Y. Li

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Y. Li is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Y. Li has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 28 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 19 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Y. Li's work include Adsorption and Cooling Systems (13 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (12 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (10 papers). Y. Li is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and Cooling Systems (13 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (12 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (10 papers). Y. Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Y. Li's co-authors include R.Z. Wang, Yanjun Dai, Jin Xu, Dong La, Toyoichi Tanaka, Tianshu Ge, Qian Chen, K.J. Chua, Pingkai Jiang and Toshikatsu Tanaka and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Y. Li

63 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

A review of available technologies for seasonal thermal e... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300 400
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. A review of available technologies for seasonal thermal energy storage
    2013 497 citations R.Z. Wang, Y. Li 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
Y. Li China 31 1.6k 1.2k 650 638 504 69 3.3k
Jingyi Wu China 54 5.0k 3.1× 1.6k 1.3× 951 1.5× 1.0k 1.6× 606 1.2× 222 7.3k
Peiwen Li United States 39 2.6k 1.6× 2.0k 1.7× 192 0.3× 851 1.3× 585 1.2× 151 4.5k
Majid Ali Pakistan 26 948 0.6× 610 0.5× 202 0.3× 428 0.7× 397 0.8× 132 2.1k
Hong Wang China 32 1.4k 0.9× 570 0.5× 350 0.5× 534 0.8× 770 1.5× 186 3.8k
Ben Xu United States 26 1.4k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 163 0.3× 484 0.8× 332 0.7× 94 2.5k
Long Ni China 31 1.6k 1.0× 961 0.8× 702 1.1× 647 1.0× 217 0.4× 176 3.1k
Liang Zhao China 35 751 0.5× 2.4k 2.1× 307 0.5× 1.1k 1.7× 616 1.2× 117 4.0k
Jie Zhu China 37 2.0k 1.2× 1.4k 1.1× 559 0.9× 596 0.9× 361 0.7× 121 4.3k
Jiaxing Xu China 27 2.2k 1.4× 1.7k 1.4× 162 0.2× 519 0.8× 413 0.8× 70 3.8k
Zhenqian Chen China 33 2.2k 1.4× 1.0k 0.9× 319 0.5× 786 1.2× 1.0k 2.0× 262 4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Y. Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Y. Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Y. Li. 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 Y. Li. The network helps show where Y. Li may publish in the future.

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Y. Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of 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 Y. Li. Y. 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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Shuai, Li, Chunxiao Lü, Zhao Ye, et al.. (2025). Reversible modulation of fluorescence and photochromism based on multi-luminescence modes for X-ray visual detection. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1020. 179500–179500. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yiting, Yanfeng Liu, Yaowen Chen, et al.. (2025). Can a “retained heat cycle” enhance the antifreeze performance of large-scale solar collector systems?. Energy. 340. 139227–139227.
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Zhou, Yang, et al.. (2025). Energy storage system and applications in power system frequency regulation. Journal of Energy Storage. 131. 117506–117506. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yang, Qian Chen, Fei Gao, et al.. (2025). Multi-type energy storage modeling and large-scale allocation method for high-penetrated renewable energy transmission networks. Journal of Energy Storage. 134. 118245–118245.
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Chen, Hailing, et al.. (2025). Thermo-mechanical fatigue behavior and damage mechanisms under different mechanical strain amplitudes in H13 steel. International Journal of Fatigue. 193. 108805–108805.
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Li, Y., et al.. (2024). A precise and efficient K-means-ELM model to improve ultra-short-term solar irradiance forecasting. Renewable energy focus. 51. 100645–100645. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Hui, Dengjia Wang, Yanfeng Liu, et al.. (2024). Thermal storage and loss characteristics of underground water pits of solar district heating systems in Xizang Plateau, China. Energy. 308. 132702–132702. 4 indexed citations
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Dong, Dashen, et al.. (2023). The corrosion response of the heterogeneous nitriding structure originated from the laser additive manufactured steel. Corrosion Science. 218. 111188–111188. 7 indexed citations
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Jia, Xiaohua, et al.. (2020). One-pot synthesis of core–shell ZIF-8@ZnO porous nanospheres with improved ethanol gas sensing. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics. 31(24). 22534–22545. 60 indexed citations
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Li, Y., et al.. (2020). Patent‐based trend analysis for advanced thermal energy storage technologies and their applications. International Journal of Energy Research. 44(7). 5093–5116. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Y., et al.. (2017). Study on the thermal effect of the ground heat exchanger of GSHP in the eastern China area. Energy. 141. 56–65. 46 indexed citations
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Chen, Qian, Y. Li, & K.J. Chua. (2016). On the thermodynamic analysis of a novel low-grade heat driven desalination system. Energy Conversion and Management. 128. 145–159. 36 indexed citations
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Li, Y.. (2011). Experiment test of hybrid air-water solar flat plate collector. Renewable Energy Resources. 2 indexed citations
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La, Dong, Yanjun Dai, Y. Li, Tianshu Ge, & R.Z. Wang. (2011). Use of regenerative evaporative cooling to improve the performance of a novel one-rotor two-stage solar desiccant dehumidification unit. Applied Thermal Engineering. 42. 11–17. 26 indexed citations
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Yan, Yu, Tian Cui, Y. Li, et al.. (2008). First-principles study of high pressure phase transformations in Li3N. The European Physical Journal B. 61(4). 397–403. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Y. & Toyoichi Tanaka. (1992). Phase Transitions of Gels. Annual Review of Materials Science. 22(1). 243–277. 205 indexed citations

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