Kun Li

15.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
490 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

Kun Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Li has authored 490 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 167 papers in Molecular Biology, 140 papers in Materials Chemistry and 103 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kun Li's work include Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (73 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (54 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (52 papers). Kun Li is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (73 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (54 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (52 papers). Kun Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Poland. Kun Li's co-authors include Xiao‐Qi Yu, Ji‐Ting Hou, Kang‐Kang Yu, Mingyu Wu, Shan‐Yong Chen, Yongmei Xie, Jong Seung Kim, Jin Yang, Zeng Huang and Na Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Kun Li

468 papers receiving 12.8k 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.

Fluorescent bioimaging of pH: from design to applications

2017 484 citations Kun Li, Xiao‐Qi Yu et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Kun Li	4.2k	3.7k	3.7k	2.4k	2.0k	490	12.9k
Run Zhang	4.7k 1.1×	3.2k 0.9×	3.2k 0.9×	2.8k 1.2×	607 0.3×	414	12.4k
Jian Chen	5.2k 1.3×	2.3k 0.6×	2.0k 0.5×	2.1k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	328	10.4k
Chunyan Li	5.6k 1.3×	4.0k 1.1×	3.5k 1.0×	4.3k 1.8×	884 0.4×	402	14.4k
Jingyun Wang	4.0k 1.0×	3.0k 0.8×	3.2k 0.8×	3.1k 1.3×	928 0.5×	187	9.2k
Wen Sun	6.4k 1.5×	5.3k 1.4×	2.6k 0.7×	7.2k 3.0×	1.3k 0.7×	446	17.0k
Zhihong Liu	4.8k 1.1×	4.5k 1.2×	2.5k 0.7×	4.0k 1.7×	481 0.2×	280	11.3k
Jia Li	2.6k 0.6×	8.3k 2.2×	1.5k 0.4×	2.2k 0.9×	3.7k 1.8×	776	17.9k
Suhua Wang	7.2k 1.7×	2.9k 0.8×	2.2k 0.6×	2.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	337	13.7k
Ronghua Yang	5.7k 1.4×	8.0k 2.1×	3.3k 0.9×	4.5k 1.9×	667 0.3×	283	14.3k
Hong‐Xing Zhang	5.4k 1.3×	3.1k 0.8×	1.9k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	2.9k 1.4×	604	15.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Kun Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kun Li

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Kun, et al.. (2025). Ag-doped Ni/SiO ₂ catalysts for the synthesis of aromatic amines from aromatic phenol. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering. 10(7). 1596–1605.

Zhang, Zhao, Kun Li, Wenjie Dong, et al.. (2024). An ingenious construction of porous sodium alginate/TEMPO-oxidized cellulose composite aerogels for efficient adsorption of crystal violet dyes in wastewater. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. 110(2). 391–405. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Xue, Lei Shi, Lina Zhang, et al.. (2024). Molecular Engineering of D‐π‐A Conjugate with N‐Heterocycle Purine for Enhanced ROS Generation and Photodynamic Therapy. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(34). 18 indexed citations

Zhang, Lina, Hong Zhang, Yu Zhao, et al.. (2024). Molecular Engineering of Xanthene Dyes with 3D Multimodal‐Imaging Ability to Guide Photothermal Therapy. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(1). e2402295–e2402295. 6 indexed citations

Li, Kun, et al.. (2024). Molecular spectra and docking simulations investigated the binding mechanisms of tetracycline onto E. coli extracellular polymeric substances. Talanta. 276. 126231–126231. 6 indexed citations

Li, Kun, Jingxi Wang, Junwei Xu, et al.. (2024). Construction of chitosan-gelatin polysaccharide-protein composite hydrogel via mechanical stretching and its biocompatibility in vivo. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 264. 130357–130357. 12 indexed citations

Lv, Xiaofang, Yu Zhao, Ruirui Zhang, et al.. (2024). Combing NIR-II molecular dye with magnetic nanoparticles for enhanced photothermal theranostics with a 95.6% photothermal conversion efficiency. Chinese Chemical Letters. 36(4). 110027–110027. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Ziwen, Chunxiu Liu, Yun‐Jie Wei, et al.. (2024). Multiple strategy for antibacterial effect via copper porphyrin doping polyphenolic aldehydes based covalent organic framework. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(5). 113533–113533. 8 indexed citations

Li, Kun, et al.. (2024). Nerve tissue regeneration based on magnetic and conductive bifunctional hydrogel scaffold. Materials Today Communications. 39. 109120–109120. 4 indexed citations

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Yuan, Yu, Yao Yao, Kun Li, et al.. (2024). One-pot photoenzymatic synthesis of β-chiral malononitrile derivatives. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 11(18). 5179–5187. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Kun, Chao Duan, Yujie Qin, et al.. (2024). A simple and economic method to modify large organic surfaces for enhancing adhesion and transparent Au/PMMA with high electromagnetic shielding efficiency. 2(1). 2 indexed citations

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Song, Yue, et al.. (2023). Recent advances of cell membrane-coated nanoparticles for therapy of bacterial infection. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1083007–1083007. 26 indexed citations

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Li, Kun, Yingchao Zhang, & Yuanlu Li. (2023). A false peak recognition method based on deep learning. Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems. 238. 104849–104849. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Nan, et al.. (2023). A facile strategy to construct biocompatible fluorescent nanoparticles for intracellular bioimaging. Polymer. 290. 126486–126486. 1 indexed citations

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Yu, Kang‐Kang, et al.. (2023). Ultrasensitive two-photon probes for rapid detection of β-galactosidase during fruit softening and cellular senescence. Food Chemistry. 431. 137117–137117. 7 indexed citations

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Yao, Yao, et al.. (2023). Photo-enzyme catalysis enabled E → Z isomerization of alkenes. Journal of Catalysis. 428. 115153–115153. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lina, Xiaoliang Li, Hong Zhang, et al.. (2023). Revelation of β-galactosidase variation in senile sperms and organs via a silicon xanthene near-infrared probe. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 397. 134663–134663. 3 indexed citations

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Hu, Bo, Kun Li, Yuanyuan Liu, et al.. (2022). Thermostable ionizable lipid-like nanoparticle (iLAND) for RNAi treatment of hyperlipidemia. Science Advances. 8(7). eabm1418–eabm1418. 76 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hong, Lei Shi, Kun Li, et al.. (2021). Discovery of an Ultra‐rapid and Sensitive Lysosomal Fluorescence Lipophagy Process. Angewandte Chemie. 134(11). 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhidong, et al.. (2018). Inhibition of miR-155 attenuates abdominal aortic aneurysm in mice by regulating macrophage-mediated inflammation. Bioscience Reports. 38(3). 31 indexed citations

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