Kan Li

8.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
138 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Kan Li is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kan Li has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 68 papers in Materials Chemistry and 45 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kan Li's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (61 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (34 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (20 papers). Kan Li is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (61 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (34 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (20 papers). Kan Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Taiwan. Kan Li's co-authors include Tianyou Peng, Jinping Jia, Bosi Peng, Tonghua Sun, Yalin Wang, Ling Zan, Diwen Ying, Bo Chai, Jing Mao and Pai Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Kan Li

134 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Recent Advances in Heterogeneous Photocatalytic CO₂ Conversion to Solar Fuels

2016 1.2k citations Kan Li et al. profile →
Achieving a Record‐High Yield Rate of 120.9 for N₂ Electrochemical Reduction over Ru Single‐Atom Catalysts

2018 857 citations Kan Li et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Kan Li	4.7k	3.8k	1.9k	1.6k	845	138	7.2k
Chengliang Mao	3.7k 0.8×	3.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.8k 1.1×	303 0.4×	79	5.3k
Nan Zhang	6.3k 1.3×	2.7k 0.7×	5.3k 2.8×	1.5k 0.9×	542 0.6×	162	9.4k
Li Shi	5.8k 1.2×	5.4k 1.4×	3.4k 1.8×	1.3k 0.8×	431 0.5×	163	9.6k
Zhigang Geng	4.8k 1.0×	3.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	2.8k 1.8×	338 0.4×	83	6.8k
Falong Jia	4.7k 1.0×	3.7k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 1.4×	80	7.1k
Guangming Zhan	4.3k 0.9×	2.9k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	2.1k 1.3×	522 0.6×	65	5.6k
Yang Tang	2.9k 0.6×	1.7k 0.4×	2.5k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	322 0.4×	148	5.3k
Xiang Huang	6.5k 1.4×	3.3k 0.8×	3.1k 1.6×	1.4k 0.9×	1.0k 1.2×	151	8.6k
Weijie Yang	4.1k 0.9×	4.8k 1.3×	2.4k 1.2×	1.7k 1.0×	314 0.4×	181	8.1k
Guangfeng Wei	2.2k 0.5×	2.9k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	678 0.4×	646 0.8×	95	5.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kan Li

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All Works

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Chen, Dan, Mingyue Zhai, Jing Zhang, et al.. (2025). Incorporation of NiO on attapulgite supported Au catalyst for HCHO removal at low temperature. Surfaces and Interfaces. 60. 106083–106083.

Lin, Jing, et al.. (2025). Defect-mediated hierarchical tubular CoSe₂@TiO₂ heterostructure photocatalysts for boosted CO₂ photoreduction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(22). 17102–17111. 3 indexed citations

Liang, Jianxing, Jingdong Li, Chenyu Bao, et al.. (2025). Regulation of Surface Terminal Hydroxyl Coverage of FeOCl Catalyst via Crystal Facet Protection for Enhanced H₂O₂ Activation. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(21). 10620–10630. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Yajie, et al.. (2025). Boosting Photocatalytic CO₂ Reduction via Oxygen Vacancy Defective S-Scheme In₂O₃@NiIn₂S₄ Hollow Spheres with Efficient Charge Separation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(34). 48290–48300.

Xiong, Wennan, et al.. (2024). Marangoni-driven deterministic formation of softer, hollow microstructures for sensitivity-enhanced tactile system. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5596–5596. 34 indexed citations

Liang, Jianxing, Jianan Gu, Jingdong Li, et al.. (2024). Sustainable recycling of spent ternary lithium-ion batteries via an environmentally friendly process: Selective recovery of lithium and non-hazardous upcycling of residue. Chemical Engineering Journal. 481. 148516–148516. 45 indexed citations

Yu, Chengwei, Jianan Gu, Yixin Xue, et al.. (2024). Hierarchical molecular sieve-based Ce-Ru oxide for enhanced catalytic oxidation of chlorobenzene: Insight into the synergistic effect of Ce and Ru, the role of molecular sieve. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 185. 632–643. 9 indexed citations

