Weihua Li

34.3k total citations · 7 hit papers
835 papers, 27.2k citations indexed

About

Weihua Li is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Weihua Li has authored 835 papers receiving a total of 27.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 284 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 284 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 190 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Weihua Li's work include Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids (239 papers), Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis (129 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (95 papers). Weihua Li is often cited by papers focused on Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids (239 papers), Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis (129 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (95 papers). Weihua Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Weihua Li's co-authors include Haiping Du, Gürsel Alıcı, S. S. Sun, Jun Zhang, Dan Yuan, Sheng Yan, Nam‐Trung Nguyen, S. Joe Qin, Shi‐Yang Tang and Hejun Du and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Weihua Li

776 papers receiving 26.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Fundamentals and applications of inertial microfluidics: a review
    2015 794 citations Weihua Li et al. profile →
  2. Recursive PCA for adaptive process monitoring
    2000 660 citations Weihua Li et al. profile →
  3. A state-of-the-art review on magnetorheological elastomer devices
    2014 540 citations Weihua Li, Haiping Du et al. Smart Materials and Structures profile →
  4. Liquid metal-filled magnetorheological elastomer with positive piezoconductivity
    2019 321 citations Guolin Yun, S. S. Sun et al. Nature Communications profile →
  5. Shear thickening fluids in protective applications: A review
    2017 318 citations Weihua Li et al. profile →
  6. A hybrid deep-learning model for fault diagnosis of rolling bearings
    2020 236 citations Zhixiong Li, Weihua Li et al. profile →
  7. Research progresses of nanomaterials as lubricant additives
    2024 51 citations Zhengquan Jiang, Laigui Yu et al. Friction profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Weihua Li China 83 10.7k 9.8k 6.5k 4.3k 3.9k 835 27.2k
Wei‐Hsin Liao Hong Kong 64 6.3k 0.6× 4.6k 0.5× 7.4k 1.1× 3.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.3× 444 14.7k
Xiaodong Wang China 87 5.7k 0.5× 2.4k 0.2× 6.7k 1.0× 8.2k 1.9× 1.4k 0.4× 1.5k 31.4k
Sung‐Hoon Ahn South Korea 67 7.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.1× 5.8k 0.9× 4.0k 0.9× 1.7k 0.4× 479 19.5k
Daniel J. Inman United States 82 11.7k 1.1× 16.3k 1.7× 19.0k 2.9× 9.5k 2.2× 5.2k 1.3× 743 35.5k
Ole Sigmund Denmark 89 4.7k 0.4× 33.5k 3.4× 6.3k 1.0× 3.6k 0.8× 3.4k 0.9× 379 43.4k
Yong Chen China 67 6.8k 0.6× 2.2k 0.2× 4.2k 0.6× 3.2k 0.7× 531 0.1× 730 19.7k
Wing Kam Liu United States 89 3.9k 0.4× 6.1k 0.6× 6.1k 0.9× 2.3k 0.5× 1.0k 0.3× 389 29.4k
Lin Ye China 81 3.5k 0.3× 6.2k 0.6× 9.5k 1.5× 2.3k 0.5× 1.1k 0.3× 924 28.9k
Qing Li China 107 6.3k 0.6× 10.5k 1.1× 16.0k 2.5× 1.5k 0.3× 723 0.2× 1.0k 38.1k
Cheng Li China 65 6.6k 0.6× 5.3k 0.5× 3.8k 0.6× 2.2k 0.5× 2.5k 0.6× 1.1k 18.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weihua Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Weihua Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Weihua 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 Weihua Li. Weihua Li 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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Gong, Liping, Chunyu Zhao, Hongda Lu, et al.. (2025). Direct ink writing of gradient shear-stiffening elastomer for enhanced toughness and impact resistance. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 149. 593–603.
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Pan, Bin, Xinyi Fang, Jingyu Li, et al.. (2025). The Role and Phagocytic Mechanisms of Alveolar Macrophages in Inflammatory Responses Induced by Diesel Exhaust Particles. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(29). 14917–14931.
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Zhang, Xuning, Bo Sun, Xingyue Liu, et al.. (2025). Four‐Mask Technique for Manufacturing the Perovskite‐on‐Silicon Sensor Array for Ultraviolet Light Imaging. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(25).
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Sun, Yuxuan, Weihua Li, Yue Zhang, et al.. (2025). Addressable and perceptible dynamic reprogram of ferromagnetic soft machines. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2267–2267. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tianlong, Dino Di Carlo, Chwee Teck Lim, et al.. (2024). Passive microfluidic devices for cell separation. Biotechnology Advances. 71. 108317–108317. 39 indexed citations
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Jiang, Zhengquan, Laigui Yu, Yuping Tong, et al.. (2024). Research progresses of nanomaterials as lubricant additives. Friction. 12(7). 1347–1391. 51 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Jizhe, et al.. (2024). Performance assessment of composite modified bitumen integrated with desulfurized crumb rubber and SBS modifier as waterproofing adhesive layer. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives. 134. 103802–103802. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Shiwei, et al.. (2023). Low-frequency vibration isolation via an elastic origami-inspired structure. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 260. 108622–108622. 36 indexed citations
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Liu, Shiwei, et al.. (2023). Nonlinear stiffness analysis and programming of a composite origami metamaterial with embedded joint-type metastructures. Composite Structures. 310. 116761–116761. 10 indexed citations
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Tian, Tongfei, et al.. (2023). Rheological measurements and normal compression tests on shear thickening fluids below room temperature. Physica Scripta. 98(9). 95950–95950. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qingtian, Hongda Lu, Guolin Yun, et al.. (2023). A Laminated Gravity‐Driven Liquid Metal‐Doped Hydrogel of Unparalleled Toughness and Conductivity. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(31). 79 indexed citations
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Liu, Shiwei, et al.. (2022). Design and experimental study of an origami-inspired constant-force mechanism. Mechanism and Machine Theory. 179. 105117–105117. 23 indexed citations
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Christie, Matthew Daniel, S. S. Sun, Lei Deng, et al.. (2022). Real-time adaptive leg-stiffness for roll compensation via magnetorheological control in a legged robot. Smart Materials and Structures. 31(4). 45003–45003. 10 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhaoshu, Lihua Tang, Mengying Xie, et al.. (2018). Soft magneto-sensitive elastomer and polyvinylidene fluoride polymer based nonlinear piezoelectric energy harvesting: design, modelling and experiment. Smart Materials and Structures. 28(1). 15031–15031. 15 indexed citations
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Ma, Baiping, Weihua Li, Cun Zhang, et al.. (2004). [Investigation of constituents in siwu tang fractions by chromatographic and ESI-MS methods].. PubMed. 29(4). 334–9. 4 indexed citations

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