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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Computer Science 57 3747 3642 499 496 339 20396

Yun Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yun Li between 1956 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yun Li published across 70 years, from 1956 to 2025, averaging 10.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 71 publications in 2025. 118 of the 714 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1956 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 71. Peak 71 publications in 2025. 1956: 1 publication 1957: 0 publications 1958: 1 publication 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 46 publications 2016: 41 publications 2017: 30 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 30 publications 2023: 46 publications 2024: 47 publications 2025: 71 publications
1956 2025

714 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yun Li: publications per year, 1956 to 2025
Year Publications
1956 1
1957 0
1958 1
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 1
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 2
1990 7
1991 5
1992 0
1993 3
1994 4
1995 6
1996 12
1997 11
1998 12
1999 10
2000 20
2001 11
2002 13
2003 5
2004 7
2005 7
2006 14
2007 9
2008 14
2009 15
2010 11
2011 25
2012 20
2013 23
2014 29
2015 46
2016 41
2017 30
2018 26
2019 27
2020 29
2021 17
2022 30
2023 46
2024 47
2025 71
Total 714
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Yun Li publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

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

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 32–41 to 991+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 609. Most scientists, 609, have 142–151 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 332–341 publications, is where this scientist sits. 32–41 publications: 7 scientists 42–51 publications: 22 scientists 52–61 publications: 82 scientists 62–71 publications: 134 scientists 72–81 publications: 249 scientists 82–91 publications: 324 scientists 92–101 publications: 421 scientists 102–111 publications: 420 scientists 112–121 publications: 497 scientists 122–131 publications: 544 scientists 132–141 publications: 555 scientists 142–151 publications: 609 scientists 152–161 publications: 559 scientists 162–171 publications: 534 scientists 172–181 publications: 556 scientists 182–191 publications: 583 scientists 192–201 publications: 519 scientists 202–211 publications: 508 scientists 212–221 publications: 490 scientists 222–231 publications: 437 scientists 232–241 publications: 423 scientists 242–251 publications: 408 scientists 252–261 publications: 377 scientists 262–271 publications: 301 scientists 272–281 publications: 335 scientists 282–291 publications: 320 scientists 292–301 publications: 293 scientists 302–311 publications: 250 scientists 312–321 publications: 238 scientists 322–331 publications: 206 scientists 332–341 publications: 209 scientists 342–351 publications: 208 scientists 352–361 publications: 162 scientists 362–371 publications: 176 scientists 372–381 publications: 127 scientists 382–391 publications: 158 scientists 392–401 publications: 128 scientists 402–411 publications: 104 scientists 412–421 publications: 94 scientists 422–431 publications: 99 scientists 432–441 publications: 83 scientists 442–451 publications: 108 scientists 452–461 publications: 73 scientists 462–471 publications: 77 scientists 472–481 publications: 69 scientists 482–491 publications: 84 scientists 492–501 publications: 62 scientists 502–511 publications: 54 scientists 512–521 publications: 57 scientists 522–531 publications: 51 scientists 532–541 publications: 51 scientists 542–551 publications: 32 scientists 552–561 publications: 38 scientists 562–571 publications: 28 scientists 572–581 publications: 43 scientists 582–591 publications: 33 scientists 592–601 publications: 41 scientists 602–611 publications: 32 scientists 612–621 publications: 28 scientists 622–631 publications: 25 scientists 632–641 publications: 27 scientists 642–651 publications: 17 scientists 652–661 publications: 20 scientists 662–671 publications: 17 scientists 672–681 publications: 15 scientists 682–691 publications: 14 scientists 692–701 publications: 21 scientists 702–711 publications: 13 scientists 712–721 publications: 12 scientists 722–731 publications: 19 scientists 732–741 publications: 14 scientists 742–751 publications: 12 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 10 scientists 772–781 publications: 11 scientists 782–791 publications: 10 scientists 792–801 publications: 11 scientists 802–811 publications: 8 scientists 812–821 publications: 8 scientists 822–831 publications: 7 scientists 832–841 publications: 11 scientists 842–851 publications: 10 scientists 852–861 publications: 5 scientists 862–871 publications: 9 scientists 872–881 publications: 4 scientists 882–891 publications: 6 scientists 892–901 publications: 3 scientists 902–911 publications: 6 scientists 912–921 publications: 3 scientists 922–931 publications: 2 scientists 932–941 publications: 2 scientists 942–951 publications: 2 scientists 952–961 publications: 3 scientists 962–971 publications: 3 scientists 972–981 publications: 3 scientists 982–990 publications: 5 scientists 991+ publications: 100 scientists
32–41 publications 991+

