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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 60 692 629 302 254 332 15615

Shaofan Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shaofan Li between 1970 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shaofan Li published across 57 years, from 1970 to 2026, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 59 publications in 2022. 35 of the 431 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 59. Peak 59 publications in 2022. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 5 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 5 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 59 publications 2023: 44 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 34 publications 2026: 1 publication
1970 2026

431 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shaofan Li: publications per year, 1970 to 2026
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 2
1994 0
1995 2
1996 4
1997 2
1998 1
1999 5
2000 14
2001 4
2002 4
2003 6
2004 14
2005 12
2006 5
2007 13
2008 12
2009 1
2010 5
2011 12
2012 11
2013 10
2014 11
2015 16
2016 16
2017 11
2018 6
2019 14
2020 17
2021 33
2022 59
2023 44
2024 29
2025 34
2026 1
Total 431
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Shaofan 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 Shaofan Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 327–336 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 332 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59 332
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Shaofan 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 Shaofan Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 60 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37 60
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Overview

Shaofan Li is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of Engineering. Their scholarly output spans multiple subfields including Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Computational Mechanics, and Mechanical Engineering.

The topics covered by their work include numerical methods in engineering, geotechnical engineering and underground structures, fluid dynamics simulations and interactions, composite material mechanics, concrete and cement materials research, rock mechanics and modeling, and structural health monitoring techniques.

Their recent papers include:

  • Eighty Years of the Finite Element Method: Birth, Evolution, and Future (2022) published in Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering
  • A Critical Review on Structural Health Monitoring: Definitions, Methods, and Perspectives (2021) published in Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering
  • Selected machine learning approaches for predicting the interfacial bond strength between FRPs and concrete (2020) published in Construction and Building Materials
  • A State-of-the-Art Review on Machine Learning-Based Multiscale Modeling, Simulation, Homogenization and Design of Materials (2022) published in Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering
  • Application and modelling of Shape-Memory Alloys for structural vibration control: State-of-the-art review (2022) published in Construction and Building Materials

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Shaofan Li has several frequent coauthors:

  • Jinyang Jiang
  • Xuan Hu
  • Yuxi Xie
  • A-Man Zhang
  • Chengyao Liang

Their publications appear regularly in the following venues:

  • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Computational Mechanics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering

Shaofan Li has contributed to book publications as well, with works published by Cambridge University Press and Springer Nature (Netherlands). Titles include "Introduction to Computational Nanomechanics" (2022) and "Computational and Experimental Simulations in Engineering" (2023).

Best Publications

  • Meshfree and particle methods and their applications

    Shaofan Li;Wing Kam Liu

  • Reproducing kernel particle methods for structural dynamics

    Wing Kam Liu;Sukky Jun;Shaofan Li;Jonathan Adee

  • Moving least-square reproducing kernel methods (I) Methodology and convergence

    Wing Kam Liu;Shaofan Li;Ted Belytschko

  • Swelling of Graphene Oxide Membranes in Aqueous Solution: Characterization of Interlayer Spacing and Insight into Water Transport Mechanisms

    Sunxiang Zheng;Qingsong Tu;Jeffrey J. Urban;Shaofan Li

  • Understanding the Aqueous Stability and Filtration Capability of MoS2 Membranes

    Zhongying Wang;Qingsong Tu;Sunxiang Zheng;Jeffrey J. Urban

  • INTRODUCTION TO MICROMECHANICS AND NANOMECHANICS

    Shaofan Li;Gang Wang

  • Finite difference calculus invariant structure of a class of algorithms for the nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation

    S. Li;L. Vu-Quoc

  • Eighty Years of the Finite Element Method: Birth, Evolution, and Future.

    Wing Kam Liu;Shaofan Li;Harold Park

  • Reproducing kernel hierarchical partition of unity, Part I—formulation and theory

    Shaofan Li;Wing Kam Liu

  • A Critical Review on Structural Health Monitoring: Definitions, Methods, and Perspectives

    Vahid Reza Gharehbaghi;Ehsan Noroozinejad Farsangi;Mohammad Noori;T. Y. Yang

  • Numerical simulations of large deformation of thin shell structures using meshfree methods

    S. Li;W. Hao;W. K. Liu

  • Mesh-free Galerkin simulations of dynamic shear band propagation and failure mode transition

    Shaofan Li;Wing Kam Liu;Ares J. Rosakis;Ted Belytschko

  • Reproducing kernel element method. Part I: Theoretical formulation

    Wing Kam Liu;Weimin Han;Hongsheng Lu;Shaofan Li

  • A State-of-the-Art Review on Machine Learning-Based Multiscale Modeling, Simulation, Homogenization and Design of Materials

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  • Dynamic crack propagation in piezoelectric materials—Part I. Electrode solution

    Shaofan Li;Peter A. Mataga

  • On criteria for dynamic adiabatic shear band propagation

    Sergey N. Medyanik;Wing Kam Liu;Shaofan Li

  • Selected machine learning approaches for predicting the interfacial bond strength between FRPs and concrete

    Miao Su;Miao Su;Qingyu Zhong;Hui Peng;Shaofan Li

  • Moving least-square reproducing kernel method Part II: Fourier analysis

    Shaofan Li;Wing Kam Liu

  • Perfectly matched multiscale simulations

    Albert C. To;Shaofan Li

  • A Peridynamics-SPH modeling and simulation of blast fragmentation of soil under buried explosive loads

    Houfu Fan;Shaofan Li

  • Dynamic crack propagation in piezoelectric materials—Part II. Vacuum solution

    Shaofan Li;Peter A. Mataga

  • Peridynamics simulations of geomaterial fragmentation by impulse loads

    Xin Lai;Xin Lai;Bo Ren;Houfu Fan;Shaofan Li

  • A hybrid peridynamics–SPH simulation of soil fragmentation by blast loads of buried explosive

    Houfu Fan;Guy Leshem Bergel;Shaofan Li

  • Multiple scale meshfree methods for damage fracture and localization

    Wing Kam Liu;Su Hao;Ted Belytschko;Shao Fan Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Wing Kam Liu
Wing Kam Liu Northwestern University
Roger A. Sauer
Roger A. Sauer Ruhr University Bochum
Dong Qian
Dong Qian The University of Texas at Dallas
Ted Belytschko
Ted Belytschko Northwestern University
Jian Cao
Jian Cao Northwestern University
Albert C. To
Albert C. To University of Pittsburgh
A-Man Zhang
A-Man Zhang Harbin Engineering University
Xin-Lin Gao
Xin-Lin Gao Southern Methodist University
Baoxia Mi
Baoxia Mi University of California, Berkeley
Jeffrey J. Urban
Jeffrey J. Urban Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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