Yang Li

22.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
535 papers, 19.0k citations indexed

About

Yang Li is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Li has authored 535 papers receiving a total of 19.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 251 papers in Materials Chemistry, 228 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 218 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Yang Li's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (126 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (122 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (84 papers). Yang Li is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (126 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (122 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (84 papers). Yang Li collaborates with scholars based in China, France and United States. Yang Li's co-authors include Xiaobin Fan, Wenchao Peng, Fengbao Zhang, Guoliang Zhang, Fengbao Zhang, Yuanzhi Zhu, Junyi Ji, Cheng‐Xiong Yang, Xiu‐Ping Yan and Lili Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yang Li

515 papers receiving 18.7k 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.

Nanoporous Ni(OH)₂ Thin Film on 3D Ultrathin-Graphite Foam for Asymmetric Supercapacitor

2013 1.0k citations Yang Li, Xiaobin Fan et al. profile →
Laminated self-standing covalent organic framework membrane with uniformly distributed subnanopores for ionic and molecular sieving

2020 330 citations Yang Li et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Yang Li	8.9k	8.8k	6.8k	4.1k	2.6k	535	19.0k
Zhenyu Wu	9.4k 1.0×	6.4k 0.7×	10.3k 1.5×	4.8k 1.2×	2.1k 0.8×	190	20.1k
Mingbo Wu	8.7k 1.0×	6.7k 0.8×	6.1k 0.9×	4.7k 1.2×	2.1k 0.8×	485	17.4k
Xi Wang	13.7k 1.5×	12.1k 1.4×	6.2k 0.9×	6.1k 1.5×	3.2k 1.2×	697	25.1k
Jong‐Min Lee	11.4k 1.3×	7.4k 0.8×	12.3k 1.8×	4.3k 1.1×	3.6k 1.4×	392	23.0k
Jeonghun Kim	8.3k 0.9×	7.0k 0.8×	6.0k 0.9×	5.1k 1.3×	3.6k 1.4×	255	18.3k
Jianping Yang	10.2k 1.1×	10.3k 1.2×	6.0k 0.9×	5.4k 1.3×	2.7k 1.0×	389	23.1k
Jing Tang	11.6k 1.3×	8.5k 1.0×	9.1k 1.3×	7.3k 1.8×	2.8k 1.1×	284	22.3k
Panpan Zhang	7.3k 0.8×	6.6k 0.8×	4.9k 0.7×	4.2k 1.0×	4.7k 1.8×	341	17.2k
Lixian Sun	7.4k 0.8×	10.3k 1.2×	4.5k 0.7×	4.8k 1.2×	1.9k 0.7×	763	20.8k
Jiacheng Wang	9.5k 1.1×	5.5k 0.6×	8.3k 1.2×	4.8k 1.2×	2.7k 1.0×	419	18.4k

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Wang, Peng, Yu Lv, Guifen Sun, et al.. (2025). A thermally responsive phase-change hydrogel for skin-mountable multifunctional sensors. Nano Energy. 136. 110722–110722. 18 indexed citations

Li, Yang, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of three crystalline phases of Cu2(OH)3Cl as Fenton catalysts to mineralize phenol in chloride-free and high chloride solutions. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 58. 104893–104893. 2 indexed citations

Tang, Yihao, Jun Liu, Zuan‐Yu Chen, et al.. (2024). Recent Advances in Fire-Retardant Silicone Rubber Composites. Polymers. 16(17). 2442–2442. 9 indexed citations

Wu, Jiawen, et al.. (2024). Structural engineering of Fe single-atom oxygen reduction catalyst with high site density and improved mass transfer. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 98. 634–644. 36 indexed citations

Li, Jia, Wentao Liu, Yang Li, Zhi Liu, & Yang Liu. (2024). CQDs-interspersed floral CdS/NiAl-LDH heterojunction towards efficient photoreduction of CO2-to-CO. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 983. 173944–173944. 16 indexed citations

Chen, Qiming, et al.. (2024). Boosting oxygen reduction reaction kinetics by Fe–V dual sites in ultrafine V-Fe3C nanoparticles for aluminum-air batteries. Chemical Engineering Journal. 500. 157108–157108. 6 indexed citations

Jiang, Ruicheng, et al.. (2024). Sodium alanate in-situ doped with Ti2C MXene with enhanced hydrogen storage properties. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 71. 250–258. 12 indexed citations

Li, Yang, Ning Sun, Shijie Liu, et al.. (2023). Moiré superlattice engineering of two-dimensional materials for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction. Nano Research. 16(7). 8712–8728. 19 indexed citations

Hou, Fang, Hongwei He, Guozhu Li, et al.. (2023). Fabrication of superhydrophilic porous carbon materials through a porogen-free method: Surface and structure modification promoting the two-electron oxygen reduction activity. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 639. 333–342. 4 indexed citations

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Wu, Di, Xiaomei Liu, Yang Li, et al.. (2023). Electro-reduction induced fast metal redox cycle on Co3O4-CuO@CNTs/Copper foam cathode for enhanced Fenton-like reaction. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 643. 613–625. 10 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yang, Biao Ma, Xiaomei Liu, et al.. (2023). Microwave and template assisted synthesis of atomically dispersed Co–N2 sites on carbon spheres for Fenton-like reaction. Carbon. 214. 118371–118371. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Wei, et al.. (2023). Imine-linked covalent organic frameworks with controllable morphology. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 301. 127645–127645. 12 indexed citations

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Wang, Nan, Chi Zhang, Dachuan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Addition of Canna edulis starch and starch nanoparticles to stabilized Pickering emulsions: In vitro digestion and fecal fermentation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 258(Pt 2). 128993–128993. 13 indexed citations

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Li, Zhi‐Hua, Yang Li, Wei Li, et al.. (2023). Interface redox-induced synthesis of SrTiO3/α-Fe2O3 for much improved hydrogen production. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 963. 171189–171189. 5 indexed citations

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Zheng, Weitao, Yang Li, Peigen Zhang, et al.. (2023). Mass loading and self-discharge challenges for MXene-based aqueous supercapacitors. Energy storage materials. 63. 103037–103037. 18 indexed citations

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Li, Jing, Siyi Hu, Yang Li, et al.. (2023). Pyrrolic N anchored atomic Ni–N3–C catalyst for highly effective electroreduction of CO2 into CO. Carbon. 206. 62–71. 20 indexed citations

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Zhu, Xinyu, Yang Li, Shanshan Wang, et al.. (2023). Reduced graphene oxide supported Fe2B as robust catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(73). 28354–28366. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Ziyi, et al.. (2023). High-entropy alloy nanoparticles/biochar as an efficient catalyst for high-performance treatment of organic pollutants. Chemical Engineering Journal. 467. 143451–143451. 35 indexed citations

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Li, Yang, et al.. (2023). Polydopamine modified heteropolyacids catalyst for methacrolein oxidation: Organic ammonia functionalized and regulation of morphology. Molecular Catalysis. 550. 113571–113571. 6 indexed citations

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Xu, Xueqin, Yang Li, Weitao Zheng, et al.. (2022). MXenes with applications in supercapacitors and secondary batteries: A comprehensive review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 100080–100080. 90 indexed citations

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