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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 71 4278 4142 1344 1338 194 16564

Li Xu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Li Xu between 2009 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Li Xu published across 17 years, from 2009 to 2025, averaging 16.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2019. 46 of the 286 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2009 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2019. 2009: 1 publication 2010: 0 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 9 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 38 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 24 publications
2009 2025

286 publications in total across all disciplines

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Li Xu: publications per year, 2009 to 2025
Year Publications
2009 1
2010 0
2011 6
2012 1
2013 9
2014 19
2015 6
2016 13
2017 19
2018 27
2019 38
2020 29
2021 21
2022 25
2023 26
2024 22
2025 24
Total 286
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Li Xu 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 Li Xu 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, 190–209 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: 194 publications — 28th percentile

28% 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
190–209 891 194
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
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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Li Xu 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 Li Xu 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, 70–71 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: 71 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378 71
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

Li Xu is affiliated with Jiangsu University in China, contributing extensively to engineering and energy research fields. Their work intersects several subfields, notably electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, materials chemistry, molecular biology, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

Their research primarily focuses on topics related to electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced battery technologies, advanced photocatalysis techniques, fuel cells and related materials, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, electrochemical analysis and applications, and advancements in battery materials.

Li Xu has published numerous papers in multiple venues, with frequent publications in the following journals:

  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Among recent scholarly contributions, the following papers have been noted:

  • "Copper-catalysed exclusive CO2 to pure formic acid conversion via single-atom alloying" (2021) in Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Cr-doped CoFe layered double hydroxides: Highly efficient and robust bifunctional electrocatalyst for the oxidation of water and urea" (2020) in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Engineering Crystallinity and Oxygen Vacancies of Co(II) Oxide Nanosheets for High Performance and Robust Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries" (2021) in Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Complete Reconstruction of Hydrate Pre-Catalysts for Ultrastable Water Electrolysis in Industrial-Concentration Alkali Media" (2020) in Cell Reports Physical Science
  • "Non-Covalent Interaction of Atomically Dispersed Cu and Zn Pair Sites for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction" (2022) in Advanced Functional Materials

Li Xu frequently collaborates with a number of other researchers. These coauthors include Henan Li, Junchao Qian, Daijie Deng, Pengcheng Yan, and Feng Chen, with collaboration counts ranging from 16 to 46 shared works.

Best Publications

  • Doped Graphene Sheets As Anode Materials with Superhigh Rate and Large Capacity for Lithium Ion Batteries

    Zhong-Shuai Wu;Wencai Ren;Li Xu;Feng Li

  • Preparation of sphere-like g-C3N4/BiOI photocatalysts via a reactable ionic liquid for visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of pollutants

    Jun Di;Jiexiang Xia;Sheng Yin;Hui Xu

  • Exfoliated graphene-like carbon nitride in organic solvents: enhanced photocatalytic activity and highly selective and sensitive sensor for the detection of trace amounts of Cu2+

    Xiaojie She;Hui Xu;Yuanguo Xu;Jia Yan

  • Graphene-analogue carbon nitride: novel exfoliation synthesis and its application in photocatalysis and photoelectrochemical selective detection of trace amount of Cu²⁺.

    Hui Xu;Jia Yan;Xiaojie She;Li Xu

  • Self-assembled synthesis of defect-engineered graphitic carbon nitride nanotubes for efficient conversion of solar energy

    Zhao Mo;Hui Xu;Zhigang Chen;Xiaojie She

  • Cr-doped CoFe layered double hydroxides: Highly efficient and robust bifunctional electrocatalyst for the oxidation of water and urea

    Zhaolong Wang;Wenjun Liu;Yiming Hu;Meili Guan

  • Engineering Crystallinity and Oxygen Vacancies of Co(II) Oxide Nanosheets for High Performance and Robust Rechargeable Zn–Air Batteries

    Yuhui Tian;Yuhui Tian;Xiaozhi Liu;Li Xu;Li Xu;Ding Yuan

  • Improved visible light photocatalytic activity of sphere-like BiOBr hollow and porous structures synthesized via a reactable ionic liquid

