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D-Index
39
Citations
5919
World Ranking
4724
National Ranking
703

Wei 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 Wei Li sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 305 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Wei 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 Wei Li sits on this spectrum.

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: 39 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Wei Li is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their work spans primarily the fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, with a notable focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering as well as Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Their research interests cover a range of topics including:

  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Advanced Photonic Communication Systems
  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
  • Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing
  • Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices

Wei Li has contributed extensively to the literature related to optoelectronic oscillators and optical devices. Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Recent advances in optoelectronic oscillators," 2020, published in Advanced Photonics
  • "Compact optical convolution processing unit based on multimode interference," 2023, published in Nature Communications
  • "Tutorial on optoelectronic oscillators," 2021, published in APL Photonics
  • "Broadband random optoelectronic oscillator," 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • "Large-scale coherent Ising machine based on optoelectronic parametric oscillator," 2022, published in Light Science & Applications

Their frequent co-authors show ongoing collaborations with several researchers, including:

  • Ming Li
  • Ninghua Zhu
  • Tengfei Hao
  • Guangyi Li
  • Ning Hua Zhu

Wei Li's publications are often found in key scientific venues such as:

  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Optics Express
  • IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
  • Optics Communications
  • Optics Letters

The researcher has also been recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea since 2018.

Best Publications

  • High-Efficiency Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes with Synergetic Outcoupling Enhancement.

    Yang Shen;Li-Peng Cheng;Yan-Qing Li;Wei Li

  • Breaking the limitation of mode building time in an optoelectronic oscillator.

    Tengfei Hao;Qizhuang Cen;Yitang Dai;Jian Tang

  • Compact optical convolution processing unit based on multimode interference

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  • Integrated optoelectronic oscillator.

    Jian Tang;Tengfei Hao;Wei Li;David Domenech

  • Recent advances in optoelectronic oscillators

    Tengfei Hao;Yanzhong Liu;Jian Tang;Qizhuang Cen

  • Microwave Photonics for Optical Sensors

    Javier Hervas;Amelia Lavinia Ricchiuti;Wei Li;Ning Hua Zhu

  • Observation of parity-time symmetry in microwave photonics.

    Yanzhong Liu;Tengfei Hao;Wei Li;Jose Capmany

  • Brillouin-assisted microwave frequency measurement with adjustable measurement range and resolution

    Wei Li;Ning Hua Zhu;Li Xian Wang

  • Dual-band high-efficiency polarization converter using an anisotropic metasurface

    Unknown

  • 100 Gbit/s THz Photonic Wireless Transmission in the 350-GHz Band With Extended Reach

    Kexin Liu;Shi Jia;Shiwei Wang;Xiaodan Pang

  • Tutorial on optoelectronic oscillators

    Ming Li;Tengfei Hao;Wei Li;Yitang Dai

  • Directly Modulated Semiconductor Lasers

    Ning Hua Zhu;Zhan Shi;Zhi Ke Zhang;Yi Ming Zhang

  • Highly Conductive Inkjet-Printed PEDOT:PSS Film under Cyclic Stretching.

    Unknown

  • Toward Monolithic Integration of OEOs: From Systems to Chips

    Tengfei Hao;Jian Tang;David Domenech;Wei Li

  • A Frequency-Doubling Optoelectronic Oscillator Based on a Dual-Parallel Mach–Zehnder Modulator and a Chirped Fiber Bragg Grating

    Lixian Wang;Ninghua Zhu;Wei Li;Jianguo Liu

  • On Rate Region Analysis Of Half- and Full-Duplex OFDM Communication Links

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  • Photonic generation of background-free binary phase-coded microwave pulses

    Sha Zhu;Ming Li;Xin Wang;Ning Hua Zhu

  • Dual-chirp Fourier domain mode-locked optoelectronic oscillator

    Tengfei Hao;Jian Tang;Nuannuan Shi;Wei Li

  • Photonic true time delay beamforming technique with ultra-fast beam scanning

    Lihong Zhang;Ming Li;Nuannuan Shi;Xinyi Zhu

  • Broadband random optoelectronic oscillator.

    Zengting Ge;Tengfei Hao;José Capmany;Wei Li

  • A Mixed Deep Recurrent Neural Network for MEMS Gyroscope Noise Suppressing

    Changhui Jiang;Yuwei Chen;Shuai Chen;Yuming Bo

  • Microwave photonics frequency-to-time mapping based on a Fourier domain mode locked optoelectronic oscillator.

    Tengfei Hao;Jian Tang;Wei Li;Ninghua Zhu

  • Photonic generation of arbitrarily phase-modulated microwave signals based on a single DDMZM

    Wei Li;Wen Ting Wang;Wen Hui Sun;Li Xian Wang

  • Reconfigurable Instantaneous Frequency Measurement System Based on Dual-Parallel Mach–Zehnder Modulator

    Wei Li;Ning Hua Zhu;Li Xian Wang

  • An integrated optoelectronic oscillator

    Jian Tang;Tengfei Hao;Wei Li;Ninghua Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

Ninghua Zhu
Ninghua Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
José Capmany
José Capmany Universitat Politècnica de València
Ling Wang
Ling Wang Tsinghua University
Yitang Dai
Yitang Dai Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Wei Chen
Wei Chen Northwestern University
Jianping Yao
Jianping Yao University of Ottawa
Dieter Bimberg
Dieter Bimberg Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP)
Ye Deng
Ye Deng Chinese Academy of Sciences

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