Ao Li

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Ao Li is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ao Li has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Materials Chemistry, 13 papers in Organic Chemistry and 11 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ao Li's work include Radioactive element chemistry and processing (7 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (6 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (4 papers). Ao Li is often cited by papers focused on Radioactive element chemistry and processing (7 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (6 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (4 papers). Ao Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Ao Li's co-authors include Shuao Wang, Xin‐Hui Zhou, Tao Yang, Hailong Zhang, Liang Li, Wei Huang, Honghui Li, Claudia Turró, Jeremy J. Kodanko and Fuwan Zhai and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Ao Li

31 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Three Mechanisms in One Material: Uranium Capture by a Po... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 2023 100 200 300 400
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. Three Mechanisms in One Material: Uranium Capture by a Polyoxometalate–Organic Framework through Combined Complexation, Chemical Reduction, and Photocatalytic Reduction
    2019 421 citations Hailong Zhang, Wei Liu et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  2. Ultrafiltration separation of Am(VI)-polyoxometalate from lanthanides
    2023 188 citations Hailong Zhang, Ao Li et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ao Li China 13 997 962 240 233 206 33 1.5k
Cai‐Xia Yu China 20 876 0.9× 690 0.7× 125 0.5× 163 0.7× 131 0.6× 38 1.2k
Sumanta Let India 17 848 0.9× 826 0.9× 94 0.4× 232 1.0× 124 0.6× 25 1.2k
Ahmet Atilgan United States 20 907 0.9× 1.0k 1.1× 66 0.3× 104 0.4× 202 1.0× 28 1.5k
Riki J. Drout United States 19 1.4k 1.4× 1.1k 1.2× 110 0.5× 113 0.5× 107 0.5× 24 1.9k
Rosaria Bruno Italy 18 830 0.8× 663 0.7× 79 0.3× 106 0.5× 141 0.7× 36 1.3k
Guojian Ren China 20 1.2k 1.2× 1.2k 1.2× 53 0.2× 312 1.3× 214 1.0× 50 1.6k
Ran Bu China 22 661 0.7× 863 0.9× 64 0.3× 236 1.0× 140 0.7× 38 1.4k
Ka-Kit Yee Hong Kong 9 791 0.8× 677 0.7× 75 0.3× 111 0.5× 93 0.5× 9 1.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ao Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ao Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ao Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ao 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 Ao Li. Ao Li is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Ao, Jun Xu, Dezhong Xu, et al.. (2025). Multilayered cellulose nanofiber/MXene-based dual-mode sensor for monitoring sleep quality and respiratory disorders. Chemical Engineering Journal. 514. 163426–163426. 3 indexed citations
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Dang, Zhi, et al.. (2025). Coral reef-inspired hierarchical channel electrolyte: LATP framework-ZrO₂ triggering activation of amorphous fast-ion channels in PVDF-HFP. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 700(Pt 3). 138607–138607.
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Jia, Qingchao, Wenzhi Wang, Hujun Zhang, et al.. (2024). Creating Single‐Crystalline β‐CaSiO3 for High‐Performance Electronic Packaging Substrate. Advanced Materials. 37(7). e2414156–e2414156. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hailong, Ao Li, Kai Li, et al.. (2023). Ultrafiltration separation of Am(VI)-polyoxometalate from lanthanides. Nature. 616(7957). 482–487. 188 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Ao, et al.. (2023). Dinitro-5,5-Dimethylhydantoin: An Arene Nitration Reagent. Organic Letters. 25(25). 4605–4609. 16 indexed citations
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Song, Yiting, Ao Li, Pengju Li, et al.. (2022). Unassisted Uranyl Photoreduction and Separation in a Donor–Acceptor Covalent Organic Framework. Chemistry of Materials. 34(6). 2771–2778. 71 indexed citations
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Zhang, Dezhi, et al.. (2022). Research on the Reflection Characteristics of the Shock Wave Boundary in the Numerical Simulation of Underwater Explosion. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2271(1). 12030–12030. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Mitang, Ao Li, Xiaowei Zhang, et al.. (2021). Tailoring effect of Y2O3 on water resistance of Na2O–ZnO–Al2O3–B2O3 glasses. Journal of Rare Earths. 40(8). 1316–1322. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Ao, Mantong Zhao, Fawen Yin, et al.. (2020). Antioxidant effects of gallic acid alkyl esters of various chain lengths in oyster during frying process. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 56(6). 2938–2945. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Yaxing, Shu‐Xian Hu, Liwei Cheng, et al.. (2020). Stabilization of Plutonium(V) Within a Crown Ether Inclusion Complex. CCS Chemistry. 2(4). 425–431. 42 indexed citations
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Chen, Yi, Mao Shu, Wenwen Zhao, et al.. (2019). AuCl3‐Catalyzed Ring‐Closing Carbonyl–Olefin Metathesis. Chemistry - A European Journal. 26(9). 1941–1946. 31 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hailong, Wei Liu, Ao Li, et al.. (2019). Three Mechanisms in One Material: Uranium Capture by a Polyoxometalate–Organic Framework through Combined Complexation, Chemical Reduction, and Photocatalytic Reduction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(45). 16110–16114. 421 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Hailong, Wei Liu, Ao Li, et al.. (2019). Three Mechanisms in One Material: Uranium Capture by a Polyoxometalate–Organic Framework through Combined Complexation, Chemical Reduction, and Photocatalytic Reduction. Angewandte Chemie. 131(45). 16256–16260. 34 indexed citations
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Li, Ao, Jessica K. White, Karan Arora, et al.. (2015). Selective Release of Aromatic Heterocycles from Ruthenium Tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine with Visible Light. Inorganic Chemistry. 55(1). 10–12. 30 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xin‐Hui, Liang Li, Ao Li, Tao Yang, & Wei Huang. (2014). Three-dimensional lanthanide metal–organic frameworks with the fluorene-based carboxylate ligands: Syntheses, structures, and properties. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 413. 38–44. 7 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xin‐Hui, Liang Li, Honghui Li, et al.. (2013). A flexible Eu(iii)-based metal–organic framework: turn-off luminescent sensor for the detection of Fe(iii) and picric acid. Dalton Transactions. 42(34). 12403–12403. 338 indexed citations

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