His highest cited paper is Variable selection via nonconcave penalized likelihood and its oracle properties[4] at 7390 times, according to Google Scholar.[5]
Publications
Fang, K.-T., Li, R. and Sudjianto, A. (2005). Design and Modeling for Computer Experiments. Chapman & Hall/CRC. ISBN978-1-58488-546-7
Zou, H., Li, R. One-step sparse estimates in nonconcave penalized likelihood models. Ann Stat. 2008 Aug 1; 36(4): 1509–1533.
Wang, Hansheng, Li, Runze, Tsai, Chih-Ling. Tuning parameter selectors for the smoothly clipped absolute deviation method. Biometrika, Volume 94, Issue 3, 1 August 2007, Pages 553–568
^J Fan, R Li - Journal of the American statistical Association, 2001. Variable Selection via Nonconcave Penalized Likelihood and its Oracle Properties. Volume 96, 2001 - Issue 456