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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 48 3006 2882 495 493 283 18532

Zexiang Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zexiang Li between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zexiang Li published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2024. 44 of the 355 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2024. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 3 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 18 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 20 publications
1986 2025

355 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zexiang Li: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 1
1988 3
1989 7
1990 5
1991 5
1992 7
1993 3
1994 8
1995 0
1996 5
1997 4
1998 13
1999 11
2000 9
2001 6
2002 12
2003 18
2004 8
2005 11
2006 8
2007 17
2008 17
2009 9
2010 13
2011 16
2012 10
2013 10
2014 9
2015 5
2016 5
2017 14
2018 5
2019 4
2020 4
2021 2
2022 15
2023 11
2024 24
2025 20
Total 355
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Zexiang Li publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zexiang Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 274–293 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 283 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335 283
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103
514–533 99
534–553 92
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23
814–833 20
834–853 16
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Zexiang Li D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zexiang Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 48 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187
42 194
43 201
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134 48
49 130
50 141
51 156
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19
87 19
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - IEEE Robotics & Automation Award “For contributions to the development and commercialization of civilian drones, aerial imaging technology, robotics engineering advancement, innovation, and entrepreneurship.”

Overview

Zexiang Li is affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in China and has a research focus primarily within the field of Engineering. Their scholarly output covers various subfields including Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, and Atmospheric Science.

Their research interests extend to several main topics such as Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis, Structural Load-Bearing Analysis, Climate Variability and Models, Seismic Performance and Analysis, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, and Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids.

Recent publications from Zexiang Li demonstrate a breadth of work across different engineering and environmental science disciplines. Notable papers include:

  • Recent advances of nickel hydroxide-based cocatalysts in heterogeneous photocatalysis (2021), published in Catalysis Communications
  • Axial compressive behaviour of circular concrete-filled steel tubular stub columns with an inner bamboo culm (2020), published in Structures
  • Experiment and performance evaluation of an integrated low-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell system with an absorption chiller (2023), published in Renewable Energy
  • Rationally designed Sb2S3/PDI composites with enhanced visible light photoactivity (2021), published in Catalysis Communications
  • Modeling of interfacial void closure and prediction of bonding time in solid-state diffusion bonding (2023), published in Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Zexiang Li frequently collaborates with a core group of coauthors, reflecting ongoing research partnerships. These include:

  • Keyuan Zhong
  • Jinxing Sun
  • Dan Gan
  • Xiangming Xu
  • Juan Xiao

The scientist is also regularly published in several academic venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • Catalysis Communications
  • Renewable Energy

Zexiang Li was the recipient of the IEEE Robotics & Automation Award in 2019 for contributions related to civilian drones, aerial imaging technology, robotics engineering advancement, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Best Publications

  • A Mathmematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation

    Richard M. Murray;Zexiang Li;S. Shankar Sastry

  • Task oriented optimal grasping by multifingered robot hands

    Zexiang Li;S. Sastry

  • Grasping and Coordinated Manipulation by a Multifingered Robot Hand

    Zexiang Li;Ping Hsu;Shankar S. Sastry

  • Motion of two rigid bodies with rolling constraint

    Z. Li;J. Canny

  • Dynamics and control of redundantly actuated parallel manipulators

    Hui Cheng;Yiu-Kuen Yiu;Zexiang Li

  • Nonholonomic Motion Planning

    Zexiang Li;J. F. Canny

  • Grasp analysis as linear matrix inequality problems

    Li Han;J.C. Trinkle;Z.X. Li

  • Deadzone compensation in motion control systems using adaptive fuzzy logic control

    F.L. Lewis;Woo Kam Tim;Li-Zin Wang;Z.X. Li

  • A Geometric Theory for Analysis and Synthesis of Sub-6 DoF Parallel Manipulators

    Jian Meng;Guanfeng Liu;Zexiang Li

  • Near-optimal nonholonomic motion planning for a system of coupled rigid bodies

    C. Fernandes;L. Gurvits;Zexiang Li

  • A Novel Contour Error Estimation for Position Loop-Based Cross-Coupled Control

    Jiangzhao Yang;Zexiang Li

  • Singularities of parallel manipulators: a geometric treatment

    Guanfeng Liu;Yunjiang Lou;Zexiang Li

  • Geometric algorithms for workpiece localization

    Zexiang Li;Jianbo Gou;Yunxian Chu

  • Control of seismic-excited buildings using active variable stiffness systems

    Jann Yang;Jongcheng Wu;Zexiang Li

  • On the dynamics of parallel manipulators

    Y.K. Yiu;H. Cheng;Z.H. Xiong;G.F. Liu

  • Analysis and control of redundant parallel manipulators

    G.F. Liu;Y.L. Wu;X.Z. Wu;Y.Y. Kuen

  • Smooth Time-Periodic Feedback Solutions for Nonholonomic Motion Planning

    L. Gurvits;Z. X. Li

  • Accuracy Analysis of Parallel Manipulators With Joint Clearance

    Jian Meng;Dongjun Zhang;Zexiang Li

  • A unified geometric approach to modeling and control of constrained mechanical systems

    Guanfeng Liu;Zexiang Li

  • Stable Controllers for Instantaneous Optimal Control

    Jann Yang;Zexiang Li;Shihchi Liu

  • Control of seismic-excited buildings using active variable stiffness systems

    J.N. Yang;Z. Li;J.C. Wu

  • Deadzone compensation in motion control systems using adaptive fuzzy logic control

    K.T. Woo;F.L. Lewis;Li-Xin Wang;Z.X. Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Guanfeng Liu
Guanfeng Liu Macquarie University
Shankar Sastry
Shankar Sastry University of California, Berkeley
Jann N. Yang
Jann N. Yang University of California, Irvine
Shaojie Shen
Shaojie Shen Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Frank L. Lewis
Frank L. Lewis The University of Texas at Arlington
Richard M. Murray
Richard M. Murray California Institute of Technology
John Canny
John Canny University of California, Berkeley
Michael Yu Wang
Michael Yu Wang Great Bay University
Guilin Yang
Guilin Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ronald C. Arkin
Ronald C. Arkin Georgia Institute of Technology

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