Mingming Li

Publications

Peer-reviewed articles and working papers

Research on gender inequality, STEM education, labor markets, platform work, environmental governance, and energy policy.

* Corresponding author.

Manuscripts

In preparation

  1. Mingming Li* and Wilfred Uunk. "Housing-Concentrated Wealth and Gendered Entry into Science and Engineering in China." Planned journal: European Sociological Review, SSCI Q1.
  2. Mingming Li and Maria Charles*. "From Housing Institutions to Gendered Fields of Study: The Educational Conversion of Institutional Advantage in Marketizing China." Planned journal: American Journal of Sociology, SSCI Q1.
  3. Mingming Li and Xinxin Ma*. "Employment Protection and Within-Couple Wage Inequality: Evidence from China." Planned journal: Journal of Family and Economic Issues, SSCI Q1.
  4. Mingming Li*. "The gender-equality paradox is not a single pattern." Planned journal: Nature Communications, SCI/SSCI Q1.
  5. Xinyi Wei and Mingming Li*. "Constructing Occupational Legitimacy in Platform Work: Women Ride-Hailing Drivers in China." Planned journal: Gender in Management, SSCI Q1.
  6. Mingming Li and Wilfred Uunk*. "More College-College Couples Without a Stronger College Boundary? Population Composition and Parental-Education Sorting in China." Planned journal: Demography, SSCI Q1.
  7. Lukas Arnold, Lukas Engelberger, Jonas Kamp, Liron Kol, Laura-Sophia Koller, Mingming Li*, and Wilfred Uunk*. "Higher Education Lowers Science Skepticism, but Not When Status Is Inconsistent." Planned journal: Social Indicators Research, SSCI Q1.

In production

  1. Jiangbo Li, Jun Cheng*, and Mingming Li. "The Flow of Educational Authority in Digitally Mediated Transnational Families: Smartphones, Parenting, and Learning in Filipino Households." Family Relations, SSCI Q1.

In revision

  1. Mingming Li*. "Does Affluence Widen the Gender Gap in STEM Choices? Micro-Level Evidence from Germany." Social Science Research, SSCI Q1, major revision.
  2. Tianhe Chen and Mingming Li*. "Algorithmic Benevolent Sexism: Female Ride-Hailing Drivers and the Paradox of Protection in China." Sex Roles, SSCI Q1, under review after major revision.
  3. Jun Cheng, Mingming Li, and Qinya Weng*. "A Multidimensional Measure of Psychological Traits Underlying Learning: Development and Validation." BMC Psychology, SSCI Q1, major revision.

Under review

  1. Mingming Li* and Wilfred Uunk. "Economic Opportunity and the Formation of Gendered STEM Aspirations: Security, Returns, and Accessibility." American Journal of Sociology, SSCI Q1, under review.
  2. Mingming Li* and Wilfred Uunk. "Gendered Entry, Convergent Exit: Socialization, Labor Market Signals and STEM Educational Trajectories." European Sociological Review, SSCI Q1, under review.
  3. Mingming Li* and Wilfred Uunk. "Matching, Mismatch, and Exit: Gendered Realization of STEM Credentials in Urban China." British Journal of Sociology of Education, SSCI Q1, under review.
  4. Mingming Li and Xinxin Ma*. "Flexible but Penalized? Gender Wage Gaps in China's Informal Sector." Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, SSCI Q1, under review.
  5. Tianhe Chen and Mingming Li*. "Algorithmic Collaboration and Negotiated Dependence: Gendered Claim-Making and Platform Governance in China's Ride-Hailing Sector." New Technology, Work and Employment, SSCI Q1, under review.
  6. Jun Cheng, Jincheng Wang*, and Mingming Li*. "Forecasting the Future of AI-Driven Talent Management: A Hybrid Bibliometric and Thematic Study in Human Resource Research." Career Development International, SSCI Q2, under review.

