Zhen Li

43.3k total citations · 15 hit papers
771 papers, 37.4k citations indexed

About

Zhen Li is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Li has authored 771 papers receiving a total of 37.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 483 papers in Materials Chemistry, 278 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 173 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Zhen Li's work include Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (343 papers), Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research (188 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (160 papers). Zhen Li is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (343 papers), Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research (188 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (160 papers). Zhen Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Hong Kong. Zhen Li's co-authors include Qianqian Li, Jingui Qin, Jie Yang, Manman Fang, Yujun Xie, Ben Zhong Tang, Qian Peng, Jiaqiang Wang, Wenbo Wu and Jacky W. Y. Lam and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Li

750 papers receiving 37.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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. The influence of the molecular packing on the room temperature phosphorescence of purely organic luminogens
    2018 926 citations Jie Yang, Zhen Li et al. profile →
  2. Molecular Packing: Another Key Point for the Performance of Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials
    2020 717 citations Qianqian Li, Zhen Li profile →
  3. The Strong Light‐Emission Materials in the Aggregated State: What Happens from a Single Molecule to the Collective Group
    2017 538 citations Qianqian Li, Zhen Li profile →
  4. Molecular conformation and packing: their critical roles in the emission performance of mechanochromic fluorescence materials
    2017 524 citations Zhen Li et al. profile →
  5. Asymmetric alkene aziridination with readily available chiral diimine-based catalysts
    1993 477 citations Zhen Li et al. profile →
  6. Aggregation-induced emissions of tetraphenylethene derivatives and their utilities as chemical vapor sensors and in organic light-emitting diodes
    2007 476 citations Yongqiang Dong, Jacky W. Y. Lam et al. profile →
  7. How the Molecular Packing Affects the Room Temperature Phosphorescence in Pure Organic Compounds: Ingenious Molecular Design, Detailed Crystal Analysis, and Rational Theoretical Calculations
    2017 404 citations Qianqian Li, Zhen Li et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  8. High Performance of Simple Organic Phosphorescence Host–Guest Materials and their Application in Time‐Resolved Bioimaging
    2021 401 citations Yunsheng Wang, Jie Yang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  9. Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence Resonance Energy Transfer for Construction of Near‐Infrared Afterglow Imaging Agents
    2020 391 citations Qianqian Li, Zhen Li et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  10. Organic luminescent materials: The concentration on aggregates from aggregation‐induced emission
    2020 383 citations Jie Yang, Manman Fang et al. profile →
  11. Förster Resonance Energy Transfer: An Efficient Way to Develop Stimulus-Responsive Room-Temperature Phosphorescence Materials and Their Applications
    2020 288 citations Yunsheng Wang, Jie Yang et al. profile →
  12. Stimulus-responsive room temperature phosphorescence materials with full-color tunability from pure organic amorphous polymers
    2022 286 citations Dan Li, Jie Yang et al. Science Advances profile →
  13. Stimulus-Responsive Room Temperature Phosphorescence Materials: Internal Mechanism, Design Strategy, and Potential Application
    2021 230 citations Jie Yang, Manman Fang et al. profile →
  14. Mobile Phone Flashlight‐Excited Red Afterglow Bioimaging
    2022 162 citations Yuanyuan Fan, Siwei Liu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  15. New Molecular Photoswitch Based on the Conformational Transition of Phenothiazine Derivatives and Corresponding Triplet Emission Properties
    2025 28 citations Manman Fang, Jie Yang 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
Zhen Li China 97 26.4k 14.1k 11.4k 7.4k 4.8k 771 37.4k
Qiang Zhao China 85 19.6k 0.7× 9.9k 0.7× 7.1k 0.6× 4.8k 0.6× 5.5k 1.2× 541 28.5k
Timothy M. Swager United States 106 28.2k 1.1× 17.6k 1.3× 11.9k 1.0× 13.0k 1.7× 7.6k 1.6× 679 49.8k
Fuyou Li China 103 30.8k 1.2× 8.7k 0.6× 8.9k 0.8× 4.2k 0.6× 12.9k 2.7× 398 42.2k
Yue Wang China 87 16.8k 0.6× 14.8k 1.0× 2.9k 0.3× 4.9k 0.7× 3.0k 0.6× 957 28.1k
Weihong Zhu China 92 19.4k 0.7× 6.5k 0.5× 8.5k 0.7× 3.8k 0.5× 5.1k 1.1× 452 29.8k
Yuguang Ma China 96 23.0k 0.9× 21.5k 1.5× 4.4k 0.4× 4.4k 0.6× 3.1k 0.7× 586 36.4k
Wai‐Yeung Wong Hong Kong 96 22.7k 0.9× 24.3k 1.7× 3.1k 0.3× 9.6k 1.3× 3.0k 0.6× 989 42.5k
Yi Liu China 98 19.5k 0.7× 12.1k 0.9× 2.8k 0.2× 8.0k 1.1× 5.4k 1.1× 1.2k 40.4k
Deqing Zhang China 75 13.5k 0.5× 6.5k 0.5× 5.4k 0.5× 4.0k 0.5× 3.5k 0.7× 583 23.1k
Qian Peng China 85 19.2k 0.7× 14.2k 1.0× 6.3k 0.6× 4.7k 0.6× 3.1k 0.7× 350 25.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Li

