Zirui Li

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
152 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Zirui Li is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zirui Li has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 32 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 19 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Zirui Li's work include Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (15 papers), Phase Change Materials Research (14 papers) and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (13 papers). Zirui Li is often cited by papers focused on Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (15 papers), Phase Change Materials Research (14 papers) and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (13 papers). Zirui Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Zirui Li's co-authors include Jongyoon Han, Li‐Wu Fan, Nan Hu, Ali Asgar S. Bhagat, Yu Chen, Daniel Shao-Weng Tan, Ross A. Soo, Majid Ebrahimi Warkiani, Bee Luan Khoo and Han Wei Hou and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Energy & Environmental Science and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Zirui Li

129 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Isolation and retrieval of circulating tumor cells using ... 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. Isolation and retrieval of circulating tumor cells using centrifugal forces
    2013 595 citations Zirui Li, Jongyoon Han et al. profile →

Peers

Zirui Li
Farshad Moradi Kashkooli Canada
Junsheng Wang China
M. Soltani Iran
Ling Liu China
Yuhe Wang China
Yonghong Song China
Jeong Won Kang South Korea
Mao Wang China
Sangho Kim Singapore
Jinghan Wang China
Farshad Moradi Kashkooli Canada
Zirui Li
Citations per year, relative to Zirui Li Zirui Li (= 1×) peers Farshad Moradi Kashkooli

Countries citing papers authored by Zirui Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zirui Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zirui Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zirui Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zirui 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 Zirui Li. Zirui Li is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Chen, Tianyi, et al.. (2025). Permselectivity of monovalent cation exchange membrane in ampholytic electrolyte: Modeling and experiment. Desalination. 601. 118587–118587. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Zirui, et al.. (2025). Effects of aeration conditions on nitrogen removal performance and N2O emissions in a biofilm CANON reactor. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 219. 109724–109724.
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Li, Zirui, Xu Chen, Yi Zhou, et al.. (2025). NAMPT Impairs Vascular Permeability in Periodontitis by Influencing FASN-mediated Lipogenesis. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 21(6). 2707–2724.
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Zhang, Le, Lei Tong, Zirui Li, et al.. (2025). Scalable Preparation of Intermetallic PtCo Fuel Cell Catalysts from Commercial Pt/C Catalysts. ChemCatChem. 17(11).
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Li, Zirui, et al.. (2025). A novel multi-sensor fusion method for geometric tolerance measurement of large automotive structural components. Measurement Science and Technology. 36(6). 66008–66008. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Zirui, et al.. (2024). Effect of different dissolved oxygen enrichment incubation conditions on the realization of partial nitrification under microaerobic condition. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 63. 105481–105481. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Gang, et al.. (2024). A Node-Based Smoothed Finite Element Method (NS-FEM) for Free and Forced Vibration Analysis of Three-Dimensional (3D) Structures. International Journal of Computational Methods. 22(4). 1 indexed citations
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Li, Haifeng, et al.. (2024). Excellent microwave absorption of porous rod spinel by exceeding the Snoek limit via fibrosis and grain refinements. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 12(45). 18458–18471. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Guiqin, et al.. (2023). A novel node-to-segment algorithm in smoothed finite element method for contact problems. Computational Mechanics. 72(5). 1029–1057. 12 indexed citations
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Cao, Qun, Zirui Li, & Zheng Cui. (2023). Ultrathin liquid film phase change heat transfer on fractal wettability surfaces. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 386. 122530–122530. 8 indexed citations
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Cao, Qun, Zirui Li, & Zheng Cui. (2023). Nanoscale Investigation of Bubble Nucleation and Boiling on Random Rough Surfaces. Langmuir. 39(36). 12754–12761. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Zirui, Qun Cao, & Zheng Cui. (2023). Enhanced heat transfer of liquid film evaporation via subdividable patterned surfaces. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 391. 123404–123404. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Zirui, Nan Hu, & Li‐Wu Fan. (2022). Nanocomposite phase change materials for high-performance thermal energy storage: A critical review. Energy storage materials. 55. 727–753. 149 indexed citations
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Tang, Jing, et al.. (2021). On the validity of ion selective membrane simplification in concentration polarization. AIP Advances. 11(3). 9 indexed citations
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Ooi, Chin Hong, Jing Jin, Emilie Sauret, et al.. (2019). The stress-strain relationship of liquid marbles under compression. Applied Physics Letters. 114(4). 26 indexed citations
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