2026 C. L. Tien: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	68	435	202	304	19125

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

435

202

304

19125

Overview

C. L. Tien was affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. During their career, they contributed to the academic community through various scholarly activities linked to their institution.

There is no record of recent papers authored by C. L. Tien available in the data. Similarly, no frequent co-authors or common publication venues have been identified.

No information is available regarding book publications, fields of study, subfields, or main research topics related to this scientist's work.

The scientist's status is recorded as deceased. No awards or recognitions have been documented in the provided data.

Best Publications

Boundary and inertia effects on flow and heat transfer in porous media

K. Vafai;C.L. Tien

2120
Citations
Fractal characterization and simulation of rough surfaces

A. Majumdar;C.L. Tien

1054
Citations
Short-pulse laser heating on metals

T.Q. Qiu;C.L. Tien

779
Citations
Boundary and inertia effects on convective mass transfer in porous media

K. Vafai;C.L. Tien

423
Citations
Effects of thermal dispersion on forced convection in fibrous media

Unknown

368
Citations
Optical constants of soot in hydrocarbon flames

Unknown

321
Citations
Thermal Radiation Properties of Gases

Unknown

279
Citations
Molecular Dynamics Study of Solid Thin-Film Thermal Conductivity

J. R. Lukes;D. Y. Li;X.-G. Liang;C.-L. Tien

255
Citations
GENERAL FILM CONDENSATION CORRELATIONS

Unknown

245
Citations
Radiative Transfer in Packed Fluidized Beds: Dependent Versus Independent Scattering

M. Q. Brewster;C. L. Tien

240
Citations
Thermal diffusivity measurement of GaAs/AlGaAs thin-film structures

G. Chen;C. L. Tien;X. Wu;J. S. Smith

234
Citations
Thermal Radiation in Packed and Fluidized Beds

C. L. Tien

232
Citations
Fractal Network Model for Contact Conductance

A. Majumdar;C. L. Tien

213
Citations
Effect of Small Spacings on Radiative Transfer Between Two Dielectrics

E. G. Cravalho;C. L. Tien;R. P. Caren

211
Citations
Laminar Natural Convection Heat Transfer in a Horizontal Cavity with Different End Temperatures

A. Bejan;C. L. Tien

209
Citations
A numerical study of two-dimensional laminar natural convection in shallow open cavities

Unknown

207
Citations
Effects of non-Darcian and nonuniform porosity on vertical-plate natural convection in porous media

J. T. Hong;Y. Yamada;C. L. Tien

205
Citations
Challenges in Microscale Conductive and Radiative Heat Transfer

C. L. Tien;G. Chen

205
Citations
An Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer in Variable Porosity Media

K. Vafai;R. L. Alkire;C. L. Tien

199
Citations
Radiative heat transfer in fibrous insulations—Part I: Analytical study

T. W. Tong;C. L. Tien

198
Citations
Experimental Investigation of Radiative Transfer Between Metallic Surfaces at Cryogenic Temperatures

G. A. Domoto;R. F. Boehm;C. L. Tien

178
Citations
Non-Darcian Convection in Cylindrical Packed Beds

M. L. Hunt;C. L. Tien

178
Citations
Convective and Radiative Heat Transfer in Porous Media

Chang-Lin Tien;Kambiz Vafai

177
Citations
Conductance of packed spheres in vacuum

C. K. Chan;C. L. Tien

176
Citations
Infrared Mean Absorption Coefficients of Luminous Flames and Smoke

G. L. Hubbard;C. L. Tien

175
Citations
Convection in a vertical slot filled with porous insulation

P.J. Burns;L.C. Chow;C.L. Tien

154
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Arun Majumdar Stanford University

Patrick E. Phelan Arizona State University

Adrian Bejan Duke University

Ralph Greif University of California, Berkeley

David G. Cahill University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Kenneth E. Goodson Stanford University

Deyu Li Vanderbilt University

Michael F. Modest University of California, Merced

Kambiz Vafai University of California, Riverside

External Links

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