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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 48 15433 13914 2391 2372 114 6289

Renjie Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Renjie Li between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Renjie Li published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2022. 51 of the 215 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2022. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 5 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 4 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 36 publications 2023: 28 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 30 publications
2003 2025

215 publications in total across all disciplines

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Renjie Li: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 5
2005 5
2006 5
2007 5
2008 3
2009 3
2010 7
2011 1
2012 4
2013 6
2014 6
2015 8
2016 6
2017 5
2018 7
2019 7
2020 4
2021 12
2022 36
2023 28
2024 21
2025 30
Total 215
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Renjie Li publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 101–120 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 114 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623 114
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Renjie Li D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 48–49 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835 48
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Renjie Li is affiliated with Wuhan University in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a strong emphasis on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, and Biomedical Engineering.

Renjie Li's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films

Their recent papers include:

  • "Gradient Energy Alignment Engineering for Planar Perovskite Solar Cells with Efficiency Over 23%" (2020) published in Advanced Materials
  • "Cobalt Chloride Hexahydrate Assisted in Reducing Energy Loss in Perovskite Solar Cells with Record Open-Circuit Voltage of 1.20 V" (2021) published in ACS Energy Letters
  • "Suppressed recombination for monolithic inorganic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells with an approximate efficiency of 23%" (2022) published in eScience
  • "Structural Regulation of Coupled Phthalocyanine-Porphyrin Covalent Organic Frameworks to Highly Active and Selective Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction" (2022) published in Advanced Materials
  • "Construction of rGO-coupled C3N4/C3N5 2D/2D Z-scheme heterojunction to accelerate charge separation for efficient visible light H2 evolution" (2022) published in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Renjie Li include Tianyou Peng, Ying Zhao, Xiaodan Zhang, Biao Shi, and Bingbing Chen.

The main venues where Renjie Li publishes research are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Advanced Materials
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Best Publications

  • Highly Asymmetric Phthalocyanine as a Sensitizer of Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Extremely Efficient Photocatalytic H2 Production under Near-Infrared Light

    Xiaohu Zhang;Lijuan Yu;Chuansheng Zhuang;Tianyou Peng

  • Construction of rGO-coupled C3N4/C3N5 2D/2D Z-scheme heterojunction to accelerate charge separation for efficient visible light H2 evolution

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  • Structural Regulation of Coupled Phthalocyanine–Porphyrin Covalent Organic Frameworks to Highly Active and Selective Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction

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  • Direct Z-Scheme 2D/2D Photocatalyst Based on Ultrathin g-C3N4 and WO3 Nanosheets for Efficient Visible-Light-Driven H2 Generation.

    Dong Liu;Shuai Zhang;Jinming Wang;Tianyou Peng

  • Electron-donating or -withdrawing nature of substituents revealed by the electrochemistry of metal-free phthalocyanines.

    Renjie Li;Xianxi Zhang;Peihua Zhu;Dennis K P Ng

  • Visible/Near-Infrared-Light-Induced H2 Production over g-C3N4 Co-sensitized by Organic Dye and Zinc Phthalocyanine Derivative

    Xiaohu Zhang;Tianyou Peng;Lijuan Yu;Renjie Li

  • Tuning the valence of the cerium center in (Na)phthalocyaninato and porphyrinato cerium double-deckers by changing the nature of the tetrapyrrole ligands.

    Yongzhong Bian;Jianzhuang Jiang;Ye Tao;Michael T. M. Choi

  • Effects of annealing conditions on the photoelectrochemical properties of dye-sensitized solar cells made with ZnO nanoparticles

    Lanlan Lu;Renjie Li;Ke Fan;Tianyou Peng;Tianyou Peng

  • Controlling the Nature of Mixed (Phthalocyaninato)(porphyrinato) Rare-Earth(III) Double-Decker Complexes: The Effects of Nonperipheral Alkoxy Substitution of the Phthalocyanine Ligand

    Rongming Wang;Renjie Li;Yong Li;Xianxi Zhang

  • Heteroleptic bis(phthalocyaninato) europium(III) complexes fused with different numbers of 15-crown-5 moieties. Synthesis, spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and supramolecular structure.

    Ning Sheng;Renjie Li;Chi Fung Choi;Wei Su

  • Di(alkoxy)- and di(alkylthio)-substituted perylene-3,4;9,10-tetracarboxy diimides with tunable electrochemical and photophysical properties.

