sharing data ambiguity (multiple distinct fields represented)Materials chemistry and batteriesPlant molecular biologyAnalytical/mass spectrometry methodsBiomedical and photonics research

Publication counts have fluctuated moderately over the last decade (roughly 5-11 per year) without a clear sustained upward or downward trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.0/year recently
2017: 10 publications172018: 7 publications182019: 9 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 8 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 11 publications11242025: 8 publications252026: 5 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×7
  • Journal of Integrative Plant Biology×5
  • PLoS ONE×5
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×4
  • Stress Biology×3
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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