Li Shang

18.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
336 papers, 15.6k citations indexed

About

Li Shang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Shang has authored 336 papers receiving a total of 15.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 159 papers in Materials Chemistry, 83 papers in Molecular Biology and 60 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Li Shang's work include Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (78 papers), Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (69 papers) and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (52 papers). Li Shang is often cited by papers focused on Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (78 papers), Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (69 papers) and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (52 papers). Li Shang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Li Shang's co-authors include G. Ulrich Nienhaus, Shaojun Dong, Karin Nienhaus, Florian Stockmar, Lihua Jin, Michael Brüns, Vanessa Trouillet, Yizhe Wang, Stefan Brandholt and Jie Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nucleic Acids Research and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Li Shang

318 papers receiving 15.4k citations

Hit Papers

Ultra-small fluorescent metal nanoclusters: Synthesis and... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2014 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Ultra-small fluorescent metal nanoclusters: Synthesis and biological applications
    2011 1.3k citations Li Shang, G. Ulrich Nienhaus et al. profile →
  2. Engineered nanoparticles interacting with cells: size matters
    2014 1.0k citations Li Shang, G. Ulrich Nienhaus et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Li Shang China 60 9.0k 4.7k 3.6k 3.1k 2.1k 336 15.6k
Paresh Chandra Ray United States 61 6.8k 0.8× 4.4k 0.9× 4.3k 1.2× 5.9k 1.9× 1.4k 0.6× 218 14.1k
Chih‐Ching Huang Taiwan 65 8.6k 1.0× 6.6k 1.4× 3.3k 0.9× 5.3k 1.7× 2.2k 1.0× 264 16.1k
Ronit Freeman Israel 51 5.8k 0.6× 8.2k 1.7× 4.2k 1.2× 5.5k 1.8× 3.0k 1.4× 103 15.0k
Wei Ma China 62 4.5k 0.5× 6.5k 1.4× 4.4k 1.2× 5.0k 1.6× 1.0k 0.5× 230 13.2k
Liguang Xu China 72 6.9k 0.8× 8.7k 1.9× 5.4k 1.5× 7.9k 2.6× 1.6k 0.7× 367 18.6k
Lei Wang China 65 8.5k 0.9× 4.7k 1.0× 1.2k 0.3× 5.1k 1.6× 3.9k 1.8× 513 17.5k
Xuemei Wang China 54 5.0k 0.6× 4.0k 0.9× 1.2k 0.3× 3.0k 1.0× 2.1k 1.0× 523 12.5k
Weiqing Xu China 70 11.0k 1.2× 5.3k 1.1× 5.2k 1.4× 5.3k 1.7× 4.4k 2.1× 419 17.4k
Aiguo Wu China 72 10.5k 1.2× 5.6k 1.2× 2.2k 0.6× 9.6k 3.1× 2.2k 1.0× 442 21.1k
Marie‐Christine Daniel United States 30 7.5k 0.8× 3.2k 0.7× 5.9k 1.6× 3.4k 1.1× 3.2k 1.5× 66 14.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Li Shang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Shang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Shang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shang, Li, et al.. (2025). A novel Ta/TaN/TaAlN nanocrystalline coatings on metal bipolar plates with excellent corrosion resistance. Journal of Power Sources. 632. 236307–236307. 4 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xiaomeng, et al.. (2025). Multichannel Sensor Arrays Based on Surface-Engineered Fluorescent Metal Clusterzymes for Differential Sensing of Cancer Cells. Journal of Analysis and Testing. 9(2). 183–192. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Juanmin, et al.. (2025). Ratiometric fluorescence aptasensor for lysozyme based on the controllable excimer formation of perylene probe. Talanta. 286. 127521–127521. 2 indexed citations
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Qu, Shaohua, et al.. (2024). Ligand density-optimized peroxidase-like activity of gold nanoclusters for colorimetric sensing of biothiols and acetylcholinesterase. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 417. 136069–136069. 12 indexed citations
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Gao, Wenxing, et al.. (2024). Fluorescent metal nanoclusters for explosive detection: A review. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 180. 117919–117919. 21 indexed citations
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Shang, Li, et al.. (2024). High-density generation of spatial transcriptomics with STAGE. Nucleic Acids Research. 52(9). 4843–4856. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Lin, Wencheng Zhong, Wenxing Gao, Wenfeng Liu, & Li Shang. (2023). Dynamic multicolor luminescent anti-counterfeiting based on spiropyran-engineered gold nanoclusters. Chemical Engineering Journal. 479. 147490–147490. 34 indexed citations
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Li, Meifang, et al.. (2023). The reconstitution of reed cellulose by the hydrothermal carbonization and acid etching to improve the performance of photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 236. 123976–123976. 15 indexed citations
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Xue, Yumeng, Yixiao Li, Mengying Wei, et al.. (2023). Kinetically regulated one-pot synthesis of cationic gold nanoparticles and their size-dependent antibacterial mechanism. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 162. 145–156. 20 indexed citations
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Zhong, Wencheng, et al.. (2023). Photochromic Tungsten Oxide Quantum Dots-based Fluorescent Photoswitches towards Dual-mode Anti-counterfeiting Application. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 646. 855–862. 30 indexed citations
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Wang, Wenjing, Li Shang, Haiyan Li, et al.. (2023). Neuroprotective Effects of Microglial Membrane‐Derived Biomimetic Particles for Spinal Cord Injury. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 12(30). e2301592–e2301592. 10 indexed citations
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Sun, Zhihu, Rui Jin, Chuwei Zhu, et al.. (2023). Conjugated dual size effect of core-shell particles synergizes bimetallic catalysis. Nature Communications. 14(1). 530–530. 64 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jianmei, Xuecang Li, Jincheng Guo, et al.. (2019). ReCirc: prediction of circRNA expression and function through probe reannotation of non-circRNA microarrays. Molecular Omics. 15(2). 150–163. 4 indexed citations
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Treuel, Lennart, Stefan Brandholt, Pauline Maffre, et al.. (2013). Impact of Protein Modification on the Protein Corona on Nanoparticles and Nanoparticle–Cell Interactions. ACS Nano. 8(1). 503–513. 361 indexed citations
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Shi, Zhi‐Zhou, Li Shang, Yan‐Yi Jiang, et al.. (2013). Consistent and Differential Genetic Aberrations between Esophageal Dysplasia and Squamous Cell Carcinoma Detected By Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization. Clinical Cancer Research. 19(21). 5867–5878. 74 indexed citations
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Shen, Mingyun, Huidong Yu, Youyong Li, et al.. (2013). Discovery of Rho-kinase inhibitors by docking-based virtual screening. Molecular BioSystems. 9(6). 1511–1521. 48 indexed citations
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Shang, Li. (2011). Concealed Weapons Detection Based on MMW Focal Plane Imaging System. Journal of North University of China.

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