1. Tan K, He X, Yang Y, Ai L, Xue W, Liu H, Huang Q, Li Y*. Fast Inverse Design for Large-Deformation Structures via Equilibrium-Path Programming. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 2026 Jul 20:111938.
   

2. He X, Chen Q, Cheng J, Cheng GJ, Zhang X, Li Y*. Graded-stiffness sequential-folding origami metastructures with prescribable force-displacement curves. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 2026 Jan 14:111256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2026.111256

3. Zhou T, Huang C, Zhao H, Liu J, Liu K, Chen D, Li Y*. Architecting three-dimensional reconfigurable matter from pop-up kirigami with programmable multistability. Science Advances. 2026 Jun 5;12(23):eaec8244.

4. Li H, Yang Y, Tan K, Li W, Yang H, Liu J, Xue W, Li Y*. Sarrus-linkage-coupled programmable metamaterials with independent parallel reconfiguration. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 2026 Apr 21:111621.

5. Li, Y.*, You, Z. Multiple shape transformations from simple ribbons. Nat. Mater. 24, 1679–1681 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02389-2

6. Zhou T, Fu Y, Sun C, Yang F, Li Y*. Intrinsic bi-stability via thick-panel design in high-DoF Resch origami. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 2025 Dec 5:1-29. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4070587

7. Hu, Xinyu, Kexin Tan, Yuhang Yang, Qingyang Chen, and Yang Li*. "A" peak-valley-control" strategy for customizing force-displacement relationships." Engineering Structures 344 (2025): 121389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2025.121389

8. Hui Li, Wei Li, Huixin Yang, Joseph M. Gattas, Qingyang Chen, Yang Li*. One-DOF Mechanical Metamaterials with Arbitrary Prescribability and Rapid Reprogrammability of Force-Displacement Curves. Research. DOI:10.34133/research.0715

9. Wang, Heming#, Zhuangzhi Miao#, Jinghui Lv, Yujie Xie, Chong Huang, and Yang Li*. "Bi-stable boxed thick origami-inspired modular and load-carrying structures." Mechanism and Machine Theory 214 (2025): 106114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2025.106114

10. Z. Miao#, H. Wang#, T. Zhou, K. Liu, H. Ye, Y. Li*, Multi-stable origami with thick panels, Cell Reports Physical Science (2025), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2025.102402

11. L. Ai, S. Yin, W. He, P. Zhang, Y. Li*, Easy-to-actuate multi-compatible truss structures with prescribed reconfiguration, Nature Communications (2024), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49210-3

12. T. Zhou, C. Huang, Z. Miao, Y. Li*, Intrinsically Multi-Stable Spatial Linkages. Advanced Science (2024), https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202402127

13. Z. Lin#, L. Ai#, H. Feng, W. He, Y. Li*, Multistable compliant linkages with multiple kinematic paths separated by energy barriers, Extreme Mechanics Letters (2024), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eml.2024.102175

14. P. Zhang#, T. Zhou#, K. Zhang, Y. Luo, Y. Li*, High-stiffness reconfigurable surfaces based on bistable element assembly and bi-compatible truss attachment, Extreme Mechanics Letters (2024), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eml.2024.102187

15. Q. Chen#, K. Tan#, X. He, A. Chen, Y. Li*, Metastructures based on graded tube inversion for arbitrarily prescribable force-displacement relationships, Extreme Mechanics Letters (2024), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eml.2024.102174

16. J. Cheng, Y. Li*. Foldcore structures with origami initiators for energy-absorbing sandwich panels. Acta Mech. Solida Sin (2023), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10338-023-00396-x

17. Y. Li*, A method of designing a prescribed energy landscape for morphing structures, International Journal of Solids and Structures (2022), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2022.111500

18. Y. Li*, Motion paths finding for multi-degree-of-freedom mechanisms, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2020.105709

19. Y. Li, S. Pellegrino*, A theory for the design of multi-stable morphing structures, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2019.103772

20. Y. Li*, A. Chandra, C.J. Dorn, R.J. Lang, Reconfigurable surfaces employing linear-rotational and bistable-translational (LRBT) joints, International Journal of Solids and Structures (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2020.09.029

21. Y. Li*, Z. You, Origami concave tubes for energy absorption, International Journal of Solids and Structures (2019), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2019.03.026

22. Y. Li*, Z. You, Open-section origami beams for energy absorption, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences (2019), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2019.05.006

23. Y. Li, Z. You*, External inversion of thin-walled corrugated tubes. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2018.05.044

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