Mu Li

17.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
265 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

Mu Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Mu Li has authored 265 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Molecular Biology, 67 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 67 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Mu Li's work include Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (34 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (30 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (17 papers). Mu Li is often cited by papers focused on Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (34 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (30 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (17 papers). Mu Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Mu Li's co-authors include Sheng Feng, Xiangang Hu, Qixing Zhou, Yinguang Chen, Alexander V. Vlassov, Xiong Zheng, Si‐Shen Feng, Jinhua Ye, Emily Zeringer and Kun Chang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Mu Li

253 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A novel controlled release formulation for the anticancer drug paclitaxel (Taxol®): PLGA nanoparticles containing vitamin E TPGS

2002 594 citations Mu Li et al. profile →
Targeted Synthesis of 2H‐ and 1T‐Phase MoS₂ Monolayers for Catalytic Hydrogen Evolution

2016 588 citations Mu Li et al. profile →
Monkeypox: epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment and prevention

2022 156 citations Mu Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mu Li China	60	3.6k	3.4k	2.8k	1.7k	1.7k	265	13.1k
Bo Xiao China	76	3.3k 0.9×	2.9k 0.9×	6.9k 2.4×	820 0.5×	2.6k 1.5×	397	18.3k
Liming Wang China	67	4.5k 1.2×	6.4k 1.9×	5.7k 2.0×	1.2k 0.7×	3.0k 1.8×	366	16.0k
Meng Wang China	59	3.6k 1.0×	5.5k 1.6×	3.2k 1.1×	1.7k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	758	17.6k
Bing Yan China	68	5.0k 1.4×	5.4k 1.6×	4.5k 1.6×	830 0.5×	1.8k 1.1×	490	17.9k
Yiwen Li China	75	4.4k 1.2×	4.7k 1.4×	4.2k 1.5×	1.8k 1.0×	3.7k 2.2×	406	18.8k
Myung‐Haing Cho South Korea	62	6.4k 1.8×	6.2k 1.8×	4.5k 1.6×	534 0.3×	2.9k 1.7×	363	18.1k
Lijuan Zhang China	59	1.8k 0.5×	3.2k 0.9×	2.8k 1.0×	645 0.4×	2.1k 1.2×	423	12.6k
Huan Meng China	64	4.3k 1.2×	8.1k 2.4×	6.6k 2.3×	1.3k 0.8×	4.9k 2.9×	176	17.6k
Ling Chen China	86	3.8k 1.1×	3.4k 1.0×	4.5k 1.6×	839 0.5×	7.1k 4.3×	831	28.8k
Haiyuan Zhang China	54	2.9k 0.8×	5.5k 1.6×	4.3k 1.5×	702 0.4×	2.2k 1.3×	202	11.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Mu Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mu Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mu Li

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20 of 20 papers shown

Deng, Peng, et al.. (2025). Spatial Risks of Microplastics in Soils and the Cascading Effects Thereof. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(21). 10299–10309. 3 indexed citations

Gao, Hongli, Mu Li, Xin Guan, et al.. (2025). Unlocking the potential of chimeric antigen receptor T cell engineering immunotherapy: Long road to achieve precise targeted therapy for hepatobiliary pancreatic cancers. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 297. 139829–139829. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Yongqi, et al.. (2024). Detection of ultra-low concentration NH3, SO2, and NO using UV-DOAS combined with multidimensional spectral fusion. Fuel. 378. 132965–132965. 12 indexed citations

Guo, Shuqing, Xiangang Hu, Fubo Yu, & Mu Li. (2024). Heat Waves Coupled with Nanoparticles Induce Yield and Nutritional Losses in Rice by Regulating Stomatal Closure. ACS Nano. 18(22). 14276–14289. 11 indexed citations

Kang, Weilu, Mu Li, & Xiangang Hu. (2024). Marine Colloids Boost Nitrogen Fixation in Trichodesmium erythraeum by Photoelectrophy. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(21). 9236–9249. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Wei, Mu Li, Lin Lin, Mei Li, & Feiyun Sun. (2023). Peroxyacetic acid activation by cobalt-doped peanut shell biochar for efficient CBZ degradation: Role of organic radicals, singlet oxygen, and high-valent cobalt species. Separation and Purification Technology. 330. 125592–125592. 31 indexed citations

Zhang, Wei, Mu Li, Guan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Modulating the coordination environment of Co single-atom catalysts through sulphur doping to efficiently enhance peroxymonosulfate activation for degradation of carbamazepine. Chemical Engineering Journal. 474. 145377–145377. 35 indexed citations

Sun, Shan, et al.. (2021). Bionanoscale Recognition Underlies Cell Fate and Therapy. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 10(22). e2101260–e2101260. 1 indexed citations

Li, Yuhong, Yingxue Li, Mu Li, et al.. (2020). The Ras-ERK1/2 signaling pathway regulates H3K9ac through PCAF to promote the development of pancreatic cancer. Life Sciences. 256. 117936–117936. 10 indexed citations

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Li, Mu, et al.. (2019). Negative cooperativity between Gemin2 and RNA provides insights into RNA selection and the SMN complex's release in snRNP assembly. Nucleic Acids Research. 48(2). 895–911. 8 indexed citations

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Kang, Weilu, Xiaokang Li, Mu Li, & Xiangang Hu. (2019). Nanoscale colloids induce metabolic disturbance of zebrafish at environmentally relevant concentrations. Environmental Science Nano. 6(5). 1562–1575. 19 indexed citations

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Ban, Zhan, Qixing Zhou, Anqi Sun, Mu Li, & Xiangang Hu. (2018). Screening Priority Factors Determining and Predicting the Reproductive Toxicity of Various Nanoparticles. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(17). 9666–9676. 52 indexed citations

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Li, Mu, et al.. (2018). Optimization and application of SSR-PCR reaction system for macadamia.. Fujian nongye xuebao. 33(2). 154–158. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Anqi, Mu Li, & Xiangang Hu. (2017). Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots as Novel Nanozymes for Alcohol Intoxication. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(14). 12241–12252. 105 indexed citations

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Li, Mu, et al.. (2016). Preliminary screening for resistant soybean cultivars to powdery mildew in southern China.. Dadou kexue. 35(2). 209–221. 1 indexed citations

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Hickerson, Robyn P., Emilio González-González, Alexander V. Vlassov, et al.. (2012). Intravital Fluorescence Imaging of Small Interfering RNA–Mediated Gene Repression in a Dual Reporter Melanoma Xenograft Model. Nucleic Acid Therapeutics. 22(6). 438–443. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Mu, James T. Kwok, & Bao‐Liang Lu. (2010). Making large-scale nyström approximation possible. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 631–638. 59 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xusheng, Mu Li, & Wei‐Ping Min. (2010). Preventing Immune Rejection Through Gene Silencing. Methods in molecular biology. 623. 357–371. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Qiao, Mu Li, & Alfred E. Chang. (2008). Ligation of CD24 on T cells and B cells modulates the cytokine production profile of activated tumor-draining lymph node cells. Cancer Research. 68. 4627–4627. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yun & Mu Li. (2006). SSR Based Linkage and Mapping Analysis of Yellow Blood (Y) Gene in Silkworm,Bombyx mori. Canye kexue. 1 indexed citations

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