Ning Li

11.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
191 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Ning Li is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ning Li has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 89 papers in Materials Chemistry and 69 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ning Li's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (95 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (40 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (28 papers). Ning Li is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (95 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (40 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (28 papers). Ning Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Ning Li's co-authors include Yangqin Gao, Lei Ge, Songsong Li, Xuli Li, Shigang He, Wenzhi Sun, Pingyun Feng, Xianhui Bu, Lei Ge and Feifei Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Ning Li

182 papers receiving 9.3k citations

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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.

Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Shielding of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Epoxy Composites

2006 1.0k citations Ning Li et al. profile →
Transition metal-based bimetallic MOFs and MOF-derived catalysts for electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction

2021 633 citations Yangqin Gao, Ning Li et al. profile →
Ruthenium atomically dispersed in carbon outperforms platinum toward hydrogen evolution in alkaline media

2019 558 citations Ning Li et al. profile →
Photocatalytic CO₂‐to‐CH₄ Conversion with Ultrahigh Selectivity of 95.93% on S‐Vacancy Modulated Spatial In₂S₃/In₂O₃ Heterojunction

2024 85 citations Kezhen Lai, Ning 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
Ning Li China	51	4.9k	3.9k	3.0k	1.5k	1.3k	191	9.4k
Dapeng Liu China	54	2.3k 0.5×	3.5k 0.9×	5.5k 1.8×	1.5k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	190	9.4k
Cheng Lian China	53	3.9k 0.8×	3.3k 0.8×	3.3k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	602 0.5×	388	10.8k
Ting Zhang China	59	4.2k 0.9×	5.4k 1.4×	5.5k 1.8×	1.4k 0.9×	797 0.6×	419	12.3k
Yan Wang China	63	4.9k 1.0×	5.2k 1.3×	6.8k 2.2×	3.7k 2.5×	1.6k 1.2×	493	15.5k
Wei Xiao China	70	6.1k 1.2×	6.7k 1.7×	7.8k 2.6×	2.9k 1.9×	1.6k 1.2×	357	18.0k
Qiong Zhang China	53	2.9k 0.6×	5.9k 1.5×	2.0k 0.7×	736 0.5×	650 0.5×	370	10.6k
Tao Li China	63	10.5k 2.1×	5.3k 1.4×	9.7k 3.2×	2.4k 1.6×	808 0.6×	240	16.4k
Xudong Chen China	57	1.7k 0.3×	5.2k 1.3×	3.6k 1.2×	2.4k 1.6×	3.1k 2.4×	354	11.8k
Chunlei Wang China	58	2.2k 0.4×	5.1k 1.3×	7.3k 2.4×	4.9k 3.2×	1.5k 1.1×	544	13.8k
Guoxin Zhang China	44	3.7k 0.7×	3.4k 0.9×	4.3k 1.4×	1.7k 1.1×	446 0.3×	211	11.4k

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Zhang, Jingyi, Yu Wang, Huan Chen, et al.. (2025). Quintuple-acceptor engineering of anti-quenching conjugated oligomers for highly efficient NIR-IIb imaging and phototheranostics. Chinese Chemical Letters. 36(11). 110834–110834. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Wenlong, Wentao Hao, Lang He, et al.. (2025). Bandgap and adsorption engineering of carbon dots/TiO2 S-scheme heterojunctions for enhanced photocatalytic CO2 methanation. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica. 41(9). 100116–100116. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Lin, Xian Wang, Ning Li, et al.. (2025). Multifunctional magnetic cellulose aerogel nanopaper made from nanofibrillated bamboo pulp fiber as templates. Industrial Crops and Products. 226. 120642–120642.

