Kai Li

18.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
366 papers, 16.0k citations indexed

About

Kai Li is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Li has authored 366 papers receiving a total of 16.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 159 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 149 papers in Materials Chemistry and 131 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kai Li's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (111 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (83 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (68 papers). Kai Li is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (111 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (83 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (68 papers). Kai Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Hong Kong. Kai Li's co-authors include Bin Liu, Dan Ding, Ben Zhong Tang, Kanyi Pu, Si‐Shen Feng, Wei Qin, Guorui Jin, Harald D. H. Stöver, Yaxi Li and Menglei Zha and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Kai Li

353 papers receiving 15.8k 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.

Bioprobes Based on AIE Fluorogens

2013 1.7k citations Dan Ding, Kai Li et al. profile →
Polymer-encapsulated organic nanoparticles for fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging

2014 886 citations Kai Li, Bin Liu profile →
An All‐Round Athlete on the Track of Phototheranostics: Subtly Regulating the Balance between Radiative and Nonradiative Decays for Multimodal Imaging‐Guided Synergistic Therapy

2020 374 citations Zhijun Zhang, Wenhan Xu et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Li China	65	8.9k	7.4k	4.0k	2.6k	2.4k	366	16.0k
Libing Liu China	62	7.0k 0.8×	6.0k 0.8×	4.1k 1.0×	1.7k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	346	14.7k
Jing Liu China	73	8.8k 1.0×	7.4k 1.0×	3.9k 1.0×	1.4k 0.5×	4.3k 1.8×	389	19.3k
Fengting Lv China	51	5.8k 0.7×	5.1k 0.7×	2.9k 0.7×	1.0k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	210	10.8k
Zhigang Xie China	74	15.8k 1.8×	10.2k 1.4×	4.5k 1.1×	1.7k 0.7×	5.9k 2.4×	499	27.7k
Fan Xia China	80	7.4k 0.8×	12.3k 1.7×	8.7k 2.2×	1.5k 0.6×	2.2k 0.9×	616	24.5k
Aiguo Wu China	72	10.5k 1.2×	9.6k 1.3×	5.6k 1.4×	962 0.4×	3.8k 1.5×	442	21.1k
Bengang Xing Singapore	65	6.4k 0.7×	7.1k 1.0×	3.6k 0.9×	805 0.3×	2.6k 1.1×	186	12.6k
Xing Ma China	70	5.4k 0.6×	8.1k 1.1×	2.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	2.2k 0.9×	283	16.2k
Pengfei Zhang China	56	5.3k 0.6×	6.4k 0.9×	3.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	336	12.2k
Tao Yi China	70	9.6k 1.1×	2.8k 0.4×	3.5k 0.9×	4.9k 1.9×	3.1k 1.3×	331	16.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Li

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Gao, Ji, Peirong Zhou, Yuanqing Bai, et al.. (2025). Molecular Trojan Based on Membrane‐Mimicking Conjugated Electrolyte for Stimuli‐Responsive Drug Release. Advanced Materials. 37(12). e2415705–e2415705. 9 indexed citations

Yang, Zhuang, Meng Yuan, Bin Liu, et al.. (2025). Dual‐Defect Regulated G‐C₃N₄ for Piezoelectric Catalytic Tumor Therapy with Enhanced Efficacy. Advanced Materials. 37(11). e2412069–e2412069. 13 indexed citations

Yang, Yuquan, Hao Ju, Chaojie Lyu, et al.. (2025). Electron Islands‐Induced Interface Engineering in FeP@NiCoP/Mo ₄ P ₃ for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(45). 7 indexed citations

Li, Kai, et al.. (2025). Fluorescence On–Off Response of Hydrogen-Bonded Viologen-Polyoxometalate Supramolecular Structure for the Determination of Ag⁺ in Beverages and Daily Necessities. Inorganic Chemistry. 64(22). 11108–11118. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Feng, Hai Zeng, Yaxi Li, et al.. (2025). Synergistically Promoted Antitumor Photoimmunotherapy Using Immune-Stimulating Peach Gum Polysaccharides as Nanocarriers. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(7). 10417–10431. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaoyu, et al.. (2024). Defects introducing and heterostructures engineering synergistically constructing active sites for achieving stable and fast ion transport in sodium-ion batteries. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1003. 175676–175676. 8 indexed citations

Tang, Wei, et al.. (2024). A green plant-derived fluorescent polyphenol: Investigating the fluorescence properties of ellagic acid in diverse solvents. Journal of Luminescence. 275. 120796–120796.

