Gang Li

82.8k total citations · 42 hit papers
524 papers, 71.9k citations indexed

About

Gang Li is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Gang Li has authored 524 papers receiving a total of 71.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 440 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 266 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 117 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Gang Li's work include Conducting polymers and applications (255 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (247 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (236 papers). Gang Li is often cited by papers focused on Conducting polymers and applications (255 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (247 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (236 papers). Gang Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Gang Li's co-authors include Yang Yang, Ziruo Hong, Jingbi You, Vishal Shrotriya, Yan Yao, Letian Dou, Rui Zhu, Yang Yang, Yue Wu and Yongsheng Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Gang Li

497 papers receiving 71.0k citations

Hit Papers

Interface engineering of highly efficient perov... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2014 2005 2012 2010 2009 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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. Interface engineering of highly efficient perovskite solar cells
    2014 6.0k citations Qi Chen, Gang Li et al. profile →
  2. High-efficiency solution processable polymer photovoltaic cells by self-organization of polymer blends
    2005 4.9k citations Gang Li, Yang Yang et al. profile →
  3. Polymer solar cells
    2012 3.9k citations Gang Li, Yang Yang et al. profile →
  4. For the Bright Future—Bulk Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells with Power Conversion Efficiency of 7.4%
    2010 3.3k citations Gang Li et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  5. Polymer solar cells with enhanced open-circuit voltage and efficiency
    2009 2.8k citations Yang Yang, Gang Li et al. profile →
  6. A polymer tandem solar cell with 10.6% power conversion efficiency
    2013 2.5k citations Letian Dou, Chun‐Chao Chen et al. profile →
  7. Solution-processed hybrid perovskite photodetectors with high detectivity
    2014 2.4k citations Letian Dou, Ziruo Hong et al. profile →
  8. Planar Heterojunction Perovskite Solar Cells via Vapor-Assisted Solution Process
    2013 2.1k citations Qi Chen, Ziruo Hong et al. profile →
  9. Next-generation organic photovoltaics based on non-fullerene acceptors
    2018 1.7k citations Gang Li, Yang Yang et al. profile →
  10. Tandem polymer solar cells featuring a spectrally matched low-bandgap polymer
    2012 1.3k citations Letian Dou, Chun‐Chao Chen et al. profile →
  11. Highly Efficient Solar Cell Polymers Developed via Fine-Tuning of Structural and Electronic Properties
    2009 1.2k citations Gang Li et al. profile →
  12. On the mechanism of conductivity enhancement in poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) film through solvent treatment
    2004 1.2k citations Yang Yang, Gang Li et al. profile →
  13. Recent Progress in Polymer Solar Cells: Manipulation of Polymer:Fullerene Morphology and the Formation of Efficient Inverted Polymer Solar Cells
    2009 1.1k citations Ziruo Hong, Gang Li et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  14. Low-Bandgap Near-IR Conjugated Polymers/Molecules for Organic Electronics
    2015 1.1k citations Letian Dou, Yongsheng Liu et al. profile →
  15. “Solvent Annealing” Effect in Polymer Solar Cells Based on Poly(3‐hexylthiophene) and Methanofullerenes
    2007 1.1k citations Gang Li et al. profile →
  16. 25th Anniversary Article: A Decade of Organic/Polymeric Photovoltaic Research
    2013 1.1k citations Letian Dou, Ziruo Hong et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  17. Synthesis, Characterization, and Photovoltaic Properties of a Low Band Gap Polymer Based on Silole-Containing Polythiophenes and 2,1,3-Benzothiadiazole
    2008 1.0k citations Gang Li, Yang Yang et al. profile →
  18. Transition metal oxides as the buffer layer for polymer photovoltaic cells
    2006 912 citations Gang Li, Yang Yang et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
  19. Single Crystal Formamidinium Lead Iodide (FAPbI3): Insight into the Structural, Optical, and Electrical Properties
    2016 879 citations Qifeng Han, Sang‐Hoon Bae et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  20. Development of New Semiconducting Polymers for High Performance Solar Cells
    2008 799 citations Gang Li et al. profile →
  21. Investigation of annealing effects and film thickness dependence of polymer solar cells based on poly(3-hexylthiophene)
