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Guangyao Li

Guangyao Li

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 62 620 564 81 81 251 12154

Guangyao Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Guangyao Li between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Guangyao Li published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 15 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2017. 39 of the 330 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2017. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 0 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 8 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 34 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 24 publications
2004 2025

330 publications in total across all disciplines

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Guangyao Li: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 3
2006 1
2007 1
2008 0
2009 1
2010 8
2011 10
2012 12
2013 18
2014 15
2015 20
2016 23
2017 34
2018 27
2019 28
2020 18
2021 25
2022 23
2023 23
2024 15
2025 24
Total 330
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Guangyao Li publications per year - data summary

  • Guangyao Li, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from Hunan University, has 330 publications recorded across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2004 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 34 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2009, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 22 years in the span carries no publications at all (2008).
  • The rate of publication averages 15.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 15.7 per year counting only the 21 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 110 publications, 33% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2004-2011: 25 publications (3.1 per year); 2012-2019: 177 publications (22.1 per year); 2020-2025: 128 publications (21.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Guangyao Li publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 247–256 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 251 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100 251
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Guangyao Li publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,445 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 47–56 to 659+ publications.
  • Guangyao Li, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from Hunan University, records 251 publications - the 60th percentile of the discipline.
  • 60% of ranked Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Guangyao Li, and about 40% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 217–226 publications range, and Guangyao Li ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 147–156 publications, holding 155 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 46% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 197–206 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 659 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Guangyao Li D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 62 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44 62
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Guangyao Li D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,445 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 30 to 93+ D-Index.
  • Guangyao Li, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from Hunan University, records 62 D-Index - the 83rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 83% of ranked Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Guangyao Li, and about 17% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 43 D-Index range, and Guangyao Li ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 34 D-Index, holding 189 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 45 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Overview

Guangyao Li is affiliated with Hunan University in China and conducts research primarily in the field of Engineering, with a strong focus on Mechanical Engineering and related subfields.

The scientist's research spans multiple subfields of study including:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Environmental Engineering

Main research topics associated with Guangyao Li's work include:

  • Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis
  • Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Landfill Environmental Impact Studies

Guangyao Li has published extensively in several journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • Thin-Walled Structures
  • Composite Structures
  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • International Journal of Fatigue

Notable recent research papers by Guangyao Li include:

  • "Comparative study on joining quality of electromagnetic driven self-piecing riveting, adhesive and hybrid joints for Al/steel structure," 2021, Thin-Walled Structures
  • "Effect of locking mode on mechanical properties and failure behavior of CFRP/Al electromagnetic riveted joint," 2020, Composite Structures
  • "Mechanical properties and interfacial microstructures of magnetic pulse welding joints with aluminum to zinc-coated steel," 2020, Materials Science and Engineering A
  • "Mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of galvanized steel/Al dissimilar joints," 2021, Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
  • "Forest fire size amplifies postfire land surface warming," 2024, Nature

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Junjia Cui
  • Hao Jiang
  • Shaoluo Wang
  • Liangtong Zhan
  • Song Feng

Best Publications

  • Crashworthiness design for functionally graded foam-filled thin-walled structures

    Guangyong Sun;Guangyong Sun;Guangyao Li;Shujuan Hou;Shiwei Zhou

  • Crashing analysis and multiobjective optimization for thin-walled structures with functionally graded thickness

    Guangyong Sun;Fengxiang Xu;Guangyao Li;Qing Li

  • Experimental study on crashworthiness of empty/aluminum foam/honeycomb-filled CFRP tubes

    Guangyong Sun;Shunfeng Li;Qiang Liu;Guangyao Li

  • On design of multi-cell thin-wall structures for crashworthiness

    Suzhen Wu;Gang Zheng;Guangyong Sun;Qiang Liu

  • Crashworthiness design of vehicle by using multiobjective robust optimization

    Guangyong Sun;Guangyao Li;Shiwei Zhou;Hongzhou Li

  • Crashworthiness of vertex based hierarchical honeycombs in out-of-plane impact

    Guangyong Sun;Hao Jiang;Jianguang Fang;Guangyao Li

  • Crashworthiness optimization of foam-filled tapered thin-walled structure using multiple surrogate models

    Xueguan Song;Guangyong Sun;Guangyao Li;Weizhao Gao

  • Parameterization of criss-cross configurations for multiobjective crashworthiness optimization

    Guangyong Sun;Guangyong Sun;Tong Pang;Jianguang Fang;Guangyao Li

  • Optimization of foam-filled bitubal structures for crashworthiness criteria

    Yong Zhang;Guangyong Sun;Guangyao Li;Zhen Luo

  • Out-of-plane crashworthiness of bio-inspired self-similar regular hierarchical honeycombs

    Yong Zhang;Minghao Lu;Chun H. Wang;Guangyong Sun

  • Multiobjective robust optimization method for drawbead design in sheet metal forming

    Guangyong Sun;Guangyong Sun;Guangyao Li;Zhihui Gong;Xiangyang Cui

  • On crushing characteristics of different configurations of metal-composites hybrid tubes

    Guohua Zhu;Guangyong Sun;Qiang Liu;Guangyao Li

  • A two-stage multi-fidelity optimization procedure for honeycomb-type cellular materials

    Guangyong Sun;Guangyong Sun;Guangyao Li;Michael Stone;Qing Li

  • A comparative study on thin-walled structures with functionally graded thickness (FGT) and tapered tubes withstanding oblique impact loading

    Guangyao Li;Fengxiang Xu;Guangyong Sun;Qing Li

  • Modeling for CFRP structures subjected to quasi-static crushing

    Guohua Zhu;Guangyong Sun;Guangyong Sun;Guangyao Li;Aiguo Cheng

  • Crushing analysis of foam-filled single and bitubal polygonal thin-walled tubes

    Gang Zheng;Suzhen Wu;Guangyong Sun;Guangyao Li

  • Design optimization of a novel NPR crash box based on multi-objective genetic algorithm

    Guan Zhou;Zheng-Dong Ma;Guangyao Li;Aiguo Cheng

  • A Comparative study on multiobjective reliable and robust optimization for crashworthiness design of vehicle structure

    Xianguang Gu;Guangyong Sun;Guangyao Li;Lichen Mao

  • On functionally graded composite structures for crashworthiness

    Yong zhang;Minghao Lu;Guangyong Sun;Guangyao Li

  • Evolutionary topology optimization of continuum structures with smooth boundary representation

    Daicong Da;Liang Xia;Guangyao Li;Xiaodong Huang;Xiaodong Huang

  • Analysis of plates and shells using an edge-based smoothed finite element method

    Xiangyang Cui;Xiangyang Cui;Gui-Rong Liu;Gui-Rong Liu;Guang-yao Li;GuiYong Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Guangyong Sun
Guangyong Sun Hunan University
Junjia Cui
Junjia Cui Hunan University
Xiaodong Huang
Xiaodong Huang Swinburne University of Technology
Xiangyang Cui
Xiangyang Cui Hunan University
Kumar K. Tamma
Kumar K. Tamma University of Minnesota
Stéphane Bordas
Stéphane Bordas University of Luxembourg
Gui-Rong Liu
Gui-Rong Liu University of Cincinnati
Jianguang Fang
Jianguang Fang University of Technology Sydney
Paul K. Chu
Paul K. Chu City University of Hong Kong
Shuilin Wu
Shuilin Wu Peking University

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