Ying Zhen Li

5.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
99 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Ying Zhen Li is a scholar working on Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Ocean Engineering and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Ying Zhen Li has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, 63 papers in Ocean Engineering and 56 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Ying Zhen Li's work include Fire dynamics and safety research (88 papers), Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics (63 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (54 papers). Ying Zhen Li is often cited by papers focused on Fire dynamics and safety research (88 papers), Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics (63 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (54 papers). Ying Zhen Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Sweden and Hong Kong. Ying Zhen Li's co-authors include Haukur Ingason, Bo Lei, Anders Lönnermark, R. Huo, W. K. Chow, Longhua Hu, Helgi Þór Ingason, H. B. Wang, Xudong Cheng and Chuan Fan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hazardous Materials, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems and Fuel.

In The Last Decade

Ying Zhen Li

98 papers receiving 4.4k 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. The maximum temperature of buoyancy-driven smoke flow beneath the ceiling in tunnel fires
    2011 439 citations Ying Zhen Li, Haukur Ingason et al. Fire Safety Journal profile →
  2. Study of critical velocity and backlayering length in longitudinally ventilated tunnel fires
    2010 428 citations Ying Zhen Li, Haukur Ingason et al. Fire Safety Journal profile →
  3. Model scale tunnel fire tests with longitudinal ventilation
    2010 352 citations Haukur Ingason, Ying Zhen Li Fire Safety Journal profile →

Peers

Ying Zhen Li
R. Huo China
Haukur Ingason Sweden
Fei Tang China
Kevin B. McGrattan United States
Longxing Yu China
Tarek Beji Belgium
Takeyoshi Tanaka Japan
Zeyang Song China
Rui Zhou China
Renato Macciotta Canada
R. Huo China
Ying Zhen Li
Citations per year, relative to Ying Zhen Li Ying Zhen Li (= 1×) peers R. Huo

Countries citing papers authored by Ying Zhen Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ying Zhen Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ying Zhen Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ying Zhen Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ying Zhen 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 Ying Zhen Li. Ying Zhen 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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He, Kun, Ying Zhen Li, Haukur Ingason, & Xudong Cheng. (2025). Overall smoke control performance using naturally ventilated shafts in tunnel fires with multiple fire sources. Underground Space. 22. 168–185. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Ying Zhen, et al.. (2024). Performance of various water-based fire suppression systems in tunnels with longitudinal ventilation. Fire Safety Journal. 146. 104141–104141. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Ying Zhen & Jun Xiao. (2024). The effect of institutional investors’ site visits on corporate greenwashing behavior. International Review of Economics & Finance. 97. 103818–103818. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Ying Zhen, et al.. (2024). Tunnel Fire Dynamics. 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Shengzhong, et al.. (2023). Theoretical and numerical study on smoke descent during tunnel fires under natural ventilation condition. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 142. 105414–105414. 12 indexed citations
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He, Kun, Ying Zhen Li, Haukur Ingason, & Xudong Cheng. (2023). Fire spread among multiple vehicles in tunnels using longitudinal ventilation. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 133. 104967–104967. 13 indexed citations
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Liu, Yongqiang, Ying Zhen Li, Haukur Ingason, & Fang Liu. (2021). Control of thermal-driven smoke flow at stairways in a subway platform fire. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 165. 106937–106937. 18 indexed citations
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Gao, Yuchao, Jinkyu Hong, Zhiqiu Gao, et al.. (2019). Surface Meteorological Conditions and Boundary Layer Height Variations During an Air Pollution Episode in Nanjing, China. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 124(6). 3350–3364. 42 indexed citations
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Li, Ying Zhen. (2019). Study of fire and explosion hazards of alternative fuel vehicles in tunnels. Fire Safety Journal. 110. 102871–102871. 30 indexed citations
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Li, Ying Zhen & Haukur Ingason. (2017). Effect of cross section on critical velocity in longitudinally ventilated tunnel fires. Fire Safety Journal. 91. 303–311. 93 indexed citations
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Li, Ying Zhen, et al.. (2015). Influence of fire suppression on combustion products in tunnel fires. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 22–23. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Ying Zhen & Haukur Ingason. (2015). Fire-induced ceiling jet characteristics in tunnels under different ventilation conditions. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 36–37. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Ying Zhen & Haukur Ingason. (2014). Scaling of wood pallet fires. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 20. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yehui, et al.. (2014). On the computation of planetary boundary-layer height using the bulk Richardson number method. Geoscientific model development. 7(6). 2599–2611. 100 indexed citations
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Li, Ying Zhen, et al.. (2013). Scaling of internal wall temperatures in enclosure fires. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 44–45. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Ying Zhen & Helgi Þór Ingason. (2011). The Fire Growth Rate in a Ventilated Tunnel Fire. Fire Safety Science. 10. 347–258. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Ying Zhen & Helgi Þór Ingason. (2011). The Fire Growth Rate in a Ventilated Tunnel Fire. Fire Safety Science. 10. 347–258. 16 indexed citations
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Chow, W. K., et al.. (2010). Experimental Studies on Stability of Smoke Layer with a Sprinkler Water Spray. Experimental Heat Transfer. 23(3). 196–216. 12 indexed citations
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Hu, Longhua, Nai Kong Fong, Lizhong Yang, et al.. (2006). Modeling fire-induced smoke spread and carbon monoxide transportation in a long channel: Fire Dynamics Simulator comparisons with measured data. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 140(1-2). 293–298. 148 indexed citations
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Hu, Longhua, Ying Zhen Li, R. Huo, Yi Liang, & W. K. Chow. (2005). Full-scale experimental studies on mechanical smoke exhaust efficiency in an underground corridor. Building and Environment. 41(12). 1622–1630. 32 indexed citations

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