Wei Li

62.6k total citations · 27 hit papers
1.2k papers, 54.1k citations indexed

About

Wei Li is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Li has authored 1.2k papers receiving a total of 54.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 547 papers in Materials Chemistry, 401 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 314 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Wei Li's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (199 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (191 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (161 papers). Wei Li is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (199 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (191 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (161 papers). Wei Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Wei Li's co-authors include Dongyuan Zhao, Dongyuan Zhao, Jianping Yang, Ahmed A. Elzatahry, Jun Liu, Yonghui Deng, Xinglong Gou, Liqiang Xu, Jun Chen and Jinxiu Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Wei Li

1.1k papers receiving 53.4k citations

Hit Papers

α‐Fe2O3 Nanotubes in Gas Sensor and Lithium‐Ion Battery A... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2016 2014 2010 2019 500 1000 1.5k
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. α‐Fe2O3 Nanotubes in Gas Sensor and Lithium‐Ion Battery Applications
    2005 1.5k citations Wei Li et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  2. Mesoporous materials for energy conversion and storage devices
    2016 1.2k citations Wei Li, Dongyuan Zhao et al. profile →
  3. Ordered Mesoporous Black TiO2 as Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Photocatalyst
    2014 901 citations Wei Li et al. profile →
  4. Multifunctional Mesoporous Composite Microspheres with Well-Designed Nanostructure: A Highly Integrated Catalyst System
    2010 881 citations Wei Li et al. profile →
  5. Molecule Self-Assembly Synthesis of Porous Few-Layer Carbon Nitride for Highly Efficient Photoredox Catalysis
    2019 826 citations Wei Li, Dongyuan Zhao et al. profile →
  6. Biphase Stratification Approach to Three-Dimensional Dendritic Biodegradable Mesoporous Silica Nanospheres
    2014 710 citations Jianping Yang, Wei Li et al. profile →
  7. Preparation of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Sheets by a Combined Chemical and Hydrothermal Reduction of Graphene Oxide
    2010 660 citations Wei Li et al. profile →
  8. Strontium-Doped Perovskites Rival Platinum Catalysts for Treating NO x in Simulated Diesel Exhaust
    2010 574 citations Wei Li et al. profile →
  9. Molecular Engineering of DNA: Molecular Beacons
    2008 562 citations Wei Li et al. profile →
  10. Graphitic Carbon Conformal Coating of Mesoporous TiO2 Hollow Spheres for High-Performance Lithium Ion Battery Anodes
    2015 534 citations Wei Li et al. profile →
  11. Versatile Nanoemulsion Assembly Approach to Synthesize Functional Mesoporous Carbon Nanospheres with Tunable Pore Sizes and Architectures
    2019 502 citations Chin‐Te Hung, Zaiwang Zhao et al. profile →
  12. Synthesis of Particulate Hierarchical Tandem Heterojunctions toward Optimized Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production
    2018 482 citations Wei Li et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  13. Simple and Green Synthesis of Nitrogen‐Doped Photoluminescent Carbonaceous Nanospheres for Bioimaging
