Yao Li

7.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
159 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Yao Li is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yao Li has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Materials Chemistry, 42 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 39 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yao Li's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (23 papers), Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (20 papers) and Water Treatment and Disinfection (19 papers). Yao Li is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (23 papers), Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (20 papers) and Water Treatment and Disinfection (19 papers). Yao Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Macao. Yao Li's co-authors include Yingying Wang, Mark Bartlam, Meng Li, Jie Pan, X. J. Wu, Yingying Wang, Lingyan Zhu, Zhineng Wu, Tingting Du and Jian Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Yao Li

155 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

A review on mechanics and mechanical properties of 2D mat... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2019 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. A review on mechanics and mechanical properties of 2D materials—Graphene and beyond
    2017 1.0k citations Yao Li et al. profile →
  2. Selective enrichment of bacterial pathogens by microplastic biofilm
    2019 560 citations Yao Li, Mark Bartlam et al. Water Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yao Li China 38 2.1k 1.5k 1.2k 1.1k 1.0k 159 5.9k
Siyu Zhang China 43 1.9k 0.9× 1.8k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 603 0.5× 1.2k 1.2× 208 6.5k
Chang Zhang China 51 1.9k 0.9× 2.0k 1.3× 2.1k 1.7× 1.1k 0.9× 662 0.6× 190 8.9k
Kai Liu China 40 1.3k 0.6× 952 0.6× 580 0.5× 1.0k 0.9× 522 0.5× 123 5.8k
Yuan Yang China 38 1.1k 0.5× 1.3k 0.8× 1.5k 1.2× 658 0.6× 896 0.9× 132 5.5k
G. Máscolo Italy 45 1.8k 0.8× 1.7k 1.1× 1.0k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 2.0k 1.9× 190 6.7k
Wei Wei China 41 1.9k 0.9× 898 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 434 0.4× 679 0.7× 340 6.2k
Jean‐Yves Bottero France 38 3.1k 1.5× 862 0.6× 1.9k 1.6× 703 0.6× 533 0.5× 66 6.0k
Qian Zhang China 50 1.3k 0.6× 1.6k 1.0× 1.5k 1.3× 749 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 257 7.2k
Ran Bi China 37 981 0.5× 903 0.6× 1.0k 0.8× 567 0.5× 377 0.4× 131 4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Yao Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yao Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yao Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yao Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yao Li based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Yao Li. Yao Li is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Yao, Yiming Zhang, Weiming Gao, et al.. (2025). Template-free synthesis of nano/micro-polyarylamines and their enhanced selective precious metal ion Au(III) capture/reduction performance. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 80. 109156–109156.
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Wang, Po, Yao Li, Xiaobao Tian, et al.. (2024). Superamphophilic antimicrobial membrane engineered with zinc-coordinated metallo-polymeric framework nanocoating. Journal of Membrane Science. 702. 122779–122779. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Qi, et al.. (2024). Sodium alginate/gelatin hydrogel spheres loaded with Fructus Ligustri Lucidi essential oil: Preparation, characterization and biological activity. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 272(Pt 1). 132726–132726. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yao & Yugang He. (2024). Unraveling Korea’s Energy Challenge: The Consequences of Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Energy Use on Economic Sustainability. Sustainability. 16(5). 2074–2074. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Min, et al.. (2024). Influence of biodegradable plastics on the generation of disinfection byproducts in the chlorination process. Chemosphere. 362. 142650–142650. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Weifan, et al.. (2023). Superhydrophobic membrane from double co-crystallization for high-performance separation of water-in-oil emulsion. Journal of Membrane Science. 679. 121702–121702. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Yao, Xinghui Xia, Jie Zhang, et al.. (2023). Bioavailability of micro/nanoplastics and their associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to Daphnia Magna: Role of ingestion and egestion of plastics. The Science of The Total Environment. 890. 164171–164171. 4 indexed citations
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Shan, Lei, Yang Han, Jiaxin Li, et al.. (2023). A study of the antioxidant properties of Keggin-type polyoxometalates. Dalton Transactions. 52(28). 9673–9683. 4 indexed citations
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Ma, Jin, Bin Liu, Rongyue Wang, et al.. (2021). Single-Cu-atoms anchored on 3D macro-porous carbon matrix as efficient catalyst for oxygen reduction and Pt co-catalyst for methanol oxidation. Chinese Chemical Letters. 33(5). 2585–2589. 27 indexed citations
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Jiang, Jiajia, Yao Li, Xianquan Wang, et al.. (2021). Bio-Inspired Covert Active Sonar Detection Method Based on the Encoding of Sperm Whale Clicks. IEEE Sensors Journal. 22(2). 1449–1460. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jianfeng, et al.. (2019). The critical role of oxidative debris in the adsorption and desorption of Pb(II) to graphene oxides under alkaline groundwater conditions. The Science of The Total Environment. 704. 135254–135254. 13 indexed citations
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Han, Min Su, et al.. (2019). Different biotransformation of three hexabromocyclododecane diastereoisomers by Pseudomonas sp. under aerobic conditions. Chemical Engineering Journal. 374. 870–879. 16 indexed citations
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Wang, Xinzhe, Adeyemi S. Adeleye, Huihui Wang, et al.. (2018). Interactions between polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and TiO2 nanoparticle in artificial and natural waters. Water Research. 146. 98–108. 30 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jianfeng, et al.. (2018). Fate of adsorbed Pb(II) on graphene oxide under variable redox potential controlled by electrochemical method. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 367. 152–159. 32 indexed citations
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Du, Tingting, Adeyemi S. Adeleye, Arturo A. Keller, et al.. (2017). Photochlorination-induced transformation of graphene oxide: Mechanism and environmental fate. Water Research. 124. 372–380. 59 indexed citations
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Zhang, Rong, Yujie Niu, Zhenjie Zhang, et al.. (2011). [The effects of the cadmium chloride on the DNA damage and the expression level of gadd gene in HepG2 cell line].. PubMed. 29(6). 409–12. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Yao. (2011). State of pesticide residue in litchi orchard soils in Guangxi and Fujian,China. Zhongguo shengtai nongye xuebao. 2 indexed citations

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