Chen Li

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
108 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Chen Li is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Chen Li has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 52 papers in Materials Chemistry and 46 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Chen Li's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (40 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (20 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (19 papers). Chen Li is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (40 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (20 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (19 papers). Chen Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Chen Li's co-authors include Yiyong Mai, Cheng Yang, Peidong Sun, Qian Li, Yusuke Yamauchi, Dan Hou, Yunxing Li, Yusuf Valentino Kaneti, Luoxing Xiang and Xingtao Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Chen Li

101 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Self-assembly of block copolymers towards mesoporous materials for energy storage and conversion systems

2020 406 citations Chen Li, Qian Li et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
Two‐Dimensional MXene‐Polymer Heterostructure with Ordered In‐Plane Mesochannels for High‐Performance Capacitive Deionization

2021 238 citations Xingtao Xu, Jingru Guo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chen Li China	33	1.8k	1.3k	1.2k	736	534	108	3.9k
Hui Yang China	36	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	785 0.6×	797 1.1×	227 0.4×	151	3.7k
Wan Jefrey Basirun Malaysia	39	1.7k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	972 0.8×	1.3k 1.8×	269 0.5×	158	4.4k
Jianding Chen China	27	1.3k 0.7×	937 0.7×	801 0.6×	237 0.3×	851 1.6×	116	2.8k
Neftalí Lênin Villarreal Carreño Brazil	30	1.2k 0.7×	494 0.4×	360 0.3×	620 0.8×	225 0.4×	160	3.0k
Emily Pentzer United States	32	1.5k 0.9×	802 0.6×	255 0.2×	801 1.1×	590 1.1×	113	3.1k
Liangjiu Bai China	36	1.1k 0.6×	636 0.5×	712 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	1.2k 2.2×	176	4.0k
Ivo Kuřitka Czechia	36	2.3k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	834 0.7×	866 1.2×	543 1.0×	206	4.6k
Wan Jeffrey Basirun Malaysia	37	2.0k 1.1×	1.7k 1.3×	755 0.6×	1.0k 1.4×	214 0.4×	155	4.5k
Rajkumar Patel South Korea	32	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	616 0.5×	747 1.0×	194 0.4×	158	3.1k
Song Ma China	37	3.0k 1.7×	1.2k 0.9×	2.1k 1.7×	523 0.7×	169 0.3×	142	5.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Chen Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chen Li

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Chen, et al.. (2025). Tunable photoluminescence of hybrid copper(I)-based halide single crystals achieved through halogen atom substitution. Materials Today Chemistry. 45. 102657–102657. 6 indexed citations

Ouyang, Bo, Haonan Qin, Chen Li, et al.. (2025). Phase-tailored CoCrFeNiAl nitride for enhanced electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution via cooling-mediated plasma strategy. Nanoscale. 17(16). 10177–10186. 1 indexed citations

Li, Chen, et al.. (2025). Pickering Emulsions Stabilized by a Naturally Derived One-Dimensional All-In-One Hybrid Nanostructure. Langmuir. 41(7). 4748–4755. 2 indexed citations

Li, Chen, Tao Tang, Beirong Ye, et al.. (2025). MoO2/(Fe,Ni) heterostructure as efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 133. 29–37.

Li, Chen, Jeannine Grüne, Huibin Qiu, et al.. (2025). Uniform conjugated polymer rectangular platelets exhibiting long-range exciton diffusion. Nature Materials. 24(12). 1985–1992.

Huang, Jiale, Peng Zhang, Shuai Liu, et al.. (2024). Boron-doping tunes nitrogen species to abundant edge-N and B-N matrix for efficient phosphate removal in capacitive deionization: Additional accessible sites and defective centers. Separation and Purification Technology. 354. 129495–129495. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Peng, Xinyuan Qiu, Chen Li, et al.. (2024). The Faradaic-Induced hybrid capacitive engine enables high-performance selective defluorination via capacitive deionization. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154761–154761. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Xinghao, Huihui Zhao, Chen Li, et al.. (2024). Trimetallic synergistic optimization of metal-organic gels as pre-electrocatalysts for efficient electrocatalytic overall water splitting. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 60. 415–424. 7 indexed citations

Yan, Zhengguang, Chen Li, Lin Ma, et al.. (2024). Low-dimensional hybrid copper(I) halides single crystals: synthesis, structures, and tunable photoluminescence. Chemical Engineering Journal. 496. 154106–154106. 22 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuxia, Yan Zheng, Yating Long, et al.. (2024). Bioelectrochemical cascade reaction for energy-saving hydrogen production and innovative Zn-air batteries. Bioelectrochemistry. 157. 108666–108666. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Jinrui, Yan Zhang, Da‐Shuai Zhang, et al.. (2024). A Versatile Approach for the Synthesis of Antimicrobial Polymer Brushes on Natural Rubber/Graphene Oxide Composite Films via Surface-Initiated Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization. Molecules. 29(4). 913–913. 1 indexed citations

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Tang, Tao, Chen Li, Zhong Qiu, et al.. (2024). One-step constructing advanced N-doped carbon@metal nitride as ultra-stable electrocatalysts via urea plasma under room temperature. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(11). 109887–109887. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhengge, et al.. (2024). Protein-based bioactive coatings: from nanoarchitectonics to applications. Chemical Society Reviews. 53(3). 1514–1551. 40 indexed citations

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Xiang, Luoxing, Xingtao Xu, Yijie Liu, et al.. (2024). Curvature-induced ion docking effect in capacitive deionization. Nature Water. 2(12). 1195–1206. 32 indexed citations

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Luo, Fang, Shuyuan Pan, Yuhua Xie, et al.. (2023). Hydrazine‐Assisted Acidic Water Splitting Driven by Iridium Single Atoms. Advanced Science. 10(32). e2305058–e2305058. 66 indexed citations

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Li, Qian, Xingtao Xu, Jingru Guo, et al.. (2021). Two‐Dimensional MXene‐Polymer Heterostructure with Ordered In‐Plane Mesochannels for High‐Performance Capacitive Deionization. Angewandte Chemie. 133(51). 26732–26738. 50 indexed citations

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Li, Chen, Qian Li, Yusuf Valentino Kaneti, et al.. (2020). Self-assembly of block copolymers towards mesoporous materials for energy storage and conversion systems. Chemical Society Reviews. 49(14). 4681–4736. 406 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Chen, Na Kong, Yi Lü, et al.. (2019). Tailored multifunctional micellar brushes via crystallization-driven growth from a surface. Science. 366(6469). 1095–1098. 109 indexed citations

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Chen, Chen, Kan Li, Chen Li, Tonghua Sun, & Jinping Jia. (2019). Combination of Pd–Cu Catalysis and Electrolytic H₂ Evolution for Selective Nitrate Reduction Using Protonated Polypyrrole as a Cathode. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(23). 13868–13877. 93 indexed citations

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Jia, Lina, Chen Li, Yaru Zhao, et al.. (2019). Interfacial engineering of Mo₂C–Mo₃C₂ heteronanowires for high performance hydrogen evolution reactions. Nanoscale. 11(48). 23318–23329. 60 indexed citations

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