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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 56 2889 2764 874 797 204 9854

Fanxing Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Fanxing Li between 1992 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Fanxing Li published across 35 years, from 1992 to 2026, averaging 6.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2025. 31 of the 220 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2025. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 30 publications 2026: 1 publication
1992 2026

220 publications in total across all disciplines

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Fanxing Li: publications per year, 1992 to 2026
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 3
2005 0
2006 0
2007 1
2008 3
2009 2
2010 10
2011 4
2012 3
2013 3
2014 8
2015 10
2016 8
2017 8
2018 12
2019 14
2020 22
2021 13
2022 26
2023 18
2024 20
2025 30
2026 1
Total 220
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Fanxing Li publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fanxing Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 198–207 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 204 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403 204
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Fanxing Li D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fanxing Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170 56
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Overview

Fanxing Li is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States, with a research portfolio spanning Engineering, Materials Science, and Chemical Engineering. Their work prominently addresses subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Li's research topics encompass a broad range of catalytic and thermochemical processes. Key subjects include:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis

The scientist has contributed to a number of frequent publication venues, including:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ACS Catalysis
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Among their recent published papers are:

  • "Chemical looping beyond combustion - a perspective," 2020, Energy & Environmental Science
  • "One-step synthesis of single-site vanadium substitution in 1T-WS2 monolayers for enhanced hydrogen evolution catalysis," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "A molten carbonate shell modified perovskite redox catalyst for anaerobic oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane," 2020, Science Advances
  • "High-throughput oxygen chemical potential engineering of perovskite oxides for chemical looping applications," 2022, Energy & Environmental Science
  • "A tailored multi-functional catalyst for ultra-efficient styrene production under a cyclic redox scheme," 2021, Nature Communications

Li has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Yunfei Gao
  • Luke Neal
  • Runxia Cai
  • Xijun Wang
  • Junchen Liu

Best Publications

  • Chemical looping beyond combustion – a perspective

    Xing Zhu;Xing Zhu;Qasim Imtiaz;Qasim Imtiaz;Felix Donat;Christoph R. Müller

  • Recent Advances in Intensified Ethylene Production—A Review

    Yunfei Gao;Luke Neal;Dong Ding;Wei Wu

  • Clean coal conversion processes – progress and challenges

    Fanxing Li;Liang-Shih Fan

  • Coke-resistant Ni@SiO2 catalyst for dry reforming of methane

    Junshe Zhang;Fanxing Li

  • Syngas chemical looping gasification process: oxygen carrier particle selection and performance

    Fanxing Li;Hyung Ray Kim;Deepak Sridhar;Fei Wang

  • Utilization of chemical looping strategy in coal gasification processes

    Liangshih Fan;Fanxing Li;Shwetha Ramkumar

  • One-step synthesis of single-site vanadium substitution in 1T-WS2 monolayers for enhanced hydrogen evolution catalysis

    Ali Han;Xiaofeng Zhou;Xijun Wang;Sheng Liu

  • Chemical Looping Technology and Its Fossil Energy Conversion Applications

    Liang-Shih Fan;Fanxing Li

  • Perovskites as Geo-inspired Oxygen Storage Materials for Chemical Looping and Three-Way Catalysis: A Perspective

    Xing Zhu;Xing Zhu;Kongzhai Li;Luke Neal;Fanxing Li

  • Ionic diffusion in the oxidation of iron—effect of support and its implications to chemical looping applications

    Fanxing Li;Zhenchao Sun;Siwei Luo;Liang-Shih Fan

  • Dynamic Methane Partial Oxidation Using a [email protected]δ Core–Shell Redox Catalyst in the Absence of Gaseous Oxygen

    Luke M. Neal;Arya Shafiefarhood;Fanxing Li

  • Role of metal oxide support in redox reactions of iron oxide for chemical looping applications: experiments and density functional theory calculations

    Fanxing Li;Siwei Luo;Zhenchao Sun;Xiaoguang Bao

  • Biomass direct chemical looping process: Process simulation

    Fanxing Li;Liang Zeng;Liang-Shih Fan

  • Syngas chemical looping gasification process: Bench‐scale studies and reactor simulations

    Fanxing Li;Liang Zeng;Luis G. Velazquez-Vargas;Zachary Yoscovits

  • Effect of support on redox stability of iron oxide for chemical looping conversion of methane

    Nathan L. Galinsky;Arya Shafiefarhood;Yanguang Chen;Yanguang Chen;Luke Neal

  • Coal-Direct Chemical Looping Gasification for Hydrogen Production: Reactor Modeling and Process Simulation

    Liang Zeng;Feng He;Fanxing Li;Liang-Shih Fan

  • Fe2O3@LaxSr1−xFeO3 Core–Shell Redox Catalyst for Methane Partial Oxidation

    Arya Shafiefarhood;Nathan Galinsky;Yan Huang;Yan Huang;Yanguang Chen;Yanguang Chen

  • Utilization of chemical looping strategy in coal gasification processes

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  • Characterization of single-wall carbon nanotubes by N2 adsorption

    Fanxing Li;Yao Wang;Dezheng Wang;Fei Wei

  • Iron Oxide with Facilitated O2– Transport for Facile Fuel Oxidation and CO2 Capture in a Chemical Looping Scheme

    Nathan L. Galinsky;Yan Huang;Arya Shafiefarhood;Fanxing Li

  • Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane: A Chemical Looping Approach

    Luke M. Neal;Seif Yusuf;John A. Sofranko;Fanxing Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Liang-Shih Fan
Liang-Shih Fan The Ohio State University
Liang Zeng
Liang Zeng Tianjin University
Xingbo Liu
Xingbo Liu West Virginia University
Haibo Zhao
Haibo Zhao Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Gregory N. Parsons
Gregory N. Parsons North Carolina State University
Hang Xiao
Hang Xiao University of Massachusetts Amherst
John Newman
John Newman University of California, Berkeley
Dong Ding
Dong Ding Idaho National Laboratory
Qihua Xiong
Qihua Xiong Tsinghua University
Zili Wu
Zili Wu Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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