2026 Chao Sun: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	71	1005	951	190	189	400	13406

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Current World Ranking

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Current National Ranking

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Engineering and Technology

1005

951

190

189

400

13406

Engineering and Technology

D-Index

Citations

13406

World Ranking

1005

National Ranking

190

Overview

Chao Sun is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and specializes in Engineering with a focus on several subfields including Computational Mechanics, Ocean Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's primary research interests encompass topics linked to fluid dynamics and related phenomena. Their work covers:

Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows
Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques
Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer
Pickering Emulsions and Particle Stabilization

Chao Sun has contributed extensively to the literature, publishing in a wide array of scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

Journal of Fluid Mechanics
arXiv (Cornell University)
Physics of Fluids
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Physical Review Letters

Among recent papers, the following are notable:

"Vibration-induced boundary-layer destabilization achieves massive heat-transport enhancement," 2020, Science Advances
"How bulk nanobubbles are stable over a wide range of temperatures," 2021, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
"Ion adsorption stabilizes bulk nanobubbles," 2021, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
"Microbubble-enhanced water activation by cold plasma," 2022, Chemical Engineering Journal
"On the role of surface charge and surface tension tuned by surfactant in stabilizing bulk nanobubbles," 2022, Applied Surface Science

Chao Sun has collaborated frequently with several researchers, reflecting a broad network within their research community. Frequent co-authors include:

Mingbo Li
Cheng Wang
Linfeng Jiang
Jinghong Su
Enrico Calzavarini

Best Publications

Drop impact on superheated surfaces.

Tuan Tran;Hendrik J. J. Staat;Andrea Prosperetti;Andrea Prosperetti;Chao Sun

557
Citations
On the spreading of impacting drops

Sander Wildeman;Claas Willem Visser;Chao Sun;Detlef Lohse

345
Citations
Droplet impact on superheated micro-structured surfaces

Tuan Tran;Hendrik J. J. Staat;Arturo Susarrey-Arce;Tobias C. Foertsch

311
Citations
Toward 3D Printing of Pure Metals by Laser-Induced Forward Transfer.

C.W. Visser;Ralph Pohl;Chao Sun;Gerardus Richardus, Bernardus, Engelina Römer

268
Citations
Dynamics of high-speed micro-drop impact: numerical simulations and experiments at frame-to-frame times below 100 ns

Claas Willem Visser;Philipp Erhard Frommhold;Sander Wildeman;Robert Mettin

250
Citations
Maximal air bubble entrainment at liquid-drop impact.

Wilco Bouwhuis;Roeland C. A. van der Veen;Tuan Tran;Diederik L. Keij

249
Citations
High-Reynolds number Taylor-Couette turbulence.

Siegfried Grossmann;Detlef Lohse;Chao Sun

246
Citations
Flow reversals in thermally driven turbulence.

K. Sugiyama;K. Sugiyama;Rui Ni;Richard Johannes Antonius Maria Stevens;Tak Shing Chan;Tak Shing Chan

243
Citations
Control of slippage with tunable bubble mattresses

Elif Karatay;A. Sander Haase;Claas Willem Visser;Chao Sun

218
Citations
Dynamic Leidenfrost Effect: Relevant Time and Length Scales.

Minori Shirota;Michiel A. J. van Limbeek;Chao Sun;Chao Sun;Andrea Prosperetti;Andrea Prosperetti

218
Citations
Particle image velocimetry measurement of the velocity field in turbulent thermal convection.

Ke-Qing Xia;Chao Sun;Sheng-Qi Zhou

204
Citations
Direct measurements of air layer profiles under impacting droplets using high-speed color interferometry

Roeland C. A. van der Veen;Tuan Tran;Detlef Lohse;Chao Sun

199
Citations
Air entrainment during impact of droplets on liquid surfaces

Tuan Tran;Hélène de Maleprade;Chao Sun;Detlef Lohse

188
Citations
Highly Focused Supersonic Microjets

Yoshiyuki Tagawa;Nikolai Oudalov;Claas Willem Visser;Ivo R. Peters

175
Citations
Three-dimensional flow structures and dynamics of turbulent thermal convection in a cylindrical cell

Chao Sun;Ke-Qing Xia;Penger Tong

172
Citations
Torque Scaling in Turbulent Taylor-Couette Flow with Co- and Counterrotating Cylinders

Dennis Paulus Maria van Gils;Sander Gerard Huisman;Gert-Wim Bruggert;Chao Sun

165
Citations
Needle-free injection into skin and soft matter with highly focused microjets

Yoshiyuki Tagawa;Nikolai Oudalov;A. El Ghalbzouri;Chao Sun

159
Citations
Multiple states in highly turbulent Taylor-Couette flow

Sander Huisman;Roeland van der Veen;Chao Sun;Detlef Lohse

158
Citations
Bubbly and Buoyant Particle-Laden Turbulent Flows

Varghese Mathai;Detlef Lohse;Detlef Lohse;Chao Sun

156
Citations
Fast Dynamics of Water Droplets Freezing from the Outside In.

Sander Wildeman;Sebastian Hendrik Sterl;Chao Sun;Chao Sun;Detlef Lohse

152
Citations
On bubble clustering and energy spectra in pseudo-turbulence

Julián Martínez Mercado;Daniel Chehata Gómez;Dennis Van Gils;Chao Sun

144
Citations
Drop impact on superheated surfaces

Tuan Tran;Erik-Jan Staat;Andrea Prosperetti;Chao Sun

1
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