Chuang Li

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
149 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Chuang Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Chuang Li has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Materials Chemistry and 28 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Chuang Li's work include Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (18 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (16 papers) and Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (15 papers). Chuang Li is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (18 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (16 papers) and Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (15 papers). Chuang Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Chuang Li's co-authors include Samuel I. Stupp, Liam C. Palmer, Dongsheng Liu, Zhongqiang Yang, George C. Schatz, Aysenur Iscen, Zhibo Li, Yu Shao, Xu Zhou and Hiroaki Sai and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Chuang Li

137 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

Fast and programmable locomotion of hydrogel-metal hybrid... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200
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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. Fast and programmable locomotion of hydrogel-metal hybrids under light and magnetic fields
    2020 244 citations Chuang Li, Hang Yuan et al. Science Robotics profile →

Peers

Chuang Li
Ying Guan China
Bjørn T. Stokke Norway
Bhuvnesh Bharti United States
Patrick T. Spicer United States
Xiong Liu China
Zhenkun Zhang China
Xiang Zhou China
Ke Wang China
Zeyu Wang China
Ying Guan China
Chuang Li
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Countries citing papers authored by Chuang Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chuang Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chuang Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chuang Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chuang 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 Chuang Li. Chuang 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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Du, Mengqi, et al.. (2025). Synchronizing Multicolor Changes and Shape Deformation Into Structurally Homogeneous Hydrogels via a Single Photochromophore. Advanced Materials. 37(16). e2500857–e2500857. 7 indexed citations
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Liao, Lyuchao, et al.. (2025). A diffusion model and knowledge distillation framework for robust coral detection in complex underwater environments. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 159. 111414–111414.
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Wang, Guodong, et al.. (2024). Complementing photothermal to photochemical actuation of assembled liquid crystal networks for wavelength-selective multimodal locomotion. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155254–155254. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Chuang, et al.. (2024). Autonomous phototaxis of hydrogel swimmers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(50). e2411092121–e2411092121. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhe, et al.. (2024). A thermodynamic theory coupling photo-chemo-mechano interactions for light-responsive hydrogel. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 188. 105677–105677. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Chuang, Jacob Kupferberg, Luka Đorđević∞, et al.. (2024). Fast Photoactuation Driven by Supramolecular Polymers Integrated into Covalent Networks. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(49). 13 indexed citations
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Guo, Xiaowei, et al.. (2024). Sulfonic silica enhanced IPMC actuator carrying an interdigital electrode sensor for real-time strain monitoring. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 419. 136434–136434. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Xi, Jianhua Hu, Qing Gao, et al.. (2024). Advances in nano-delivery systems based on diagnosis and theranostics strategy for atherosclerosis. Journal of drug targeting. 33(4). 492–507. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Anqi, Meng Jiang, Chuang Li, et al.. (2023). A sensitive label-free biosensor based on Ag2S-sensitived Bi2WO6/BiOBr heterojunction for photoelectrochemical immunoassay of prostate specific antigen. Talanta. 257. 124343–124343. 9 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yao, et al.. (2023). Enhanced upconversion luminescence using long-range surface plasmon resonance mode with prism coupler. Optical Materials. 141. 113939–113939. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yao, et al.. (2023). Enhanced Upconversion Luminescence Using Long-Range Surface Plasmon Resonance Mode with Prism Coupler. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Chuang, Yeguang Xue, Mengdi Han, et al.. (2021). Synergistic photoactuation of bilayered spiropyran hydrogels for predictable origami-like shape change. Matter. 4(4). 1377–1390. 91 indexed citations
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Li, Chuang, Hang Yuan, Víctor López‐Domínguez, et al.. (2020). Fast and programmable locomotion of hydrogel-metal hybrids under light and magnetic fields. Science Robotics. 5(49). 244 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Shuyi, Chuang Li, Quanshui Zheng, & Luping Xu. (2018). Modelling DNA extension and fragmentation in contractive microfluidic devices: a Brownian dynamics and computational fluid dynamics approach. Soft Matter. 14(43). 8780–8791. 10 indexed citations
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Wu, Fen, Zhiyong Zhao, Chun Chen, et al.. (2018). Self‐Collapsing of Single Molecular Poly‐Propylene Oxide (PPO) in a 3D DNA Network. Small. 14(10). 22 indexed citations
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Li, Chuang, Jianfang Li, Xueqing Li, et al.. (2018). Substituting Both the N-Terminal and “Cord” Regions of a Xylanase from Aspergillus oryzae to Improve Its Temperature Characteristics. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 185(4). 1044–1059. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Chuang. (2002). Complex modal methods for analysis of random earthquake response of structures with base isolation. Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration. 2 indexed citations

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