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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 42 1514 1415 62 62 118 5477

Kevin X. Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kevin X. Li between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kevin X. Li published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 4.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2020. 22 of the 161 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2020. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 5 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 12 publications
1991 2025

161 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kevin X. Li: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 5
2000 0
2001 2
2002 0
2003 1
2004 0
2005 2
2006 0
2007 3
2008 3
2009 2
2010 2
2011 2
2012 4
2013 12
2014 8
2015 2
2016 7
2017 10
2018 10
2019 13
2020 23
2021 17
2022 3
2023 4
2024 10
2025 12
Total 161
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Kevin X. Li publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Business and Management in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kevin X. Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 35–39 to 436+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 122. Most scientists, 122, have 95–99 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 115–119 publications, is where this scientist sits. 35–39 publications: 2 scientists 40–44 publications: 2 scientists 45–49 publications: 5 scientists 50–54 publications: 20 scientists 55–59 publications: 39 scientists 60–64 publications: 66 scientists 65–69 publications: 52 scientists 70–74 publications: 80 scientists 75–79 publications: 83 scientists 80–84 publications: 116 scientists 85–89 publications: 94 scientists 90–94 publications: 111 scientists 95–99 publications: 122 scientists 100–104 publications: 104 scientists 105–109 publications: 113 scientists 110–114 publications: 96 scientists 115–119 publications: 97 scientists 120–124 publications: 112 scientists 125–129 publications: 93 scientists 130–134 publications: 79 scientists 135–139 publications: 69 scientists 140–144 publications: 80 scientists 145–149 publications: 81 scientists 150–154 publications: 85 scientists 155–159 publications: 50 scientists 160–164 publications: 74 scientists 165–169 publications: 61 scientists 170–174 publications: 40 scientists 175–179 publications: 44 scientists 180–184 publications: 47 scientists 185–189 publications: 59 scientists 190–194 publications: 35 scientists 195–199 publications: 37 scientists 200–204 publications: 49 scientists 205–209 publications: 48 scientists 210–214 publications: 34 scientists 215–219 publications: 31 scientists 220–224 publications: 37 scientists 225–229 publications: 34 scientists 230–234 publications: 25 scientists 235–239 publications: 28 scientists 240–244 publications: 34 scientists 245–249 publications: 28 scientists 250–254 publications: 23 scientists 255–259 publications: 22 scientists 260–264 publications: 11 scientists 265–269 publications: 16 scientists 270–274 publications: 23 scientists 275–279 publications: 12 scientists 280–284 publications: 16 scientists 285–289 publications: 10 scientists 290–294 publications: 12 scientists 295–299 publications: 12 scientists 300–304 publications: 8 scientists 305–309 publications: 13 scientists 310–314 publications: 13 scientists 315–319 publications: 6 scientists 320–324 publications: 10 scientists 325–329 publications: 9 scientists 330–334 publications: 7 scientists 335–339 publications: 10 scientists 340–344 publications: 10 scientists 345–349 publications: 7 scientists 350–354 publications: 4 scientists 355–359 publications: 10 scientists 360–364 publications: 3 scientists 365–369 publications: 7 scientists 370–374 publications: 2 scientists 375–379 publications: 8 scientists 380–384 publications: 4 scientists 385–389 publications: 5 scientists 390–394 publications: 5 scientists 395–399 publications: 2 scientists 400–404 publications: 2 scientists 405–409 publications: 4 scientists 410–414 publications: 3 scientists 415–419 publications: 2 scientists 420–424 publications: 5 scientists 425–429 publications: 3 scientists 430–434 publications: 1 scientist 435 publications: 1 scientist 436+ publications: 100 scientists
35–39 publications 436+

This scientist: 118 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more.

