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Chao Liu

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
47
Citations
5974
World Ranking
5011
National Ranking
978

Chao Liu publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chao Liu sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 183 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Chao Liu D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chao Liu sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Chao Liu is affiliated with Chongqing University in China and has a research focus concentrated in the field of engineering. Their academic output encompasses a range of topics primarily within mechanical engineering and related subfields.

The researcher has produced a significant body of work in various specialized areas, including:

  • Thermodynamic and exergetic analyses of power and cooling systems
  • Advanced thermodynamics and statistical mechanics
  • Heat transfer and supercritical fluids
  • Refrigeration and air conditioning technologies
  • Solar thermal and photovoltaic systems
  • Advanced combustion engine technologies
  • Phase equilibria and thermodynamics

Liu's contributions span five recent published papers highlighting energy systems, thermal dynamics, and environmental applications:

  • Exergoeconomic analysis of a novel trigeneration system containing supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle, organic Rankine cycle and absorption refrigeration cycle for gas turbine waste heat recovery, 2020, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Jet fuel and hydrogen produced from waste plastics catalytic pyrolysis with activated carbon and MgO, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Multi-objective optimization and fluid selection of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system based on economic-environmental-sustainable analysis, 2022, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Proposal and assessment of a combined cooling and power system based on the regenerative supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle integrated with an absorption refrigeration cycle for engine waste heat recovery, 2020, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Thermal decomposition mechanism of some hydrocarbons by ReaxFF-based molecular dynamics and density functional theory study, 2020, Fuel

The primary publication venues where Liu frequently publishes include:

  • Energy Conversion and Management
  • Energy
  • Applied Thermal Engineering
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • International Journal of Refrigeration

Their collaboration network features frequent coauthors such as Qibin Li, Shukun Wang, Liyong Xin, Xiaoxiao Xu, and Erguang Huo, reflecting a broad interdisciplinary connection within the engineering domain.

Liu's research spans multiple engineering subfields including:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

Best Publications

  • The optimal evaporation temperature and working fluids for subcritical organic Rankine cycle

    Chao He;Chao Liu;Hong Gao;Hui Xie

  • Thermo-economic comparison of subcritical organic Rankine cycle based on different heat exchanger configurations

    Cheng Zhang;Chao Liu;Shukun Wang;Xiaoxiao Xu

  • Multi-objective optimization and fluid selection of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system based on economic-environmental-sustainable analysis

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  • Perspective of S−CO2 power cycles

    Jinliang Xu;Chao Liu;Enhui Sun;Jian Xie

  • Performance Analysis and Working Fluid Selection of a Supercritical Organic Rankine Cycle for Low Grade Waste Heat Recovery

    Hong Gao;Chao Liu;Chao He;Xiaoxiao Xu

  • Numerical investigation on heat transfer of supercritical CO2 in heated helically coiled tubes

    Kaizheng Wang;Xiaoxiao Xu;Yangyang Wu;Chao Liu

  • Potential of organic Rankine cycle using zeotropic mixtures as working fluids for waste heat recovery

    You-Rong Li;Mei-Tang Du;Chun-Mei Wu;Shuang-Ying Wu

  • Exergoeconomic analysis of a novel trigeneration system containing supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle, organic Rankine cycle and absorption refrigeration cycle for gas turbine waste heat recovery

    Shukun Wang;Shukun Wang;Chao Liu;Jie Li;Zhuang Sun

  • Jet fuel and hydrogen produced from waste plastics catalytic pyrolysis with activated carbon and MgO

    Erguang Huo;Hanwu Lei;Chao Liu;Yayun Zhang

  • Density functional theory studies on pyrolysis mechanism of β-O-4 type lignin dimer model compound

    Jinbao Huang;Chao Liu;Dan Wu;Hong Tong

  • The environmental impact of organic Rankine cycle for waste heat recovery through life-cycle assessment

    Chao Liu;Chao He;Hong Gao;Hui Xie

  • Emergy analysis of Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) for waste heat power generation

