Yichun Li

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Yichun Li is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Yichun Li has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 13 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 9 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Yichun Li's work include Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (9 papers), Heavy metals in environment (8 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (8 papers). Yichun Li is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (9 papers), Heavy metals in environment (8 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (8 papers). Yichun Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Yichun Li's co-authors include Qi Li, Shaoying Ai, Weifang Hu, Hailong Wang, Linfeng Li, Peter Strong, Guoqiang Liu, Shen Yu, Yongqing Zhang and Shaobin Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Materials, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Yichun Li

76 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

  1. Speciation of heavy metals in soils and their immobilization at micro-scale interfaces among diverse soil components
    2022 233 citations Qi Li, Yanhong Wang et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yichun Li China 18 472 379 311 247 238 85 1.6k
Jian Long China 25 266 0.6× 551 1.5× 256 0.8× 207 0.8× 141 0.6× 177 2.1k
Naresh Singhal New Zealand 30 485 1.0× 1.0k 2.8× 393 1.3× 293 1.2× 228 1.0× 98 2.6k
Jing Hu China 24 223 0.5× 251 0.7× 215 0.7× 190 0.8× 103 0.4× 93 1.6k
Xinxin Ye China 25 349 0.7× 575 1.5× 191 0.6× 79 0.3× 163 0.7× 77 2.2k
Seung‐Woo Jeong South Korea 27 314 0.7× 959 2.5× 469 1.5× 77 0.3× 180 0.8× 108 2.1k
Huawei Wang China 28 472 1.0× 463 1.2× 385 1.2× 153 0.6× 305 1.3× 99 2.3k
Haotian Sun China 26 629 1.3× 369 1.0× 242 0.8× 92 0.4× 102 0.4× 93 2.3k
Qiyan Feng China 21 451 1.0× 296 0.8× 264 0.8× 130 0.5× 175 0.7× 61 1.3k
Dong Li China 35 650 1.4× 1.4k 3.7× 355 1.1× 220 0.9× 139 0.6× 177 3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Yichun Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yichun Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yichun Li. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yichun Li. The network helps show where Yichun Li may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yichun Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yichun Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yichun 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 Yichun Li. Yichun Li is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Li, Peihuan, et al.. (2025). Dynamic responses and adsorption mechanisms of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii extracellular polymeric substances under Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn exposure. Environmental Pollution. 368. 125747–125747. 8 indexed citations
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Meng, Xiangguang, Zhen Kang, Yichun Li, et al.. (2025). The SlMYC2‐SlNAC90‐SlNAC102 Module Mediates Low‐Temperature Stress Responses in Tomato by Regulating Jasmonic Acid Biosynthesis. Plant Cell & Environment. 49(2). 968–982.
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Li, Qi, Jingjing Chang, Linfeng Li, Xiaoyang Lin, & Yichun Li. (2024). Soil amendments alter cadmium distribution and bacterial community structure in paddy soils. The Science of The Total Environment. 924. 171399–171399. 28 indexed citations
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Li, Qi, Jingjing Chang, Linfeng Li, Xiaoyang Lin, & Yichun Li. (2023). Research progress of nano-scale secondary ion mass spectrometry (NanoSIMS) in soil science: Evolution, applications, and challenges. The Science of The Total Environment. 905. 167257–167257. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Liang, Yichun Li, Han Wang, et al.. (2023). Sub-kHz high-order mode Brillouin random fiber laser based on long-period fiber grating and distributed Rayleigh scattering in a half-open linear cavity. Optics Express. 31(10). 15484–15484. 11 indexed citations
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Song, Zhuo, Yichun Li, & Junhui Hu. (2023). Directional Torsion Sensor Based on a Two-Core Fiber with a Helical Structure. Sensors. 23(6). 2874–2874. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Qi, Bhupinder Pal Singh, Linfeng Li, et al.. (2023). Associations of soil Fe oxides and organic carbon vary in different aggregate fractions under warming. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 23(7). 2744–2755. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Yingde, Zhiyuan Zhang, Yang Chen, et al.. (2023). Arbitrarily rotated optical axis waveguide induced by a trimming line. Optics Letters. 48(11). 3063–3063. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Yi, Jingui Liu, Yichun Li, & Chunhua Zhang. (2023). Effects of Turbulence Parameterization on Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport in Tidal Channels: A Case Study of Yamen Channel in the Northern South China Sea. Journal of Marine Science and Application. 22(2). 284–295. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Ronghui, Yichun Li, Mengjun Li, et al.. (2022). Phosphorus status and adsorption characteristics of perennial vegetable-cultivated soils in South China. PLoS ONE. 17(4). e0264189–e0264189. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Qi, Yanhong Wang, Yichun Li, et al.. (2022). Speciation of heavy metals in soils and their immobilization at micro-scale interfaces among diverse soil components. The Science of The Total Environment. 825. 153862–153862. 233 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jeng, Tzer‐Ming, et al.. (2021). Effect of transverse synthetic jet on heat transfer characteristics of the heat sink situated in a rectangular channel with axial main flow. Heat and Mass Transfer. 57(7). 1145–1159. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Yichun & Jingui Liu. (2020). Salt intrusion and its controls in the macro-tidal Oujiang River Estuary, China. Ocean Dynamics. 70(11). 1409–1420. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Yichun, et al.. (2016). Preparation of Iron Oxide Yellow with Iron Sulfate Heptahydrate By-product from Production of Titanium Dioxide. Guocheng gongcheng xuebao. 310–316. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Tianyun, Yan‐Long Jia, Xi Zhang, et al.. (2015). Treating Colon Cancer Cells with FK228 Reveals a Link between Histone Lysine Acetylation and Extensive Changes in the Cellular Proteome. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 18443–18443. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Yichun. (2003). Growth of AgGaS_2 Single Crystals by Descending Crucible Method with a Three-temperature-zone Furnace. Rengong jingti xuebao. 1 indexed citations

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