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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 32 6352 6100 911 906 194 4018

Donghai Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Donghai Li between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Donghai Li published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 8.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2022. 27 of the 235 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2022. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 4 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 13 publications
1997 2025

235 publications in total across all disciplines

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Donghai Li: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 0
2004 1
2005 1
2006 4
2007 3
2008 8
2009 7
2010 9
2011 8
2012 13
2013 7
2014 11
2015 16
2016 18
2017 15
2018 12
2019 14
2020 15
2021 11
2022 22
2023 11
2024 14
2025 13
Total 235
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Donghai Li publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donghai Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 194–213 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 194 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430 194
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103
514–533 99
534–553 92
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23
814–833 20
834–853 16
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Donghai Li D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donghai Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 32 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263 32
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187
42 194
43 201
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130
50 141
51 156
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19
87 19
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Overview

Donghai Li is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a predominant focus on control and systems engineering. Their research spans various subfields including mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, computational mechanics, and computer vision and pattern recognition.

Li's work often centers on advanced control systems, with specific emphasis on optimization, design, and fault detection. Additional areas of interest include extremum seeking control systems, iterative learning control systems, adaptive control of nonlinear systems, and microgrid control and optimization.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Li include YangQuan Chen, Zhenlong Wu, Gengjin Shi, Shaojie Liu, and Yanhong Liu, indicating a consistent network of research partnerships.

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Donghai Li are as follows:

  • Quantitative Tuning of Active Disturbance Rejection Controller for FOPTD Model With Application to Power Plant Control, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • Electron beam freeform fabrication of NiTi shape memory alloys: Crystallography, martensitic transformation, and functional response, 2022, Materials Science and Engineering A
  • On transitioning from PID to ADRC in thermal power plants, 2021, Control Theory and Technology
  • Solidification characterization and its correlation with the mechanical properties and functional response of NiTi shape memory alloy manufactured by electron beam freeform fabrication, 2021, Additive Manufacturing
  • Performance Analysis of Improved ADRCs for a Class of High-Order Processes With Verification on Main Steam Pressure Control, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Li's research outputs have appeared regularly in publication venues including IFAC-PapersOnLine, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, ISA Transactions, Processes, and Control Engineering Practice. These venues reflect the interdisciplinary and application-driven nature of their work within control systems and related engineering fields.

Best Publications

  • On Tuning and Practical Implementation of Active Disturbance Rejection Controller: A Case Study from a Regenerative Heater in a 1000 MW Power Plant

    Li Sun;Donghai Li;Kangtao Hu;Kwang Y. Lee

  • Quantitative Tuning of Active Disturbance Rejection Controller for FOPTD Model With Application to Power Plant Control

    Li Sun;Wenchao Xue;Donghai Li;Hongxia Zhu

  • Active disturbance rejection control for the ALSTOM gasifier benchmark problem

    Chun-E Huang;Donghai Li;Yali Xue

  • Tuning method for second-order active disturbance rejection control

    Xing Chen;Donghai Li;Zhiqiang Gao;Chuanfeng Wang

  • On disturbance rejection in magnetic levitation

    Wei Wei;Wenchao Xue;Donghai Li

  • Combined feedforward and model-assisted active disturbance rejection control for non-minimum phase system.

    Li Sun;Donghai Li;Zhiqiang Gao;Zhao Yang

  • Active disturbance rejection control for fractional-order system

    Mingda Li;Donghai Li;Jing Wang;Chunzhe Zhao;Chunzhe Zhao

  • A Practical Multivariable Control Approach Based on Inverted Decoupling and Decentralized Active Disturbance Rejection Control

    Li Sun;Junyi Dong;Donghai Li;Kwang Y. Lee

  • Multi-objective optimization for advanced superheater steam temperature control in a 300 MW power plant

    Li Sun;Qingsong Hua;Jiong Shen;Yali Xue

  • Coordinated Control Strategies for Fuel Cell Power Plant in a Microgrid

    Li Sun;Guiying Wu;Yali Xue;Jiong Shen

  • Superheated steam temperature control based on modified active disturbance rejection control

    Zhenlong Wu;Ting He;Donghai Li;Yali Xue

  • On transitioning from PID to ADRC in thermal power plants

    Zhenlong Wu;Zhiqiang Gao;Donghai Li;YangQuan Chen

  • A Tuning Method of Active Disturbance Rejection Control for a Class of High-Order Processes

    Ting He;Zhenlong Wu;Donghai Li;Jihong Wang

  • Control design for the SISO system with the unknown order and the unknown relative degree

    Chunzhe Zhao;Chunzhe Zhao;Donghai Li

  • Load frequency control in deregulated environments via active disturbance rejection

    Wen Tan;Yuchun Hao;Donghai Li

  • Enhanced decentralized PI control for fluidized bed combustor via advanced disturbance observer

    Li Sun;Donghai Li;Kwang Y. Lee

  • Control of a Class of Industrial Processes With Time Delay Based on a Modified Uncertainty and Disturbance Estimator

    Li Sun;Donghai Li;Qing-Chang Zhong;Kwang Y. Lee

  • Direct energy balance based active disturbance rejection control for coal-fired power plant.

    Li Sun;Qingsong Hua;Donghai Li;Lei Pan

  • Optimal disturbance rejection for PI controller with constraints on relative delay margin.

    Li Sun;Donghai Li;Kwang Y. Lee

  • Control-oriented modeling and analysis of direct energy balance in coal-fired boiler-turbine unit

    Li Sun;Donghai Li;Kwang Y. Lee;Yali Xue

  • Input Shaping enhanced Active Disturbance Rejection Control for a twin rotor multi-input multi-output system (TRMS).

    Xiaoyan Yang;Jianwei Cui;Dazhong Lao;Donghai Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Kwang Y. Lee
Kwang Y. Lee Baylor University
YangQuan Chen
YangQuan Chen University of California, Merced
Zhiqiang Gao
Zhiqiang Gao Cleveland State University
Fan Zhang
Fan Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Furong Gao
Furong Gao Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Qing-Chang Zhong
Qing-Chang Zhong Illinois Institute of Technology
Wook Hyun Kwon
Wook Hyun Kwon Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology

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