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Materials Science

D-Index
44
Citations
6155
World Ranking
12149
National Ranking
3334

Chemistry

D-Index
45
Citations
6595
World Ranking
16545
National Ranking
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Licun 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 Licun Li sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 183 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Licun 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 Licun Li sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

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

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

Overview

Licun Li is a researcher affiliated with Nankai University in China. Their work primarily focuses on materials science, with particular emphasis on materials chemistry and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials. They have also contributed to the fields of biophysics and inorganic chemistry and have some involvement in oncology research.

Their research covers several specialized topics including:

  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Crystallization and solubility studies
  • X-ray diffraction in crystallography
  • Lanthanide and transition metal complexes
  • Electron spin resonance studies
  • Organic and molecular conductors research
  • Metal-organic frameworks: synthesis and applications

Licun Li has authored numerous papers published in reputable scientific venues. Some of their recent works include:

  • "Two Novel Lanthanide Metal-Organic Frameworks: Selective Luminescent Sensing for Nitrobenzene, Cu2+, and MnO4-", 2020, published in Crystal Growth & Design
  • "Temperature- and Solvent-Induced Multistep Single-Crystal to Single-Crystal Conversions of Mn(II) Complexes with Diverse Magnetic Properties", 2025, published in Crystal Growth & Design
  • "The different magnetic relaxation behaviors in [Fe(CN)6]3− or [Co(CN)6]3− bridged 3d-4f heterometallic compounds", 2020, published in CrystEngComm
  • "Single-chain magnet behavior in a 2p-3d-4f spin array with a nitronyl nitroxide biradical", 2020, published in Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
  • "Slow magnetic relaxation in a Dy3 triangle and a bistriangular Dy6 cluster", 2022, published in Dalton Transactions

The venues where Licun Li frequently publishes include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Dalton Transactions
  • Crystal Growth & Design
  • Magnetochemistry
  • CrystEngComm

Licun Li often collaborates with other researchers, with the most frequent co-authors being:

  • Chaoyi Jin
  • Lu Xi
  • Xiaotong Wang
  • Yue Ma
  • Jinkui Tang

Best Publications

  • Multi-Responsive Luminescent Sensors Based on Two-Dimensional Lanthanide–Metal Organic Frameworks for Highly Selective and Sensitive Detection of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) Ions and Benzaldehyde

    Zan Sun;Meng Yang;Yue Ma;Licun Li

  • Slow magnetic relaxation in lanthanide complexes with chelating nitronyl nitroxide radical.

    Xiao-Ling Wang;Li-Cun Li;Dai-Zheng Liao

  • Smooth transition between SMM and SCM-type slow relaxing dynamics for a 1-D assemblage of {Dy(nitronyl nitroxide)2} units

    Ruina Liu;Licun Li;Xiaoling Wang;Peipei Yang

  • Four new lanthanide-nitronyl nitroxide (Ln(III) = Pr(III), Sm(III), Eu(III), Tm(III)) complexes and a Tb(III) complex exhibiting single-molecule magnet behavior.

    Jin-Xia Xu;Yue Ma;Dai-zheng Liao;Gong-Feng Xu

  • Structural transformation mediated by o-, m-, and p-phthalates from two to three dimensions for manganese/phthalate/4,4 '-bpy complexes (4,4 '-bpy=4,4 '-bipyridine)

    Chengbing Ma;Changneng Chen;Qiutian Liu;Daizheng Liao

  • Ligand field-tuned single-molecule magnet behaviour of 2p–4f complexes

    Xue-Lan Mei;Yue Ma;Li-Cun Li;Dai-Zheng Liao

  • Slow magnetic relaxation in novel Dy4 and Dy8 compounds.

    Pei-Pei Yang;Xi-Feng Gao;Hai-Bin Song;Sai Zhang

  • Pyrazine-bridged Dy2 single-molecule magnet with a large anisotropic barrier.

    Yue Ma;Gong-Feng Xu;Xi Yang;Li-Cun Li

  • Modulating spin dynamics of cyclic LnIII-radical complexes (LnIII = Tb, Dy) by using phenyltrifluoroacetylacetonate coligand

    Xue-Lan Mei;Rui-Na Liu;Chao Wang;Pei-Pei Yang

  • Magnetic Slow Relaxation in Cyclic TbIII-Nitronyl Nitroxide Radical Complexes

    Haixia Tian;Ruina Liu;Xiaoling Wang;Peipei Yang

  • Syntheses, Structures, and Magnetic and Luminescence Properties of a New DyIII-Based Single-Ion Magnet

    Ya-Li Wang;Yue Ma;Xi Yang;Jinkui Tang

  • Dynamic magnetic behavior and magnetic ordering in one-dimensional Tb-nitronyl nitroxide radical chain.

    Ruina Liu;Yue Ma;Peipei Yang;Xueyan Song

  • A new family of Ln–radical chains (Ln = Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb and Dy): synthesis, structure, and magnetic properties

    Peng Hu;Xiufeng Wang;Yue Ma;Qinglun Wang

  • Synthesis, Structural Characterizations and Magnetic Properties of a Series of Mono-, Di- and Polynuclear Manganese Pyridinecarboxylate Compounds

    Deguang Huang;Wenguo Wang;Xiaofeng Zhang;Changneng Chen

  • A monometallic tri-spin single-molecule magnet based on rare earth radicals

    Na Zhou;Yue Ma;Chao Wang;Gong Feng Xu

  • Ligand substitution effect on single-molecule magnet behavior in dinuclear dysprosium complexes with radical functionalized phenol as bridging ligands

    Ruina Liu;Congming Zhang;Licun Li;Daizheng Liao

  • Molecular, One‐ and Two‐Dimensional Systems Built from Manganese(II) and Phthalate/Diimine Ligands: Syntheses, Crystal Structures and Magnetic Properties

    Chengbing Ma;Wenguo Wang;Xiaofeng Zhang;Changneng Chen

  • Synthesis, Upconversion Luminescence and Magnetic Properties of New Lanthanide–Organic Frameworks with (43)2(46,66,83) Topology

    Danfeng Weng;Xiangjun Zheng;Xiaobo Chen;Licun Li

  • Low pH hydrothermal synthesis and properties of lanthanide-organic frameworks with (4(10),6(5))(4(9),6(6)) topology constructed from Ln-Hbptc building blocks.

    Danfeng Weng;Xiangjun Zheng;Licun Li;Wenwen Yang

  • Dual-functional recyclable luminescent sensors based on 2D lanthanide-based metal-organic frameworks for highly sensitive detection of Fe 3+ and 2,4-dinitrophenol

    Zan Sun;Yungai Li;Yue Ma;Licun Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Dai-Zheng Liao
Dai-Zheng Liao Nankai University
Yue Ma
Yue Ma Nankai University
Shi-Ping Yan
Shi-Ping Yan Nankai University
Jean-Pascal Sutter
Jean-Pascal Sutter Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Zong-Hui Jiang
Zong-Hui Jiang Nankai University
Peng Cheng
Peng Cheng Nankai University
Jinkui Tang
Jinkui Tang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Licheng Sun
Licheng Sun Royal Institute of Technology
Daqiang Yuan
Daqiang Yuan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bin Zhao
Bin Zhao Nankai University

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