    2013 463 citations Wei Li, Jianping Yang et al. profile →
  14. Surface and Interface Engineering of Silicon‐Based Anode Materials for Lithium‐Ion Batteries
    2017 459 citations Wei Luo, Xinqi Chen et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
  15. A Stable Bifunctional Catalyst for Rechargeable Zinc–Air Batteries: Iron–Cobalt Nanoparticles Embedded in a Nitrogen‐Doped 3D Carbon Matrix
    2018 439 citations Wei Li et al. profile →
  16. A cargo-sorting DNA robot
    2017 432 citations Wei Li et al. profile →
  17. Amorphous TiO2 Shells: A Vital Elastic Buffering Layer on Silicon Nanoparticles for High‐Performance and Safe Lithium Storage
    2017 431 citations Jianping Yang, Wei Li et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  18. Complex silica composite nanomaterials templated with DNA origami
    2018 407 citations Wei Li et al. profile →
  19. Towards High Performance Li–S Batteries via Sulfonate‐Rich COF‐Modified Separator
    2021 333 citations Wei Li et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  20. Interfacial Assembly and Applications of Functional Mesoporous Materials
    2021 264 citations Linlin Duan, Changyao Wang et al. profile →
  21. Sulfur-Based Aqueous Batteries: Electrochemistry and Strategies
    2021 248 citations Wei Li et al. profile →
  22. Implanting Single Zn Atoms Coupled with Metallic Co Nanoparticles into Porous Carbon Nanosheets Grafted with Carbon Nanotubes for High‐Performance Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries
    2022 203 citations Wei Li et al. profile →
  23. Tandem Chemistry with Janus Mesopores Accelerator for Efficient Aqueous Batteries
    2024 160 citations Zaiwang Zhao, Wei Li et al. profile →
  24. Protocol in Evaluating Capacity of Zn–Mn Aqueous Batteries: A Clue of pH
    2023 146 citations Wei Li et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  25. Two-electron redox chemistry via single-atom catalyst for reversible zinc–air batteries
    2024 130 citations Linlin Duan, Dongyuan Zhao et al. profile →
  26. Fast‐Charging Anode Materials for Sodium‐Ion Batteries
    2024 110 citations Wei Li et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  27. Biomimetic Superstructured Interphase for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries
    2024 97 citations Dongyuan Zhao, Wei Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wei Li China 109 25.4k 22.0k 16.2k 11.3k 7.5k 1.2k 54.1k
Hui Wang China 106 25.8k 1.0× 25.2k 1.1× 22.0k 1.4× 9.6k 0.9× 10.0k 1.3× 1.8k 62.3k
Zhiyong Tang China 131 31.9k 1.3× 21.8k 1.0× 18.7k 1.2× 10.8k 1.0× 9.7k 1.3× 604 58.9k
Jian Liu China 96 20.6k 0.8× 15.6k 0.7× 13.4k 0.8× 8.2k 0.7× 6.1k 0.8× 773 42.4k
Huijun Zhao China 124 25.3k 1.0× 26.2k 1.2× 29.4k 1.8× 8.8k 0.8× 7.1k 0.9× 1.1k 60.7k
Li Song China 132 34.8k 1.4× 32.0k 1.5× 31.0k 1.9× 9.2k 0.8× 9.6k 1.3× 1.1k 72.0k
Yang Liu China 117 46.9k 1.8× 23.1k 1.0× 29.0k 1.8× 7.0k 0.6× 8.7k 1.2× 1.7k 71.9k
Xiaoming Sun China 124 26.2k 1.0× 28.7k 1.3× 28.1k 1.7× 9.8k 0.9× 14.4k 1.9× 549 60.4k
Chang Ming Li China 111 23.3k 0.9× 28.9k 1.3× 15.7k 1.0× 12.0k 1.1× 10.4k 1.4× 1.1k 58.0k
Yadong Yin United States 129 41.9k 1.7× 21.5k 1.0× 20.0k 1.2× 16.6k 1.5× 16.1k 2.1× 501 69.7k
Yujie Xiong China 118 34.9k 1.4× 17.5k 0.8× 32.3k 2.0× 10.5k 0.9× 7.1k 0.9× 517 55.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Li

