Li Wu

13.3k total citations · 7 hit papers
215 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

Li Wu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Wu has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Molecular Biology, 69 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 56 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Li Wu's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (54 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (28 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (20 papers). Li Wu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (54 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (28 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (20 papers). Li Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Li Wu's co-authors include Xiaogang Qu, Jinsong Ren, Lingyan Feng, Weili Wei, Hanjun Sun, David Sidransky, Jiasi Wang, Jin Jen, Can Xu and Yuling Qin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Li Wu

202 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

Cancer biomarker detectio... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2015 2000 2013 2012 1996 250 500 750
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. Cancer biomarker detection: recent achievements and challenges
    2015 992 citations Li Wu, Xiaogang Qu profile →
  2. Facile Detection of Mitochondrial DNA Mutations in Tumors and Bodily Fluids
    2000 692 citations Li Wu et al. profile →
  3. Recent advances in graphene quantum dots for sensing
    2013 659 citations Li Wu, Xiaogang Qu et al. profile →
  4. New Horizons for Diagnostics and Therapeutic Applications of Graphene and Graphene Oxide
    2012 560 citations Li Wu, Xiaogang Qu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  5. Selective Defects in the Development of the Fetal and Adult Lymphoid System in Mice with an Ikaros Null Mutation
    1996 502 citations Li Wu et al. profile →
  6. Photostable Ratiometric Pdot Probe for in Vitro and in Vivo Imaging of Hypochlorous Acid
    2017 321 citations Li Wu, Yuling Qin et al. profile →
  7. Bioorthogonal-Activated In Situ Vaccine Mediated by a COF-Based Catalytic Platform for Potent Cancer Immunotherapy
    2023 101 citations Mengyu Sun, Li Wu et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Li Wu 5.9k 3.8k 3.0k 1.3k 959 215 11.3k
Dan Li 5.5k 0.9× 4.1k 1.1× 4.5k 1.5× 1.5k 1.2× 759 0.8× 482 13.5k
Feng Li 8.7k 1.5× 1.7k 0.5× 3.8k 1.2× 1.0k 0.8× 699 0.7× 326 12.6k
Yueqing Gu 3.1k 0.5× 3.5k 0.9× 4.0k 1.3× 1.0k 0.8× 516 0.5× 299 9.3k
Peng Miao 5.8k 1.0× 2.5k 0.7× 2.8k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 1.4k 1.5× 302 9.3k
Xiaohong Fang 7.8k 1.3× 2.9k 0.8× 4.1k 1.4× 1.2k 0.9× 434 0.5× 236 12.5k
Sangyong Jon 7.2k 1.2× 3.2k 0.8× 6.7k 2.2× 829 0.6× 440 0.5× 219 16.4k
Seyed Mohammad Taghdisi 8.7k 1.5× 2.5k 0.7× 5.7k 1.9× 1.2k 1.0× 521 0.5× 327 12.7k
Xiang Zhou 7.3k 1.2× 2.3k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 776 0.6× 958 1.0× 371 10.9k
Ni Xie 2.5k 0.4× 5.8k 1.5× 3.1k 1.0× 1.8k 1.4× 534 0.6× 149 9.5k
Wei He 4.5k 0.8× 2.4k 0.6× 2.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 677 0.7× 248 11.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Wu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Yuling, et al.. (2025). EFFECTS OF GIBBERELLINS AND FORCHLORFENURON ON RAPID CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE KINETICS CHARACTERISTICS IN BLUEBERRY LEAVES. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 23(2). 3401–3414.
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Li, Xiaoyu, Liang Ma, Yannan Zhou, et al.. (2025). Graphene oxide membrane with recognition sites for efficient separation of mono-/di-valent metal ions. Desalination. 604. 118617–118617. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Mengyu, Qi Wang, Li Wu, et al.. (2025). Piezoelectricity-Potentiated Bioorthogonal Catalysis Disrupts Cholesterol Metabolism for Tumor Immunotherapy. ACS Nano. 19(46). 39978–39991.
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Li, Xiaoyan, Tao Wen, Miao He, et al.. (2025). DNA-Templated Ag Nanocluster/CdSe@ZnS Quantum Dot-Based Platform for Colorimetric and Fluorescence Detection of Organophosphorus Pesticide. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 8(3). 1663–1672. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Shijie, Ke Zhang, Xiaobo Zhou, et al.. (2024). Near-infrared electrochemiluminescence biosensors facilitated by thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters for ctDNA analysis. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 251. 116103–116103. 14 indexed citations
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Jiang, Wenjun, et al.. (2024). Research progress of microfluidics-based food safety detection. Food Chemistry. 441. 138319–138319. 20 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xiaobo, et al.. (2024). Aggregation-induced electrochemiluminescence based on intramolecular charge transfer and twisted molecular conformation for label-free Immunoassay. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1320. 342994–342994. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Mengyan, et al.. (2024). Molecule engineering strategy of toll-like receptor 7/8 agonists designed for potentiating immune stimuli activation. Chemical Communications. 60(42). 5474–5485. 8 indexed citations
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Jiang, Wenjun, et al.. (2024). HCR-Assisted RTF-EXPAR-Based Lateral Flow Analysis for Sensitive Detection of H1N1 Influenza Virus. Analytical Chemistry. 96(35). 14116–14124. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Qingshan, Yang Lü, Li Wu, et al.. (2023). Length‐Controlled Construction of Ceria Nanowires with Ultrafine Diameter and Stable Morphology for Targeted Acute Lung Injury Therapy. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(22). 17 indexed citations
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Liu, Jinxia, et al.. (2023). Functionalized nanomaterials-based electrochemiluminescent biosensors and their application in cancer biomarkers detection. Talanta. 267. 125237–125237. 21 indexed citations
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Wang, Jianzhi, Ziyi Guo, Manyu Liu, et al.. (2023). CoMoO4 nanoparticles decorated ultrathin nanoplates constructed porous flower as an electrocatalyst toward overall water splitting and Zn-air batteries. Renewable Energy. 212. 751–760. 23 indexed citations
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Jiang, Wenjun, et al.. (2023). A post-pandemic perspective: Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 early detection. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 170. 117458–117458. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Yinghao, Ke Zhang, Yuling Qin, et al.. (2023). A stable ratiometric fluorescent probe for hypochlorous acid detection and rheumatoid arthritis evaluation. Biomaterials Science. 12(2). 330–334. 7 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xiaobo, Yuhan Zeng, Shijie Li, et al.. (2023). Polymeric engineering of AIEgens for NIR-II fluorescence imaging and detection of abdominal metastases of ovarian cancer in vivo. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 11(47). 11217–11221. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Can, Haiwei Ji, Yuling Qin, et al.. (2022). Conjugated polymer-based luminescent probes for ratiometric detection of biomolecules. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 10(37). 7309–7327. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Biao, et al.. (2017). Reaction based colorimetric and fluorescence probes for selective detection of hydrazine. Dyes and Pigments. 146. 300–304. 43 indexed citations

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