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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 34 2826 2650 982 869 183 5105
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 34 5789 5558 1967 1834 176 5044

Yaoyu Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yaoyu Li between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yaoyu Li published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 8.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2016. 14 of the 200 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2016. 2002: 2 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 6 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 5 publications
2002 2025

200 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yaoyu Li: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 2
2003 0
2004 3
2005 1
2006 1
2007 6
2008 10
2009 8
2010 10
2011 20
2012 8
2013 13
2014 10
2015 7
2016 21
2017 11
2018 16
2019 8
2020 11
2021 8
2022 7
2023 5
2024 9
2025 5
Total 200
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Yaoyu 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 Yaoyu 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, 177–186 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: 183 publications — 38th percentile

38% 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
177–186 130 183
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
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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Yaoyu 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 Yaoyu 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% 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 34
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
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

Yaoyu Li is affiliated with The University of Texas at Dallas in the United States, contributing to the field of Engineering with a focus on Control and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computational Mechanics among other subfields.

Their research primarily revolves around topics such as Extremum Seeking Control Systems, Advanced Control Systems Optimization, Mineral Processing and Grinding, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies, Granular Flow and Fluidized Beds, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, and Smart Grid Energy Management.

Recent publications by Yaoyu Li include:

  • Integrated energy management of a smart community with electric vehicle charging using scenario based stochastic model predictive control (2022) in Energy and Buildings
  • A combined data-driven and discrete modelling approach to predict particle flow in rotating drums (2020) in Chemical Engineering Science
  • The intermediate temperature optimization for cascade refrigeration system and air source heat pump via extreme seeking control (2020) in International Journal of Refrigeration
  • Platform Stabilization of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines by Artificial Muscle Based Active Mooring Line Force Control (2020) in IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
  • Real-time efficiency optimization of a cascade heat pump system via multivariable extremum seeking (2020) in Applied Thermal Engineering

Yaoyu Li frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors, including:

  • Runyu Yang
  • John M. House
  • Timothy I. Salsbury
  • Zhongyou Wu
  • Liujia Dong

Key venues where Yaoyu Li publishes include:

  • Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control
  • Science and Technology for the Built Environment
  • Energy and Buildings
  • Chemical Engineering Science
  • Powder Technology

Best Publications

  • A review of recent advances in wind turbine condition monitoring and fault diagnosis

    Bin Lu;Yaoyu Li;Xin Wu;Zhongzhou Yang

  • Trip-Based Optimal Power Management of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

    Qiuming Gong;Yaoyu Li;Zhong-Ren Peng

  • Sequential ESC-Based Global MPPT Control for Photovoltaic Array With Variable Shading

    Peng Lei;Yaoyu Li;J E Seem

  • Optimal Management for Parking-Lot Electric Vehicle Charging by Two-Stage Approximate Dynamic Programming

    Lei Zhang;Yaoyu Li

  • Fault detection systems and methods for self-optimizing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning controls

    John E. Seem;Yaoyu Li;Timothy Salsbury

  • Electrified Vehicles and the Smart Grid: The ITS Perspective

    Xiang Cheng;Xiang Cheng;Xiaoya Hu;Liuqing Yang;Iqbal Husain

  • Maximizing Wind Turbine Energy Capture using Multivariable Extremum Seeking Control

    Justin Creaby;Yaoyu Li;John E. Seem

  • Extremum seeking control of COP optimization for air-source transcritical CO2 heat pump water heater system

    Bin Hu;Yaoyu Li;Feng Cao;Ziwen Xing

  • A Game-Theoretic Approach to Optimal Scheduling of Parking-Lot Electric Vehicle Charging

    Lei Zhang;Yaoyu Li

  • Wind farm multi-objective wake redirection for optimizing power production and loads

    Mike T. van Dijk;Jan Willem van Wingerden;Turaj Ashuri;Yaoyu Li

  • Power management systems and methods in a hybrid vehicle

    Yaoyu Li;Yosuke Ishikawa

  • Optimal Energy Management of Wind-Battery Hybrid Power System With Two-Scale Dynamic Programming

    Lei Zhang;Yaoyu Li

  • Extremum seeking control of a tunable thermoacoustic cooler

    Yaoyu Li;M.A. Rotea;G.T.-C. Chiu;L.G. Mongeau

  • Optimal power management of plug-in HEV with intelligent transportation system

    Qiuming Gong;Yaoyu Li;Zhong-Ren Peng

  • Power management of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles using neural network based trip modeling

    Qiuming Gong;Yaoyu Li;Zhongren Peng

  • Extremum seeking control with reset control

    Yaoyu Li;John E. Seem

  • Maximum Power Point Tracking for Photovoltaic System Using Adaptive Extremum Seeking Control

    Xiao Li;Yaoyu Li;John E. Seem

  • Trip Based Power Management of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Two-Scale Dynamic Programming

    Qiuming Gong;Yaoyu Li;Zhong-Ren Peng

  • Multi-information integrated trip specific optimal power management for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles

    Yang Bin;Yaoyu Li;Qiuming Gong;Zhong-Ren Peng

  • Efficient Operation of Air-Side Economizer Using Extremum Seeking Control

    Pengfei Li;Yaoyu Li;John E. Seem

  • Dynamic modeling and self-optimizing operation of chilled water systems using extremum seeking control

    Xiao Li;Yaoyu Li;John E. Seem;Pengfei Li

  • Intermediate pressure optimization for two-stage air-source heat pump with flash tank cycle vapor injection via extremum seeking

    Wenyi Wang;Yaoyu Li

  • Real-time optimization of a chilled water plant with parallel chillers based on extremum seeking control

    Baojie Mu;Yaoyu Li;John M. House;Timothy I. Salsbury

  • Trip based optimal power management of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles using gas-kinetic traffic flow model

    Qiuming Gong;Yaoyu Li;Zhong-Ren Peng

Frequent Co-Authors

John E. Seem
John E. Seem Johnson Controls (United States)
Perry Y. Li
Perry Y. Li University of Minnesota
Zhong-Ren Peng
Zhong-Ren Peng University of Florida
Mario A. Rotea
Mario A. Rotea The University of Texas at Dallas
George T.-C. Chiu
George T.-C. Chiu Purdue University West Lafayette
Luc Mongeau
Luc Mongeau McGill University
Xiang Cheng
Xiang Cheng Peking University
Iqbal Husain
Iqbal Husain North Carolina State University
Liuqing Yang
Liuqing Yang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Babak Fahimi
Babak Fahimi The University of Texas at Dallas

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