Zuoli Li

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 830 citations indexed

About

Zuoli Li is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zuoli Li has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 830 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 22 papers in Ocean Engineering and 21 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zuoli Li's work include Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (22 papers), Petroleum Processing and Analysis (17 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (16 papers). Zuoli Li is often cited by papers focused on Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (22 papers), Petroleum Processing and Analysis (17 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (16 papers). Zuoli Li collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and United States. Zuoli Li's co-authors include Zhenghe Xu, Jialin Sun, Xiuying Ni, Subhash Ayirala, Jun Zhao, Feng Gong, Roe‐Hoan Yoon, Ali A. Yousef, Fuzeng Wang and Yonghui Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, Langmuir and Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

In The Last Decade

Zuoli Li

39 papers receiving 817 citations

Hit Papers

Stratum Corneum‐Inspired Zwitterionic Hydrogels with Intr... 2025 2026 2025 5 10 15 20 25
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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. Stratum Corneum‐Inspired Zwitterionic Hydrogels with Intrinsic Water Retention and Anti‐Freezing Properties for Intelligent Flexible Sensors
    2025 25 citations Meng Wu, Chenyu Qiao et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zuoli Li Canada 20 468 352 311 191 172 40 830
Yafei Liu China 13 279 0.6× 180 0.5× 186 0.6× 114 0.6× 45 0.3× 52 576
Zhifeng Li China 15 445 1.0× 176 0.5× 26 0.1× 268 1.4× 16 0.1× 56 767
Beh Hoe Guan Malaysia 17 146 0.3× 136 0.4× 228 0.7× 288 1.5× 137 0.8× 64 833
Jian Hui China 12 98 0.2× 119 0.3× 106 0.3× 121 0.6× 110 0.6× 35 412
Yixin Ma China 13 142 0.3× 239 0.7× 174 0.6× 68 0.4× 63 0.4× 24 436
Purna Chandra Mishra India 16 828 1.8× 77 0.2× 68 0.2× 181 0.9× 47 0.3× 59 1.2k
Jianli Yang China 14 168 0.4× 51 0.1× 70 0.2× 142 0.7× 77 0.4× 14 521

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zuoli Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zuoli Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zuoli Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zuoli 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 Zuoli Li. Zuoli 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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Huang, Yueying, Chenyu Qiao, Zuoli Li, & Hongbo Zeng. (2025). Mechanistic insights into the role of branched polyethylenimine in breaking Asphaltene-Stabilized Oil-in-Water emulsions: Temperature effects. Separation and Purification Technology. 362. 131913–131913. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Diling, Zuoli Li, Yongxiang Sun, et al.. (2025). Probing the adsorption behavior and molecular interactions of asphaltene subfractions at Water–Toluene/Heptol interface. Fuel. 389. 134577–134577. 3 indexed citations
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Wu, Meng, Chenyu Qiao, Peng‐Fei Sui, et al.. (2025). Stratum Corneum‐Inspired Zwitterionic Hydrogels with Intrinsic Water Retention and Anti‐Freezing Properties for Intelligent Flexible Sensors. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(31). 25 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ayirala, Subhash, et al.. (2021). Surfactant and surfactant-polymer effects on wettability and crude oil liberation in carbonates. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 207. 109117–109117. 30 indexed citations
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Li, Zuoli, et al.. (2021). Study on demulsifier crude oil interactions at oil-water interface for crude oil dehydration. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 630. 127526–127526. 29 indexed citations
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Ayirala, Subhash, Abdulkareem M. AlSofi, Zuoli Li, & Zhenghe Xu. (2020). Surfactant and Surfactant-Polymer Effects on Wettability and Crude Oil Liberation in Carbonates. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Zuoli, Zhenghe Xu, Subhash Ayirala, & Ali Yousef. (2020). Smartwater Effects on Wettability, Adhesion, and Oil Liberation in Carbonates. SPE Journal. 25(4). 1771–1783. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Zuoli, et al.. (2020). Microscale Effects of Polymer on Wettability Alteration in Carbonates. SPE Journal. 25(4). 1884–1894. 29 indexed citations
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Ayirala, Subhash, et al.. (2020). Microscale Interactions of Surfactant and Polymer Chemicals at Crude Oil/Water Interface for Enhanced Oil Recovery. SPE Journal. 25(4). 1812–1826. 12 indexed citations
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Harbottle, David, et al.. (2018). Interactions of Asphaltene Subfractions in Organic Media of Varying Aromaticity. Energy & Fuels. 32(10). 10478–10485. 23 indexed citations
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Sun, Jialin, Jun Zhao, Feng Gong, Zuoli Li, & Xiuying Ni. (2018). Design, fabrication and characterization of multi-layer graphene reinforced nanostructured functionally graded cemented carbides. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 750. 972–979. 30 indexed citations
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Sun, Jialin, Jun Zhao, Xiuying Ni, Feng Gong, & Zuoli Li. (2018). Fabrication of dense nano-laminated tungsten carbide materials doped with Cr3C2/VC through two-step sintering. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 38(9). 3096–3103. 28 indexed citations
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Sun, Jialin, Jun Zhao, Feng Gong, Xiuying Ni, & Zuoli Li. (2018). Development and Application of WC-Based Alloys Bonded with Alternative Binder Phase. Critical reviews in solid state and materials sciences. 44(3). 211–238. 62 indexed citations
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Gong, Feng, et al.. (2017). Design, fabrication and mechanical properties of multidimensional graded ceramic tool materials. Ceramics International. 44(3). 2941–2951. 20 indexed citations
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Wang, Fuzeng, et al.. (2015). A comparative study on Johnson–Cook constitutive modeling for Ti–6Al–4V alloy using automated ball indentation (ABI) technique. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 633. 220–228. 47 indexed citations
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Li, Zuoli & Roe‐Hoan Yoon. (2014). Thermodynamics of Solvophobic Interaction between Hydrophobic Surfaces in Ethanol. Langmuir. 30(44). 13312–13320. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Zuoli & Roe‐Hoan Yoon. (2012). Thermodynamics of hydrophobic interaction between silica surfaces coated with octadecyltrichlorosilane. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 392. 369–375. 31 indexed citations
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Wang, Jialin, Zuoli Li, Roe‐Hoan Yoon, & Jan Christer Eriksson. (2012). Surface forces in thin liquid films of n-alcohols and of water–ethanol mixtures confined between hydrophobic surfaces. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 379(1). 114–120. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Zuoli. (2005). Ultra-fine coal grinding and ultra-clean coal preparation. Meitan xuebao. 3 indexed citations

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