Nan Li

7.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
160 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Nan Li is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nan Li has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Materials Chemistry, 46 papers in Organic Chemistry and 38 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nan Li's work include Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (37 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (25 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (22 papers). Nan Li is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (37 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (25 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (22 papers). Nan Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Ukraine. Nan Li's co-authors include Na Zhao, Ben Zhong Tang, Jiabao Zhuang, Qing Lin, Reyna K. V. Lim, Herman S. Overkleeft, Bogdan I. Florea, Liu‐Zhu Gong, Selvakumar Edwardraja and Shi‐Wei Luo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Nan Li

143 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Efficient NIR-II Type-I AIE Photosensitizer for Mitochondria-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy through Synergistic Apoptosis–Ferroptosis

2023 159 citations Jiabao Zhuang, Nan Li et al. profile →
A nitric-oxide driven chemotactic nanomotor for enhanced immunotherapy of glioblastoma

2023 134 citations Nan Li et al. profile →
Baicalin induces ferroptosis in osteosarcomas through a novel Nrf2/xCT/GPX4 regulatory axis

2023 129 citations Xin Dong, Haowen Zhuang et al. Phytomedicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nan Li China	47	1.9k	1.7k	1.5k	1.2k	1.0k	160	5.7k
Bing Wang China	41	1.8k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	476 0.5×	207	5.5k
Takanori Suzuki Japan	39	3.5k 1.8×	2.5k 1.5×	810 0.5×	784 0.6×	999 1.0×	505	7.5k
Mako Kamiya Japan	44	1.2k 0.6×	2.6k 1.6×	3.0k 2.0×	3.0k 2.4×	1.8k 1.8×	144	7.9k
Emmanuel A. Theodorakis United States	45	2.6k 1.4×	1.5k 0.9×	2.6k 1.7×	629 0.5×	1.3k 1.3×	154	7.5k
М. Б. Березин Russia	34	688 0.4×	3.1k 1.8×	1.3k 0.9×	1.8k 1.4×	1.2k 1.1×	214	5.9k
Qian Cao China	40	574 0.3×	1.7k 1.0×	2.2k 1.5×	1.1k 0.9×	619 0.6×	153	5.5k
Olivier Ouari France	47	1.0k 0.5×	3.7k 2.2×	2.0k 1.3×	762 0.6×	3.8k 3.8×	152	8.0k
Tasuku Ueno Japan	43	1.1k 0.6×	3.0k 1.8×	2.4k 1.6×	1.9k 1.5×	2.4k 2.4×	159	7.3k
Xiaogang Liu Singapore	50	1.9k 1.0×	5.0k 2.9×	1.7k 1.1×	1.9k 1.6×	2.4k 2.3×	215	8.7k
Gang Cheng China	36	872 0.5×	835 0.5×	2.4k 1.6×	1.0k 0.8×	367 0.4×	185	6.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nan Li

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20 of 20 papers shown

Pan, Quan, et al.. (2025). Near-Infrared-II Aggregation-Induced Emission Photosensitizers with Mitochondrial Respiration Perturbation Activity Amplifies Ferroptosis, Necroptosis, and Apoptosis for Cancer Immunotherapy. CCS Chemistry. 8(3). 1308–1324.

Kong, Xiangxing, et al.. (2025). The Value of PET/CT-Based Radiomics in Predicting Adrenal Metastases in Patients with Cancer. Diagnostics. 15(11). 1356–1356.

Yu, Xiao, et al.. (2025). Thiol-thione tautomerism-mediated electrolyte additive engineering for stable Zn metal anodes. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 111. 896–903.

Zhang, Xi, Pengcheng Li, Weijie Wang, et al.. (2024). Self-lysis microbial consortia for predictable multi-proteins assembly. Bioorganic Chemistry. 144. 107117–107117. 1 indexed citations

Guo, Lin, et al.. (2024). Subpore-mediated tunable water absorption in nanoparticle-based materials. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 231. 125811–125811. 5 indexed citations

Li, Xiuyuan, et al.. (2024). Insights into the structure and polymerization mechanisms of CO molecules under pressure. Progress in Solid State Chemistry. 76. 100491–100491.

