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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 60 705 639 92 92 399 11830

Gongnan Xie publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gongnan Xie between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gongnan Xie published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 11.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 52 publications in 2014. 4 of the 364 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 52. Peak 52 publications in 2014. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 28 publications 2014: 52 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 35 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 35 publications 2021: 47 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 5 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication
1994 2025

364 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gongnan Xie: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 3
2007 6
2008 6
2009 12
2010 8
2011 6
2012 9
2013 28
2014 52
2015 31
2016 23
2017 24
2018 35
2019 28
2020 35
2021 47
2022 1
2023 5
2024 3
2025 1
Total 364
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Gongnan Xie 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 Gongnan Xie 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, 397–406 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: 399 publications — 87th percentile

87% 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
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23 399
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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Gongnan Xie 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 Gongnan Xie 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, 60 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: 60 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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 60
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

Gongnan Xie is affiliated with Northwestern Polytechnical University in China and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Energy. Their work focuses notably on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, as well as aspects of Economics and Econometrics, Water Science and Technology, Computational Mechanics, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their research covers a range of topics including Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods, Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems, Membrane Separation Technologies, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer, Energy and Environment Impacts, and Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies.

Gongnan Xie has published multiple papers across diverse venues. Among the recent publications are:

  • "Does internet development improve green total factor energy efficiency? Evidence from China", 2021, Energy Policy
  • "An assessment and analysis of phase change models for the simulation of vapor bubble condensation", 2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • "Experimental study on three-effect tubular solar still under vacuum and immersion cooling", 2021, Desalination
  • "A floating solar still inspired by continuous root water intake", 2021, Desalination
  • "CFD investigation of vapor transportation in a tubular solar still operating under vacuum", 2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Their frequent collaborators include Wenlong Chen, Zhanglin Wu, Siyu Ren, Licheng Sun, and Tiantong Yan, with multiple joint publications.

Publication venues where Gongnan Xie frequently appears include Desalination, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Energy Conversion and Management, Renewable Energy, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Best Publications

  • Optimization of Compact Heat Exchangers by a Genetic Algorithm

    Gongnan Xie;Bengt Sundén;Q Wang

  • A review of heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of single and two-phase microchannels

    Masoud Asadi;Gongnan Xie;Bengt Sunden

  • Heat transfer analysis for shell-and-tube heat exchangers with experimental data by artificial neural networks approach

    G.N. Xie;Q.W. Wang;M. Zeng;L.Q. Luo

  • An experimental study of shell-and-tube heat exchangers with continuous helical baffles

    B. Peng;Q. W. Wang;C. Zhang;G. N. Xie

  • Parametric study and multiple correlations on air-side heat transfer and friction characteristics of fin-and-tube heat exchangers with large number of large-diameter tube rows

    Gongnan Xie;Qiuwang Wang;Bengt Sunden

  • Constructal design and thermal analysis of microchannel heat sinks with multistage bifurcations in single-phase liquid flow

    Gongnan Xie;Fengli Zhang;Bengt Sundén;Weihong Zhang

  • Advanced approaches of modeling and measurement for turbulence and heat transfer

    Gongnan Xie;Yong Hong Wu;Sergio Nardini;Benchawan Wiwatanapataphee

  • Gas Turbine Blade Tip Heat Transfer and Cooling: A Literature Survey

    Bengt Sunden;Gongnan Xie

  • Laminar thermal performance of microchannel heat sinks with constructal vertical Y-shaped bifurcation plates.

    Yanlong Li;Fengli Zhang;Bengt Sunden;Gongnan Xie

  • A review of heat transfer deterioration of supercritical carbon dioxide flowing in vertical tubes: Heat transfer behaviors, identification methods, critical heat fluxes, and heat transfer correlations

    Jingzhe Xie;Dechao Liu;Hongbin Yan;Gongnan Xie

  • Numerical Predictions of the Flow and Thermal Performance of Water-Cooled Single-Layer and Double-Layer Wavy Microchannel Heat Sinks

    Gongnan Xie;Zhiyong Chen;Bengt Sundén;Weihong Zhang

  • Topology optimization for spider web heat sinks for electronic cooling

    Xiao-hui Han;Huan-ling Liu;Gongnan Xie;Lin Sang

  • Parametric study on thermal performance of microchannel heat sinks with internal vertical Y-shaped bifurcations

    Gongnan Xie;Han Shen;Chi-Chuan Wang

  • Turbulent flow and heat transfer enhancement in rectangular channels with novel cylindrical grooves

    Jian Liu;Jian Liu;Gongnan Xie;Terrence W. Simon

  • Nano-enhanced phase change materials and fluids in energy applications: A review

    Sandro Nižetić;Mišo Jurčević;Müslüm Arıcı;A. Valan Arasu

  • Application of Local Fractional Series Expansion Method to Solve Klein-Gordon Equations on Cantor Sets

    Ai Min Yang;Yu Zhu Zhang;Carlo Cattani;Gong Nan Xie

  • Economic optimization design of shell-and-tube heat exchangers by a cuckoo-search-algorithm

    Masoud Asadi;Yidan Song;Bengt Sunden;Gongnan Xie

  • Comparative study for convective heat transfer of counter-flow wavy double-layer microchannel heat sinks in staggered arrangement

    Han Shen;Yingchun Zhang;Chi-Chuan Wang;Gongnan Xie

  • Heat transfer behaviors of some supercritical fluids: A review

    Gongnan Xie;Xiaoxiao Xu;Xianliang Lei;Zhouhang Li

  • The performance management of a Li-ion battery by using tree-like mini-channel heat sinks: Experimental and numerical optimization

    Huan-ling Liu;Hang-bo Shi;Han Shen;Gongnan Xie

  • Computational Study and Optimization of Laminar Heat Transfer and Pressure Loss of Double-Layer Microchannels for Chip Liquid Cooling

    Gongnan Xie;Yanquan Liu;Bengt Sunden;Weihong Zhang

  • Numerical analysis of flow structure and heat transfer characteristics in square channels with different internal-protruded dimple geometrics

    Gongnan Xie;Jian Liu;Phillip M. Ligrani;Weihong Zhang

  • Nonlinear Methodologies for Identifying Seismic Event and Nuclear Explosion Using Random Forest, Support Vector Machine, and Naive Bayes Classification

    Longjun Dong;Xibing Li;Gongnan Xie

  • Forced convection and heat transfer of water-cooled microchannel heat sinks with various structured metal foams

    Beibei Shen;Hongbin Yan;Bengt Sunden;Hongqian Xue

Frequent Co-Authors

Bengt Sundén
Bengt Sundén Lund University
Weihong Zhang
Weihong Zhang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Qiuwang Wang
Qiuwang Wang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Yonghui Xie
Yonghui Xie Xi'an Jiaotong University
Giulio Lorenzini
Giulio Lorenzini University of Parma
Terrence W. Simon
Terrence W. Simon University of Minnesota
Xiao-Jun Yang
Xiao-Jun Yang China University of Mining and Technology
Carlo Cattani
Carlo Cattani Tuscia University
Oronzio Manca
Oronzio Manca University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Mohammad Mehdi Rashidi
Mohammad Mehdi Rashidi Tongji University

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