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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 60 1611 1541 655 611 560 15434

Ming-Jun Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ming-Jun Li between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ming-Jun Li published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 17.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2017. 47 of the 698 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2017. 1987: 4 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 4 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 27 publications 2006: 29 publications 2007: 28 publications 2008: 32 publications 2009: 27 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 40 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 42 publications 2017: 44 publications 2018: 34 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 41 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 37 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 23 publications
1987 2025

698 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ming-Jun Li: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 4
1988 1
1989 4
1990 9
1991 8
1992 3
1993 1
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 2
1999 2
2000 7
2001 12
2002 14
2003 10
2004 21
2005 27
2006 29
2007 28
2008 32
2009 27
2010 16
2011 14
2012 23
2013 40
2014 26
2015 26
2016 42
2017 44
2018 34
2019 23
2020 41
2021 29
2022 37
2023 13
2024 24
2025 23
Total 698
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Ming-Jun 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 Ming-Jun 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, 554–573 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: 560 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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
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 75 560
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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Ming-Jun 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 Ming-Jun 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, 60 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: 60 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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
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 60
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For product and process inventions and commercial innovations in optical fiber design and transmission systems.
  • 2015 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to optical fiber technology
  • 2009 - OSA Fellows For significant contributions to advances in optical fiber technology, including both theoretical understanding and practical applications.

Overview

Ming-Jun Li is affiliated with Corning in the United States and has a research focus within the field of engineering. Their work predominantly spans electrical and electronic engineering, with contributions also in artificial intelligence, atomic and molecular physics and optics, biomedical engineering, and mechanical engineering.

The scientist's research covers various main topics, including:

  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Advanced Photonic Communication Systems
  • Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing

Ming-Jun Li's recent published papers are as follows:

  • "Sending-or-Not-Sending with Independent Lasers: Secure Twin-Field Quantum Key Distribution over 509 km" (2020) in Physical Review Letters
  • "600-km repeater-like quantum communications with dual-band stabilization" (2021) in Nature Photonics
  • "Implementation of quantum key distribution surpassing the linear rate-transmittance bound" (2020) in Nature Photonics
  • "Multi-dimensional data transmission using inverse-designed silicon photonics and microcombs" (2022) in Nature Communications
  • "Single-Mode VCSEL Transmission for Short Reach Communications" (2020) in Journal of Lightwave Technology

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues such as Xin Chen, Jason E. Hurley, Jeffery S. Stone, Kangmei Li, and Hao Dong.

Preferred venues for publication include:

  • Photonics
  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Optical Fiber Technology
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2022

Ming-Jun Li has received several awards recognizing contributions to optical fiber technology and related innovations. These include:

  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2018) for product and process inventions and commercial innovations in optical fiber design and transmission systems
  • IEEE Fellow (2015) for contributions to optical fiber technology
  • OSA Fellow (2009) for significant contributions to advances in optical fiber technology, including both theoretical understanding and practical applications

Best Publications

  • Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution Over a 404 km Optical Fiber.

    Hua-Lei Yin;Teng-Yun Chen;Zong-Wen Yu;Hui Liu

  • Secure Quantum Key Distribution over 421 km of Optical Fiber.

    Alberto Boaron;Gianluca Boso;Davide Rusca;Cédric Vulliez

  • Provably secure and practical quantum key distribution over 307 km of optical fibre

    Boris Korzh;Charles Ci Wen Lim;Raphael Houlmann;Nicolas Gisin

  • Sending-or-Not-Sending with Independent Lasers: Secure Twin-Field Quantum Key Distribution over 509 km.

    Jiu-Peng Chen;Chi Zhang;Yang Liu;Cong Jiang

  • Mode division multiplexing using an orbital angular momentum mode sorter and MIMO-DSP over a graded-index few-mode optical fibre

    Hao Huang;Giovanni Milione;Martin P. J. Lavery;Guodong Xie

  • Mode-division multiplexed transmission with inline few-mode fiber amplifier.

    Neng Bai;Ezra Ip;Yue-Kai Huang;Eduardo Mateo

  • Bend resistant multimode optical fiber

    Dana Craig Bookbinder;Ming-Jun Li;Daniel Aloysius Nolan

  • Large effective area fiber

    Scott Robertson Bickham;Dana Craig Bookbinder;Xin Chen;Ming-Jun Li

  • Large numerical aperture bend resistant multimode optical fiber

    Scott Robertson Bickham;Ming-Jun Li

  • Self-organized instability in graded-index multimode fibres

    Logan G. Wright;Zhanwei Liu;Daniel A. Nolan;Ming-Jun Li

  • 146λ × 6 × 19-Gbaud Wavelength-and Mode-Division Multiplexed Transmission Over 10 × 50-km Spans of Few-Mode Fiber With a Gain-Equalized Few-Mode EDFA

    Ezra Ip;Ming-Jun Li;Kevin Bennett;Yue-Kai Huang

  • Low bend loss coated optical fiber

    Xin Chen;Joohyun Koh;Ming-Jun Li;Anping Liu

  • Highly birefringent hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber

    Xin Chen;Ming-Jun Li;N. Venkataraman;M.T. Gallagher

  • Large Effective Area Low Attenuation Optical Fiber

    Scott Robertson Bickham;Ming-Jun Li

  • Al/Ge co-doped large mode area fiber with high SBS threshold.

    Ming-Jun Li;Xin Chen;Ji Wang;Stuart Gray

  • 600-km repeater-like quantum communications with dual-band stabilization

    Mirko Pittaluga;Mirko Pittaluga;Mariella Minder;Mariella Minder;Marco Lucamarini;Marco Lucamarini;Mirko Sanzaro

  • SDM transmission of real-time 10GbE traffic using commercial SFP + transceivers over 0.5km elliptical-core few-mode fiber.

    Ezra Ip;Giovanni Milione;Ming-Jun Li;Neda Cvijetic

  • Implementation of quantum key distribution surpassing the linear rate-transmittance bound

    Xiao-Tian Fang;Pei Zeng;Hui Liu;Mi Zou

  • A compact fiber-optic SHG scanning endomicroscope and its application to visualize cervical remodeling during pregnancy

    Yuying Zhang;Meredith L. Akins;Kartikeya Murari;Jiefeng Xi

  • Ultra-Low Bending Loss Single-Mode Fiber for FTTH

    M.-J. Li;P. Tandon;D.C. Bookbinder;S.R. Bickham

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel A. Nolan
Daniel A. Nolan Corning (United States)
Ezra Ip
Ezra Ip NEC (United States)
Kevin P. Chen
Kevin P. Chen University of Pittsburgh
Ting Wang
Ting Wang Washington University in St. Louis
Zuyuan He
Zuyuan He Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Katherine Luby-Phelps
Katherine Luby-Phelps The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Frank W. Wise
Frank W. Wise Cornell University
Demetrios N. Christodoulides
Demetrios N. Christodoulides University of Southern California
Guifang Li
Guifang Li University of Central Florida
Paul R. Ohodnicki
Paul R. Ohodnicki University of Pittsburgh

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