Published

2026

  1. Wilfred Uunk and Mingming Li*. "Does Societal Affluence Increase the Gender Gap in STEM Graduation? A Longitudinal Assessment." Sex Roles, SSCI Q1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-026-01654-1
  2. Mingming Li, Nuo Xu, and Yue Liang*. "Social Reality as a Phenomenological Construct: Understanding Intersubjectivity through the Lens of Shared Meaning." Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, SSCI Q4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-026-09987-y

2025

  1. Mingming Li*, Xinyun Hu, Keyan Jin, and Jiachen Han. "Exploring Factors Influencing Entry into the Gig Economy: A Study of Chinese Workers." Acta Psychologica, SSCI Q2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105301
  2. Mingming Li* and Xinyun Hu. "The Return on Education and the Gender Wage Gap in China: A Sector Perspective." SAGE Open, SCI/SSCI Q1. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440251327015
  3. Xiaolong Ma, Jiangbo Li, Mingming Li, and Amir Karimi*. "Bibliometric Analysis of Gamification in History Education." European Journal of Education, SSCI Q1. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.70256

2024

  1. Mingming Li*, Yuan Tang, and Keyan Jin. "Labor Market Segmentation and Gender Inequality: Evidence from China." PLOS ONE, SCI/SSCI Q2. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299355
  2. Jiachen Han, Mingming Li*, Shi Li, and Yingying Hu. "The widening gender wage gap in the gig economy in China: the impact of digitalization." Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, SSCI Q1. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-04172-1
  3. Nasi Wang and Mingming Li*. "Teachers' perceptions of the risks and benefits of AI in higher education: A case study of ERNIE Bot." Innovations in Education and Teaching International, SSCI Q1. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2024.2432429
  4. Xinyun Hu, Pengfei Guo*, and Mingming Li. "How Does China's Big Data Policy Affect the Development of Digital Economy? Evidence from National Big Data Comprehensive Pilot Zones." Heliyon, SCI Q2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24638
  5. Chengying Yang, Mingming Li*, and Dianyi Zhou. "Energy Assessment in Rural Regions of China with Various Scenarios: Historical-to-Futuristic." Energy, SCI Q1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.131894

2023

  1. Mingming Li* and Fumei Zhang. "The Wage Structure and Gap between Public and Private Sectors: An Empirical Study in China." Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja, SJR Q2. https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2022.2106276
  2. Mingming Li*, Eugeny Kolpak, Pavel Zhukov, Gurgen Gukasyan, and Patricio Federico Lewis Zuniga. "China's Current Energy Policy: Dependencies and Contradictions." Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, SCI Q4. https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/163564
  3. Mingming Li, Marko Milojevic, and Dmitry Gura*. "Development of Methodology for Evaluating Sustainable Rural Development." Environment, Development and Sustainability, SCI Q2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-03526-0

2022 and earlier

  1. Mingming Li*, Chunlu Tu, and Fumei Zhang. "Wage Gaps in Energy industry: The Role of Sector." Frontiers in Energy Research, SCI Q3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2022.940637
  2. Mingming Li* and Xinxin Xu. "Fertility Intentions for a Second Child and Their Influencing Factors in Contemporary China." Frontiers in Psychology, SSCI Q1. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.883317
  3. Xinyun Hu, Pengfei Guo*, and Mingming Li. "The Growth Impact of Infrastructure Capital Investment on Regional Innovation Capacity." Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja, SJR Q2. https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2022.2142632
  4. Mingming Li* and Jiayun Wang. "Influence of Universal Two Child Policy on the Employment of Female Workers and the Supply of Labor Force." PLOS ONE, SSCI Q2. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259843
  5. Fang Su, Mingming Li*, A. Shanthinic, and R. Parthasarathy. "Systematic Effective Modeling and Geospatial Information Framework for Environmental Issues in Urban Areas." Environmental Impact Assessment Review, SSCI Q1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2020.106507
  6. Xinyun Hu and Mingming Li*. "Ecopolitical Discourse: Authoritarianism or Democracy? Evidence from China." PLOS ONE, SSCI Q2. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239872
  7. Zhigao Luo*, Xinyun Hu, Mingming Li, Jirui Yang, and Chuanhao Wen. "Centralization or Decentralization of Environmental Governance: Evidence from China." Sustainability, SSCI Q2. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11246938
  8. Zheng Lu*, Wei Li, Mingming Li, and Yixuan Chen. "Destination China: International Students in Chengdu." International Migration, SSCI Q2. https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.12464

Preprints and Chinese-language Publications

  1. Mingming Li*. 2015. "Impartiality and Market-Economy Ownership Reform in China 如何运用马克思公正观发展经济——以中国的所有制改革为例." Northern Economy and Trade.
  2. Mingming Li*, Xueqian Fan, and Ya Zhou. 2014. "Impact of News Reporting on College Students' Consumer Behavior: A Case Study of the Nikon Black Spot Scandal 新闻报道对大学生消费行为的影响——以尼康黑斑门为例." Managers' Journal.