    2005 708 citations Gang Li, Yang Yang et al. profile →
  22. Efficient inverted polymer solar cells
    2006 708 citations Gang Li et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
  23. Moisture assisted perovskite film growth for high performance solar cells
    2014 702 citations Yang Yang, Ziruo Hong et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
  24. Synthesis of a Low Band Gap Polymer and Its Application in Highly Efficient Polymer Solar Cells
    2009 650 citations Yang Yang, Gang Li et al. profile →
  25. Vertical Phase Separation in Poly(3‐hexylthiophene): Fullerene Derivative Blends and its Advantage for Inverted Structure Solar Cells
    2009 620 citations Gang Li, Yang Yang et al. profile →
  26. High-efficiency robust perovskite solar cells on ultrathin flexible substrates
    2016 609 citations Ziruo Hong, Qi Chen et al. profile →
  27. Effects of Solvent Mixtures on the Nanoscale Phase Separation in Polymer Solar Cells
    2008 607 citations Gang Li, Yang Yang et al. profile →
  28. 9.2%-efficient core-shell structured antimony selenide nanorod array solar cells
    2019 575 citations Gang Li et al. profile →
  29. Synthesis of Fluorinated Polythienothiophene-co-benzodithiophenes and Effect of Fluorination on the Photovoltaic Properties
    2011 539 citations Gang Li et al. profile →
  30. Solution-processed small-molecule solar cells: breaking the 10% power conversion efficiency
    2013 517 citations Yongsheng Liu, Chun‐Chao Chen et al. profile →
  31. Systematic Investigation of Benzodithiophene- and Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Low-Bandgap Polymers Designed for Single Junction and Tandem Polymer Solar Cells
    2012 511 citations Letian Dou, Chun‐Chao Chen et al. profile →
  32. High-performance multiple-donor bulk heterojunction solar cells
    2015 492 citations Yang Yang, Letian Dou et al. profile →
  33. Visibly Transparent Polymer Solar Cells Produced by Solution Processing
    2012 476 citations Chun‐Chao Chen, Letian Dou et al. profile →
  34. Accurate Measurement and Characterization of Organic Solar Cells
    2006 463 citations Gang Li et al. profile →
  35. 19.31% binary organic solar cell and low non-radiative recombination enabled by non-monotonic intermediate state transition
    2023 455 citations Xinhui Lu, Shirong Lu et al. profile →
  36. 10.2% Power Conversion Efficiency Polymer Tandem Solar Cells Consisting of Two Identical Sub‐Cells
    2013 406 citations Chun‐Chao Chen, Ziruo Hong et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  37. Effective Carrier‐Concentration Tuning of SnO2 Quantum Dot Electron‐Selective Layers for High‐Performance Planar Perovskite Solar Cells
    2018 376 citations Gang Li et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  38. Additive-induced miscibility regulation and hierarchical morphology enable 17.5% binary organic solar cells
    2021 232 citations Jie Lv, Hua Tang et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  39. Rational molecular and device design enables organic solar cells approaching 20% efficiency
    2024 220 citations Zhipeng Kan, Xinhui Lu et al. profile →
  40. Co-adsorbed self-assembled monolayer enables high-performance perovskite and organic solar cells
    2024 119 citations Ruijie Ma, Xinhui Lu et al. profile →
  41. Achieving 19.4% organic solar cell via an in situ formation of p-i-n structure with built-in interpenetrating network
    2024 95 citations Hua Tang, Hrisheekesh Thachoth Chandran et al. profile →
  42. Efficient all-small-molecule organic solar cells processed with non-halogen solvent
    2024 75 citations Ruijie Ma, Top Archie Dela Peña 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
Gang Li China 99 66.8k 46.5k 20.3k 6.2k 4.3k 524 71.9k
Yongfang Li China 143 88.1k 1.3× 71.0k 1.5× 18.1k 0.9× 5.8k 0.9× 4.6k 1.1× 1.3k 96.4k
Christoph J. Brabec Germany 134 72.1k 1.1× 50.2k 1.1× 20.4k 1.0× 6.7k 1.1× 5.6k 1.3× 890 79.7k
Yang Yang United States 144 81.4k 1.2× 51.3k 1.1× 33.0k 1.6× 10.0k 1.6× 4.5k 1.1× 576 91.0k
Feng Liu China 123 45.5k 0.7× 36.4k 0.8× 12.0k 0.6× 7.0k 1.1× 2.5k 0.6× 810 56.0k
Michael D. McGehee United States 121 51.3k 0.8× 27.4k 0.6× 25.5k 1.3× 7.6k 1.2× 3.8k 0.9× 303 59.8k
René A. J. Janssen Netherlands 116 46.7k 0.7× 34.6k 0.7× 16.3k 0.8× 5.4k 0.9× 3.5k 0.8× 673 56.9k
Fei Huang China 114 42.9k 0.6× 33.8k 0.7× 10.5k 0.5× 3.4k 0.5× 1.9k 0.4× 843 48.9k
Jenny Nelson United Kingdom 106 38.1k 0.6× 24.8k 0.5× 12.5k 0.6× 4.0k 0.7× 4.3k 1.0× 394 45.4k
Antonio Facchetti United States 123 50.5k 0.8× 31.6k 0.7× 17.3k 0.9× 9.3k 1.5× 2.6k 0.6× 555 61.4k
Feng Gao China 102 38.7k 0.6× 23.3k 0.5× 14.6k 0.7× 3.1k 0.5× 2.9k 0.7× 672 44.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gang Li

