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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 53 1019 937 42 40 213 8838

Dong Ruan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dong Ruan between 1993 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dong Ruan published across 29 years, from 1993 to 2021, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2018. 33 of the 186 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2018. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 19 publications
1993 2021

186 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dong Ruan: publications per year, 1993 to 2021
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 2
2002 1
2003 2
2004 0
2005 3
2006 1
2007 1
2008 2
2009 3
2010 10
2011 4
2012 10
2013 14
2014 17
2015 12
2016 13
2017 19
2018 23
2019 14
2020 14
2021 19
Total 186
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Dong Ruan publications per year - data summary

  • Dong Ruan, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from Swinburne University of Technology, has 186 publications recorded across 29 years, from 1993 to 2021.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1993 and the most recent to 2021.
  • The most productive year is 2018, with 23 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1993, 2000, 2002, 2006 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 7 of the 29 years in the span carry no publications at all (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.5 per year counting only the 22 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2017-2021) hold 89 publications, 48% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1993-2002: 5 publications (0.5 per year); 2003-2012: 36 publications (3.6 per year); 2013-2021: 145 publications (16.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Dong Ruan 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 Ruan 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, 207–216 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: 213 publications — 49th percentile

49% 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
207–216 125 213
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 Ruan publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,445 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 47–56 to 659+ publications.
  • Dong Ruan, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from Swinburne University of Technology, records 213 publications - the 49th percentile of the discipline.
  • 49% of ranked Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Dong Ruan, and about 51% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 217–226 publications range, and Dong Ruan ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 147–156 publications, holding 155 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 46% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 197–206 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 659 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Dong Ruan 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 Ruan 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, 53 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: 53 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 53
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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Dong Ruan D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,445 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 30 to 93+ D-Index.
  • Dong Ruan, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from Swinburne University of Technology, records 53 D-Index - the 71st percentile of the discipline.
  • 71% of ranked Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Dong Ruan, and about 29% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 43 D-Index range, and Dong Ruan ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 34 D-Index, holding 189 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 45 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Best Publications

  • In-plane dynamic crushing of honeycombs—a finite element study

    Dong Ruan;Guoxing Lu;Bin Wang;Tong X. Yu

  • Experimental study of the out-of-plane dynamic compression of hexagonal honeycombs

    Shanqing Xu;Shanqing Xu;John H. Beynon;Dong Ruan;Guoxing Lu

  • Compressive behaviour of aluminium foams at low and medium strain rates

    D Ruan;G Lu;F.L Chen;E Siores

  • Effect of scan strategy on density and metallurgical properties of 17-4PH parts printed by Selective Laser Melting (SLM)

    R. Rashid;S.H. Masood;D. Ruan;S. Palanisamy

  • Compressive behaviour of closed-cell aluminium foams at high strain rates

    Jianhu Shen;Guoxing Lu;Dong Ruan

  • Compressive properties of 3D printed auxetic structures: experimental and numerical studies

    Amer Alomarah;Amer Alomarah;Syed H. Masood;Igor Sbarski;Batool Faisal

  • Full-field measurement and fracture characterisations of rocks under dynamic loads using high-speed three-dimensional digital image correlation

    H.Z. Xing;Q.B. Zhang;D. Ruan;S. Dehkhoda

  • Mechanical properties of luffa sponge.

    Jianhu Shen;Yi Min Xie;Xiaodong Huang;Shiwei Zhou

  • Large deformation of an auxetic structure in tension: Experiments and finite element analysis

    Jianjun Zhang;Jianjun Zhang;Guoxing Lu;Zhihua Wang;Dong Ruan

  • Crushing response of square aluminium tubes filled with polyurethane foam and aluminium honeycomb

    Rafea Dakhil Hussein;Dong Ruan;Guoxing Lu;Stephen Guillow

  • Response of aluminium honeycomb sandwich panels subjected to foam projectile impact - An experimental study

    Mohd Azman Yahaya;Mohd Azman Yahaya;D. Ruan;G. Lu;M. S. Dargusch

  • Plastic Deformation, Failure and Energy Absorption of Sandwich Structures with Metallic Cellular Cores

    Feng Zhu;Guoxing Lu;Dong Ruan;Zhihua Wang

  • Mechanical Properties of SLM-Printed Aluminium Alloys: A Review.

    Panneer Ponnusamy;Rizwan Abdul Rahman Rashid;Syed Hasan Masood;Dong Ruan

  • Effect of build orientation on the quasi-static and dynamic response of SLM AlSi10Mg

    Tobias Maconachie;Tobias Maconachie;Martin Leary;Martin Leary;Jianjun Zhang;Alexander Medvedev

  • Axial crushing behaviour of honeycomb-filled square carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) tubes

    Rafea Dakhil Hussein;Dong Ruan;Guoxing Lu;Igor Sbarski

  • Effect of energy per layer on the anisotropy of selective laser melted AlSi12 aluminium alloy

    R. Rashid;S.H. Masood;D. Ruan;S. Palanisamy

  • On lateral compression of circular aluminum, CFRP and GFRP tubes

    Shunfeng Li;Shunfeng Li;Xiao Guo;Qing Li;Dong Ruan

  • Crush responses of composite cylinder under quasi-static and dynamic loading

    Louis Ngai Sum Chiu;Brian Falzon;Dong Ruan;Shanqing Xu

  • Tensile behavior of an auxetic structure: Analytical modeling and finite element analysis

    Jianjun Zhang;Jianjun Zhang;Guoxing Lu;Dong Ruan;Zhihua Wang

  • Energy absorption mechanism of axially-varying thickness (AVT) multicell thin-walled structures under out-of-plane loading

    Tong Pang;Tong Pang;Gang Zheng;Jianguang Fang;Dong Ruan

  • Dynamic indentation and penetration of aluminium foams

    G. Lu;G. Lu;J. Shen;W. Hou;Dong Ruan

Frequent Co-Authors

Guoxing Lu
Guoxing Lu Zhejiang University
Syed H. Masood
Syed H. Masood Swinburne University of Technology
John H. Beynon
John H. Beynon Flinders University
Emad Gad
Emad Gad Swinburne University of Technology
Xiaodong Huang
Xiaodong Huang Swinburne University of Technology
Tongxi Yu
Tongxi Yu Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Guangyong Sun
Guangyong Sun Hunan University
Yi Min Xie
Yi Min Xie RMIT University
Shiwei Zhou
Shiwei Zhou RMIT University
Zhihua Wang
Zhihua Wang Arizona State University

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