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D-Index
88
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22622
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2418
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1216

Zhi-Yun Li publication distribution in Physics in 2026

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

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 372 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Zhi-Yun Li D-index placement in Physics in 2026

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

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Overview

Zhi-Yun Li is a researcher affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States. Their primary field of study is Physics and Astronomy, with a specialized focus on several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Their published work spans topics such as Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics, and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies.

Zhi-Yun Li has contributed frequently to several academic venues, notably:

  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Early Planet Formation in Embedded Disks (eDisk). I. Overview of the Program and First Results" (2023), The Astrophysical Journal
  • "An Efficiency of 16.46% and a T80 Lifetime of Over 4000 h for the PM6:Y6 Inverted Organic Solar Cells Enabled by Surface Acid Treatment of the Zinc Oxide Electron Transporting Layer" (2021), ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "12.42% Monolithic 25.42 cm2 Flexible Organic Solar Cells Enabled by an Amorphous ITO-Modified Metal Grid Electrode" (2022), Advanced Materials
  • "The Central 1000 au of a Prestellar Core Revealed with ALMA. II. Almost Complete Freeze-out" (2022), The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Early Planet Formation in Embedded Disks (eDisk). II. Limited Dust Settling and Prominent Snow Surfaces in the Edge-on Class I Disk IRAS 04302+2247" (2023), The Astrophysical Journal

Zhi-Yun Li has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Leslie W. Looney (73 joint works)
  • Zhe-Yu Daniel Lin (54 joint works)
  • John Tobin (51 joint works)
  • Woojin Kwon (45 joint works)
  • S. Lai (41 joint works)

Best Publications

  • Wind Interaction Models for Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows: The Case for Two Types of Progenitors

    Roger A. Chevalier;Zhi-Yun Li

  • Gamma-Ray Burst Environments and Progenitors

    Roger A. Chevalier;Zhi-Yun Li

  • Outflow Feedback Regulated Massive Star Formation in Parsec-Scale Cluster-Forming Clumps

    Peng Wang;Zhi-Yun Li;Tom Abel;Fumitaka Nakamura;Fumitaka Nakamura

  • Nonideal MHD Effects and Magnetic Braking Catastrophe in Protostellar Disk Formation

    Zhi-Yun Li;Ruben Krasnopolsky;Hsien Shang

  • Magnetic Braking and Protostellar Disk Formation: The Ideal MHD Limit

    Richard R. Mellon;Zhi-Yun Li

  • Magnetically Regulated Star Formation in 3D: The Case of Taurus Molecular Cloud Complex

    Fumitaka Nakamura;Zhi-Yun Li

  • Collapse of Magnetized Singular Isothermal Toroids. II. Rotation and Magnetic Braking

    Anthony Allen;Zhi-Yun Li;Frank H. Shu

  • X-Winds Theory and Observations

    F. H. Shu;J. R. Najita;H. Shang;Z. Y. Li

  • Protostellar Turbulence Driven by Collimated Outflows

    Fumitaka Nakamura;Zhi-Yun Li

  • Locating the Launching Region of T Tauri Winds: The Case of DG Tau

    Jeffrey M. Anderson;Zhi-Yun Li;Ruben Krasnopolsky;Roger Blandford

  • Electromagnetically Driven Relativistic Jets: A Class of Self-similar Solutions

    Zhi-Yun Li;Tzihong Chiueh;Mitchell C. Begelman

  • Magnetized Singular Isothermal Toroids

    Zhi-Yun Li;Frank H. Shu

  • Magnetic Braking and Protostellar Disk Formation: Ambipolar Diffusion

    Richard R. Mellon;Zhi-Yun Li

  • NON-IDEAL MHD EFFECTS AND MAGNETIC BRAKING CATASTROPHE IN PROTOSTELLAR DISK FORMATION

    Zhi-Yun Li;Zhi-Yun Li;Ruben Krasnopolsky;Ruben Krasnopolsky;Hsien Shang;Hsien Shang

  • Magnetic Fields and Massive Star Formation

    Qizhou Zhang;Keping Qiu;Josep M. Girart;Hauyu

  • Cluster Formation in Protostellar Outflow-driven Turbulence

    Zhi-Yun Li;Fumitaka Nakamura

  • A triple protostar system formed via fragmentation of a gravitationally unstable disk

    John J. Tobin;John J. Tobin;Kaitlin M. Kratter;Magnus V. Persson;Magnus V. Persson;Leslie W. Looney

  • Magnetocentrifugal Launching of Jets from Accretion Disks. I. Cold Axisymmetric Flows

    Ruben Krasnopolsky;Zhi-Yun Li;Roger Blandford

  • Magnetically Regulated Star Formation in Three Dimensions: The Case of the Taurus Molecular Cloud Complex

    Fumitaka Nakamura;Zhi-Yun Li

  • Magneto-Centrifugal Launching of Jets from Accretion Disks. I: Cold Axisymmetric Flows

    R. Krasnopolsky;Z. Y. Li;R. D. Blandford

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul T. P. Ho
Paul T. P. Ho Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica
Frank H. Shu
Frank H. Shu University of California, San Diego
Carole Tucker
Carole Tucker Cardiff University
Qizhou Zhang
Qizhou Zhang Harvard University
Enzo Pascale
Enzo Pascale Cardiff University
Yasuo Fukui
Yasuo Fukui Nagoya University
Roger A. Chevalier
Roger A. Chevalier University of Virginia
Peter A. R. Ade
Peter A. R. Ade Cardiff University
Mark J. Devlin
Mark J. Devlin University of Pennsylvania
Douglas Scott
Douglas Scott University of British Columbia

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