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lei, Qingyang, Yang Li, Weina Yu, et al.. (2025). Tumor Exosomal HIF2A Induce Peritumoral M2 Macrophages Accumulation to Facilitate Intestinal Invasion in Colorectal Cancer. Theranostics. 15(15). 7709–7725.
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Li, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Automatic Control of Nucleation and Crystal Growth Using Online Raman Analyzer. Processes. 12(4). 774–774. 1 indexed citations
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Lei, Yang, et al.. (2024). A robust triphenylamine-based monolithic polymer network for selective sieving of CO2 and PM from flue gas. The Science of The Total Environment. 946. 174463–174463. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yi, Lixia Yuan, Yaqi Liao, et al.. (2024). Metallized polymer current collector as “stress acceptor” for stable micron-sized silicon anodes. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 101. 786–794. 5 indexed citations
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Sun, Zijun, et al.. (2024). Boosting photoelectrochemical water oxidation by self-assembled Co@β-cyclodextrin supramolecules modified on BiVO4 photoanode. Applied Surface Science. 658. 159857–159857. 3 indexed citations
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Shao, Zhufeng, et al.. (2024). Application of Atmospheric Augmentation for PPP-RTK with Instantaneous Ambiguity Resolution in Kinematic Vehicle Positioning. Remote Sensing. 16(15). 2864–2864. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Yuxin, Jihui Qin, Zhen Li, Xingwen Jia, & Jueshi Qian. (2023). Creep Deformation and Its Effect on Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Magnesium Phosphate Cement Concrete. Materials. 16(5). 1760–1760. 1 indexed citations
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Cui, Mingxin, et al.. (2023). Zero-relabelling mobile-app identification over drifted encrypted network traffic. Computer Networks. 228. 109728–109728. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jin, Yanping Ma, Xue‐Qian Wu, et al.. (2023). Efficient capture of mercury ions by a novel organic melamine polymer. Materials Today Communications. 35. 106230–106230. 4 indexed citations
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Liao, Wen, Qiuyan Liao, Xiang Wu, et al.. (2022). Structural Effects of Cinnamoyl-Indanone-Based Photobleachable Free Radical Visible Initiators. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 4(9). 6466–6476. 8 indexed citations
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Fan, Yuanyuan, Siwei Liu, Min Wu, et al.. (2022). Mobile Phone Flashlight‐Excited Red Afterglow Bioimaging. Advanced Materials. 34(18). e2201280–e2201280. 162 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Dan, Jie Yang, Manman Fang, Ben Zhong Tang, & Zhen Li. (2022). Stimulus-responsive room temperature phosphorescence materials with full-color tunability from pure organic amorphous polymers. Science Advances. 8(8). eabl8392–eabl8392. 286 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Yunsheng, Jie Yang, Manman Fang, et al.. (2021). New Phenothiazine Derivatives That Exhibit Photoinduced Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence. Advanced Functional Materials. 31(40). 137 indexed citations
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Xiao, Qi, Yanxun Li, Mengmeng Han, et al.. (2019). Rational Design of 2D p–π Conjugated Polysquaraines for Both Fullerene and Nonfullerene Polymer Solar Cells. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 221(2). 6 indexed citations
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Xiao, Qi, Fei Wu, Mengmeng Han, et al.. (2018). A pseudo-two-dimensional conjugated polysquaraine: an efficient p-type polymer semiconductor for organic photovoltaics and perovskite solar cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 6(28). 13644–13651. 49 indexed citations
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Li, Zhong’an, Gui Yu, Wei Zhang, et al.. (2009). “H”-shape second order NLO polymers: synthesis and characterization. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 11(8). 1220–1220. 33 indexed citations
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Zhu, Zhichao, Qianqian Li, Qi Zeng, et al.. (2007). New azobenzene-containing polyurethanes: Post-functional strategy and second-order nonlinear optical properties. Dyes and Pigments. 78(3). 199–206. 34 indexed citations
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Dong, Yongqiang, Jacky W. Y. Lam, Zhen Li, et al.. (2005). Vapochromism of Hexaphenylsilole. Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials. 15(2). 287–291. 99 indexed citations

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