Ruya Li

2.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
37 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Ruya Li is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruya Li has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 8 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ruya Li's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (20 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (7 papers) and Tactile and Sensory Interactions (6 papers). Ruya Li is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (20 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (7 papers) and Tactile and Sensory Interactions (6 papers). Ruya Li collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Ruya Li's co-authors include Tingrui Pan, Baoqing Nie, James D. Brandt, Zijie Zhu, Yu Chang, Ning Pan, Zhichao Zhang, Junlong Yang, Chuan Fei Guo and Qi Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Ruya Li

36 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Flexible Transparent Iontronic Film for Interfacial Capacitive Pressure Sensing

2015 405 citations Baoqing Nie, Ruya Li et al. Advanced Materials profile →
First Decade of Interfacial Iontronic Sensing: From Droplet Sensors to Artificial Skins

2020 313 citations Yu Chang, Liu Wang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
A flexible catheter-based sensor array for upper airway soft tissues pressure monitoring

2025 19 citations Xiaoxiao Ma, Junhan Wang 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
Ruya Li China	15	1.7k	701	664	624	224	37	1.9k
Baoqing Nie China	17	1.5k 0.9×	616 0.9×	585 0.9×	508 0.8×	172 0.8×	42	1.7k
Sangsik Park South Korea	16	1.3k 0.8×	824 1.2×	585 0.9×	674 1.1×	124 0.6×	29	1.7k
Zuoping Xiong China	10	2.1k 1.2×	853 1.2×	959 1.4×	867 1.4×	136 0.6×	14	2.2k
Minkun Cai China	15	1.4k 0.8×	504 0.7×	490 0.7×	487 0.8×	109 0.5×	20	1.7k
Yongbiao Wan China	14	1.2k 0.7×	657 0.9×	592 0.9×	436 0.7×	92 0.4×	19	1.6k
Scott G. Isaacson United States	7	1.2k 0.7×	549 0.8×	577 0.9×	581 0.9×	103 0.5×	7	1.5k
Willem Schwalb Australia	4	1.7k 1.0×	784 1.1×	731 1.1×	756 1.2×	80 0.4×	8	1.8k
Md Osman Goni Nayeem Japan	15	1.7k 1.0×	573 0.8×	581 0.9×	740 1.2×	77 0.3×	21	1.9k
Aekachan Pichitpajongkit South Korea	3	2.1k 1.2×	832 1.2×	816 1.2×	1.2k 1.8×	102 0.5×	4	2.2k

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Ren, Wei, Tong Chen, Tianyou Zhang, et al.. (2025). TIGAR attenuates intervertebral disc degeneration via autophagy-mediated Keap1 degradation and Nrf2 nuclear translocation to suppress nucleus pulposus pyroptosis. Cellular Signalling. 132. 111856–111856.

Tao, Zhiwen, Tianyou Zhang, Lingzhi Li, et al.. (2025). M2 macrophages regulate nucleus pulposus cell extracellular matrix synthesis through the OPN-CD44 axis in intervertebral disc degeneration. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 33(4). 447–460. 2 indexed citations

Ma, Xiaoxiao, Junhan Wang, Jiebo Li, et al.. (2025). A flexible catheter-based sensor array for upper airway soft tissues pressure monitoring. Nature Communications. 16(1). 287–287. 19 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhao, Xian, et al.. (2025). Integrated Iontronic FMG‐sEMG Sensing for Decoding Muscle Activation Mechanisms and Force Assessment. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(16). e2500843–e2500843. 3 indexed citations

Li, Ruya, et al.. (2024). A wearable iontronic sensor for nasal cannula-facial interface pressure distribution evaluation. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 380. 116034–116034. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Zhengbo, Tianyou Zhang, Ruya Li, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of predictive performance for new vertebral compression fracture between Hounsfield units value and vertebral bone quality score following percutaneous vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty. Academic Radiology. 32(3). 1562–1573. 4 indexed citations

Shi, Siyu, et al.. (2024). Organocatalytic enantio- and diastereoselective synthesis of trifluoro-ethylamine allenoate derivatives containing axial and central chiralities. Chemical Communications. 60(79). 11116–11119. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Jinghui, Xiaoyu Liu, Ruya Li, & Yubo Fan. (2023). Biomimetic strategies and technologies for artificial tactile sensory systems. Trends in biotechnology. 41(7). 951–964. 12 indexed citations

Li, Ruya, et al.. (2023). Network pharmacology analysis of the pharmacological mechanism of Artemisia lavandulaefolia DC. in rheumatoid arthritis. Phytomedicine. 118. 154905–154905. 5 indexed citations

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Ma, Ji, et al.. (2023). Dehydrovomifoliol Alleviates Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease via the E2F1/AKT/mTOR Axis: Pharmacophore Modeling and Molecular Docking Study. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2023(1). 9107598–9107598. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Yawei, et al.. (2022). Multiple blood flow surges during intermittent pneumatic compression: The origins and their implications. Journal of Biomechanics. 143. 111264–111264. 3 indexed citations

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Chang, Yu, Liu Wang, Ruya Li, et al.. (2021). Interfacial Iontronic Sensing: First Decade of Interfacial Iontronic Sensing: From Droplet Sensors to Artificial Skins (Adv. Mater. 7/2021). Advanced Materials. 33(7). 4 indexed citations

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Chi, Yung‐Wei, et al.. (2017). Comparison of piezoresistive sensor to PicoPress® in in-vitro interface pressure measurement. Phlebology The Journal of Venous Disease. 33(5). 315–320. 19 indexed citations

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Zhu, Zijie, Gaomai Yang, Ruya Li, & Tingrui Pan. (2017). Photopatternable PEDOT:PSS/PEG hybrid thin film with moisture stability and sensitivity. Microsystems & Nanoengineering. 3(1). 17004–17004. 59 indexed citations

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Li, Ruya, et al.. (2015). Telemedical Wearable Sensing Platform for Management of Chronic Venous Disorder. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 44(7). 2282–2291. 36 indexed citations

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Li, Ruya, et al.. (2014). Microflotronic Arterial Tonometry for Continuous Wearable Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 42(11). 2278–2288. 26 indexed citations

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Nie, Baoqing, Ruya Li, James D. Brandt, & Tingrui Pan. (2014). Iontronic microdroplet array for flexible ultrasensitive tactile sensing. Lab on a Chip. 14(6). 1107–1107. 135 indexed citations

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Nie, Baoqing, Ruya Li, James D. Brandt, & Tingrui Pan. (2014). Microfluidic tactile sensors for three-dimensional contact force measurements. Lab on a Chip. 14(22). 4344–4353. 53 indexed citations

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Liu, Huilan, Ruya Li, & Junjie Wang. (2013). White light interferometry test and analysis of LiNbO3 polarizer. Optik. 124(19). 3891–3894. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chunxi, et al.. (2011). Sensitivity limitation by polarization and birefraction in IORG. Optics Communications. 284(22). 5384–5387. 4 indexed citations

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