Yu Li

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
125 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Yu Li is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Li has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Water Science and Technology, 28 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 24 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Yu Li's work include Advanced oxidation water treatment (26 papers), Water Treatment and Disinfection (19 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (12 papers). Yu Li is often cited by papers focused on Advanced oxidation water treatment (26 papers), Water Treatment and Disinfection (19 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (12 papers). Yu Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Yu Li's co-authors include Xiangru Zhang, Hongwei Luo, Yaoyao Zhao, Yahui Xiang, Xiangliang Pan, Dongqin He, Jingyi Jiang, Xiaohu Zhu, Jiaqi Liu and Yang Pan and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yu Li

119 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Single-atom co sites confined in layered double hydroxide... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 40 80 120
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. Single-atom co sites confined in layered double hydroxide for selective generation of surface-bound radicals via peroxymonosulfate activation
    2023 132 citations Yu Li, Shaobin Wang 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
Yu Li China 31 1.4k 1.1k 1.1k 1.0k 652 125 3.6k
Jingfeng Gao China 37 2.7k 1.8× 710 0.7× 983 0.9× 904 0.9× 575 0.9× 149 4.2k
Yue Tao China 33 1.1k 0.8× 643 0.6× 886 0.8× 1.8k 1.7× 777 1.2× 102 4.0k
Amin Mojiri Japan 31 1.2k 0.8× 868 0.8× 579 0.5× 995 1.0× 437 0.7× 117 3.6k
Hongli Huang China 31 1.5k 1.0× 508 0.5× 499 0.5× 873 0.8× 614 0.9× 75 3.9k
Lu Zhou China 32 1.2k 0.8× 561 0.5× 552 0.5× 1.5k 1.4× 953 1.5× 63 4.7k
Xiang Liu China 38 1.9k 1.3× 718 0.7× 939 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 545 0.8× 149 3.8k
Kannan Pakshirajan India 45 2.2k 1.5× 700 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 1.7k 1.7× 1.5k 2.3× 207 6.6k
Lin Luo China 30 1.5k 1.0× 455 0.4× 422 0.4× 927 0.9× 543 0.8× 76 3.5k
Pooja Sharma India 40 1.4k 1.0× 663 0.6× 800 0.8× 639 0.6× 661 1.0× 159 4.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yu Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yu Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yu Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yu 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 Yu Li. Yu 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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Tian, Xiaojing, et al.. (2025). A rethinking of nitrate, nitrite, and nitric oxide for food preservation and human health. Food Science and Human Wellness.
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Liang, Yi, Miao Liu, Xiaoqin Chen, et al.. (2025). Rapid start-up and sustained performance of an anaerobic biofilm reactor for nitrogen removal in low C/N wastewater: Characterization and microbial community analysis of the PD/A process. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(3). 116685–116685. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yu, et al.. (2025). Biochar-induced quorum sensing enhances methane production by strengthening direct interspecies electron transfer. Bioresource Technology. 434. 132845–132845. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Wang, Yu Li, Ruize Sun, et al.. (2024). Experimental and theoretical study on recovered nano amorphous selenium as efficient adsorbents for mercury capture from flue gas. Journal of Cleaner Production. 450. 141804–141804. 10 indexed citations
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Fu, Haoyang, Jianghong Zhang, Xi Chen, et al.. (2024). Spatially Separated Electron Donor‐Acceptor Dual Single‐Atom Sites Coordinating Selective Generation of Hydroxyl Radicals via Fenton‐Like Catalysis. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(46). 31 indexed citations
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Li, Yu, Wanxin Li, Xiangru Zhang, & Jingyi Jiang. (2022). Effects of ultrasonication on the DBP formation and toxicity during chlorination of saline wastewater effluents. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 117. 326–335. 14 indexed citations
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Tang, Jiaxi, et al.. (2021). Pollution Status and Ecological Risk Assessment of Perfluorinated Compounds in the Liao River Basin and Surrounding. WIT transactions on ecology and the environment. 30(7). 1447. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Jiaqi, Xiangru Zhang, Yu Li, et al.. (2018). Phototransformation of halophenolic disinfection byproducts in receiving seawater: Kinetics, products, and toxicity. Water Research. 150. 68–76. 62 indexed citations
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Han, Ning, et al.. (2015). Rapid Determination of Rutin Content in Chinese Patent Medicine QiMing Granules by RP-HPLC.. Biomedical Research-tokyo. 26(1). 0. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yu. (2014). Experimental study on treatment of aquaculture water with low ammonia nitrogen content using moving bed biofilm reactor. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yu. (2013). Effect of composting pretreatment on biogas production of the mixture of wheat straw and cattle wastewater. China Environmental Science. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lingling, Yu Li, Xiaoming Liu, & Daqiang Cang. (2013). Nanofluids Used for Water/Wastewater Treatment – A Mini Review. Recent Patents on Nanotechnology. 7(3). 224–231. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Yu. (2011). GC Determination of Residual Amount of Ethephon in Cucumber After Derivatization with Diazomethane. Physical Testing and Chemical Analysis. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yu. (2011). STUDY ON THE HIV,SYPHILIS AND HEPATITIS C INFECTIONS AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR CHARACTERISTICS AMONG MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN IN HEFEI. Xiandai yufang yixue. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Yu. (2003). CHEMICAL CONSTITUTES AND THE CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITY OF MYRIOPTERON EXTENSUM. Tianran chanwu yanjiu yu kaifa. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yu. (2003). The Determination and Analysis of N-Nitroso-Compounds of Pickles in Wuwei City of Gansu Province. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yu. (2002). Ozonation and Biodegradability of Lignin in Water. 北京理工大学学报(英文版). 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yu. (2001). Study on scale inhibition of circulating cooling water system for which municipal sewage is reused.

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