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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 63 6233 6029 1875 1868 356 13292

Feng Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Feng Li between 1985 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Feng Li published across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026, averaging 12.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2025. 39 of the 532 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2025. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 30 publications 2015: 34 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 33 publications 2019: 36 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 34 publications 2024: 32 publications 2025: 38 publications 2026: 1 publication
1985 2026

532 publications in total across all disciplines

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Feng Li: publications per year, 1985 to 2026
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 0
1998 1
1999 3
2000 3
2001 4
2002 8
2003 16
2004 5
2005 8
2006 15
2007 14
2008 10
2009 11
2010 12
2011 16
2012 24
2013 21
2014 30
2015 34
2016 26
2017 25
2018 33
2019 36
2020 19
2021 19
2022 31
2023 34
2024 32
2025 38
2026 1
Total 532
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Feng Li publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Feng Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 350–369 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 356 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440 356
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Feng Li D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

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

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 62–63 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606 63
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Feng Li is affiliated with Shandong University in China and conducts research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Spectroscopy.

Key research topics addressed by Feng Li include Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research, Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics, Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies, Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection, Crystallization and Solubility Studies, and X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography.

Feng Li has contributed to several frequent publication venues, such as The Cambridge Structural Database, arXiv (Cornell University), Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Recent papers by Feng Li include:

  • Understanding the luminescent nature of organic radicals for efficient doublet emitters and pure-red light-emitting diodes (2020), published in Nature Materials
  • Stable Luminescent Radicals and Radical-Based LEDs with Doublet Emission (2020), published in CCS Chemistry
  • Reversible spin-optical interface in luminescent organic radicals (2023), published in Nature
  • Temporal Multilevel Luminescence Anticounterfeiting through Scattering Media (2020), published in ACS Nano
  • Fast and Visual Detection of Biogenic Amines and Food Freshness Based on ICT-Induced Ratiometric Fluorescent Probes (2023), published in Advanced Functional Materials

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Feng Li include Ming Zhang, Richard H. Friend, Emrys W. Evans, Alim Abdurahman, and Sebastian Gorgon.

Best Publications

  • Efficient radical-based light-emitting diodes with doublet emission

    Xin Ai;Emrys W. Evans;Shengzhi Dong;Alexander J. Gillett

  • Employing ∼100% Excitons in OLEDs by Utilizing a Fluorescent Molecule with Hybridized Local and Charge-Transfer Excited State

    Weijun Li;Yuyu Pan;Ran Xiao;Qiming Peng

  • Nucleic Acid-Functionalized Metal-Organic Framework-Based Homogeneous Electrochemical Biosensor for Simultaneous Detection of Multiple Tumor Biomarkers.

    Jiafu Chang;Jiafu Chang;Xin Wang;Jiao Wang;Haiyin Li

  • Targeting transcription factor NF-kappaB to overcome chemoresistance and radioresistance in cancer therapy.

    Feng Li;Gautam Sethi

  • Achieving a Significantly Increased Efficiency in Nondoped Pure Blue Fluorescent OLED: A Quasi-Equivalent Hybridized Excited State

    Shitong Zhang;Liang Yao;Qiming Peng;Weijun Li

  • Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes Using a Neutral π Radical as Emitter: The Emission from a Doublet

    Qiming Peng;Ablikim Obolda;Ming Zhang;Feng Li

  • Isolation of a novel swine influenza virus from Oklahoma in 2011 which is distantly related to human influenza C viruses.

    Ben M. Hause;Mariette F Ducatez;Emily A. Collin;Zhiguang Ran

  • Characterization of a Novel Influenza Virus in Cattle and Swine: Proposal for a New Genus in the Orthomyxoviridae Family

    Ben M. Hause;Emily A. Collin;Runxia Liu;Bing Huang

  • Cross dipole stacking in the crystal of distyrylbenzene derivative: the approach toward high solid-state luminescence efficiency.

    Zengqi Xie;Bing Yang;Feng Li;Gang Cheng

  • Potential role of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)3 signaling pathway in inflammation, survival, proliferation and invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Aruljothi Subramaniam;Muthu K. Shanmugam;Ekambaram Perumal;Feng Li

  • High stability and luminescence efficiency in donor–acceptor neutral radicals not following the Aufbau principle

    Haoqing Guo;Qiming Peng;Qiming Peng;Xian Kai Chen;Qinying Gu

  • Efficient Nondoped Blue Fluorescent Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) with a High External Quantum Efficiency of 9.4% @ 1000 cd m−2 Based on Phenanthroimidazole−Anthracene Derivative

    Xiangyang Tang;Qing Bai;Tong Shan;Jinyu Li

  • Understanding the luminescent nature of organic radicals for efficient doublet emitters and pure-red light-emitting diodes.

    Alim Abdurahman;Timothy J. H. Hele;Qinying Gu;Jiangbin Zhang

  • Engineering Magnetosomes for Ferroptosis/Immunomodulation Synergism in Cancer.

    Fan Zhang;Feng Li;Gui-Hong Lu;Weidong Nie

  • Branch-like hierarchical heterostructure (α-Fe2O3/TiO2): a novel sensing material for trimethylamine gas sensor.

