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Hongfei 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 Hongfei Li sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 124 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hongfei 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 Hongfei Li sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Hongfei Li is affiliated with the City University of Hong Kong in China. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Polymers and Plastics.

Their primary research focus includes advanced battery technologies, with particular emphasis on battery materials and technologies, advancements in battery materials, supercapacitor materials, conducting polymers, and electrocatalysts for energy conversion.

Frequent publication venues for Hongfei Li include:

  • Advanced Energy Materials
  • Advanced Materials
  • ACS Nano
  • Energy & Environmental Science
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Hongfei Li are:

  • "Dendrites in Zn-Based Batteries," 2020, Advanced Materials
  • "Zwitterionic Sulfobetaine Hydrogel Electrolyte Building Separated Positive/Negative Ion Migration Channels for Aqueous Zn-MnO2 Batteries with Superior Rate Capabilities," 2020, Advanced Energy Materials
  • "Insight on Organic Molecules in Aqueous Zn-Ion Batteries with an Emphasis on the Zn Anode Regulation," 2022, Advanced Energy Materials
  • "Hydrogen-Substituted Graphdiyne Ion Tunnels Directing Concentration Redistribution for Commercial-Grade Dendrite-Free Zinc Anodes," 2020, Advanced Materials
  • "Initiating Hexagonal MoO3 for Superb-Stable and Fast NH4+ Storage Based on Hydrogen Bond Chemistry," 2020, Advanced Materials

Their research collaborations frequently involve the following coauthors:

  • Chunyi Zhi
  • Cuiping Han
  • Haiming Lv
  • Guangmeng Qu
  • Zijie Tang

Best Publications

  • Dendrites in Zn-Based Batteries.

    Qi Yang;Qing Li;Zhuoxin Liu;Donghong Wang

  • Advanced rechargeable zinc-based batteries: Recent progress and future perspectives

    Hongfei Li;Longtao Ma;Cuiping Han;Zifeng Wang

  • Photoluminescent Ti3C2 MXene Quantum Dots for Multicolor Cellular Imaging

    Qi Xue;Huijie Zhang;Minshen Zhu;Zengxia Pei

  • An extremely safe and wearable solid-state zinc ion battery based on a hierarchical structured polymer electrolyte

    Hongfei Li;Cuiping Han;Yan Huang;Yang Huang

  • Nanostructured Polypyrrole as a flexible electrode material of supercapacitor

    Yang Huang;Hongfei Li;Zifeng Wang;Minshen Zhu

  • A Superior δ-MnO2 Cathode and a Self-Healing Zn-δ-MnO2 Battery.

    Donghong Wang;Lufeng Wang;Guojin Liang;Hongfei Li

  • Highly Flexible, Freestanding Supercapacitor Electrode with Enhanced Performance Obtained by Hybridizing Polypyrrole Chains with MXene

    Minshen Zhu;Yang Huang;Qihuang Deng;Jie Zhou

  • A flexible rechargeable aqueous zinc manganese-dioxide battery working at -20 °c

    Funian Mo;Guojin Liang;Qiangqiang Meng;Zhuoxin Liu

  • Hydrogel Electrolytes for Flexible Aqueous Energy Storage Devices

    Zifeng Wang;Hongfei Li;Zijie Tang;Zhuoxin Liu

  • Initiating a mild aqueous electrolyte Co3O4/Zn battery with 2.2 V-high voltage and 5000-cycle lifespan by a Co(III) rich-electrode

    Longtao Ma;Shengmei Chen;Hongfei Li;Zhaoheng Ruan

  • Insight on Organic Molecules in Aqueous Zn‐Ion Batteries with an Emphasis on the Zn Anode Regulation

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  • Waterproof and Tailorable Elastic Rechargeable Yarn Zinc Ion Batteries by a Cross-Linked Polyacrylamide Electrolyte

    Hongfei Li;Zhuoxin Liu;Guojin Liang;Yang Huang

  • Multifunctional Energy Storage and Conversion Devices

    Yan Huang;Minshen Zhu;Yang Huang;Zengxia Pei

  • Texturing in situ: N,S-enriched hierarchically porous carbon as a highly active reversible oxygen electrocatalyst

    Zengxia Pei;Hongfei Li;Yan Huang;Qi Xue

  • Zwitterionic Sulfobetaine Hydrogel Electrolyte Building Separated Positive/Negative Ion Migration Channels for Aqueous Zn-MnO 2 Batteries with Superior Rate Capabilities

    Funian Mo;Ze Chen;Guojin Liang;Donghong Wang

  • Recent Progress on Flexible and Wearable Supercapacitors

    Qi Xue;Jinfeng Sun;Yan Huang;Minshen Zhu

  • Hydrogen-Substituted Graphdiyne Ion Tunnels Directing Concentration Redistribution for Commercial-Grade Dendrite-Free Zinc Anodes

    Qi Yang;Ying Guo;Boxun Yan;Changda Wang

  • MoS2 nanosheets with expanded interlayer spacing for rechargeable aqueous Zn-ion batteries

    Hongfei Li;Qi Yang;Funian Mo;Guojin Liang

  • Weavable, Conductive Yarn-Based NiCo//Zn Textile Battery with High Energy Density and Rate Capability

    Yan Huang;Wing Shan Ip;Yuen Ying Lau;Jinfeng Sun

  • Evaluating Flexibility and Wearability of Flexible Energy Storage Devices

    Hongfei Li;Zijie Tang;Zhuoxin Liu;Chunyi Zhi

  • Organic quinones towards advanced electrochemical energy storage: recent advances and challenges

    Cuiping Han;Hongfei Li;Ruiying Shi;Tengfei Zhang

  • An extremely safe and wearable solid state zinc ion battery

    Hongfei (李洪飛) Li;Chingyin (溫靖賢) Wan

Frequent Co-Authors

Chunyi Zhi
Chunyi Zhi University of Hong Kong
Zhuoxin Liu
Zhuoxin Liu Shenzhen University
Yan Huang
Yan Huang Harbin Institute of Technology
Zijie Tang
Zijie Tang City University of Hong Kong
Zengxia Pei
Zengxia Pei University of Sydney
Minshen Zhu
Minshen Zhu Chemnitz University of Technology
Guojin Liang
Guojin Liang City University of Hong Kong
Qi Yang
Qi Yang Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Donghong Wang
Donghong Wang Anhui University of Technology
Yang Huang
Yang Huang Shenzhen University

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