Zilu Li

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Zilu Li is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Biochemistry and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zilu Li has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Spectroscopy, 21 papers in Biochemistry and 17 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Zilu Li's work include Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (34 papers), Sulfur Compounds in Biology (20 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (17 papers). Zilu Li is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (34 papers), Sulfur Compounds in Biology (20 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (17 papers). Zilu Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Zilu Li's co-authors include Caiyun Liu, Baocun Zhu, Hanchuang Zhu, Pan Jia, Wenlong Sheng, Yamin Yu, Zuokai Wang, Qingxia Duan, Xue Zhang and Zihan Zhuang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Zilu Li

48 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Advances in Organic Small Molecule-Based Fluorescent Probes for Precision Detection of Liver Diseases: A Perspective on Emerging Trends and Challenges

2025 21 citations Luling Wu, Zilu Li et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zilu Li China	25	959	576	496	425	257	50	1.5k
Xintong Ren China	10	972 1.0×	570 1.0×	386 0.8×	618 1.5×	255 1.0×	17	1.6k
Xiaoyun Jiao China	19	1.0k 1.0×	698 1.2×	412 0.8×	600 1.4×	312 1.2×	33	1.7k
Pan Jia China	27	1.4k 1.5×	851 1.5×	455 0.9×	588 1.4×	505 2.0×	43	1.9k
Hanchuang Zhu China	27	1.4k 1.5×	795 1.4×	643 1.3×	670 1.6×	279 1.1×	77	2.0k
Hongyu Li China	24	620 0.6×	420 0.7×	586 1.2×	594 1.4×	208 0.8×	70	1.9k
Jiaxin Hong China	23	672 0.7×	594 1.0×	686 1.4×	378 0.9×	116 0.5×	42	1.6k
Shengyi Gong China	21	739 0.8×	609 1.1×	410 0.8×	401 0.9×	139 0.5×	29	1.3k
Xilei Xie China	23	1.2k 1.3×	833 1.4×	643 1.3×	824 1.9×	346 1.3×	45	2.3k
Shumin Feng China	22	859 0.9×	621 1.1×	646 1.3×	486 1.1×	182 0.7×	34	1.6k
Xizhe Tian South Korea	8	635 0.7×	289 0.5×	354 0.7×	452 1.1×	147 0.6×	11	1.1k

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Wang, Kun, Zilu Li, Caiyun Liu, et al.. (2025). A peroxynitrite-specific fluorescent probe combined with phototransformation strategy for detecting nitrate and nitrite in water source and food samples. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 444. 138294–138294. 1 indexed citations

Qu, Jieming, Zilu Li, Kun Wang, et al.. (2025). A novel cysteine-specific fluorescent probe and its applications in biological imaging and food detection. Talanta. 297(Pt A). 128581–128581. 2 indexed citations

Li, Zilu, Ziyi Wang, Kun Wang, et al.. (2025). Lysosome-specific fluorescent probe for malondialdehyde/formaldehyde detection in oxidative/carbonyl stressed nerve cells and foods. Bioorganic Chemistry. 162. 108585–108585. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Luling, Zilu Li, Kun Wang, et al.. (2025). Advances in Organic Small Molecule-Based Fluorescent Probes for Precision Detection of Liver Diseases: A Perspective on Emerging Trends and Challenges. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(11). 9001–9018. 21 indexed citations breakdown →

Ma, Yufei, Yiang Chen, Zilu Li, & Yu Zhao. (2024). Rational Design of Lipid-Based Vectors for Advanced Therapeutic Vaccines. Vaccines. 12(6). 603–603.

Wang, Kun, Caiyun Liu, Zilu Li, et al.. (2024). An afatinib-based theranostic fluorescent probe for cancer cells and its applications in monitoring pH changes during treatment. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 426. 137056–137056. 4 indexed citations

Huang, Jinyu, Chunmei Wu, Qiong Yuan, et al.. (2023). Yttrium chloride induces ferroptosis in cardiomyocytes via iron accumulation and triggers cardiac lipid peroxidation and inflammation that cause heart adverse events in mice. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 263. 115279–115279. 7 indexed citations

Chen, Jingyuan, Jun Luo, Yi Tang, et al.. (2022). Apolipoprotein A5 ameliorates MCT induced pulmonary hypertension by inhibiting ER stress in a GRP78 dependent mechanism. Lipids in Health and Disease. 21(1). 69–69. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Jingyuan, et al.. (2021). Transition from Bosentan to Ambrisentan in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Single-Center Prospective Study. International Journal of General Medicine. Volume 14. 2101–2107. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Xiwei, Qingxia Duan, Yamin Yu, et al.. (2020). A coumarin‐based fluorescent probe for Hg²⁺ and its application in living cells and zebrafish. Luminescence. 35(6). 941–946. 14 indexed citations

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Yu, Yamin, Wenlong Sheng, Caiyun Liu, et al.. (2020). A simple sensitive ratiometric fluorescent probe for the detection of mercury ions in living cells and zebrafish. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 249. 119279–119279. 16 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xue, Caiyun Liu, Yanan Chen, et al.. (2020). Visualization of the cysteine level during Golgi stress using a novel Golgi-targeting highly specific fluorescent probe. Chemical Communications. 56(12). 1807–1810. 50 indexed citations

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Zhu, Hanchuang, Caiyun Liu, Hanming Zhang, et al.. (2019). A Simple Long-wavelength Fluorescent Probe for Simultaneous Discrimination of Cysteine/Homocysteine and Glutathione/Hydrogen Sulfide with Two Separated Fluorescence Emission Channels by Single Wavelength Excitation. Analytical Sciences. 36(2). 255–259. 11 indexed citations

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Li, Zilu, Yu Chen, Yanan Chen, et al.. (2019). A novel Pd2+-free highly selective and ultrasensitive fluorescent probe for detecting CO-releasing molecule-2 in live cells and zebrafish. Dyes and Pigments. 174. 108040–108040. 19 indexed citations

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Zhu, Hanchuang, Xinyu Cai, Hanming Zhang, et al.. (2019). Rational Design of a Targetable Fluorescent Probe for Visualizing H₂S Production under Golgi Stress Response Elicited by Monensin. Analytical Chemistry. 92(2). 1883–1889. 95 indexed citations

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Liu, Caiyun, Qingxia Duan, Xue Zhang, et al.. (2019). A novel hepatoma-specific fluorescent probe for imaging endogenous peroxynitrite in live HepG2 cells. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 289. 124–130. 39 indexed citations

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Wang, Zuokai, Caiyun Liu, Xin Wang, et al.. (2019). A metal-free near-infrared fluorescent probe for tracking the glucose-induced fluctuations of carbon monoxide in living cells and zebrafish. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 291. 329–336. 53 indexed citations

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Wang, Zuokai, Ziyang Zhao, Caiyun Liu, et al.. (2019). A long-wavelength ultrasensitive colorimetric fluorescent probe for carbon monoxide detection in living cells. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 18(7). 1851–1857. 27 indexed citations

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Duan, Qingxia, Pan Jia, Zihan Zhuang, et al.. (2018). Rational Design of a Hepatoma-Specific Fluorescent Probe for HOCl and Its Bioimaging Applications in Living HepG2 Cells. Analytical Chemistry. 91(3). 2163–2168. 124 indexed citations

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Jia, Pan, Zihan Zhuang, Caiyun Liu, et al.. (2018). A highly specific and ultrasensitive p-aminophenylether-based fluorescent probe for imaging native HOCl in live cells and zebrafish. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1052. 131–136. 41 indexed citations

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