Lei Li

10.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
300 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Lei Li is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Li has authored 300 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Materials Chemistry, 97 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 82 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Lei Li's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (51 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (48 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (45 papers). Lei Li is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (51 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (48 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (45 papers). Lei Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Lei Li's co-authors include Yanbo Zeng, Li Song, Tao Wen, Xiangke Wang, Ran Ma, Sai Zhang, Pengcheng Gu, Haiqing Liu, Yunyun Zhai and Guixia Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Lei Li

288 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

Role of Sulfur Vacancies and Undercoordinated Mo Regions ... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Role of Sulfur Vacancies and Undercoordinated Mo Regions in MoS2 Nanosheets toward the Evolution of Hydrogen
    2019 534 citations Lei Li et al. profile →

Peers

Lei Li
Ayman Nafady Saudi Arabia
Shu-Ni Li China
Jiantai Ma China
Guangming Yang China
Anandarup Goswami India
Lunhong Ai China
Chunxiang Li China
Alireza Badiei Iran
Anuj Kumar India
Qin Liu China
Ayman Nafady Saudi Arabia
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Countries citing papers authored by Lei Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lei Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lei Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lei 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 Lei Li. Lei Li is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Xu, Jilei, Lei Li, Zhu Liu, et al.. (2025). Production of 5,5′(oxy-bis(methylene)) bis-2-furfural from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural through the hydrogen-bonding catalysis of ionic liquids. Molecular Catalysis. 573. 114842–114842. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Lei, Yan Zhang, Jing Bai, et al.. (2025). Electrocatalytic conversion of SO2 into high-value ferric persulfate and H2O2. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 366. 125077–125077. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Juan, et al.. (2024). Optimizing nitrogen removal in advanced wastewater treatment using biological aerated filters. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 12. 1463544–1463544.
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Wang, Chengjun, et al.. (2024). Price effects of residents' consumption carbon emissions: Evidence from rural and urban China. Energy Economics. 135. 107662–107662. 5 indexed citations
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Xu, Jianhui, Zhong-Wen Liu, Dan Li, et al.. (2024). Efficient electrochemical degradation of ranitidine by a novel Bi-coated titanium oxide electrode: Performance and mechanism. Separation and Purification Technology. 354. 129284–129284. 1 indexed citations
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Ma, Tianji, Xuan Kang, Tingting Zhao, et al.. (2023). Highly sensitive and low-cost detecting and recovering Ce3+ from ammonia nitrogen wastewater using bio-inspired nanochannel/membrane. Chemical Engineering Journal. 475. 146084–146084. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Xudong, Wu Yuan, Yang Zhou, et al.. (2023). Preparation of sulfur vacancy modified NiCo2S4@NiCoS2 core-shell electrode material and its application in asymmetric supercapacitors. Electrochimica Acta. 454. 142376–142376. 28 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zulei, Hailong Wang, Yiwen Yang, et al.. (2023). Highly efficient determination of trace ascorbic acid in vitamin C tablets by boronate affinity-modified magnetic metal–organic frameworks. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 305. 123565–123565. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Lin, Wanwan Zhou, Lei Li, et al.. (2023). Improved metal-support interaction in Ru/CeO2 catalyst via plasma-treated strategy for dichloroethane oxidation. Applied Catalysis A General. 660. 119215–119215. 13 indexed citations
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Jiang, Long, Le Li, Xiangjiu Guan, et al.. (2023). Sequential Growth of Cs3Bi2I9/BiVO4 Direct Z-Scheme Heterojunction for Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction. Transactions of Tianjin University. 29(6). 462–472. 31 indexed citations
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Wang, Zi, Alena M. Sheveleva, Daniel Lee, et al.. (2023). Modulation of Uptake and Reactivity of Nitrogen Dioxide in Metal‐Organic Framework Materials. Angewandte Chemie. 135(28). 1 indexed citations
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Li, Lei & Jingying Li. (2023). Dimerization of Transmembrane Proteins in Cancer Immunotherapy. Membranes. 13(4). 393–393. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Lei, et al.. (2019). Rh(III)-Catalyzed Coupling of N -Chloroimines with α-Diazo-α-phosphonoacetates for the Synthesis of 2 H -Isoindoles. Organic Letters. 21(17). 6860–6863. 18 indexed citations
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Ma, Ran, Sai Zhang, Tao Wen, et al.. (2018). A critical review on visible-light-response CeO2-based photocatalysts with enhanced photooxidation of organic pollutants. Catalysis Today. 335. 20–30. 337 indexed citations
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Yi, Qingfeng, Lei Li, Wenqiang Yu, et al.. (2010). Novel nanoporous binary Ag‐Ni electrocatalysts for hydrazine oxidation. Rare Metals. 29(1). 26–31. 28 indexed citations

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