    Hualing Zhang;Xuan Guan;Yang Ding;Chao Liu

  • Economical evaluation and optimization of subcritical organic Rankine cycle based on temperature matching analysis

    You-Rong Li;Mei-Tang Du;Chun-Mei Wu;Shuang-Ying Wu

  • Energy and exergy analyses of a modified combined cooling, heating, and power system using supercritical CO2

    Xiao Xiao Xu;Chao Liu;Xiang Fu;Hong Gao

  • Study of guaiacol pyrolysis mechanism based on density function theory

    Chao Liu;Yayun Zhang;Xiaolu Huang

  • Unveiling the initial pyrolytic mechanisms of cellulose by DFT study

    Yayun Zhang;Yayun Zhang;Chao Liu;Xi Chen

  • Proposal and assessment of a combined cooling and power system based on the regenerative supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle integrated with an absorption refrigeration cycle for engine waste heat recovery

    Chuang Wu;Xiaoxiao Xu;Qibin Li;Jun Li

  • Separation of the hydrogen sulfide and methane mixture by the porous graphene membrane: Effect of the charges

    Guangping Lei;Chao Liu;Hui Xie;Fenhong Song

  • Experimental investigation on the heat transfer characteristics of supercritical CO2 at various mass flow rates in heated vertical-flow tube

    Shijie Zhang;Xiaoxiao Xu;Chao Liu;Xinxin Liu

  • Thermal decomposition mechanism of some hydrocarbons by ReaxFF-based molecular dynamics and density functional theory study

    Liyong Xin;Chao Liu;Yang Liu;Erguang Huo

  • Multi-objective optimization of evaporation and condensation temperatures for subcritical organic Rankine cycle

    Lan Xiao;Shuang-Ying Wu;Tian-Tian Yi;Chao Liu

  • Exergoenvironmental model of Organic Rankine Cycle system including the manufacture and leakage of working fluid

    Yang Ding;Chao Liu;Cheng Zhang;Xiaoxiao Xu

  • A review of the application and performance of carbon nanotubes in fuel cells

    Unknown

  • Molecular simulation of thermal energy storage of mixed CO2/IRMOF-1 nanoparticle nanofluid

    Jieyao Hu;Chao Liu;Qibin Li;Xiaoyang Shi

  • Theoretical studies on pyrolysis mechanism of xylopyranose

    Jinbao Huang;Chao Liu;Hong Tong;Weimin Li

  • A new selection principle of working fluids for subcritical organic Rankine cycle coupling with different heat sources

    Chao He;Chao He;Chao Liu;Mengtong Zhou;Hui Xie

  • A ReaxFF-based molecular dynamics study of the pyrolysis mechanism of HFO-1336mzz(Z)

    Erguang Huo;Chao Liu;Xiaoxiao Xu;Chaobin Dang

  • New Insight into the Mechanism of the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on MoP(001) from First Principles.

    Yayun Zhang;Hanwu Lei;Dengle Duan;Elmar Villota

  • Experimental and numerical investigation on heat transfer characteristics of supercritical CO2 in the cooled helically coiled tube

    Kai-Zheng Wang;Xiao-Xiao Xu;Chao Liu;Wan-Jin Bai

  • Techno-economic-environmental evaluation of a combined cooling heating and power system for gas turbine waste heat recovery

    Shukun Wang;Shukun Wang;Lu Zhang;Chao Liu;Zuming Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Chaobin Dang
Chaobin Dang University of Fukui
Jinliang Xu
Jinliang Xu North China Electric Power University
Hanwu Lei
Hanwu Lei Washington State University
Feng Hao
Feng Hao University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Roger Ruan
Roger Ruan University of Minnesota
Jingzheng Ren
Jingzheng Ren Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hang Xiao
Hang Xiao University of Massachusetts Amherst
Shiwei Zhang
Shiwei Zhang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Jun Li
Jun Li Xi'an Jiaotong University

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