Yanguang Li

65.0k total citations · 34 hit papers
316 papers, 58.0k citations indexed

About

Yanguang Li is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanguang Li has authored 316 papers receiving a total of 58.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 155 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 142 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 122 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yanguang Li's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (81 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (79 papers) and CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (67 papers). Yanguang Li is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (81 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (79 papers) and CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (67 papers). Yanguang Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Macao. Yanguang Li's co-authors include Hongjie Dai, Hailiang Wang, Yongye Liang, Jigang Zhou, Jian Wang, Tom Regier, Zhuang Liu, Yiying Wu, Liming Xie and Guosong Hong and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Yanguang Li

304 papers receiving 57.4k citations

Hit Papers

Co3O4 nanocrystals on gra... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2011 2011 2013 2014 2011 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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  1. Co3O4 nanocrystals on graphene as a synergistic catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction
    2011 5.1k citations Yanguang Li et al. profile →
  2. MoS2 Nanoparticles Grown on Graphene: An Advanced Catalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
    2011 4.6k citations Yanguang Li et al. profile →
  3. An Advanced Ni–Fe Layered Double Hydroxide Electrocatalyst for Water Oxidation
    2013 2.6k citations Yanguang Li et al. profile →
  4. Recent advances in zinc–air batteries
    2014 2.0k citations Yanguang Li et al. profile →
  5. Graphene-Wrapped Sulfur Particles as a Rechargeable Lithium–Sulfur Battery Cathode Material with High Capacity and Cycling Stability
    2011 1.9k citations Yanguang Li et al. Nano Letters profile →
  6. An oxygen reduction electrocatalyst based on carbon nanotube–graphene complexes
    2012 1.5k citations Yanguang Li et al. profile →
  7. Covalent Hybrid of Spinel Manganese–Cobalt Oxide and Graphene as Advanced Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts
    2012 1.3k citations Yanguang Li et al. profile →
  8. Mesoporous Co3O4Nanowire Arrays for Lithium Ion Batteries with High Capacity and Rate Capability
    2007 1.2k citations Yanguang Li et al. Nano Letters profile →
  9. Recent advances in heterogeneous electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction
    2015 1.1k citations Yanguang Li et al. Journal of Materials Chemistry A profile →
  10. Advanced zinc-air batteries based on high-performance hybrid electrocatalysts
    2013 1.1k citations Yanguang Li et al. profile →
  11. Strongly Coupled Inorganic/Nanocarbon Hybrid Materials for Advanced Electrocatalysis
    2013 858 citations Yanguang Li et al. profile →
  12. NixCo3−xO4 Nanowire Arrays for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution
    2010 845 citations Yanguang Li et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  13. Ultrathin bismuth nanosheets from in situ topotactic transformation for selective electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to formate
    2018 826 citations Na Han, Jun Deng et al. profile →
  14. Metal–Air Batteries: Will They Be the Future Electrochemical Energy Storage Device of Choice?
    2017 824 citations Yanguang Li, Jun Lü ACS Energy Letters profile →
  15. Multimodal Imaging Guided Photothermal Therapy using Functionalized Graphene Nanosheets Anchored with Magnetic Nanoparticles
    2012 812 citations Liang Cheng, Yanguang Li et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  16. CO2 Reduction: From the Electrochemical to Photochemical Approach
    2017 778 citations Yang Huang, Yanguang Li et al. Advanced Science profile →
  17. Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst Based on Strongly Coupled Cobalt Oxide Nanocrystals and Carbon Nanotubes
    2012 732 citations Yanguang Li et al. profile →
