Yitong Li

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
104 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Yitong Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yitong Li has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Plant Science and 12 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Yitong Li's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (7 papers), Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (7 papers) and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (6 papers). Yitong Li is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (7 papers), Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (7 papers) and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (6 papers). Yitong Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Yitong Li's co-authors include Zhigang Liu, Xuebo Liu, Weiyang Zhao, Rui Hai Liu, Qianhui Zou, Ruihai Liu, Hao Xu, Yidan Wang, Wei Xu and Paul D. Beer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Neuroscience and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yitong Li

95 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

  1. Spectroscopic fingerprints profiling the polysaccharide/protein/humic architecture of stratified extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in activated sludge
    2023 150 citations Yitong 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
Yitong Li China 19 513 181 140 127 127 104 1.6k
Huan Zhang China 26 757 1.5× 169 0.9× 343 2.5× 77 0.6× 206 1.6× 142 2.2k
Lisa A. Opanashuk United States 24 452 0.9× 206 1.1× 134 1.0× 147 1.2× 42 0.3× 35 2.2k
Xuelian Yang China 26 839 1.6× 198 1.1× 363 2.6× 125 1.0× 164 1.3× 83 2.2k
Huanhuan Wang China 23 676 1.3× 166 0.9× 53 0.4× 71 0.6× 70 0.6× 51 1.6k
Yanwen Wang China 25 532 1.0× 106 0.6× 178 1.3× 48 0.4× 72 0.6× 98 1.6k
Mei Yang China 29 965 1.9× 234 1.3× 280 2.0× 112 0.9× 137 1.1× 115 2.4k
Dhirendra Singh India 20 322 0.6× 216 1.2× 268 1.9× 70 0.6× 45 0.4× 51 1.5k
Mariele Feiffer Charão Brazil 26 352 0.7× 163 0.9× 147 1.1× 173 1.4× 46 0.4× 72 2.1k
Tianyu Dong China 25 564 1.1× 128 0.7× 208 1.5× 172 1.4× 83 0.7× 77 1.9k
Oddvar Myhre Norway 19 415 0.8× 210 1.2× 102 0.7× 149 1.2× 54 0.4× 51 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yitong Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yitong Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yitong 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 Yitong Li. The network helps show where Yitong Li may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yitong Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yitong Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yitong 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 Yitong Li. Yitong 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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Zeng, Jia, Yitong Li, Han Yu, et al.. (2025). Construction of mitochondrial-targeted ferritin carrier: subunit-terminal fused mitochondrial presequences facilitate efficient delivery. Journal of Advanced Research. 81. 1023–1036.
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Xu, Le, Yitong Li, Zhenbang Hu, et al.. (2025). Advances in Salinity Tolerance of Soybean: Molecular Mechanism and Breeding Strategy. Food and Energy Security. 14(2). 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yitong, et al.. (2024). Rational redesign of the loop dynamics of carbonyl reductase LfSDR1 to improve the stereoselectivity for asymmetric synthesis of bulky chiral alcohols. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 274(Pt 2). 133345–133345. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Shuxian, Xiao Zhang, Ying Chen, Yitong Li, & Xiumei Liu. (2024). Study on the interaction between agglutinin and chondroitin sulfate and dermatan sulfate using multiple methods. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 272(Pt 1). 132624–132624. 3 indexed citations
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Mei, Gui, Yitong Li, Xiaofei Yang, et al.. (2024). Antihyperglycemic effects of triterpenoid saponins from the seeds of Bge. Phytochemistry. 221. 114049–114049. 4 indexed citations
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Ding, Xiang, Yalin Li, Yitong Li, et al.. (2024). Self-enriching anammox bacteria and in situ establishing anammox process in traditional wastewater treatment system. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 68. 106503–106503. 2 indexed citations
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Zeng, Jia, et al.. (2024). Hydroxychloroquine loaded hollow apoferritin nanocages for cancer drug repurposing and autophagy inhibition. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 203. 114473–114473. 4 indexed citations
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Evers, Jochem B., et al.. (2024). Far-red light perception by the shoot influences root growth and development in cereal-legume crop mixtures. Plant and Soil. 509(1-2). 969–986. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Xun, Weifeng Zhang, Jing Chen, et al.. (2024). Applications of Data Characteristic AI-Assisted Raman Spectroscopy in Pathological Classification. Analytical Chemistry. 96(16). 6158–6169. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ye, Junxiang Li, Wenji Zhang, et al.. (2024). Novel insights into macrophage immunometabolism in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. International Immunopharmacology. 131. 111833–111833. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaocun, Yitong Li, Hailiang Chen, Yan Xing, & Kaihua Liu. (2023). Characteristics of embodied carbon emissions for high-rise building construction: A statistical study on 403 residential buildings in China. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 198. 107200–107200. 48 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jianhua, et al.. (2023). Achieving advanced nitrogen removal and excess sludge treatment via single nitritation/anammox-fermentation combined system. Bioresource Technology. 387. 129550–129550. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Yitong, et al.. (2023). Asymmetric synthesis of syn-aryl-(2S,3R)-2-chloro-3-hydroxy esters via an engineered ketoreductase-catalyzed dynamic reductive kinetic resolution. Chinese Chemical Letters. 34(9). 108178–108178. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Yitong, et al.. (2022). Management practices effects on Zanthoxylum planispinum ‘dintanensis’ fruit quality. Agronomy Journal. 114(4). 2095–2104. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Yitong, et al.. (2022). Discussion on Repolarization Reserve between Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and Normal Controls. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine. 2022. 1–8. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Yitong, et al.. (2022). Forest age‐associated change in Zanthoxylum planispinum ‘dintanensis’ pericarp quality. Agronomy Journal. 115(6). 2665–2673. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yitong. (2009). Comparative research on celery seeds essential oil prepared by different methods. Food Science and Technology International. 1 indexed citations

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