This scientist: 339 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

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Number of Computer Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 14,188 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
32–41 7
42–51 22
52–61 82
62–71 134
72–81 249
82–91 324
92–101 421
102–111 420
112–121 497
122–131 544
132–141 555
142–151 609
152–161 559
162–171 534
172–181 556
182–191 583
192–201 519
202–211 508
212–221 490
222–231 437
232–241 423
242–251 408
252–261 377
262–271 301
272–281 335
282–291 320
292–301 293
302–311 250
312–321 238
322–331 206
332–341 209 339
342–351 208
352–361 162
362–371 176
372–381 127
382–391 158
392–401 128
402–411 104
412–421 94
422–431 99
432–441 83
442–451 108
452–461 73
462–471 77
472–481 69
482–491 84
492–501 62
502–511 54
512–521 57
522–531 51
532–541 51
542–551 32
552–561 38
562–571 28
572–581 43
582–591 33
592–601 41
602–611 32
612–621 28
622–631 25
632–641 27
642–651 17
652–661 20
662–671 17
672–681 15
682–691 14
692–701 21
702–711 13
712–721 12
722–731 19
732–741 14
742–751 12
752–761 10
762–771 10
772–781 11
782–791 10
792–801 11
802–811 8
812–821 8
822–831 7
832–841 11
842–851 10
852–861 5
862–871 9
872–881 4
882–891 6
892–901 3
902–911 6
912–921 3
922–931 2
932–941 2
942–951 2
952–961 3
962–971 3
972–981 3
982–990 5
991+ 100
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Yun Li D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

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

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 52 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 131+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 990. Most scientists, 990, have 36–37 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56–57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 879 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 983 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 918 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 990 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 968 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 907 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 821 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 763 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 689 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 543 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 543 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 518 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 500 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 458 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 400 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 337 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 308 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 292 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 249 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 213 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 192 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 189 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 165 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 139 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 119 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 113 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 88 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 87 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 75 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 69 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 57 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 46 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 34 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 36 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 27 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 37 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 31 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 19 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 16 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 20 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 15 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 5 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 8 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 5 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130 D-Index: 3 scientists 131+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

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Number of Computer Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 14,188 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 879
32–33 983
34–35 918
36–37 990
38–39 968
40–41 907
42–43 821
44–45 763
46–47 689
48–49 543
50–51 543
52–53 518
54–55 500
56–57 458 57
58–59 400
60–61 337
62–63 308
64–65 292
66–67 249
68–69 213
70–71 192
72–73 189
74–75 165
76–77 139
78–79 119
80–81 121
82–83 113
84–85 88
86–87 87
88–89 75
90–91 69
92–93 57
94–95 46
96–97 38
98–99 34
100–101 36
102–103 27
104–105 37
106–107 18
108–109 31
110–111 19
112–113 16
114–115 12
116–117 20
118–119 15
120–121 5
122–123 20
124–125 8
126–127 5
128–129 7
130 3
131+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - IEEE Fellow For application of computational intelligence to system design and control

Overview

Yun Li is affiliated with the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, with a significant focus on Artificial Intelligence, Control and Systems Engineering, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research
  • Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms
  • Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications
  • Manufacturing Process and Optimization
  • Advanced Control Systems Optimization
  • Advanced Ceramic Materials Synthesis
  • Topic Modeling

Yun Li has published frequently in several academic venues, notably:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
  • IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence
  • Scientific Reports

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Yun Li include:

  • Enhanced Multi-Task Learning and Knowledge Graph-Based Recommender System, 2023, IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering
  • Gene Targeting Differential Evolution: A Simple and Efficient Method for Large-Scale Optimization, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
  • Human-centric Collaborative Assembly System for Large-Scale Space Deployable Mechanism Driven by Digital Twins and Wearable AR Devices, 2022, Journal of Manufacturing Systems
  • Effects of Dicyandiamide, Phosphogypsum and Superphosphate on Greenhouse Gas Emissions during Pig Manure Composting, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Multiple Tasks for Multiple Objectives: A New Multiobjective Optimization Method via Multitask Optimization, 2023, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Jun Zhang
  • Zhi-Hui Zhan
  • Chuang-Tian Zhan
  • Li-Xiang Wu
  • Wei-Ming Guo

Yun Li received the IEEE Fellow award in 2020 for contributions related to the application of computational intelligence to system design and control.