An, Bohan, et al.. (2024). Asymmetric electronic structure effects in Co9S8@FeS2 core-shell nanostructures for highly efficient overall water splitting by modulating d-p orbital hybridization. Chemical Engineering Journal. 504. 158932–158932. 15 indexed citations

Lai, Kezhen, et al.. (2024). Ultrathin Cu2MoS4/g-C3N4 nanosheets for promoting charge separation with strong redox ability and enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production activity. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 684. 133156–133156. 16 indexed citations

An, Bohan, Weilong Liu, Hui Su, et al.. (2024). Theoretical and experimental investigation on electrostatic field dynamics of Co3O4@NiPx electrocatalyst with core shell structure in overall water splitting reactions. Chemical Engineering Journal. 485. 149903–149903. 17 indexed citations

Li, Ning, et al.. (2024). Ni Vacancy and the Se/S Ratio Regulate the p‐Band Center of Hollow NiS _x Se _2‐x /Phase Junction CdS to Achieve High Efficiency and Broad‐Spectrum Photocatalytic Performance. Small. 21(3). e2408057–e2408057. 4 indexed citations

Lai, Kezhen, et al.. (2024). Regulating metal cation Cu vacancies on ZnIn2S4/Cu1.81S to achieve high selectivity for the photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CH4. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 365. 124907–124907. 21 indexed citations

Li, Ning, et al.. (2024). Phase junction CdS decorated by plasmonic Cu1.8S: Realizing directed carriers transfer path and broad solar light-response for efficient photocatalytic water splitting. Separation and Purification Technology. 353. 128305–128305. 7 indexed citations

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An, Bohan, Weilong Liu, Hui Su, et al.. (2024). Cation-induced interface electric field redistribution and molecular orbital coupling in Co-FeS/MoS2 for boosting electrocatalytic overall water splitting. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155102–155102. 35 indexed citations

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Li, Ning, et al.. (2024). Tailored controllable bifunctional fluorescent-magnetic nanobeads for new generation fast-response immunosensor with dual-signal amplification. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 423. 136804–136804. 2 indexed citations

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Hao, Caihong, et al.. (2023). Carbon dots-incorporated CuSeO3 rationally regulates activity and selectivity of the hydrogen species via light-converted electrons. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(1). 108225–108225. 1 indexed citations

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Guo, Kun, Ning Li, Lipiao Bao, Panpan Zhang, & Xing Lü. (2023). Intrinsic carbon structural imperfections for enhancing energy conversion electrocatalysts. Chemical Engineering Journal. 466. 143060–143060. 16 indexed citations

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Li, Ning, et al.. (2023). Interfacial engineering to construct 2D-2D NiCo-LDH/g-C3N4 heterojunctions for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production performance. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(44). 16704–16714. 32 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiaojuan, Zhipeng Xu, Jieming Chen, et al.. (2023). Continuous surface Z-Scheme and Schottky heterojunction Au/La2Ti2O7/Ag3PO4 catalyst with boosted charge separation through dual channels for excellent photocatalysis: Highlight influence factors regulation and catalytic system applicability. Separation and Purification Technology. 312. 123414–123414. 21 indexed citations

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Li, Ning, et al.. (2023). CoPx co-catalyst decorated CdS hollow nanocubes as efficient photocatalysts for hydrogen production under visible light irradiation. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 666. 131368–131368. 15 indexed citations

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Li, Ning, Xun Cao, Tianci Chang, Shiwei Long, & Ping Jin. (2019). Selective photochromism in a self-coated WO ₃ /WO _3−x homojunction: enhanced solar modulation efficiency, high luminous transmittance and fast self-bleaching rate. Nanotechnology. 30(25). 255703–255703. 20 indexed citations

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Li, Ning, Tianci Chang, Hang Gao, Xueyun Gao, & Lei Ge. (2019). Morphology-controlled WO _3−x homojunction: hydrothermal synthesis, adsorption properties, and visible-light-driven photocatalytic and chromic properties. Nanotechnology. 30(41). 415601–415601. 18 indexed citations

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Chen, Hongsong, et al.. (2018). A dataset of agro-meteorological disaster-affected area and grain loss in China (1949–2015). China Scientific Data. 3(2). 21.86101.1/csdata.2017.0006.en–21.86101.1/csdata.2017.0006.en. 1 indexed citations

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Long, Shiwei, Xun Cao, Guangyao Sun, et al.. (2018). Effects of V2O3 buffer layers on sputtered VO2 smart windows: Improved thermochromic properties, tunable width of hysteresis loops and enhanced durability. Applied Surface Science. 441. 764–772. 57 indexed citations

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