Journal Papers

1. Li KQ, Yin ZY, Liu Y. (2026). AGFNN: A smart platform for uncertainty-aware prediction of freezing time in artificial ground freezing. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 170, 107331. DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2025.107331 Top 5%
2. Liu XQ^#, Li KQ^*, Yin ZY. (2026). AGF-PINN-HC: Hard-constrained enhanced physics-informed neural networks for multi-pipe heat transfer in artificial ground freezing. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 63, 1–22. DOI: 10.1139/cgj-2025-0990
3. Xu KP^#, Zhang N, Yin ZY, Li KQ. (2026). Hierarchical physics-guided neural network for sparse-data heterogeneous material identification. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 111291. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2026.111291 Top 5%

1. Li KQ, Yin ZY. (2025). Relative ice saturation and unified elastoplastic modelling of frozen soils. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 151(12), 04025150. DOI: 10.1061/JGGEFK/GTENG-13437
2. Li KQ, Yin ZY, Zhang N, Liu HC^#. (2025). Physics-informed neural networks for solving steady-state temperature field in artificial ground freezing. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 62, 1–17. DOI: 10.1139/cgj-2024-0650
3. Li KQ, Yin ZY, Yang ZH, Liu Y. (2025). State of the art of mechanical behaviors of frozen soils through experimental investigation. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 104497. DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2025.104497
4. Zhang N, Xu KP^#, Yin ZY, Li KQ. (2025). Transfer learning-enhanced finite element-integrated neural networks. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 110075. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2025.110075 Top 5%
5. Zhang N, Xu KP^#, Yin ZY, Li KQ, Jin YF. (2025). Finite element-integrated neural network framework for elastic and elastoplastic solids. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 433, 117474. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2024.117474 Top 3%
6. Xu KP^#, Zhang N, Yin ZY, Li KQ. (2025). Finite element-integrated neural network for inverse analysis of elastic and elastoplastic boundary value problems. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 436, 117695. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2024.117695 Top 3%

1. Li KQ, Yin ZY, Zhang N, Li J. (2024). A PINN-based modelling approach for hydromechanical behaviour of unsaturated expansive soils. Computers and Geotechnics, 169, 106174. DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2024.106174 ESI Highly Cited Top 10%
2. Li KQ, Yin ZY, Qi JL, Liu Y. (2024). State-of-the-art constitutive modelling of frozen soils. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 31, 3801–3842. DOI: 10.1007/s11831-024-10102-w Top 3%
3. Li KQ, Yin ZY. (2024). State of the art of coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical modelling for frozen soils. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 32, 1039–1096. DOI: 10.1007/s11831-024-10164-w Top 3%
4. Li KQ, He HL. (2024). Towards an improved prediction of soil-freezing characteristic curve based on extreme gradient boosting model. Geoscience Frontiers, 101898. DOI: 10.1016/j.gsf.2024.101898 Top 5%
5. Li KQ, Yin ZY, Jin YF, Liu Y. (2024). Investigation on evolution law of frozen wall thickness in artificial ground freezing under seepage conditions. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 62, 1–21. DOI: 10.1139/cgj-2023-0576 ESI Highly Cited
6. Li KQ, Chen QM, Chen G. (2024). Scale effect on thermal conductivity of anisotropic geomaterials. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 83, 73. DOI: 10.1007/s10064-024-03571-7
7. Ding SL, Li KQ^*, Tao R. (2024). Optimizing site investigations for gassy soils: A bi-objective approach using value of information and cost of boreholes. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 79, 103727. DOI: 10.1016/j.probengmech.2024.103727
8. Kang Q^#, Li KQ^*, Fu JL, Liu Y. (2024). Hybrid LBM and machine learning algorithms for permeability prediction of porous media: A comparative study. Computers and Geotechnics, 168, 106163. DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2024.106163 ESI Highly Cited Top 10%
9. Chen G, Yang JS, Wang RH, Li KQ, Liu Y, Beer M. (2024). Response to discussion of “Seismic damage analysis due to near-fault multipulse ground motion”. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 53(2), 861–866. DOI: 10.1002/eqe.4046
10. Huang XW, Wang ZZ, Jiang MJ, Li KQ, Tang CX. (2024). Meso-scale investigation of the effects of groundwater seepage on the thermal performance of borehole heat exchangers. Applied Thermal Engineering, 121809. DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.121809 Top 5%

