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Yanjun Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yanjun Li between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yanjun Li published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 15.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 47 publications in 2025. 88 of the 407 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 47. Peak 47 publications in 2025. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 29 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 34 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 28 publications 2024: 41 publications 2025: 47 publications
1999 2025

407 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yanjun Li: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 1
2002 2
2003 0
2004 0
2005 1
2006 3
2007 2
2008 0
2009 2
2010 6
2011 9
2012 29
2013 25
2014 29
2015 23
2016 17
2017 20
2018 19
2019 34
2020 24
2021 23
2022 21
2023 28
2024 41
2025 47
Total 407
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Yanjun 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 Yanjun Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 210–229 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 221 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862 221
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Yanjun 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 Yanjun Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 40–41 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211 40
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Yanjun Li is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway and specializes in engineering and materials science. The research primarily focuses on the microstructure and mechanical behavior of alloy materials, with an emphasis on aluminum and magnesium alloys, as well as related processes in metal extraction and mineral separation.

The main fields of study for Li's work include:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science

Within these fields, Li's research often centers on subfields such as:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Key topics covered across Li's publications include:

  • Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • Microstructure and Mechanical Properties
  • Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques
  • Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications
  • Iron and Steelmaking Processes
  • Metal Extraction and Bioleaching

Notable recent papers authored by or including Li focus on deformation behavior, slip mechanisms, vacancy effects, and alloy characteristics. Selected papers include:

  • The role of grain boundary plane in slip transfer during deformation of magnesium alloys (2022), published in Acta Materialia
  • Freezing solute atoms in nanograined aluminum alloys via high-density vacancies (2022), published in Nature Communications
  • Revealing slip-induced extension twinning behaviors dominated by micro deformation in a magnesium alloy (2020), published in International Journal of Plasticity
  • Dislocation behavior in a polycrystalline Mg-Y alloy using multi-scale characterization and VPSC simulation (2021), published in Journal of Material Science and Technology
  • Mechanism for suspension magnetization roasting of iron ore using straw-type biomass reductant (2021), published in International Journal of Mining Science and Technology

Li often collaborates with a range of coauthors, among the most frequent are:

  • Yuexin Han
  • Chunan Li
  • Feng Qian
  • Dongdong Zhao
  • Yijiang Xu

The body of work appears regularly in several key publication venues, including:

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

Best Publications

  • Quantitative study on the precipitation behavior of dispersoids in DC-cast AA3003 alloy during heating and homogenization

    Y.J. Li;L. Arnberg

  • Precipitation of partially coherent α-Al(Mn,Fe)Si dispersoids and their strengthening effect in AA 3003 alloy

    Y.J. Li;A.M.F. Muggerud;A. Olsen;T. Furu

  • Microstructure evolution and mechanical behavior of a binary Al–7Mg alloy processed by equal-channel angular pressing

    Min Zha;Yanjun Li;Ragnvald H. Mathiesen;Ruben Bjørge

  • Physicochemical characterisation of combustion particles from vehicle exhaust and residential wood smoke

    Anette Kocbach;Yanjun Li;Karl E Yttri;Flemming R Cassee

  • AlSi10Mg alloy nanocomposites reinforced with aluminum-coated graphene: Selective laser melting, interfacial microstructure and property analysis

    Zhanyong Zhao;Peikang Bai;R.D.K. Misra;Mengyao Dong;Mengyao Dong

  • Influence of Cu on the mechanical properties and precipitation behavior of AlSi7Mg0.5 alloy during aging treatment

    Y.J. Li;S. Brusethaug;A. Olsen

  • Dispersoid strengthening in AA3xxx alloys with varying Mn and Si content during annealing at low temperatures

    Astrid Marie F. Muggerud;Eva Anne Mørtsell;Yanjun Li;Randi Holmestad

  • Evolution of eutectic intermetallic particles in DC-cast AA3003 alloy during heating and homogenization

    Y.J Li;L Arnberg

  • Segregation of Mg, Cu and their effects on the strength of Al Σ5 (210)[001] symmetrical tilt grain boundary

