Aimin Li

18.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
395 papers, 15.8k citations indexed

About

Aimin Li is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Aimin Li has authored 395 papers receiving a total of 15.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 154 papers in Water Science and Technology, 104 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 85 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Aimin Li's work include Water Treatment and Disinfection (75 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (66 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (54 papers). Aimin Li is often cited by papers focused on Water Treatment and Disinfection (75 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (66 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (54 papers). Aimin Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Switzerland. Aimin Li's co-authors include Hu Yang, Fuqiang Liu, Chao Long, Quanxing Zhang, Peng Shi, Chendong Shuang, Wentao Li, Rongshi Cheng, Mu Huang and Zhen Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Aimin Li

388 papers receiving 15.6k citations

Hit Papers

A review on chitosan-base... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. A review on chitosan-based flocculants and their applications in water treatment
    2016 614 citations Aimin Li et al. Water Research profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Aimin Li 6.8k 3.4k 3.2k 2.7k 2.7k 395 15.8k
Chunping Yang 5.6k 0.8× 4.0k 1.2× 2.9k 0.9× 3.8k 1.4× 4.4k 1.7× 241 16.7k
J. Rivera‐Utrilla 8.1k 1.2× 4.4k 1.3× 2.7k 0.9× 3.2k 1.2× 3.2k 1.2× 188 15.4k
Xin Li 4.9k 0.7× 2.9k 0.9× 2.5k 0.8× 2.5k 0.9× 2.1k 0.8× 307 12.6k
Dongsheng Wang 9.1k 1.3× 2.6k 0.8× 3.1k 1.0× 2.6k 1.0× 2.6k 1.0× 367 15.9k
Lu Lv 6.6k 1.0× 4.9k 1.4× 3.1k 1.0× 2.3k 0.9× 1.4k 0.5× 207 14.7k
Yujue Wang 6.1k 0.9× 2.6k 0.8× 3.4k 1.1× 4.0k 1.5× 2.3k 0.9× 273 14.1k
J. Paul Chen 9.2k 1.4× 3.6k 1.1× 3.5k 1.1× 1.5k 0.6× 3.1k 1.1× 246 17.5k
Ming Zhang 5.8k 0.9× 3.0k 0.9× 2.8k 0.9× 1.5k 0.6× 5.1k 1.9× 264 16.2k
Chin‐Pao Huang 7.5k 1.1× 4.6k 1.3× 3.6k 1.1× 5.6k 2.1× 2.4k 0.9× 325 17.3k
Pingxiao Wu 4.3k 0.6× 2.7k 0.8× 2.6k 0.8× 3.0k 1.1× 1.8k 0.7× 259 10.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Aimin Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aimin Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Aimin Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Aimin Li based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Aimin Li. Aimin Li is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Yang, Hong‐Yu, Aimin Li, Chenggang Wang, et al.. (2025). Excellent high-temperature friction and wear resistance of high–Cr die steels by trace in–situ nano-ceramics. Ceramics International. 51(14). 18540–18552. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Changqing, et al.. (2024). Breaking scaling relation of single-atom site via energy storage-release effect from adjacent carbon vacancy for low-temperature-resistant Fenton-like catalysis. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 358. 124409–124409. 9 indexed citations
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Hou, Zhiang, et al.. (2024). Bi atom sharing Co-Bi2O2CO3/BiOI S-scheme induced singlet oxygen-dominated photocatalytic oxidation system. Chemical Engineering Journal. 502. 157963–157963. 8 indexed citations
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Zheng, Haiyang, et al.. (2024). Lewis acid-rich SrFexTi1−xO3/TiO2 to enhance the photocatalytic reduction of nitrate to N2. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 473. 134634–134634. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yangyang, Min Hu, & Aimin Li. (2024). Review of the Occurrence of Herbicides in Environmental Waters of Taihu Lake Basin and Its Potential Impact on Submerged Plants. Water. 16(5). 726–726. 2 indexed citations
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Hou, Zhiang, Yixuan Zhang, Hao Chen, et al.. (2024). Phosphorization of α‐Fe2O3 Boosts Active Hydrogen Mediated Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia. Small. 20(50). e2406424–e2406424. 11 indexed citations
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Chen, Hao, et al.. (2024). Selective removal of phenolic contaminants for carbon recycling by activated persulfate based on oxidative polymerization mechanism. Chemical Engineering Journal. 487. 150214–150214. 7 indexed citations
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Jiang, Lu, Wenzhe Wei, Maoyong Song, et al.. (2023). Comparative cytotoxicity analyses of disinfection byproducts in drinking water using dimensionless parameter scaling method: Effect of halogen substitution type and number. Water Research. 240. 120087–120087. 13 indexed citations
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Du, Zhiling, et al.. (2023). Boosting dissolved oxygen utilization by oriented electron transfer on dual-site S-scheme heterojunction for low-H2O2-consumption photo-fenton reaction. Chemical Engineering Journal. 462. 142146–142146. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Hao, et al.. (2023). Single-atomic ruthenium coupling with NiFe layered double hydroxide in-situ growth on BiVO4 photoanode for boosting photoelectrochemical water splitting. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 340. 123269–123269. 46 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tianbao, Yong Yao, Jing‐Hao Qin, et al.. (2023). Polyhaloalkanes as the C1 source: radical-mediated migratory carbonylation of alkenes with polyhaloalkanes toward α,β-unsaturated carbonyls. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 10(18). 4670–4678. 5 indexed citations
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Cao, Jingjing, Yuheng Lin, Wei Jiang, et al.. (2022). Mechanism of the Significant Acceleration of Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycolysis by Defective Ultrathin ZnO Nanosheets with Heteroatom Doping. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 10(17). 5476–5488. 40 indexed citations
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Cao, Jingjing, Yunlong Xu, Wei Jiang, et al.. (2021). Oriented Assembly of Anisotropic Nanosheets into Ultrathin Flowerlike Superstructures for Energy Storage. ACS Nano. 15(2). 2707–2718. 37 indexed citations
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Wu, Yun, Wenzhe Wei, Yang Pan, et al.. (2021). Comparative Toxicity Analyses from Different Endpoints: Are New Cyclic Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs) More Toxic than Common Aliphatic DBPs?. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(1). 194–207. 81 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yan‐Kai, et al.. (2020). Efficient Synthesis of Lactide with Low Racemization Catalyzed by Sodium Bicarbonate and Zinc Lactate. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8(7). 2865–2873. 29 indexed citations
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