Zhe Li

7.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
163 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Zhe Li is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhe Li has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 59 papers in Materials Chemistry and 44 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhe Li's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (32 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (31 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (28 papers). Zhe Li is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (32 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (31 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (28 papers). Zhe Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Zhe Li's co-authors include Wenbin Lin, Cheng Wang, Yang Song, Bing An, Lingzhen Zeng, Xi‐Wen Du, Cunku Dong, Jingzheng Zhang, Yi Feng and Hui Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zhe Li

156 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

Biochar-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron as an efficient catalyst for organic degradation in groundwater

2019 335 citations Zhe Li, Yuqing Sun et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →
Enhancing Fractionated Cancer Therapy: A Triple-Anthracene Photosensitizer Unleashes Long-Persistent Photodynamic and Luminous Efficacy

2024 60 citations Youjuan Wang, Zhe Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhe Li China	44	3.0k	2.9k	1.5k	1.4k	1.2k	163	6.3k
Xiao Liu China	52	4.7k 1.6×	3.8k 1.3×	1.6k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	1.8k 1.5×	337	10.1k
Yuzhen Chen China	27	3.1k 1.0×	2.1k 0.7×	2.5k 1.7×	527 0.4×	1.6k 1.3×	151	6.4k
Yang Song China	50	4.1k 1.4×	2.2k 0.8×	3.3k 2.3×	2.0k 1.4×	795 0.7×	165	7.6k
Yan Yang China	47	4.0k 1.3×	2.4k 0.8×	2.6k 1.8×	971 0.7×	2.0k 1.6×	207	8.0k
Hui Shi China	36	2.4k 0.8×	976 0.3×	1.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	365 0.3×	145	5.2k
Hongjuan Wang China	44	3.8k 1.3×	4.6k 1.6×	466 0.3×	860 0.6×	2.6k 2.2×	212	7.4k
Yan Peng China	35	3.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.4×	1.8k 1.3×	692 0.5×	2.2k 1.8×	221	6.3k
Ge Tian China	45	2.8k 0.9×	1.8k 0.6×	1.9k 1.3×	597 0.4×	1.2k 1.0×	208	5.9k
Yan Gao China	41	2.8k 0.9×	4.1k 1.4×	853 0.6×	644 0.5×	2.6k 2.2×	181	6.7k
Na Li China	46	3.6k 1.2×	3.1k 1.1×	2.6k 1.8×	668 0.5×	3.3k 2.7×	251	8.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhe Li

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All Works

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Duan, Xun, Zhe Li, Shuang Wang, et al.. (2025). Stability of iron-carbon complexes determines carbon sequestration efficiency in iron-rich soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 203. 109718–109718. 2 indexed citations

Ren, Lili, Y. H. Yan, Zhe Li, et al.. (2025). Activatable Photosensitizer Prodrug for Self‐Amplified Immune Therapy Via Pyroptosis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(9). e202419376–e202419376. 6 indexed citations

Li, Zhe, Zeyang Li, Hao Lü, et al.. (2025). Construction of Bi–Sn(In)O Integrated Electrode for Efficient CO₂ Electroreduction to Formate. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(26). 38112–38121.

Peng, Liang, Baoli Yin, Zhe Dong, et al.. (2025). Chlorine Radical‐Driven, Oxygen‐Independent Afterglow Nanoplatform for Tumor Microenvironment—Adaptive Imaging and Therapy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(48). e202511731–e202511731.

Song, Boyu, Yusen Yang, Tianyong Liu, et al.. (2025). Highly Active Pt‐Fe Catalysts Towards CO Preferential Oxidation with an Ultra‐Wide Temperature Window. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(32). e202510593–e202510593. 2 indexed citations

Li, Zhe, Jinshuai Lan, Ya Wu, et al.. (2024). Sensitizing sorafenib to hepatocellular carcinoma with dual-targeted and pH-responsive nanodrugs via overcoming the hypoxia tumor microenvironment. Chemical Engineering Journal. 500. 157231–157231. 2 indexed citations

Wei, Ruixue, Gaoliang Fu, Zhe Li, et al.. (2024). Au-Fe3O4 Janus nanoparticles for imaging-guided near infrared-enhanced ferroptosis therapy in triple negative breast cancer. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 663. 644–655. 17 indexed citations

Xin, Xing, Zhe Li, Yixin Wang, et al.. (2024). Synergistic catalytic degradation of benzene and toluene on spinel MMn2O4 (M Co, Ni, Cu) catalysts. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 154. 238–251. 7 indexed citations

Yue, Renye, Zhe Li, Huiyi Liu, et al.. (2024). Imaging-guided companion diagnostics in radiotherapy by monitoring APE1 activity with afterglow and MRI imaging. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6349–6349. 24 indexed citations

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Lan, Jinshuai, Zhe Li, Li Liu, et al.. (2024). Multifunctional Biomimetic Liposomes with Improved Tumor‐Targeting for TNBC Treatment by Combination of Chemotherapy, Antiangiogenesis and Immunotherapy. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(26). e2400046–e2400046. 39 indexed citations

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Xin, Xing, et al.. (2024). Simultaneous Catalytic Oxidation of Benzene and Toluene over Pd-CeZrOx Catalysts. Atmosphere. 15(11). 1301–1301. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Zhe, Tian‐Yi Luo, Sunghwan Park, et al.. (2023). Enantioselective catalysts based on metal-organic framework-supported nucleotides. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 360. 112703–112703. 1 indexed citations

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Pan, Yaping, Shanshan Zhao, Feifei Zhang, et al.. (2023). A step closer to real practice: Integrated tandem photocatalysis-biofilm process towards degradation of crude oil. Journal of Environmental Management. 342. 118357–118357. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Zhe, et al.. (2023). An S-scheme NH2-MIL-101(Fe)@MCN/Bi2O3 heterojunction photocatalyst for the degradation of tetracycline and production of H2O2. Chemosphere. 343. 140234–140234. 30 indexed citations

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Kang, Wenjing, Yi Feng, Zhe Li, et al.. (2022). Strain‐Activated Copper Catalyst for pH‐Universal Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(18). 88 indexed citations

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Wang, Qun, et al.. (2020). Research on detection method of Vibrio parahaemolyticus based on CRISPR/Cas protein. 35(6). 513–517. 1 indexed citations

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Feng, Yi, Chuanqi Cheng, Chengqin Zou, et al.. (2020). Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide in Metallic Nanopores through a Pincer Mechanism. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(43). 19297–19303. 41 indexed citations

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Feng, Yi, Chuanqi Cheng, Chengqin Zou, et al.. (2020). Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide in Metallic Nanopores through a Pincer Mechanism. Angewandte Chemie. 132(43). 19459–19465. 10 indexed citations

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Song, Yang, Zhe Li, Pengfei Ji, et al.. (2019). Metal–Organic Framework Nodes Support Single-Site Nickel(II) Hydride Catalysts for the Hydrogenolysis of Aryl Ethers. ACS Catalysis. 9(2). 1578–1583. 71 indexed citations

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Li, Zhe, Yuqing Sun, Yang Yang, et al.. (2019). Biochar-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron as an efficient catalyst for organic degradation in groundwater. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 383. 121240–121240. 335 indexed citations breakdown →

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