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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 51 1102 1013 448 384 154 11304

Dong Qian publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dong Qian between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dong Qian published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2025. 25 of the 211 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2025. 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 17 publications
1998 2025

211 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dong Qian: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 2
1999 2
2000 3
2001 5
2002 4
2003 6
2004 2
2005 2
2006 5
2007 2
2008 12
2009 0
2010 8
2011 5
2012 8
2013 15
2014 8
2015 7
2016 8
2017 10
2018 12
2019 15
2020 6
2021 12
2022 13
2023 14
2024 8
2025 17
Total 211
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Dong Qian 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 Dong Qian 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, 147–156 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: 154 publications — 26th percentile

26% 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
147–156 155 154
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
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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Dong Qian 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 Dong Qian 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% 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 51
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
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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Overview

Dong Qian is affiliated with The University of Texas at Dallas in the United States, focusing primarily on engineering research with a specialized emphasis on mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, mechanics of materials, biomedical engineering, and civil and structural engineering.

Their research covers a range of topics, including:

  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Model Reduction and Neural Networks

Dong Qian has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • The effect of resin uptake on the flexural properties of compression molded sandwich composites, 2021, Wind Energy
  • Mechanical Properties of Atomically Thin Tungsten Dichalcogenides: WS2, WSe2, and WTe2, 2021, ACS Nano
  • Tensile and torsional elastomer fiber artificial muscle by entropic elasticity with thermo-piezoresistive sensing of strain and rotation by a single electric signal, 2020, Materials Horizons
  • Somatosensitive film soft crawling robots driven by artificial muscle for load carrying and multi-terrain locomotion, 2021, Materials Horizons
  • A Protein-Like Nanogel for Spinning Hierarchically Structured Artificial Spider Silk, 2022, Advanced Materials

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Dong Qian include:

  • Zunfeng Liu
  • Hongbing Lu
  • Wei Li
  • Rui Zhang
  • Xiang Zhou

Common publication venues for Dong Qian's work are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Advanced Materials
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • Materials Horizons

Best Publications

  • Mechanics of carbon nanotubes

    Dong Qian;Gregory J. Wagner;Wing Kam Liu;Min Feng Yu

  • Mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes: theoretical predictions and experimental measurements

    Rodney S. Ruoff;Dong Qian;Wing Kam Liu

  • Mechanical properties of atomically thin boron nitride and the role of interlayer interactions

    Aleksey Falin;Qiran Cai;Elton J.G. Santos;Declan Scullion

  • Hierarchically buckled sheath-core fibers for superelastic electronics, sensors, and muscles

    Z. F. Liu;S. Fang;F. A. Moura;F. A. Moura;J. N. Ding

  • Gradient nanostructure and residual stresses induced by Ultrasonic Nano-crystal Surface Modification in 304 austenitic stainless steel for high strength and high ductility

    Chang Ye;Abhishek Telang;Amrinder S. Gill;Sergey Suslov

  • Sheath-run artificial muscles.

    Jiuke Mu;Monica Jung de Andrade;Shaoli Fang;Xuemin Wang;Xuemin Wang

  • Moisture Sensitive Smart Yarns and Textiles from Self-Balanced Silk Fiber Muscles

    Tianjiao Jia;Yang Wang;Yuanyuan Dou;Yaowang Li

  • A multiscale projection method for the analysis of carbon nanotubes

    Dong Qian;Gregory J. Wagner;Wing Kam Liu

  • Load transfer mechanism in carbon nanotube ropes

    Dong Qian;Wing Kam Liu;Rodney S. Ruoff

  • Mechanics of C60 in nanotubes

    Dong Qian;Wing Kam Liu;Rodney S. Ruoff

  • Torsional refrigeration by twisted, coiled, and supercoiled fibers

    Run Wang;Shaoli Fang;Yicheng Xiao;Enlai Gao;Enlai Gao

  • The effect of resin uptake on the flexural properties of compression molded sandwich composites

    Dongyang Cao;Sadeq Malakooti;Sadeq Malakooti;Vijay N. Kulkarni;Yao Ren

  • Bridging Scale Methods for Nanomechanics and Materials

    Wing Kam Liu;Harold S. Park;Dong Qian;Eduard G. Karpov

  • Artificial spider silk from ion-doped and twisted core-sheath hydrogel fibres.

    Yuanyuan Dou;Zhen-Pei Wang;Wenqian He;Tianjiao Jia

  • Comparison of mechanisms of advanced mechanical surface treatments in nickel-based superalloy

    Amrinder Gill;Abhishek Telang;S. R. Mannava;Dong Qian

  • The Sandia Fracture Challenge: blind round robin predictions of ductile tearing

    B. L Boyce;S. L B Kramer;H. E Fang;T. E Cordova

  • Elastic response of a carbon nanotube fiber reinforced polymeric composite: A numerical and experimental study

    Mandar Kulkarni;David Carnahan;Kapil Kulkarni;Dong Qian

  • A study on the tensile response and fracture in carbon nanotube-based composites using molecular mechanics

    Vineet V. Mokashi;Dong Qian;Yijun Liu

  • Effect of laser shock peening on residual stress, microstructure and fatigue behavior of ATI 718Plus alloy

    Micheal Kattoura;Seetha Ramaiah Mannava;Dong Qian;Vijay K. Vasudevan

  • Mechanical Properties of Atomically Thin Tungsten Dichalcogenides:: WS2, WSe2, and WTe2

    Alexey Falin;Alexey Falin;Matthew Holwill;Haifeng Lv;Wei Gan

  • Thermal relaxation of residual stress in laser shock peened Ti–6Al–4V alloy

    Zhong Zhou;Sagar Bhamare;Gokul Ramakrishnan;Seetha R. Mannava

  • Surface modification and ultrasonication effect on the mechanical properties of carbon nanofiber/polycarbonate composites

    Peng He;Yong Gao;Jie Lian;Lumin Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Vijay K. Vasudevan
Vijay K. Vasudevan Google (United States)
Wing Kam Liu
Wing Kam Liu Northwestern University
Rodney S. Ruoff
Rodney S. Ruoff Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Zunfeng Liu
Zunfeng Liu Nankai University
Shaoli Fang
Shaoli Fang The University of Texas at Dallas
Ray H. Baughman
Ray H. Baughman The University of Texas at Dallas
Hongbing Lu
Hongbing Lu The University of Texas at Dallas
Shaofan Li
Shaofan Li University of California, Berkeley
Lu Hua Li
Lu Hua Li Deakin University
Donglu Shi
Donglu Shi University of Cincinnati

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