    Chuntao Zhao;Yuexing Zhang;Renjie Li;Xiyou Li

  • Syntheses of asymmetric zinc phthalocyanines as sensitizer of Pt-loaded graphitic carbon nitride for efficient visible/near-IR-light-driven H2 production.

    Lijuan Yu;Xiaohu Zhang;Chuansheng Zhuang;Li Lin

  • Nonperipherally Octa(butyloxy)‐Substituted Phthalocyanine Derivatives with Good Crystallinity: Effects of Metal–Ligand Coordination on the Molecular Structure, Internal Structure, and Dimensions of Self‐Assembled Nanostructures

    Yingning Gao;Yingning Gao;Yanli Chen;Renjie Li;Yongzhong Bian

  • Porphyrin Conjugated Polymer Grafted onto BiVO 4 Nanosheets for Efficient Z‐Scheme Overall Water Splitting via Cascade Charge Transfer and Single‐Atom Catalytic Sites

    Jinming Wang;Lei Xu;Tingxia Wang;Renjie Li

  • Modulating the bridging units of carbon nitride for highly efficient charge separation and visible-light-responsive photocatalytic H2 evolution

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  • Electron‐Donating Alkoxy‐Group‐Driven Synthesis of Heteroleptic Tris(phthalocyaninato) Lanthanide(III) Triple‐Deckers with Symmetrical Molecular Structure

    Peihua Zhu;Na Pan;Renjie Li;Jianmin Dou

  • Asymmetric Zinc Porphyrin Derivative-Sensitized Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Efficient Visible-Light-Driven H2 Production

    Jinming Wang;Ya Zheng;Tianyou Peng;Jing Zhang

  • Synthesis, spectroscopic properties, and electrochemistry of heteroleptic rare earth double-decker complexes with phthalocyaninato and meso-tetrakis (4-chlorophenyl)porphyrinato ligands

    Fanli Lu;Xuan Sun;Renjie Li;Dongbo Liang

  • Ru(II) complexes bearing 2,6-bis(benzimidazole-2-yl)pyridine ligands: A new class of catalysts for efficient dehydrogenation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids and H2 in the alcohol/CsOH system

    Zengjin Dai;Qi Luo;Xianggao Meng;Renjie Li

  • Efficiently enhanced N2 photofixation performance of sea-urchin-like W18O49 microspheres with Mn-doping

    Zihao Ying;Shengtao Chen;Shuai Zhang;Tianyou Peng

  • Synthesis, characterization, and OFET properties of amphiphilic heteroleptic tris(phthalocyaninato) europium(III) complexes with hydrophilic poly(oxyethylene) substituents.

    Renjie Li;Pan Ma;Shuai Dong;Xianyao Zhang

  • A simple preparation method for quasi-solid-state flexible dye-sensitized solar cells by using sea urchin-like anatase TiO2 microspheres

    Ke Fan;Tianyou Peng;Junnian Chen;Xiaohu Zhang

  • Amphiphilic perylenetretracarboxyl diimide dimer and its application in field effect transistor.

    Yanfeng Wang;Yanli Chen;Yanli Chen;Renjie Li;Shuangqing Wang

  • Cyclophanes of Perylene Tetracarboxylic Diimide with Different Substituents at Bay Positions

    Junqian Feng;Yuexing Zhang;Chuntao Zhao;Renjie Li

  • Synthesis, structure, spectroscopic properties, and electrochemistry of (1,8,15,22-tetrasubstituted phthalocyaninato)lead complexes.

    Yongzhong Bian;Lei Li;Jianmin Dou;Diana Y. Y. Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Tianyou Peng
Tianyou Peng Wuhan University
Jianzhuang Jiang
Jianzhuang Jiang University of Science and Technology Beijing
Dennis K. P. Ng
Dennis K. P. Ng Chinese University of Hong Kong
Nagao Kobayashi
Nagao Kobayashi Tokyo Institute of Technology
Ke Fan
Ke Fan Dalian University of Technology
Jianmin Dou
Jianmin Dou Liaocheng University
Xiyou Li
Xiyou Li Shandong University
Xingguo Li
Xingguo Li Peking University
Dennis P. Arnold
Dennis P. Arnold Queensland University of Technology
Pui-Chi Lo
Pui-Chi Lo City University of Hong Kong

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