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Number of Business and Management scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
35–39 2
40–44 2
45–49 5
50–54 20
55–59 39
60–64 66
65–69 52
70–74 80
75–79 83
80–84 116
85–89 94
90–94 111
95–99 122
100–104 104
105–109 113
110–114 96
115–119 97 118
120–124 112
125–129 93
130–134 79
135–139 69
140–144 80
145–149 81
150–154 85
155–159 50
160–164 74
165–169 61
170–174 40
175–179 44
180–184 47
185–189 59
190–194 35
195–199 37
200–204 49
205–209 48
210–214 34
215–219 31
220–224 37
225–229 34
230–234 25
235–239 28
240–244 34
245–249 28
250–254 23
255–259 22
260–264 11
265–269 16
270–274 23
275–279 12
280–284 16
285–289 10
290–294 12
295–299 12
300–304 8
305–309 13
310–314 13
315–319 6
320–324 10
325–329 9
330–334 7
335–339 10
340–344 10
345–349 7
350–354 4
355–359 10
360–364 3
365–369 7
370–374 2
375–379 8
380–384 4
385–389 5
390–394 5
395–399 2
400–404 2
405–409 4
410–414 3
415–419 2
420–424 5
425–429 3
430–434 1
435 1
436+ 100
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Kevin X. Li D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kevin X. Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 89+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 171. Most scientists, 171, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 42 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 156 scientists 31 D-Index: 159 scientists 32 D-Index: 171 scientists 33 D-Index: 161 scientists 34 D-Index: 135 scientists 35 D-Index: 124 scientists 36 D-Index: 114 scientists 37 D-Index: 111 scientists 38 D-Index: 103 scientists 39 D-Index: 89 scientists 40 D-Index: 81 scientists 41 D-Index: 97 scientists 42 D-Index: 80 scientists 43 D-Index: 69 scientists 44 D-Index: 68 scientists 45 D-Index: 63 scientists 46 D-Index: 54 scientists 47 D-Index: 69 scientists 48 D-Index: 50 scientists 49 D-Index: 58 scientists 50 D-Index: 54 scientists 51 D-Index: 62 scientists 52 D-Index: 54 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 49 scientists 55 D-Index: 35 scientists 56 D-Index: 40 scientists 57 D-Index: 44 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 29 scientists 60 D-Index: 48 scientists 61 D-Index: 32 scientists 62 D-Index: 30 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 22 scientists 65 D-Index: 19 scientists 66 D-Index: 20 scientists 67 D-Index: 18 scientists 68 D-Index: 17 scientists 69 D-Index: 21 scientists 70 D-Index: 20 scientists 71 D-Index: 19 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 10 scientists 74 D-Index: 16 scientists 75 D-Index: 24 scientists 76 D-Index: 13 scientists 77 D-Index: 19 scientists 78 D-Index: 8 scientists 79 D-Index: 6 scientists 80 D-Index: 4 scientists 81 D-Index: 12 scientists 82 D-Index: 7 scientists 83 D-Index: 7 scientists 84 D-Index: 6 scientists 85 D-Index: 10 scientists 86 D-Index: 4 scientists 87 D-Index: 11 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more.

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Number of Business and Management scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 156
31 159
32 171
33 161
34 135
35 124
36 114
37 111
38 103
39 89
40 81
41 97
42 80 42
43 69
44 68
45 63
46 54
47 69
48 50
49 58
50 54
51 62
52 54
53 43
54 49
55 35
56 40
57 44
58 34
59 29
60 48
61 32
62 30
63 22
64 22
65 19
66 20
67 18
68 17
69 21
70 20
71 19
72 14
73 10
74 16
75 24
76 13
77 19
78 8
79 6
80 4
81 12
82 7
83 7
84 6
85 10
86 4
87 11
88 6
89+ 96
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Overview

Kevin X. Li is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China and focuses primarily on engineering research, with a notable concentration in industrial and manufacturing engineering. Their work encompasses several subfields related to transportation, strategy and management, marketing, and ocean engineering.

Their recent scholarly output includes contributions to the study of maritime transport and logistics, with an emphasis on topics such as maritime ports, transport emissions and efficiency, navigation and safety, as well as transportation planning and optimization. Additional areas of specialization include urban and freight transport logistics, supply chain resilience and risk management, and innovations in transportation and mobility.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kevin X. Li include Kum Fai Yuen, Xueqin Wang, Yi Xiao, Yiik Diew Wong, and Wenming Shi.

