Yaojun Li

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Yaojun Li is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Health and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yaojun Li has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 10 papers in Health and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yaojun Li's work include Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (13 papers), Migration and Labor Dynamics (12 papers) and Social Capital and Networks (12 papers). Yaojun Li is often cited by papers focused on Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (13 papers), Migration and Labor Dynamics (12 papers) and Social Capital and Networks (12 papers). Yaojun Li collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. Yaojun Li's co-authors include Mike Savage, Fiona Devine, Anthony Heath, Andrew Miles, Niall Cunningham, Sam Friedman, Brigitte Le Roux, Mark Taylor, Johs. Hjellbrekke and David Marsh and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Sociology, British Journal of Sociology and Materials & Design.

In The Last Decade

Yaojun Li

73 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

A New Model of Social Cla... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 200 400 600
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 New Model of Social Class? Findings from the BBC’s Great British Class Survey Experiment
    2013 719 citations Mike Savage, Yaojun Li et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Yaojun Li 1.4k 308 300 252 184 76 2.1k
Thomas Rotolo 1.3k 0.9× 264 0.9× 124 0.4× 203 0.8× 249 1.4× 46 1.9k
Alice Sullivan 1.1k 0.8× 157 0.5× 231 0.8× 186 0.7× 148 0.8× 94 2.8k
Robert L. Kaufman 1.1k 0.8× 308 1.0× 303 1.0× 137 0.5× 151 0.8× 45 1.8k
Robin D. G. Kelley 1.5k 1.1× 169 0.5× 238 0.8× 59 0.2× 134 0.7× 85 2.7k
Douglas Kruse 682 0.5× 543 1.8× 291 1.0× 85 0.3× 756 4.1× 130 3.9k
Philip Jenkins 1.6k 1.1× 158 0.5× 211 0.7× 174 0.7× 39 0.2× 106 2.5k
David L. Swartz 1.6k 1.2× 108 0.4× 390 1.3× 56 0.2× 106 0.6× 54 2.6k
James D. Ingram 1.1k 0.8× 188 0.6× 669 2.2× 38 0.2× 54 0.3× 20 2.1k
Mikael Lindahl 1.0k 0.7× 318 1.0× 377 1.3× 199 0.8× 307 1.7× 41 2.9k
Adam Crawford 1.8k 1.3× 532 1.7× 843 2.8× 76 0.3× 45 0.2× 91 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Yaojun Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yaojun Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yaojun Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yaojun Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yaojun 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 Yaojun Li. Yaojun 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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Lu, Yingjie, et al.. (2025). Advances in engineering and applications of microbial glutamate decarboxylases for gamma-aminobutyric acid production. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 188. 110652–110652. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiaoyong, et al.. (2025). Exploration for the physical origin and impact of chemical short-range order in high-entropy alloys: Machine learning-assisted study. Materials & Design. 253. 113892–113892. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Yaojun, Sixue Chen, & Stephen V. Liu. (2024). Immune Effect of Co-Culture of Dendritic Cells and Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells on Prostate Cancer Cells. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 83(2). 1593–1604. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yaojun, et al.. (2024). Multiple disadvantages: class, social capital, and well-being of ethnic minority groups in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Sociology. 9. 1215676–1215676. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Dan, Yao Gao, Yaojun Li, et al.. (2023). Plasma metabolomics and network pharmacology identified glutamate, glutamine, and arginine as biomarkers of depression under Shuganjieyu capsule treatment. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 232. 115419–115419. 5 indexed citations
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Heath, Anthony & Yaojun Li. (2023). London: diversity and renewal over two millennia. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 46(11). 2325–2346. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Senhu, et al.. (2023). Who Gains Mental Health Benefits from Work Autonomy? The Roles of Gender and Occupational Class. Applied Research in Quality of Life. 18(4). 1761–1783. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Yaojun. (2021). Entrenched Inequalities? Class, Gender and Ethnic Differences in Educational and Occupational Attainment in England. Frontiers in Sociology. 5. 601035–601035. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Sensen, Longfeng Jiang, Yanbing Yang, et al.. (2020). Siglec1 enhances inflammation through miR-1260-dependent degradation of IκBα in COPD. Experimental and Molecular Pathology. 113. 104398–104398. 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Sha, Wentao Zhao, Yaojun Li, et al.. (2020). Improve cognition of depressive patients through the regulation of basal ganglia connectivity: Combined medication using Shuganjieyu capsule. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 123. 39–47. 8 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanbing, et al.. (2019). <p>RRM2 Regulated By LINC00667/miR-143-3p Signal Is Responsible For Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cell Progression</p>. OncoTargets and Therapy. Volume 12. 9927–9939. 39 indexed citations
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Li, Yaojun & Anthony Heath. (2018). Persisting disadvantages: a study of labour market dynamics of ethnic unemployment and earnings in the UK (2009–2015). Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 46(5). 857–878. 50 indexed citations
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Zhang, Min & Yaojun Li. (2018). Family fortunes: The persisting grandparents' effects in contemporary British society. Social Science Research. 77. 179–192. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Yaojun. (2015). The Handbook of Research Methods and Applications on Social Capital. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 4 indexed citations
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Yabluchanskiy, Andriy, Yaojun Li, Lisandra E. de Castro Brás, et al.. (2013). Proteomic Analysis of the Left Ventricle Post-myocardial Infarction to Identify In Vivo Candidate Matrix Metalloproteinase Substrates. Methods in molecular biology. 1066. 185–199. 4 indexed citations
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Heath, Anthony & Yaojun Li. (2010). The feasibility of constructing a race equality index. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yaojun & David Marsh. (2008). New Forms of Political Participation: Searching for Expert Citizens and Everyday Makers. British Journal of Political Science. 38(2). 247–272. 110 indexed citations
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Li, Yaojun, Mike Savage, & Alan Warde. (2008). Social mobility and social capital in contemporary Britain. British Journal of Sociology. 59(3). 391–411. 117 indexed citations
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Li, Yaojun. (2003). Social capital and social exclusion in England and Wales (1972-1999). British Journal of Sociology. 54(4). 497–526. 90 indexed citations
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Jamieson, Lynn, Michael Anderson, David McCrone, et al.. (2002). Cohabitation and Commitment: Partnership Plans of Young Men and Women. The Sociological Review. 50(3). 356–377. 35 indexed citations

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