Lei Ran

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
65 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Lei Ran is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Ran has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Materials Chemistry, 20 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Lei Ran's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (19 papers), Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (10 papers) and Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (8 papers). Lei Ran is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (19 papers), Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (10 papers) and Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (8 papers). Lei Ran collaborates with scholars based in China, Sweden and Hong Kong. Lei Ran's co-authors include Jungang Hou, Licheng Sun, Zhuwei Li, Bei Ran, Panlong Zhai, Bo Zhang, Xiaomeng Zhang, Yunzhen Wu, Xiaojun Peng and Junfeng Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Lei Ran

52 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Engineering Single-Atom Active Sites on Covalent Organic Frameworks for Boosting CO₂ Photoreduction

2022 398 citations Lei Ran, Bei Ran et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Photocatalytic Antimicrobials: Principles, Design Strategies, and Applications

2023 181 citations Bei Ran, Lei Ran et al. Chemical Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lei Ran China	21	1.4k	1.3k	509	330	245	65	2.0k
Haifeng Lin China	28	1.6k 1.1×	2.1k 1.6×	1.3k 2.6×	197 0.6×	106 0.4×	85	2.8k
Wentai Wang China	29	1.8k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	597 1.2×	94 0.3×	419 1.7×	87	2.5k
Linfeng Zhang China	20	817 0.6×	542 0.4×	301 0.6×	128 0.4×	112 0.5×	92	1.3k
Youngtak Oh South Korea	18	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	1.0k 2.0×	161 0.5×	256 1.0×	31	2.2k
Fa‐Qian Liu China	20	826 0.6×	245 0.2×	427 0.8×	146 0.4×	353 1.4×	90	1.6k
Yiqing Chen China	17	889 0.6×	2.0k 1.6×	1.5k 2.9×	124 0.4×	96 0.4×	51	2.6k
Junjie Zhang China	23	766 0.6×	631 0.5×	489 1.0×	122 0.4×	492 2.0×	96	1.7k
William Z. Xu Canada	22	565 0.4×	283 0.2×	186 0.4×	67 0.2×	348 1.4×	56	1.2k
Hefang Wang China	18	612 0.4×	336 0.3×	171 0.3×	229 0.7×	191 0.8×	42	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Ran

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ran, Lei, Shuduan Deng, Yujie Qiang, Juan Xu, & Xianghong Li. (2025). Broad bean stalk extract as a novel eco-friendly corrosion inhibitor for cold rolled steel in HCl medium: Experimental and theoretical investigation. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 711. 136347–136347. 4 indexed citations

Zhu, Tianyu, et al.. (2025). Bio‐Sourced 4‐Aryl‐1,2‐Dithiolanes for Recyclable Poly(disulfide)s with High Performance. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(26). e202503677–e202503677. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Keda, Bei Ran, Yifan Xu, et al.. (2025). Defective ZnIn2S4/NiO Z-scheme heterostructure for photothermal-assisted high performance photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under visible light. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 127. 394–404. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yingguang, Jiaxing Sun, Wending Pan, et al.. (2025). CeO2-based catalysts for photocatalytic degradation of volatile organic compounds: A comprehensive review. Journal of Environmental Management. 389. 126146–126146. 2 indexed citations

Li, Qiu, Xianghong Li, Yujie Qiang, Lei Ran, & Shuduan Deng. (2025). Corrosion inhibition performance of rapeseed meal refluxed and ultrasonic extracts on cold rolled steel in hydrochloric acid medium: combining experimental with theoretical insights. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1343. 142936–142936. 1 indexed citations

Zeng, Haoran, Wenwei Wang, Han Zhang, et al.. (2025). A laser with instability reaching 4 × 10 - 17 based on a 10-cm-long silicon cavity at sub-5-K temperatures. Science Bulletin. 70(20). 3337–3344.

Liang, Yuan, Lin Liu, Lei Ran, et al.. (2025). Paeonol eradicates biofilm in porcine-source Escherichia coli by targeting the quorum sensing system. BMC Veterinary Research. 21(1). 644–644.

Jiang, Cheng, Gaofei Wei, Lei Ran, et al.. (2025). Functional development of extracts from the invasive plant water hyacinth for steel corrosion protection. npj Materials Degradation. 9(1). 4 indexed citations

Chen, Keda, Qinglan Tang, Lei Ran, et al.. (2025). Built-in Interface electric field microenvironment in covalent organic framework modified heterojunction guiding Electron transfer for effective photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 700(Pt 1). 138326–138326. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Dan, et al.. (2024). Oleanolic Acid Promotes the Formation of Probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 (EcN) Biofilm by Inhibiting Bacterial Motility. Microorganisms. 12(6). 1097–1097. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Song, et al.. (2023). Triphenylamine-based COFs composite membrane fabricated through oligomer-triggered interfacial polymerization. Journal of Membrane Science. 672. 121424–121424. 34 indexed citations

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Ran, Bei, Lei Ran, Zuokai Wang, et al.. (2023). Photocatalytic Antimicrobials: Principles, Design Strategies, and Applications. Chemical Reviews. 123(22). 12371–12430. 181 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ran, Lei, Lei Wang, & Tingting Cai. (2023). Impact of Sarcopenia on Prognosis in Frail Elderly Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. 7(5). 35–40. 1 indexed citations

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Ran, Lei, et al.. (2023). Research on the Intervention of Internet+ Health Education Model on Hemodialysis Patients with Psychological Distress. Journal of Clinical and Nursing Research. 7(4). 105–109.

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Ran, Bei, Lei Ran, Jungang Hou, & Xiaojun Peng. (2022). Incorporating Boron into Niobic Acid Nanosheets Enables Generation of Multiple Reactive Oxygen Species for Superior Antibacterial Action. Small. 18(17). e2107333–e2107333. 27 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiaoyan, et al.. (2022). Degradation of phenol by photocatalysis using TiO2/montmorillonite composites under UV light. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(45). 68293–68305. 22 indexed citations

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Ran, Bei, Zuokai Wang, Wenlin Cai, et al.. (2021). Organic Photo-antimicrobials: Principles, Molecule Design, and Applications. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(43). 17891–17909. 127 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuhui, et al.. (2017). Species composition and distribution patterns of <i>Ottelia acuminata</i> community in Lake Jianhu, northwestern Yunnan. Journal of Lake Sciences. 29(3). 687–695.

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Ran, Lei, et al.. (2009). A Novel 2D Architecture from Bismuth and Flexible Ligand N,N '-Diacetic Acid Imidazolium Chloride. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry. 28(11). 1343–1348. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Yiping, et al.. (2009). 2種の新規化合物:[Zn(2,2′-bipy)(L)CI]_2及び[Zn(phen)(L_2)]_2(HL=3-メチル安息香酸)の合成と結晶構造. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry. 28(11). 1381–1386. 1 indexed citations

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