Rongbo Li

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Rongbo Li is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Rongbo Li has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 15 papers in Biomaterials and 10 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Rongbo Li's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (15 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (11 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (8 papers). Rongbo Li is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (15 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (11 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (8 papers). Rongbo Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Rongbo Li's co-authors include Xin Sun, Dujin Wang, Changming Ji, Anqiang Li, Zhiqiang Jiang, Xia Dong, Qian Xing, Jamie M. Verheyden, Jing Gu and Sebastian Preißl and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Development.

In The Last Decade

Rongbo Li

50 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rongbo Li China	18	298	220	200	195	167	53	1.0k
Sung‐Dong Kim South Korea	19	90 0.3×	119 0.5×	156 0.8×	86 0.4×	109 0.7×	113	983
Yimin Hu China	18	225 0.8×	161 0.7×	116 0.6×	154 0.8×	58 0.3×	70	1.1k
Lindong Li China	21	241 0.8×	62 0.3×	198 1.0×	171 0.9×	57 0.3×	58	2.1k
Shengchang Zhang China	20	55 0.2×	368 1.7×	111 0.6×	195 1.0×	248 1.5×	78	1.5k
Yixin Wang China	23	617 2.1×	336 1.5×	225 1.1×	411 2.1×	75 0.4×	62	2.1k
James J. Barry United States	20	247 0.8×	254 1.2×	556 2.8×	470 2.4×	71 0.4×	51	1.8k
Xiaofeng Ye China	27	127 0.4×	810 3.7×	675 3.4×	627 3.2×	182 1.1×	95	2.4k
Kaihua Liu China	25	65 0.2×	130 0.6×	64 0.3×	168 0.9×	79 0.5×	69	1.9k
Chongyu Zhang China	19	33 0.1×	108 0.5×	144 0.7×	201 1.0×	79 0.5×	60	1.2k
Siwei Pan China	19	140 0.5×	38 0.2×	75 0.4×	187 1.0×	27 0.2×	69	1.1k

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Guo, Xin, Mingge Zhang, Guoyang Zhang, et al.. (2025). New Tetraphenylethylene Benzoic Acid Derivatives as Antibacterial Agents for Gram-Positive Bacteria with Ultralow Inhibition Concentration. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 36(10). 2305–2316.

Zhang, Zhenyu, Rongbo Li, Lei Yuan, et al.. (2024). Long-Service-Life Rigid Polyurethane Foam Fillings for Spent Fuel Transportation Casks. Polymers. 16(2). 229–229. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Yu, Rui Wu, Guodong Ma, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of Inflammatory Markers in Patients with COVID-19 Combined with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. Volume 17. 2535–2545. 2 indexed citations

Li, Rongbo, et al.. (2024). Enhancing mechanical and shape memory properties of polylactide/polyamide elastomer blends via reactive blending with a chain extender. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 141(15). 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiang, et al.. (2024). Effect of nucleating agent incorporation on the crystallization and mechanical properties of polylactide/polyamide elastomer blends. Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials. 63(15). 2021–2031.

Li, Rongbo, Naoyuki Sone, Shimpei Gotoh, Xin Sun, & James S. Hagood. (2023). Contemporary and emerging technologies for research in children's rare and interstitial lung disease. Pediatric Pulmonology. 59(9). 2349–2359. 1 indexed citations

Li, Rongbo, et al.. (2023). Modification on crystallization behavior and mechanical properties of polylactide by the addition of polyamide elastomer. Colloid & Polymer Science. 301(8). 967–977. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Yong, Rongbo Li, Zhenyu Sun, Li Zhao, & Xiaoguang Guo. (2023). SOC estimation of retired lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicle with improved particle filter by H-infinity filter. Energy Reports. 9. 1937–1947. 43 indexed citations

Wu, Bin, Hongliang Ming, Rongbo Li, et al.. (2023). The single effect of microstructure, residual strain and geometric structure on the stress corrosion cracking behavior of scratched alloy 690TT. Corrosion Science. 227. 111709–111709. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Siting, Hongmei Ning, Liushuai Hua, et al.. (2023). Exposure to fluoride induces apoptosis in the liver, kidney, and heart of Xenopus laevis by regulating the Caspase-8/3 signaling pathway. Acta Histochemica. 125(3). 151999–151999. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Rongbo, Yan Zhang, Ankur Garg, Pengfei Sui, & Xin Sun. (2022). E3 ubiquitin ligase FBXW7 balances airway cell fates. Developmental Biology. 483. 89–97. 7 indexed citations

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Wu, Tao, Pan Li, Isaac Zipori, et al.. (2022). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhanced the growth, phosphorus uptake and Pht expression of olive ( Olea europaea L.) plantlets. PeerJ. 10. e13813–e13813. 6 indexed citations

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Ren, Fei, Hongmei Ning, Yaming Ge, et al.. (2022). Bisphenol A induces apoptosis in response to DNA damage through c-Abl/YAPY357/ p73 pathway in P19 embryonal carcinoma stem cells. Toxicology. 470. 153138–153138. 12 indexed citations

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Young, Randee E., Elizabeth A Hines, Rongbo Li, et al.. (2020). Smooth Muscle Differentiation Is Essential for Airway Size, Tracheal Cartilage Segmentation, but Dispensable for Epithelial Branching. Developmental Cell. 53(1). 73–85.e5. 42 indexed citations

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Xing, Qian, et al.. (2019). Crystallization behavior of polylactide nucleated by octamethylenedicarboxylic di(2-hydroxybenzohydrazide): Solubility influence. Thermochimica Acta. 683. 178447–178447. 12 indexed citations

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Wang, Liping, et al.. (2018). A systematic approach for public-private partnership projects CSFs evaluation. Engineering Construction & Architectural Management. 25(9). 1127–1145. 18 indexed citations

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Li, Rongbo, John Herriges, Lin Chen, Robert P. Mecham, & Xin Sun. (2017). FGF receptors control alveolar elastogenesis. Development. 144(24). 4563–4572. 34 indexed citations

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Li, Rongbo, et al.. (2015). A three-dimensional study of alveologenesis in mouse lung. Developmental Biology. 409(2). 429–441. 109 indexed citations

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Xing, Qian, et al.. (2013). Morphology and Performance of PLLA Based Porous Membranes by Phase Separation Control. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2013. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Rongbo, et al.. (2009). New polypropylene blends toughened by polypropylene/poly(ethylene-co-propylene) in-reactor alloy: Compositional and morphological influence on mechanical properties. Polymer. 50(21). 5124–5133. 56 indexed citations

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