Best Publications

  • PID control system analysis, design, and technology

    Kiam Heong Ang;G. Chong;Yun Li

  • Adaptive Particle Swarm Optimization

    Zhi-Hui Zhan;Jun Zhang;Yun Li;H.S.-H. Chung

  • Orthogonal Learning Particle Swarm Optimization

    Zhi-Hui Zhan;Jun Zhang;Yun Li;Yu-Hui Shi

  • PID control system analysis and design

    Yun Li;Kiam Heong Ang;G.C.Y. Chong

  • Particle Swarm Optimization With an Aging Leader and Challengers

    Wei-Neng Chen;Jun Zhang;Ying Lin;Ni Chen

  • Genetic Learning Particle Swarm Optimization

    Yue-Jiao Gong;Jing-Jing Li;Yicong Zhou;Yun Li

  • Cloud Computing Resource Scheduling and a Survey of Its Evolutionary Approaches

    Zhi-Hui Zhan;Xiao-Fang Liu;Yue-Jiao Gong;Jun Zhang

  • Distributed evolutionary algorithms and their models

    Yue-Jiao Gong;Wei-Neng Chen;Zhi-Hui Zhan;Jun Zhang

  • Management approaches for Industry 4.0: A human resource management perspective

    Saqib Shamim;Shuang Cang;Hongnian Yu;Yun Li

  • An Energy Efficient Ant Colony System for Virtual Machine Placement in Cloud Computing

    Xiao-Fang Liu;Zhi-Hui Zhan;Jeremiah D. Deng;Yun Li

  • Minimizing CVaR and VaR for a portfolio of derivatives

    siddharth alexander;thomas f. coleman;Yuying Li

  • Evolutionary Computation Meets Machine Learning: A Survey

    Jun Zhang;Zhi-hui Zhan;Ying Lin;Ni Chen

  • Adaptive Multimodal Continuous Ant Colony Optimization

    Qiang Yang;Wei-Neng Chen;Zhengtao Yu;Tianlong Gu

  • A Level-Based Learning Swarm Optimizer for Large-Scale Optimization

    Qiang Yang;Wei-Neng Chen;Jeremiah Da Deng;Yun Li

  • Patents, software, and hardware for PID control: an overview and analysis of the current art

    Yun Li;Kiam Heong Ang;G.C.Y. Chong

  • Smart manufacturing based on cyber-physical systems and beyond

    Xifan Yao;Jiajun Zhou;Yingzi Lin;Yun Li;Yun Li

  • Nonlinear model structure identification using genetic programming

    Gary J. Gray;David J. Murray-Smith;Yun Li;Ken C. Sharman

  • Multimodal Estimation of Distribution Algorithms

    Qiang Yang;Wei-Neng Chen;Yun Li;C. L. Philip Chen

  • An Ant Colony Optimization Approach for Maximizing the Lifetime of Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks

    Ying Lin;Jun Zhang;H. S-H Chung;W. H. Ip

  • An Efficient Ant Colony System Based on Receding Horizon Control for the Aircraft Arrival Sequencing and Scheduling Problem

    Zhi-Hui Zhan;Jun Zhang;Yun Li;Ou Liu

  • Orthogonal Methods Based Ant Colony Search for Solving Continuous Optimization Problems

    Xiao-Min Hu;Jun Zhang;Yun Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhi-Hui Zhan
Zhi-Hui Zhan Nankai University
Wei-Neng Chen
Wei-Neng Chen South China University of Technology
Eric Rogers
Eric Rogers University of Southampton
Kay Chen Tan
Kay Chen Tan Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Yue-Jiao Gong
Yue-Jiao Gong South China University of Technology
Hongnian Yu
Hongnian Yu Edinburgh Napier University
Yuhui Shi
Yuhui Shi Southern University of Science and Technology
Henry Shu-Hung Chung
Henry Shu-Hung Chung City University of Hong Kong
Huosheng Hu
Huosheng Hu University of Essex
Jinghui Zhong
Jinghui Zhong South China University of Technology

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