Lin Ai

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
47 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Lin Ai is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Lin Ai has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Materials Chemistry, 13 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Lin Ai's work include Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (21 papers), Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (21 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (13 papers). Lin Ai is often cited by papers focused on Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (21 papers), Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (21 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (13 papers). Lin Ai collaborates with scholars based in China, New Zealand and United Kingdom. Lin Ai's co-authors include Siyu Lu, Boyang Wang, Bai Yang, Zhiyong Tang, Junbiao Chang, Haoqiang Song, Jingkun Yu, Ziqi Song, Xue Yong and Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Lin Ai

43 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Insights into photoluminescence mechanisms of carbon dots... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2024 100 200 300 400
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. Insights into photoluminescence mechanisms of carbon dots: advances and perspectives
    2020 435 citations Lin Ai, Boyang Wang et al. Science Bulletin profile →
  2. Tailored Fabrication of Full‐Color Ultrastable Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence Carbon Dots Composites with Unexpected Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence
    2024 81 citations Lin Ai, Huimin Liu et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lin Ai China 22 1.8k 368 259 253 206 47 2.1k
Zejun Sun China 24 725 0.4× 667 1.8× 121 0.5× 300 1.2× 217 1.1× 78 1.5k
D. Banerjee India 23 895 0.5× 395 1.1× 210 0.8× 241 1.0× 137 0.7× 120 1.5k
Elumalai Satheeshkumar Taiwan 15 1.0k 0.6× 345 0.9× 278 1.1× 365 1.4× 329 1.6× 27 1.3k
Cheng‐Long Shen China 21 1.5k 0.8× 352 1.0× 76 0.3× 476 1.9× 258 1.3× 49 1.8k
Lan Sheng China 20 1.8k 1.0× 317 0.9× 120 0.5× 314 1.2× 229 1.1× 42 2.1k
Qijun Li China 19 2.0k 1.1× 603 1.6× 64 0.2× 261 1.0× 230 1.1× 43 2.3k
Lu Qiu China 22 1.1k 0.6× 479 1.3× 219 0.8× 300 1.2× 119 0.6× 52 1.5k
Michael Thomas Australia 13 634 0.4× 339 0.9× 132 0.5× 444 1.8× 280 1.4× 26 1.3k
Junwei Chen China 23 808 0.5× 924 2.5× 153 0.6× 307 1.2× 145 0.7× 114 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Lin Ai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lin Ai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lin Ai

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

All Works

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Jiao, Hua, Lin Ai, Kang Zhao, et al.. (2025). Preparation and Formation Mechanism of Mesoporous Hydroxyapatite Powder Through a Biomass Template and Theoretical Calculations. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 34(23). 28077–28092. 1 indexed citations
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Ai, Lin, et al.. (2024). Multistable compliant linkages with multiple kinematic paths separated by energy barriers. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 70. 102175–102175. 3 indexed citations
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Ai, Lin, Yanping Chen, Fang Lü, et al.. (2024). Construction of structure-matching In-Ni catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of α-methylacrolein. Chemical Engineering Journal. 502. 158044–158044. 1 indexed citations
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Ai, Lin, Huimin Liu, Jingkun Yu, et al.. (2024). Tailored Fabrication of Full‐Color Ultrastable Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence Carbon Dots Composites with Unexpected Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence. Advanced Materials. 36(27). e2401220–e2401220. 81 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Tengfei, Guangchao Yin, Ziqi Song, et al.. (2023). Solid-State Luminescence in Self-Assembled Chlorosalicylaldehyde-Modified Carbon Dots. ACS Materials Letters. 5(3). 846–853. 38 indexed citations
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Ai, Lin, et al.. (2023). In-situ deoxygenation of methyl palmitate to hydrocarbons on highly dispersed Ni–Re/TiO2 catalyst in aqueous phase using methanol as a hydrogen donor. Journal of the Energy Institute. 109. 101265–101265. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Haolin, et al.. (2023). Surface Modification Functionalized Carbon Dots. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(65). e202302383–e202302383. 25 indexed citations
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Ai, Lin, Yifei Pei, Ziqi Song, et al.. (2023). Ligand‐Triggered Self‐Assembly of Flexible Carbon Dot Nanoribbons for Optoelectronic Memristor Devices and Neuromorphic Computing. Advanced Science. 10(12). e2207688–e2207688. 59 indexed citations
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Ai, Lin, et al.. (2021). In situ aqueous phase hydrodeoxygenation of methyl palmitate to hydrocarbons on Ni catalyst derived from the reduction of LaNiO3 perovskite. Reaction Kinetics Mechanisms and Catalysis. 133(1). 209–227. 13 indexed citations
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Meng, Weixue, Boyang Wang, Lin Ai, Haoqiang Song, & Siyu Lu. (2021). Engineering white light-emitting diodes with high color rendering index from biomass carbonized polymer dots. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 598. 274–282. 56 indexed citations
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Ai, Lin, Run Shi, Jie Yang, et al.. (2021). Efficient Combination of G‐C3N4 and CDs for Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance: A Review of Synthesis, Strategies, and Applications. Small. 17(48). e2007523–e2007523. 132 indexed citations
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Liu, Jiale, Ye Tian, Lin Ai, et al.. (2020). Self-Assembly of Au Nanoclusters into Helical Ribbons by Manipulating the Flexibility of Capping Ligands. Langmuir. 36(48). 14614–14622. 9 indexed citations
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Ai, Lin, Boyang Wang, Junbiao Chang, et al.. (2020). Insights into photoluminescence mechanisms of carbon dots: advances and perspectives. Science Bulletin. 66(8). 839–856. 435 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Jiale, Zhennan Wu, Ye Tian, et al.. (2017). Engineering the Self-Assembly Induced Emission of Cu Nanoclusters by Au(I) Doping. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(29). 24899–24907. 71 indexed citations
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Cheng, Xiao, Youchun Chen, Yajun Gao, et al.. (2014). A water-soluble metallophthalocyanine derivative as a cathode interlayer for highly efficient polymer solar cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2(31). 12484–12491. 53 indexed citations
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Ai, Lin. (2008). Research on loss allocation of large customs direct-power-buying. Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Magazine. 1 indexed citations

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