Ke Li

12.0k total citations · 10 hit papers
158 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Ke Li is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ke Li has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Atmospheric Science, 71 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 39 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ke Li's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (76 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (65 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (34 papers). Ke Li is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (76 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (65 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (34 papers). Ke Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Ke Li's co-authors include Hong Liao, Lu Shen, Daniel J. Jacob, Qiang Zhang, Kelvin H. Bates, Xiao Lu, Shixian Zhai, Wenju Cai, Yuzhong Zhang and Huijun Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ke Li

143 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

Anthropogenic drivers of 2013–2017 trends in summer surfa... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2018 2019 2019 2017 2020 400 800 1.2k
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. Anthropogenic drivers of 2013–2017 trends in summer surface ozone in China
    2018 1.2k citations Ke Li, Daniel J. Jacob et al. profile →
  2. A two-pollutant strategy for improving ozone and particulate air quality in China
    2019 614 citations Ke Li, Daniel J. Jacob et al. profile →
  3. Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) trends in China, 2013–2018: separating contributions from anthropogenic emissions and meteorology
    2019 552 citations Shixian Zhai, Daniel Jacob et al. Atmospheric chemistry and physics profile →
  4. Weather conditions conducive to Beijing severe haze more frequent under climate change
    2017 516 citations Ke Li, Hong Liao et al. profile →
  5. Increases in surface ozone pollution in China from 2013 to 2019: anthropogenic and meteorological influences
    2020 417 citations Ke Li, Daniel J. Jacob et al. Atmospheric chemistry and physics profile →
  6. Full-coverage mapping and spatiotemporal variations of ground-level ozone (O3) pollution from 2013 to 2020 across China
    2021 381 citations Jing Wei, Zhanqing Li et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →
  7. Rapid Increases in Warm-Season Surface Ozone and Resulting Health Impact in China Since 2013
    2020 362 citations Ke Li, Xu Yue et al. profile →
  8. Exploring 2016–2017 surface ozone pollution over China: source contributions and meteorological influences
    2019 294 citations Bo Zheng, Ke Li et al. Atmospheric chemistry and physics profile →
  9. Ozone pollution in the North China Plain spreading into the late-winter haze season
    2021 258 citations Ke Li, Daniel J. Jacob et al. profile →
  10. The underappreciated role of agricultural soil nitrogen oxide emissions in ozone pollution regulation in North China
    2021 165 citations Ke Li, Bo Zheng 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
Ke Li China 34 5.0k 4.5k 2.7k 2.3k 534 158 7.4k
Xin Huang China 53 7.0k 1.4× 4.8k 1.1× 2.2k 0.8× 4.4k 2.0× 745 1.4× 209 9.4k
Meng Gao China 44 4.6k 0.9× 4.0k 0.9× 2.0k 0.7× 2.4k 1.1× 553 1.0× 190 7.2k
Yang Yang China 48 4.7k 0.9× 3.9k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 3.3k 1.5× 421 0.8× 332 7.7k
Hongli Wang China 46 4.0k 0.8× 4.1k 0.9× 2.2k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 1.1k 2.0× 312 6.9k
Chaopeng Hong China 34 4.9k 1.0× 4.6k 1.0× 2.6k 1.0× 3.0k 1.3× 1.1k 2.1× 68 8.8k
Yanlin Zhang China 53 5.4k 1.1× 4.5k 1.0× 1.6k 0.6× 2.2k 1.0× 768 1.4× 347 9.5k
Junfeng Liu China 51 3.0k 0.6× 4.8k 1.1× 2.3k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 935 1.8× 174 8.2k
Jianmin Ma China 39 2.6k 0.5× 4.6k 1.0× 1.0k 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 510 1.0× 215 6.6k
Yuanhang Zhang China 48 5.6k 1.1× 5.3k 1.2× 2.4k 0.9× 2.0k 0.9× 1.2k 2.3× 159 7.7k
Mohd Talib Latif Malaysia 45 2.4k 0.5× 5.0k 1.1× 2.8k 1.0× 2.1k 0.9× 660 1.2× 328 8.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Ke Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ke Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ke Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ke Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ke Li based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ke Li. Ke Li is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Huang, Chengjie, Xiuyuan Wang, Ke Li, et al.. (2025). Luminescent Metal–Organic Framework Probes with Metallic and Fluorescent Dual-Properties for Mass Cytometry and Imaging. Analytical Chemistry. 97(14). 7906–7918.
