Heng Li

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Heng Li is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. According to data from OpenAlex, Heng Li has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ocean Engineering, 16 papers in Environmental Engineering and 11 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. Recurrent topics in Heng Li's work include Groundwater flow and contamination studies (13 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (12 papers) and Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (11 papers). Heng Li is often cited by papers focused on Groundwater flow and contamination studies (13 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (12 papers) and Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (11 papers). Heng Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Heng Li's co-authors include Dongxiao Zhang, Junsheng Zeng, Haibin Chang, Nanzhe Wang, Meng Jin, Zequn Zhang, Pallav Sarma, Jinzhong Yang, Liangsheng Shi and Chao Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Water Resources Research.

In The Last Decade

Heng Li

46 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Deep learning of subsurface flow via theory-guided neural... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200
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.

  1. Deep learning of subsurface flow via theory-guided neural network
    2020 223 citations Nanzhe Wang, Dongxiao Zhang et al. Journal of Hydrology profile →

Peers

Heng Li
Haroun Mahgerefteh United Kingdom
Anand Natarajan Denmark
Qinzhuo Liao China
G. Tartakovsky United States
Morten Hammer Norway
L.E. Herranz Spain
Gang Lei China
Pablo Salinas United Kingdom
Hans-Joachim Kretzschmar Germany
Haroun Mahgerefteh United Kingdom
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Countries citing papers authored by Heng Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heng Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heng Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Heng Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Heng 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 Heng Li. Heng 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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Lyu, Xujian, et al.. (2025). Hydrodynamic characteristics in oblique water entry of tandem cylinders. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 305. 110742–110742.
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Li, Heng, et al.. (2023). Efficient Surrogate Modeling Based on Improved Vision Transformer Neural Network for History Matching. SPE Journal. 28(6). 3046–3062. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Heng, et al.. (2021). Application of Artificial Intelligence Technology to Numerical Weather Prediction. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 32(1). 1–11. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Nanzhe, Dongxiao Zhang, Haibin Chang, & Heng Li. (2020). Deep learning of subsurface flow via theory-guided neural network. Journal of Hydrology. 584. 124700–124700. 223 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zeng, Junsheng, Heng Li, & Dongxiao Zhang. (2019). Numerical simulation of proppant transport in propagating fractures with the multi-phase particle-in-cell method. Fuel. 245. 316–335. 66 indexed citations
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Jin, Meng & Heng Li. (2017). Efficient Uncertainty Quantification for Unconfined Flow in Heterogeneous Media with the Sparse Polynomial Chaos Expansion. Transport in Porous Media. 126(1). 23–38. 10 indexed citations
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Zeng, Junsheng, Heng Li, & Dongxiao Zhang. (2016). Numerical simulation of proppant transport in hydraulic fracture with the upscaling CFD-DEM method. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 33. 264–277. 142 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zequn, Heng Li, & Dongxiao Zhang. (2015). Water flooding performance prediction by multi-layer capacitance-resistive models combined with the ensemble Kalman filter. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 127. 1–19. 38 indexed citations
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Li, Heng. (2011). Analyses of Characteristic Values for Sanyanyu Debris Flow in Zhouqu County on August 8,2010. Northwesten Geology. 3 indexed citations
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Shi, Liangsheng, Jinzhong Yang, Dongxiao Zhang, & Heng Li. (2008). Probabilistic collocation method for unconfined flow in heterogeneous media. Journal of Hydrology. 365(1-2). 4–10. 44 indexed citations
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Li, Heng, et al.. (2004). CFD simulation of separation efficiency in gas-liquid cylindrical cyclone separators. Journal of Hydrodynamics. 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Qiping, et al.. (2001). Intelligent multimedia for expertise‐intensive training in construction. Logistics Information Management. 14(5/6). 386–393. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Heng. (2001). Simulation of Flow Accelerating on the Windward of Barchan. Zhongguo shamo. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Heng. (1999). Retrograde Evolution of Barchan on Interdune Corridor of Complex Ridges in Central Taklimakan Desert. Zhongguo shamo. 2 indexed citations

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