Li Ren

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
230 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Li Ren is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Ren has authored 230 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 53 papers in Ocean Engineering and 46 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Li Ren's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (71 papers), Climate change and permafrost (39 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (34 papers). Li Ren is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (71 papers), Climate change and permafrost (39 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (34 papers). Li Ren collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Li Ren's co-authors include Tonghua Wu, Heping Xie, Lin Zhao, Jianbin Lai, Guojie Hu, Ting Ai, Ru Zhang, Xiaodong Wu, Qianwang Chen and Cunbao Li and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Li Ren

214 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Characteristic, changes and impacts of permafrost on Qing... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 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. Characteristic, changes and impacts of permafrost on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
    2019 238 citations Li Ren, Yu Sheng et al. 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 Ren China 39 1.7k 1.3k 1.0k 974 705 230 4.9k
Nima Shokri United Kingdom 43 656 0.4× 442 0.4× 1.3k 1.2× 1.6k 1.6× 297 0.4× 119 5.6k
Markus Tuller United States 38 613 0.4× 864 0.7× 3.0k 2.9× 753 0.8× 636 0.9× 150 6.5k
Yanrong Li China 31 1.2k 0.7× 432 0.3× 1.7k 1.6× 438 0.4× 1.7k 2.3× 126 3.7k
Runqiu Huang China 47 2.7k 1.6× 826 0.7× 2.9k 2.7× 664 0.7× 4.3k 6.1× 242 7.1k
Steffen Schlüter Germany 41 867 0.5× 261 0.2× 1.7k 1.7× 1.2k 1.2× 342 0.5× 114 5.8k
Tae Sup Yun South Korea 36 2.2k 1.3× 609 0.5× 1.5k 1.4× 753 0.8× 303 0.4× 141 5.2k
Tissa H. Illangasekare United States 42 313 0.2× 652 0.5× 1.6k 1.5× 1.3k 1.4× 281 0.4× 215 5.9k
Guoyu Li China 38 555 0.3× 2.4k 1.9× 1.5k 1.4× 285 0.3× 988 1.4× 235 5.0k
Edmund Perfect United States 30 756 0.4× 149 0.1× 1.1k 1.1× 746 0.8× 264 0.4× 109 3.7k
Fujun Niu China 44 474 0.3× 4.9k 3.9× 1.7k 1.6× 189 0.2× 1.5k 2.1× 282 7.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Li Ren

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Ren

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Ren

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Li Ren. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Li Ren 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 Ren. Li Ren 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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Zhang, Xueliang, Li Ren, & Jianshi Zhao. (2025). Economic approach for optimal allocation of irrigation water in water-scarce region. Agricultural Water Management. 317. 109630–109630.
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Xie, Jing, et al.. (2024). Mining-induced fracture network reconstruction and anisotropic mining-enhanced permeability evaluation using fractal theory. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 17(4). 2256–2275. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuo, Li Ren, Wenbin Wu, et al.. (2024). Micro-structure tuning and evolution of hydroxide precursor with radially oriented grains during industrial-scale continuous precipitation process. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 977. 173458–173458. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Wenzhuo, et al.. (2024). Spatiotemporal variations of the precipitation in the Yellow River Basin considering climate and instrumental disturbance. Environmental Modelling & Software. 183. 106204–106204. 1 indexed citations
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Ren, Li, et al.. (2023). A non-linear creep model considering disturbance damage at different depths. Thermal Science. 27(5 Part A). 3863–3868. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Tonghua, Xiaodong Wu, Sizhong Yang, et al.. (2023). Carbon budgets and environmental controls in alpine ecosystems on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. CATENA. 229. 107224–107224. 12 indexed citations
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Xie, Heping, Xin Sun, Rui Zhang, et al.. (2023). Crack deflection in shale-liked layered rocks under three-point bend loading. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 289. 109464–109464. 17 indexed citations
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Gong, Fengqiang, Wuxing Wu, & Li Ren. (2022). Rockburst process and strength-weakening effect of the high-stress circular tunnel under internal unloading. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 15(4). 864–885. 38 indexed citations
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Zhao, Lin, Defu Zou, Guojie Hu, et al.. (2021). A synthesis dataset of permafrost thermal state for the Qinghai-Xizang (Tibet) Plateau, China. 8 indexed citations
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Ni, Jie, Tonghua Wu, Xiaofan Zhu, et al.. (2020). Simulation of the Present and Future Projection of Permafrost on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau with Statistical and Machine Learning Models. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 126(2). 116 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jianbo, et al.. (2018). Decoupled explosion in an underground opening and dynamic responses of surrounding rock masses and structures and induced ground motions: A FEM-DEM numerical study. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 82. 442–454. 43 indexed citations
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Wang, Tianye, Tonghua Wu, Ping Wang, et al.. (2018). Spatial distribution and changes of permafrost on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau revealed by statistical models during the period of 1980 to 2010. The Science of The Total Environment. 650(Pt 1). 661–670. 73 indexed citations
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Ren, Li, Jintao Liu, Jianjun Ni, & Xinyi Xiang. (2014). Health Evaluation of a Lake Wetland Ecosystem Based on the TOPSIS Method. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 23(6). 9 indexed citations
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Ren, Li, et al.. (2013). PRELIMINARY STUDY ON STRENGTH OF CRACKED ROCK SPECIMEN BASED ON FRACTURE MECHANICS. Engineering Mechanics. 11 indexed citations
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Lai, Jianbin, Yi Luo, & Li Ren. (2012). Numerical Evaluation of Depth Effects of Double‐Ring Infiltrometers on Soil Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Measurements. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 76(3). 867–875. 12 indexed citations
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Ren, Li. (2012). Application of Distributed Hydrological Model in Irrigation Management of Tuhai-Majia River Basin I.Parameter Calibration and Validation. Zhongguo nongye Kexue. 2 indexed citations

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