Nanwen Li

13.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
246 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

Nanwen Li is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nanwen Li has authored 246 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 184 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 105 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 76 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nanwen Li's work include Fuel Cells and Related Materials (159 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (99 papers) and Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (74 papers). Nanwen Li is often cited by papers focused on Fuel Cells and Related Materials (159 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (99 papers) and Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (74 papers). Nanwen Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Nanwen Li's co-authors include Michael D. Guiver, Lei Liu, Michael A. Hickner, Yingda Huang, Wolfgang H. Binder, Young Moo Lee, Kang Geng, Jiayou Liao, Hongying Tang and Xiaomeng Chu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Nanwen Li

239 papers receiving 10.9k 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.

Highly Stable, Anion Conductive, Comb-Shaped Copolymers for Alkaline Fuel Cells

2013 492 citations Nanwen Li et al. profile →
Ion Transport by Nanochannels in Ion-Containing Aromatic Copolymers

2014 407 citations Nanwen Li et al. profile →
Fuel cells with an operational range of –20 °C to 200 °C enabled by phosphoric acid-doped intrinsically ultramicroporous membranes

2022 264 citations Hongying Tang, Kang Geng et al. profile →
An operationally broadened alkaline water electrolyser enabled by highly stable poly(oxindole biphenylene) ion-solvating membranes

2024 70 citations Xu Hu, Bin Hu et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nanwen Li China	59	8.5k	5.4k	3.0k	2.2k	1.9k	246	11.1k
Gilles P. Robertson Canada	50	5.8k 0.7×	3.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	2.9k 1.3×	2.8k 1.4×	106	9.2k
Zhengjin Yang China	47	6.0k 0.7×	3.6k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	776 0.4×	907 0.5×	132	7.2k
James E. McGrath United States	57	10.1k 1.2×	6.4k 1.2×	3.0k 1.0×	3.6k 1.6×	3.6k 1.8×	202	15.7k
Zhe Wang China	47	4.5k 0.5×	2.4k 0.5×	1.5k 0.5×	760 0.3×	1.6k 0.8×	250	6.8k
Ai Mei Zhu China	51	4.4k 0.5×	3.5k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	854 0.4×	118	6.1k
Guangwei He China	49	3.0k 0.4×	2.4k 0.4×	836 0.3×	3.1k 1.4×	3.6k 1.8×	111	7.4k
Libo Deng China	50	4.9k 0.6×	1.5k 0.3×	2.9k 1.0×	800 0.4×	3.0k 1.6×	161	8.9k
Shanfu Lu China	52	6.8k 0.8×	2.0k 0.4×	4.7k 1.5×	337 0.2×	2.2k 1.1×	206	8.8k
Yong‐Gun Shul South Korea	48	3.5k 0.4×	1.3k 0.2×	2.9k 0.9×	896 0.4×	3.5k 1.8×	288	7.4k
Niaz Ali Khan China	27	3.1k 0.4×	849 0.2×	2.2k 0.7×	949 0.4×	3.0k 1.5×	71	6.3k

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Xu, Zhaozan, Yuhan Jia, Huanhuan Niu, et al.. (2025). Acid-base blend membranes consisting of polybenzimidazole and sulfonated polybenzimidazoles for acid recovery by electrodialysis. Journal of Membrane Science. 719. 123742–123742. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Yixin, Xixing Zhou, Dandan Cai, et al.. (2025). High PA retention proton exchange membranes based on polybenzimidazole/SiO2 composites for high-temperature fuel cells. Journal of Membrane Science. 735. 124545–124545. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Yixin, et al.. (2024). Quaternized poly(aryl imidazolium) containing bulky binaphthyl group as proton exchange membrane for high-temperature fuel cells. Chemical Engineering Journal. 500. 157164–157164. 15 indexed citations

Zhang, Jingjing, et al.. (2024). Oligo (ethylene glycol)-grafted poly(terphenyl indole piperidinium) with high water diffusivity for anion exchange membrane fuel cells. Journal of Membrane Science. 694. 122424–122424. 29 indexed citations

