Zhaoyi Li

3.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
38 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Zhaoyi Li is a scholar working on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhaoyi Li has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Zhaoyi Li's work include Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications (12 papers), Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (7 papers) and Photonic Crystals and Applications (6 papers). Zhaoyi Li is often cited by papers focused on Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications (12 papers), Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (7 papers) and Photonic Crystals and Applications (6 papers). Zhaoyi Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Zhaoyi Li's co-authors include Nanfang Yu, Federico Capasso, Yao‐Wei Huang, Joon‐Suh Park, Steven G. Johnson, Raphaël Pestourie, Cheng‐Wei Qiu, Zhujun Shi, Wei Ting Chen and Aaron Stein and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Zhaoyi Li

37 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Controlling propagation and coupling of waveguide modes using phase-gradient metasurfaces

2017 346 citations Zhaoyi Li, Myoung-Hwan Kim et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →
Meta-optics achieves RGB-achromatic focusing for virtual reality

2021 241 citations Zhaoyi Li, Peng Lin et al. Science Advances profile →
Inverse design enables large-scale high-performance meta-optics reshaping virtual reality

2022 181 citations Zhaoyi Li, Raphaël Pestourie et al. Nature Communications profile →
Empowering Metasurfaces with Inverse Design: Principles and Applications

2022 144 citations Zhaoyi Li, Raphaël Pestourie et al. ACS Photonics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhaoyi Li China	18	1.2k	861	756	646	567	38	2.4k
Jian Xu United States	18	523 0.4×	524 0.6×	361 0.5×	221 0.3×	304 0.5×	104	1.7k
Weiming Zhu China	27	1.2k 1.0×	589 0.7×	981 1.3×	485 0.8×	731 1.3×	70	2.5k
Xianmin Zhang China	34	1.4k 1.1×	717 0.8×	1.4k 1.9×	757 1.2×	270 0.5×	140	3.7k
Xue Zhang China	23	954 0.8×	241 0.3×	587 0.8×	272 0.4×	676 1.2×	108	2.0k
Feifei Liu China	28	794 0.7×	1.2k 1.4×	720 1.0×	354 0.5×	185 0.3×	114	2.4k
Xiao Li China	26	787 0.7×	367 0.4×	696 0.9×	438 0.7×	57 0.1×	130	2.1k
Weibing Lu China	27	729 0.6×	538 0.6×	678 0.9×	190 0.3×	807 1.4×	148	1.9k
Yang‐Ki Hong United States	28	1.5k 1.2×	265 0.3×	832 1.1×	800 1.2×	292 0.5×	175	2.6k
Qian Gao China	32	635 0.5×	1.3k 1.5×	1.3k 1.7×	695 1.1×	57 0.1×	163	2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhaoyi Li

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Li, Zhaoyi, et al.. (2025). ICODE: Modeling Dynamical Systems With Extrinsic Input Information. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 22. 14358–14370. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Fan, Hung‐I Lin, Mikhail Y. Shalaginov, et al.. (2024). Compound Metalens Enabling Distortion-Free Imaging. Engineering. 45. 52–58. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Xin, et al.. (2023). YIPF5 (p.W218R) mutation induced primary microcephaly in rabbits. Neurobiology of Disease. 182. 106135–106135. 2 indexed citations

Li, Zhaoyi, Zhen Sun, & Guan Zhang. (2023). Combining heterogeneous photocatalysis and enzymatic catalysis via membrane: Conversion of biomass for H2 production from water. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 338. 123069–123069. 32 indexed citations

Li, Zhaoyi, Raphaël Pestourie, Joon‐Suh Park, et al.. (2022). Inverse design enables large-scale high-performance meta-optics reshaping virtual reality. Nature Communications. 13(1). 2409–2409. 181 indexed citations breakdown →

Li, Zhaoyi, et al.. (2022). Natural products in drug discovery and development: Synthesis and medicinal perspective of leonurine. Frontiers in Chemistry. 10. 1036329–1036329. 28 indexed citations

Li, Zhaoyi, et al.. (2022). Leonurine inhibits cardiomyocyte pyroptosis to attenuate cardiac fibrosis via the TGF-β/Smad2 signalling pathway. PLoS ONE. 17(11). e0275258–e0275258. 7 indexed citations

Li, Zhaoyi, Peng Lin, Yao‐Wei Huang, et al.. (2021). Meta-optics achieves RGB-achromatic focusing for virtual reality. Science Advances. 7(5). 241 indexed citations breakdown →

Li, Zhaoyi, Yuchao Li, Bingtao Tang, et al.. (2021). Coloration of Calcium Alginate Fiber with Dye and Auxiliary Derived from Polyvinylamine (PVAm). I. Complex Dyeing with Polymeric Dyes Containing PVAm. Fibers and Polymers. 22(3). 720–727. 8 indexed citations

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Shi, Zhujun, Alexander Y. Zhu, Zhaoyi Li, et al.. (2020). Continuous angle-tunable birefringence with freeform metasurfaces for arbitrary polarization conversion. Science Advances. 6(23). eaba3367–eaba3367. 199 indexed citations

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Li, Xundou, et al.. (2020). <p>Targeted Therapy of Colon Cancer by Aptamer-Guided Holliday Junctions Loaded with Doxorubicin</p>. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 15. 2119–2129. 32 indexed citations

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Li, Zhaoyi, Yibo Zhu, Yufeng Hao, et al.. (2019). Hybrid Metasurface-Based Mid-Infrared Biosensor for Simultaneous Quantification and Identification of Monolayer Protein. ACS Photonics. 6(2). 501–509. 58 indexed citations

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Hu, Yan, et al.. (2019). Selection of a novel DNA aptamer against OFA/iLRP for targeted delivery of doxorubicin to AML cells. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 7343–7343. 14 indexed citations

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Tang, Ying, et al.. (2019). Tri‐component coupling transesterification for efficient no‐glycerol biodiesel production using methyl acetate as methyl reagent. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 95(4). 1234–1242. 6 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yibo, Zhaoyi Li, Zhuang Hao, et al.. (2018). Optical conductivity-based ultrasensitive mid-infrared biosensing on a hybrid metasurface. Light Science & Applications. 7(1). 67–67. 127 indexed citations

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Tian, Yanlong, Zhaoyi Li, Shuliang Dou, et al.. (2018). Facile preparation of aligned NiO nanotube arrays for electrochromic application. Surface and Coatings Technology. 337. 63–67. 36 indexed citations

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Wu, Chongzhao, et al.. (2017). Variable Emissivity Coatings Based on Plasmonic Metasurfaces Integrated with Phase-Transition Materials. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. FM1H.5–FM1H.5. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Zhaoyi, Myoung-Hwan Kim, Cheng Wang, et al.. (2017). Controlling propagation and coupling of waveguide modes using phase-gradient metasurfaces. Nature Nanotechnology. 12(7). 675–683. 346 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhu, Yibo, Zhaoyi Li, Yufeng Hao, et al.. (2017). Tunable mid-infrared biosensors based on graphene metasurfaces. 1340–1343. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Zhaoyi. (2007). An Introduction to Processes for Fine Iron Ore Treating in Fluidized Bed. Ironmaking & Steelmaking Processes Products and Applications. 3 indexed citations

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