Li, Jingdong, Chenyu Bao, Suxia Zhang, et al.. (2024). Efficient denitrification of pharmaceutical wastewater using a coral-like CuO-ZIF-Co/NF cathode through reasonable matching of nitrate and nitrite reduction. Separation and Purification Technology. 349. 127700–127700. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Chen, et al.. (2024). Nitrate reduction to nitrogen in wastewater using mesoporous carbon encapsulated Pd–Cu nanoparticles combined with in-situ electrochemical hydrogen evolution. Journal of Environmental Management. 362. 121346–121346. 3 indexed citations

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Xue, Yixin, Jianxing Liang, Jianan Gu, et al.. (2024). High-efficient removal of oxygen (O2) impurity from hydrogen (H2) flow on nickel-based oxide: effect of metal dopants. Surfaces and Interfaces. 51. 104664–104664. 5 indexed citations

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Chen, Yajie, et al.. (2024). Biphase TiO2\Zn-tetracarboxy-phthalocyanine twin S-scheme heterojunction nanowires with efficient charge transfer and CO2 photocatalytic conversion. Separation and Purification Technology. 356. 129870–129870. 7 indexed citations

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Xue, Yixin, Jianan Gu, Chengwei Yu, et al.. (2023). High-efficient removal of Oxygen(O2) impurity from H2 flow on nickel-manganese Oxide: Regulating the exposed crystal plane, structure-activity relationship and determination of active sites. Applied Surface Science. 648. 159054–159054. 3 indexed citations

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Gu, Jianan, Jianxing Liang, Yixin Xue, et al.. (2023). Highly Dispersed FeAg-MCM41 Catalyst for Medium-Temperature Hydrogen Sulfide Oxidation in Coke Oven Gas. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(36). 13579–13587. 20 indexed citations

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Guo, Xin, Kan Li, Pin Zhou, et al.. (2022). Insight into the Enhanced Removal of Water from Coal Slime via Solar Drying Technology: Dewatering Performance, Solar Thermal Efficiency, and Economic Analysis. ACS Omega. 7(8). 6710–6720. 6 indexed citations

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Guo, Mingming, Kan Li, Hongbo Zhang, et al.. (2020). Enhanced catalytic activity of oxygenated VOC deep oxidation on highly active in-situ generated GdMn2O5/GdMnO3 catalysts. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 578. 229–241. 21 indexed citations

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Guo, Mingming, Kan Li, Lizhong Liu, et al.. (2019). Insight into a Sustainable Application of Spent Lithium-Ion Cobaltate Batteries: Preparation of a Cobalt-Based Oxide Catalyst and Its Catalytic Performance in Toluene Oxidation. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 59(1). 194–204. 27 indexed citations

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Chen, Chen, Kan Li, Chen Li, Tonghua Sun, & Jinping Jia. (2019). Combination of Pd–Cu Catalysis and Electrolytic H₂ Evolution for Selective Nitrate Reduction Using Protonated Polypyrrole as a Cathode. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(23). 13868–13877. 93 indexed citations

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Guo, Mingming, Kan Li, Lizhong Liu, et al.. (2019). Resource utilization of spent ternary lithium-ions batteries: Synthesis of highly active manganese-based perovskite catalyst for toluene oxidation. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 102. 268–275. 21 indexed citations

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Bai, Haoyu, Chunhui Zhang, Zhiyun Long, et al.. (2018). A hierarchical hydrophilic/hydrophobic cooperative fog collector possessing self-pumped droplet delivering ability. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 6(42). 20966–20972. 103 indexed citations

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Fan, Chunzhen, Kan Li, Yi He, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of magnetic chitosan beads for adsorption of heavy metal ions. The Science of The Total Environment. 627. 1396–1403. 86 indexed citations

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