Wanbin Li

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
93 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Wanbin Li is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wanbin Li has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Materials Chemistry, 42 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 40 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wanbin Li's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (41 papers), Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (39 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (27 papers). Wanbin Li is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (41 papers), Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (39 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (27 papers). Wanbin Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Wanbin Li's co-authors include Zhanjun Li, Guoliang Zhang, Pengcheng Su, Congyang Zhang, Wufeng Wu, Qin Meng, Liang Li, Yufan Zhang, Zehai Xu and Chong Shen and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and Accounts of Chemical Research.

In The Last Decade

Wanbin Li

88 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

Conversion of invisible metal-organic frameworks to lumin... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 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. Conversion of invisible metal-organic frameworks to luminescent perovskite nanocrystals for confidential information encryption and decryption
    2017 454 citations Wanbin Li et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wanbin Li China 31 2.4k 1.7k 1.5k 1.5k 986 93 4.2k
Yunpan Ying China 33 2.3k 1.0× 2.0k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 2.0k 1.3× 558 0.6× 59 3.8k
Yujie Ban China 26 2.9k 1.2× 2.9k 1.7× 1.0k 0.7× 2.6k 1.7× 623 0.6× 52 4.8k
Li Cao China 40 2.8k 1.1× 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 1.4k 1.4× 91 5.1k
Surendar R. Venna United States 25 1.7k 0.7× 2.0k 1.2× 688 0.5× 1.7k 1.1× 531 0.5× 34 3.4k
Matthew R. Hill Australia 45 3.2k 1.3× 2.9k 1.7× 1.2k 0.8× 2.6k 1.8× 1.3k 1.3× 120 6.3k
Yaoxin Hu Australia 27 1.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 903 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 41 4.0k
Shing Bo Peh Singapore 36 3.0k 1.2× 2.9k 1.7× 682 0.5× 1.6k 1.1× 583 0.6× 60 4.4k
Bradley P. Ladewig Australia 43 2.0k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 1.9k 1.9× 96 5.2k
Hailing Guo China 32 2.3k 1.0× 2.0k 1.2× 516 0.3× 1.3k 0.9× 603 0.6× 121 4.1k
J.R. Johnson United States 27 1.8k 0.7× 1.9k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 2.8k 1.9× 779 0.8× 39 4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Wanbin Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wanbin Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wanbin Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wanbin Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wanbin 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 Wanbin Li. Wanbin 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, Wanbin, et al.. (2025). Locking Metal–Organic Framework Linkers to Mesoporous Nanosheets via π–π Conjugation for Gas Separation. Chemistry of Materials. 37(20). 8403–8411.
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Xiao, Qian, et al.. (2024). Ultrafast complete dechlorination enabled by ferrous oxide/graphene oxide catalytic membranes via nanoconfinement advanced reduction. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9607–9607. 17 indexed citations
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Liu, Hai, et al.. (2024). Nanowire-assisted electrochemical perforation of graphene oxide nanosheets for molecular separation. Nature Communications. 15(1). 164–164. 31 indexed citations
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Yu, Yanqing, et al.. (2024). Lattice-defective metal-organic framework membranes from filling mesoporous colloidal networks for monovalent ion separation. Journal of Membrane Science. 715. 123508–123508. 2 indexed citations
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Ma, Jian‐Fang, Hui Yang, Hong Ji, et al.. (2023). Application of modified metal-organic frameworks in water treatment. Materials Today Chemistry. 30. 101577–101577. 18 indexed citations
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Su, Pengcheng, Jiandang Liu, Hongjun Zhang, et al.. (2023). Post‐synthesis amination of polymer of intrinsic microporosity membranes for CO2 separation. AIChE Journal. 69(6). 9 indexed citations
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Su, Pengcheng, et al.. (2023). Constructing polymer/metal-organic framework nanohybrids to design compatible polymer-filler-polymer membranes for CO2 separation. Journal of Membrane Science. 691. 122246–122246. 29 indexed citations
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Li, Wanbin, et al.. (2022). Gel-to-crystal route towards MOF-mixed MOF-matrix membranes. Materials Today Chemistry. 24. 100867–100867. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Wanbin, et al.. (2022). Hetero‐Polycrystalline Membranes with Narrow and Rigid Pores for Molecular Sieving. Small. 19(3). e2205542–e2205542. 15 indexed citations
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Su, Pengcheng, et al.. (2022). Chemical vapor deposition of guest-host dual metal-organic framework heterosystems for high-performance mixed matrix membranes. Applied Materials Today. 27. 101462–101462. 5 indexed citations
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Su, Pengcheng, et al.. (2022). Hansen solubility parameters-guided mixed matrix membranes with linker-exchanged metal-organic framework fillers showing enhanced gas separation performance. Journal of Membrane Science. 668. 121238–121238. 20 indexed citations
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Jia, Miaomiao, Jingyi Su, Pengcheng Su, & Wanbin Li. (2021). Vapor-assisted self-conversion of basic carbonates in metal–organic frameworks. Nanoscale. 13(9). 5069–5076. 3 indexed citations
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Su, Pengcheng, Min Tu, Rob Ameloot, & Wanbin Li. (2021). Vapor-Phase Processing of Metal–Organic Frameworks. Accounts of Chemical Research. 55(2). 186–196. 61 indexed citations
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Su, Pengcheng, Fei Wang, Zhanjun Li, Chuyang Y. Tang, & Wanbin Li. (2020). Graphene oxide membranes: controlling their transport pathways. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8(31). 15319–15340. 151 indexed citations
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Yin, Renli, Yanxi Chen, Shaoxiong He, et al.. (2020). In situ photoreduction of structural Fe(III) in a metal–organic framework for peroxydisulfate activation and efficient removal of antibiotics in real wastewater. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 388. 121996–121996. 169 indexed citations
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Wu, Wufeng, Pengcheng Su, & Wanbin Li. (2020). Mixed matrix membranes containing polymer‐embedded metal‐organic framework microspheres. AIChE Journal. 66(11). 21 indexed citations
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Zhong, Weiming, Yuyu Zhang, Ling Zhao, & Wanbin Li. (2020). Highly stable and antifouling graphene oxide membranes prepared by bio-inspired modification for water purification. Chinese Chemical Letters. 31(10). 2651–2656. 20 indexed citations
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Wu, Wufeng, Jingyi Su, Miaomiao Jia, et al.. (2020). Vapor-phase linker exchange of metal-organic frameworks. Science Advances. 6(18). eaax7270–eaax7270. 101 indexed citations
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Su, Jingyi, Wufeng Wu, Zhanjun Li, & Wanbin Li. (2019). Self-crystallization of uniformly oriented zeolitic imidazolate framework films at air–water interfaces. Dalton Transactions. 48(30). 11196–11199. 9 indexed citations
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Wu, Wufeng, Zhanjun Li, Yu Chen, & Wanbin Li. (2019). Polydopamine-Modified Metal–Organic Framework Membrane with Enhanced Selectivity for Carbon Capture. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(7). 3764–3772. 121 indexed citations

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