Defu Li

139 papers and 4.8k indexed citations
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Defu Li is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Defu Li has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Biomaterials, 36 papers in Materials Chemistry and 28 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Defu Li’s work include Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (20 papers), Metallurgy and Material Forming (15 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (13 papers). Defu Li is often cited by papers focused on Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (20 papers), Metallurgy and Material Forming (15 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (13 papers). Defu Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Defu Li's co-authors include Changdao Mu, Liming Ge, Xinying Li, Wei Lin, Jimin Guo, Lun Yuan, Shengli Guo, Qingmiao Guo, Xinying Li and Peng Haijian and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Energy & Environmental Science and Chemistry of Materials.

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Defu Li

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Defu Li

130 papers receiving 4.6k citations

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