Cha Li

666 total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 472 citations indexed

About

Cha Li is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Cha Li has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 472 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 11 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 11 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Cha Li's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (12 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (9 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (4 papers). Cha Li is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (12 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (9 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (4 papers). Cha Li collaborates with scholars based in China, France and Poland. Cha Li's co-authors include Jiandong Pang, Feifan Lang, Hao Zhang, Xian‐He Bu, Ming Liu, Hongming Sun, Miao Du, Cheng‐Peng Li, Zhenhua Yan and Zhihong Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Cha Li

15 papers receiving 465 citations

Hit Papers

Recent progress in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) for el... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 50 100 150
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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. Recent progress in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) for electrocatalysis
    2023 198 citations Cha Li, Hao Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cha Li China 9 308 211 207 149 51 20 472
Fayan Li China 9 253 0.8× 200 0.9× 196 0.9× 132 0.9× 47 0.9× 14 463
Rahul Anil Borse China 13 324 1.1× 225 1.1× 243 1.2× 109 0.7× 62 1.2× 27 535
Xiangdong Xue China 12 486 1.6× 241 1.1× 399 1.9× 109 0.7× 41 0.8× 20 615
Zongrui Jiang China 5 290 0.9× 193 0.9× 188 0.9× 186 1.2× 17 0.3× 10 428
Yuyue Gao China 9 254 0.8× 234 1.1× 282 1.4× 187 1.3× 37 0.7× 17 542
Xianbiao Hou China 11 479 1.6× 342 1.6× 203 1.0× 112 0.8× 39 0.8× 17 607
Mingsen Xie China 11 350 1.1× 184 0.9× 364 1.8× 77 0.5× 57 1.1× 13 553
Zhentao Ma China 11 257 0.8× 203 1.0× 223 1.1× 67 0.4× 75 1.5× 21 475
Pu Zhang China 10 534 1.7× 193 0.9× 438 2.1× 147 1.0× 48 0.9× 21 626
Chunxia Mi China 6 561 1.8× 364 1.7× 436 2.1× 161 1.1× 83 1.6× 8 740

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cha Li

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Cha, Hao‐Li Zhang, Feifan Lang, et al.. (2025). Efficiently regulating the electrochromic behavior of naphthalene-diimide-based zirconium-organic frameworks through linker installation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1405–1405. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Cha, Zirun Chen, Chengxi Sun, et al.. (2025). Topology‐Tuned Structural Flexibility Toward Customized Piezofluorochromism in Stable Zirconium MOFs. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(52). e16124–e16124.
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Li, Cha, Zirun Chen, Chengxi Sun, et al.. (2025). Topology‐Tuned Structural Flexibility Toward Customized Piezofluorochromism in Stable Zirconium MOFs. Angewandte Chemie. 137(52).
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Lu, Jiayi, Xinyi Zhang, Damian Nieckarz, et al.. (2025). Constructing High-Entropy Molecular Networks on Metal Surfaces. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(37). 33597–33606.
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Li, Cha, Jinli Zhang, Yudong Lian, et al.. (2025). Multidirectional color palette of electrochromic metal–organic frameworks. National Science Review. 12(10). nwaf326–nwaf326.
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Li, Mei, Cha Li, Yawen Shi, et al.. (2025). Embedding Metallosalen Active Sites in Zr‐MOF for Enhanced Selective Syngas Production from CO 2 Photoreduction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(39). e202510810–e202510810. 3 indexed citations
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Xi, Xiao‐Juan, Zhenyu Ji, Feifan Lang, et al.. (2025). Transformation of 3D Polycatenated Framework to 2D Framework Promotes the Ethane‐Selective C2H6/C2H4 Separation†. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 43(22). 2892–2900. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Mei, Hao Zhang, Cha Li, et al.. (2025). Zirconium-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction. Precision Chemistry. 3(8). 424–450. 4 indexed citations
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Xi, Xiao‐Juan, Zhenyu Ji, Feifan Lang, et al.. (2024). Pore engineering in highly stable hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks for efficient CH4 purification. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154420–154420. 11 indexed citations
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Lang, Feifan, et al.. (2024). Synergistic Effects of MOFs and Noble Metals in Photocatalytic Reactions: Mechanisms and Applications. ChemPlusChem. 89(9). e202400158–e202400158. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Cha, Feifan Lang, Mei Li, et al.. (2024). Precisely Tuning Band Gaps of Hexabenzocoronene‐Based MOFs Toward Enhanced Photocatalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(6). e202418017–e202418017. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Cha, Feifan Lang, Mei Li, et al.. (2024). Precisely Tuning Band Gaps of Hexabenzocoronene‐Based MOFs Toward Enhanced Photocatalysis. Angewandte Chemie. 137(6). 8 indexed citations
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Li, Cha, Hao Zhang, Ming Liu, et al.. (2023). Recent progress in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) for electrocatalysis. 1(1). 9–38. 198 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Hongming, Cha Li, Yixuan Han, et al.. (2023). Directional electronic tuning of Ni nanoparticles by interfacial oxygen bridging of support for catalyzing alkaline hydrogen oxidation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(45). e2308035120–e2308035120. 23 indexed citations
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Sun, Hongming, Zhenhua Yan, Cai‐Ying Tian, et al.. (2022). Bixbyite-type Ln2O3 as promoters of metallic Ni for alkaline electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3857–3857. 154 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hao, et al.. (2022). The Advanced Synthesis of MOFs-Based Materials in Photocatalytic HER in Recent Three Years. Catalysts. 12(11). 1350–1350. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Cha, Mengmeng Wang, Liping Ren, & Hongming Sun. (2022). Promoting the formation of oxygen vacancies in ceria multishelled hollow microspheres by doping iron for enhanced ambient ammonia electrosynthesis. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 9(7). 1467–1473. 14 indexed citations
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Huang, Jie, Cha Li, Jing Chen, et al.. (2020). The bonding strength of polyamide-6 direct adhesion with anodized AA5754 aluminum alloy. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials. 35(11). 1852–1865. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Cha, et al.. (2004). Self-assembly of Ag∕SiOx spherules in triangular pattern on strained surface of primary particles. Applied Physics Letters. 85(16). 3570–3571. 9 indexed citations

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