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Jun, Zhenghui Luo, Zhanxiang Chen, et al.. (2025). Halogenation‐Engineered Acceptor Enables 20.14% Efficiency in Hydrocarbon‐Solvent Processed OSCs: From Binary Trade‐Offs to Ternary Synergy in Exciton and Energy Loss Management. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(43). e202512237–e202512237. 1 indexed citations
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Yan, Zhenwei, Lijun Wang, Wen Wang, et al.. (2024). Core-bishell NiFe@NC@MoS2 for boosting electrocatalytic activity towards ultra-efficient oxygen evolution reaction. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 674. 823–833. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Gang, et al.. (2024). Study on the role of d electronic donor in Ni-rich layered oxide cathode materials for Li-ion battery. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 699. 134853–134853. 2 indexed citations
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Tang, Yongkang, et al.. (2024). Transparent succinonitrile-modified polyacrylate gel polymer electrolyte for solid electrochromic devices. Chemical Engineering Journal. 481. 148724–148724. 13 indexed citations
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Yin, Hang, et al.. (2024). Recent progress in semitransparent organic solar cells. Organic Electronics. 129. 107060–107060. 12 indexed citations
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Yu, Hui, Xizhen Zhang, Gang Li, et al.. (2024). Tuning luminescence wavelength of CsPbI3 quantum dots glasses using Sn doping and rapid thermal treatment for wide gamut display. Ceramics International. 51(3). 3934–3942. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Fei, Yonggui Sun, Xiaokang Sun, et al.. (2024). Ionic liquid engineering enables 1D/3D perovskite photovoltaics with > 25 % efficiency: A real-time study exploring formation mechanism of 1D perovskites. Nano Energy. 129. 110063–110063. 5 indexed citations
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Chandran, Hrisheekesh Thachoth, Ruijie Ma, Yu Tang, et al.. (2024). Deriving the linear dynamic range of next-generation thin-film photodiodes: Pitfalls and guidelines. Applied Physics Letters. 124(10). 7 indexed citations
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Li, Chaoran, Qiang Zhang, Menghan Li, et al.. (2023). State-of-health and remaining-useful-life estimations of lithium-ion battery based on temporal convolutional network-long short-term memory. Journal of Energy Storage. 74. 109498–109498. 40 indexed citations
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Liang, Xiao, Fei Wang, Jiajun Wu, et al.. (2023). Covalent organic frameworks for modulating crystallization kinetics in perovskite photovoltaics. Chemical Engineering Journal. 477. 147235–147235. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Fuzheng, Gang Li, Chao Shi, et al.. (2023). Tunable multimode emission induced by charge transfer and multiple resonance effect. Dyes and Pigments. 222. 111902–111902. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qiang, et al.. (2023). Improved Battery Balancing Control Strategy for Reconfigurable Converter Systems. Energies. 16(15). 5619–5619. 4 indexed citations
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Yan, Shaoan, Yingfang Zhu, Gang Li, et al.. (2023). Influence of metal electrodes on the irradiation resistance of HZO ferroelectric thin film capacitors and mechanism analysis. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 976. 173175–173175. 5 indexed citations
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Liang, Xiao, Kang Zhou, Dawei Duan, et al.. (2023). Metal-organic framework nanocrystals enabled efficient and durable two-step perovskite photovoltaics. Chemical Engineering Journal. 459. 141524–141524. 21 indexed citations
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Peña, Top Archie Dela, Ruijie Ma, Yongmin Luo, et al.. (2023). Manipulating the Charge Carriers Through Functionally Bridged Components Advances Low‐Cost Organic Solar Cells with Green Solvent Processing. Advanced Energy Materials. 14(1). 21 indexed citations
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Yan, Cenqi, Hua Tang, Ruijie Ma, et al.. (2020). Synergy of Liquid‐Crystalline Small‐Molecule and Polymeric Donors Delivers Uncommon Morphology Evolution and 16.6% Efficiency Organic Photovoltaics. Advanced Science. 7(15). 2000149–2000149. 81 indexed citations
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Liu, Tao, Ruijie Ma, Zhenghui Luo, et al.. (2020). Concurrent improvement in JSC and VOC in high-efficiency ternary organic solar cells enabled by a red-absorbing small-molecule acceptor with a high LUMO level. Energy & Environmental Science. 13(7). 2115–2123. 181 indexed citations
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Han, Qifeng, Sang‐Hoon Bae, Pengyu Sun, et al.. (2016). Single Crystal Formamidinium Lead Iodide (FAPbI3): Insight into the Structural, Optical, and Electrical Properties. Advanced Materials. 28(11). 2253–2258. 879 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Yongsheng, Yang Yang, Yang Yang, et al.. (2013). Solution‐Processed Small Molecules Using Different Electron Linkers for High‐Performance Solar Cells. Advanced Materials. 25(33). 4657–4662. 94 indexed citations

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