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D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
63
Citations
12079
World Ranking
2521
National Ranking
1012

Chemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
13406
World Ranking
7760
National Ranking
2264

Hui Li publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

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

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 165 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Hui Li D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hui Li is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work encompasses various subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics.

The scientist's research covers several advanced topics, notably:

  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Graphene research and applications

Hui Li has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • "Self-repairing interphase reconstructed in each cycle for highly reversible aqueous zinc batteries" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "The Synergistic Role of Sulfuric Acid, Bases, and Oxidized Organics Governing New-Particle Formation in Beijing" (2021, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • "Energetic Aqueous Batteries" (2022, Advanced Energy Materials)
  • "Oxygen-deficient ammonium vanadate for flexible aqueous zinc batteries with high energy density and rate capability at −30 °C" (2021, Materials Today)
  • "Humic acid promoted activation of peroxymonosulfate by Fe3S4 for degradation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol: An experimental and theoretical study" (2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials)

They have frequently published in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Advanced Energy Materials
  • Small

Their collaborations include multiple co-authors with whom they have published numerous papers, most notably Tianyi Ma, Xiaoming Sun, Heping Li, Kadi Hu, and Liang Luo.

Best Publications

  • Environmental fate and impacts of microplastics in soil ecosystems: Progress and perspective.

    Wenfeng Wang;Jing Ge;Xiangyang Yu;Hui Li

  • Removal of sulfamethoxazole and ciprofloxacin from aqueous solutions by graphene oxide.

    Hao Chen;Bin Gao;Hui Li

  • Mechanism of Arsenic Adsorption on Magnetite Nanoparticles from Water: Thermodynamic and Spectroscopic Studies

    Cheng Hua Liu;Ya Hui Chuang;Tsan Yao Chen;Yuan Tian

  • Preparation and characterization of nano-encapsulated n-tetradecane as phase change material for thermal energy storage

    Guiyin Fang;Hui Li;Fan Yang;Xu Liu

  • Occurrence of pharmaceuticals in a municipal wastewater treatment plant: mass balance and removal processes

    Pin Gao;Yunjie Ding;Hui Li;Irene Xagoraraki

  • Partition of nonpolar organic pollutants from water to soil and sediment organic matters.

    Daniel E. Kile;Cary T. Chiou;Huaidong. Zhou;Hui. Li

  • Adsorption of sulfamethoxazole on biochar and its impact on reclaimed water irrigation.

    Ying Yao;Bin Gao;Hao Chen;Lijuan Jiang

  • Sorption and desorption of pesticides by clay minerals and humic acid-clay complexes

    Hui Li;Guangyao Sheng;Brian J. Teppen;Cliff T. Johnston

  • Ultrathin ZnO coating for improved electrochemical performance of LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 cathode material

    Ji-Zhou Kong;Chong Ren;Guo-An Tai;Xiang Zhang

  • Straight and smooth GaN nanowires

    XL Chen;Jy Li;YG Cao;YC Lan

  • Insight into the distribution of pharmaceuticals in soil-water-plant systems

    Yuanbo Li;J. Brett Sallach;Wei Zhang;Stephen A. Boyd

  • Relation of organic contaminant equilibrium sorption and kinetic uptake in plants

    Hui Li;Guangyao Sheng;Cary T. Chiou;Ouyong Xu

  • Degradation of organic dyes via bismuth silver oxide initiated direct oxidation coupled with sodium bismuthate based visible light photocatalysis.

    Kai Yu;Shaogui Yang;Cun Liu;Hongzhe Chen

  • Photo-degradation of methylene blue using Ta-doped ZnO nanoparticle

    Ji-Zhou Kong;Ai-Dong Li;Xiang-Yu Li;Hai-Fa Zhai

  • Quantification and characterization of dissolved organic carbon from biochars

    Cheng Hua Liu;Wenying Chu;Hui Li;Stephen A. Boyd

  • Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products: From Wastewater Treatment into Agro-Food Systems.

    Qiuguo Fu;Qiuguo Fu;Tomer Malchi;Laura J. Carter;Laura J. Carter;Hui Li

  • Bi spheres SPR-coupled Cu2O/Bi2MoO6 with hollow spheres forming Z-scheme Cu2O/Bi/Bi2MoO6 heterostructure for simultaneous photocatalytic decontamination of sulfadiazine and Ni(II)

    Xiaoming Xu;Lingjun Meng;Yuxuan Dai;Mian Zhang

  • Effects of pH and ionic strength on sulfamethoxazole and ciprofloxacin transport in saturated porous media.

    Hao Chen;Bin Gao;Hui Li;Lena Q. Ma

  • Uptake and accumulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in plants

    Wenfeng Wang;Geoff Rhodes;Jing Ge;Xiangyang Yu

  • Distribution, behaviour, bioavailability and remediation of poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in solid biowastes and biowaste-treated soil

    Nanthi Bolan;Binoy Sarkar;Meththika Vithanage;Gurwinder Singh

  • Thermodynamics of nitroaromatic compound adsorption from water by smectite clay.

    Hui Li;Brian J. Teppen;Cliff T. Johnston;Stephen A. Boyd

  • Synthesis of Highly Reactive Subnano-Sized Zero-Valent Iron Using Smectite Clay Templates

    Cheng Gu;Hanzhong Jia;Hui Li;Brian J. Teppen

Frequent Co-Authors

Cliff T. Johnston
Cliff T. Johnston Purdue University West Lafayette
Dongqiang Zhu
Dongqiang Zhu Peking University
Aidong Li
Aidong Li Nanjing University
Fei Zhou
Fei Zhou Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
David A. Laird
David A. Laird Iowa State University
Yanzheng Gao
Yanzheng Gao Nanjing Agricultural University
James M. Tiedje
James M. Tiedje Michigan State University
Bin Gao
Bin Gao University of Florida
Norbert E. Kaminski
Norbert E. Kaminski Michigan State University
Xiaolei Qu
Xiaolei Qu Nanjing University

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