Mingjun Li

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
114 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Mingjun Li is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mingjun Li has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 51 papers in Materials Chemistry and 42 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mingjun Li's work include Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (38 papers), Solidification and crystal growth phenomena (37 papers) and Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics (22 papers). Mingjun Li is often cited by papers focused on Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (38 papers), Solidification and crystal growth phenomena (37 papers) and Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics (22 papers). Mingjun Li collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and United States. Mingjun Li's co-authors include Takuya Tamura, Kazuhiko Kuribayashi, Kenji Miwa, Daniel A. Nolan, Naoki Omura, Kosuke Nagashio, Charles Ci Wen Lim, Boris Korzh, Hugo Zbinden and Rob Thew and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Mingjun Li

107 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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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.

Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution Over a 404 km Optical Fiber

2016 563 citations Mingjun Li et al. profile →
Provably secure and practical quantum key distribution over 307 km of optical fibre

2015 340 citations Mingjun Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mingjun Li Japan	23	865	800	796	761	541	114	2.7k
M. Marszałek Poland	20	400 0.5×	271 0.3×	572 0.7×	172 0.2×	160 0.3×	117	2.5k
Torsten Scherer Germany	29	301 0.3×	281 0.4×	1.6k 2.0×	548 0.7×	86 0.2×	106	3.1k
Toshiyuki Fujii Japan	27	292 0.3×	71 0.1×	1.2k 1.5×	1.1k 1.4×	384 0.7×	161	2.3k
Weixing Yu China	28	429 0.5×	134 0.2×	874 1.1×	184 0.2×	229 0.4×	141	3.1k
Wei Zhao China	24	415 0.5×	153 0.2×	185 0.2×	174 0.2×	320 0.6×	218	2.2k
Tomoyuki Yamamoto Japan	35	249 0.3×	146 0.2×	1.5k 1.9×	272 0.4×	88 0.2×	207	3.7k
Zhenlin Wang China	28	1.2k 1.4×	138 0.2×	895 1.1×	348 0.5×	942 1.7×	120	4.1k
Walter Perrie United Kingdom	34	817 0.9×	100 0.1×	483 0.6×	548 0.7×	90 0.2×	105	3.0k
Weiqiang Ding China	32	1.9k 2.2×	102 0.1×	1.2k 1.5×	292 0.4×	250 0.5×	117	4.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mingjun Li

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Xiang, Xin‐Biao Xu, Mingjun Li, et al.. (2025). Fiber-to-chip grating couplers for lithium niobate on sapphire. Applied Optics. 65(3). 786–786.

Cui, G.J., et al.. (2025). Unveiling electron scattering mechanism at Al-doped grain boundaries in Cu interconnects. Materials & Design. 251. 113677–113677. 2 indexed citations

Li, Mingjun, et al.. (2025). Methane hydrate decomposition in fluid flow environment: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 241. 126731–126731. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Ruigang, Mingjun Li, Xiaochun Guo, et al.. (2025). Intensified performance and mechanism of nitrogen removal in constructed wetland incorporating algal pond for treating low carbon nitrogen ratio wastewater. Bioresource Technology. 429. 132488–132488. 1 indexed citations

Tamura, Takuya & Mingjun Li. (2025). Separation of aluminum and silicon from crystallizing Al–12.6wt%Si eutectic melts by applying an electromagnetic force during directional solidification. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 342. 118916–118916.

Jin, Yuzhen, et al.. (2025). Particle deposition characteristics on different finned tube types in industrial flue gas waste heat recovery. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 166. 109180–109180.

Li, Mingjun, et al.. (2025). Facile synthesis of Bi2O3/FeS innovative heterostructure composite with enhanced energy storage performance for high-performance supercapacitors. Materials Science and Engineering B. 321. 118493–118493.

Cheng, Zhaokan, Dianwei Liu, Jin-Young Park, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of the management of rotator cuff injuries utilising superparamagnetic iron oxide tracking stem cells. Tissue and Cell. 95. 102836–102836. 1 indexed citations

Tamura, Takuya & Mingjun Li. (2024). Upgrading recycling of Al–7 wt%Si alloys using electromagnetic force in directional solidification. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 979. 173528–173528. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Nan, et al.. (2024). Design and simulation of a compact polarization beam splitter based on dual-core photonic crystal fiber with elliptical gold layer. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 18017–18017. 18 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhendong, Jing Wang, Qihong Wu, et al.. (2024). Refining habitat selection for sulfate-reducing bacteria: Evaluating suitability and adaptability for sulfate-metal wastewater treatment during anaerobic-to-aerobic transitions. Journal of Environmental Management. 370. 123002–123002. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Mingjun, Bingbing Chen, Kehan Li, Yongchen Song, & Mingjun Yang. (2023). Stability and structure of multiply occupied sII CO2 clathrate hydrates: A possibility for carbon capturing. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 380. 121746–121746. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Mingjun, Takuya Tamura, & Koichi Takahashi. (2022). Refinement of Microstructure of JIS A7204 and A6022 Aluminum Alloys Solidified by Electromagnetic Vibration Technique. MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS. 63(6). 923–930. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Mingjun, Naoki Omura, Yūichiro Murakami, Isao Matsui, & Shuji Tada. (2020). A comparative study of the primary phase formation in Al–7 wt% Si and Al–17 wt% Si alloys solidified by electromagnetic stirring processing. Materials Today Communications. 24. 101146–101146. 22 indexed citations

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Li, Mingjun & Takuya Tamura. (2019). Crystalline orientation control of the platelet Nd2Fe14B phase to produce magnetic anisotropy via electromagnetic vibration processing. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 5733–5733. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Mingjun, Takuya Tamura, Naoki Omura, & Kenji Miwa. (2009). Effect of Vibration Timing on the Microstructure and Microtexture Formation of AZ91D Magnesium Alloys during Electromagnetic Vibration. MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS. 50(8). 2015–2020. 6 indexed citations

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Omura, Naoki, Yūichiro Murakami, Mingjun Li, et al.. (2009). Effects of Mechanical Vibration on Macrostructure and Mechanical Properties of AC4C Aluminum Alloy Castings. MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS. 50(11). 2578–2583. 24 indexed citations

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Xiong, Qiaojie, Zhiyong Gao, Wei Wang, & Mingjun Li. (2008). Activation of Kv7 (KCNQ) voltage-gated potassium channels by synthetic compounds. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 29(2). 99–107. 96 indexed citations

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Nagashio, Kosuke, Mingjun Li, & Kazuhiko Kuribayashi. (2003). Containerless Solidification and Net Shaping by Splat Quenching of Undercooled Nd<SUB>2</SUB>Fe<SUB>14</SUB>B Melts. MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS. 44(5). 853–860. 7 indexed citations

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Nadarajah, Athavan, Mingjun Li, & Marc L. Pusey. (1997). Growth Mechanism of the (110) Face of Tetragonal Lysozyme Crystals. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 53(5). 524–534. 36 indexed citations

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