Can Li

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
156 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Can Li is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Can Li has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Materials Chemistry, 86 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 58 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Can Li's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (63 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (30 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (21 papers). Can Li is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (63 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (30 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (21 papers). Can Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Australia. Can Li's co-authors include Xinjuan Liu, Lengyuan Niu, Yinyan Gong, Changqing Sun, Yinyan Gong, Cheng Shen, Shiqing Xu, Changqing Sun, Baibai Liu and Shuo Yao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Communications and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Can Li

150 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

Continuous electroproduction of formate via CO2 reduction... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 2023 50 100 150
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. Continuous electroproduction of formate via CO2 reduction on local symmetry-broken single-atom catalysts
    2023 171 citations Juncai Dong, Yangyang Liu et al. Nature Communications profile →
  2. Electrosynthesis of chlorine from seawater-like solution through single-atom catalysts
    2023 161 citations Yangyang Liu, Can Li et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Can Li China 42 3.5k 3.1k 2.6k 1.1k 322 156 5.7k
Huiqin Wang China 45 3.7k 1.1× 3.7k 1.2× 1.8k 0.7× 630 0.6× 203 0.6× 124 5.2k
Caimei Fan China 45 4.7k 1.3× 4.0k 1.3× 2.3k 0.9× 716 0.7× 454 1.4× 210 6.2k
Yawen Wang China 40 3.6k 1.0× 3.0k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 343 0.3× 397 1.2× 143 4.9k
Xiaofang Li China 42 3.9k 1.1× 3.6k 1.2× 1.9k 0.7× 475 0.4× 269 0.8× 128 5.8k
Alexei V. Emeline Russia 40 3.8k 1.1× 3.4k 1.1× 1.5k 0.6× 359 0.3× 162 0.5× 142 5.7k
Wenjun Jiang China 36 4.0k 1.1× 3.4k 1.1× 1.9k 0.7× 363 0.3× 687 2.1× 109 5.7k
Yifan Zhang China 39 2.5k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 607 0.6× 189 0.6× 113 4.3k
Shengsen Zhang China 45 4.1k 1.2× 3.6k 1.1× 2.1k 0.8× 570 0.5× 184 0.6× 141 5.7k
Kai Pan China 52 6.5k 1.9× 6.0k 1.9× 3.3k 1.2× 922 0.9× 177 0.5× 213 9.1k
Kai Yang China 49 5.2k 1.5× 5.0k 1.6× 2.6k 1.0× 655 0.6× 426 1.3× 182 7.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Can Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Can Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Can Li. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Can Li. The network helps show where Can Li may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Can Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Can Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Can 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 Can Li. Can 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, Zheng, Rengui Li, Zhendong Feng, et al.. (2025). Modification of Pt co-catalyst on SrTiO3 with amorphous FeOx towards enhanced photocatalytic overall water splitting. Journal of Catalysis. 443. 115989–115989. 5 indexed citations
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Xu, Xiaojing, et al.. (2025). Stir-casting manufactured SiCp reinforced aluminum matrix composite with ultrahigh strength and excellent corrosion resistance: Matrix, microstructure and properties. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 37. 3563–3577. 3 indexed citations
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Ren, Jicun, et al.. (2025). Effects of solid solution and aging heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy welds. Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly. 65(1). 45–54. 1 indexed citations
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Dai, Lin, et al.. (2025). Dual Roles of High-Valence Mo Cation on the Enhanced Electrocatalytic OER Performance of Mixed Multimetal (FeCoNiZrMo) Compounds: Experiment and DFT Insights. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(40). 56099–56108. 1 indexed citations
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Su, Kaiyi, Haixia Liu, Shuai Zhou, et al.. (2025). Identifying the Role of Pt Active Species in CO‐Sensitive Photocatalytic H 2 Evolution. Angewandte Chemie. 137(33). 2 indexed citations
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Shen, K. Y., Y. Chen, Huanhuan Li, et al.. (2024). Designing of highly-efficient OER and ORR transition metal-nitrogen active centers with the aid of the revised d electron density. Applied Surface Science. 666. 160333–160333. 9 indexed citations
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Hao, Zhichao, et al.. (2024). Interfacial electric field optimization and co-catalyst free LaFeO3-based p-p-type homojunction for efficient PEC water splitting. Chemical Engineering Journal. 485. 149797–149797. 8 indexed citations
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Wei, Zidong, Xun Huang, Haohong Duan, et al.. (2024). Electrochemical synthesis in company with hydrogen production via renewable energy: Opportunities and challenges. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 58. 1–6. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Can, Wei Qiu, Daqiang Wu, et al.. (2024). Transcriptomics analysis reveals the effect of Pulsatilla decoction butanol extract on endoplasmic reticulum and peroxisome function of Candida albicans in hyphal state. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 337(Pt 1). 118826–118826. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ming, et al.. (2024). Facet junction engineering for enhanced SERS activity of Ag/Cu2O composite substrates. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 26(26). 18223–18232. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaohong, et al.. (2024). Fe-single-atom catalysts boosting electrochemiluminescence via bipolar electrode integrated with its peroxidase-like activity for bioanalysis. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 258. 116351–116351. 11 indexed citations
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Chen, Miaogen, et al.. (2023). Designing the major active site of Cu atom for OER via a composite electrocatalyst of Agx@HEO: Experiment and theory. Chemical Engineering Journal. 480. 148122–148122. 21 indexed citations
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Dong, Juncai, Yangyang Liu, Jiajing Pei, et al.. (2023). Continuous electroproduction of formate via CO2 reduction on local symmetry-broken single-atom catalysts. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6849–6849. 171 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Yangyang, Can Li, Chun Hui Tan, et al.. (2023). Electrosynthesis of chlorine from seawater-like solution through single-atom catalysts. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2475–2475. 161 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zu, Lianhai, Xingyue Qian, Shenlong Zhao, et al.. (2022). Self-Assembly of Ir-Based Nanosheets with Ordered Interlayer Space for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(5). 2208–2217. 186 indexed citations
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Li, Can, et al.. (2014). The effects of chemical bonding on the topological property of half- Heusler compounds: First principle calculation. Computational Condensed Matter. 1. 8–13. 2 indexed citations

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