Xin Li

15.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
307 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Xin Li is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Xin Li has authored 307 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Water Science and Technology, 78 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 58 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Xin Li's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (56 papers), Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (33 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (30 papers). Xin Li is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (56 papers), Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (33 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (30 papers). Xin Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Xin Li's co-authors include Guangming Zeng, Yunguo Liu, Weiping Xiong, Chengyun Zhou, Weihua Xu, Zhaohui Yang, Yaoyu Zhou, Jie Liang, Xiaofei Tan and Rui Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Xin Li

294 papers receiving 12.4k 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.

Adsorption of chromium (VI) by ethylenediamine-modified cross-linked magnetic chitosan resin: Isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamics

2010 773 citations Xinjiang Hu, Yunguo Liu et al. profile →
Adsorption of tetracycline antibiotics from aqueous solutions on nanocomposite multi-walled carbon nanotube functionalized MIL-53(Fe) as new adsorbent

2018 472 citations Guangming Zeng, Xin Li et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Recent advances in application of graphitic carbon nitride-based catalysts for degrading organic contaminants in water through advanced oxidation processes beyond photocatalysis: A critical review

2020 447 citations Xin Li, Guangming Zeng et al. profile →
One-step synthesis of Co-doped UiO-66 nanoparticle with enhanced removal efficiency of tetracycline: Simultaneous adsorption and photocatalysis

2018 425 citations Xin Li et al. profile →
The effects of biochar and its applications in the microbial remediation of contaminated soil: A review

2022 171 citations Xin Li, Xiaofei Tan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xin Li China	61	4.9k	2.9k	2.5k	2.5k	2.1k	307	12.6k
Éric Lichtfouse France	63	4.0k 0.8×	3.0k 1.0×	2.6k 1.0×	2.8k 1.1×	2.9k 1.4×	372	17.3k
Zhonglin Chen China	57	5.5k 1.1×	2.3k 0.8×	2.3k 0.9×	3.0k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	327	10.2k
Aimin Li China	70	6.8k 1.4×	3.4k 1.2×	3.2k 1.3×	2.7k 1.1×	2.7k 1.3×	395	15.8k
Tian C. Zhang United States	59	3.1k 0.6×	2.4k 0.8×	2.9k 1.2×	2.0k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	316	11.2k
Yujue Wang China	70	6.1k 1.2×	2.6k 0.9×	3.4k 1.3×	4.0k 1.6×	2.3k 1.1×	273	14.1k
Dongqiang Zhu China	56	4.4k 0.9×	4.1k 1.4×	3.1k 1.3×	1.7k 0.7×	3.2k 1.5×	175	12.4k
Jianfu Zhao China	60	3.6k 0.7×	2.3k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	2.2k 0.9×	2.7k 1.3×	396	11.8k
Yuqing Sun China	56	4.0k 0.8×	2.3k 0.8×	2.8k 1.1×	2.2k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	201	10.6k
Lu Wang China	58	4.8k 1.0×	1.6k 0.5×	2.4k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	312	10.3k
Xuefei Zhou China	62	5.0k 1.0×	2.1k 0.7×	4.5k 1.8×	4.0k 1.6×	2.8k 1.4×	364	13.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xin Li

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Zhang, Liping, Lan Zhang, Huasen Wang, et al.. (2025). Mitigation of soil organic carbon mineralization in tea plantations through replacement of pruning litter additions with pruning litter derived biochar and organic fertilizer. Industrial Crops and Products. 225. 120518–120518. 3 indexed citations

Gu, Dasa, Xin Li, Yisheng Zhang, et al.. (2025). Intra-urban comparison of hazardous VOCs in Hong Kong: Source apportionment and integrated risk assessment. Sustainable Cities and Society. 120. 106148–106148.

Liu, Chao, Xin Li, Yang Yang, et al.. (2025). Study on the synergistic enhancement of photocatalytic degradation of carbendazim by Co-doped BiOBr induced spin polarization and OVs. New Journal of Chemistry. 49(10). 4007–4020.