1. Li KQ, Yin ZY, Liu Y. (2023). Influences of spatial variability of hydrothermal properties on the freezing process in artificial ground freezing technique. Computers and Geotechnics, 159, 105448. DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2023.105448 ESI Highly Cited Top 10%
2. Li KQ, Yin ZY, Liu Y. (2023). An improved 3D microstructure reconstruction approach for porous media. Acta Materialia, 118472. DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118472 Top 5%
3. Li KQ, Chen G, Liu Y, Yin ZY. (2023). Scale effect on the apparent anisotropic hydraulic conductivity of geomaterials. ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, 9(3), 04023020. DOI: 10.1061/AJRUA6.RUENG-1070
4. Li KQ, Yin ZY, Zhang N, Liu Y. (2023). A data-driven method to model stress-strain behaviour of frozen soil considering uncertainty. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 103906. DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2023.103906
5. Li KQ, Yin ZY, Liu Y. (2023). A hybrid SVR-BO model for predicting the soil thermal conductivity with uncertainty. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 61(2), 258–274. DOI: 10.1139/cgj-2023-0105
6. Li KQ, Horton R, He HL. (2023). Application of machine learning algorithms to model soil thermal diffusivity. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 149, 107092. DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2023.107092 Top 5%
7. Chen G, Yang JS, Wang RH, Li KQ^*, Liu Y, Beer M. (2023). Seismic damage analysis due to near-fault multipulse ground motion. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 52(15), 5099–5116. DOI: 10.1002/eqe.4003 Top Cited Article by Wiley 2023
8. Huang XW, Guo J, Li KQ, Wang ZZ, Wang W. (2023). Predicting the thermal conductivity of unsaturated soils considering wetting behavior: A meso-scale study. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 204, 123853. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2023.123853 ESI Highly Cited Top 5%

1. Li KQ^*, Liu Y, Kang Q^#. (2022). Estimating the thermal conductivity of soils using six machine learning algorithms. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 136, 106139. DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2022.106139 Top 5%
2. Li KQ^*, Kang Q^#, Nie JY, Huang XW. (2022). Artificial neural network for predicting the thermal conductivity of soils based on a systematic database. Geothermics, 103, 102416. DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2022.102416
3. Li KQ, Miao Z^#, Li DQ, Liu Y. (2022). Effect of mesoscale internal structure on effective thermal conductivity of anisotropic geomaterials. Acta Geotechnica, 17, 3553–3566. DOI: 10.1007/s11440-022-01458-z Top 10%
4. Wang F, Li KQ, Liu Y. (2022). Optimal water-cement ratio of cement-stabilised soil. Construction and Building Materials, 320, 126211. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.126211 Top 5%
5. Liu Y, Li KQ, Li DQ, et al. (2022). Coupled thermal-hydraulic modelling of artificial ground freezing with uncertainties in pipe inclination and thermal conductivity. Acta Geotechnica, 17(1), 257–274. DOI: 10.1007/s11440-021-01221-w Top 10%
6. Li KQ, Li DQ, Chen DH, Gu SX, Liu Y. (2021). A generalised model for effective thermal conductivity of soils considering porosity and mineral composition. Acta Geotechnica, 16, 3455–3466. DOI: 10.1007/s11440-021-01282-x Top 10%
7. Chen G, Li KQ, Liu Y. (2021). Applicability of continuous, stationary, and discrete wavelet transforms in engineering signal processing. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 35(5), 04021060. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0001641
8. Li KQ, Li DQ, Liu Y. (2020). Meso-scale investigations on the effective thermal conductivity of multi-phase materials using the finite element method. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 151, 119383. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.119383 Top 10%
9. Li KQ, Li DQ, Li PT, Liu Y. (2019). Meso-mechanical investigations on the overall elastic properties of multi-phase construction materials using finite element method. Construction and Building Materials, 228, 116727. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.116727 Top 5%

PhD Dissertation

• Li KQ. Uncertainty quantification of hydrothermal parameters based on multiscale theory and application of artificial ground freezing. Wuhan University, PhD Dissertation.

Invention Patents

• 2024. Digital twin-based highway slope monitoring and early warning system and equipment. Patent No. ZL202211300070.X.
• 2022. Evaluation of the influence of pile diameter uncertainty on water-tightness of jet-grouted walls based on finite element method. Patent No. ZL202010223606.7.
• 2022. A novel method to analyze the effect of positioning error on the anti-seepage ability of deep mixing pile with Monte Carlo simulation. Patent No. ZL202010223110.X.
• 2021. Investigations on the effective permeability of multi-phase materials. Patent No. ZL201911044057.0.

Software Copyrights

• 2021. A visualization software to simulate the 2D mesostructure of geomaterials. Registration No. 2021SR1046410.
• 2021. A computing platform to calculate the effective transport properties based on 3D node information of geomaterials. Registration No. 2021SR1046448.
• 2019. A computational software to determine the effective elastic modulus of composites. Registration No. 2019SR1182538.