    Jiexiang Xia;Sheng Yin;Huaming Li;Hui Xu

  • Non‐Covalent Interaction of Atomically Dispersed Cu and Zn Pair Sites for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction

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  • Two‐Step Activated Carbon Cloth with Oxygen‐Rich Functional Groups as a High‐Performance Additive‐Free Air Electrode for Flexible Zinc–Air Batteries

    Karolina Kordek;Karolina Kordek;Lixue Jiang;Kaicai Fan;Zhengju Zhu

  • Reactable ionic liquid assisted solvothermal synthesis of graphite-like C3N4 hybridized α-Fe2O3 hollow microspheres with enhanced supercapacitive performance

    Li Xu;Jiexiang Xia;Hui Xu;Sheng Yin

  • A g-C3N4/BiOBr visible-light-driven composite: synthesis via a reactable ionic liquid and improved photocatalytic activity

    Jun Di;Jiexiang Xia;Sheng Yin;Hui Xu

  • One-Pot Synthesis of Visible-Light-Driven Plasmonic Photocatalyst Ag/AgCl in Ionic Liquid

    Hui Xu;Huaming Li;Jiexiang Xia;Sheng Yin

  • Na4Fe3(PO4)2P2O7/C nanospheres as low-cost, high-performance cathode material for sodium-ion batteries

    Xiangjun Pu;Huiming Wang;Tianci Yuan;Shunan Cao

  • Reactable ionic liquid-assisted rapid synthesis of BiOI hollow microspheres at room temperature with enhanced photocatalytic activity

    Jun Di;Jiexiang Xia;Yuping Ge;Li Xu

  • Morphology controlled preparation of ZnCo2O4 nanostructures for asymmetric supercapacitor with ultrahigh energy density

    Le Xu;Yan Zhao;Jiabiao Lian;Yuanguo Xu

  • Facile fabrication and enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity of few-layer MoS2 coupled BiOBr microspheres

    Jun Di;Jiexiang Xia;Yuping Ge;Li Xu

  • Facile fabrication of the visible-light-driven Bi2WO6/BiOBr composite with enhanced photocatalytic activity

    Jiexiang Xia;Jun Di;Sheng Yin;Hui Xu

  • Space-Confined Yolk-Shell Construction of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles Inside N-Doped Hollow Mesoporous Carbon Spheres as Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Long-Term Rechargeable Zinc–Air Batteries

    Bin Wang;Yuzhen Ye;Li Xu;Yu Quan

  • NiCo2O4 ultrathin nanosheets with oxygen vacancies as bifunctional electrocatalysts for Zn-air battery

    Wenjun Liu;Jian Bao;Li Xu;Meili Guan

  • Interface Engineering of CoS/CoO@N-Doped Graphene Nanocomposite for High-Performance Rechargeable Zn–Air Batteries

    Yuhui Tian;Li Xu;Meng Li;Ding Yuan

  • Construction of a 2D Graphene-Like MoS2/C3N4 Heterojunction with Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Activity and Photoelectrochemical Activity

    Jia Yan;Zhigang Chen;Haiyan Ji;Zheng Liu

  • A sensitive signal-on photoelectrochemical sensor for tetracycline determination using visible-light-driven flower-like CN/BiOBr composites.

    Pengcheng Yan;Desheng Jiang;Yuhui Tian;Li Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Huaming Li
Huaming Li Jiangsu University
Jiexiang Xia
Jiexiang Xia Jiangsu University
Hui Xu
Hui Xu Jiangsu University
Sheng Yin
Sheng Yin Jiangsu University
Jun Di
Jun Di Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Shanqing Zhang
Shanqing Zhang Griffith University
Yuanguo Xu
Yuanguo Xu Jiangsu University
Yan Zhao
Yan Zhao Wuhan University of Technology
Kun Wang
Kun Wang Jiangsu University
Wenjun Liu
Wenjun Liu Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

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