    Zheng Lou;Feng Li;Jianan Deng;LiLi Wang

  • White light emission from exciplex using tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum as chromaticity-tuning layer

    Jing Feng;Feng Li;Wenbao Gao;Shiyong Liu

  • Study on TiO2-SnO2 core-shell heterostructure nanofibers with different work function and its application in gas sensor

    Feng Li;Xing Gao;Rui Wang;Tong Zhang;Tong Zhang

  • Thymoquinone inhibits proliferation, induces apoptosis and chemosensitizes human multiple myeloma cells through suppression of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 activation pathway

    Feng Li;Peramaiyan Rajendran;Gautam Sethi

  • Tight intermolecular packing through supramolecular interactions in crystals of cyano substituted oligo(para-phenylene vinylene): a key factor for aggregation-induced emission.

    Yupeng Li;Feng Li;Houyu Zhang;Zengqi Xie

  • Germanium sulfide nanosheet: a universal anode material for alkali metal ion batteries

    Feng Li;Feng Li;Yuanyuan Qu;Mingwen Zhao

  • Diosgenin, a steroidal saponin, inhibits STAT3 signaling pathway leading to suppression of proliferation and chemosensitization of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells.

    Feng Li;Prasana Priscilla Fernandez;Peramaiyan Rajendran;Kam M. Hui

  • Transparent Ce:Y3Al5O12 ceramic phosphors for white light-emitting diodes

    Nian Wei;Tiecheng Lu;Feng Li;Wei Zhang

  • NF‑κB in cancer therapy

    Feng Li;Jingwen Zhang;Frank Arfuso;Arunachalam Chinnathambi

  • Honokiol inhibits signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 signaling, proliferation, and survival of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via the protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1

    Peramaiyan Rajendran;Feng Li;Muthu K. Shanmugam;Shireen Vali

  • Thymoquinone overcomes chemoresistance and enhances the anticancer effects of bortezomib through abrogation of NF-κB regulated gene products in multiple myeloma xenograft mouse model

    Kodappully Sivaraman Siveen;Nurulhuda Mustafa;Feng Li;Radhamani Kannaiyan

  • Celastrol inhibits tumor cell proliferation and promotes apoptosis through the activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase and suppression of PI3 K/Akt signaling pathways

    Radhamani Kannaiyan;Kanjoormana Aryan Manu;Luxi Chen;Feng Li

  • Identification of β-Escin as a Novel Inhibitor of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3/Janus-Activated Kinase 2 Signaling Pathway that Suppresses Proliferation and Induces Apoptosis in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells

    Sandra Min-Lin Tan;Feng Li;Permaiyan Rajendran;Alan Prem Kumar

  • First Evidence That γ-Tocotrienol Inhibits the Growth of Human Gastric Cancer and Chemosensitizes It to Capecitabine in a Xenograft Mouse Model through the Modulation of NF-κB Pathway

    Kanjoormana A. Manu;Muthu K. Shanmugam;Lalitha Ramachandran;Feng Li

  • A Stable Room-Temperature Luminescent Biphenylmethyl Radical

    Xin Ai;Yingxin Chen;Yuting Feng;Feng Li

  • Triplet–Polaron-Interaction-Induced Upconversion from Triplet to Singlet: a Possible Way to Obtain Highly Efficient OLEDs

    Ablikim Obolda;Qiming Peng;Chuanyou He;Tian Zhang

  • Stable Luminescent Radicals and Radical-Based LEDs with Doublet Emission

    Zhiyuan Cui;Alim Abdurahman;Xin Ai;Feng Li

  • White organic light-emitting devices using a phosphorescent sensitizer

    Gang Cheng;Feng Li;Yu Duan;Jing Feng

  • Xylene gas sensor based on Au-loaded WO3·H2O nanocubes with enhanced sensing performance

    Feng Li;Sijia Guo;Jingli Shen;Liang Shen

  • Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Markovnikov Protoboration of α-Olefins Enabled by a Buttressed N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand.

    Yuan Cai;Xin-Tuo Yang;Shuo-Qing Zhang;Feng Li

  • Fast and Visual Detection of Biogenic Amines and Food Freshness Based on ICT‐Induced Ratiometric Fluorescent Probes

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  • Lending Triarylphosphine Oxide to Phenanthroline: a Facile Approach to High-Performance Organic Small-Molecule Cathode Interfacial Material for Organic Photovoltaics utilizing Air-Stable Cathodes

    Wan-Yi Tan;Rui Wang;Min Li;Gang Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Gautam Sethi
Gautam Sethi National University of Singapore
Alan Prem Kumar
Alan Prem Kumar National University of Singapore
Muthu K. Shanmugam
Muthu K. Shanmugam National University of Singapore
Yuguang Ma
Yuguang Ma South China University of Technology
Mingwen Zhao
Mingwen Zhao Shandong University
Shengping Ruan
Shengping Ruan Jilin University
Zizhang Sheng
Zizhang Sheng Columbia University
Kwang Seok Ahn
Kwang Seok Ahn Kyung Hee University
Kam M. Hui
Kam M. Hui National Cancer Centre Singapore
Ying He
Ying He Nanyang Technological University

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