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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
38
Citations
5246
World Ranking
2291
National Ranking
830

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
38
Citations
5232
World Ranking
4966
National Ranking
1727

Perry Y. 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 Perry Y. Li sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 258 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Perry Y. 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 Perry Y. Li sits on this spectrum.

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: 38 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Perry Y. Li is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and primarily works in the field of Engineering. Their research spans several subfields, including Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Oceanography, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist has contributed to a range of topics in their publications, with a focus on:

  • Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
  • Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
  • Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Perry Y. Li are:

  • "A co-design framework for wind energy integrated with storage," 2022, published in Joule
  • "Optimal Control of the Energy-Saving Hybrid Hydraulic-Electric Architecture (HHEA) for Off-Highway Mobile Machines," 2021, published in IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
  • "A Novel 3D Ring-Based Flapper Valve for Soft Robotic Applications," 2021, published in Robotics
  • "Modeling and Experimental Testing of the Hondamatic Inline Hydromechanical Transmission (iHMT)1," 2020, published in Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control
  • "Human Gesture Robot Control Using a Camera/Accelerometer-in-Palm Sensor," 2021, published in IFAC-PapersOnLine

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Michael J. Aziz
  • Dennice F. Gayme
  • Kathryn Johnson
  • Janelle Knox-Hayes
  • Eric Loth

Perry Y. Li's publications have appeared predominantly in the following venues:

  • IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • Joule
  • IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
  • Robotics
  • Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control

The scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Liquid piston gas compression

    James D. Van de Ven;Perry Y. Li

  • A miniature robotic system for reconnaissance and surveillance

    D.F. Hougen;S. Benjaafar;J.C. Bonney;J.R. Budenske

  • Passive velocity field control of mechanical manipulators

    P.Y. Li;R. Horowitz

  • Experimental study of heat transfer enhancement in a liquid piston compressor/expander using porous media inserts

    Bo Yan;Jacob Wieberdink;Farzad Shirazi;Perry Y. Li

  • Modeling and control of an open accumulator Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) system for wind turbines

    Mohsen Saadat;Farzad A. Shirazi;Perry Y. Li

  • Traffic flow stability induced by constant time headway policy for adaptive cruise control vehicles

    Perry Y. Li;Ankur Shrivastava

  • Passive velocity field control (PVFC). Part I. Geometry and robustness

    P.Y. Li;R. Horowitz

  • Passive velocity field control (PVFC). Part II. Application to contour following

    P.Y. Li;R. Horowitz

  • Passive bilateral feedforward control of linear dynamically similar teleoperated manipulators

    Dongjun Lee;P.Y. Li

  • AHS safe control laws for platoon leaders

    P. Li;L. Alvarez;R. Horowitz

  • Motion Planning and Control of a Swimming Machine

    Saroj Saimek;Perry Y. Li

  • Control of smart exercise machines. I. Problem formulation and nonadaptive control

    P.Y. Li;R. Horowitz

  • Using Steady Flow Force for Unstable Valve Design: Modeling and Experiments

    Qinghui Yuan;Perry Y. Li

  • Thermal analysis of a compressor for application to Compressed Air Energy Storage

    C. Zhang;B. Yan;J. Wieberdink;P.Y. Li

  • Effects of porous media insert on the efficiency and power density of a high pressure (210 bar) liquid piston air compressor/expander – An experimental study

    Jacob Wieberdink;Perry Y. Li;Terrence W. Simon;James D. Van de Ven

  • Open accumulator for compact liquid power energy storage

    Perry Y. Li;James D. Van de Ven

  • Design, Modeling, and Validation of a High-Speed Rotary Pulse-Width-Modulation On/Off Hydraulic Valve

    Haink C. Tu;Michael B. Rannow;Meng Wang;Perry Y. Li

  • HIGH SPEED ROTARY PULSE WIDTH MODULATED ON/OFF VALVE ∗

    Haink C. Tu;Michael B. Rannow;James D. Van de Ven;Meng Wang

  • Open Accumulator Concept for Compact Fluid Power Energy Storage

    Perry Y. Li;James D. Van de Ven;Caleb Sancken

  • Efficient Operation of Air-Side Economizer Using Extremum Seeking Control

    Pengfei Li;Yaoyu Li;John E. Seem

  • Dynamic modeling and self-optimizing operation of chilled water systems using extremum seeking control

    Xiao Li;Yaoyu Li;John E. Seem;Pengfei Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberto Horowitz
Roberto Horowitz University of California, Berkeley
Terrence W. Simon
Terrence W. Simon University of Minnesota
Yaoyu Li
Yaoyu Li The University of Texas at Dallas
John E. Seem
John E. Seem Johnson Controls (United States)
Dongjun Lee
Dongjun Lee Seoul National University
Arthur G. Erdman
Arthur G. Erdman University of Minnesota
Eric Loth
Eric Loth University of Virginia
Tianhong Cui
Tianhong Cui University of Minnesota
Masayoshi Tomizuka
Masayoshi Tomizuka University of California, Berkeley
Claudio Semini
Claudio Semini Italian Institute of Technology

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