Kai Li

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
167 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Kai Li is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Li has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 33 papers in Materials Chemistry and 30 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kai Li's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (46 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (31 papers) and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (16 papers). Kai Li is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (46 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (31 papers) and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (16 papers). Kai Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Pakistan. Kai Li's co-authors include Qiang Lü, Xifeng Zhu, Liqiang Zhang, Bin Hu, Ji Chen, Zhen-xi Zhang, Minshu Cui, Liang Zhu, Fawei Lin and Guanyi Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Kai Li

151 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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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.

Ultrafast Preparation of High‐Entropy NASICON Cathode Enables Stabilized Multielectron Redox and Wide‐Temperature (−50–60 °C) Workability in Sodium‐Ion Batteries

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Li China	33	1.4k	635	583	504	233	167	3.0k
Chao Zhao China	30	1.4k 1.0×	418 0.7×	802 1.4×	494 1.0×	151 0.6×	70	3.4k
Armando T. Quitain Japan	33	2.2k 1.6×	755 1.2×	489 0.8×	307 0.6×	101 0.4×	131	3.5k
Ramesh K. Sharma India	30	1.9k 1.4×	643 1.0×	773 1.3×	377 0.7×	84 0.4×	107	3.5k
Lijun Wang China	35	1.5k 1.1×	573 0.9×	865 1.5×	547 1.1×	217 0.9×	152	4.1k
Jing Gao China	36	1.0k 0.7×	494 0.8×	701 1.2×	639 1.3×	193 0.8×	145	3.4k
Jinsong Zhou China	33	1.9k 1.4×	763 1.2×	1.2k 2.1×	638 1.3×	156 0.7×	109	3.9k
Annabelle Couvert France	30	729 0.5×	916 1.4×	547 0.9×	373 0.7×	167 0.7×	106	2.8k
Jianbing Ji China	31	1.7k 1.3×	932 1.5×	625 1.1×	295 0.6×	73 0.3×	171	3.1k
Michaël T. Timko United States	39	1.6k 1.2×	681 1.1×	548 0.9×	127 0.3×	155 0.7×	119	3.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Li

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Wang, Chunxue, Junjun Qiu, Xin Sun, et al.. (2025). Synthesis of efficient Pt/Al2O3 catalyst for the simultaneous removal of NH3 and CO: Revealing the rate-determining factor. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 374. 125367–125367.

Meng, Hao, et al.. (2025). Unveiling the effect of W and Co on PbO resistance over FeCe catalyst for low-temperature NH3-SCR of NO. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 487. 137221–137221. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Chengbo, Qifei Niu, Shiyu Feng, et al.. (2025). Nitrogen-doped hydrothermal carbon as a catalyst for selective alkoxyphenol production from pine pyrolysis. Biomass and Bioenergy. 202. 108180–108180.

Wang, Chenzhou, Mingjin Wang, Yiwei Zhang, et al.. (2025). Deep eutectic solvent pretreatment for improving lignin properties and subsequent 4-vinylphenol production: an integrated experimental and modeling investigation. Green Chemistry. 27(17). 4551–4564. 1 indexed citations

Li, Kai, et al.. (2024). A general modeling framework for large-amplitude 2DOF coupled nonlinear bridge flutter based on free vibration wind tunnel tests. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 222. 111756–111756. 9 indexed citations

Li, Kai, Junren Wang, Kun Zhu, et al.. (2024). Micronuclear battery based on a coalescent energy transducer. Nature. 633(8031). 811–815. 20 indexed citations

Gu, Zhen‐Yi, Junming Cao, Jin‐Zhi Guo, et al.. (2024). Hybrid Binder Chemistry with Hydrogen-Bond Helix for High-Voltage Cathode of Sodium-Ion Batteries. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(7). 4652–4664. 45 indexed citations

Xie, Wen-luan, Bin Hu, Ji Liu, et al.. (2024). Phosphoric acid catalytic mechanism in lignin pyrolysis: Phosphoric-acid-assisted hydrogen transfer for the decomposition of β-O-4 linkage. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 40(1-4). 105580–105580. 5 indexed citations

Yang, Xinyu, Yaxi Zhang, Wei Mao, et al.. (2024). Defect confinement in CuO/HZSM-5-T catalysts: A novel approach for enhancing stability in AsH3 catalytic oxidation. Fuel. 381. 133367–133367.

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Fang, Zhimo, Zhou Zhou, Ji Liu, et al.. (2024). Revealing the Synergistic Effect of Cation and Anion Vacancies on Enhanced Fenton‐Like Reaction: The Electron Density Modulation of O 2p−Co 3d Bands. Small. 20(42). e2402748–e2402748. 7 indexed citations

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Li, G. S., Xiaoqin Liang, Kai Li, et al.. (2024). “On-the-Fly” Nonadiabatic Dynamics Simulation on the Ultrafast Photoisomerization of a Molecular Photoswitch Iminothioindoxyl: An RMS-CASPT2 Investigation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 128(34). 7145–7157. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Ji, Hao Fu, Bin Hu, et al.. (2023). Phosphorus-modified mesoporous niobium pentoxide catalyst for fast pyrolysis of cellulose to selective production of levoglucosenone. Industrial Crops and Products. 205. 117467–117467. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Bo, Kai Li, Chengbo Zhang, et al.. (2023). Selective production of levoglucosenone from catalytic pyrolysis of regenerated cellulose from a H3PO4-H2O system. Industrial Crops and Products. 206. 117594–117594. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Kai, et al.. (2017). Immobilization of Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase on multi-walled carbon nanotubes and its application in the hydrolysis of fish oil. Materials Research Express. 4(12). 125402–125402. 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Liqiang, et al.. (2016). Two-step pyrolysis characteristics of bean stalks. 44(5). 539. 2 indexed citations

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Song, Xin, Kai Li, Ping Ning, et al.. (2016). Optium reaction conditions, pathways and kinetic model of hydrolysis of carbon disulfide over modified lake sediment biochar.. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 25(11). 4952–4958. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Kai, et al.. (2013). Study on effect of temperature and time on biomass pyrolysis by Py-GC/MS. Ranliao huaxue xuebao. 41(7). 845–849. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Kai. (2010). Decontamination of Aquaculture Sewage by Microorganisms. Hubei nongye kexue. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Kai. (2007). Treatment of Cu~(2+)-containing Wastewater from Copper Smelter with Bentonite. Nonferrous Metals. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Kai. (2006). Structure and properties of the strong alkaline anion exchange fiber. Materials Science and Technology. 2 indexed citations

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