Nan Li

16.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
412 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

About

Nan Li is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nan Li has authored 412 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Environmental Engineering, 86 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 76 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nan Li's work include Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (111 papers), Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (60 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (39 papers). Nan Li is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (111 papers), Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (60 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (39 papers). Nan Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Nan Li's co-authors include Xin Wang, Jingkun An, Yujie Feng, Lean Zhou, Peng Wang, Chengmei Liao, Jiping Jiang, Qingsong Liu, Tong Zheng and L. E. Cross and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Nan Li

395 papers receiving 13.3k citations

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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.

Adsorption isotherm, kinetic and mechanism studies of some substituted phenols on activated carbon fibers

2009 815 citations Nan Li et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
A stretchable and strain-unperturbed pressure sensor for motion interference–free tactile monitoring on skins

2021 286 citations Qi Su, Qiang Zou et al. Science Advances profile →
Engineering the Local Atomic Environments of Indium Single‐Atom Catalysts for Efficient Electrochemical Production of Hydrogen Peroxide

2022 244 citations Jingkun An, Nan Li et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nan Li

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	High selectivity and optimized mass transport equipped air-breathing cathode with efficient H2O2 generation for wastewater treatment 2025 ·Journal of Power Sources ·(unknown), C. S. Huang, (unknown), Chunhua Feng, Yuyan Tang, Jingkun An, Xin Wang, (unknown), Xiaoqin Ye, Nan Li	0
2	Staggered supply of ferric citrate and oxygen as electron acceptors promote the co-recovery of vivianite and bioplastics PHB from wastewater 2025 ·Water Research X ·(unknown), (unknown), Danhui Liang, Fenghua Yang, Xiaoming Yang, (unknown), Xin Wang, Nan Li	1
3	Efficient hydrogen peroxide synthesis with Pluggable Capsule cathode for Electro-Fenton treating actual landfill leachate 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·C. S. Huang, Danhui Liang, (unknown), Jingkun An, Yifei Li, Xinping Li, Xin Wang, Nanqi Ren, Shuo Wang, Nan Li	6
4	Highly enhanced microwave absorption of carbon nanotube/nickel/styrene-butadiene-styrene composite with segregated structure 2024 ·Polymer ·Jun-Feng Shi, (unknown), Nan Li, (unknown), Yueyi Wang, Ding‐Xiang Yan, Zhong‐Ming Li	7
5	Dual-purpose elemental sulfur for capturing and accelerating biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in anaerobic environment 2024 ·Water Research X ·Qian Zhao, Chengmei Liao, Eric Y. Jiang, Xuejun Yan, Huijuan Su, Lili Tian, Nan Li, (unknown), Xin Wang	1
6	Understanding the microbial processes on carbon brushes that accelerate methanogenesis of long-chain fatty acids in anaerobic digestion 2024 ·Water Research ·Mou Zhang, (unknown), Yuanyuan Zeng, Tuo Wang, Ziyuan Wang, (unknown), Nan Li, (unknown), (unknown)	10
7	Facile peptide-mediated green synthesis of iron hexacyanocobalt nanostructures for efficient intercalative deionization and water disinfection 2024 ·Separation and Purification Technology ·Nan Li, Shaokun Chong, Shihong Dong, Ke Wang, Nian Liu, Luofeng Yu, Peng Li	3
8	Classification of maize lodging types using UAV-SAR remote sensing data and machine learning methods 2024 ·Computers and Electronics in Agriculture ·Dashuai Wang, (unknown), Zhuolin Li, (unknown), Nan Li, Chao Li, Sheng Xu, Xiaoguang Liu	7
9	Chloride-mediated enhancement in Cu(II)-catalyzed Fenton-like reaction: The overlooked reactive chlorine species 2024 ·Environmental Pollution ·Shaoze Xiao, Tongcai Liu, Nan Li, Jie Ding, Jiabin Chen, Yao Xu, Longlong Zhang, (unknown), Xuefei Zhou, Nanqi Ren, Yalei Zhang	4
10	Low intensity magnetic separation of vivianite induced by iron reduction on the surface layer of Fe(III)[Fe(0)] iron scrap 2023 ·Environmental Research ·Yan Gao, Nanqi Ren, (unknown), Yu Wu, Xin Wang, Nan Li	2
11	A green tanning method based on POSS-COONa and zirconium: Achieving cleaner leather production 2023 ·Progress in Organic Coatings ·Dangge Gao, Nan Li, Xinjing Li, Ailin Zhang, Bin Lyu, Jianzhong Ma	7
12	Promoting vivianite recovery: Crucial role of tightly-bound extracellular polymeric substances 2023 ·Journal of Cleaner Production ·Shu Wang, Nanqi Ren, Danhui Liang, (unknown), Xin Wang, Jiaguo Yan, Xiang Cheng, (unknown), Nan Li	18
13	Reduction of S0 deposited on electroactive biofilm under an oxidative potential 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Qian Zhao, Ying Liu, Chengmei Liao, Xuejun Yan, Lili Tian, Tian Li, Nan Li, Xin Wang	3
14	Electrochemical production of H2O2 with 100% current efficiency and strong stability by adjusting the interfacial side reactions of air-breathing cathodes 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Yujie Qiao, Nanqi Ren, Xinping Li, Jingkun An, Xin Wang, Nan Li	17
15	Dual-roles of carbon black to accelerate phosphorus recovery as vivianite 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Danhui Liang, (unknown), Shu Wang, Xin Wang, (unknown), Nan Li	3
16	A wood pulp sponge cleaning wipe as a high-performance bioanode material in microbial electrochemical systems for its vast biomass carrying capacity, large capacitance, and small charge transfer resistance 2023 ·Journal of Material Science and Technology ·(unknown), (unknown), Weihua He, Jingkun An, Jia Liu, Nan Li, Yujie Feng	7
17	[Effects of Combined Application of Different Nitrogen Fertilizers and Biochar on Cadmium Uptake by Pakchoi (Brassica chinensis L.) in Cadmium Contaminated Soil]. 2023 ·PubMed ·Ping Li, Hao Nie, Man Lang, (unknown), Haibo Jiang, Nan Li	1
18	A stretchable and strain-unperturbed pressure sensor for motion interference–free tactile monitoring on skins breakdown → 2021 ·Science Advances ·Qi Su, Qiang Zou, Yang Li, Yuzhen Chen, Shan-Yuan Teng, (unknown), Romain Nith, Ping Cheng, Nan Li, Wei Liu, Shilei Dai, Youdi Liu, Alex Mazursky, Jie Xu, Lihua Jin, Pedro Lopes, Sihong Wang	286
19	Unexpected Role of Nitrite in Promoting Transformation of Sulfonamide Antibiotics by Peracetic Acid: Reactive Nitrogen Species Contribution and Harmful Disinfection Byproduct Formation Potential 2021 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Tongcai Liu, Jiabin Chen, Nan Li, Shaoze Xiao, Ching‐Hua Huang, Longlong Zhang, Yao Xu, Yalei Zhang, Xuefei Zhou	66
20	A novel single chamber vertical baffle flow biocathode microbial electrochemical system with microbial separator 2019 ·Bioresource Technology ·Shou‐Heng Liu, Yujie Feng, Jiaojiao Niu, Jia Liu, Nan Li, Weihua He	14

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