Li Ai

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Li Ai is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Ai has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 30 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 24 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Li Ai's work include Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (17 papers), Non-Destructive Testing Techniques (14 papers) and Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring (12 papers). Li Ai is often cited by papers focused on Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (17 papers), Non-Destructive Testing Techniques (14 papers) and Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring (12 papers). Li Ai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Li Ai's co-authors include X.-L. Gao, Paul Ziehl, Vafa Soltangharaei, Mahmoud Bayat, Bin Zhang, Michel van Tooren, Chuang He, E Shuang, Lingyun Liu and Jun Yao and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

Li Ai

104 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Automated crack detection and crack depth prediction for ... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75
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. Automated crack detection and crack depth prediction for reinforced concrete structures using deep learning
    2023 95 citations Li Ai, Paul Ziehl et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Li Ai China 22 705 541 403 241 209 115 1.6k
Tiantian Wang China 24 577 0.8× 363 0.7× 402 1.0× 167 0.7× 128 0.6× 168 2.0k
Kai Li China 23 343 0.5× 669 1.2× 275 0.7× 215 0.9× 408 2.0× 173 1.9k
Liangliang Jiang China 23 453 0.6× 198 0.4× 454 1.1× 244 1.0× 116 0.6× 104 1.6k
Jingjing He China 30 725 1.0× 765 1.4× 946 2.3× 246 1.0× 331 1.6× 117 2.2k
Yue Hou China 28 441 0.6× 1.5k 2.7× 265 0.7× 86 0.4× 227 1.1× 92 2.1k
Shaohua Li China 27 434 0.6× 261 0.5× 703 1.7× 268 1.1× 204 1.0× 217 2.5k
Jiayi Yan China 30 617 0.9× 522 1.0× 309 0.8× 348 1.4× 481 2.3× 70 2.8k
Shuying Wang China 31 214 0.3× 1.4k 2.6× 314 0.8× 420 1.7× 288 1.4× 218 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Li Ai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Ai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Li Ai. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Li Ai. The network helps show where Li Ai may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Ai

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Guo, Fengxiang, et al.. (2025). An anchor-free selective state space framework for real-time tunnel structure health monitoring. Measurement Science and Technology. 36(8). 85007–85007.
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Wang, Yuanyi, et al.. (2025). Lithium slag-ground granulated blast furnace slag based geopolymer: Efflorescence mechanism analysis. Construction and Building Materials. 478. 141418–141418. 3 indexed citations
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Henderson, Alex, et al.. (2024). Full-scale experimental investigation of prestressed concrete bridge girders strengthened with aluminium channels. Engineering Structures. 314. 118433–118433. 3 indexed citations
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Ai, Li, et al.. (2024). Acoustic emission monitoring and automated characterization of low-velocity impacts on composite components. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 218. 111586–111586. 9 indexed citations
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Wu, Yunpeng, et al.. (2024). Hybrid learning architecture for high-speed railroad scene parsing and potential safety hazard evaluation of UAV images. Measurement. 239. 115504–115504. 6 indexed citations
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Ai, Li, Alex Henderson, Vafa Soltangharaei, et al.. (2024). Enhancing the rehabilitation of timber piles using fiber reinforced polymer: An acoustic emission analysis under compressive stress. Engineering Structures. 320. 118915–118915. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Hang, Dehao Liu, Zhe Ma, et al.. (2024). MFC-PINN: A method to improve the accuracy and robustness of acoustic emission source planar localization. Measurement. 235. 114995–114995. 6 indexed citations
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Ai, Li, et al.. (2024). Effects of modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes and PVA fibers on mechanical properties and microstructure of lithium slag base geopolymer. Construction and Building Materials. 438. 137237–137237. 11 indexed citations
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Ai, Li, et al.. (2024). Numerical Investigation of Three-Dimensional Incompressible Fluid Flow in Curved Elastic Tube. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(3). 1–9. 3 indexed citations
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Ai, Li, et al.. (2024). Research Progress of Maillard Reaction and its Application in Processing of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Natural Product Communications. 19(11). 4 indexed citations
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Ai, Li, et al.. (2024). Integration of Bi2S3 nanoflowers into TiO2 nanorods for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting performance. Materials Letters. 380. 137740–137740. 2 indexed citations
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Henderson, Alex, et al.. (2023). Cost-effective methods for flexural strengthening of one-way RC precast flat slab bridges in South Carolina. Construction and Building Materials. 408. 133675–133675. 2 indexed citations
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Ai, Li, et al.. (2023). Automated crack detection and crack depth prediction for reinforced concrete structures using deep learning. Construction and Building Materials. 370. 130709–130709. 95 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ai, Li, et al.. (2023). Structural health monitoring of stainless-steel nuclear fuel storage canister using acoustic emission. Developments in the Built Environment. 17. 100294–100294. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Shaoning, Shaowei Lu, Xiaotian Xu, et al.. (2021). How human mega-events influence urban airborne PM2.5 pollution: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environmental Pollution. 281. 117009–117009. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yun, Yufei Mei, Li Ai, et al.. (2020). Degradation of FA reduces Aβ neurotoxicity and Alzheimer-related phenotypes. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(10). 5578–5591. 35 indexed citations
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Jia, Qingquan, et al.. (2016). A Single-Phase-to-Ground Fault Locating Algorithm for Arc-Suppression-Coil Earthed Power Distribution Systems Based on Parameter Estimation. Diangong Jishu Xuebao. 31(23). 85. 1 indexed citations
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Ai, Li. (2001). A high sensitive radioactive aerosol continuous monitor. Hedianzixue yu tance jishu. 1 indexed citations
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Ai, Li, et al.. (2000). Application method to calculate toxicological test with Excel.. Zhongguo meijie shengwuxue ji kongzhi zazhi. 11(1). 43–47.

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