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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 71 361 329 49 49 365 16867

C.W. Lim publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by C.W. Lim between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. C.W. Lim published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 14.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2021. 50 of the 471 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2021. 1993: 2 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 29 publications 2010: 25 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 37 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 24 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 33 publications
1993 2025

471 publications in total across all disciplines

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C.W. Lim: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 2
1994 8
1995 10
1996 11
1997 6
1998 7
1999 6
2000 4
2001 8
2002 4
2003 13
2004 6
2005 16
2006 16
2007 14
2008 14
2009 29
2010 25
2011 14
2012 16
2013 12
2014 11
2015 8
2016 6
2017 8
2018 14
2019 22
2020 26
2021 37
2022 24
2023 24
2024 17
2025 33
Total 471
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C.W. Lim publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where C.W. Lim sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 357–366 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 365 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44 365
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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C.W. Lim D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where C.W. Lim sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 71 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26 71
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

Overview

C.W. Lim is affiliated with City University of Hong Kong in China and focuses primarily on the field of engineering. Their research spans across several subfields including biomedical engineering, mechanics of materials, mechanical engineering, civil and structural engineering, and materials chemistry.

The main topics of C.W. Lim's work include:

  • Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization
  • Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures
  • Vibration and Dynamic Analysis
  • Railway Engineering and Dynamics
  • Topological Materials and Phenomena

Among recent publications, notable papers authored or co-authored by C.W. Lim include:

  • "Production of sustainable and structural fiber reinforced recycled aggregate concrete with improved fracture properties: A review," 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "From Photonic Crystals to Seismic Metamaterials: A Review via Phononic Crystals and Acoustic Metamaterials," 2021, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering
  • "Nonlinear in-plane thermal buckling of rotationally restrained functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced composite shallow arches under uniform radial loading," 2022, Applied Mathematics and Mechanics
  • "Machine learning and deep learning in phononic crystals and metamaterials - A review," 2022, Materials Today Communications
  • "Lightweight architected lattice phononic crystals with broadband and multiband vibration mitigation characteristics," 2020, Extreme Mechanics Letters

C.W. Lim frequently collaborates with several researchers, with multiple co-authorships including:

  • Zhenyu Chen
  • Guifeng Wang
  • Zhenhuan Zhou
  • Xinsheng Xü
  • Muhammad Gulzari

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, especially:

  • Applied Mathematical Modelling
  • International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
  • Engineering Structures
  • Composite Structures
  • Journal of Sound and Vibration

In addition to articles, C.W. Lim has contributed to book publications, including a forthcoming title with World Scientific:

  • "Advances in Structural Stability and Dynamics," expected publication in 2025

Award recognition includes being named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2020.

Best Publications

  • A higher-order nonlocal elasticity and strain gradient theory and its applications in wave propagation

    C.W. Lim;G. Zhang;J.N. Reddy

  • Analysis of the thermal stress behaviour of functionally graded hollow circular cylinders

    K.M. Liew;S. Kitipornchai;X.Z. Zhang;C.W. Lim

  • Size-dependent nonlinear response of thin elastic films with nano-scale thickness

    C.W. Lim;L.H. He

  • Semi-analytical elasticity solutions for bi-directional functionally graded beams

    C.F. Lü;C.F. Lü;W.Q. Chen;R.Q. Xu;C.W. Lim

  • Symplectic Elasticity: Theory and Applications

    C. W. Lim;X. S. Xu

  • Size-dependent elastic behavior of FGM ultra-thin films based on generalized refined theory

    C.F. Lü;C.F. Lü;C.W. Lim;W.Q. Chen

  • An analytical approximate technique for a class of strongly non-linear oscillators

    B.S. Wu;W.P. Sun;C.W. Lim

  • Beam Bending Solutions Based on Nonlocal Timoshenko Beam Theory

    C. M. Wang;S. Kitipornchai;S. Kitipornchai;C. W. Lim;C. W. Lim;M. Eisenberger;M. Eisenberger

  • A continuum model for size-dependent deformation of elastic films of nano-scale thickness

    L.H. He;C.W. Lim;B.S. Wu

  • On the truth of nanoscale for nanobeams based on nonlocal elastic stress field theory: equilibrium, governing equation and static deflection ∗

    C. W. Lim

  • Vibration of Shallow Shells: A Review With Bibliography

    K. M. Liew;C. W. Lim;S. Kitipornchai

  • Production of sustainable and structural fiber reinforced recycled aggregate concrete with improved fracture properties: A review

    Wisal Ahmed;C.W. Lim

  • Built-up structural steel sections as seismic metamaterials for surface wave attenuation with low frequency wide bandgap in layered soil medium

    Muhammad;C.W. Lim;J.N. Reddy

  • A new analytical approach to the Duffing-harmonic oscillator

    C.W. Lim;B.S. Wu

  • Size dependent, non-uniform elastic field inside a nano-scale spherical inclusion due to interface stress

    C.W. Lim;Z.R. Li;L.H. He

  • On new symplectic elasticity approach for exact free vibration solutions of rectangular Kirchhoff plates

    Cheewah Lim;Chaofeng Lu;Chaofeng Lu;Yang Xiang;Weian Yao

  • Surface Green function for a soft elastic half-space: Influence of surface stress

    L.H. He;C.W. Lim

  • Newton–harmonic balancing approach for accurate solutions to nonlinear cubic–quintic Duffing oscillators

    Siu Kai Lai;C. W. Lim;B. S. Wu;C. Wang

  • On new symplectic elasticity approach for exact bending solutions of rectangular thin plates with two opposite sides simply supported

    C.W. Lim;S. Cui;W.A. Yao

  • A pb-2 Ritz Formulation for Flexural Vibration of Shallow Cylindrical Shells of Rectangular Planform

    C.W. Lim;K.M. Liew

  • DSC‐Ritz method for high‐mode frequency analysis of thick shallow shells

    C. W. Lim;Z. R. Li;G. W. Wei

Frequent Co-Authors

K.M. Liew
K.M. Liew City University of Hong Kong
Sritawat Kitipornchai
Sritawat Kitipornchai University of Queensland
Weiqiu Chen
Weiqiu Chen Zhejiang University
Chaofeng Lü
Chaofeng Lü Zhejiang University
Li-Qun Chen
Li-Qun Chen Shanghai University
Chien Ming Wang
Chien Ming Wang University of Queensland
Yang Xiang
Yang Xiang Swinburne University of Technology
Xiao-Dong Yang
Xiao-Dong Yang Beijing University of Technology
Jilin Yu
Jilin Yu University of Science and Technology of China
Andrew Y. T. Leung
Andrew Y. T. Leung City University of Hong Kong

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