Li, Nan, Jiajia Si, & Mengyu Xu. (2024). Photoexcited Hantzsch Ester Anions Enabled C−F Bond Activation and Hydro‐Difluoroalkylation of Arylethylenes Through Dual‐SET Process. Chemistry - A European Journal. 31(14). e202404116–e202404116.

Yang, Min, Xi Wang, Ziwei Xu, et al.. (2024). Dense Perovskite Thick Film Enabled by Saturated Solution Filling for Sensitive X-ray Detection and Imaging. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(28). 36649–36657. 8 indexed citations

Dong, Xin, et al.. (2023). Baicalin induces ferroptosis in osteosarcomas through a novel Nrf2/xCT/GPX4 regulatory axis. Phytomedicine. 116. 154881–154881. 129 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Zhiqiang, Zhiyuan Fu, Haichao Liu, et al.. (2023). Pressure-induced room-temperature phosphorescence enhancement based on purely organic molecules with a folded geometry. Chemical Science. 14(10). 2640–2645. 40 indexed citations

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Chen, Ji‐Jun, Jia‐Heng Fang, Xuan‐Yi Du, et al.. (2023). Copper-Catalyzed Enantioconvergent Radical C(sp³)–N Cross-Coupling of Activated Racemic Alkyl Halides with (Hetero)aromatic Amines under Ambient Conditions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(27). 14686–14696. 34 indexed citations

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Jia, Binxia, Depeng Chu, Nan Li, et al.. (2022). Airflow-Controlled Crystallization for a Multi-Inch 2D Halide Perovskite Single-Crystal Scintillator for Fast High-Resolution X-ray Imaging. ACS Energy Letters. 8(1). 590–599. 66 indexed citations

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Jia, Shanshan, Yingrui Xiao, Nan Li, et al.. (2022). Inch-size Cs₃Bi₂I₉ polycrystalline wafers with near-intrinsic properties for ultralow-detection-limit X-ray detection. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 10(17). 6665–6672. 35 indexed citations

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Li, Nan, Haichao Liu, Yuanyuan Fang, et al.. (2022). Piezochromic luminescence behavior based on the molecular conformation change of nitro-triphenylamine. Applied Physics Letters. 121(11). 3 indexed citations

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Xie, Mo, Xiaoru Chen, Kun Wu, et al.. (2021). Pressure-induced phosphorescence enhancement and piezochromism of a carbazole-based cyclic trinuclear Cu(i) complex. Chemical Science. 12(12). 4425–4431. 61 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jiabin, Yaqiong Zhu, Feihong Dong, et al.. (2021). Ultrasound microvasculature imaging with entropy-based radiality super-resolution (ERSR). Physics in Medicine and Biology. 66(21). 215012–215012. 2 indexed citations

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Guan, Qinghua, Nan Li, Leilei Shi, et al.. (2019). Aggregation-Induced Emission Fluorophore-Based Molecular Beacon for Differentiating Tumor and Normal Cells by Detecting the Specific and False-Positive Signals. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 5(7). 3618–3630. 13 indexed citations

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Zhao, Na, Yue Li, Wei Yin, et al.. (2019). Controllable Coumarin-Based NIR Fluorophores: Selective Subcellular Imaging, Cell Membrane Potential Indication, and Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(2). 2076–2086. 41 indexed citations

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Bai, Changcai, Lu Han, Nan Li, et al.. (2018). Two new 18, 19-seco Triterpenoids from Ilex asprella (Hook. et Arn.) Champ. ex Benth. Fitoterapia. 127. 42–46. 8 indexed citations

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Kang, Hui, Nan Li, Shi Zhou, et al.. (2016). Organic solid fluorophores regulated by subtle structure modification: color-tunable and aggregation-induced emission. Chemical Science. 8(1). 577–582. 181 indexed citations

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