Ning Lü

11.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
185 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Ning Lü is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ning Lü has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Materials Chemistry, 81 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 33 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Ning Lü's work include 2D Materials and Applications (39 papers), Graphene research and applications (31 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (27 papers). Ning Lü is often cited by papers focused on 2D Materials and Applications (39 papers), Graphene research and applications (31 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (27 papers). Ning Lü collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Ning Lü's co-authors include Moon J. Kim, Xiao Cheng Zeng, Xiaojun Wu, Hongyan Guo, Jinguo Wang, Younan Xia, Robert M. Wallace, Jun Dai, Shuifen Xie and Jinho Park and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Ning Lü

178 papers receiving 10.0k 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.

Phosphorene Nanoribbons, Phosphorus Nanotubes, and van der Waals Multilayers

2014 540 citations Hongyan Guo, Ning Lü et al. profile →
Synthesis and Characterization of 9 nm Pt–Ni Octahedra with a Record High Activity of 3.3 A/mg_Pt for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

2013 531 citations Ning Lü, Jinguo Wang et al. Nano Letters profile →
Atomically thin resonant tunnel diodes built from synthetic van der Waals heterostructures

2015 360 citations Rafik Addou, Ning Lü et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ning Lü China	50	7.1k	4.4k	2.5k	1.2k	986	185	10.2k
Karuna Kar Nanda India	51	5.4k 0.8×	4.7k 1.1×	2.7k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	1.9k 2.0×	282	9.3k
Hao Wang China	52	5.3k 0.8×	5.3k 1.2×	4.4k 1.7×	949 0.8×	1.6k 1.6×	276	9.8k
Jijun Zhao China	43	5.7k 0.8×	3.8k 0.9×	3.2k 1.3×	690 0.6×	1.2k 1.2×	127	8.8k
Geunsik Lee South Korea	42	5.2k 0.7×	3.0k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	1.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.3×	159	7.8k
Ting Chen China	49	5.6k 0.8×	3.4k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	2.3k 2.0×	945 1.0×	320	8.8k
Xinglong Wu China	54	5.7k 0.8×	3.5k 0.8×	2.1k 0.9×	1.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.3×	259	8.3k
Alex W. Robertson United Kingdom	52	6.1k 0.9×	4.1k 0.9×	3.5k 1.4×	1.2k 1.1×	879 0.9×	162	10.0k
Jiong Lu Singapore	54	7.7k 1.1×	4.2k 1.0×	3.1k 1.2×	2.0k 1.7×	1.2k 1.2×	161	11.1k
Bing Wang China	46	5.9k 0.8×	3.4k 0.8×	3.4k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	685 0.7×	239	8.7k
Mahendra K. Sunkara United States	49	6.2k 0.9×	5.1k 1.2×	3.9k 1.6×	1.4k 1.2×	1.5k 1.6×	183	10.3k

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Guo, Hong, et al.. (2025). A multifunctional beryllium silicide monolayer with negative Poisson's ratio and high-capacity sodium-ion storage. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(36). 30490–30499. 1 indexed citations

Ding, Xia, Bing Yang, Lei Ni, et al.. (2025). Dual-Crosslinked Gelatin/Dextran Medical Hydrogels Based on Aldimine Condensation and Photopolymerization. Gels. 11(11). 871–871.

Fang, Jiaojiao, et al.. (2025). Adjacent modulation of Pd single atoms and PdO nanoclusters for enhancing cascade photocatalysis of CO2 to C2H6. Chemical Engineering Journal. 514. 163191–163191. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Zili, et al.. (2025). Phosphorene-like SiP3 monolayer as a promising anode material for alkali metal ion batteries. Journal of Energy Storage. 141. 119223–119223.

Li, Xingli, Tao Chen, Jiaqi Lin, et al.. (2025). Biphenylene-Based Crystalline Foam Carbon Allotropes. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(8). 12023–12033. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Qingqing, Jiaxin Jiang, Yan Wu, et al.. (2024). Enhancing local CO2 availability via amorphous Bi2O3 enable efficient and stable photocatalytic C2H6 production. Chemical Engineering Journal. 504. 158854–158854. 4 indexed citations

Niu, Baoling, Zhiming Wang, Jian Wu, et al.. (2023). Photoelectrocatalytic selective removal of group-targeting thiol-containing heterocyclic pollutants. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 452. 131307–131307. 9 indexed citations

Lü, Ning, Xin Hu, Hongyan Guo, et al.. (2023). Highly anisotropic and ultra-diffusive vacancies in α-antimonene. Nanoscale. 15(10). 4821–4829. 2 indexed citations

Guo, Hong, et al.. (2023). Poly-triphenylene membrane: A multifunctional two-dimensional porous carbon framework with ultra-high carrier mobilities and potassium ion storage capacity. Applied Surface Science. 631. 157503–157503. 7 indexed citations

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Jiang, Jiaxin, Jiaqi Lin, Ning Lü, et al.. (2023). Two-dimensional superhard silicon nitrides with widely tunable bandgap, high carrier mobility and hole-doping-induced robust magnetism. Nanoscale. 15(36). 14912–14922. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Hua, Honglei Li, Xingzhi Wang, et al.. (2021). Spontaneous Polarity Flipping in a 2D Heterobilayer Induced by Fluctuating Interfacial Carrier Flows. Nano Letters. 21(16). 6773–6780. 11 indexed citations

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Li, Mengmeng, Ahmed H. Balawi, Ning Lü, et al.. (2019). Impact of polymorphism on the optoelectronic properties of a low-bandgap semiconducting polymer. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2867–2867. 128 indexed citations

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Walsh, Lee A., Rafik Addou, Christopher R. Cormier, et al.. (2018). Fermi Level Manipulation through Native Doping in the Topological Insulator Bi₂Se₃. ACS Nano. 12(6). 6310–6318. 41 indexed citations

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Guo, Yu, Qisheng Wu, Yunhai Li, et al.. (2018). Copper(i) sulfide: a two-dimensional semiconductor with superior oxidation resistance and high carrier mobility. Nanoscale Horizons. 4(1). 223–230. 61 indexed citations

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Lü, Ning, Hongyan Guo, Lu Wang, Xiaojun Wu, & Xiao Cheng Zeng. (2014). van der Waals trilayers and superlattices: modification of electronic structures of MoS ₂ by intercalation. Nanoscale. 6(9). 4566–4571. 110 indexed citations

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Wang, Yandong, Yunzhi Wang, Zhihua Nie, et al.. (2013). New intrinsic mechanism on gum-like superelasticity of multifunctional alloys. Scientific Reports. 3(1). 2156–2156. 64 indexed citations

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Liu, Yang, Zhen Liu, Ning Lü, et al.. (2012). Facile synthesis of polypyrrole coated copper nanowires: a new concept to engineered core–shell structures. Chemical Communications. 48(20). 2621–2621. 52 indexed citations

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Lü, Ning. (2011). Formation of Br-THMs and Br-HAAs in bromide-containing Huangpu river water during disinfection. Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae. 1 indexed citations

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Lü, Ning. (2010). Bromate Formation During Ozonation in Bromide-Containing Huangpu River Water. Journal of Shanghai University (English Edition). 5 indexed citations

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Lü, Ning. (2009). Conceptual framework for reuse of information resources in construction firms. Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2 indexed citations

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