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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
48
Citations
9885
World Ranking
1277
National Ranking
86

Qingming 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 Qingming Li sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 179 publications — 36th percentile

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

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

Qingming 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 Qingming 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: 48 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Composite material
  • Structural engineering
  • Thermodynamics

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Structural engineering, Composite material, Compressive strength, Strain rate and Split-Hopkinson pressure bar. His Structural engineering research incorporates elements of Mechanics, Material properties and Loading rate. His work carried out in the field of Compressive strength brings together such families of science as Strain, Dynamic testing, Hydrostatic stress, Dynamic load testing and Constitutive equation.

As a part of the same scientific study, Qingming Li usually deals with the Dynamic load testing, concentrating on Brittleness and frequently concerns with Blast wave. His Strain rate research includes elements of Stress–strain curve and Inertia. His study looks at the relationship between Split-Hopkinson pressure bar and topics such as Computer simulation, which overlap with Missile, Shape factor and Spall.

His most cited work include:

  • About the dynamic strength enhancement of concrete-like materials in a split Hopkinson pressure bar test (371 citations)
  • Local impact effects of hard missiles on concrete targets (298 citations)
  • Compressive Strain at the Onset of Densification of Cellular Solids (234 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Structural engineering, Composite material, Mechanics, Penetration and Compressive strength. His work in Structural engineering covers topics such as Vibration which are related to areas like Mode coupling. His study involves Strain rate, Brittleness, Split-Hopkinson pressure bar, Stress and Aluminium, a branch of Composite material.

His Mechanics research incorporates themes from Beam, Boundary value problem, Pulse and Classical mechanics. His studies in Penetration integrate themes in fields like Shaped charge and Penetration depth. His study in Compressive strength is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Strength of materials and Inertia.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Structural engineering (41.62%)
  • Composite material (41.08%)
  • Mechanics (32.43%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Composite material (41.08%)
  • Structural engineering (41.62%)
  • Compression (7.03%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Qingming Li mainly focuses on Composite material, Structural engineering, Compression, Shock and Penetration depth. The Brittleness, Compressive strength, Stress and Deformation research he does as part of his general Composite material study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Lithium-ion battery, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science. His Structural engineering research includes themes of Space, Head and Deformation.

His study in Shock is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Acoustics, Finite element method and Metric. Qingming Li combines subjects such as Penetration, Mechanics, Flow and Inertia with his study of Penetration depth. His Mechanics study combines topics in areas such as Penetration test and Conical surface.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Deformation and failure behaviors of anode in lithium-ion batteries: Model and mechanism (21 citations)
  • Mechanical Properties of Natural Fiber Reinforced Foamed Concrete. (9 citations)
  • Low-pass-filter-based shock response spectrum and the evaluation method of transmissibility between equipment and sensitive components interfaces (8 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Composite material
  • Thermodynamics
  • Mechanical engineering

His primary areas of investigation include Penetration, Penetration depth, Composite material, Shock and Acoustics. His research in Penetration intersects with topics in Ogive, Inertia, Contact area and Cavitation, Mechanics. His studies deal with areas such as Frictional coefficient, Rigid body, Aluminium alloy and Contact mechanics as well as Penetration depth.

His biological study focuses on Deformation. His Shock study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Waveform, Representation, Frequency domain and Signal processing. Qingming Li interconnects Linear elasticity, Finite element method, Superposition principle and Position in the investigation of issues within Acoustics.

Best Publications

  • About the dynamic strength enhancement of concrete-like materials in a split Hopkinson pressure bar test

    Qingming Li;H Meng

  • Compressive Strain at the Onset of Densification of Cellular Solids

    Qingming Li;I Magkiriadis;J J Harrigan

  • Local impact effects of hard missiles on concrete targets

    Q.M. Li;S.R. Reid;H.M. Wen;A.R. Telford

  • Further investigation on the dynamic compressive strength enhancement of concrete-like materials based on split Hopkinson pressure bar tests. Part I: Experiments

    M Zhang;H J Wu;Qingming Li;Qingming Li;F L Huang

  • Dynamic compressive behaviour of cellular materials: A review of phenomenon, mechanism and modelling

    Yongle Sun;Q.M. Li;Q.M. Li

  • Dimensionless formulae for penetration depth of concrete target impacted by a non-deformable projectile

    Qingming Li;X W Chen

  • Deep penetration of a non-deformable projectile with different geometrical characteristics

    X W Chen;Qingming Li

  • Pressure-Impulse Diagram for Blast Loads Based on Dimensional Analysis and Single-Degree-of-Freedom Model

    Qingming Li;H Meng

  • Correlation between the accuracy of a SHPB test and the stress uniformity based on numerical experiments

    H Meng;Qingming Li

  • About the dynamic uniaxial tensile strength of concrete-like materials

    Y.B. Lu;Q.M. Li

  • The crush behaviour of Rohacell-51WF structural foam

    Qingming Li;R A Mines;R S Birch

  • Attenuation or enhancement - A one-dimensional analysis on shock transmission in the solid phase of a cellular material

    Qingming Li;H Meng

  • Pulse loading shape effects on pressure–impulse diagram of an elastic–plastic, single-degree-of-freedom structural model

    Qingming Li;H Meng

  • Modified K&C model for cratering and scabbing of concrete slabs under projectile impact

    Xiangzhen Kong;Qin Fang;Q.M. Li;Q.M. Li;Hao Wu

  • Strain energy density failure criterion

    Qingming Li

  • Influences of target strength and confinement on the penetration depth of an oil well perforator

    Tamer Elshenawy;Q.M. Li

  • Experimental study of the indentation of sandwich panels with carbon fibre-reinforced polymer face sheets and polymeric foam core

    E.A. Flores-Johnson;Q.M. Li

  • Structural behaviour of composite sandwich panels with plain and fibre-reinforced foamed concrete cores and corrugated steel faces

    E.A. Flores-Johnson;Q.M. Li

  • Oblique and normal perforation of concrete targets by a rigid projectile

    X W Chen;S C Fan;Qingming Li

  • Mechanical Properties of Natural Fiber Reinforced Foamed Concrete.

    Joaquin F. Castillo-Lara;Emmanuel A. Flores-Johnson;Alex Valadez-Gonzalez;Pedro J. Herrera-Franco

  • Degradation of Elastic Modulus of Progressively Crushable Foams in Uniaxial Compression

    EA Flores-Johnson;Qingming Li;Raw Mines

Frequent Co-Authors

Guowei Ma
Guowei Ma University of Western Australia
Norman Jones
Norman Jones University of Liverpool
Stephen R Reid
Stephen R Reid University of Aberdeen
Philip J. Withers
Philip J. Withers University of Manchester
Lei He
Lei He University of California, Los Angeles
Jinyang Zheng
Jinyang Zheng Zhejiang University
Zhihua Wang
Zhihua Wang Arizona State University
Xi-Qiao Feng
Xi-Qiao Feng Tsinghua University
Yonggang Huang
Yonggang Huang Northwestern University
Sha Yin
Sha Yin Beihang University

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