Yafei Li

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
48 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Yafei Li is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Language and Linguistics and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Yafei Li has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Materials Chemistry, 9 papers in Language and Linguistics and 6 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Yafei Li's work include Graphene research and applications (12 papers), Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (11 papers) and Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (9 papers). Yafei Li is often cited by papers focused on Graphene research and applications (12 papers), Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (11 papers) and Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (9 papers). Yafei Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Puerto Rico and United States. Yafei Li's co-authors include Zhen Zhou, Zhongfang Chen, Pan‐Wen Shen, Guangtao Yu, C.‐T. James Huang, Wei Chen, Carlos R. Cabrera, Dihua Wu, Lu Liu and Ming Ge and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Nano Letters and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Yafei Li

46 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Spin Gapless Semiconductor−Metal−Half-Metal Properties in Nitrogen-Doped Zigzag Graphene Nanoribbons

2009 492 citations Yafei Li, Zhen Zhou et al. ACS Nano profile →
Structural characterization and immunomodulatory activity analysis of a novel pectic polysaccharide extracted from Tetrastigma hemsleyanum Diels et Gilg and its hydrolysis products

2025 16 citations Shasha Tian, Kewei Li et al. Carbohydrate Polymers profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yafei Li China	29	2.2k	1.0k	591	512	301	48	3.7k
Claire E. White United States	37	1.7k 0.8×	176 0.2×	206 0.3×	145 0.3×	86 0.3×	117	4.4k
Xiaofang Yang United States	35	1.5k 0.7×	958 1.0×	15 0.0×	1.3k 2.6×	162 0.5×	88	4.3k
Di Shen China	27	387 0.2×	217 0.2×	13 0.0×	251 0.5×	60 0.2×	112	2.8k
Qiang Niu China	25	640 0.3×	381 0.4×	47 0.1×	251 0.5×	134 0.4×	134	1.8k
John J. Fitzgerald United States	33	958 0.4×	808 0.8×	9 0.0×	61 0.1×	194 0.6×	113	3.1k
Runjing Liu China	19	500 0.2×	133 0.1×	5 0.0×	143 0.3×	35 0.1×	57	1.0k
Jun Cai China	27	810 0.4×	658 0.7×	2 0.0×	744 1.5×	159 0.5×	107	2.0k
Evangelia A. Pavlatou Greece	29	1.4k 0.6×	1.3k 1.3×	2 0.0×	410 0.8×	119 0.4×	86	2.6k
Guojun Zhou China	21	1.0k 0.5×	558 0.6×		564 1.1×	738 2.5×	41	2.1k
Yingxuan Li China	40	4.1k 1.8×	2.0k 2.0×	2 0.0×	4.3k 8.4×	454 1.5×	102	5.5k

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He, Yanming, Shanshan Yao, Jiamiao Liang, et al.. (2025). Two routes to produce robust Mo-14Re/inconel 625 brazed joint: Microstructure and mechanical performance. Vacuum. 234. 114051–114051. 2 indexed citations

Tian, Shasha, Kewei Li, Yafei Li, et al.. (2025). Structural characterization and immunomodulatory activity analysis of a novel pectic polysaccharide extracted from Tetrastigma hemsleyanum Diels et Gilg and its hydrolysis products. Carbohydrate Polymers. 357. 123502–123502. 16 indexed citations breakdown →

Li, Yafei, Simeng Ma, Yufen Zhang, et al.. (2022). Comparative analysis of nitrate evolution patterns during pollution episodes: Method development and results from Tianjin, China. The Science of The Total Environment. 857(Pt 3). 159436–159436. 2 indexed citations

Ding, Jing, Qili Dai, Yafei Li, et al.. (2021). Impact of meteorological condition changes on air quality and particulate chemical composition during the COVID-19 lockdown. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 109. 45–56. 31 indexed citations