    Dongdong Zhao;Ole Martin Løvvik;Knut Marthinsen;Yanjun Li

  • Enhanced dispersoid precipitation and dispersion strengthening in an Al alloy by microalloying with Cd

    Feng Qian;Shenbao Jin;Gang Sha;Yanjun Li

  • Microstructure evolution of commercial pure titanium during equal channel angular pressing

    Yongjun Chen;Yanjun Li;John C. Walmsley;S. Dumoulin

  • The role of grain boundary plane in slip transfer during deformation of magnesium alloys

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  • Heterogeneous nucleation and grain growth of inoculated aluminium alloys: An integrated study by in-situ X-radiography and numerical modelling

    Yijiang Xu;Daniele Casari;Qiang Du;Ragnvald H. Mathiesen

  • Revealing the heterogeneous nucleation behavior of equiaxed grains of inoculated Al alloys during directional solidification

    Yijiang Xu;Daniele Casari;Ragnvald H. Mathiesen;Yanjun Li

  • Quantitative analysis of grain refinement in titanium during equal channel angular pressing

    Y.J. Chen;Y.J. Li;J.C. Walmsley;S. Dumoulin

  • Effect of Ag addition on the precipitation evolution and interfacial segregation for Al?Mg?Si alloy

    Yaoyao Weng;Lipeng Ding;Lipeng Ding;Zezhong Zhang;Zezhong Zhang;Zhihong Jia

  • Precipitation crystallography of plate-shaped Al6(Mn,Fe) dispersoids in AA5182 alloy

    Y.J. Li;W.Z. Zhang;K. Marthinsen

  • An extension of the Kampmann-Wagner numerical model towards as-cast grain size prediction of multicomponent aluminum alloys

    Qiang Du;Yanjun Li

  • Quantifying the grain boundary segregation strengthening induced by post-ECAP aging in an Al-5Cu alloy

    Hailong Jia;Ruben Bjørge;Lingfei Cao;Hui Song

  • Effect of Mn and cooling rates on α-, β- and δ-Al–Fe–Si intermetallic phase formation in a secondary Al–Si alloy

    Hanka Becker;Hanka Becker;Tina Bergh;Per Erik Vullum;Andreas Leineweber

  • Effects of welding condition on weld shape and distortion in electron beam welded Ti2AlNb alloy joints

    Yanjun Li;Yanjun Li;Yue Zhao;Yue Zhao;Quan Li;Aiping Wu;Aiping Wu

  • Influence of temperature cycles on the microstructures and mechanical properties of the partially melted zone in the fusion welded joints of 2219 aluminum alloy

    Quan Li;Quan Li;Aiping Wu;Aiping Wu;Yanjun Li;Yanjun Li;Guoqing Wang

  • Freezing solute atoms in nanograined aluminum alloys via high-density vacancies

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  • High ductility bulk nanostructured Al–Mg binary alloy processed by equal channel angular pressing and inter-pass annealing

    Min Zha;Min Zha;Yanjun Li;Ragnvald H. Mathiesen;Ruben Bjørge

  • Revealing slip-induced extension twinning behaviors dominated by micro deformation in a magnesium alloy

    Bijin Zhou;Bijin Zhou;Leyun Wang;Peipeng Jin;Hailong Jia;Hailong Jia

  • Faceted interfacial structure of {1011} twins in Ti formed during equal channel angular pressing

    Y.J. Li;Y.J. Chen;J.C. Walmsley;R.H. Mathinsen

  • Formation of {112¯1} twin boundaries in titanium by kinking mechanism through accumulative dislocation slip

    Shenbao Jin;Knut Marthinsen;Yanjun Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Arnberg
Lars Arnberg Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Hans Jørgen Roven
Hans Jørgen Roven Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Feng Qian
Feng Qian Fudan University
John C. Walmsley
John C. Walmsley University of Cambridge
Randi Holmestad
Randi Holmestad Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Gang Sha
Gang Sha Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Qing Liu
Qing Liu Chongqing University
Arne K. Dahle
Arne K. Dahle Jönköping University
Xiaoqin Zeng
Xiaoqin Zeng Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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