Li, Xin, et al.. (2024). Nucleophiles promotes the decomposition of electrophilic functional groups of tetracycline in ZVI/H2O2 system: Efficiency and mechanism. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(10). 109625–109625. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Weisi, et al.. (2024). CdS QDs interspersed onto MOF-808 as adsorptive photocatalyst for efficient visible-light driven degradation of ciprofloxacin. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 988. 174247–174247. 19 indexed citations

Li, Xin, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of electromethanogenesis in a microbial electrolysis cell using nylon cloth as a separator: Reactor performance and metagenomic analysis. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(3). 112933–112933. 3 indexed citations

Zheng, Peng, Yanni Xi, Zhuang Zhang, et al.. (2024). Removal of ciprofloxacin by biosulfurized nano zero-valent iron (BP–S-nZVI) activated peroxomonosulfate: Influencing factors and degradation mechanism. Chemosphere. 362. 142557–142557. 2 indexed citations

Lin, Daohui, Jin Meng, Miling Li, et al.. (2024). ACTIVE BIOMONITORING OF ATMOSPHERIC ELEMENT DEPOSITION USING EVERNIA MESOMORPHA IN TANGSHAN, CHINA. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 22(2). 1191–1205. 2 indexed citations

Li, Xin, et al.. (2024). A modified QuEChERS-based UPLC-MS/MS method for rapid determination of multiple antibiotics and sedative residues in freshwater fish. Food Chemistry X. 22. 101268–101268. 14 indexed citations

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Dong, Yang, Ruirui Chen, Emily Graham, et al.. (2024). Eco-evolutionary strategies for relieving carbon limitation under salt stress differ across microbial clades. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6013–6013. 33 indexed citations

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Li, Guoyu, et al.. (2023). Preparation of porous C3N5 nanosheets by temperature modulation: Visible-light induced degradation characteristics and mechanism of microcystin-LR. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(3). 110153–110153. 20 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shuai, Xiaohua Zuo, Xin Li, et al.. (2023). ZIF-8-derived nitrogen-doped porous carbon supported CuFeO2 for sulfamethoxazole removal: Performances, degradation pathways and mechanisms. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(3). 109587–109587. 13 indexed citations

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Bao, Yuanyuan, Jan Dolfing, Xin Li, et al.. (2023). Functional redundancy across space and time in litter‐degrading fungal communities. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 2 indexed citations

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Lu, Sihui, Xin Li, Yanni Xi, et al.. (2021). Insight the roles of loosely-bound and tightly-bound extracellular polymeric substances on Cu2+, Zn2+ and Pb2+ biosorption process with Desulfovibrio vulgaris. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 596. 408–419. 63 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaohong, Xin Li, Lili Peng, et al.. (2021). Effective removal of heavy metals from water using porous lignin-based adsorbents. Chemosphere. 279. 130504–130504. 76 indexed citations

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Liu, Su, Weihua Xu, Yunguo Liu, et al.. (2017). Facile synthesis of Cu(II) impregnated biochar with enhanced adsorption activity for the removal of doxycycline hydrochloride from water. The Science of The Total Environment. 592. 546–553. 192 indexed citations

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Li, Xin, et al.. (2016). Effects of Long Term Positioning of Straw Returning to Field of Different Fertilizer Treatments on Content of Soil Humus Fractions. 31(5). 185. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Qi, et al.. (2015). A novel pretreatment process of mature landfill leachate with ultrasonic activated persulfate: Optimization using integrated Taguchi method and response surface methodology. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 98. 268–275. 71 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wenjun, et al.. (2015). Some topological properties of arthropod food webs in paddy fields of South China. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Ouyang, Jia, Zhenjiang Li, Xin Li, Hanjie Ying, & Qiang Yong. (2009). Enhanced enzymatic conversion and glucose production via two-step enzymatic hydrolysis of corncob residue from xylo-oligosaccharides producer's waste. BioResources. 4(4). 1586–1599. 30 indexed citations

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