Wei Li

20.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
847 papers, 16.7k citations indexed

About

Wei Li is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Li has authored 847 papers receiving a total of 16.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 446 papers in Materials Chemistry, 299 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 202 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Wei Li's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (153 papers), Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence (101 papers) and Magnetism in coordination complexes (86 papers). Wei Li is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (153 papers), Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence (101 papers) and Magnetism in coordination complexes (86 papers). Wei Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Wei Li's co-authors include Anthony K. Cheetham, Zhe‐Ming Wang, Felix Deschler, Song Gao, Richard H. Friend, Xian‐He Bu, Zhanfeng Ju, Kunji Chen, Hongpeng Jia and Zhigang Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Wei Li

786 papers receiving 16.4k 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.

  1. Chemically diverse and multifunctional hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites
    2017 1.1k citations Wei Li et al. profile →
  2. Zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) based polymer nanocomposite membranes for gas separation
    2012 642 citations Wei Li et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Wei Li 9.8k 6.0k 4.6k 3.6k 2.6k 847 16.7k
Fei Wang 8.4k 0.9× 3.8k 0.6× 6.4k 1.4× 2.8k 0.8× 2.5k 1.0× 747 17.6k
Feng Zhang 6.5k 0.7× 5.7k 1.0× 2.3k 0.5× 2.5k 0.7× 3.2k 1.2× 575 15.0k
Zhirong Liu 8.4k 0.9× 4.0k 0.7× 2.9k 0.6× 1.2k 0.3× 4.9k 1.9× 466 20.3k
Honglai Liu 9.2k 0.9× 4.7k 0.8× 3.7k 0.8× 2.2k 0.6× 4.1k 1.6× 878 21.3k
Wei Deng 12.4k 1.3× 9.7k 1.6× 3.1k 0.7× 1.8k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 379 19.4k
Chi Zhang 11.4k 1.2× 7.2k 1.2× 3.2k 0.7× 6.0k 1.6× 3.4k 1.3× 811 22.7k
Yongsheng Li 9.7k 1.0× 3.5k 0.6× 3.1k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 4.2k 1.6× 397 16.9k
Xin Liu 6.9k 0.7× 3.6k 0.6× 1.8k 0.4× 1.6k 0.4× 1.6k 0.6× 425 13.1k
Xiaofeng Liu 7.6k 0.8× 5.3k 0.9× 1.4k 0.3× 2.0k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 470 13.4k
Rute A. S. Ferreira 12.2k 1.2× 3.5k 0.6× 3.8k 0.8× 4.2k 1.1× 1.4k 0.6× 416 15.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei 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 Wei Li. Wei 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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Yang, Tianyi, Zhigang Li, Feifan Lang, et al.. (2025). Large Piezoelectricity in a Dynamic Metal–Organic Framework With Negative Linear Compressibility. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(45). 41988–41994.
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Feng, Bo, Kun Wan, Baoning Zong, et al.. (2025). Defective MOFs Microreactor with Heterojunction for Selective Methane Photocatalysis via Desorption‐Driven Overoxidation Suppression. Advanced Science. 13(3). e13507–e13507.
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Huang, Xinyu, Lei Tong, Wenhao Shi, et al.. (2025). 2D MoS2-based reconfigurable analog hardware. Nature Communications. 16(1). 101–101. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu, Zhongnan Bi, Ke Liu, et al.. (2025). Superhydrophobic and corrosion-resistant coating on AlSi10Mg alloy via stearic acid etching and amino-modified SiO2/epoxy composite deposition. Progress in Organic Coatings. 208. 109517–109517. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Song, et al.. (2024). Magneto-chemical effects in the elastic properties of Co3Al-based compounds. Materials Today Communications. 41. 110507–110507. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Wei, et al.. (2024). Enhanced adsorption of Cu(II) and aniline from wastewater by eggshell biochar: Preparation, performance, mechanism. Desalination and Water Treatment. 321. 100981–100981. 4 indexed citations
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Zeng, Yongnian, Xue Jiang, Yixin Hu, et al.. (2024). Self-assembled hyaluronic acid nanoparticles delivered by polymeric microneedles for targeted and long-acting therapy of psoriasis. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 669. 125073–125073. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Weijia, Liang Chen, Xiaoxiang Wang, et al.. (2024). Eley−Rideal path enhanced NH3-SCR: Central Fe atoms activation for electron transfer promotion. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(5). 113780–113780. 2 indexed citations
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Hong, Qi, Tianqi Liu, Xiaohui Guo, et al.. (2024). 3D dual-mode tactile sensor with decoupled temperature and pressure sensing: Toward biological skins for wearable devices and smart robotics. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 404. 135255–135255. 28 indexed citations
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Li, Wei, et al.. (2024). Insights into the bZIP gene family in Osmanthus fragrans and the role of OfbZIP98 in the callus and flower. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 217. 109067–109067.
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Bao, Guang-Ming, Wei Li, Zhiqiang Cai, et al.. (2024). Instrument-free detection of natamycin in beer and wastewater based on Eu-MOF ratiometric fluorescence response. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 422. 136696–136696. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Yanting, et al.. (2024). Anchoring Cu on Zirconium-oxo nodes in a pore-confined metal-organic framework for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol. Chemical Engineering Journal. 503. 158610–158610. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chen, Ying Zhao, Ying Zhang, et al.. (2023). Chiral 1D Hybrid Metal Halides with Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting and Sensing Properties. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(11). 21 indexed citations
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Li, Wei, et al.. (2023). Porous microspheres with corrosion sensing and active protecting abilities towards intelligent self-reporting and anti-corrosion coating. Progress in Organic Coatings. 178. 107468–107468. 32 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huiling, Xiaomei Zhou, Teng Zhao, et al.. (2023). Assembling Co clusters via nanosized ZIF-67 sprouted from CoAl-LDH nanoflower for selective hydrogenation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 338. 123026–123026. 31 indexed citations
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Li, Xiuzhen, et al.. (2023). Two new isostructural lanthanide metal-organic frameworks based on 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid for highly efficient sensing of lysophosphatidic acid. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 328. 124337–124337. 4 indexed citations
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