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Li Wen

Li Wen

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 40 7452 7191 1350 1343 93 5049

Li Wen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Li Wen between 2007 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Li Wen published across 20 years, from 2007 to 2026, averaging 10.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2025. 39 of the 205 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2025. 2007: 1 publication 2008: 0 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 33 publications 2025: 38 publications 2026: 1 publication
2007 2026

205 publications in total across all disciplines

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Li Wen: publications per year, 2007 to 2026
Year Publications
2007 1
2008 0
2009 3
2010 4
2011 2
2012 7
2013 6
2014 4
2015 5
2016 8
2017 9
2018 13
2019 8
2020 19
2021 8
2022 17
2023 19
2024 33
2025 38
2026 1
Total 205
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Li Wen publications per year - data summary

  • Li Wen, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Beihang University, has 205 publications recorded across 20 years, from 2007 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2007 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 38 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2007 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 20 years in the span carries no publications at all (2008).
  • The rate of publication averages 10.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.8 per year counting only the 19 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 108 publications, 53% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2007-2013: 23 publications (3.3 per year); 2014-2020: 66 publications (9.4 per year); 2021-2026: 116 publications (19.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Li Wen publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 88–97 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 93 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259 93
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Li Wen publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 38–47 to 804+ publications.
  • Li Wen, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Beihang University, records 93 publications - the 6th percentile of the discipline.
  • 6% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Li Wen, and about 94% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 198–207 publications range, and Li Wen ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 148–157 publications, holding 457 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 61% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 228–237 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 804 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Li Wen D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 40 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 27th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348 40
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Li Wen D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 30 to 107+ D-Index.
  • Li Wen, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Beihang University, records 40 D-Index - the 27th percentile of the discipline.
  • 27% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Li Wen, and about 73% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 47 D-Index range, and Li Wen ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 426 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 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 107 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Li Wen is affiliated with Beihang University in China and has published extensively in the field of engineering, with a focus on several specialized subfields. Their research spans biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, artificial intelligence, computer vision and pattern recognition, as well as control and systems engineering.

Their scientific contributions cover a range of topics primarily related to robotics and materials science. These topics include soft robotics and applications, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, modular robots and swarm intelligence, micro and nano robotics, tactile and sensory interactions, underwater vehicles and communication systems, and advanced materials and mechanics.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Li Wen include Jiaqi Liu, Zhexin Xie, Feiyang Yuan, Xilun Ding, and Youning Duo, reflecting a collaborative research network.

Li Wen has published research in several prominent venues, with multiple contributions in journals such as Advanced Intelligent Systems, Soft Robotics, SSRN Electronic Journal, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, and Bioinspiration & Biomimetics.

Recent publications by Li Wen include the following:

  • Octopus Arm-Inspired Tapered Soft Actuators with Suckers for Improved Grasping (2020, Soft Robotics)
  • Touchless interactive teaching of soft robots through flexible bimodal sensory interfaces (2022, Nature Communications)
  • A soft manipulator for efficient delicate grasping in shallow water: Modeling, control, and real-world experiments (2020, The International Journal of Robotics Research)
  • Complex multiphase organohydrogels with programmable mechanics toward adaptive soft-matter machines (2020, Science Advances)
  • Octopus-inspired sensorized soft arm for environmental interaction (2023, Science Robotics)

Best Publications

  • Biomimetic shark skin: design, fabrication and hydrodynamic function

    Li Wen;James C Weaver;George V Lauder

  • Octopus Arm-Inspired Tapered Soft Actuators with Suckers for Improved Grasping

    Zhexin Xie;August G Domel;Ning An;Connor Green

  • A biorobotic adhesive disc for underwater hitchhiking inspired by the remora suckerfish

    Yueping Wang;Xingbang Yang;Yufeng Chen;Dylan K. Wainwright

  • Universal soft pneumatic robotic gripper with variable effective length

    Yufei Hao;Zheyuan Gong;Zhexin Xie;Shaoya Guan

  • A soft manipulator for efficient delicate grasping in shallow water: Modeling, control, and real-world experiments:

