W.B. Li

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

W.B. Li is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Catalysis and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W.B. Li has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Materials Chemistry, 4 papers in Catalysis and 4 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in W.B. Li's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (6 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (4 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (3 papers). W.B. Li is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (6 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (4 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (3 papers). W.B. Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Slovakia and United Kingdom. W.B. Li's co-authors include Jianxiao Wang, Hui Gong, Wenbo Chu, Hua Jiang, Ralph T. Yang, Jing Hu, Anzhong Peng, Bo‐Qing Xu, Feiyu Kang and Shu‐Hua Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nano Letters and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

W.B. Li

10 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Catalytic combustion of VOCs on non-noble metal catalysts 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300 400 500
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. Catalytic combustion of VOCs on non-noble metal catalysts
    2009 591 citations W.B. Li, Jianxiao Wang et al. Catalysis Today profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W.B. Li China 8 912 598 273 252 249 12 1.1k
Erhao Gao China 17 617 0.7× 447 0.7× 213 0.8× 234 0.9× 231 0.9× 76 853
S. Siffert France 20 1.2k 1.3× 681 1.1× 213 0.8× 428 1.7× 313 1.3× 29 1.3k
Dengyao Yang Japan 9 654 0.7× 397 0.7× 239 0.9× 176 0.7× 193 0.8× 15 793
Guoqiang Li China 19 926 1.0× 560 0.9× 143 0.5× 212 0.8× 260 1.0× 46 1.1k
Sibei Zou Australia 12 926 1.0× 568 0.9× 262 1.0× 376 1.5× 239 1.0× 19 1.1k
Tianle Zhu China 18 1.1k 1.2× 649 1.1× 345 1.3× 330 1.3× 300 1.2× 27 1.2k
Yewei Ren China 17 774 0.8× 421 0.7× 269 1.0× 420 1.7× 137 0.6× 20 959
Hailong Zhang China 22 970 1.1× 696 1.2× 150 0.5× 228 0.9× 324 1.3× 50 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by W.B. Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by W.B. Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by W.B. Li. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by W.B. Li. The network helps show where W.B. Li may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of W.B. Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W.B. Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W.B. 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 W.B. Li. W.B. Li is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Wang, Jiali, et al.. (2025). Synergistically competitive coordination for tailoring sodium cointercalation potential of graphite. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7628–7628.
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Li, W.B., et al.. (2023). Lesion-specific cortical activation following sensory stimulation in patients with subacute stroke. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 20(1). 155–155. 5 indexed citations
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Li, W.B., et al.. (2023). A Dilute Fluorinated Phosphate Electrolyte Enables 4.9 V‐Class Potassium Ion Full Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(47). 50 indexed citations
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Li, W.B., et al.. (2021). EEG characteristics in “eyes-open” versus “eyes-closed” condition during vibrotactile stimulation. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control. 68. 102759–102759. 7 indexed citations
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Li, W.B., Jianxiao Wang, & Hui Gong. (2009). Catalytic combustion of VOCs on non-noble metal catalysts. Catalysis Today. 148(1-2). 81–87. 591 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, W.B., et al.. (2004). Catalytic oxidation of toluene on Mn–containing mixed oxides prepared in reverse microemulsions. Catalysis Today. 93-95. 205–209. 137 indexed citations
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Yang, Ralph T. & W.B. Li. (1995). Ion-Exchanged Pillared Clays: A New Class of Catalysts for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO by Hydrocarbons and by Ammonia. Journal of Catalysis. 155(2). 414–417. 59 indexed citations

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