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2022

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Materials Science

D-Index
81
Citations
23451
World Ranking
2587
National Ranking
92

Sean 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 Sean Li sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 472 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sean 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 Sean Li sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Sean Li is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia and has contributed significantly to the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research primarily focuses on Electrical and Electronic Engineering as well as Materials Chemistry, with additional work in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics of Sean Li's research work include:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials

Sean Li has published extensively in a variety of venues. Their frequent publication venues are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Sean Li are:

  • A review of Sb2Se3 photovoltaic absorber materials and thin-film solar cells, 2020, Solar Energy
  • High-κ perovskite membranes as insulators for two-dimensional transistors, 2022, Nature
  • Polymer nanocomposite dielectrics for capacitive energy storage, 2024, Nature Nanotechnology
  • The effect of coordination environment on the activity and selectivity of single-atom catalysts, 2022, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • Photocatalytic solar fuel production and environmental remediation through experimental and DFT based research on CdSe-QDs-coupled P-doped-g-C3N4 composites, 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Frequent collaborators in Sean Li's research include:

  • Jack Yang
  • Wenxian Li
  • Xiaotao Zu
  • Liang Qiao
  • Riyue Ge

Best Publications

  • Phosphorus-Based Alloy Materials for Advanced Potassium-Ion Battery Anode

    Wenchao Zhang;Jianfeng Mao;Sean Li;Zhixin Chen

  • Transparent ceramics: Processing, materials and applications

    S. F. Wang;J. Zhang;D. W. Luo;Feng Gu

  • Interfacial characteristics of a carbon nanotube–polystyrene composite system

    Kin Liao;Sean Li

  • Physical interactions at carbon nanotube-polymer interface

    M. Wong;M. Paramsothy;X.J. Xu;Y. Ren

  • Enhancement of CO detection in Al doped graphene

    Z.M. Ao;Z.M. Ao;J. Yang;S. Li;Q. Jiang

  • Atomic Interface Engineering and Electric-Field Effect in Ultrathin Bi 2 MoO 6 Nanosheets for Superior Lithium Ion Storage

    Yang Zheng;Tengfei Zhou;Xudong Zhao;Wei Kong Pang

  • A review of Sb2Se3 photovoltaic absorber materials and thin-film solar cells

    Abdurashid Mavlonov;Abdurashid Mavlonov;Takhir Razykov;Fazal Raziq;Jiantuo Gan

  • Electrically tunable dielectric materials and strategies to improve their performances

    Ling Bing Kong;S. Li;T. S. Zhang;J. W. Zhai

  • Carbon-coated SnO2/graphene nanosheets as highly reversible anode materials for lithium ion batteries

    Chaofeng Zhang;Xing Peng;Zaiping Guo;Chuanbin Cai

  • Composition dependence of the microstructure and soft magnetic properties of Fe-based amorphous/nanocrystalline alloys: A review study

    H.R. Lashgari;D. Chu;Shishu Xie;Huande Sun

  • Al doped graphene : A promising material for hydrogen storage at room temperature

    Z. M. Ao;Q. Jiang;R. Q. Zhang;T. T. Tan

  • Correlation between the Melting Point of a Nanosolid and the Cohesive Energy of a Surface Atom

    Chang Q. Sun;and Y. Wang;B. K. Tay;S. Li

  • Bond-order?bond-length?bond-strength (bond-OLS) correlation mechanism for the shape-and-size dependence of a nanosolid

    Chang Q Sun;Chang Q Sun;B K Tay;X T Zeng;S Li

  • Surface Engineering and Design Strategy for Surface-Amorphized TiO2@Graphene Hybrids for High Power Li-Ion Battery Electrodes

    Tengfei Zhou;Yang Zheng;Hong Gao;Shudi Min

  • Density functional theory calculations on the CO catalytic oxidation on Al-embedded graphene

    Quanguo G. Jiang;Quanguo G. Jiang;Zhimin M. Ao;Sean Li;Zi Wen

  • Switching of magnetic easy-axis using crystal orientation for large perpendicular coercivity in CoFe2O4 thin film.

    Sagar E. Shirsath;Xiaoxi Liu;Yukiko Yasukawa;Sean Li

  • Photocatalytic solar fuel production and environmental remediation through experimental and DFT based research on CdSe-QDs-coupled P-doped-g-C3N4 composites

    Fazal Raziq;Asif Hayat;Muhammad Humayun;Sunil Kumar Baburao Mane

  • Investigation of cohesive energy effects on size-dependent physical and chemical properties of nanocrystals

    Chun Cheng Yang;Sean Li

  • Tuning the surface oxygen concentration of {111} surrounded ceria nanocrystals for enhanced photocatalytic activities

    Adnan Younis;Dewei Chu;Yusuf Valentino Kaneti;Sean Li

  • Size dependence of Zn 2p 3∕2 binding energy in nanocrystalline ZnO

    Y. Y. Tay;S. Li;C. Q. Sun;P. Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Dewei Chu
Dewei Chu University of New South Wales
Chang Q. Sun
Chang Q. Sun Nanyang Technological University
Ling Bing Kong
Ling Bing Kong Nanyang Technological University
Zhimin Ao
Zhimin Ao Guangdong University of Technology
Jiabao Yi
Jiabao Yi University of Newcastle Australia
Liang Qiao
Liang Qiao University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Xiaotao Zu
Xiaotao Zu University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Wenxiu Que
Wenxiu Que Xi'an Jiaotong University
Freddy Yin Chiang Boey
Freddy Yin Chiang Boey City University of Hong Kong
Beng Kang Tay
Beng Kang Tay Nanyang Technological University

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