C. Li

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

C. Li is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, C. Li has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 13 papers in Automotive Engineering and 3 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in C. Li's work include Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (14 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (13 papers) and Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (12 papers). C. Li is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (14 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (13 papers) and Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (12 papers). C. Li collaborates with scholars based in United States and China. C. Li's co-authors include Y. B. Guo, Xiaoying Fang, Ziye Liu, C.H. Fu, Fengzhou Fang, J.F. Liu, Ryan M. White, Mark L. Weaver, Y. B. Guo and H.Q. Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Materials Science and Engineering A and Journal of Materials Processing Technology.

In The Last Decade

C. Li

21 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Residual Stress in Metal Additive Manufacturing

2018 497 citations C. Li, Ziye Liu et al. Procedia CIRP profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
C. Li United States	15	1.7k	1.2k	267	195	105	21	1.9k
Glen Snedden South Africa	7	1.2k 0.7×	808 0.7×	204 0.8×	183 0.9×	171 1.6×	32	1.5k
Dmitriy Masaylo Russia	15	1.4k 0.8×	932 0.8×	128 0.5×	235 1.2×	53 0.5×	35	1.5k
Dong‐Gyu Ahn South Korea	17	1.4k 0.8×	785 0.7×	276 1.0×	225 1.2×	141 1.3×	116	1.7k
Khalid Rafi United States	10	2.0k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	225 0.8×	401 2.1×	121 1.2×	10	2.1k
Jorge Mireles United States	17	1.1k 0.6×	858 0.7×	182 0.7×	137 0.7×	63 0.6×	30	1.3k
Jan Bültmann Germany	8	1.1k 0.6×	824 0.7×	163 0.6×	101 0.5×	120 1.1×	10	1.2k
Jean Pitot South Africa	6	1.1k 0.7×	810 0.7×	204 0.8×	189 1.0×	79 0.8×	18	1.5k
Mihaela Vlasea Canada	21	1.2k 0.7×	951 0.8×	157 0.6×	143 0.7×	81 0.8×	64	1.4k
Gerd Witt Germany	23	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	381 1.4×	187 1.0×	147 1.4×	76	1.7k
Hengfeng Gu United States	12	2.0k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	235 0.9×	368 1.9×	130 1.2×	19	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by C. Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of C. Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of C. 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 C. Li. C. Li is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, C., Hao Xiong, Huimin Qi, et al.. (2025). Research on strategies for enhancing ice-phobic properties of elastic coatings based on interfacial stress distribution. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 710. 136210–136210. 2 indexed citations

Wu, Tao, C. Li, Fangfang Sun, Pengfei Liu, & Haibo Xia. (2024). Reduction in residual stress and distortion of thin-walled inconel 718 specimens fabricated by selective laser melting: Experiment and numerical simulation. International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping. 212. 105292–105292. 5 indexed citations

Li, C., et al.. (2020). A temperature-thread multiscale modeling approach for efficient prediction of part distortion by selective laser melting. 2 indexed citations

Fang, Xiaoying, et al.. (2018). Characterization of texture and grain boundary character distributions of selective laser melted Inconel 625 alloy. Materials Characterization. 143. 182–190. 92 indexed citations

Li, C., Ziye Liu, Xiaoying Fang, & Y. B. Guo. (2018). Residual Stress in Metal Additive Manufacturing. Procedia CIRP. 71. 348–353. 497 indexed citations breakdown →

Liu, Ziye, C. Li, Xiaoying Fang, & Y. B. Guo. (2018). Energy Consumption in Additive Manufacturing of Metal Parts. Procedia Manufacturing. 26. 834–845. 136 indexed citations

Liu, J.F., C. Li, Xiaoying Fang, J.B. Jordon, & Y. B. Guo. (2018). Effect of wire-EDM on fatigue of nitinol shape memory alloy. Materials and Manufacturing Processes. 33(16). 1809–1814. 24 indexed citations

Liu, Ziye, C. Li, Xiaoying Fang, & Y. B. Guo. (2018). Cumulative energy demand and environmental impact in sustainable machining of inconel superalloy. Journal of Cleaner Production. 181. 329–336. 34 indexed citations

Li, C., Ziye Liu, Xiaoying Fang, & Y. B. Guo. (2018). On the Simulation Scalability of Predicting Residual Stress and Distortion in Selective Laser Melting. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering. 140(4). 68 indexed citations

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Li, C., J.F. Liu, Xiaoying Fang, & Y. B. Guo. (2017). Efficient predictive model of part distortion and residual stress in selective laser melting. Additive manufacturing. 17. 157–168. 189 indexed citations

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Salahshoor, M., C. Li, Ziye Liu, Xiaoying Fang, & Y. B. Guo. (2017). Surface integrity and corrosion performance of biomedical magnesium-calcium alloy processed by hybrid dry cutting-finish burnishing. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 78. 246–253. 32 indexed citations

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Brown, Donald W., C. Li, Ziye Liu, Xiaoying Fang, & Y. B. Guo. (2017). Surface integrity of Inconel 718 by hybrid selective laser melting and milling. Virtual and Physical Prototyping. 13(1). 26–31. 46 indexed citations

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Li, C., et al.. (2017). Interfacial phenomena and characteristics between the deposited material and substrate in selective laser melting Inconel 625. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 243. 269–281. 85 indexed citations

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Salahshoor, M., Y. B. Guo, & C. Li. (2017). Surface Integrity and Corrosion Performance of Biomedical Magnesium-calcium Alloy Processed by Hybrid Dry Cutting-finish Burnishing. Procedia Manufacturing. 10. 467–477. 8 indexed citations

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Sealy, Michael P., et al.. (2016). Pulsed Laser Cutting of Magnesium-Calcium for Biodegradable Stents. Procedia CIRP. 42. 67–72. 22 indexed citations

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Li, C., J.F. Liu, & Y. B. Guo. (2016). Efficient Multiscale Prediction of Cantilever Distortion by Selective Laser Melting. 8 indexed citations

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Li, C., et al.. (2016). Prediction of Residual Stress and Part Distortion in Selective Laser Melting. Procedia CIRP. 45. 171–174. 91 indexed citations

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Li, C., C.H. Fu, Y. B. Guo, & Fengzhou Fang. (2015). A multiscale modeling approach for fast prediction of part distortion in selective laser melting. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 229. 703–712. 240 indexed citations

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Li, C., C.H. Fu, Y. B. Guo, & Fengzhou Fang. (2015). Fast Prediction and Validation of Part Distortion in Selective Laser Melting. Procedia Manufacturing. 1. 355–365. 59 indexed citations

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Zhu, Shen, et al.. (2002). Characterizing Thermal Properties of Melting Te Semiconductor: Thermal Diffusivity Measurements and Simulation. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

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