Qikai Li

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Qikai Li is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Qikai Li has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Materials Chemistry, 9 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Qikai Li's work include Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (18 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (8 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (6 papers). Qikai Li is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (18 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (8 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (6 papers). Qikai Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Qikai Li's co-authors include Weishu Liu, Cheng‐Gong Han, Biao Deng, Gang Chen, Xin Qian, Shien‐Ping Feng, Weichao Wang, Zhijia Han, Yongbin Zhu and Wenqing Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Qikai Li

20 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Giant thermopower of ionic gelatin near room temperature

2020 565 citations Cheng‐Gong Han, Xin Qian et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qikai Li China	16	905	508	464	360	233	23	1.3k
Song Yun Cho South Korea	30	2.0k 2.3×	869 1.7×	1.2k 2.7×	1.1k 3.0×	610 2.6×	48	2.8k
Jinwoo Oh South Korea	17	665 0.7×	431 0.8×	376 0.8×	297 0.8×	110 0.5×	31	1.1k
Xueke Wu China	21	336 0.4×	245 0.5×	494 1.1×	448 1.2×	365 1.6×	57	1.4k
Han‐Don Um South Korea	26	904 1.0×	1.1k 2.1×	1.7k 3.6×	285 0.8×	116 0.5×	73	2.2k
Kuncai Li China	15	332 0.4×	254 0.5×	161 0.3×	234 0.7×	125 0.5×	19	661
Gopinathan Anoop South Korea	19	817 0.9×	378 0.7×	572 1.2×	361 1.0×	73 0.3×	74	1.2k
Kening Wan United Kingdom	17	435 0.5×	689 1.4×	321 0.7×	527 1.5×	91 0.4×	34	1.1k
Ahrum Sohn South Korea	20	491 0.5×	644 1.3×	449 1.0×	578 1.6×	26 0.1×	38	1.2k
Hanyu Jia China	18	304 0.3×	707 1.4×	402 0.9×	485 1.3×	33 0.1×	33	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qikai Li

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Dong, Xinyi, et al.. (2026). Interface Engineering Suppresses Self‐Annealing in Electroplated Nanograined Copper for Low‐Temperature Copper‐to‐Copper Bonding. Advanced Science. 13(14). e21964–e21964.

Li, Qikai, Yu Mao, Xinya Wu, et al.. (2025). Temperature adaptive self-regenerating ionic thermoelectric cycles for time domain thermal energy harvesting. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8619–8619.

Mao, Yu, Huan Li, Yuchen Li, et al.. (2024). Ionic thermoelectric gels and devices: Progress, opportunities, and challenges. 6(3). 100123–100123. 42 indexed citations

Wang, Shuai‐Hua, Yuchen Li, Yu Mao, et al.. (2024). High-performance cryo-temperature ionic thermoelectric liquid cell developed through a eutectic solvent strategy. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1172–1172. 29 indexed citations

Zhang, Jiajia, Caichao Ye, Liang Guo, et al.. (2024). Polaron interfacial entropy as a route to high thermoelectric performance in DAE-doped PEDOT:PSS films. National Science Review. 11(3). nwae009–nwae009. 9 indexed citations

Li, Bo, Yang Liu, Fang Wang, et al.. (2023). Ultrasensitive mechanical/thermal response of a P(VDF-TrFE) sensor with a tailored network interconnection interface. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4000–4000. 50 indexed citations

Li, Qikai, Cheng‐Gong Han, Shuai‐Hua Wang, et al.. (2023). Anionic entanglement-induced giant thermopower in ionic thermoelectric material Gelatin-CF3SO3K–CH3SO3K. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(5). 100169–100169. 27 indexed citations

Li, Qikai, Shuai‐Hua Wang, Xinbo Zhang, et al.. (2023). High Thermopower of Agarose‐Based Ionic Thermoelectric Gel Through Micellization Effect Decoupling the Cation/Anion Thermodiffusion. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(49). 31 indexed citations

Li, Qikai, Qing Zhou, Wangping Xu, et al.. (2022). Anion Size Effect of Ionic Liquids in Tuning the Thermoelectric and Mechanical Properties of PEDOT:PSS Films through a Counterion Exchange Strategy. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(24). 27911–27921. 26 indexed citations

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Li, Yuchen, Qikai Li, Xinbo Zhang, et al.. (2022). Realizing record-high output power in flexible gelatin/GTA-KCl-FeCN^4−/3− ionic thermoelectric cells enabled by extending the working temperature range. Energy & Environmental Science. 15(12). 5379–5390. 39 indexed citations

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Li, Yuchen, Qikai Li, Xinbo Zhang, et al.. (2022). 3D Hierarchical Electrodes Boosting Ultrahigh Power Output for Gelatin‐KCl‐FeCN^4−/3− Ionic Thermoelectric Cells. Advanced Energy Materials. 12(14). 82 indexed citations

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Zhou, Qing, Kang Zhu, Jun Li, et al.. (2021). Leaf‐Inspired Flexible Thermoelectric Generators with High Temperature Difference Utilization Ratio and Output Power in Ambient Air. Advanced Science. 8(12). 2004947–2004947. 78 indexed citations

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Liu, Weishu, Xin Qian, Cheng‐Gong Han, Qikai Li, & Gang Chen. (2021). Ionic thermoelectric materials for near ambient temperature energy harvesting. Applied Physics Letters. 118(2). 70 indexed citations

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Deng, Longhui, Tingjun Wu, Jing Wang, et al.. (2021). Compositional engineering of metal-xanthate precursors toward (Bi_1−xSb_x)₂S₃ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.05) films with enhanced room temperature thermoelectric performance. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 10(5). 1718–1726. 8 indexed citations

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Liu, Chang, Qikai Li, Sijia Wang, et al.. (2021). Ion regulation in double-network hydrogel module with ultrahigh thermopower for low-grade heat harvesting. Nano Energy. 92. 106738–106738. 58 indexed citations

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Li, Qikai, et al.. (2020). Enhanced thermoelectric performances of flexible PEDOT:PSS film by synergistically tuning the ordering structure and oxidation state. Journal of Materiomics. 6(1). 119–127. 40 indexed citations

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Han, Cheng‐Gong, Xin Qian, Qikai Li, et al.. (2020). Giant thermopower of ionic gelatin near room temperature. Science. 368(6495). 1091–1098. 565 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Yishan, Bingbing Wu, Junxin Lin, et al.. (2020). High-Resolution Dissection of Chemical Reprogramming from Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts into Fibrocartilaginous Cells. Stem Cell Reports. 14(3). 478–492. 11 indexed citations

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Li, Qikai, Manjiao Deng, Shuangmeng Zhang, et al.. (2019). Synergistic enhancement of thermoelectric and mechanical performances of ionic liquid LiTFSI modulated PEDOT flexible films. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 7(15). 4374–4381. 79 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yuanting, Fei Xu, Qikai Li, et al.. (2018). QTL Mapping Combined With Bulked Segregant Analysis Identify SNP Markers Linked to Leaf Shape Traits in Pisum sativum Using SLAF Sequencing. Frontiers in Genetics. 9. 615–615. 22 indexed citations

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