Wei, Fangfang, Feng Chen, Siye Wu, et al.. (2024). Ligand Regulation Strategy to Modulate ROS Nature in a Rhodamine-Iridium(III) Hybrid System for Phototherapy. Inorganic Chemistry. 63(13). 5872–5884. 9 indexed citations

Li, Kai, et al.. (2023). Effects of Na2O on the optical properties of CdSe QDs embedded in glasses. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 610. 122326–122326. 1 indexed citations

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Gong, Lele, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of carbon aerogels with controlled morphology and pore structure to modulate their bulk density and thermal conductivity via a quick one-pot preparation strategy. Carbon. 216. 118487–118487. 39 indexed citations

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Li, Kai, Tao Liu, Jun Ying, Aixiang Tian, & Xiuli Wang. (2023). A POM/viologen-based supramolecular fluorescent probe for Ag+ detection and application of visible hydrogel based intelligent sensing system. Dyes and Pigments. 222. 111898–111898. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shuang, et al.. (2023). Numerical study on the effect of temperature rise of humeral bone nails in magnetic resonance imaging based on the finite-element method. Technology and Health Care. 32(3). 1897–1907.

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Li, Kai, et al.. (2023). Lightweight, flame retardant Janus carboxymethyl cellulose aerogel with fire-warning properties for smart sensor. Carbohydrate Polymers. 328. 121730–121730. 36 indexed citations

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Wen, Haifei, Zhijun Zhang, Miaomiao Kang, et al.. (2021). One-for-all phototheranostics: Single component AIE dots as multi-modality theranostic agent for fluorescence-photoacoustic imaging-guided synergistic cancer therapy. Biomaterials. 274. 120892–120892. 78 indexed citations

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Zhu, Wei, Miaomiao Kang, Qian Wu, et al.. (2020). Zwitterionic AIEgens: Rational Molecular Design for NIR‐II Fluorescence Imaging‐Guided Synergistic Phototherapy. Advanced Functional Materials. 31(3). 130 indexed citations

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Ni, Jen‐Shyang, Tianliang Min, Yaxi Li, et al.. (2020). Planar AIEgens with Enhanced Solid‐State Luminescence and ROS Generation for Multidrug‐Resistant Bacteria Treatment. Angewandte Chemie. 132(25). 10265–10271. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhijun, Wenhan Xu, Miaomiao Kang, et al.. (2020). An All‐Round Athlete on the Track of Phototheranostics: Subtly Regulating the Balance between Radiative and Nonradiative Decays for Multimodal Imaging‐Guided Synergistic Therapy. Advanced Materials. 32(36). e2003210–e2003210. 374 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Xin, et al.. (2019). Colorimetric adenosine assay based on the self-assembly of aptamer-functionalized gold nanorods. Microchimica Acta. 186(8). 587–587. 4 indexed citations

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Jin, Guorui, Guangxue Feng, Wei Qin, et al.. (2016). Multifunctional organic nanoparticles with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics for targeted photodynamic therapy and RNA interference therapy. Chemical Communications. 52(13). 2752–2755. 86 indexed citations

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Pu, Kanyi, Jianbing Shi, Liping Cai, Kai Li, & Bin Liu. (2011). Affibody-Attached Hyperbranched Conjugated Polyelectrolyte for Targeted Fluorescence Imaging of HER2-Positive Cancer Cell. Biomacromolecules. 12(8). 2966–2974. 64 indexed citations

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