Loretta Y. Li

8.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
160 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Loretta Y. Li is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Loretta Y. Li has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Pollution, 41 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 31 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Loretta Y. Li's work include Heavy metals in environment (36 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (32 papers) and Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (17 papers). Loretta Y. Li is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (36 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (32 papers) and Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (17 papers). Loretta Y. Li collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and Egypt. Loretta Y. Li's co-authors include Prabha K. Padmavathiamma, John R. Grace, Xinwei Lu, Mohsen Saeedi, Hanna Hamid, Badr A. Mohamed, Mahdiyeh Salmanzadeh, Kai Lei, Karin Björklund and Lijun Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Loretta Y. Li

155 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

Phytoremediation Technology: Hyper-accumulation Metals in... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2009 2012 100 200 300 400 500
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. Phytoremediation Technology: Hyper-accumulation Metals in Plants
    2007 590 citations Prabha K. Padmavathiamma, Loretta Y. Li profile →
  2. Multivariate statistical analysis of heavy metals in street dust of Baoji, NW China
    2009 509 citations Xinwei Lu, Loretta Y. Li et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →
  3. Heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Pollution and ecological risk assessment in street dust of Tehran
    2012 439 citations Mohsen Saeedi, Loretta Y. Li et al. Journal of Hazardous 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
Loretta Y. Li Canada 43 2.9k 2.1k 1.2k 1.2k 1.1k 160 7.1k
Bo Gao China 47 4.0k 1.3× 1.8k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 937 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 250 7.5k
Jean‐Louis Morel France 65 5.9k 2.0× 1.7k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 689 0.6× 753 0.7× 279 12.2k
Tongbin Chen China 50 4.5k 1.5× 1.4k 0.7× 1.6k 1.3× 1.4k 1.2× 756 0.7× 247 8.5k
Weiping Chen China 54 3.4k 1.2× 2.5k 1.2× 485 0.4× 1.0k 0.9× 1.2k 1.2× 291 9.4k
Yuanan Hu China 47 3.7k 1.2× 2.1k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 1.5k 1.4× 91 8.4k
Junhong Bai China 50 3.4k 1.2× 1.1k 0.5× 844 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 260 8.9k
Camille Dumat France 57 6.5k 2.2× 3.1k 1.4× 1.4k 1.1× 778 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 123 11.8k
Dimitra Voutsa Greece 46 2.9k 1.0× 4.0k 1.9× 952 0.8× 810 0.7× 1.8k 1.6× 102 7.5k
Lingqing Wang China 44 2.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 707 0.6× 428 0.4× 1.4k 1.3× 197 6.2k
Andrew Hursthouse United Kingdom 42 2.3k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 773 0.6× 470 0.4× 958 0.9× 242 5.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Loretta Y. Li

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Loretta Y., et al.. (2025). SDGMPS: A spin-dependent Glauber model program for elastic proton-nucleus scattering. Computer Physics Communications. 312. 109587–109587.
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Zhu, Hui, Qing Long An, Loretta Y. Li, et al.. (2023). Emerging applications of biochar: A review on techno-environmental-economic aspects. Bioresource Technology. 388. 129745–129745. 53 indexed citations
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Mohamed, Badr A., et al.. (2023). Circular economy in wastewater treatment plants: Treatment of contaminants of emerging concerns (CECs) in effluent using sludge-based activated carbon. Journal of Cleaner Production. 389. 136095–136095. 24 indexed citations
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Mohamed, Badr A., Nina Ricci Nicomel, Hanna Hamid, & Loretta Y. Li. (2023). Using circular economy principles in the optimisation of sludge-based activated carbon production for the removal of perfluoroalkyl substances. The Science of The Total Environment. 874. 162392–162392. 7 indexed citations
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Mohamed, Badr A. & Loretta Y. Li. (2022). Biofuel production by co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge and other materials: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters. 21(1). 153–182. 54 indexed citations
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Nicomel, Nina Ricci, et al.. (2022). Adsorption of p-benzoquinone at low concentrations from aqueous media using biosolid-based activated carbon. Journal of Environmental Management. 316. 115263–115263. 15 indexed citations
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Saeedi, Mohsen, Loretta Y. Li, & John R. Grace. (2020). Effect of Co-existing Heavy Metals and Natural Organic Matter on Sorption/Desorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soil: A Review. Pollution. 6(1). 1–24. 21 indexed citations
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Li, Loretta Y., et al.. (2019). Waste-to-resources: Exploratory surface modification of sludge-based activated carbon by nitric acid for heavy metal adsorption. Waste Management. 87. 375–386. 80 indexed citations
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Hamid, Hanna, Loretta Y. Li, & John R. Grace. (2019). Formation of perfluorocarboxylic acids from 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate (6:2 FTS) in landfill leachate: Role of microbial communities. Environmental Pollution. 259. 113835–113835. 63 indexed citations
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Kim, Minhee, Loretta Y. Li, & John R. Grace. (2016). Predictability of physicochemical properties of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) based on single-molecular descriptor models. Environmental Pollution. 213. 99–111. 20 indexed citations
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Kim, Minhee, et al.. (2016). Review of contamination of sewage sludge and amended soils by polybrominated diphenyl ethers based on meta-analysis. Environmental Pollution. 220(Pt B). 753–765. 32 indexed citations
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Li, Belinda, Loretta Y. Li, & John R. Grace. (2015). Adsorption and hydraulic conductivity of landfill-leachate perfluorinated compounds in bentonite barrier mixtures. Journal of Environmental Management. 156. 236–243. 36 indexed citations
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Lu, Xinwei, Xiaolan Zhang, Loretta Y. Li, & Hao Chen. (2014). Assessment of metals pollution and health risk in dust from nursery schools in Xi’an, China. Environmental Research. 128. 27–34. 275 indexed citations
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Padmavathiamma, Prabha K. & Loretta Y. Li. (2010). Effect of Amendments on Phytoavailability and Fractionation of Copper and Zinc in a Contaminated Soil. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 12(7). 697–715. 12 indexed citations
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Hương, Nguyễn Thị Lan, et al.. (2008). HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION OF SOIL AND RICE IN WASTEWATER-IRRIGATED PADDY FIELD IN A SUBURBAN AREA OF HANOI, VIETNAM. Clay science. 13(6). 205–215. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Loretta Y.. (2003). Multi-component of heavy metal contaminants adsorptivity and compatibility onto variable charge clay mineral.. Clay science. 12(2). 73–80. 8 indexed citations

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