Xiaozhen Li

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
96 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Xiaozhen Li is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaozhen Li has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Materials Chemistry, 34 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 20 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Xiaozhen Li's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (27 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (21 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (15 papers). Xiaozhen Li is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (27 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (21 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (15 papers). Xiaozhen Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Xiaozhen Li's co-authors include Chun‐Sing Lee, Qing‐Fu Sun, Shengliang Li, Yingpeng Wan, Xiao Cui, Chong‐Bin Tian, Yafang Xiao, Zhongming Huang, Li‐Peng Zhou and Chao Yin and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Xiaozhen Li

86 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Rational Design of Conjugated Small Molecules for Superio... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2022 100 200 300
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. Rational Design of Conjugated Small Molecules for Superior Photothermal Theranostics in the NIR‐II Biowindow
    2020 308 citations Shengliang Li, Qingyuan Deng et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  2. Coordination-Directed Self-Assembly of Functional Polynuclear Lanthanide Supramolecular Architectures
    2022 244 citations Xiaozhen Li, Qing‐Fu Sun 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
Xiaozhen Li China 32 1.9k 1.9k 603 545 400 96 3.9k
Liqin Xiong China 28 2.7k 1.4× 2.1k 1.1× 414 0.7× 980 1.8× 307 0.8× 58 4.5k
Catherine Sebrié France 18 2.0k 1.0× 1.0k 0.5× 297 0.5× 628 1.2× 472 1.2× 33 4.8k
Loredana Latterini Italy 39 2.7k 1.4× 1.1k 0.6× 755 1.3× 772 1.4× 329 0.8× 187 5.0k
Xing‐Can Shen China 44 2.4k 1.2× 2.2k 1.2× 347 0.6× 1.0k 1.9× 359 0.9× 162 4.8k
Zhiqiang Wang China 33 2.0k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 684 1.1× 1.0k 1.9× 358 0.9× 216 4.2k
Yao Sun China 36 2.6k 1.4× 3.2k 1.7× 407 0.7× 920 1.7× 483 1.2× 101 5.3k
Lingzhi Zhao China 30 1.9k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 185 0.3× 534 1.0× 240 0.6× 84 3.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaozhen Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaozhen Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaozhen Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaozhen 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 Xiaozhen Li. Xiaozhen 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, Xiaozhen, Yuning Yang, Ruohan Zhang, & Wei Huang. (2025). Construction and optimization of organic fluorophores in NIR-II fluorescence imaging. Chemical Society Reviews. 54(23). 11184–11225.
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Xu, Long, Hui Li, Xiaozhen Li, et al.. (2024). Improved sound absorption by size gradient granular materials due to Brazil-nut effect. Applied Acoustics. 229. 110416–110416. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Jiwei, et al.. (2024). Functions and mechanisms of RNA tailing by nucleotidyl transferase proteins in plants. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. 1452347–1452347. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaozhen & Qing‐Fu Sun. (2024). Research Progress of Rare Earth-Based Circularly Polarized Luminescent Materials. Acta Chimica Sinica. 82(6). 707–707. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Zhongming, Yingpeng Wan, Jianli Liang, et al.. (2021). Multi-Synergistic Removal of Low-Boiling-Point Contaminants with Efficient Carbon Aerogel-Based Solar Purifier. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(27). 31624–31634. 31 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaozhen, Di Zhang, Chao Yin, et al.. (2021). A Diradicaloid Small Molecular Nanotheranostic with Strong Near-Infrared Absorbance for Effective Cancer Photoacoustic Imaging and Photothermal Therapy. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(14). 15983–15991. 46 indexed citations
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Lee, Ka‐Wai, Yingpeng Wan, Xiaozhen Li, et al.. (2021). Recent Progress of Alkyl Radicals Generation‐Based Agents for Biomedical Applications. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 10(10). e2100055–e2100055. 31 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yafang, Chenyang Xiang, Shengliang Li, et al.. (2020). Single‐Photomolecular Nanotheranostics for Synergetic Near‐Infrared Fluorescence and Photoacoustic Imaging‐Guided Highly Effective Photothermal Ablation. Small. 16(34). e2002672–e2002672. 29 indexed citations
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Zhou, Li‐Peng, et al.. (2020). Chiral auxiliary and induced chiroptical sensing with 5d/4f lanthanide–organic macrocycles. Chemical Communications. 56(19). 2861–2864. 29 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaozhen, Fang Fang, Bo Sun, et al.. (2020). Near-infrared small molecule coupled with rigidness and flexibility for high-performance multimodal imaging-guided photodynamic and photothermal synergistic therapy. Nanoscale Horizons. 6(2). 177–185. 100 indexed citations
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Tian, Shuang, Zhongming Huang, Jihua Tan, et al.. (2020). Manipulating Interfacial Charge-Transfer Absorption of Cocrystal Absorber for Efficient Solar Seawater Desalination and Water Purification. ACS Energy Letters. 5(8). 2698–2705. 117 indexed citations
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Huang, Zhongming, Shengliang Li, Xiao Cui, et al.. (2020). A broadband aggregation-independent plasmonic absorber for highly efficient solar steam generation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8(21). 10742–10746. 112 indexed citations
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Wen, Guohua, Xiaozhen Li, Yachao Zhang, et al.. (2020). Effective Phototheranostics of Brain Tumor Assisted by Near-Infrared-II Light-Responsive Semiconducting Polymer Nanoparticles. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(30). 33492–33499. 124 indexed citations
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Zhao, Qi, Zhongming Huang, Shuang Tian, et al.. (2020). Superwetting B4C bilayer foam for high cost-performance solar water purification. Materials Today Energy. 18. 100498–100498. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaozhen, Li‐Peng Zhou, Shao‐Jun Hu, et al.. (2020). Metal ion adaptive self-assembly of photoactive lanthanide-based supramolecular hosts. Chemical Communications. 56(32). 4416–4419. 24 indexed citations
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Li, Shengliang, Qingyuan Deng, Yachao Zhang, et al.. (2020). Rational Design of Conjugated Small Molecules for Superior Photothermal Theranostics in the NIR‐II Biowindow. Advanced Materials. 32(33). e2001146–e2001146. 308 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Xiaozhen, Lu Liu, Shengliang Li, et al.. (2019). Biodegradable π-Conjugated Oligomer Nanoparticles with High Photothermal Conversion Efficiency for Cancer Theranostics. ACS Nano. 13(11). 12901–12911. 230 indexed citations
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Xu, Jian‐Gang, Xiaozhen Li, Huifang Wu, et al.. (2019). Substitution of Nitrogen-Rich Linkers with Insensitive Linkers in Azide-Based Energetic Coordination Polymers toward Safe Energetic Materials. Crystal Growth & Design. 19(7). 3934–3944. 55 indexed citations
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Cui, Xiao, Jinfeng Zhang, Yingpeng Wan, et al.. (2019). Dual Fenton Catalytic Nanoreactor for Integrative Type-I and Type-II Photodynamic Therapy Against Hypoxic Cancer Cells. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 2(9). 3854–3860. 47 indexed citations

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