Kai Li

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
205 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Kai Li is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Li has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 93 papers in Materials Chemistry and 73 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kai Li's work include Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (60 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (52 papers) and Microstructure and mechanical properties (40 papers). Kai Li is often cited by papers focused on Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (60 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (52 papers) and Microstructure and mechanical properties (40 papers). Kai Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Belgium. Kai Li's co-authors include Yong Du, Min Song, D. Schryvers, Mingjun Yang, Qiang Lü, Jan Van Humbeeck, Xiebin Wang, Chao Teng, Bert Verlinden and Caijun Shi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Communications and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Kai Li

182 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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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.

Ultrafast laser welding of transparent materials: from principles to applications

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Li China	34	1.9k	1.7k	1.3k	405	355	205	3.4k
Jiawei Mi United Kingdom	30	1.8k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	412 1.0×	306 0.9×	87	2.9k
Jiang Li China	34	2.3k 1.2×	1.9k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	885 2.2×	477 1.3×	258	4.2k
Yoshimi Watanabe Japan	29	2.7k 1.4×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	705 1.7×	321 0.9×	268	3.7k
Jing Liu China	37	2.7k 1.4×	2.8k 1.7×	679 0.5×	614 1.5×	468 1.3×	295	5.0k
Yanan Fu China	34	1.9k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	412 1.0×	461 1.3×	171	3.9k
Peng Zhang China	29	1.9k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	453 0.4×	849 2.1×	421 1.2×	238	3.5k
Xian Luo China	34	3.0k 1.6×	2.3k 1.4×	985 0.8×	867 2.1×	367 1.0×	292	4.4k
Wei Zhou China	29	1.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	522 0.4×	867 2.1×	470 1.3×	167	3.4k
Minghui Chen China	35	1.9k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	1.6k 1.3×	685 1.7×	331 0.9×	223	4.3k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Kai, et al.. (2026). CCDC 2258168: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination. Open MIND.

Shen, Zong‐Yang, H. Felix Wu, Zhipeng Zhang, et al.. (2025). Boosting comprehensive electrical properties of CaBi4Ti4O15 ceramics by multi-ion doping for high-temperature piezoelectric sensor applications. Ceramics International. 51(19). 28236–28245.

Li, Kai, et al.. (2024). Enhanced mechanical properties originating from the B doping over Mo-Y2O3 composites. International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials. 119. 106561–106561. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Hang, et al.. (2024). Anisotropic hydrogel sensors with muscle-like structures based on high-absorbent alginate fibers. Carbohydrate Polymers. 349(Pt B). 123015–123015. 6 indexed citations

Guo, Xiuhua, et al.. (2024). Microstructure and arc erosion behavior of WC/CuCr30 composites based on nano-Cr precipitation. Vacuum. 222. 112954–112954. 6 indexed citations

Li, Zhou, Xianshi Jia, Xin Li, et al.. (2024). High efficiency femtosecond laser ablation of alumina ceramics under the filament induced plasma shock wave. Ceramics International. 50(22). 47472–47484. 28 indexed citations

Zhao, Zhiyong, et al.. (2024). Effect of Lu3+ on optical properties of Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped oxyfluoride glass-ceramics containing Y5O4F7 nanocrystals. Ceramics International. 50(18). 33472–33479. 5 indexed citations

Li, Kai, et al.. (2024). Precipitation of Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped Y5O4F7 nanocrystals in oxyfluoride glass for color display, temperature sensor and laser heater. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1010. 178080–178080.

Li, Kai & Daiman Zhu. (2024). Ratiometric optical temperature sensing properties based on up-conversion luminescence of novel NaLaTi2O6:Yb3+,Er3+/Ho3+ phosphors. Materials Research Bulletin. 181. 113117–113117. 9 indexed citations

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Li, Kai, Shilin Chen, Mingyang Li, et al.. (2024). Plasma Assisted Ammonia Synthesis in a Fluidized-Bed DBD reactor: Effect of Catalyst Particle Movement. 1–1. 1 indexed citations

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Jia, Xianshi, Li Zhou, Cong Wang, et al.. (2023). Study of the dynamics of material removal processes in combined pulse laser drilling of alumina ceramic. Optics & Laser Technology. 160. 109053–109053. 47 indexed citations

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Zeng, Fangfang, Qiang Lü, Liyong Chen, et al.. (2023). Influence of deposition pressure on the microstructure and mechanical properties of CVD TiAlSiN coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology. 466. 129605–129605. 5 indexed citations

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Zhao, Junfeng, Xiaohui Li, En Xie, et al.. (2023). Study on the dissolution diffusion behavior of Al in Sn melt. Frontiers in Materials. 10. 1 indexed citations

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Lü, Qiang, Jingjing Hu, Tong Yang, et al.. (2023). Revisiting the effect of Ag additions on Ω precipitation and heat resistance of Al–Cu–Mg–Si–Ag alloys. Materials Science and Engineering A. 885. 145539–145539. 10 indexed citations

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Jia, Xianshi, et al.. (2023). Multi-scan picosecond laser welding of non-optical contact soda lime glass. Optics & Laser Technology. 161. 109164–109164. 45 indexed citations

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Wang, Cong, Xuesong Chen, Xianshi Jia, et al.. (2023). Fabrication of the double-layer millimeter wave frequency selective surface by femtosecond laser. Optik. 278. 170726–170726.

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Yang, Mingjun, Qiang Lü, Lin Han, et al.. (2023). Effects of Rapid Quenching on Grain Boundary Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of an Al-Mg-Si-Cu Alloy. Materials. 16(16). 5609–5609. 6 indexed citations

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Yang, Mingjun, Lin Han, Kai Li, et al.. (2023). Quantified effect of quench rate on the microstructures and mechanical properties of an Al–Mg–Si alloy. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 24. 6753–6761. 15 indexed citations

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Lü, Qiang, Jianchuan Wang, Hongcheng Li, et al.. (2023). Synergy of multiple precipitate/matrix interface structures for a heat resistant high-strength Al alloy. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2959–2959. 79 indexed citations

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Li, Kai, Qiang Lü, Yuanfei Li, et al.. (2023). Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of Quaternary Eutectic α+θ+Q+Si Clusters in As-Cast Al-Mg-Si-Cu Alloys. Materials. 16(18). 6091–6091. 1 indexed citations

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