Si Li

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Si Li is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Si Li has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 8 papers in Materials Chemistry and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Si Li's work include Lignin and Wood Chemistry (3 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (3 papers) and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (3 papers). Si Li is often cited by papers focused on Lignin and Wood Chemistry (3 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (3 papers) and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (3 papers). Si Li collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and China. Si Li's co-authors include André Farias de Moura, Nicholas A. Kotov, Changlong Hao, Liguang Xu, Chuanlai Xu, Hua Kuang, Maozhong Sun, Nicholas A. Kotov, Weverson R. Gomes and Won Jin Choi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Si Li

20 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Enantiomer-dependent immunological response to chiral nan... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Enantiomer-dependent immunological response to chiral nanoparticles
    2022 462 citations Liguang Xu, Xiuxiu Wang et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Si Li Brazil 11 630 406 322 303 271 22 1.3k
Weverson R. Gomes Brazil 7 532 0.8× 313 0.8× 237 0.7× 377 1.2× 265 1.0× 9 1.0k
Zhening Zhu China 15 889 1.4× 554 1.4× 533 1.7× 824 2.7× 314 1.2× 17 1.7k
В. А. Олейников Russia 24 1.0k 1.6× 562 1.4× 887 2.8× 316 1.0× 199 0.7× 139 2.1k
H. Christopher Fry United States 23 927 1.5× 268 0.7× 721 2.2× 338 1.1× 451 1.7× 61 2.0k
Ji‐Young Kim United States 20 1.0k 1.6× 637 1.6× 465 1.4× 768 2.5× 379 1.4× 34 2.2k
Tsunenobu Onodera Japan 18 509 0.8× 305 0.8× 120 0.4× 150 0.5× 167 0.6× 86 1.1k
Suelin Chen United States 7 546 0.9× 626 1.5× 510 1.6× 362 1.2× 378 1.4× 7 1.6k
Florian Evers Germany 15 675 1.1× 212 0.5× 308 1.0× 125 0.4× 138 0.5× 18 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Si Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Si Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Si Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Si Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Si Li based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Si Li. Si Li is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Si, et al.. (2026). A disulfide redox switch mechanism regulates glycoside hydrolase function. Nature Communications. 17(1). 45–45.
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Li, Si, et al.. (2026). Molecular simulations dataset of GH158(Pro). Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).
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Generoso, Wesley Cardoso, Ricardo Rodrigues de Melo, F Mandelli, et al.. (2025). Coordinated conformational changes in P450 decarboxylases enable hydrocarbons production from renewable feedstocks. Nature Communications. 16(1). 945–945. 3 indexed citations
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Lu, Jun, Wenbing Wu, Si Li, et al.. (2024). Nano-achiral complex composites for extreme polarization optics. Nature. 630(8018). 860–865. 35 indexed citations
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Choi, Won Jin, Keiichi Yano, Minjeong Cha, et al.. (2022). Chiral phonons in microcrystals and nanofibrils of biomolecules. Nature Photonics. 16(5). 366–373. 82 indexed citations
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Nascimento, Diego M., Si Li, Bruno Focassio, et al.. (2022). How lignin sticks to cellulose—insights from atomic force microscopy enhanced by machine-learning analysis and molecular dynamics simulations. Nanoscale. 14(47). 17561–17570. 10 indexed citations
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Xu, Liguang, Xiuxiu Wang, Weiwei Wang, et al.. (2022). Enantiomer-dependent immunological response to chiral nanoparticles. Nature. 601(7893). 366–373. 462 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bettini, Jefferson, et al.. (2022). Unveiling electrical anisotropy of hierarchical pyrolytic biocarbons from wood cellulose. Journal of Materials Science. 57(48). 21980–21995. 7 indexed citations
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Gao, Rui, Liguang Xu, Maozhong Sun, et al.. (2022). Site-selective proteolytic cleavage of plant viruses by photoactive chiral nanoparticles. Nature Catalysis. 5(8). 694–707. 59 indexed citations
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Honorato, João, Ana Carolina Baptista Moreno Martin, Si Li, et al.. (2021). Experimental and Theoretical DFT Study of Cu(I)/N,N-Disubstituted-N′-acylthioureato Anticancer Complexes: Actin Cytoskeleton and Induction of Death by Apoptosis in Triple-Negative Breast Tumor Cells. Inorganic Chemistry. 61(1). 664–677. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Si, et al.. (2020). Solvent Effect on the Regulation of Urea Hydrolysis Reactions by Copper Complexes. Chemistry. 2(2). 525–544. 5 indexed citations
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Jiang, Wenfeng, Zhibei Qu, Prashant Kumar, et al.. (2020). Emergence of complexity in hierarchically organized chiral particles. Science. 368(6491). 642–648. 246 indexed citations
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Jiang, Wenfeng, Zhibei Qu, Prashant Kumar, et al.. (2020). Emergence of complexity inhierarchically organized chiral particles. 368. 1 indexed citations
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Souza, João Batista, Gabriel R. Schleder, Si Li, et al.. (2020). Pair Distribution Function from Electron Diffraction in Cryogenic Electron Microscopy: Revealing Glassy Water Structure. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 11(4). 1564–1569. 17 indexed citations
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Cai, Jiarong, Wei Ma, Liguang Xu, et al.. (2019). Self‐Assembled Gold Arrays That Allow Rectification by Nanoscale Selectivity. Angewandte Chemie. 131(48). 17579–17585. 2 indexed citations
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Cai, Jiarong, Wei Ma, Liguang Xu, et al.. (2019). Self‐Assembled Gold Arrays That Allow Rectification by Nanoscale Selectivity. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(48). 17418–17424. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Si, Marcos A. R. da Silva, Gelson T. S. T. da Silva, et al.. (2019). Graphitic carbon nitrides as platforms for single-atom photocatalysis. Faraday Discussions. 227. 306–320. 38 indexed citations
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Sun, Maozhong, Liguang Xu, Nicholas A. Kotov, et al.. (2018). Site-selective photoinduced cleavage and profiling of DNA by chiral semiconductor nanoparticles. Nature Chemistry. 10(8). 821–830. 242 indexed citations
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Li, Si, André Farias de Moura, & Luiz Carlos Gomide Freitas. (2018). Chiral recognition of liquid phase dimers from gamma-valerolactone racemic mixture. Journal of Molecular Modeling. 24(8). 215–215. 3 indexed citations
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Perrone, Olavo Micali, Si Li, Márcia Maria de Souza Moretti, et al.. (2016). Ozonolysis combined with ultrasound as a pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse: Effect on the enzymatic saccharification and the physical and chemical characteristics of the substrate. Bioresource Technology. 218. 69–76. 64 indexed citations

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