Keyan Li

8.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
162 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Keyan Li is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Keyan Li has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Materials Chemistry, 60 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 48 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Keyan Li's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (42 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (20 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (19 papers). Keyan Li is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (42 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (20 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (19 papers). Keyan Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Keyan Li's co-authors include Dongfeng Xue, Xinwen Guo, Chunshan Song, Min Liu, Guoliang Zhang, Sufeng An, Xingtao Wang, Junhu Wang, Yi Zuo and Kunfeng Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Keyan Li

149 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

Estimation of Electronegativity Values of Elements in Dif... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2018 200 400 600
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. Estimation of Electronegativity Values of Elements in Different Valence States
    2006 711 citations Keyan Li et al. profile →
  2. High-Density Ultra-small Clusters and Single-Atom Fe Sites Embedded in Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4) for Highly Efficient Catalytic Advanced Oxidation Processes
    2018 533 citations Sufeng An, Guanghui Zhang 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
Keyan Li China 43 4.0k 2.7k 2.3k 1.3k 1.2k 162 7.0k
Yu Fu China 41 2.7k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 2.2k 0.9× 860 0.6× 1.5k 1.3× 296 7.0k
Tao Duan China 52 4.5k 1.1× 2.2k 0.8× 2.6k 1.1× 1.5k 1.1× 2.7k 2.3× 328 9.1k
Zain H. Yamani Saudi Arabia 51 4.7k 1.2× 3.2k 1.2× 3.1k 1.3× 1.3k 1.0× 2.1k 1.8× 235 9.1k
Bo Han China 49 3.6k 0.9× 2.2k 0.8× 3.4k 1.5× 900 0.7× 558 0.5× 352 8.8k
Jing Lin China 42 5.1k 1.3× 2.5k 0.9× 2.6k 1.1× 789 0.6× 470 0.4× 300 8.1k
Yong Zhang China 52 3.5k 0.9× 2.9k 1.1× 4.6k 2.0× 2.2k 1.7× 484 0.4× 316 9.6k
Wenjie Xu China 45 2.8k 0.7× 2.7k 1.0× 3.0k 1.3× 886 0.7× 507 0.4× 238 7.3k
Hui Li China 39 3.5k 0.9× 2.4k 0.9× 2.9k 1.2× 680 0.5× 466 0.4× 241 7.2k
Chun He China 50 3.8k 1.0× 3.6k 1.3× 2.4k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 378 0.3× 243 8.0k
Yan Liu China 57 6.4k 1.6× 7.3k 2.7× 3.9k 1.7× 1.0k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 312 12.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Keyan Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Keyan Li

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All Works

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Li, Ya, Yi Zuo, Keyan Li, et al.. (2025). Few-Layered Reduced Siloxene Nanosheets for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Energy & Fuels. 39(31). 15164–15175.
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Cheng, Zhanqi, Keyan Li, & Renlong Liu. (2025). Sustainable 3D printed engineered cementitious composites incorporating recycled ceramic materials: Rheology and mechanical behavior. Journal of Building Engineering. 118. 114910–114910.
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Tang, Rujun, Keyan Li, Yuwei Jiang, et al.. (2025). Investigation of microchannel ablation on black PMMA by near infrared picosecond laser. Optics & Laser Technology. 193. 114172–114172.
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Li, Keyan, et al.. (2024). The multiple scattering effect of elastic waves propagation in an inhomogeneous medium. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements. 169. 105983–105983.
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Zhang, Xihong, et al.. (2024). Thermo-mechanical coupled peridynamics simulation of concrete failure under fire scenarios. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 301. 110031–110031. 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Jiaming, Keyan Li, Sufeng An, et al.. (2024). An S-scheme heterojunction of single Ni sites decorated ultrathin carbon nitride and Bi2WO6 for highly efficient photothermal CO2 conversion to syngas. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 347. 123822–123822. 20 indexed citations
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He, Zhijing, Huifeng Pi, Yi Jiang, et al.. (2024). Sanguinarine suppresses oral squamous cell carcinoma progression by targeting the PKM2/TFEB aix to inhibit autophagic flux. Phytomedicine. 136. 156337–156337. 10 indexed citations
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Wu, Jiaming, Hainan Shi, Keyan Li, & Xinwen Guo. (2023). Advances and challenges of single-atom catalysts in environmental catalysis. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering. 40. 100923–100923. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Keyan, et al.. (2023). Can Land Circulation Improve the Health of Middle-Aged and Older Farmers in China?. Land. 12(6). 1203–1203. 4 indexed citations
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He, Xiaoyu, Jiaming Wu, Keyan Li, et al.. (2023). Z-scheme 2D/2D heterojunction of ZnIn2S4/Ti-BPDC enhancing photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under visible light irradiation. Science China Materials. 66(8). 3155–3164. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Keyan, et al.. (2022). Eddy Current Magnetic Localization of Nonmagnetic Metal Targets Based on Metal Shell Model. IEEE Sensors Journal. 22(11). 10774–10782. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Keyan, Xinwen Guo, Aimin Wu, et al.. (2021). Influence of surfactant-assisted synthesis and different operational parameters on photocatalytic performance of Cu2FeSnS4 particles. Surfaces and Interfaces. 24. 101134–101134. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Keyan, Xinwen Guo, Aimin Wu, et al.. (2021). Solvothermal synthesis of 3D hierarchical Cu2FeSnS4 microspheres for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants. Environmental Research. 205. 112539–112539. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Keyan, et al.. (2020). Magnetic Anomaly Detection Using Full Magnetic Gradient Orthonormal Basis Function. IEEE Sensors Journal. 20(21). 12928–12940. 35 indexed citations
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Luo, Lei, Keyan Li, Anfeng Zhang, et al.. (2019). Controllable assembly of single/double-thin-shell g-C3N4 vesicles via a shape-selective solid-state templating method for efficient photocatalysis. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7(30). 17815–17822. 36 indexed citations
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Li, Keyan, Di Wu, Wei Gao, & Chongmin Song. (2019). Spectral stochastic isogeometric analysis of free vibration. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 350. 1–27. 23 indexed citations
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Li, Keyan, et al.. (2018). Combustion synthesis of Ce2LuO5.5:Eu phosphor nanopowders: structure, surface and luminescence investigations. Applied Surface Science. 472. 150–157. 11 indexed citations

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