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D-Index
118
Citations
53599
World Ranking
538
National Ranking
89

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award

Overview

Li-Zhu Wu is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their work spans the fields of chemistry and materials science, with a focus on organic chemistry, materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability, and catalysis.

Their recent publications reflect contributions to photocatalysis, photochemical reactions, and synthetic chemistry. Notable papers include:

  • Rational design of isostructural 2D porphyrin-based covalent organic frameworks for tunable photocatalytic hydrogen evolution (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Efficient Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation over Cuδ+-Modified Defective ZnAl-Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets (2020, Advanced Energy Materials)
  • Direct Construction of Isomeric Benzobisoxazole-Vinylene-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks with Distinct Photocatalytic Properties (2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Semiconductor nanocrystals for small molecule activationviaartificial photosynthesis (2020, Chemical Society Reviews)
  • Metal-Free, Redox-Neutral, Site-Selective Access to Heteroarylamine via Direct Radical-Radical Cross-Coupling Powered by Visible Light Photocatalysis (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)

Frequent coauthors of Li-Zhu Wu include:

  • Chen-Ho Tung (172 collaborative works)
  • Bin Chen (57 collaborative works)
  • Xu-Bing Li (38 collaborative works)
  • Huan Cong (29 collaborative works)
  • Hongyan Xiao (28 collaborative works)

The main publication venues for their work include:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (46 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (46 publications)
  • The Cambridge Structural Database (31 publications)
  • Organic Letters (19 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (12 publications)

Li-Zhu Wu's research topics cover areas such as:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials

Best Publications

  • Alkali-Assisted Synthesis of Nitrogen Deficient Graphitic Carbon Nitride with Tunable Band Structures for Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution.

    Huijun Yu;Run Shi;Yunxuan Zhao;Tong Bian

  • Tuning Oxygen Vacancies in Ultrathin TiO2 Nanosheets to Boost Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation up to 700 nm

    Yunxuan Zhao;Yufei Zhao;Run Shi;Bin Wang

  • BODIPY-Based Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensor for Highly Selective Detection of Glutathione over Cysteine and Homocysteine

    Li-Ya Niu;Ying-Shi Guan;Yu-Zhe Chen;Li-Zhu Wu

  • Carbon quantum dots/TiO2 composites for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

    Huijun Yu;Yufei Zhao;Chao Zhou;Lu Shang

  • Design strategies of fluorescent probes for selective detection among biothiols

    Li-Ya Niu;Li-Ya Niu;Yu-Zhe Chen;Hai-Rong Zheng;Li-Zhu Wu

  • Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon Nanosheets Templated from g-C3 N4 as Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction.

    Huijun Yu;Lu Shang;Tong Bian;Run Shi

  • Ni3FeN Nanoparticles Derived from Ultrathin NiFe-Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets: An Efficient Overall Water Splitting Electrocatalyst

    Xiaodan Jia;Xiaodan Jia;Yufei Zhao;Guangbo Chen;Guangbo Chen;Lu Shang

  • Smart Utilization of Carbon Dots in Semiconductor Photocatalysis.

    Huijun Yu;Run Shi;Yufei Zhao;Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse

  • Well-Dispersed ZIF-Derived Co,N-Co-doped Carbon Nanoframes through Mesoporous-Silica-Protected Calcination as Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts

    Lu Shang;Huijun Yu;Xing Huang;Tong Bian

  • Defect‐Rich Ultrathin ZnAl‐Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets for Efficient Photoreduction of CO2 to CO with Water

    Yufei Zhao;Guangbo Chen;Guangbo Chen;Tong Bian;Chao Zhou

  • Ultrafine NiO Nanosheets Stabilized by TiO2 from Monolayer NiTi-LDH Precursors: An Active Water Oxidation Electrocatalyst

    Yufei Zhao;Xiaodan Jia;Xiaodan Jia;Guangbo Chen;Guangbo Chen;Lu Shang

  • Layered‐Double‐Hydroxide Nanosheets as Efficient Visible‐Light‐Driven Photocatalysts for Dinitrogen Fixation

    Yufei Zhao;Yunxuan Zhao;Yunxuan Zhao;Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse;Lirong Zheng

  • Ammonia Detection Methods in Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Experiments: How to Improve the Reliability of NH 3 Production Rates?

    Yunxuan Zhao;Run Shi;Xuanang Bian;Chao Zhou

  • Photoelectrochemically Active and Environmentally Stable CsPbBr3/TiO2 Core/Shell Nanocrystals

    Zhi Jun Li;Elan Hofman;Jian Li;Andrew Hunter Davis

  • Rational design of isostructural 2D porphyrin-based covalent organic frameworks for tunable photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

    Rufan Chen;Yang Wang;Yuan Ma;Arindam Mal

  • NiFe Layered Double Hydroxide Nanoparticles on Co,N‐Codoped Carbon Nanoframes as Efficient Bifunctional Catalysts for Rechargeable Zinc–Air Batteries

    Qing Wang;Lu Shang;Run Shi;Xin Zhang

  • Biological Applications of Supramolecular Assemblies Designed for Excitation Energy Transfer.

    Hui-Qing Peng;Li-Ya Niu;Li-Ya Niu;Yu-Zhe Chen;Li-Zhu Wu

  • Graphene-Supported Ultrafine Metal Nanoparticles Encapsulated by Mesoporous Silica: Robust Catalysts for Oxidation and Reduction Reactions

    Lu Shang;Tong Bian;Baihui Zhang;Donghui Zhang

  • Enhanced Driving Force and Charge Separation Efficiency of Protonated g-C3N4 for Photocatalytic O2 Evolution

    Chen Ye;Jia-Xin Li;Zhi-Jun Li;Xu-Bing Li

  • Layered Double Hydroxide Nanostructured Photocatalysts for Renewable Energy Production

    Yufei Zhao;Xiaodan Jia;Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse;Li-Zhu Wu

  • Semiconducting quantum dots for artificial photosynthesis

    Xu-Bing Li;Chen-Ho Tung;Chen-Ho Tung;Li-Zhu Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Chen-Ho Tung
Chen-Ho Tung Shandong University
Bin Chen
Bin Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tierui Zhang
Tierui Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qing-Zheng Yang
Qing-Zheng Yang Beijing Normal University
Xu-Bing Li
Xu-Bing Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yufei Zhao
Yufei Zhao Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse
Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse University of Auckland
Lu Shang
Lu Shang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Run Shi
Run Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jiaxin Li
Jiaxin Li Fujian Normal University

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