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Materials Science

D-Index
89
Citations
28674
World Ranking
1779
National Ranking
571

Chemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
28687
World Ranking
2164
National Ranking
396

Tao 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 Tao Li sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 442 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tao 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 Tao 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: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tao Li is affiliated with Dongguan University of Technology in China and has an extensive publication record in the fields of engineering and materials science. They have contributed notably to subfields such as electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, mechanical engineering, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

Their research has focused on several main topics including:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts

Tao Li has authored a number of recent papers covering various aspects of energy and materials science. Selected works include:

  • Highly selective electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to ethanol by metallic clusters dynamically formed from atomically dispersed copper, published in 2020 in Nature Energy
  • Solid Polymer Electrolytes with High Conductivity and Transference Number of Li Ions for Li-Based Rechargeable Batteries, 2021, Advanced Science
  • Engineering of Sodium-Ion Batteries: Opportunities and Challenges, 2022, Engineering
  • Recycling of sodium-ion batteries, 2023, Nature Reviews Materials
  • Selective photocatalytic CO2 reduction in aerobic environment by microporous Pd-porphyrin-based polymers coated hollow TiO2, 2022, Nature Communications

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors including Lingzhe Fang, Erik Sarnello, Xingyi Lyu, Yun Zhao, and Randall E. Winans.

Tao Li publishes regularly in several venues, with the most frequent being:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Their work integrates areas of energy conversion and storage, particularly focusing on battery materials and technologies, electrocatalysts, and methods for CO2 reduction. This interdisciplinary approach combines engineering principles with materials chemistry to address sustainability and environmental challenges.

Best Publications

  • Grain boundary dominated ion migration in polycrystalline organic–inorganic halide perovskite films

    Yuchuan Shao;Yanjun Fang;Tao Li;Qi Wang

  • Small Angle X-ray Scattering for Nanoparticle Research

    Tao Li;Andrew J. Senesi;Byeongdu Lee

  • Monolithic integration of hybrid perovskite single crystals with heterogenous substrate for highly sensitive X-ray imaging

    Wei Wei;Yang Zhang;Qiang Xu;Haotong Wei

  • Sequence and analysis of rice chromosome 4

    Qi Feng;Yujun Zhang;Pei Hao;Shengyue Wang

  • Highly selective electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to ethanol by metallic clusters dynamically formed from atomically dispersed copper

    Haiping Xu;Haiping Xu;Dominic Rebollar;Dominic Rebollar;Haiying He;Lina Chong

  • Thin Insulating Tunneling Contacts for Efficient and Water-Resistant Perovskite Solar Cells.

    Qi Wang;Qingfeng Dong;Tao Li;Alexei Gruverman

  • Effective separation of propylene/propane binary mixtures by ZIF-8 membranes

    Yichang Pan;Tao Li;Gabriella Lestari;Zhiping Lai

  • Carbon dioxide selective mixed matrix composite membrane containing ZIF-7 nano-fillers

    Tao Li;Yichang Pan;Klaus-Viktor Peinemann;Zhiping Lai

  • Hydrophilic microporous membranes for selective ion separation and flow-battery energy storage

    Rui Tan;Anqi Wang;Richard Malpass-Evans;Rhodri Williams

  • Electric‐Field‐Driven Reversible Conversion Between Methylammonium Lead Triiodide Perovskites and Lead Iodide at Elevated Temperatures

    Yongbo Yuan;Qi Wang;Yuchuan Shao;Haidong Lu

  • Solid Polymer Electrolytes with High Conductivity and Transference Number of Li Ions for Li‐Based Rechargeable Batteries

    Yun Zhao;Li Wang;Yunan Zhou;Zheng Liang

  • Ancient genomes from northern China suggest links between subsistence changes and human migration.

    Chao Ning;Chao Ning;Tianjiao Li;Ke Wang;Fan Zhang

  • Is Cu a stable electrode material in hybrid perovskite solar cells for a 30-year lifetime?

    Jingjing Zhao;Xiaopeng Zheng;Yehao Deng;Tao Li

  • CH3NH3PbI3 perovskites: Ferroelasticity revealed

    Evgheni Strelcov;Evgheni Strelcov;Qingfeng Dong;Tao Li;Jungseok Chae;Jungseok Chae

  • Efficient Semitransparent Perovskite Solar Cells for 23.0%‐Efficiency Perovskite/Silicon Four‐Terminal Tandem Cells

    Bo Chen;Yang Bai;Zhengshan Yu;Tao Li

  • Review on water management methods for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

    X.R. Wang;Y. Ma;J. Gao;T. Li

  • Electrodeposited polypyrrole/carbon nanotubes composite films electrodes for neural interfaces.

    Yi Lu;Tao Li;Xueqing Zhao;Mei Li

  • Sonic Hedgehog Pathway Is Essential for Maintenance of Cancer Stem-Like Cells in Human Gastric Cancer

    Zhou Song;Wen Yue;Bo Wei;Ning Wang

  • Poly(vinyl alcohol)/poly(acrylic acid) hydrogel coatings for improving electrode-neural tissue interface.

    Yi Lu;Dingfang Wang;Tao Li;Xueqing Zhao

  • Visually resolving the direct Z-scheme heterojunction in CdS@ZnIn2S4 hollow cubes for photocatalytic evolution of H2 and H2O2 from pure water

    Erhuan Zhang;Qianhong Zhu;Junheng Huang;Jia Liu

  • Facile Oxidative Conversion of TiH2 to High-Concentration Ti3+-Self-Doped Rutile TiO2 with Visible-Light Photoactivity

    Lauren R. Grabstanowicz;Shanmin Gao;Tao Li;Robert M. Rickard

  • Oxygen-vacancy-related dielectric relaxations in SrTiO3 at high temperatures

    C. C. Wang;C. M. Lei;G. J. Wang;X. H. Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Randall E. Winans
Randall E. Winans Argonne National Laboratory
Alexei Gruverman
Alexei Gruverman University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Tianbo Liu
Tianbo Liu University of Akron
Kaiyang Zeng
Kaiyang Zeng National University of Singapore
Zhitang Song
Zhitang Song Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xuhong Guo
Xuhong Guo Soochow University
Stephen Z. D. Cheng
Stephen Z. D. Cheng University of Akron
Jinsong Huang
Jinsong Huang University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Byeongdu Lee
Byeongdu Lee Argonne National Laboratory
Haitao Huang
Haitao Huang Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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