  18. Ultrathin WS2 Nanoflakes as a High‐Performance Electrocatalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
    2014 645 citations Liang Cheng, Zhuang Liu et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  19. High-Performance Silicon Photoanodes Passivated with Ultrathin Nickel Films for Water Oxidation
    2013 627 citations Yanguang Li et al. profile →
  20. Structural defects on converted bismuth oxide nanotubes enable highly active electrocatalysis of carbon dioxide reduction
    2019 596 citations Xiaorong Zhu, Jun Deng et al. profile →
  21. Facile Preparation of Multifunctional Upconversion Nanoprobes for Multimodal Imaging and Dual‐Targeted Photothermal Therapy
    2011 583 citations Liang Cheng, Yanguang Li et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  22. Promises of Main Group Metal–Based Nanostructured Materials for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to Formate
    2019 562 citations Na Han, Youyong Li et al. profile →
  23. Modulation of Hypoxia in Solid Tumor Microenvironment with MnO2 Nanoparticles to Enhance Photodynamic Therapy
    2016 541 citations Yanguang Li, Zhuang Liu et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  24. Highly active and durable methanol oxidation electrocatalyst based on the synergy of platinum–nickel hydroxide–graphene
    2015 529 citations Na Han, Yanguang Li et al. profile →
  25. Mo2C Nanoparticles Dispersed on Hierarchical Carbon Microflowers for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution
    2016 517 citations Yang Huang, Yanguang Li et al. profile →
  26. A functionalized graphene oxide-iron oxide nanocomposite for magnetically targeted drug delivery, photothermal therapy, and magnetic resonance imaging
    2012 505 citations Liang Cheng, Yanguang Li et al. profile →
  27. Ultrathin MoS2(1–x)Se2x Alloy Nanoflakes For Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
    2015 501 citations Liang Cheng, Zhuang Liu et al. profile →
  28. Ultrasmall Oxygen‐Deficient Bimetallic Oxide MnWOX Nanoparticles for Depletion of Endogenous GSH and Enhanced Sonodynamic Cancer Therapy
    2019 482 citations Liang Cheng, Yanguang Li et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  29. Supported Cobalt Polyphthalocyanine for High-Performance Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction
    2017 476 citations Na Han, Yafei Li et al. profile →
  30. Iron Oxide @ Polypyrrole Nanoparticles as a Multifunctional Drug Carrier for Remotely Controlled Cancer Therapy with Synergistic Antitumor Effect
    2013 430 citations Liang Cheng, Yanguang Li et al. profile →
  31. Rechargeable Li–O2 batteries with a covalently coupled MnCo2O4–graphene hybrid as an oxygen cathode catalyst
    2012 380 citations Yanguang Li et al. profile →
  32. Design strategies for nonaqueous multivalent-ion and monovalent-ion battery anodes
    2020 378 citations Jun Lü, Yanguang Li et al. profile →
  33. Frenkel-defected monolayer MoS2 catalysts for efficient hydrogen evolution
    2022 289 citations Jie Xu, Fang Lv et al. profile →
  34. In-situ spectroscopic probe of the intrinsic structure feature of single-atom center in electrochemical CO/CO2 reduction to methanol
    2023 157 citations Binbin Pan, Yanguang Li 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
Yanguang Li China 107 34.2k 33.0k 21.2k 10.2k 8.2k 316 58.0k
Xiaoming Sun China 124 28.7k 0.8× 28.1k 0.9× 26.2k 1.2× 9.8k 1.0× 14.4k 1.8× 549 60.4k
Zhichuan J. Xu Singapore 104 23.5k 0.7× 23.7k 0.7× 14.6k 0.7× 10.0k 1.0× 3.3k 0.4× 326 42.8k
Shaojun Guo China 119 29.3k 0.9× 25.4k 0.8× 16.0k 0.8× 7.7k 0.8× 3.3k 0.4× 355 44.0k
Li‐Jun Wan China 128 50.6k 1.5× 14.7k 0.4× 24.1k 1.1× 15.4k 1.5× 7.4k 0.9× 716 68.9k
Yongye Liang China 77 33.0k 1.0× 21.8k 0.7× 15.7k 0.7× 7.1k 0.7× 7.2k 0.9× 179 49.8k
Tierui Zhang China 124 21.5k 0.6× 40.4k 1.2× 33.4k 1.6× 5.3k 0.5× 3.6k 0.4× 434 53.9k
Hailiang Wang United States 86 31.9k 0.9× 26.7k 0.8× 19.3k 0.9× 9.4k 0.9× 3.9k 0.5× 301 49.6k
Qinghua Zhang China 116 23.5k 0.7× 22.3k 0.7× 20.6k 1.0× 6.9k 0.7× 5.3k 0.6× 533 45.1k
Nanfeng Zheng China 108 11.9k 0.3× 11.8k 0.4× 26.4k 1.2× 9.7k 1.0× 5.9k 0.7× 378 40.9k
Yexiang Tong China 134 41.1k 1.2× 24.6k 0.7× 19.2k 0.9× 30.1k 3.0× 6.3k 0.8× 522 61.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanguang Li