Li, Guangru, Lei Yang, Lei Yang, et al.. (2020). Syringaresinol Protects against Type 1 Diabetic Cardiomyopathy by Alleviating Inflammation Responses, Cardiac Fibrosis, and Oxidative Stress. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 64(18). e2000231–e2000231. 50 indexed citations

Gu, Yao, Baoshuang Liu, Yafei Li, et al.. (2020). Multi-scale volatile organic compound (VOC) source apportionment in Tianjin, China, using a receptor model coupled with 1-hr resolution data. Environmental Pollution. 265(Pt A). 115023–115023. 51 indexed citations

Li, Yafei, Baoshuang Liu, Zhigang Xue, et al.. (2020). Chemical characteristics and source apportionment of PM2.5 using PMF modelling coupled with 1-hr resolution online air pollutant dataset for Linfen, China. Environmental Pollution. 263(Pt B). 114532–114532. 50 indexed citations

Zhang, Haijun, Yafei Li, Qing Tang, Lu Liu, & Zhen Zhou. (2011). First-principles studies on structural and electronic properties of GaN–AlN heterostructure nanowires. Nanoscale. 4(4). 1078–1084. 28 indexed citations

Li, Yafei, Zhenyu Yang, Zheng Chen, & Zhen Zhou. (2010). Computational Investigation on Structural and Physical Properties of AlN Nanosheets and Nanoribbons. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 10(11). 7200–7203. 16 indexed citations

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Li, Yafei, Zhen Zhou, Peng Jin, et al.. (2010). Achieving Ferromagnetism in Single-Crystalline ZnS Wurtzite Nanowires via Chromium Doping. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 114(28). 12099–12103. 28 indexed citations

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Li, Yafei, Zhen Zhou, Pan‐Wen Shen, & Zhongfang Chen. (2010). Two-dimensional polyphenylene: experimentally available porous graphene as a hydrogen purification membrane. Chemical Communications. 46(21). 3672–3672. 169 indexed citations

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Li, Yafei, Zhen Zhou, Pan‐Wen Shen, & Zhongfang Chen. (2009). Spin Gapless Semiconductor−Metal−Half-Metal Properties in Nitrogen-Doped Zigzag Graphene Nanoribbons. ACS Nano. 3(7). 1952–1958. 492 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Wei, Yafei Li, Guangtao Yu, Zhen Zhou, & Zhongfang Chen. (2009). Electronic Structure and Reactivity of Boron Nitride Nanoribbons with Stone-Wales Defects. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 5(11). 3088–3095. 125 indexed citations

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Li, Ming, Yafei Li, Zhen Zhou, Pan‐Wen Shen, & Zhongfang Chen. (2009). Ca-Coated Boron Fullerenes and Nanotubes as Superior Hydrogen Storage Materials. Nano Letters. 9(5). 1944–1948. 163 indexed citations

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Zhou, Zhen, Yafei Li, Lu Liu, et al.. (2008). Size- and Surface-dependent Stability, Electronic Properties, and Potential as Chemical Sensors: Computational Studies on One-dimensional ZnO Nanostructures. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 112(36). 13926–13931. 65 indexed citations

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Li, Yafei, Zhen Zhou, Dmitri Golberg, et al.. (2008). Stone−Wales Defects in Single-Walled Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Formation Energies, Electronic Structures, and Reactivity. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 112(5). 1365–1370. 100 indexed citations

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Li, Yafei, Zhen Zhou, & Jijun Zhao. (2007). Functionalization of BN nanotubes with dichlorocarbenes. Nanotechnology. 19(1). 15202–15202. 56 indexed citations

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Li, Yafei. (1995). Syntax of scope . By Joseph Aoun and Yen-hui Audrey Li. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1993. Pp. ix, 225. Paper $18.95.. Language. 71(1). 140–143. 121 indexed citations

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Li, Yafei. (1995). The thematic hierarchy and causativity. Natural Language & Linguistic Theory. 13(2). 255–282. 48 indexed citations

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Li, Yafei. (1993). Structural head and aspectuality. Language. 69(3). 480–504. 44 indexed citations

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