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Yanghui Li publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

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

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 212 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Yanghui Li D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yanghui Li is affiliated with Dalian University of Technology in China and has a significant body of research focusing primarily on engineering and environmental science. Their work intersects various subfields including environmental chemistry, mechanics of materials, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, and ocean engineering.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies
  • Arctic and Antarctic Ice Dynamics
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

Yanghui Li has contributed numerous papers to well-regarded publication venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Energy & Fuels
  • Energy
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering
  • Gas Science and Engineering

Their significant recent publications include:

  • Mechanical Characteristics of Hydrate-Bearing Sediment: A Review, 2020, Energy & Fuels
  • Cementation Failure Behavior of Consolidated Gas Hydrate-Bearing Sand, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Microstructure Evolution of Hydrate-Bearing Sands During Thermal Dissociation and Ensued Impacts on the Mechanical and Seepage Characteristics, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Hydrate-bearing sediment of the South China Sea: Microstructure and mechanical characteristics, 2022, Engineering Geology
  • Undrained triaxial tests on water-saturated methane hydrate-bearing clayey-silty sediments of the South China Sea, 2020, Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Frequent collaborators in their work include Peng Wu, Weiguo Liu, Xiang Sun, and Yongchen Song, with collaborative counts ranging from 36 to 86 joint publications.

Best Publications

  • The status of natural gas hydrate research in China: A review

    Yongchen Song;Lei Yang;Jiafei Zhao;Weiguo Liu

  • Mechanical behavior of gas‐saturated methane hydrate‐bearing sediments

    Masayuki Hyodo;Yanghui Li;Yanghui Li;Jun Yoneda;Yukio Nakata

  • Effects of dissociation on the shear strength and deformation behavior of methane hydrate-bearing sediments

    Masayuki Hyodo;Yanghui Li;Yanghui Li;Jun Yoneda;Yukio Nakata

  • Numerical simulation of gas recovery from a low-permeability hydrate reservoir by depressurization

    Xiang Sun;Xiang Sun;Tingting Luo;Lei Wang;Haijun Wang

  • Hydrate-bearing sediment of the South China Sea: Microstructure and mechanical characteristics

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  • Analysis of the effect of particle size on permeability in hydrate-bearing porous media using pore network models combined with CT

    Jiaqi Wang;Jiafei Zhao;Yi Zhang;Dayong Wang

  • Mechanical Characteristics of Hydrate-Bearing Sediment: A Review

    Peng Wu;Yanghui Li;Xiang Sun;Weiguo Liu

  • Mechanical behaviors of permafrost-associated methane hydrate-bearing sediments under different mining methods

    Yanghui Li;Weiguo Liu;Yiming Zhu;Yunfei Chen

  • Cementation Failure Behavior of Consolidated Gas Hydrate‐Bearing Sand

    Peng Wu;Yanghui Li;Weiguo Liu;Xiang Sun

  • Permeability of laboratory-formed porous media containing methane hydrate: Observations using X-ray computed tomography and simulations with pore network models

    Jia-Qi Wang;Jia-Fei Zhao;Ming-Jun Yang;Yang-Hui Li

  • The status of exploitation techniques of natural gas hydrate

    Lei Yang;Yulong Liu;Hanquan Zhang;Bo Xiao

  • Analyzing the effects of inhomogeneity on the permeability of porous media containing methane hydrates through pore network models combined with CT observation

    Lei Yang;Li Ai;Kaihua Xue;Zheng Ling

  • Numerical simulation of gas production from hydrate deposits using a single vertical well by depressurization in the Qilian Mountain permafrost, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China

    Jiafei Zhao;Tao Yu;Tao Yu;Yongchen Song;Di Liu

  • Undrained triaxial tests on water-saturated methane hydrate–bearing clayey-silty sediments of the South China Sea

    Lei Wang;Xiang Sun;Shi Shen;Peng Wu

  • Microstructure Evolution of Hydrate-Bearing Sands During Thermal Dissociation and Ensued Impacts on the Mechanical and Seepage Characteristics

    Peng Wu;Yanghui Li;Weiguo Liu;Yu Liu

  • Experimental study on the effect of methane hydrate decomposition on gas phase permeability of clayey sediments

    Zhaoran Wu;Yanghui Li;Xiang Sun;Peng Wu

  • A comparative analysis of the mechanical behavior of carbon dioxide and methane hydrate-bearing sediments

    Masayuki Hyodo;Yanghui Li;Yanghui Li;Jun Yoneda;Yukio Nakata

  • Microstructure evolution and dynamic permeability anisotropy during hydrate dissociation in sediment under stress state

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  • Numerical modeling for the mechanical behavior of marine gas hydrate-bearing sediments during hydrate production by depressurization

    Xiang Sun;Xiang Sun;Lei Wang;Hao Luo;Yongchen Song

  • Effect of methane hydrate dissociation and reformation on the permeability of clayey sediments

    Zhaoran Wu;Weiguo Liu;Jianan Zheng;Yanghui Li

  • Experimental study on mechanical properties of gas hydrate-bearing sediments using kaolin clay

    Yang-hui Li;Yong-chen Song;Feng Yu;Wei-guo Liu

  • Mechanical property of artificial methane hydrate under triaxial compression

    Yongchen Song;Feng Yu;Yanghui Li;Weiguo Liu

  • Experimental research on the mechanical properties of methane hydrate-bearing sediments during hydrate dissociation

    Yongchen Song;Yiming Zhu;Weiguo Liu;Jiafei Zhao

  • Microstructure Observations of Natural Gas Hydrate Occurrence in Porous Media Using Microfocus X-ray Computed Tomography

    Lei Yang;Jiafei Zhao;Weiguo Liu;Yanghui Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Yongchen Song
Yongchen Song Dalian University of Technology
Weiguo Liu
Weiguo Liu Dalian University of Technology
Jiafei Zhao
Jiafei Zhao Dalian University of Technology
Mingjun Yang
Mingjun Yang Dalian University of Technology
Yu Liu
Yu Liu University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Lei Wang
Lei Wang University of California, San Francisco
Jun Yoneda
Jun Yoneda National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Masayuki Hyodo
Masayuki Hyodo Yamaguchi University
Wei-Haur Lam
Wei-Haur Lam Tianjin University
Laurence T. Yang
Laurence T. Yang St. Francis Xavier University

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