Aimin Li

840 total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 705 citations indexed

About

Aimin Li is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Aimin Li has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 705 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 3 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 3 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Aimin Li's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (9 papers), Catalysts for Methane Reforming (2 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (2 papers). Aimin Li is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (9 papers), Catalysts for Methane Reforming (2 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (2 papers). Aimin Li collaborates with scholars based in China and Pakistan. Aimin Li's co-authors include Yuzhi Chang, Liping Wang, Muhammad Irfan, Lei Zhang, Mengya Wang, Yanping Du, Chuanshuai Chen, Guozhao Ji, Xuexue Wang and Yuan Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Chemosphere and International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

In The Last Decade

Aimin Li

11 papers receiving 688 citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Hydrothermal carbonization for energy-efficient processing of sewage sludge: A review

2019 395 citations Liping Wang, Yuzhi Chang et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Aimin Li China	9	476	188	174	107	88	12	705
Jinjiao Zhu China	12	467 1.0×	140 0.7×	160 0.9×	61 0.6×	44 0.5×	26	617
Oraléou Sangué Djandja China	17	581 1.2×	126 0.7×	288 1.7×	72 0.7×	58 0.7×	26	852
Catarina Nobre Portugal	15	414 0.9×	205 1.1×	140 0.8×	59 0.6×	56 0.6×	39	697
María Atienza‐Martínez Spain	15	616 1.3×	246 1.3×	182 1.0×	108 1.0×	80 0.9×	23	850
Verónica Benavente Spain	14	631 1.3×	103 0.5×	278 1.6×	119 1.1×	81 0.9×	17	886
Andreas Apfelbacher Germany	17	659 1.4×	114 0.6×	214 1.2×	48 0.4×	98 1.1×	35	872
Shifu Ge China	6	738 1.6×	117 0.6×	306 1.8×	68 0.6×	81 0.9×	8	917
Deliang Xu China	15	558 1.2×	78 0.4×	191 1.1×	80 0.7×	58 0.7×	39	826
Chunbao Zhou China	16	486 1.0×	186 1.0×	193 1.1×	69 0.6×	57 0.6×	34	710
Praveen Kumar Ghodke India	20	678 1.4×	204 1.1×	201 1.2×	62 0.6×	80 0.9×	36	1.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aimin Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Aimin Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Aimin Li based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Aimin Li. Aimin Li is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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12 of 12 papers shown

Jiang, Siqi, Weifeng Gao, Guozhao Ji, & Aimin Li. (2025). Closed-loop valorization of fly ash: Integrating selective metal extraction and multi-solid-waste geopolymer synthesis for circular economy. Separation and Purification Technology. 374. 133664–133664.

Chen, Chuanshuai, Ruili Yang, Xuexue Wang, et al.. (2021). Effect of in-situ torrefaction and densification on the properties of pellets from rice husk and rice straw. Chemosphere. 289. 133009–133009. 32 indexed citations

Li, Changjing, Guozhao Ji, Yi Qu, et al.. (2021). Influencing mechanism of zinc mineral contamination on pyrolysis kinetic and product characteristics of corn biomass. Journal of Environmental Management. 281. 111837–111837. 18 indexed citations

Irfan, Muhammad, et al.. (2021). Hydrogen-rich syngas from wet municipal solid waste gasification using Ni/Waste marble powder catalyst promoted by transition metals. Waste Management. 132. 96–104. 33 indexed citations

Irfan, Muhammad, Aimin Li, Lei Zhang, et al.. (2021). Waste tire derived char supported Ni‐Fe catalyst for catalytic thermochemical conversion of wet municipal solid waste. International Journal of Energy Research. 46(3). 3634–3646. 11 indexed citations

Irfan, Muhammad, et al.. (2019). Production of hydrogen enriched syngas from municipal solid waste gasification with waste marble powder as a catalyst. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 44(16). 8051–8061. 71 indexed citations

Irfan, Muhammad, et al.. (2019). Enhanced H₂ Production from Municipal Solid Waste Gasification Using Ni–CaO–TiO₂ Bifunctional Catalyst Prepared by dc Arc Plasma Melting. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 58(29). 13408–13419. 24 indexed citations

Wang, Liping, Yuzhi Chang, & Aimin Li. (2019). Hydrothermal carbonization for energy-efficient processing of sewage sludge: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 108. 423–440. 395 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Mengya, et al.. (2018). Comparative pyrolysis behaviors of tire tread and side wall from waste tire and characterization of the resulting chars. Journal of Environmental Management. 232. 364–371. 96 indexed citations

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Song, Xiao, Jiao Ma, Yanbo Liu, et al.. (2015). Optimization of bio-drying of kitchen waste: inoculation, initial moisture content and bulking agents. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. 19(1). 496–504. 21 indexed citations

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Li, Aimin, et al.. (2009). Multifractal characteristics of cylindrical sludge drying. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering in China. 3(4). 464–469. 1 indexed citations

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Gao, Ningbo & Aimin Li. (2009). Emissions of SO2, NO and NO2 in Biogas Incinerator During Solid Waste Gasification. 83. 1–4. 3 indexed citations

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