Li Lu

5.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
96 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Li Lu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Catalysis. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Lu has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Materials Chemistry, 34 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 21 papers in Catalysis. Recurrent topics in Li Lu's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (18 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (14 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (11 papers). Li Lu is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (18 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (14 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (11 papers). Li Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Li Lu's co-authors include Christopher J. Kiely, Graham J. Hutchings, David Morgan, Simon J. Freakley, Bert M. Weckhuysen, Richard H. Friend, Dinesh Kabra, Simon A. Kondrat, Jennifer K. Edwards and Qian He and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Li Lu

92 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Palladium-tin catalysts for the direct synthesis of H ₂ O ₂ with high selectivity

2016 563 citations Simon J. Freakley, Qian He et al. Science profile →
Unravelling structure sensitivity in CO2 hydrogenation over nickel

2018 494 citations Li Lu, Christopher J. Kiely et al. profile →
Identification of single-site gold catalysis in acetylene hydrochlorination

2017 429 citations Grazia Malta, Simon A. Kondrat et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Li Lu United States	33	2.6k	1.2k	1.2k	901	812	96	4.4k
E. Yu. Gerasimov Russia	33	2.8k 1.1×	829 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	711 0.8×	593 0.7×	325	4.3k
Kunlun Ding China	35	3.3k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	1.8k 1.5×	1.0k 1.1×	1.0k 1.2×	76	5.4k
Georgios Kyriakou United Kingdom	32	2.8k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	497 0.6×	1.2k 1.5×	91	4.8k
Valeria La Parola Italy	39	3.3k 1.3×	1.7k 1.4×	866 0.7×	446 0.5×	1.0k 1.3×	133	4.5k
Alessandro Gallo United States	37	2.7k 1.0×	1.8k 1.5×	2.1k 1.8×	1.1k 1.2×	331 0.4×	87	4.5k
John R. Regalbuto United States	39	3.0k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	1.6k 1.4×	980 1.1×	937 1.2×	100	5.0k
Young Dok Kim South Korea	43	4.0k 1.5×	1.2k 1.0×	1.8k 1.5×	1.8k 2.0×	498 0.6×	255	6.4k
Xiang‐Kui Gu China	34	3.5k 1.3×	1.7k 1.4×	2.4k 2.0×	938 1.0×	717 0.9×	88	4.7k
Hansong Cheng China	45	3.9k 1.5×	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	2.7k 3.0×	747 0.9×	168	6.7k
S. Loridant France	36	3.4k 1.3×	2.1k 1.7×	801 0.7×	501 0.6×	481 0.6×	96	4.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Lu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wu, Yifan, Li Lu, Qiaochun Wang, et al.. (2025). Polychromatic fluorescent sensor for hydrogen sulfate anion recognition based on molecular conformation transformation. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 433. 137579–137579.

Lu, Li, Shulin Gao, Zhehui Weng, et al.. (2025). Asymmetric and Symmetric S-zig-zag-Fused BODIPYs: Synthesis and Photophysical and Oxidative Properties. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 90(17). 6044–6053. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Bin, Wenbin Guo, Li Lu, et al.. (2025). In Situ Lanthanum Growth in Magnetic Chitosan Microgel for Accelerated Phosphate Separation from Water: Metal Efficiency, Specific Hydrogel Swelling, and Mechanistic Insights. ACS ES&T Water. 5(3). 1426–1436.

Hua, Rong, Yujuan Xu, Yuanshan Yu, et al.. (2025). Impact of high-voltage electric field coupled with heat transfer medium on the thawing quality of lychee. LWT. 223. 117805–117805. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Xue, Shasha Jiang, Siyu Li, et al.. (2025). Synthesis of near-infrared molybdenum oxide nanoparticle-functionalized metal–organic frameworks and their application in antitumor studies. Microchimica Acta. 192(9). 619–619. 1 indexed citations

He, Limin, Li Lu, Yunxia Zhao, et al.. (2024). Dibenzothieno and dibenzothieno[2,3- d ]thieno [ a ]-fused BODIPYs: synthesis, unique structure and photophysical properties. Materials Chemistry Frontiers. 8(20). 3266–3271. 9 indexed citations

Zhang, Jie, et al.. (2024). Associations of life’s essential 8 with MAFLD and liver fibrosis among US adults: a nationwide cross-section study. Frontiers in Nutrition. 11. 1403720–1403720. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Bin, Xiao Hu, Li Lu, et al.. (2023). Enhanced phosphate removal by filler encapsulation and surface engineering using SA/PVA matrix: Fabrication optimization, adsorption behaviors and inner removal mechanism. Chemical Engineering Journal. 472. 145073–145073. 21 indexed citations

Lu, Li, et al.. (2023). Effect of preadsorbing gas molecules on the adsorption of SO2 molecule on Hf2CO2 MXene by first-principles study. Surfaces and Interfaces. 36. 102639–102639. 11 indexed citations

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Parker, Luke A., James Carter, Ewa Nowicka, et al.. (2023). Investigating Periodic Table Interpolation for the Rational Design of Nanoalloy Catalysts for Green Hydrogen Production from Ammonia Decomposition. Catalysis Letters. 154(5). 1958–1969. 3 indexed citations

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Ren, Jie, et al.. (2020). miR-195 targeting MYB activates the PI3K-Akt pathway to regulate the proliferation and malignant metastasis of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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Sun, Xi, Simon R. Dawson, Tanja E. Parmentier, et al.. (2020). Facile synthesis of precious-metal single-site catalysts using organic solvents. Nature Chemistry. 12(6). 560–567. 138 indexed citations

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Liu, Sen-Hui, Juan Pablo Trelles, Anthony B. Murphy, et al.. (2019). Numerical simulation of the flow characteristics inside a novel plasma spray torch. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 52(33). 335203–335203. 37 indexed citations

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Malta, Grazia, Simon A. Kondrat, Simon J. Freakley, et al.. (2017). Identification of single-site gold catalysis in acetylene hydrochlorination. Science. 355(6332). 1399–1403. 429 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kondrat, Simon A., Paul J. Smith, Peter P. Wells, et al.. (2016). Stable amorphous georgeite as a precursor to a high-activity catalyst. Nature. 531(7592). 83–87. 132 indexed citations

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Sankar, Meenakshisundaram, Qian He, Simon R. Dawson, et al.. (2016). Supported bimetallic nano-alloys as highly active catalysts for the one-pot tandem synthesis of imines and secondary amines from nitrobenzene and alcohols. Catalysis Science & Technology. 6(14). 5473–5482. 40 indexed citations

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Edwards, Jennifer K., James Pritchard, Li Lu, et al.. (2014). The Direct Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide Using Platinum‐Promoted Gold–Palladium Catalysts. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(9). 2381–2384. 123 indexed citations

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Song, Qilei, Shuai Cao, Paul Zavala‐Rivera, et al.. (2013). Photo-oxidative enhancement of polymeric molecular sieve membranes. Nature Communications. 4(1). 1918–1918. 131 indexed citations

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Lu, Li. (2009). Synthesis of Itaconic Ester Catalyzed by Triethylamine Ionic Liquids. Journal of Chemical Engineering of Chinese Universities. 1 indexed citations

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Lu, Li, Guillaume Chabot‐Couture, Xudong Zhao, et al.. (2005). Charge-Transfer Excitations in the Model SuperconductorHgBa2CuO4+δ. Physical Review Letters. 95(21). 217003–217003. 39 indexed citations

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