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Qiliang, Han Chen, Tong Yan, et al.. (2025). A new Co-based complex using as a peroxymonosulfate activator for efficient degradation of Rhodamine B. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1335. 141999–141999. 2 indexed citations
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Zeng, Xinjuan, Zihao Xu, Yuxuan Xia, et al.. (2024). Facile fabrication of superhydrophilic copper foam for rapid and efficient filtration of cationic dyes from water. Separation and Purification Technology. 354. 128943–128943. 4 indexed citations
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Xiong, Jinyan, et al.. (2024). 1D-2D Z-scheme junction by coupling CaTiO3 rectangular nanorods with CdS nanosheets enhances photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Molecular Catalysis. 570. 114701–114701. 22 indexed citations
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Li, Wei, et al.. (2024). Fabrication of N/K-doped TiO2-Ag nanospheres with efficient charge transfer for enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction into CH4. Molecular Catalysis. 562. 114187–114187. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yunjie, Hongxin Jiang, Xuenan Feng, et al.. (2024). Always positive covalent organic nanosheet enabling pH-independent adsorption and removal of Cr(Ⅵ). Journal of Hazardous Materials. 465. 133420–133420. 20 indexed citations
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Xu, Aihua, Aimal Khan, Jiajin Lin, et al.. (2024). Modulating electronic structure of Fe site by adjacent Cu site through orbital coupling in Cu-Fe2O3 catalyst derived from Fenton sludge quenching. Chemical Engineering Journal. 493. 152489–152489. 13 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xu, Zhenwei Wu, Yuanyuan Miao, et al.. (2024). Controllable synthesis of monodisperse hierarchical porous carbon nanorods and their derived superstructures for supercapacitors. Chemical Engineering Science. 302. 120841–120841. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Jiayi, et al.. (2023). Antimony uptake and speciation, and associated mechanisms in two As-hyperaccumulators Pteris vittata and Pteris cretica. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 455. 131607–131607. 9 indexed citations
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Wu, Qinghong, Lu Ma, Xiaoxia Li, et al.. (2023). Phase-dependent reactivity of MnO2 catalysts for permanganate activation: Insight into the role of surface-adsorbed MnO4− species. Journal of Cleaner Production. 419. 138325–138325. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Zhi‐Hua, Yang Li, Wei Li, et al.. (2023). Interface redox-induced synthesis of SrTiO3/α-Fe2O3 for much improved hydrogen production. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 963. 171189–171189. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Yan, Wei Li, Rui Wang, et al.. (2023). Non-porous covalent organic polymers enable ultrafast removal of cationic dyes via carbonyl/hydroxyl-synergetic electrostatic adsorption. Separation and Purification Technology. 315. 123689–123689. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Wei, Yi Zhao, Chungang Min, et al.. (2023). A highly dispersed amorphous iridium nanoclusters electrocatalyst synthesized at a quasi-room temperature for efficient oxygen evolution reaction. Electrochimica Acta. 473. 143458–143458. 6 indexed citations
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Xu, Hui, Junliang Chen, Zhenghao Zhang, et al.. (2022). In Situ Confinement of Ultrasmall Metal Nanoparticles in Short Mesochannels for Durable Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction with High Efficiency and Selectivity. Advanced Materials. 35(2). e2207522–e2207522. 111 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yujuan, Faxing Wang, Chun Wang, et al.. (2018). Encapsulating highly crystallized mesoporous Fe3O4 in hollow N-doped carbon nanospheres for high-capacity long-life sodium-ion batteries. Nano Energy. 56. 426–433. 128 indexed citations
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Xu, Lei, et al.. (2018). Microwave-Assisted Molten-Salt Facile Synthesis of Chromium Carbide (Cr 3 C 2 ) Coatings on the Diamond Particles. High Temperature Materials and Processes. 38(2019). 370–379. 3 indexed citations
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Dang, Meng, Wei Li, Yuanyi Zheng, et al.. (2017). Mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles with large radial pores via an assembly-reconstruction process in bi-phase. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 5(14). 2625–2634. 28 indexed citations
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Luo, Wei, Xinqi Chen, Xia Yuan, et al.. (2017). Surface and Interface Engineering of Silicon‐Based Anode Materials for Lithium‐Ion Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials. 7(24). 459 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Wei, et al.. (2016). Change in Microwave-Absorbing Characteristics during the Oxidation Processes of an Ilmenite Concentrate. High Temperature Materials and Processes. 36(8). 779–787. 2 indexed citations

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