Tianlong Li

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
117 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Tianlong Li is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Tianlong Li has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 43 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 24 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Tianlong Li's work include Micro and Nano Robotics (49 papers), Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks (21 papers) and Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (17 papers). Tianlong Li is often cited by papers focused on Micro and Nano Robotics (49 papers), Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks (21 papers) and Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (17 papers). Tianlong Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Russia. Tianlong Li's co-authors include Zhiguang Wu, Jinxing Li, Joseph Wang, Longqiu Li, Qiang He, Tailin Xu, Wenping Song, Wenjuan Liu, Guangbin Shao and Liangfang Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Tianlong Li

106 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Dual-responsive biohybrid neutrobots for active target delivery

2021 399 citations Tianlong Li, Zhiguang Wu et al. profile →
Bioinspired claw-engaged and biolubricated swimming microrobots creating active retention in blood vessels

2023 97 citations Tianlong Li, Shimin Yu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tianlong Li China	32	2.7k	2.7k	1.2k	448	302	117	3.9k
Yunus Alapan United States	27	1.8k 0.7×	2.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	312 0.7×	306 1.0×	51	3.8k
Veronika Magdanz Germany	26	2.7k 1.0×	2.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	299 0.7×	147 0.5×	58	3.4k
Öncay Yaşa Germany	23	2.3k 0.8×	2.8k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	253 0.6×	290 1.0×	34	3.8k
Mariana Medina‐Sánchez Germany	40	3.5k 1.3×	4.1k 1.5×	1.5k 1.3×	493 1.1×	736 2.4×	87	5.5k
Fernando Soto United States	36	3.4k 1.2×	4.1k 1.5×	1.2k 1.0×	682 1.5×	660 2.2×	77	5.7k
Dongdong Jin China	37	2.1k 0.8×	2.3k 0.8×	1.8k 1.5×	649 1.4×	113 0.4×	99	4.1k
Bradley E. Kratochvil Switzerland	22	3.0k 1.1×	2.7k 1.0×	1.7k 1.5×	176 0.4×	132 0.4×	42	3.8k
Daniel Ahmed Switzerland	33	1.9k 0.7×	4.3k 1.6×	1.0k 0.9×	329 0.7×	138 0.5×	58	5.0k
Maria Guix Spain	27	2.3k 0.8×	2.2k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	490 1.1×	372 1.2×	49	3.4k
Tim Gough United Kingdom	22	1.5k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	534 0.5×	757 1.7×	244 0.8×	58	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Tianlong Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tianlong Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tianlong Li

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Jiabao, et al.. (2025). Anodic dissolution and passivation mechanisms of 07Cr16Ni6 in K3Cit solution and its electrochemical machining for microstructure. Corrosion Science. 250. 112877–112877. 6 indexed citations

Yu, Shimin, et al.. (2025). Magnetic Cell-Mimetic Droplet Microrobots with Division and Exocytosis Capabilities. Research. 8. 730–730.

Zhang, Z.F., Shimin Yu, Fengtong Ji, et al.. (2025). Fully integrated wearable control system for micro/nanorobot navigation. International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing. 7(3). 35505–35505. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Yijing, et al.. (2025). Organoids: physiologically relevant ex vivo models for viral disease research. Journal of Virology. 99(9). e0113225–e0113225.

Wang, Bin, Ying Cao, Veronica Iacovacci, et al.. (2025). External-field-assisted additive manufacturing for micro/nano device fabrication. International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing. 8(1). 12005–12005.

Li, Zhe, Jie Zhang, Xijun Wang, et al.. (2025). Magnetically Driven Biomimetic Microrobot Loaded with Eleutheroside B for Targeted Delivery and Neural Repair in Spinal Cord Injury. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(30). 42688–42705.

Liu, Guodong, Tianlong Li, Xin Jin, et al.. (2025). A Fully Integrated Wearable Microfluidic Electrochemical Sensor with Ultrasonic Connecting and Hot-Pressing Bonded Multilayer Structure for Sweat Biomarker Analysis. Analytical Chemistry. 97(41). 22858–22870. 5 indexed citations

Li, Tianlong, Chao Yang, Wanying Su, et al.. (2025). The moderating effect of working years on nurses’ medical narrative ability and empathy ability: a cross-sectional survey study. BMC Nursing. 24(1). 198–198. 1 indexed citations

Li, Tianlong, et al.. (2024). Forecasting the strength of nanocomposite concrete containing carbon nanotubes by interpretable machine learning approaches with graphical user interface. Structures. 59. 105821–105821. 15 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaohua, et al.. (2024). Promoting Data and Model Privacy in Federated Learning through Quantized LoRA. 10501–10512. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Jiaxin, Chengxin Xu, Guoqiang Xu, et al.. (2024). Localized and delocalized topological modes of heat. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(35). e2408843121–e2408843121. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Wenhao, et al.. (2024). Advancing Parameter Efficiency in Fine-tuning via Representation Editing. 13445–13464. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Ying, Gang Gao, Fei Xie, et al.. (2023). Scalable selective absorber with quasiperiodic nanostructure for low-grade solar energy harvesting. APL Photonics. 8(2). 13 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weiwei, Jinhao Zhao, Tao Zhang, et al.. (2023). Amoeba‐Inspired Magnetic Venom Microrobots. Small. 19(23). e2207360–e2207360. 59 indexed citations

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Li, Jiaxin, et al.. (2022). Tunable Rectification of Diffusion-Wave Fields by Spatiotemporal Metamaterials. Physical Review Letters. 129(25). 256601–256601. 12 indexed citations

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Ji, Fengtong, Tianlong Li, Shimin Yu, Zhiguang Wu, & Li Zhang. (2021). Propulsion Gait Analysis and Fluidic Trapping of Swinging Flexible Nanomotors. ACS Nano. 15(3). 5118–5128. 72 indexed citations

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Chang, Xiaocong, et al.. (2019). Coexisting Cooperative Cognitive Micro‐/Nanorobots. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 14(14). 2357–2368. 8 indexed citations

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Yu, Shimin, Haoran Sun, Xiaocong Chang, et al.. (2019). Self-Propelled Janus Microdimer Swimmers under a Rotating Magnetic Field. Nanomaterials. 9(12). 1672–1672. 31 indexed citations

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Li, Tianlong, et al.. (2019). STED Direct Laser Writing of 45 nm Width Nanowire. Micromachines. 10(11). 726–726. 27 indexed citations

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Mu, Guanyu, Haocheng Wang, Xiaocong Chang, et al.. (2018). Micro-/Nanorobots Propelled by Oscillating Magnetic Fields. Micromachines. 9(11). 540–540. 42 indexed citations

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