    Zheyuan Gong;Xi Fang;Xingyu Chen;Jiahui Cheng

  • Complex multiphase organohydrogels with programmable mechanics toward adaptive soft-matter machines

    Shuyun Zhuo;Ziguang Zhao;Zhexin Xie;Yufei Hao

  • Towards Real-Time Advancement of Underwater Visual Quality With GAN

    Xingyu Chen;Junzhi Yu;Shihan Kong;Zhengxing Wu

  • Quantitative Thrust Efficiency of a Self-Propulsive Robotic Fish: Experimental Method and Hydrodynamic Investigation

    Li Wen;Tianmiao Wang;Guanhao Wu;Jianhong Liang

  • Development of a two-joint robotic fish for real-world exploration

    Jianhong Liang;Tianmiao Wang;Li Wen

  • A Multimodal, Enveloping Soft Gripper: Shape Conformation, Bioinspired Adhesion, and Expansion-Driven Suction

    Yufei Hao;Shantonu Biswas;Elliot Wright Hawkes;Tianmiao Wang

  • Modeling and experiments of a soft robotic gripper in amphibious environments

    Yufei Hao;Tianmiao Wang;Ziyu Ren;Zheyuan Gong

  • A Soft Bionic Gripper with Variable Effective Length

    Yufei Hao;Zheyuan Gong;Zhexin Xie;Shaoya Guan

  • Hydrodynamic function of biomimetic shark skin: effect of denticle pattern and spacing.

    Li Wen;James C Weaver;Patrick J M Thornycroft;George V Lauder

  • Structure, biomimetics, and fluid dynamics of fish skin surfaces

    George V. Lauder;Dylan K. Wainwright;August G. Domel;James C. Weaver

  • Hydrodynamic performance of a biomimetic robotic swimmer actuated by ionic polymer–metal composite

    Qi Shen;Tiammiao Wang;Jianhong Liang;Li Wen

  • Novel Method for the Modeling and Control Investigation of Efficient Swimming for Robotic Fish

    Li Wen;Tianmiao Wang;Guanhao Wu;Jianhong Liang

  • Multimode Grasping Soft Gripper Achieved by Layer Jamming Structure and Tendon-Driven Mechanism.

    Bin Fang;Fuchun Sun;Linyuan Wu;Fukang Liu

  • A eutectic-alloy-infused soft actuator with sensing, tunable degrees of freedom, and stiffness properties

    Yufei Hao;Tianmiao Wang;Zhexin Xie;Wenguang Sun

  • Understanding undulatory locomotion in fishes using an inertia-compensated flapping foil robotic device

    Li Wen;George Lauder

  • A soft gripper with programmable effective length, tactile and curvature sensory feedback

    Yufei Hao;Zemin Liu;Jiaqi Liu;Xi Fang

  • Hydrodynamic investigation of a self-propelled robotic fish based on a force-feedback control method

    L Wen;T M Wang;G H Wu;J H Liang

  • A Three-Fingered Force Feedback Glove Using Fiber-Reinforced Soft Bending Actuators

    Ziqi Wang;Dangxiao Wang;Yu Zhang;Jiaqi Liu

  • Understanding Fish Linear Acceleration Using an Undulatory Biorobotic Model with Soft Fluidic Elastomer Actuated Morphing Median Fins

    Li Wen;Ziyu Ren;Valentina Di Santo;Kainan Hu

  • Hydrodynamics of C-Start Escape Responses of Fish as Studied with Simple Physical Models

    William C. Witt;Li Wen;George V. Lauder

Frequent Co-Authors

Tianmiao Wang
Tianmiao Wang Beihang University
Junzhi Yu
Junzhi Yu Peking University
George V. Lauder
George V. Lauder Harvard University
James C. Weaver
James C. Weaver Cornell University
Katia Bertoldi
Katia Bertoldi Harvard University
Qing Xiao
Qing Xiao University of Strathclyde
Fuchun Sun
Fuchun Sun Tsinghua University
Lei Jiang
Lei Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Robert J. Wood
Robert J. Wood Harvard University
Elliot W. Hawkes
Elliot W. Hawkes University of California, Santa Barbara

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