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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 62 603 547 79 79 326 15223
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 62 1440 1377 236 234 309 15189

Keqiang Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Keqiang Li between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Keqiang Li published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 11.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 58 publications in 2021. 78 of the 569 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 58. Peak 58 publications in 2021. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 35 publications 2018: 38 publications 2019: 40 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 58 publications 2022: 39 publications 2023: 51 publications 2024: 43 publications 2025: 35 publications
1978 2025

569 publications in total across all disciplines

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Keqiang Li: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 0
2003 2
2004 6
2005 4
2006 8
2007 12
2008 14
2009 12
2010 19
2011 14
2012 15
2013 21
2014 16
2015 25
2016 24
2017 35
2018 38
2019 40
2020 32
2021 58
2022 39
2023 51
2024 43
2025 35
Total 569
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Keqiang 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 Keqiang 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, 317–326 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: 326 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70 326
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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Keqiang 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 Keqiang 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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Overview

Keqiang Li is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and specializes in engineering, with a strong focus on automotive engineering and control systems. Their research predominantly covers areas linked to traffic control, autonomous vehicle technology, and transportation optimization.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Engineering

Within this broad field, subfields of notable emphasis are:

  • Automotive Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

Keqiang Li's work addresses multiple topics related to transportation and vehicle technologies, including:

  • Traffic control and management
  • Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety
  • Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques
  • Transportation Planning and Optimization
  • Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems
  • Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)
  • Vehicle emissions and performance

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Keqiang Li include:

  • "Mixed platoon control of automated and human-driven vehicles at a signalized intersection: Dynamical analysis and optimal control" (2021), published in Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies
  • "A deep learning based image enhancement approach for autonomous driving at night" (2020), published in Knowledge-Based Systems
  • "Risk assessment based collision avoidance decision-making for autonomous vehicles in multi-scenarios" (2020), published in Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies
  • "Controllability Analysis and Optimal Control of Mixed Traffic Flow With Human-Driven and Autonomous Vehicles" (2020), published in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • "Distributed model predictive control of multi-vehicle systems with switching communication topologies" (2020), published in Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Jianqiang Wang
  • Jiawei Wang
  • Qing Xu
  • Mengchi Cai
  • Yugong Luo

Keqiang Li has published extensively in several venues, with significant contributions to:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

In addition to journal articles, Keqiang Li has contributed to book literature. A recent book publication is "The Intelligent Environment Friendly Vehicle" released by Springer Nature in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Distributed Model Predictive Control for Heterogeneous Vehicle Platoons Under Unidirectional Topologies

    Yang Zheng;Shengbo Eben Li;Keqiang Li;Francesco Borrelli

  • Stability and Scalability of Homogeneous Vehicular Platoon: Study on the Influence of Information Flow Topologies

    Yang Zheng;Shengbo Eben Li;Jianqiang Wang;Dongpu Cao

  • Model Predictive Multi-Objective Vehicular Adaptive Cruise Control

    Shengbo Li;Keqiang Li;R Rajamani;Jianqiang Wang

  • Object Classification Using CNN-Based Fusion of Vision and LIDAR in Autonomous Vehicle Environment

    Hongbo Gao;Bo Cheng;Jianqiang Wang;Keqiang Li

  • Dynamical Modeling and Distributed Control of Connected and Automated Vehicles: Challenges and Opportunities

    Shengbo Eben Li;Yang Zheng;Keqiang Li;Yujia Wu

  • Vehicle Trajectory Prediction by Integrating Physics- and Maneuver-Based Approaches Using Interactive Multiple Models

    Guotao Xie;Hongbo Gao;Lijun Qian;Bin Huang

  • Driving safety field theory modeling and its application in pre-collision warning system

    Jianqiang Wang;Jian Wu;Xunjia Zheng;Daiheng Ni

  • A dynamic automated lane change maneuver based on vehicle-to-vehicle communication

    Yugong Luo;Yong Xiang;Kun Cao;Keqiang Li

  • An Adaptive Longitudinal Driving Assistance System Based on Driver Characteristics

    Jianqiang Wang;Lei Zhang;Dezhao Zhang;Keqiang Li

  • Stability Margin Improvement of Vehicular Platoon Considering Undirected Topology and Asymmetric Control

    Yang Zheng;Shengbo Eben Li;Keqiang Li;Le-Yi Wang

  • Cooperative Method of Traffic Signal Optimization and Speed Control of Connected Vehicles at Isolated Intersections

    Biao Xu;Xuegang Jeff Ban;Yougang Bian;Wan Li

  • Reducing time headway for platooning of connected vehicles via V2V communication

    Yougang Bian;Yang Zheng;Yang Zheng;Wei Ren;Shengbo Eben Li

  • An overview of vehicular platoon control under the four-component framework

    Shengbo Eben Li;Yang Zheng;Keqiang Li;Jianqiang Wang

  • Mixed platoon control of automated and human-driven vehicles at a signalized intersection: Dynamical analysis and optimal control

    Chaoyi Chen;Jiawei Wang;Qing Xu;Jianqiang Wang

  • Platooning of Connected Vehicles With Undirected Topologies: Robustness Analysis and Distributed H-infinity Controller Synthesis

    Yang Zheng;Shengbo Eben Li;Keqiang Li;Wei Ren

  • Distributed conflict-free cooperation for multiple connected vehicles at unsignalized intersections

    Biao Xu;Shengbo Eben Li;Yougang Bian;Shen Li

  • Coordinated path-following and direct yaw-moment control of autonomous electric vehicles with sideslip angle estimation

    Jinghua Guo;Yugong Luo;Keqiang Li;Yifan Dai

  • A deep learning based image enhancement approach for autonomous driving at night

    Guofa Li;Guofa Li;Yifan Yang;Xingda Qu;Dongpu Cao

  • Risk assessment based collision avoidance decision-making for autonomous vehicles in multi-scenarios

    Guofa Li;Guofa Li;Yifan Yang;Tingru Zhang;Xingda Qu

  • Optimal charging scheduling for large-scale EV (electric vehicle) deployment based on the interaction of the smart-grid and intelligent-transport systems

    Yugong Luo;Tao Zhu;Shuang Wan;Shuwei Zhang

  • Analysis of Cooperative Driving Strategies for Nonsignalized Intersections

    Yue Meng;Li Li;Fei-Yue Wang;Keqiang Li

  • Optimal location planning method of fast charging station for electric vehicles considering operators, drivers, vehicles, traffic flow and power grid

    Weiwei Kong;Yugong Luo;Guixuan Feng;Keqiang Li

  • Minimum Fuel Control Strategy in Automated Car-Following Scenarios

    Shengbo Eben Li;Huei Peng;Keqiang Li;Jianqiang Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianqiang Wang
Jianqiang Wang Central South University
Shengbo Eben Li
Shengbo Eben Li Tsinghua University
Huei Peng
Huei Peng University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Le Yi Wang
Le Yi Wang Wayne State University
Francesco Borrelli
Francesco Borrelli University of California, Berkeley
Dongpu Cao
Dongpu Cao University of Waterloo
Wei Ren
Wei Ren University of California, Riverside
Junmin Wang
Junmin Wang The University of Texas at Austin
Keyou You
Keyou You Tsinghua University
Xiaosong Hu
Xiaosong Hu Chongqing University

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