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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
59
Citations
11662
World Ranking
740
National Ranking
41

Hongming Xu 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 Hongming Xu sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 340 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hongming Xu 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 Hongming Xu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hongming Xu is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a particular focus on automotive and electrical engineering. Their body of work spans several subfields including Automotive Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Biomedical Engineering, and Computational Mechanics.

The primary research topics covered in Xu's work include:

  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies
  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Biodiesel Production and Applications

Xu's frequent publication venues reflect their interdisciplinary focus, with numerous articles published in:

  • Fuel
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
  • Applied Energy
  • International Journal of Powertrains

Several recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Xu include:

  • "Urolithin A-induced mitophagy suppresses apoptosis and attenuates intervertebral disc degeneration via the AMPK signaling pathway" (2020), published in Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • "Multiobjective Co-Optimization of Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control and Energy Management Strategy for PHEVs" (2020), published in IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
  • "Knowledge Implementation and Transfer With an Adaptive Learning Network for Real-Time Power Management of the Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
  • "Association between early treatment with Qingfei Paidu decoction and favorable clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19: A retrospective multicenter cohort study" (2020), published in Pharmacological Research
  • "Transferable representation modelling for real-time energy management of the plug-in hybrid vehicle based on k-fold fuzzy learning and Gaussian process regression" (2021), published in Applied Energy

Xu has collaborated extensively with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Quan Zhou
  • Ji Li
  • Shijin Shuai
  • Yanfei Li
  • Xiao Ma

This scientific profile outlines Xu's concentrated research on energy management systems for hybrid vehicles, combustion and emissions control, and related engineering challenges. The cross-disciplinary nature of their work is reflected in both biomedical and mechanistic studies as well as advanced computational and electrical engineering approaches, particularly related to transportation electrification.

Best Publications

  • Combustion performance of bio-ethanol at various blend ratios in a gasoline direct injection engine

    Dale Turner;Hongming Xu;Roger F. Cracknell;Vinod Natarajan

  • Combustion characteristics and emissions of 2-methylfuran compared to 2,5-dimethylfuran, gasoline and ethanol in a DISI engine

    Chongming Wang;Hongming Xu;Hongming Xu;Ritchie Daniel;Akbar Ghafourian

  • Combustion and Emissions of 2,5-Dimethylfuran in a Direct-Injection Spark-Ignition Engine

    Shaohua Zhong;Ritchie Daniel;Hongming Xu;Jun Zhang

  • Impact of fuel and injection system on particle emissions from a GDI engine

    Chongming Wang;Hongming Xu;Hongming Xu;Jose Martin Herreros;Jianxin Wang

  • Effect of spark timing and load on a DISI engine fuelled with 2,5-dimethylfuran

    Ritchie Daniel;Guohong Tian;Guohong Tian;Hongming Xu;Miroslaw L. Wyszynski

  • Laminar Burning Velocities of 2,5-Dimethylfuran Compared with Ethanol and Gasoline

    Guohong Tian;Ritchie Daniel;Haiying Li;Hongming Xu

  • Fuel injector deposits in direct-injection spark-ignition engines

    Hongming Xu;Hongming Xu;Chongming Wang;Xiao Ma;Asish K. Sarangi

  • Dual-injection: The flexible, bi-fuel concept for spark-ignition engines fuelled with various gasoline and biofuel blends

    Xuesong Wu;Xuesong Wu;Ritchie Daniel;Guohong Tian;Guohong Tian;Hongming Xu

  • Natural gas HCCI engine operation with exhaust gas fuel reforming

    D. Yap;S.M. Peucheret;A. Megaritis;M.L. Wyszynski

  • Effect of flash boiling on microscopic and macroscopic spray characteristics in optical GDI engine

    Hengjie Guo;Xiao Ma;Yanfei Li;Shuai Liang

  • The role of soot particles in the tribological behavior of engine lubricating oils

    Enzhu Hu;Xianguo Hu;Tianxia Liu;Ling Fang

  • Multi-step reinforcement learning for model-free predictive energy management of an electrified off-highway vehicle

    Quan Zhou;Ji Li;Bin Shuai;Huw Williams

  • Ethanol blends in spark ignition engines: RON, octane-added value, cooling effect, compression ratio, and potential engine efficiency gain

    Chongming Wang;Soheil Zeraati-Rezaei;Liming Xiang;Liming Xiang;Hongming Xu;Hongming Xu

  • Laminar burning characteristics of 2-methylfuran and isooctane blend fuels

    Xiao Ma;Changzhao Jiang;Hongming Xu;Hongming Xu;Haichun Ding

  • Comparison of spray collapses at elevated ambient pressure and flash boiling conditions using multi-hole gasoline direct injector

    Hengjie Guo;Haichun Ding;Yanfei Li;Xiao Ma

  • Characterisation of waste derived intermediate pyrolysis oils for use as diesel engine fuels

    Y. Yang;John Brammer;Miloud Ouadi;J. Samanya

  • Investigation of EGR Effect on Combustion and PM Emissions in a DISI Engine

    Thomas Lattimore;Chongming Wang;Hongming Xu;Hongming Xu;Miroslaw L. Wyszynski

  • Meta-Heuristic Algorithms in Car Engine Design: A Literature Survey

    Mohammad-H. Tayarani-N.;Xin Yao;Hongming Xu

  • Ignition Timing Sensitivities of Oxygenated Biofuels Compared to Gasoline in a Direct-Injection SI Engine

    Ritchie Daniel;Guohong Tian;Guohong Tian;Hongming Xu;Hongming Xu;Shijin Shuai

  • Combustion and Emission Characteristics of a PPCI Engine Fuelled with Dieseline

    Fan Zhang;Hongming Xu;Soheil Zeraati Rezaei;Gautam Kalghatgi

  • Knowledge Implementation and Transfer With an Adaptive Learning Network for Real-Time Power Management of the Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle.

    Quan Zhou;Dezong Zhao;Bin Shuai;Yanfei Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Shijin Shuai
Shijin Shuai Tsinghua University
Xiao Ma
Xiao Ma New York University
Athanasios Tsolakis
Athanasios Tsolakis University of Birmingham
Guohong Tian
Guohong Tian University of Surrey
Miroslaw L. Wyszynski
Miroslaw L. Wyszynski University of Birmingham
Zhi Wang
Zhi Wang Tsinghua University
Jianxin Wang
Jianxin Wang Tsinghua University
Jose Martin Herreros
Jose Martin Herreros University of Birmingham
Roger Cracknell
Roger Cracknell Shell (Netherlands)
Roy M. Harrison
Roy M. Harrison University of Birmingham

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