Hexing Li

34.5k total citations · 9 hit papers
543 papers, 29.8k citations indexed

About

Hexing Li is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hexing Li has authored 543 papers receiving a total of 29.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 329 papers in Materials Chemistry, 241 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 141 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hexing Li's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (201 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (111 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (79 papers). Hexing Li is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (201 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (111 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (79 papers). Hexing Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Hexing Li's co-authors include Jian Zhu, Zhenfeng Bian, Yuning Huo, Dieqing Zhang, Guisheng Li, Yunfeng Lu, Hui Li, Jing‐Fa Deng, Wei‐Lin Dai and Fang Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Hexing Li

525 papers receiving 29.4k citations

Hit Papers

Mesoporous Titania Spheres with Tunable Chamber Stucture ... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2007 2021 2018 2021 250 500 750 1000
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. Mesoporous Titania Spheres with Tunable Chamber Stucture and Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity
    2007 1.1k citations Hexing Li, Zhenfeng Bian et al. profile →
  2. Mesoporous Au/TiO2 Nanocomposites with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity
    2007 757 citations Hexing Li, Zhenfeng Bian et al. profile →
  3. Selective recovery of precious metals through photocatalysis
    2021 344 citations Hexing Li, Zhenfeng Bian et al. profile →
  4. Comprehensive suppression of single-molecule conductance using destructive σ-interference
    2018 295 citations Hexing Li et al. profile →
  5. Formation, Detection, and Function of Oxygen Vacancy in Metal Oxides for Solar Energy Conversion
    2021 256 citations Yuning Huo, Hexing Li et al. profile →
  6. Challenges of photocatalysis and their coping strategies
    2022 252 citations Ying Tao, Zhenfeng Bian et al. profile →
  7. Photo‐self‐Fenton Reaction Mediated by Atomically Dispersed Ag−Co Photocatalysts toward Efficient Degradation of Organic Pollutants
    2024 102 citations Zichao Lian, Yupeng Yang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  8. Scalable and selective gold recovery from end-of-life electronics
    2024 68 citations Jiazhen Cao, Hexing Li et al. profile →
  9. Tandem Active Sites in Cu/Mo‐WO3 Electrocatalysts for Efficient Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia
    2025 27 citations Ying Dai, Shuangjun Li 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
Hexing Li China 94 16.8k 14.9k 9.0k 5.1k 4.8k 543 29.8k
Min Wei China 102 20.9k 1.2× 11.4k 0.8× 9.5k 1.1× 5.2k 1.0× 3.5k 0.7× 491 32.8k
Yong Wang China 84 14.5k 0.9× 18.2k 1.2× 12.9k 1.4× 4.4k 0.9× 6.8k 1.4× 448 33.6k
Xue Duan China 99 23.2k 1.4× 13.3k 0.9× 11.6k 1.3× 3.2k 0.6× 3.1k 0.7× 390 35.2k
Jianmei Lu China 83 14.0k 0.8× 11.0k 0.7× 11.2k 1.2× 3.9k 0.8× 4.3k 0.9× 720 28.4k
Zhaoxiong Xie China 86 17.7k 1.1× 13.3k 0.9× 11.8k 1.3× 4.3k 0.8× 4.0k 0.8× 367 29.9k
Zhonghua Zhu Australia 90 15.6k 0.9× 10.8k 0.7× 10.4k 1.2× 3.4k 0.7× 2.0k 0.4× 461 30.7k
Martin Muhler Germany 89 20.0k 1.2× 13.8k 0.9× 10.5k 1.2× 3.6k 0.7× 4.0k 0.8× 626 33.3k
Dang Sheng Su China 81 16.9k 1.0× 7.9k 0.5× 6.3k 0.7× 2.9k 0.6× 4.8k 1.0× 353 25.3k
Tewodros Asefa United States 71 15.0k 0.9× 15.1k 1.0× 11.9k 1.3× 2.5k 0.5× 3.4k 0.7× 231 29.4k
Lun Pan China 77 11.2k 0.7× 15.9k 1.1× 10.0k 1.1× 4.2k 0.8× 2.0k 0.4× 312 24.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hexing Li

