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, Brigitte Le Roux, Mark Taylor, Sam Friedman, Andrew Miles, Niall Cunningham, 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

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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.

A New Model of Social Class? Findings from the BBC’s Great British Class Survey Experiment

2013 719 citations Yaojun Li et al. Sociology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Advances in engineering and applications of microbial glutamate decarboxylases for gamma-aminobutyric acid production 2025 ·Enzyme and Microbial Technology ·Yingjie Lu, Feng Zhang, Leli Wang, (unknown), Yaojun Li, Zhanqing Li, (unknown)	2
2	Exploration for the physical origin and impact of chemical short-range order in high-entropy alloys: Machine learning-assisted study 2025 ·Materials & Design ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xiaoyong Wu, Yaojun Li, Qiu Xu, Yuexia Wang	2
3	Immune Effect of Co-Culture of Dendritic Cells and Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells on Prostate Cancer Cells 2024 ·Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics ·Yaojun Li, Sixue Chen, Stephen V. Liu	1
4	London: diversity and renewal over two millennia 2023 ·Ethnic and Racial Studies ·Anthony Heath, Yaojun Li	2
5	Entrenched Inequalities? Class, Gender and Ethnic Differences in Educational and Occupational Attainment in England 2021 ·Frontiers in Sociology ·Yaojun Li	3
6	Siglec1 enhances inflammation through miR-1260-dependent degradation of IκBα in COPD 2020 ·Experimental and Molecular Pathology ·Sensen Li, Longfeng Jiang, Yanbing Yang, Juan Cao, Qi Zhang, Jinghai Zhang, Rui Wang, (unknown), Yaojun Li	8
7	<p>RRM2 Regulated By LINC00667/miR-143-3p Signal Is Responsible For Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cell Progression</p> 2019 ·OncoTargets and Therapy ·Yanbing Yang, (unknown), Juan Cao, Yaojun Li, Haiying Hu, (unknown)	39
8	Persisting disadvantages: a study of labour market dynamics of ethnic unemployment and earnings in the UK (2009–2015) 2018 ·Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies ·Yaojun Li, Anthony Heath	50
9	Family fortunes: The persisting grandparents' effects in contemporary British society 2018 ·Social Science Research ·Min Zhang, Yaojun Li	14
10	The Handbook of Research Methods and Applications on Social Capital 2015 ·Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) ·Yaojun Li	4
11	Review of the relationship between religion and poverty: an analysis for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation 2014 ·Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) ·Anthony Heath, Yaojun Li	7
12	Proteomic Analysis of the Left Ventricle Post-myocardial Infarction to Identify In Vivo Candidate Matrix Metalloproteinase Substrates 2013 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Andriy Yabluchanskiy, Yaojun Li, Lisandra E. de Castro Brás, Kevin Hakala, Susan T. Weintraub, Merry L. Lindsey	4
13	Matrix Metalloproteinases: Drug Targets for Myocardial Infarction 2013 ·Current Drug Targets ·Andriy Yabluchanskiy, Yaojun Li, Robert Ćhilton, Merry L. Lindsey	22
14	Socio-economic and Ethnic Inequalities in Social Capital from the Family among Labour Market Entrants 2012 ·European Sociological Review ·Pieter‐Paul Verhaeghe, Yaojun Li, Bart Van de Putte	38
15	The feasibility of constructing a race equality index 2010 ·Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) ·Anthony Heath, Yaojun Li	1
16	New Forms of Political Participation: Searching for Expert Citizens and Everyday Makers 2008 ·British Journal of Political Science ·Yaojun Li, David Marsh	110
17	Measuring the size of the employer contribution to the ethnic minority employment gap 2007 ·Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) ·Anthony Heath, Yaojun Li	8
18	Timespans and Plans Among Young Adults 2005 ·Sociology ·Michael Anderson, Frank Bechhofer, David McCrone, Lynn Jamieson, Yaojun Li, Robert Stewart	44
19	Social capital and social exclusion in England and Wales (1972-1999) 2003 ·British Journal of Sociology ·Yaojun Li	90
20	Cohabitation and Commitment: Partnership Plans of Young Men and Women 2002 ·The Sociological Review ·Lynn Jamieson, Michael Anderson, David McCrone, Frank Bechhofer, Robert Stewart, Yaojun Li	35

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