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Na Li

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2008

Publications

109

Citations

1,793

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

19

Publishing since 2008

Research summary
AI-generated

This publication record appears to combine work from multiple researchers who share the name 'Na Li,' spanning pharmaceutical materials science (crystallization, drug solubility, nanoparticle behavior, drug delivery) as well as unrelated topics like food science, agriculture, and biology. The pharmaceutical-materials thread focuses on how drug particles and crystals form, dissolve, and behave in the body, including studies of amorphous nanoparticle stability and a phenomenon called the 'particle drifting effect' relevant to drug absorption. Because the data likely reflects several distinct individuals rather than one coherent research program, prospective students should verify institutional affiliation and specific subfield before drawing conclusions.

Pharmaceutical crystallization and solubilityAmorphous nanoparticle formation and stabilityDrug delivery and absorption mechanismsCrystal structure determinationFood and agricultural materials science (likely a distinct co-author cluster)

Publication output rose from a handful of papers per year in 2017-2019 to a peak of 15 per year in 2022-2023, then declined to single digits in 2024-2026, suggesting variable rather than steadily growing activity.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 9.0/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 8 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 8 publications202021: 11 publications212022: 15 publications15222023: 15 publications15232024: 5 publications242025: 8 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Cambridge Structural Database×38
  • Molecular Pharmaceutics×10
  • Pharmaceutical Research×4
  • Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences×3
  • Crystal Growth & Design×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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