Wen Li

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
128 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Wen Li is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wen Li has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 48 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 29 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wen Li's work include Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (73 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (44 papers) and Advanced Memory and Neural Computing (26 papers). Wen Li is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (73 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (44 papers) and Advanced Memory and Neural Computing (26 papers). Wen Li collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Wen Li's co-authors include Arthur Weber, Ki Yong Kwon, Maysam Ghovanloo, Hyung‐Min Lee, Weiyang Yang, Yaoyao Jia, Yan Gong, Michael J. Siefkes, Bin Fan and James D. Weiland and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Wen Li

124 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Self-assembling human heart organoids for the modeling of cardiac development and congenital heart disease

2021 295 citations Weiyang Yang, Wen Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wen Li United States	31	1.5k	1.1k	1.0k	421	410	128	3.0k
Michel M. Maharbiz United States	35	1.7k 1.2×	2.6k 2.5×	1.8k 1.7×	862 2.0×	385 0.9×	133	4.6k
Philip Huie United States	32	1.2k 0.8×	418 0.4×	648 0.6×	224 0.5×	1.0k 2.5×	81	3.1k
Timothy J. Gardner United States	28	646 0.4×	340 0.3×	541 0.5×	566 1.3×	389 0.9×	71	2.4k
Micha E. Spira Israel	45	4.3k 2.9×	906 0.9×	814 0.8×	962 2.3×	2.2k 5.5×	128	6.2k
Francesca Santoro Italy	33	1.3k 0.9×	1.4k 1.3×	922 0.9×	275 0.7×	611 1.5×	122	3.4k
James N. Turner United States	43	2.7k 1.9×	2.7k 2.5×	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 2.9×	803 2.0×	168	6.7k
Hirotaka Sato Japan	34	519 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	811 0.8×	123 0.3×	122 0.3×	217	3.1k
Donald H. Szarowski United States	19	1.2k 0.8×	652 0.6×	367 0.4×	561 1.3×	330 0.8×	63	2.4k
Chen Yang United States	26	590 0.4×	1.0k 1.0×	462 0.4×	246 0.6×	527 1.3×	86	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Wen Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wen Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wen Li

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Wen, et al.. (2025). Biological and Mechanical Limitations for Chronic Fast‐Scan Cyclic Voltammetry Sensor Design. Advanced Materials Technologies. 10(11). 1 indexed citations

Liu, Xiang, et al.. (2025). An insect-based bioelectronic sensing system combining flexible dual-sided microelectrode array and insect olfactory circuitry for human lung cancer detection. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 281. 117356–117356. 1 indexed citations

Mitul, Abu Farzan, Ming Han, Robert Rechenberg, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of In Vitro Serotonin-Induced Electrochemical Fouling Performance of Boron Doped Diamond Microelectrode Using Fast-Scan Cyclic Voltammetry. Biosensors. 14(7). 352–352. 3 indexed citations

Li, Wen. (2024). Advancements and comparative analysis of high-voltage direct current transmission technologies. Applied and Computational Engineering. 42(1). 40–46. 2 indexed citations

Li, Wen, Benedikt Sievert, Andreas Rennings, et al.. (2023). Investigation of RTD THz Oscillator with Wide Frequency Tuning Capability. Universitätsbibliographie, Universität Duisburg-Essen. 1–2. 3 indexed citations

Bhat, G. H., et al.. (2021). Triaxial projected shell model study of. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 21 indexed citations

Patel, Paras R., et al.. (2020). Toward guiding principles for the design of biologically-integrated electrodes for the central nervous system. Journal of Neural Engineering. 17(2). 21001–21001. 28 indexed citations

Fan, Bin, Cory A. Rusinek, Yue Guo, et al.. (2020). Flexible, diamond-based microelectrodes fabricated using the diamond growth side for neural sensing. Microsystems & Nanoengineering. 6(1). 42–42. 57 indexed citations

Yang, Weiyang, et al.. (2019). Single-channel opto-neurostimulators: a review. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 29(4). 43001–43001. 6 indexed citations

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Jia, Yaoyao, S. Abdollah Mirbozorgi, Byunghun Lee, et al.. (2019). A mm-Sized Free-Floating Wirelessly Powered Implantable Optical Stimulation Device. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems. 13(4). 608–618. 46 indexed citations

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Jia, Yaoyao, et al.. (2018). A miniaturized, wirelessly-powered, reflector-coupled single channel opto neurostimulator. 174–177. 7 indexed citations

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Jia, Yaoyao, S. Abdollah Mirbozorgi, Byunghun Lee, et al.. (2018). A mm-sized free-floating wirelessly powered implantable optical stimulating system-on-a-chip. 468–470. 38 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhefan Stephen, Li Li, Shaohong Peng, et al.. (2018). Planar cell polarity gene Fuz triggers apoptosis in neurodegenerative disease models. EMBO Reports. 19(9). 20 indexed citations

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Hong, Huiling, Alex Chun Koon, Zhefan Stephen Chen, et al.. (2018). AQAMAN, a bisamidine-based inhibitor of toxic protein inclusions in neurons, ameliorates cytotoxicity in polyglutamine disease models. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(8). 2757–5526. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qian, Zhefan Stephen Chen, Ying An, et al.. (2018). A peptidylic inhibitor for neutralizing expandedCAGRNA-induced nucleolar stress in polyglutamine diseases. RNA. 24(4). 486–498. 17 indexed citations

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Fan, Bin, et al.. (2016). A Flexible, Micro-Lens-Coupled LED Stimulator for Optical Neuromodulation. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems. 10(5). 972–978. 19 indexed citations

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Kwon, Ki Yong, et al.. (2013). Droplet backside exposure for making slanted SU-8 microneedles. PubMed. 2013. 767–770. 6 indexed citations

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Rodger, Damien C., Wen Li, Hossein Ameri, et al.. (2006). PDF Not Yet Available In IEEE Xplore. CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology). 31–34. 1 indexed citations

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Gammon, Don B., Wen Li, Alexander P. Scott, Barbara S. Zielinski, & Lynda D. Corkum. (2005). Behavioural responses of female Neogobius melanostomus to odours of conspecifics. Journal of Fish Biology. 67(3). 615–626. 39 indexed citations

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Douches, David S., T. J. Kisha, Joseph Coombs, et al.. (2001). Effectiveness of Natural and Engineered Host Plant Resistance in Potato to the Colorado Potato Beetle. HortScience. 36(5). 967–970. 15 indexed citations

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