The scientist has published in a range of venues, with multiple papers appearing in transportation-focused journals. Key publication venues include:

  • Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review
  • Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice
  • Transport Policy
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Notable recent papers include:

  • "The Psychological Causes of Panic Buying Following a Health Crisis," 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Research topics and trends in the maritime transport: A structural topic model," 2020, Transport Policy
  • "Carbon Emission Trading Scheme in the shipping sector: Drivers, challenges, and impacts," 2022, Marine Policy
  • "Understanding Public Acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour," 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Impacts of high-speed railways on economic growth and disparity in China," 2020, Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice

Best Publications

  • The Psychological Causes of Panic Buying Following a Health Crisis.

    Kum Fai Yuen;Xueqin Wang;Xueqin Wang;Fei Ma;Kevin X. Li

  • Tourism as an important impetus to promoting economic growth: A critical review

    Kevin X. Li;Mengjie Jin;Wenming Shi

  • Green port marketing for sustainable growth and development

    Jasmine Siu Lee Lam;Kevin X. Li

  • Bayesian network with quantitative input for maritime risk analysis

    Kevin X. Li;Jingbo Yin;Hee Seok Bang;Zaili Yang

  • Maritime safety analysis in retrospect

    Z. L. Yang;J. Wang;K. X. Li

  • Carbon Emission Trading Scheme in the shipping sector: Drivers, challenges, and impacts

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  • Enforcement of law by the Port State Control (PSC)

    Kevin X. Li;Haisha Zheng

  • Themes and tools of maritime transport research during 2000-2014

    Wenming Shi;Kevin X. Li

  • Who is safe and who is at risk: a study of 20-year-record on accident total loss in different flags

    K. X. Li;J. Wonham

  • Ship safety index

    Kevin X. Li;Jingbo Yin;Lixian Fan

  • Logistics as a driving force for development under the Belt and Road Initiative – the Chinese model for developing countries

    Kevin X. Li;Mengjie Jin;Guanqiu Qi;Wenming Shi

  • Joint Planning of Fleet Deployment, Speed Optimization, and Cargo Allocation for Liner Shipping

    Jun Xia;Kevin X. Li;Hong Ma;Zhou Xu

  • Impact of maritime emissions trading system on fleet deployment and mitigation of CO2 emission

    Mo Zhu;Kum Fai Yuen;Jia Wei Ge;Kevin X. Li

  • Port connectivity in a logistic network: The case of Bohai Bay, China

    Grace W.Y. Wang;Qingcheng Zeng;Kevin Li;Jinglei Yang

  • Understanding Public Acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour.

    Kum Fai Yuen;Grace Chua;Xueqin Wang;Fei Ma

  • Slow steaming of liner trade: its economic and environmental impacts

    Jingbo Yin;Lixian Fan;Zhongzhen Yang;Kevin X. Li

  • Impacts of high-speed railways on economic growth and disparity in China

    Mengjie Jin;Kun-Chin Lin;Wenming Shi;Paul T.W. Lee

  • The competitiveness of Arctic shipping over Suez Canal and China-Europe railway

    Qingcheng Zeng;Tingyu Lu;Kun-Chin Lin;Kum Fai Yuen

  • Who mans the world fleet? A follow-up to the BIMCO/ ISF manpower survey

    K. X. Li;J. Wonham

  • A cross-country study of competitiveness of the shipping industry

    Choong Bae Lee;Junbin Wan;Wenming Shi;Kevin Li

  • Impact of the Carat Canal on the evolution of hub ports under China’s Belt and Road initiative

    Qingcheng Zeng;Grace W.Y. Wang;Chenrui Qu;Kevin X. Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Kum Fai Yuen
Kum Fai Yuen Nanyang Technological University
Yiik Diew Wong
Yiik Diew Wong Nanyang Technological University
Jin Wang
Jin Wang Liverpool John Moores University
Zaili Yang
Zaili Yang Liverpool John Moores University
Guanqiu Qi
Guanqiu Qi Buffalo State University
Adolf K.Y. Ng
Adolf K.Y. Ng Hong Kong Baptist University
Jasmine Siu Lee Lam
Jasmine Siu Lee Lam Technical University of Denmark
Kevin Cullinane
Kevin Cullinane University of Gothenburg
Ming Du
Ming Du Dalian Polytechnic University

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