Li Zhu

12.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
161 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Li Zhu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Zhu has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Materials Chemistry, 40 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 26 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Li Zhu's work include Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (28 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (25 papers) and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (23 papers). Li Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (28 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (25 papers) and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (23 papers). Li Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Spain. Li Zhu's co-authors include Yanming Ma, Yanchao Wang, Jian Lv, Hanyu Liu, Yiping Wang, Yong Sun, Guangtian Zou, Yiping Wang, Chris J. Pickard and Xinyue Han and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Li Zhu

148 papers receiving 10.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Crystal structure prediction via particle-swarm optimization

2010 2.3k citations Li Zhu, Yanming Ma et al. profile →
CALYPSO: A method for crystal structure prediction

2012 2.2k citations Li Zhu, Yanming Ma et al. profile →
Predicted Novel High-Pressure Phases of Lithium

2011 505 citations Li Zhu, Yanming Ma et al. profile →
Particle-swarm structure prediction on clusters

2012 487 citations Li Zhu, Yanming Ma et al. profile →
Reactions of xenon with iron and nickel are predicted in the Earth's inner core

2014 378 citations Li Zhu, Hanyu Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Li Zhu China	42	6.6k	1.9k	1.8k	1.6k	1.6k	161	10.6k
Volker L. Deringer United Kingdom	48	11.3k 1.7×	4.8k 2.6×	554 0.3×	2.1k 1.3×	1.4k 0.9×	142	15.1k
Qiang Zhu China	43	5.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	838 0.5×	445 0.3×	1.0k 0.6×	156	7.7k
Jürgen Häfner Austria	47	7.2k 1.1×	3.6k 1.9×	457 0.3×	1.5k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	116	11.7k
Cheng Lü China	43	4.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	426 0.2×	566 0.3×	1.4k 0.9×	318	6.9k
Yusheng Zhao China	74	11.3k 1.7×	7.3k 3.9×	2.5k 1.4×	804 0.5×	1.8k 1.1×	483	19.9k
Bing Xiao China	53	5.4k 0.8×	2.8k 1.5×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	337 0.2×	295	9.5k
Thomas Proffen United States	50	7.1k 1.1×	1.9k 1.0×	994 0.6×	522 0.3×	982 0.6×	192	9.8k
Roger Smith United Kingdom	39	5.9k 0.9×	2.5k 1.3×	292 0.2×	941 0.6×	456 0.3×	265	8.5k
Quan Li China	43	4.4k 0.7×	887 0.5×	822 0.5×	212 0.1×	688 0.4×	229	6.4k
Peter P. Edwards United Kingdom	56	9.7k 1.5×	3.5k 1.9×	247 0.1×	3.2k 1.9×	2.0k 1.2×	281	15.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Li Zhu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Zhu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Zhu

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Wenyuan, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of energy retrofits for existing office buildings through uncertainty and sensitivity Analyses: A case study of Tianjin, China. Energy and Buildings. 331. 115363–115363. 2 indexed citations

Dunning, Samuel G., Li Zhu, Bo Chen, et al.. (2025). Double-core nanothread formation from α-furil via a pressure-induced planarization pathway. Chemical Science. 16(9). 4144–4151.

Zhu, Li, Weixia Dong, Haiyan He, et al.. (2025). On the grain size dependence of competing deformation mechanisms in a CrCoNi medium entropy alloy. Acta Materialia. 289. 120907–120907. 3 indexed citations

Li, Xinyang, Di Jin, Aitor Bergara, et al.. (2025). Prediction of o−N16: A layered polymeric nitrogen phase. Physical review. B.. 111(13).

Sun, Ying, et al.. (2025). Computational Discovery of a Novel Yttrium Silicide as an Ambient Pressure Superconductor. Annalen der Physik. 537(11). 1 indexed citations

Zhu, Li, Jing Ma, Min Xu, et al.. (2025). Mechanochemical force-driven stepwise activation and reconstruction of carbon-ash in coal-based solid wastes and pollutant removal. Fuel. 406. 137110–137110.

Strobel, Timothy A., Tiange Bi, Piotr A. Guńka, et al.. (2025). Extending tetrahedral network similarity to carbon: A type-I carbon clathrate stabilized by boron. Science Advances. 11(21). eadv6867–eadv6867.

Ma, Jinlong, et al.. (2025). Characteristics and influencing factors of household energy carbon emissions: insights from two small and medium-sized towns in northern and southern China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 523. 146412–146412. 1 indexed citations

Han, Shuai, Xiaohua Zhang, Li Zhu, et al.. (2025). Ambient-pressure superconductivity in covalent Au-B frameworks stabilized by electropositive metals. Communications Chemistry. 8(1). 342–342. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Bing, et al.. (2024). Application of PVT Coupled Solar Heat Pump System in the Renovation of Existing Campus Buildings. Energies. 17(19). 4922–4922. 2 indexed citations

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Hilleke, Katerina P., et al.. (2023). Conventional High-Temperature Superconductivity in Metallic, Covalently Bonded, Binary-Guest C–B Clathrates. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(3). 1696–1706. 51 indexed citations

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Zhu, Li, et al.. (2023). Unleashing the Potential of Strain-Engineered Ferroelectric Oxynitrides for Optimal Photovoltaic Performance. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 127(31). 15107–15113. 1 indexed citations

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Ma, Mengdong, Li Zhu, Baozhong Li, et al.. (2023). Design of three-dimensional B-C-N structures via tailoring GNRs and BNNRs. Diamond and Related Materials. 141. 110736–110736.

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Zhu, Li, Mengdong Ma, Qi Gao, et al.. (2023). First-principles study of novel icosahedral-based B12CN and B13CN structures. Science China Materials. 66(11). 4480–4488.

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Dunning, Samuel G., Bo Chen, Li Zhu, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and Post‐Processing of Chemically Homogeneous Nanothreads from 2,5‐Furandicarboxylic Acid**. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(14). e202217023–e202217023. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, K., et al.. (2022). Effect of pedestal density on the formation of small edge localized modes. Nuclear Fusion. 62(12). 126023–126023. 3 indexed citations

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Dunning, Samuel G., Li Zhu, Bo Chen, et al.. (2022). Solid-State Pathway Control via Reaction-Directing Heteroatoms: Ordered Pyridazine Nanothreads through Selective Cycloaddition. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(5). 2073–2078. 26 indexed citations

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Ward, M.D., Tao Wang, Li Zhu, et al.. (2019). Evidence for Orientational Order in Nanothreads Derived from Thiophene. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 10(22). 7164–7171. 47 indexed citations

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Huang, Haw-Tyng, Li Zhu, M.D. Ward, et al.. (2018). Surprising Stability of Cubane under Extreme Pressure. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 9(8). 2031–2037. 13 indexed citations

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Liu, Hanyu, Quan Li, Li Zhu, & Yanming Ma. (2011). Superhard polymorphs of diamond-like. Solid State Communications. 151(9). 716–719. 40 indexed citations

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