Zili Li

4.1k total citations
119 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Zili Li is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zili Li has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 64 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 51 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zili Li's work include Railway Engineering and Dynamics (99 papers), Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (44 papers) and Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (25 papers). Zili Li is often cited by papers focused on Railway Engineering and Dynamics (99 papers), Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (44 papers) and Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (25 papers). Zili Li collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, China and United Kingdom. Zili Li's co-authors include Rolf Dollevoet, Alfredo Núñez, Xin Zhao, Oscar Arias-Cuevas, M. Molodova, M. Oregui, Roger Lewis, Shaoguang Li, Ezequiel Alberto Gallardo-Hernández and Coenraad Esveld and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and Sensors.

In The Last Decade

Zili Li

113 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zili Li Netherlands 34 2.9k 1.6k 1.4k 474 410 119 3.3k
Jens C. O. Nielsen Sweden 38 3.7k 1.3× 1.6k 1.1× 1.9k 1.4× 520 1.1× 1.2k 3.0× 116 3.9k
Stuart L. Grassie United Kingdom 27 3.0k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 1.6k 1.1× 567 1.2× 1.1k 2.6× 63 3.2k
Simon Iwnicki United Kingdom 31 2.4k 0.8× 940 0.6× 909 0.7× 501 1.1× 517 1.3× 88 2.8k
Maksym Spiryagin Australia 31 2.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 573 0.4× 1.1k 2.4× 298 0.7× 198 3.2k
Colin Cole Australia 31 2.6k 0.9× 993 0.6× 618 0.5× 1.2k 2.6× 377 0.9× 211 3.2k
Qing Wu Australia 28 1.9k 0.6× 766 0.5× 300 0.2× 872 1.8× 226 0.6× 136 2.4k
Sebastian Stichel Sweden 26 1.7k 0.6× 566 0.4× 530 0.4× 541 1.1× 176 0.4× 119 2.0k
Liang Ling China 23 1.8k 0.6× 548 0.4× 931 0.7× 327 0.7× 563 1.4× 107 2.0k
Nan Zhang China 28 2.5k 0.8× 449 0.3× 2.0k 1.5× 212 0.4× 657 1.6× 126 3.2k
Zaigang Chen China 34 3.6k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 320 0.2× 176 0.4× 155 0.4× 136 3.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zili Li

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Zili, et al.. (2025). Spiking neural network with time-varying weights for rail squat detection. Applied Soft Computing. 184. 113689–113689.
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Li, Shaoguang, et al.. (2025). Microstructural investigation into the damage mechanism of short pitch rail corrugation. Engineering Failure Analysis. 174. 109512–109512. 2 indexed citations
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He, Chunyan, et al.. (2025). Infrared temperature measurement of wheel-rail frictional rolling contact with high slip ratios. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering. 73. 106642–106642. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Pan, Chunyan He, Chen Shen, Rolf Dollevoet, & Zili Li. (2024). Comprehensive validation of three-dimensional finite element modelling of wheel-rail high-frequency interaction via the V-Track test rig. Vehicle System Dynamics. 62(11). 2785–2809. 5 indexed citations
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Ren, Fei, Zhen Yang, & Zili Li. (2024). Experimental and numerical investigation into rolling contact fatigue crack initiation on the V-Track test rig. Engineering Failure Analysis. 170. 109206–109206. 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Chen, et al.. (2024). Vertical dynamic measurements of a railway transition zone: a case study in Sweden. Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring. 14(4). 979–996. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Li, et al.. (2023). Rail wear rate on the Belgian railway network – a big-data analysis. International Journal of Rail Transportation. 12(5). 765–780. 5 indexed citations
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Shen, Chen, et al.. (2023). An Interpretable Method for Operational Modal Analysis in Time-Frequency Representation and Its Applications to Railway Sleepers. Structural Control and Health Monitoring. 2023. 1–26. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Li, Shaoguang Li, Ping Wang, Rong Chen, & Zili Li. (2022). Rational hyperelastic modelling of elastic poured compound for the failure analysis of embedded rail system. International Journal of Rail Transportation. 11(6). 833–854. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Pan, Shaoguang Li, Alfredo Núñez, & Zili Li. (2020). Multimodal dispersive waves in a free rail: Numerical modeling and experimental investigation. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 150. 107305–107305. 26 indexed citations
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Deng, Xiangyun, Zhiwei Qian, Zili Li, & Rolf Dollevoet. (2018). Investigation of the formation of corrugation-induced rail squats based on extensive field monitoring. International Journal of Fatigue. 112. 94–105. 38 indexed citations
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Li, Zili, et al.. (2018). In situ measurements of the crossing vibrations of a railway turnout. Measurement. 125. 313–324. 31 indexed citations
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Li, Zili, et al.. (2018). Abbreviated New Drug Applications: Generic Drug User Fee Amendments Act Analysis of Application Quality Metrics. Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science. 53(5). 696–700. 3 indexed citations
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Jamshidi, Ali Ashraf, Alfredo Núñez, & Zili Li. (2015). Maintenance decision indicators for treating squats in railway infrastructures. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology). 4 indexed citations
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Oregui, M., Zili Li, & Rolf Dollevoet. (2014). An investigation into the modeling of railway fastening. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 92. 1–11. 64 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xin, Zili Li, & Rolf Dollevoet. (2013). The vertical and the longitudinal dynamic responses of the vehicle–track system to squat-type short wavelength irregularity. Vehicle System Dynamics. 51(12). 1918–1937. 44 indexed citations
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Molodova, M., Zili Li, Alfredo Núñez, & Rolf Dollevoet. (2013). Monitoring the railway infrastructure: Detection of surface defects using wavelets. 1316–1321. 18 indexed citations
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Stock, Richard J., et al.. (2009). INNOTRACK Deliverable D4.3.7, Innovative laboratory tests for rail steels – Final report. Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Li, Zili, Jens C. O. Nielsen, Elena Kabo, & Anders Ekberg. (2009). INNOTRACK Deliverable 4.2.4 -- Improved model for loading and subsequent deterioration due to squats and corrugation. Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology).
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Li, Zili & J. J. Kalker. (1998). Simulation Of Severe Wheel-rail Wear. WIT transactions on the built environment. 37. 21 indexed citations

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