K.Y. Li

5.1k total citations
156 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

K.Y. Li is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, K.Y. Li has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 113 papers in Materials Chemistry and 74 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in K.Y. Li's work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (110 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (103 papers) and Advanced materials and composites (32 papers). K.Y. Li is often cited by papers focused on Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (110 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (103 papers) and Advanced materials and composites (32 papers). K.Y. Li collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United Kingdom. K.Y. Li's co-authors include Zhifeng Zhou, P.W. Shum, Y.G. Shen, C. J. Hooke, Fei Zhou, Qianzhi Wang, Peter W. Tse, Richard C.M. Yam, P.Y.L. Tu and I. Bello and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Acta Materialia.

In The Last Decade

K.Y. Li

150 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K.Y. Li Hong Kong 38 3.0k 2.6k 1.9k 551 292 156 4.2k
Yongyong He China 36 2.0k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 2.3k 1.2× 487 0.9× 757 2.6× 126 3.6k
Edoardo Bemporad Italy 35 1.5k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 549 1.0× 734 2.5× 141 3.6k
Yi Qin United Kingdom 25 1.2k 0.4× 788 0.3× 1.6k 0.8× 469 0.9× 436 1.5× 190 2.5k
Haidou Wang China 35 2.6k 0.9× 2.4k 0.9× 3.7k 1.9× 579 1.1× 355 1.2× 378 5.5k
Y. Berthier France 32 1.9k 0.6× 908 0.3× 1.7k 0.9× 192 0.3× 262 0.9× 107 3.2k
Young Hoon Moon South Korea 35 1.8k 0.6× 1.1k 0.4× 3.3k 1.7× 353 0.6× 438 1.5× 331 4.1k
Cemal Basaran United States 37 1.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 2.3k 4.2× 369 1.3× 181 4.5k
T.A. Stolarski United Kingdom 26 2.0k 0.6× 760 0.3× 1.8k 0.9× 205 0.4× 348 1.2× 132 3.3k
Kang Yong Lee South Korea 31 2.2k 0.7× 804 0.3× 859 0.4× 372 0.7× 376 1.3× 161 3.1k
Steven M. Arnold United States 35 3.1k 1.0× 905 0.3× 1.1k 0.6× 143 0.3× 370 1.3× 251 4.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by K.Y. Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K.Y. Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K.Y. Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K.Y. 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 K.Y. Li. K.Y. 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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Dou, Rui, et al.. (2025). THE SPATIO-TEMPORAL COUPLING AND COORDINATION CHARACTERISTICS AND SPATIO EFFECTS OF CARBON EMISSION INTENSITY AND HIGH-QUALITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 23(2). 3335–3357. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Zhifeng, et al.. (2024). Penetrability: A new parameter for wear estimation of multilayer coatings. Tribology International. 204. 110422–110422. 1 indexed citations
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Li, K.Y., et al.. (2024). Permeability Prediction in Nonwoven Geotextiles Using Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Simulation. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 1335(1). 12006–12006.
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Li, K.Y., et al.. (2024). Generative model-based inverse design of Fe-based metallic glasses with high saturation magnetic flux density. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1010. 178325–178325. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Zhifeng, et al.. (2023). Designing hydrogen-free diamond like multilayer carbon coatings for superior mechanical and tribological performance. Tribology International. 192. 109211–109211. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Qianzhi, Fei Zhou, Zhifeng Zhou, K.Y. Li, & Jiwang Yan. (2017). An investigation on the crack resistance of CrN, CrBN and CrTiBN coatings via nanoindentation. Vacuum. 145. 186–193. 36 indexed citations
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Shi, Zhen, Zhifeng Zhou, P.W. Shum, & K.Y. Li. (2017). Thermal stability, wettability and corrosion resistance of sputtered ceria films on 316 stainless steel. Applied Surface Science. 477. 166–171. 21 indexed citations
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Hao, Chonglei, Yahua Liu, Xuemei Chen, et al.. (2014). Electrowetting on liquid-infused film (EWOLF): Complete reversibility and controlled droplet oscillation suppression for fast optical imaging. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 6846–6846. 122 indexed citations
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Yan, Changhao, Bin He, Tsz‐Wai Ng, et al.. (2013). Electronic structure and electrical transport in ternary Al-Mg-B films prepared by magnetron sputtering. Applied Physics Letters. 102(12). 11 indexed citations
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Li, K.Y., et al.. (2009). CARBON NITRIDE FILMS PREPARED AT DIFFERENT N2／Ar RATIOS BY CLOSED FIELD UNBALANCED REACTIVE MAGNETRON SPUTTERING. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters). 18(3). 280–288.
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Hooke, C. J., K.Y. Li, & Guillermo E. Morales-Espejel. (2007). Rapid calculation of the pressures and clearances in rough, rolling-sliding elastohydrodynamically lubricated contacts. Part 1: Low-amplitude, sinusoidal roughness. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. 221(5). 535–549. 32 indexed citations
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Li, K.Y., et al.. (2006). Carbon nitride based hard multilayer films prepared by closed field unbalanced magnetron sputtering. Surface Engineering. 22(1). 15–25. 7 indexed citations
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Li, K.Y., et al.. (2004). Synthesis and characterization of CNx/TiN multilayers on Si(100) substrates. Surface and Coatings Technology. 200(7). 2293–2300. 23 indexed citations
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Shum, P.W., K.Y. Li, Zhifeng Zhou, & Y.G. Shen. (2004). Structural and mechanical properties of titanium–aluminium–nitride films deposited by reactive close-field unbalanced magnetron sputtering. Surface and Coatings Technology. 185(2-3). 245–253. 78 indexed citations
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Huang, Ruizhe, C. Y. Chan, Jie Gong, et al.. (2001). Wear-resistant multilayered diamond-like carbon coating prepared by pulse biased arc ion plating. Diamond and Related Materials. 10(9-10). 1850–1854. 27 indexed citations
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Luo, Jianbin, Shizhu Wen, K.Y. Li, & P.L. Wong. (1998). Progresses and problems in nano-tribology. Chinese Science Bulletin. 43(5). 369–378. 10 indexed citations
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Hooke, C. J. & K.Y. Li. (1989). The Lubrication of Slippers in Axial Piston Pumps and Motors—the Effect of Tilting Couples. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. 203(5). 343–350. 48 indexed citations

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