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Huang, Yamei, Huihui Zhang, Linlin Gao, et al.. (2025). Nb2C MXene quantum dots modulate built-in electric field within heterostructures for efficient solar-to-H2O2 conversion from seawater. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 371. 125262–125262. 7 indexed citations
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Feng, Bo, Kun Wan, Baoning Zong, et al.. (2025). Defective MOFs Microreactor with Heterojunction for Selective Methane Photocatalysis via Desorption‐Driven Overoxidation Suppression. Advanced Science. 13(3). e13507–e13507.
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Li, Shuangjun, et al.. (2024). Engineering CoO/B heterojunction electrocatalysts for boosting electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155735–155735. 16 indexed citations
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Lian, Zichao, Lin Ma, Hanxiang Wu, et al.. (2024). Accelerating sulfur redox kinetics by rare earth single-atom electrocatalysts toward efficient lithium–sulfur batteries. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 361. 124661–124661. 25 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhichao, et al.. (2024). Piezoelectric field and TENG co-promoted photocatalytic degradation of HCHO on BaTiO3/g-C3N4/PTFE/Cu for self-cleaning and air-purification. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 364. 124859–124859. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Junyang, Danyang Zhao, Yan Li, et al.. (2023). Ag@BiOBr/PVDF photocatalytic membrane for remarkable BSA anti-fouling performance and insight of mechanism. Journal of Membrane Science. 677. 121611–121611. 54 indexed citations
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Li, Shuangjun, Huan Shang, Ying Tao, et al.. (2023). Hydroxyl Radical‐Mediated Efficient Photoelectrocatalytic NO Oxidation with Simultaneous Nitrate Storage Using A Flow Photoanode Reactor. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(28). e202305538–e202305538. 63 indexed citations
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Xiao, Shuning, Haiyan Cao, Qian Huang, et al.. (2022). Microwave‐Positioning Assembly: Structure and Surface Optimizations for Catalysts. Small Structures. 3(3). 9 indexed citations
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Kang, Yunqing, Haoran Du, Bo Jiang, et al.. (2022). Microwave one-pot synthesis of CNT-supported amorphous Ni–P alloy nanoparticles with enhanced hydrogenation performance. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 10(12). 6560–6568. 21 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaolang, Yong Cai, Rui Liang, et al.. (2020). NH2-UiO-66(Zr) with fast electron transfer routes for breaking down nitric oxide via photocatalysis. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 267. 118687–118687. 116 indexed citations
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Liu, Ying, et al.. (2020). An experimental and theoretical investigation into methods concerned with “reflection loss” for microwave absorbing materials. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 243. 122624–122624. 37 indexed citations
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He, Jiehong, et al.. (2020). Selective CO2 reduction to HCOOH on a Pt/In2O3/g-C3N4 multifunctional visible-photocatalyst. RSC Advances. 10(38). 22460–22467. 20 indexed citations
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Zhang, Fei, Xiaoyan Liu, Menghua Yang, et al.. (2019). Novel S-doped ordered mesoporous carbon nanospheres toward advanced lithium metal anodes. Nano Energy. 69. 104443–104443. 63 indexed citations
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Yang, Yuping, Haibo Yin, Huifan Li, et al.. (2018). Synergistic Photocatalytic-Photothermal Contribution to Antibacterial Activity in BiOI-Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 1(6). 2141–2152. 29 indexed citations
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Feng, Yawei, Li−Li Ling, Yanxu Wang, et al.. (2017). Engineering spherical lead zirconate titanate to explore the essence of piezo-catalysis. Nano Energy. 40. 481–486. 328 indexed citations
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Xu, Ye, Yuanfeng Xu, Lei Xu, et al.. (2012). Palladium nanoparticles encapsulated in porous silica shells: an efficient and highly stable catalyst for CO oxidation. RSC Advances. 3(3). 851–858. 36 indexed citations
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Liu, Jianliang, et al.. (2007). Liquid-Phase Selective Hydrogenation of Phenol to Cyclohexanone over Pd-Ce-B/Hydrotalcite Catalyst. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 28(4). 312–316. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Hexing, Hui Li, & Minghui Wang. (2001). Glucose hydrogenation over promoted Co–B amorphous alloy catalysts. Applied Catalysis A General. 207(1-2). 129–137. 74 indexed citations

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