Chen, Lin, Dandan Yang, Yu-Chen Zhang, et al.. (2024). High dielectric sulfonyl-containing polyimide binders optimize the long-term stability and safety of NCM811 lithium-ion batteries at high voltages. Chemical Engineering Journal. 503. 158670–158670. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Yixin, Min Liu, Bin Hu, et al.. (2024). Optimization of alkaline water electrolysis performance with binaphthyl-derived polybenzimidazole ion-solvating gel membrane. Journal of Membrane Science. 713. 123350–123350. 4 indexed citations

Zhou, Xiaowei, Zhiguang Zhang, Yuchen Zhang, et al.. (2024). Effect of hydrophilicity and free volume on the dehumidification performance and hydrolytic stability of fluorinated polyamide membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 718. 123653–123653. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhiguang, Xiaowei Zhou, Hongjun Zhang, et al.. (2024). Effect of free volume and hydrophilicity on dehumidification performance of 6FDA-Based polyimide membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 705. 122876–122876. 9 indexed citations

Cao, Dafu, Min Liu, Dezhi Liu, et al.. (2024). Poly(norbornane-co-aryl piperidinium) membranes and ionomers for anion exchange membrane fuel cells. Journal of Membrane Science. 717. 123639–123639. 8 indexed citations

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Ge, Chao, Yuchen Zhang, Bin Hu, et al.. (2024). Asymmetric porous polybenzimidazole membrane with tunable morphology for vanadium flow battery (VFB). Journal of Membrane Science. 713. 123281–123281. 6 indexed citations

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Zhao, Ning, Qing Ju, Chao Ge, et al.. (2023). The effect of high-temperature proton exchange membranes with microphase separation structure on phosphoric acid loss. Journal of Membrane Science. 687. 122075–122075. 24 indexed citations

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Huang, Yingda, Feng Wang, Xu Hu, et al.. (2023). Insight into alkaline stability of N-heteroatom on N-dimethylpiperidinium based anion exchange membranes (AEMs) for alkaline water electrolysis. Journal of Membrane Science. 688. 122109–122109. 12 indexed citations

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Fan, Yanfang, Nanwen Li, Lei Wu, et al.. (2023). Two morphology distinct fillers with chemical similarity incorporated into Tröger’ base polymers towards enhanced gas separation. Journal of Membrane Science. 685. 121964–121964. 7 indexed citations

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Ju, Qing, et al.. (2023). Effect of solvent-free membranes-forming processes on HT-PEM properties of highly soluble polybenzimidazole. Journal of Membrane Science. 692. 122264–122264. 10 indexed citations

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Tang, Hai, et al.. (2023). The antifouling and separation performance of an ultrafiltration membrane derived from a novel amphiphilic copolymer containing a crown ether. Journal of Membrane Science. 676. 121620–121620. 16 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xiaowei, Zhiguang Zhang, Yuchen Zhang, et al.. (2023). Development of high performance carbon molecular sieve membranes via tuning the side groups on PI precursors. Journal of Membrane Science. 688. 122124–122124. 27 indexed citations

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Ju, Qing, et al.. (2023). An antioxidant polybenzimidazole with naphthalene group for high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Journal of Membrane Science. 686. 121970–121970. 30 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiuling, Lei Wu, Cong Xie, et al.. (2023). Small molecule DOPO-p-DP crosslinked 6FDA-DAM-Br-85% carbon molecular sieve membrane with superior aging for efficient gas separation. Journal of Membrane Science. 687. 122072–122072. 23 indexed citations

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Liu, Min, Kang Geng, Yingda Huang, et al.. (2023). A high performance ion-solvating membrane-type direct ammonia fuel cell. Journal of Membrane Science. 692. 122222–122222. 12 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xiaowei, Yuchen Zhang, Zhiguang Zhang, et al.. (2023). Rationally designed fluorinated aromatic polyamide membrane for stable air dehumidification. Journal of Membrane Science. 687. 122042–122042. 7 indexed citations

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