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mao, Yu, Pengfei Ou, Zhijie Wang, et al.. (2025). B‐Site‐Metal‐Mediated Coke‐Resistant CO 2 Electrolysis on Perovskite Surfaces. Advanced Science. 12(29). e03970–e03970.
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Mao, Zhenghao, et al.. (2025). Bicarbonate-Promoted Hydrogen Peroxide Activation for Selective Electrochemical Oxidation of Small Molecules. ACS Energy Letters. 10(12). 6262–6267.
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Wang, Yu, Wei Geng, Yuqing Yang, et al.. (2025). Engineered self-assembling hydrogel systems for advanced guided bone regeneration: structural optimization and biofunctional modulation. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 23(1). 720–720.
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Wu, Yunling, et al.. (2025). Molecular Engineering of Organic Electrode Materials for Beyond Lithium‐Ion Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(28). 7 indexed citations
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Luo, Yuqing, Junmei Chen, Na Han, & Yanguang Li. (2025). Bismuth-Catalyzed Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction to Formic Acid: Material Innovation and Reactor Design. Accounts of Materials Research. 6(4). 462–472. 6 indexed citations
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Pan, Binbin, et al.. (2024). On the role of electrolyte flow in Cu-catalyzed CO2 and CO electroreduction. Nano Energy. 131. 110201–110201. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Yanguang, et al.. (2024). Design strategies for aggregation-induced emission photosensitizers with enhanced safety in photodynamic therapy. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 507. 215756–215756. 29 indexed citations
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Meng, Qing‐Jun, et al.. (2024). Citrulline facilitates the glycolysis, proliferation, and metastasis of lung cancer cells by regulating RAB3C. Environmental Toxicology. 39(9). 4372–4384. 2 indexed citations
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Ding, Xue, Xinnan Mao, Yuchen Yan, et al.. (2024). Liquid Metal Alloys Enable Efficient Formate Electrosynthesis. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(49). 9 indexed citations
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Mao, Zhenghao, Jia Lin, Xinnan Mao, et al.. (2024). Bismuth single-atom alloying of palladium nanosheets promotes selective electrochemical valorization of glycerol to C3 products. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12(36). 24136–24143. 7 indexed citations
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Han, Na, et al.. (2023). Recent Progress towards the Production of H2O2 by Electrochemical Two-Electron Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica. 40(2). 2304001–2304001. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Junfei, Yunling Wu, Yunling Wu, et al.. (2022). Self‐Adaptive Re‐Organization Enables Polythiophene as an Extraordinary Cathode Material for Aluminum‐Ion Batteries with a Cycle Life of 100 000 Cycles. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(8). e202215408–e202215408. 21 indexed citations
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Wu, Yunling, Xinnan Mao, Xuan Zhao, et al.. (2021). 2D Molecular Sheets of Hydrogen‐Bonded Organic Frameworks for Ultrastable Sodium‐Ion Storage. Advanced Materials. 33(51). e2106079–e2106079. 109 indexed citations
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Huang, Yang, Xinnan Mao, Guotao Yuan, et al.. (2021). Size‐Dependent Selectivity of Electrochemical CO2 Reduction on Converted In2O3 Nanocrystals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(29). 15844–15848. 103 indexed citations
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Gong, Yanbin, Siyu He, Yanguang Li, et al.. (2020). Partially Controlling Molecular Packing to Achieve Off–On Mechanochromism through Ingenious Molecular Design. Advanced Optical Materials. 8(8). 56 indexed citations
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Han, Na, Mingzi Sun, Yuan Zhou, et al.. (2020). Alloyed Palladium–Silver Nanowires Enabling Ultrastable Carbon Dioxide Reduction to Formate. Advanced Materials. 33(4). e2005821–e2005821. 110 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yuan, Rui Zhou, Xiaorong Zhu, et al.. (2020). Mesoporous PdAg Nanospheres for Stable Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to Formate. Advanced Materials. 32(30). e2000992–e2000992. 190 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jing, Yanguang Li, Jiang Jiang, et al.. (2013). Synthesis of Au–Fe3O4heterostructured nanoparticles for in vivo computed tomography and magnetic resonance dual model imaging. Nanoscale. 6(1). 199–202. 109 indexed citations

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