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Yulong Li

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1989

Publications

27

Citations

344

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

38

Publishing since 1989

Research summary
AI-generated

This name appears attached to a mix of publications spanning tribology (the study of friction, lubrication, and surfaces in contact), surface texturing and coatings for bearings and seals, materials processing, and unrelated topics like refrigeration systems, water-energy-food economics, and biosensors. The core recurring focus, based on volume and specificity, is on surface engineering for mechanical components—such as textured bearings, seals, and anti-corrosion or lubricating coatings—along with efforts to make tribology experimental data more openly shareable (FAIR data practices). Note that the diversity of subject areas suggests the bibliographic record may include work from multiple researchers sharing this name.

Tribology and lubricationSurface texturing for bearings and sealsProtective and anti-corrosion coatingsOpen/FAIR research data practicesThermal management and fluid systems

Publication output has been uneven over the last decade, with gaps in some years, a peak of activity around 2021, and a moderate, fluctuating pace since (averaging about 2.4 papers per year over the last five years).

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.4/year recently
2017: 1 publication1718192020: 1 publication202021: 5 publications5212022: 3 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 4 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)×3
  • Chemical Engineering Journal×1
  • Progress in Organic Coatings×1
  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer×1
  • Tribology International×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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