Yang Li

8.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
246 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Yang Li is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Li has authored 246 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 61 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 60 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yang Li's work include Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (39 papers), Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (33 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (27 papers). Yang Li is often cited by papers focused on Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (39 papers), Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (33 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (27 papers). Yang Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Yang Li's co-authors include Baoling Huang, Chongjia Lin, Cheng Chi, Chi Yan Tso, Gongze Liu, Deqing Mei, Nian Lin, Jingzhao She, Mingyan Fan and Zhenghe Feng and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yang Li

234 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Solution‐Processed Inorganic Emitter with High Spectral Selectivity for Efficient Subambient Radiative Cooling in Hot Humid Climates

2022 139 citations Yang Li, Baoling Huang et al. Advanced Materials profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yang Li China	47	2.1k	1.7k	1.6k	1.5k	1.4k	246	7.0k
Jiaqi Zhu China	42	2.1k 1.0×	2.3k 1.3×	3.4k 2.0×	1.9k 1.2×	424 0.3×	481	8.2k
Dong Rip Kim South Korea	40	1.7k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	264 0.2×	122	5.6k
Weijie Song China	47	4.4k 2.1×	2.0k 1.2×	2.7k 1.6×	690 0.5×	421 0.3×	327	7.2k
Dun Zhang China	61	3.5k 1.7×	3.1k 1.8×	5.3k 3.2×	2.5k 1.6×	510 0.4×	270	11.1k
Yang Lü China	54	2.6k 1.3×	3.0k 1.8×	4.2k 2.6×	1.1k 0.7×	951 0.7×	341	11.3k
Alexandra H. Brozena United States	28	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	770 0.5×	326 0.2×	41	5.1k
Qing‐Qing Ni Japan	51	1.2k 0.6×	2.3k 1.4×	3.1k 1.9×	556 0.4×	521 0.4×	281	9.0k
Songlin Zhang China	35	1.7k 0.8×	3.7k 2.2×	1.3k 0.8×	914 0.6×	312 0.2×	143	6.6k
He Li China	43	2.0k 1.0×	4.6k 2.7×	5.7k 3.5×	980 0.6×	796 0.6×	270	9.5k
Zhaolong Wang China	37	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	860 0.5×	1.9k 1.2×	232 0.2×	158	4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Yang Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Li

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Yang, et al.. (2025). A comprehensive study on the influence of Sasobit content on rheological properties and storage stability of CR/SBS composite-modified asphalt. Construction and Building Materials. 463. 140066–140066. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Xiao, Jinjie Lin, Yuhao Feng, et al.. (2025). Carbon-metal network boosting photon/phonon transport in photothermal phase change materials. Carbon. 238. 120192–120192. 21 indexed citations

Zhang, Wei, et al.. (2024). Comparative investigation on the microstructure and corrosion properties of surfacing cobalt alloys by various methods. Surface and Coatings Technology. 494. 131386–131386. 3 indexed citations

Li, Yang, et al.. (2024). Effect of deep eutectic solvents on vulcanization kinetics and strain-softening behavior of natural rubber/styrene-butadiene rubber. Polymer. 316. 127871–127871. 3 indexed citations

Li, Yang, Yanlong Meng, Yi Li, et al.. (2024). Ultra-broadband, high-efficiency metamaterial absorber based on particle swarm optimization algorithm. Optical Materials. 150. 115140–115140. 6 indexed citations

Aboelmaaref, Moustafa M., Mohamed E. Zayed, Yang Li, et al.. (2024). Performance assessment of hybrid adsorption/humidification-dehumidification desalination cycle powered by dish/stirling concentrated solar power system for sustainable freshwater production maximization. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 193. 1094–1113. 16 indexed citations

Wang, Shasha, Yang Li, Yiren Liu, et al.. (2024). Preparation of Polyvinylidene Fluoride-Hexafluoropropylene Electrolyte Membrane by Electrospinning Method for Electrochemical Actuators. Acta Chimica Sinica. 82(6). 570–570.

He, Cheng‐Yu, et al.. (2024). High‐Entropy Photothermal Materials. Advanced Materials. 36(24). e2400920–e2400920. 74 indexed citations

Li, Yuanhang, Gang Ma, Yang Li, et al.. (2024). Droplet Energy Harvesting System Based on Total-Current Nanogenerator. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(21). 27339–27351. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Yang, Zhongjie Wang, Chao Liu, et al.. (2023). Bio-derived 1T-MoS2/C-based aerogel by synergistic solar evaporation and tetracyclines removal for efficient freshwater generation. Ceramics International. 49(23). 37901–37911. 13 indexed citations

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Li, Yang, et al.. (2023). Effect of ultra-low temperature freeze-thaw cycle on the flexural performance of hybrid fiber RC beams subjected to monotonic and repeated loading. Structures. 59. 105751–105751. 13 indexed citations

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Li, Yang, Shipu Jiao, Yexin Dai, et al.. (2023). Spontaneous and sustainable multifunctional transpiration generator for simultaneous harvesting of electricity, freshwater and salt. Applied Energy. 341. 121110–121110. 11 indexed citations

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Li, Yang, Jun Zhong, Xiaofeng Yu, et al.. (2023). Influence of proteins and phospholipids on strain softening behaviors of natural rubber. Polymer. 283. 126273–126273. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Yang, et al.. (2023). Nature-Inspired Interfacial Engineering for Highly Stable Zn Metal Anodes. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Qian, Yong, Zixuan Zhu, Yang Li, et al.. (2022). Degrading biomass to construct cation-gathered spongy layer conjugated electron-enriched carbon framework for Li metal battery. Energy storage materials. 47. 620–628. 15 indexed citations

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Dong, Shihua, et al.. (2022). Slippery Passive Radiative Cooling Supramolecular Siloxane Coatings. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(3). 4571–4578. 53 indexed citations

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Xia, Yun, Yuan Shi, Yang Li, Li Gao, & Xiwang Zhang. (2021). Solar‐driven brine desalination and concentration by controlled salt excretion. EcoMat. 3(6). 22 indexed citations

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Lin, Jiaqi, et al.. (2020). Effect of the polarity of KTa_1−xNb_xO₃ on the dielectric performance of the KTN/PVDF nanocomposites. RSC Advances. 10(44). 26256–26261. 5 indexed citations

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Xia, Yun, Yang Li, Yuan Shi, et al.. (2020). A self-rotating solar evaporator for continuous and efficient desalination of hypersaline brine. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8(32). 16212–16217. 121 indexed citations

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Shi, Dongliang, Yu Su, Zhi Zhang, et al.. (2017). Enhanced thermoelectric properties of SnSe thin films grown by pulsed laser glancing-angle deposition. Journal of Materiomics. 3(4). 293–298. 49 indexed citations

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