Zhao Li

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Zhao Li is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhao Li has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Materials Chemistry, 21 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 18 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Zhao Li's work include Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (16 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (13 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (8 papers). Zhao Li is often cited by papers focused on Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (16 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (13 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (8 papers). Zhao Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Denmark and United States. Zhao Li's co-authors include Huimin Ma, Yun‐Bao Jiang, Wen Shi, Xinghui Gao, Xin Wu, John Fossey, Tony D. James, Xuan‐Xuan Chen, Panwang Zhou and Xiaohua Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Zhao Li

68 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Selective sensing of saccharides using simple boronic aci... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300 400 500
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. Selective sensing of saccharides using simple boronic acids and their aggregates
    2013 533 citations Zhao Li, Yun‐Bao Jiang 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
Zhao Li China 21 926 877 807 702 422 71 2.6k
Binsheng Yang China 27 642 0.7× 1.2k 1.4× 563 0.7× 327 0.5× 222 0.5× 170 2.4k
Lin Kong China 30 387 0.4× 1.9k 2.1× 1.2k 1.5× 439 0.6× 486 1.2× 129 2.6k
Mark Lowry United States 26 613 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 1.2k 1.5× 511 0.7× 285 0.7× 88 2.8k
Greg Springsteen United States 20 1.3k 1.4× 706 0.8× 735 0.9× 496 0.7× 797 1.9× 27 3.1k
Monika Spieles Germany 23 749 0.8× 2.5k 2.8× 969 1.2× 695 1.0× 536 1.3× 28 3.7k
Bruce P. Gaber United States 35 1.6k 1.7× 1.3k 1.4× 547 0.7× 423 0.6× 433 1.0× 90 4.1k
Jun Soo Kim South Korea 25 658 0.7× 914 1.0× 619 0.8× 311 0.4× 360 0.9× 91 2.2k
Saran Long China 42 1.3k 1.4× 3.5k 4.0× 968 1.2× 4.4k 6.3× 482 1.1× 132 6.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhao Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhao Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhao Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhao Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhao 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 Zhao Li. Zhao 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, Zhao & Renchao Che. (2025). Internal conversion pathways in the deactivation of o-Nitrophenol in the gas phase. Chemical Physics Letters. 867. 141990–141990. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Shichang, Yanping Song, Shuai Han, et al.. (2025). Surface modification of tantalum foil for enhanced capacitance using flash-induced tantalum powder coating and electrochemical etching. Materials Today Communications. 47. 112980–112980. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Aihua, et al.. (2025). Theoretical investigation of the photolysis mechanism of fluorinated Criegee intermediate HFCOO. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 163(6). 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yu, et al.. (2025). Sensitive fluorescence detection of heparin based on the assembly of a cationic surfactant and an anionic dye. The Analyst. 150(9). 1920–1928. 1 indexed citations
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Ma, Yinhua, et al.. (2025). An ab initio deep neural network potential to study the effect of density on the thermal decomposition mechanism of FOX-7. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 162(11). 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Hui, Enxiang Jiao, Kunxin Wang, et al.. (2024). Resveratrol-Derived Liquid Crystal Epoxy Resin with Low-Dielectric Properties and Excellent Mechanical Strength and Toughness. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 6(2). 1116–1128. 15 indexed citations
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Xu, Zhijie, et al.. (2024). Theoretical Investigation on the Reversible Photoswitch Mechanism of Benzylidene–Oxazolone System. ChemPhysChem. 25(18). e202400250–e202400250. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Zhao, et al.. (2024). Derivative-synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy enhanced surface plasmon coupled emission for sensitive detection of tannic acid. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 413. 135885–135885. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Zhao, et al.. (2024). Excited-state dynamics of 3-hydroxychromone in gas phase. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 26(30). 20490–20499. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Zhao, Tianzhu Lu, Lijuan Liu, et al.. (2023). Serum and urine metabolomics analyses reveal metabolic pathways and biomarkers in relation to nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 37(6). e9469–e9469. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jixiang, Shudong Zhang, Cui Liu, et al.. (2023). Surface enlargement of tantalum capacitor foils by pulsed direct current etching and laser cladding. Surface and Coatings Technology. 467. 129693–129693. 5 indexed citations
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Yan, Xiaosheng, Xiaorui Li, Zhixing Zhao, et al.. (2019). Single-handed supramolecular double helix of homochiral bis(N-amidothiourea) supported by double crossed C−I···S halogen bonds. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3610–3610. 64 indexed citations
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Li, Zhao, Jianyong Liu, & Panwang Zhou. (2018). Does the wavelength dependent photoisomerization process of the p‑coumaric acid come out from the electronic state dependent pathways?. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 211. 203–211. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Zhao, Lin Guo, Бо Лю, et al.. (2013). A Pyrene Derivative for Hg2+‐Selective Fluorescent Sensing and Its Application in In Vivo Imaging. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 9(3). 744–748. 23 indexed citations
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Xue, Xianggui, Zhao Li, Zhong‐Yuan Lu, Minghui Li, & Ze‐Sheng Li. (2011). Molecular dynamics simulation study on the isomerization and molecular orientation of liquid crystals formed by azobenzene and (1-cyclohexenyl)phenyldiazene. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 13(25). 11951–11951. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Wei, Wen Shi, Zhao Li, et al.. (2011). Simple and fast fluorescence detection of benzoyl peroxide in wheat flour by N-methoxy rhodamine-6G spirolactam based on consecutive chemical reactions. Analytica Chimica Acta. 708(1-2). 84–88. 35 indexed citations
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Li, Zhao. (2008). Theoretical study on the reaction mechanism of CN radical with ketene. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Xi, Tao Ying, Zhao Li, Zenghong Xie, & Guonan Chen. (2005). Preliminary electrochemiluminescence study of allantoin in the presence of tris(2,2′‐bipyridine) ruthenium (II). Luminescence. 20(3). 109–116. 7 indexed citations
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Kendall, Elizabeth & Zhao Li. (1998). Role Models and Patterns for Agent Collaboration. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 1 indexed citations

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