Li Xu

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
122 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Li Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Xu has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 19 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Li Xu's work include Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (60 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (45 papers) and Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (16 papers). Li Xu is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (60 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (45 papers) and Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (16 papers). Li Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Li Xu's co-authors include Yunjun Yan, Jinyong Yan, Bo Hu, Shi‐Yuan Cheng, Houjin Zhang, Webster K. Cavenee, Ping Guo, Degui Wang, Yun Liu and Yanli Fan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Bioinformatics.

In The Last Decade

Li Xu

119 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Manipulating local coordination of copper single atom catalyst enables efficient CO2-to-CH4 conversion

2023 177 citations Chunxiao Liu, Li Xu et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Li Xu China	30	1.7k	647	448	342	296	122	2.9k
Huifang Zhao China	35	1.0k 0.6×	516 0.8×	471 1.1×	613 1.8×	427 1.4×	153	3.4k
Zhonglin Zhang China	32	2.8k 1.6×	507 0.8×	323 0.7×	346 1.0×	249 0.8×	125	5.2k
Jin‐Hyun Kim South Korea	29	593 0.3×	913 1.4×	489 1.1×	877 2.6×	741 2.5×	168	3.0k
Ramesh Kumar India	34	845 0.5×	1.1k 1.7×	336 0.8×	286 0.8×	417 1.4×	120	3.3k
Weijun Huang China	24	984 0.6×	317 0.5×	186 0.4×	480 1.4×	210 0.7×	103	2.3k
Koei Kawakami Japan	35	1.1k 0.6×	1.9k 3.0×	458 1.0×	323 0.9×	85 0.3×	151	4.1k
Kui Wang China	34	1.3k 0.7×	748 1.2×	450 1.0×	602 1.8×	347 1.2×	108	3.6k
Hiroo Tanaka Japan	29	921 0.5×	388 0.6×	173 0.4×	411 1.2×	334 1.1×	120	3.5k
Kazuaki Ninomiya Japan	33	787 0.5×	1.6k 2.5×	190 0.4×	392 1.1×	158 0.5×	123	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Li Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Xu

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

All Works

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Tang, Jialin, Qiu Jiang, H. Wang, et al.. (2025). Stabilization of highly active Ru sites toward acidic water oxidation by dual-atom doping. Chem Catalysis. 5(10). 101441–101441. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Ke, Wenping Wei, Huanhuan Li, et al.. (2025). Harnessing Solar Energy for the Photocatalytic Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium: A High-Performance Yarrowia lipolytica–CdS Biohybrid System. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(19). 28327–28335. 1 indexed citations

Lian, Tingting, Li Xu, Jin‐Lin Yang, et al.. (2024). Metal-organic framework derived crystalline nanocarbon for Fenton-like reaction. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6199–6199. 25 indexed citations

Li, Huiting, Ying Chen, Mengyao Zhao, et al.. (2024). Integrated network pharmacology and pharmacological investigations to discover the active compounds of Toona sinensis pericarps against diabetic nephropathy. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 333. 118441–118441. 4 indexed citations

Xu, Li, et al.. (2024). Ion channels in macrophages: Implications for disease progression. International Immunopharmacology. 144. 113628–113628. 3 indexed citations

Li, Xiaoyan, Liangcheng Jiao, Yunjun Yan, et al.. (2024). Engineering Yarrowia lipolytica as a Cellulolytic Cell Factory for Production of p-Coumaric Acid from Cellulose and Hemicellulose. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 72(11). 5867–5877. 5 indexed citations

Xiang, Yong, et al.. (2023). Rapid extraction of gold from complex solutions by metal sulfides. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(5). 110373–110373. 4 indexed citations

Zhao, Guowei, Liangcheng Jiao, Li Xu, et al.. (2023). Copper Ion Mediates Yeast-to-Hypha Transition in Yarrowia lipolytica. Journal of Fungi. 9(2). 249–249. 3 indexed citations

Jiao, Liangcheng, et al.. (2023). Characterization of a New Thermostable and Organic Solution-Tolerant Lipase from Pseudomonas fluorescens and Its Application in the Enrichment of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(10). 8924–8924. 11 indexed citations

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Jiao, Liangcheng, Qinghua Zhou, Jinyong Yan, et al.. (2023). Homologous High-Level Lipase and Single-Cell Protein Production with Engineered Yarrowia lipolytica via Scale-Up Fermentation for Industrial Applications. Fermentation. 9(3). 268–268. 6 indexed citations

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Huang, Jinsha, Zheng Zhen, Pengbo Wang, et al.. (2023). De Novo Computational Design of a Lipase with Hydrolysis Activity towards Middle-Chained Fatty Acid Esters. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(10). 8581–8581. 5 indexed citations

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Wei, Wenping, Xiaofang Jiang, Li Zhang, et al.. (2023). Regulation of CRISPR-Associated Genes by Rv1776c (CasR) in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Biomolecules. 13(2). 400–400. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Fei, Longyu Zhang, Xiaoyan Li, et al.. (2022). Design of a genetically programmed barnacle-curli inspired living-cell bioadhesive. Materials Today Bio. 14. 100256–100256. 17 indexed citations

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Wu, Jiao, Guowei Wang, Pengbo Wang, et al.. (2021). Effect of wool fiber addition on the reinforcement of loose sands by microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP): mechanical property and underlying mechanism. Acta Geotechnica. 16(5). 1401–1416. 68 indexed citations

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Zhou, Qinghua, Liangcheng Jiao, Wenjuan Li, et al.. (2021). A Novel Cre/lox-Based Genetic Tool for Repeated, Targeted and Markerless Gene Integration in Yarrowia lipolytica. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(19). 10739–10739. 12 indexed citations

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Wang, Jianhua, Kai Li, Yaojia He, et al.. (2020). Lipase Immobilized on a Novel Rigid–Flexible Dendrimer-Grafted Hierarchically Porous Magnetic Microspheres for Effective Resolution of (R,S)-1-Phenylethanol. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(4). 4906–4916. 27 indexed citations

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Zhou, Qinghua, et al.. (2018). Engineering Yarrowia lipolytica for Sustainable Production of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters Using in Situ Self-Cycled Glycerol as a Carbon Source. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 6(6). 7645–7651. 18 indexed citations

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Li, Fei, Qinghua Zhou, Zhiming Hu, et al.. (2018). Design of a New Multienzyme Complex Synthesis System Based on Yarrowia lipolytica Simultaneously Secreted and Surface Displayed Fusion Proteins for Sustainable Production of Fatty Acid-Derived Hydrocarbons. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 6(12). 17035–17043. 28 indexed citations

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Wang, Guilong, Zimin Liu, Li Xu, & Yunjun Yan. (2014). Aromatic Amino Acid Mutagenesis at the Substrate Binding Pocket ofYarrowia lipolyticaLipase Lip2 Affects Its Activity and Thermostability. The Scientific World JOURNAL. 2014. 1–8. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Xiang, Shuangshuang Huang, Li Xu, & Yunjun Yan. (2013). Conformation and Catalytic Properties Studies of Candida rugosa Lip7 via Enantioselective Esterification of Ibuprofen in Organic Solvents and Ionic Liquids. The Scientific World JOURNAL. 2013(1). 364730–364730. 4 indexed citations

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