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Li, Ke, Hongxia Wang, & Xuan Xie. (2025). Mechanism and spatial spillover effect of the digital economy on urban carbon Productivity: Evidence from 271 prefecture-level cities in China. Journal of Environmental Management. 382. 125435–125435. 5 indexed citations
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Jacob, D. J., Yujin J. Oak, Ruijun Dang, et al.. (2025). Wintertime Trends of Fine Particulate Matter (PM 2.5 ) in South Korea, 2012–2022: Response of Nitrate and Organic Components to Decreasing NO x Emissions. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(19). 2 indexed citations
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Liao, Hong, Hong Liao, Ke Li, et al.. (2024). Unlocking nitrogen management potential via large-scale farming for air quality and substantial co-benefits. National Science Review. 11(10). nwae324–nwae324. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Ke, Hui Li, Yafei Wang, Zhifeng Yang, & Sai Liang. (2024). Household carbon footprints of age groups in China and socioeconomic influencing factors. The Science of The Total Environment. 923. 171402–171402. 6 indexed citations
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Fan, Cheng, Zhanqing Li, Zeyu Yang, et al.. (2024). First retrieval of 24-hourly 1-km-resolution gapless surface ozone (O3) from space in China using artificial intelligence: Diurnal variations and implications for air quality and phytotoxicity. Remote Sensing of Environment. 316. 114482–114482. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Fang, Jianbing Jin, Arjo Segers, et al.. (2024). Observational operator for fair model evaluation with ground NO 2 measurements. Geoscientific model development. 17(22). 8267–8282.
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Sun, Zheng, Ting Li, Yijun Hou, et al.. (2024). The Solar Origin of an Intense Geomagnetic Storm on 1 December 2023: Successive Slipping and Eruption of Multiple Magnetic Flux Ropes. Solar Physics. 299(6). 4 indexed citations
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Li, Ke, et al.. (2023). Adsorption of tetracycline from aqueous solution by ZIF-8: Isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamics. Environmental Research. 241. 117588–117588. 82 indexed citations
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Liao, Hong, Ke Li, Xu Yue, et al.. (2023). Composited analyses of the chemical and physical characteristics of co-polluted days by ozone and PM 2.5 over 2013–2020 in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 23(1). 23–39. 20 indexed citations
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Li, Ke, et al.. (2023). Sustainable management of campus fallen leaves through low-temperature pyrolysis and application in Pb immobilization. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 139. 281–292. 11 indexed citations
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Bai, Kaixu, Ke Li, Jianping Guo, Wei Cheng, & Xiaofeng Xu. (2022). Do More Frequent Temperature Inversions Aggravate Haze Pollution in China?. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(4). 20 indexed citations
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Li, Ke, et al.. (2021). Study on the Gas-phase Structure of Water Dimer Radical Cation Using Mass Spectrometry. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Bates, Kelvin H., Daniel J. Jacob, Ke Li, et al.. (2021). Development and evaluation of a new compact mechanism for aromatic oxidation in atmospheric models. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 21(24). 18351–18374. 37 indexed citations
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Shen, Lu, Daniel J. Jacob, Xiong Liu, et al.. (2019). An evaluation of the ability of the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) to observe boundary layer ozone pollution across China: application to 2005–2017 ozone trends. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 19(9). 6551–6560. 71 indexed citations
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Li, Ke. (2012). The Determination of Heavy Metals Concentration in Reclaimed Water Irrigated Soils by ICP-MS. Environmental Science & Technology.

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