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D-Index
57
Citations
12040
World Ranking
7947
National Ranking
2305

Wenya Li publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wenya Li sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 260 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Wenya Li D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wenya Li sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Wenya Li is affiliated with Northwestern Polytechnical University in China. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a strong concentration in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, and materials chemistry. Additional areas of study include ceramics and composites, as well as molecular biology.

Their work explores a range of topics within these fields, notably covering advanced welding techniques analysis, aluminum alloys composites properties, high-temperature coating behaviors, and advanced materials and composites. Other significant subjects include aluminum alloy microstructure properties, welding techniques and residual stresses, and advanced ceramic materials synthesis.

Wenya Li has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • International tourism, digital infrastructure, and CO2 emissions: fresh evidence from panel quantile regression approach, 2022, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • In-situ investigation on dislocation slip concentrated fracture mechanism of linear friction welded dissimilar Ti17(α+β)/Ti17(β) titanium alloy joint, 2023, Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Al matrix composites fabricated by solid-state cold spray deposition: A critical review, 2021, Journal of Material Science and Technology
  • YTHDF1-enhanced iron metabolism depends on TFRC m6A methylation, 2020, Theranostics
  • Advanced Pt-based electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline medium, 2023, Nanoscale

The scientist frequently publishes in several key venues, including:

  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Materials Characterization
  • Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Journal of Material Science and Technology

Collaborations form an important part of their research, with frequent co-authors engaged in numerous joint publications. These co-authors include Xiawei Yang, Yaxin Xu, Achilles Vairis, Pengcheng Wang, and Yu Su.

Best Publications

  • Cold spray additive manufacturing and repair: Fundamentals and applications

    Shuo Yin;Pasquale Cavaliere;Barry Aldwell;Richard Jenkins

  • Solid-state additive manufacturing and repairing by cold spraying: A review

    Wenya Li;Kang Yang;Shuo Yin;Xiawei Yang

  • Linear and rotary friction welding review

    Wenya Li;Achilles Vairis;Michael Preuss;Tiejun Ma

  • Recent Development in Friction Stir Processing as a Solid-State Grain Refinement Technique: Microstructural Evolution and Property Enhancement

    Vivek Patel;Vivek Patel;Wenya Li;Achilles Vairis;Achilles Vairis;Vishvesh Badheka

  • Deposition of FeCoNiCrMn high entropy alloy (HEA) coating via cold spraying

    Shuo Yin;Wenya Li;Bo Song;Xingchen Yan

  • Solid-state cold spraying of Ti and its alloys: A literature review

    Wenya Li;Congcong Cao;Shuo Yin

  • Deposition behavior of thermally softened copper particles in cold spraying

    Shuo Yin;Shuo Yin;Xiaofang Wang;Xinkun Suo;Hanlin Liao

  • Gas Flow, Particle Acceleration, and Heat Transfer in Cold Spray: A review

    Shuo Yin;Shuo Yin;Morten Meyer;Wenya Li;Hanlin Liao

  • Significant influence of particle surface oxidation on deposition efficiency, interface microstructure and adhesive strength of cold-sprayed copper coatings

    Wen-Ya Li;Chang-Jiu Li;Hanlin Liao

  • Numerical simulation of linear friction welding of titanium alloy: Effects of processing parameters

    Wen-Ya Li;Tiejun Ma;Jinglong Li

  • Some aspects on 3D numerical modeling of high velocity impact of particles in cold spraying by explicit finite element analysis

    Wen-Ya Li;Wei Gao

  • Influence of Spray Materials and Their Surface Oxidation on the Critical Velocity in Cold Spraying

    C.-J. Li;H.-T. Wang;Q. Zhang;G.-J. Yang

  • Improving mechanical properties of pinless friction stir spot welded joints by eliminating hook defect

    Wenya Li;Jinfeng Li;Zhihan Zhang;Dalu Gao

  • Numerical investigations of the effect of oblique impact on particle deformation in cold spraying by the SPH method

    Wen-Ya Li;Shuo Yin;Xiao-Fang Wang

  • Deformation behavior of the oxide film on the surface of cold sprayed powder particle

    Shuo Yin;Shuo Yin;Xiaofang Wang;Wenya Li;Hanlin Liao

  • Modeling Aspects of High Velocity Impact of Particles in Cold Spraying by Explicit Finite Element Analysis

    Wen-Ya Li;Chao Zhang;Chao Zhang;Chang-Jiu Li;Hanlin Liao

  • Cold sprayed AA2024/Al 2 O 3 metal matrix composites improved by friction stir processing: Microstructure characterization, mechanical performance and strengthening mechanisms

    Kang Yang;Wenya Li;Pengliang Niu;Xiawei Yang

  • Friction Stir Welding of Dissimilar Aluminum Alloy Combinations: State-of-the-Art

    Vivek Patel;Wenya Li;Guoqing Wang;Feifan Wang

  • A Review of Advanced Composite and Nanostructured Coatings by Solid-State Cold Spraying Process

    Wenya Li;Hamid Assadi;Frank Gaertner;Shuo Yin

  • Al matrix composites fabricated by solid-state cold spray deposition: A critical review

    Xinliang Xie;Xinliang Xie;Xinliang Xie;Shuo Yin;Rija-nirina Raoelison;Chaoyue Chen

  • Investigation of the microstructure and tribological behavior of cold-sprayed tin-bronze-based composite coatings

    Xueping Guo;Ga Zhang;Wenya Li;Yang Gao

  • Modeling of continuous drive friction welding of mild steel

    Wenya Li;Feifan Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Hanlin Liao
Hanlin Liao Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Chang-Jiu Li
Chang-Jiu Li Xi'an Jiaotong University
Christian Coddet
Christian Coddet University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard
Rocco Lupoi
Rocco Lupoi Trinity College Dublin
Guan-Jun Yang
Guan-Jun Yang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Bo Song
Bo Song Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Yuh J. Chao
Yuh J. Chao University of South Carolina
Xiao-Tao Luo
Xiao-Tao Luo Xi'an Jiaotong University
Yongchang Liu
Yongchang Liu Tianjin University
Adrian P. Gerlich
Adrian P. Gerlich University of Waterloo

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