Aigen Li

13.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
128 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Aigen Li is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Aigen Li has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 17 papers in Spectroscopy and 16 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Aigen Li's work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (108 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (79 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (53 papers). Aigen Li is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (108 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (79 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (53 papers). Aigen Li collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Netherlands. Aigen Li's co-authors include B. T. Draine, J. Mayo Greenberg, J. D. Smith, Biwei Jiang, G. J. Bendo, Daniel A. Dale, Daniela Calzetti, E. J. Murphy, G. Hélou and Karl D. Gordon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Aigen Li

120 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

Infrared Emission from Interstellar Dust. IV. The Silicat... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2007 2001 2007 2007 250 500 750 1000
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Infrared Emission from Interstellar Dust. IV. The Silicate‐Graphite‐PAH Model in the Post‐SpitzerEra
    2007 1.1k citations B. T. Draine, Aigen Li The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  2. Infrared Emission from Interstellar Dust. II. The Diffuse Interstellar Medium
    2001 812 citations Aigen Li, B. T. Draine The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  3. The Mid‐Infrared Spectrum of Star‐forming Galaxies: Global Properties of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emission
    2007 557 citations J. D. Smith, B. T. Draine et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  4. Dust Masses, PAH Abundances, and Starlight Intensities in the SINGS Galaxy Sample
    2007 548 citations B. T. Draine, J. D. Smith et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Aigen Li United States 30 5.2k 752 654 479 464 128 5.4k
Sun Kwok Canada 38 5.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.4× 821 1.3× 350 0.7× 566 1.2× 250 5.5k
L. Decin Belgium 38 4.1k 0.8× 802 1.1× 784 1.2× 713 1.5× 374 0.8× 219 4.5k
A. M. Heras Spain 19 3.7k 0.7× 485 0.6× 931 1.4× 544 1.1× 567 1.2× 48 4.1k
Karl D. Gordon United States 48 8.0k 1.5× 1.9k 2.5× 441 0.7× 367 0.8× 336 0.7× 205 8.2k
J. Bouwman Germany 43 4.7k 0.9× 386 0.5× 1.4k 2.2× 457 1.0× 265 0.6× 116 5.0k
D. Bohlender Canada 33 3.4k 0.7× 638 0.8× 358 0.5× 212 0.4× 492 1.1× 116 3.7k
Kenneth H. Hinkle United States 31 2.9k 0.6× 732 1.0× 724 1.1× 517 1.1× 682 1.5× 134 3.5k
K. Sellgren United States 29 3.0k 0.6× 515 0.7× 683 1.0× 414 0.9× 478 1.0× 82 3.2k
A. J. Adamson United States 29 3.1k 0.6× 509 0.7× 673 1.0× 501 1.0× 450 1.0× 103 3.3k
G. A. H. Walker Canada 36 4.4k 0.8× 1.3k 1.7× 470 0.7× 334 0.7× 902 1.9× 189 4.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aigen Li

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hu, Xiaoyi, et al.. (2025). Gas-phase Oxygenation and Sulfurization Processes of Fullerene Cations. The Astrophysical Journal. 981(2). 193–193.
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Yang, Bin, Michael S. P. Kelley, Silvia Protopapa, et al.. (2025). Optical and Near-infrared Spectroscopy of the Outbursting Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks. The Astrophysical Journal. 989(2). 146–146. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Xuejuan & Aigen Li. (2025). Deuterated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Interstellar Medium: Constraints from the Orion Bar as Observed by the James Webb Space Telescope. The Astrophysical Journal. 983(2). 136–136. 1 indexed citations
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Lyu, Jianwei, Xuejuan Yang, Aigen Li, et al.. (2025). Unveiling the Aromatic and Aliphatic Universe at Redshifts z ∼ 0.2–0.5 with JWST NIRCam/WFSS. The Astrophysical Journal. 986(2). 156–156. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Aigen, et al.. (2024). Infrared Emission of Specific Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Molecules: Cyanonaphthalenes. The Astrophysical Journal. 961(1). 107–107. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Xuejuan, et al.. (2023). The 2175 Å interstellar extinction bump: is the wavelength variable?. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 525(1). 983–993. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Xuejuan & Aigen Li. (2023). Deuterated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Interstellar Medium: The Aliphatic C–D Band Strengths. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 268(1). 12–12. 9 indexed citations
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Yang, Xuejuan & Aigen Li. (2023). Aliphatics and Aromatics in the Universe: The Pre-JWST Era. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 268(2). 50–50. 6 indexed citations
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Ho, Luis C., et al.. (2022). Evidence That Shocks Destroy Small PAH Molecules in Low-luminosity Active Galactic Nuclei. The Astrophysical Journal. 939(1). 22–22. 11 indexed citations
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Yang, Bin, Aigen Li, Martin Cordiner, et al.. (2021). Compact pebbles and the evolution of volatiles in the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov. Nature Astronomy. 5(6). 586–593. 21 indexed citations
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Yang, Bin, Aigen Li, Martin Cordiner, et al.. (2021). Author Correction: Compact pebbles and the evolution of volatiles in the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov. Nature Astronomy. 5(8). 847–847. 2 indexed citations
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Draine, B. T., Aigen Li, Brandon S. Hensley, et al.. (2021). Excitation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emission: Dependence on Size Distribution, Ionization, and Starlight Spectrum and Intensity. The Astrophysical Journal. 917(1). 3–3. 59 indexed citations
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Alexeeva, Sofya, et al.. (2021). Author Correction: Spectroscopic evidence for a large spot on the dimming Betelgeuse. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5252–5252.
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Alexeeva, Sofya, et al.. (2021). Spectroscopic evidence for a large spot on the dimming Betelgeuse. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4719–4719. 4 indexed citations
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Xie, Yanxia, Luis C. Ho, Aigen Li, & J. Shangguan. (2018). The Widespread Presence of Nanometer-size Dust Grains in the Interstellar Medium of Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 867(2). 91–91. 13 indexed citations
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Telesco, C. M., Thiem Hoang, Aigen Li, et al.. (2017). Detection of Polarized Infrared Emission by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the MWC 1080 Nebula. The Astrophysical Journal. 844(1). 6–6. 8 indexed citations
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Xie, Yanxia, Aigen Li, & Lei Hao. (2017). SILICATE DUST IN ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 228(1). 6–6. 21 indexed citations
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Yang, Xuejuan, Aigen Li, Rainer Glaser, & Jianxin Zhong. (2017). Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons with Aliphatic Sidegroups: Intensity Scaling for the C–H Stretching Modes and Astrophysical Implications. The Astrophysical Journal. 837(2). 171–171. 17 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ke, Biwei Jiang, & Aigen Li. (2006). The 21 micron feature in the circumstellar envelopes around highly evolved stars. 24(1). 43–53. 1 indexed citations

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