Le Shi

6.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
72 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Le Shi is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Le Shi has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Water Science and Technology, 25 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 24 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Le Shi's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (26 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (19 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (16 papers). Le Shi is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (26 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (19 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (16 papers). Le Shi collaborates with scholars based in China, Saudi Arabia and United States. Le Shi's co-authors include Peng Wang, Renyuan Li, Lianbin Zhang, Yusuf Shi, Sifei Zhuo, Yong Jin, Seung‐Hyun Hong, Jian Chang, Chenlin Zhang and Mossab K. Alsaedi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Le Shi

64 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

MXene Ti₃C₂: An Effective 2D Light-to-Heat Conversion Material

2017 1.5k citations Renyuan Li, Le Shi et al. profile →
A 3D Photothermal Structure toward Improved Energy Efficiency in Solar Steam Generation

2018 639 citations Renyuan Li, Le Shi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Le Shi China	28	4.2k	2.1k	1.4k	1.1k	1.1k	72	5.9k
Liangliang Zhu China	32	5.7k 1.4×	2.1k 1.0×	1.9k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	82	7.8k
Connor Kang Nuo Peh Singapore	21	5.4k 1.3×	2.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	770 0.7×	906 0.8×	31	6.2k
Guobin Xue China	28	3.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	661 0.5×	1.5k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	49	4.5k
Yusuf Shi Saudi Arabia	28	3.9k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	392 0.3×	849 0.8×	688 0.6×	36	5.0k
Youhong Guo United States	30	7.4k 1.8×	3.8k 1.8×	701 0.5×	2.0k 1.8×	1.1k 1.0×	35	9.7k
Hengyi Lu China	34	2.6k 0.6×	890 0.4×	715 0.5×	940 0.9×	1.5k 1.4×	60	4.6k
Mingwei Zhu China	32	1.9k 0.4×	869 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.2×	106	6.0k
Xingyi Zhou United States	27	8.0k 1.9×	4.1k 2.0×	895 0.6×	1.5k 1.4×	2.3k 2.1×	38	11.0k
Peng Mu China	48	2.3k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	2.3k 1.6×	1.5k 1.3×	985 0.9×	99	7.0k
Xiaozhen Hu China	22	3.9k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	629 0.4×	694 0.6×	640 0.6×	30	5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Le Shi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Le Shi

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Li, Jiahui, Sihua Liu, Le Shi, et al.. (2025). Pore-size control mechanism of support membranes on interfacial polymerization process: Achieving charge enhancement and optimizing NFMs performance. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(5). 118568–118568.

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Shi, Le, et al.. (2025). Preparation of hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes with intensified charge density for Li+/Mg2+ separation from brines with high Mg2+/Li+ ratios. Journal of Membrane Science. 727. 124091–124091. 2 indexed citations

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Cao, Ziming, Wenbin Wang, Mengchun Wu, et al.. (2025). Direct Green Hydrogen Production from Nontraditional Water Sources Using a Water Vapor Electrolyzer with Hydrogel Composite Electrocatalysts. ACS Energy Letters. 10(11). 5745–5753.

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Xia, Chuan, et al.. (2025). Electrocatalytic Utilization of Air Pollutants and GHGs: Fundamentals, Electrode Materials, and Reactors. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(45). 24177–24196.

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Xiong, Zhangyi, et al.. (2025). Highly Selective and Stable Covalent Organic Framework Electrocatalysts for Sustainable Chlorine Evolution. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(43). 39681–39692.

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Guan, Wangwang, Hao Zhang, Jiahui Li, et al.. (2024). Study of the dual role mechanism triggered by in-situ cross-linking in hollow fiber membrane matrix. Journal of Membrane Science. 711. 123148–123148. 2 indexed citations

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Logan, Bruce E., Fang Zhang, Wulin Yang, & Le Shi. (2024). Your personal choices in transportation and food are important for lowering carbon emissions. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering. 18(6). 2 indexed citations

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Shi, Lin, Yu Huang, Liandong Zhu, et al.. (2024). Electrocagulation Coupled With Carbon Fiber Filtration Enables Stable Performance and Low Sludge Production over a Broad Range of Operating Temperatures. ACS ES&T Engineering. 4(5). 1133–1141. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Yuquan, Renyuan Li, Mengchun Wu, et al.. (2024). Faradaic Rectification in Electrochemical Deionization and Its Influence on Cyclic Stability. ACS ES&T Engineering. 4(4). 956–965. 11 indexed citations

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Li, Yuquan, et al.. (2024). In-situ redox processes of electrosorption-based systems during As, Cr detoxification and recovery: mechanisms, applications and challenges. Chemical Engineering Journal. 503. 157946–157946. 3 indexed citations

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Shi, Le, et al.. (2023). ‘Green’ fabrication of PVC ultrafiltration membranes with high-flux and improved hydrophilicity by in-situ interpenetration of hydrophilic crosslinking networks. Journal of Membrane Science. 693. 122383–122383. 11 indexed citations

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Shi, Le, et al.. (2023). Improvement of persistent hydrophilicity and pore uniformity of polyvinyl chloride ultrafiltration membranes by in-situ crosslinking reaction assisted phase separation. Journal of Membrane Science. 684. 121884–121884. 10 indexed citations

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Chen, Jingkun, Yuetan Su, Qingjie Meng, et al.. (2023). Palladium Encapsulated by an Oxygen‐Saturated TiO₂ Overlayer for Low‐Temperature SO₂‐Tolerant Catalysis during CO Oxidation. Angewandte Chemie. 135(49). 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Jingkun, Yuetan Su, Qingjie Meng, et al.. (2023). Palladium Encapsulated by an Oxygen‐Saturated TiO₂ Overlayer for Low‐Temperature SO₂‐Tolerant Catalysis during CO Oxidation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(49). e202310191–e202310191. 22 indexed citations

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Shi, Le, et al.. (2022). Thermodynamic and Kinetic Analyses of Ion Intercalation/Deintercalation Using Different Temperatures on NiHCF Electrodes for Battery Electrode Deionization. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(12). 8932–8941. 29 indexed citations

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Shi, Le, Xiangyu Bi, Derek M. Hall, et al.. (2022). Co-precipitation synthesis control for sodium ion adsorption capacity and cycle life of copper hexacyanoferrate electrodes in battery electrode deionization. Chemical Engineering Journal. 435. 135001–135001. 15 indexed citations

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Rossi, Ruggero, Derek M. Hall, Le Shi, et al.. (2021). Using a vapor-fed anode and saline catholyte to manage ion transport in a proton exchange membrane electrolyzer. Energy & Environmental Science. 14(11). 6041–6049. 53 indexed citations

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Shi, Le, et al.. (2021). Metal-Ion Depletion Impacts the Stability and Performance of Battery Electrode Deionization over Multiple Cycles. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(8). 5412–5421. 35 indexed citations

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Shi, Le, Ruggero Rossi, Moon Son, et al.. (2020). Using reverse osmosis membranes to control ion transport during water electrolysis. Energy & Environmental Science. 13(9). 3138–3148. 76 indexed citations

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Shi, Le. (2015). Thermal Simulation of FC-PBGA644 Package. 1 indexed citations

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