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D-Index
51
Citations
9919
World Ranking
3862
National Ranking
774

Houzhang Tan publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Houzhang Tan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 315 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Houzhang Tan D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Houzhang Tan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Houzhang Tan is affiliated with Xi'an Jiaotong University in China and has a substantial body of research primarily in the field of engineering. Their work spans several subfields, including biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, geochemistry and petrology, computational mechanics, and ocean engineering.

Their research topics encompass a range of areas related to energy conversion, combustion processes, and material properties. Key topics include:

  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Coal and Its By-products
  • Coal Properties and Utilization
  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Coal Combustion and Slurry Processing
  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • Industrial Gas Emission Control

Houzhang Tan has published extensively in academic journals, with frequent appearances in several publication venues such as:

  • Fuel
  • Journal of the Energy Institute
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Applied Thermal Engineering

The following are some of their recent papers, providing insight into their research focus:

  • The regulation effect of methane and hydrogen on the emission characteristics of ammonia/air combustion in a model combustor (2021, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy)
  • Product property and environmental risk assessment of heavy metals during pyrolysis of oily sludge with fly ash additive (2020, Fuel)
  • The blow-off and transient characteristics of co-firing ammonia/methane fuels in a swirl combustor (2020, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute)
  • Combustibility analysis of high-carbon fine slags from an entrained flow gasifier (2020, Journal of Environmental Management)
  • Emission characteristics of condensable particulate matter and sulfur trioxide from coal-fired power plants (2020, Journal of the Energy Institute)

Frequent collaboration is evident with several coauthors, including:

  • Xuebin Wang
  • Renhui Ruan
  • Yibin Wang
  • Shuanghui Deng
  • Jiaye Zhang

Best Publications

  • Ash-related issues during biomass combustion: Alkali-induced slagging, silicate melt-induced slagging (ash fusion), agglomeration, corrosion, ash utilization, and related countermeasures

    Yanqing Niu;Houzhang Tan;Shi'en Hui

  • The ash deposition mechanism in boilers burning Zhundong coal with high contents of sodium and calcium: A study from ash evaporating to condensing

    Xuebin Wang;Zhaoxia Xu;Bo Wei;Lan Zhang

  • Synergistic effects during co-pyrolysis of biomass and plastic: Gas, tar, soot, char products and thermogravimetric study

    Qiming Jin;Xuebin Wang;Shuaishuai Li;Hrvoje Mikulčić

  • Synergetic effect of sewage sludge and biomass co-pyrolysis: A combined study in thermogravimetric analyzer and a fixed bed reactor

    Xuebin Wang;Shuanghui Deng;Houzhang Tan;Adewale Adeosun

  • The regulation effect of methane and hydrogen on the emission characteristics of ammonia/air combustion in a model combustor

    Meng Zhang;Zhenhua An;Liang Wang;Xutao Wei

  • Emission analysis of the CH4/NH3/air co-firing fuels in a model combustor

    Meng Zhang;Zhenhua An;Xutao Wei;Jinhua Wang

  • Product property and environmental risk assessment of heavy metals during pyrolysis of oily sludge with fly ash additive

    Ningbo Gao;Jiaqi Li;Cui Quan;Houzhang Tan

  • Effect of silicon–aluminum additives on ash fusion and ash mineral conversion of Xinjiang high-sodium coal

    Bo Wei;Xuebin Wang;Houzhang Tan;Limeng Zhang

  • The blow-off and transient characteristics of co-firing ammonia/methane fuels in a swirl combustor

    Meng Zhang;Xutao Wei;Jinhua Wang;Zuohua Huang

  • Combustibility analysis of high-carbon fine slags from an entrained flow gasifier.

    Gaofeng Dai;Shijie Zheng;Xuebin Wang;Xuebin Wang;Yonghui Bai

  • NOx and SOx emissions of a high sulfur self-retention coal during air-staged combustion

    Sen Li;Tongmo Xu;Peng Sun;Qulan Zhou

  • An experimental and kinetic modeling study on NH3/air, NH3/H2/air, NH3/CO/air, and NH3/CH4/air premixed laminar flames at elevated temperature

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  • Thermogravimetric study on the Co-combustion characteristics of oily sludge with plant biomass

    Shuanghui Deng;Xuebin Wang;Houzhang Tan;Hrvoje Mikulčić

  • Numerical modelling of the co-firing of pulverised coal and straw in a 300 MWe tangentially fired boiler

    S.R. Gubba;D.B. Ingham;K.J. Larsen;L. Ma

  • Investigations on biomass slagging in utility boiler: Criterion numbers and slagging growth mechanisms

    Yanqing Niu;Yiming Zhu;Houzhang Tan;Shien Hui

  • Removal of NO from flue gas by wet scrubbing with NaClO2/(NH2)2CO solutions

    Jinchao Wei;Yunbai Luo;Ping Yu;Bo Cai

  • Study on the mercury emission and transformation in an ultra-low emission coal-fired power plant

    Shilin Zhao;Yufeng Duan;Ting Yao;Meng Liu

  • Experimental investigation on biomass co-firing in a 300MW pulverized coal-fired utility furnace in China

    Xuebin Wang;Houzhang Tan;Houzhang Tan;Yanqing Niu;Mohamed Pourkashanian

  • Emission prediction and analysis on CH4/NH3/air swirl flames with LES-FGM method

    Zhenhua An;Meng Zhang;Weijie Zhang;Runze Mao

  • Investigation of characteristics and formation mechanisms of deposits on different positions in full-scale boiler burning high alkali coal

    Bo Wei;Houzhang Tan;Yibin Wang;Xuebin Wang

  • Further study on biomass ash characteristics at elevated ashing temperatures: the evolution of K, Cl, S and the ash fusion characteristics.

    Yanqing Niu;Wenzhi Du;Houzhang Tan;Weigang Xu

  • Effect of Air Distribution on Aerodynamic Field and Coal Combustion in an Arch-Fired Furnace

    Ruwei Liu;Shi’en Hui;Zhanying Yu;Qulan Zhou

  • Prediction of Potassium Chloride Sulfation and Its Effect on Deposition in Biomass-Fired Boilers

    M. U. Garba;D. B. Ingham;L. Ma;R. T. J. Porter

  • Pilot-scale study on water and latent heat recovery from flue gas using fluorine plastic heat exchangers

    Yingying Xiong;Yingying Xiong;Houzhang Tan;Yibin Wang;Weigang Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Neven Duić
Neven Duić University of Zagreb
Lin Ma
Lin Ma University of Sheffield
Jinhua Wang
Jinhua Wang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Mohamed Pourkashanian
Mohamed Pourkashanian University of Sheffield
Zuohua Huang
Zuohua Huang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Alan Williams
Alan Williams University of Leeds
Peter Glarborg
Peter Glarborg Technical University of Denmark
Ningbo Gao
Ningbo Gao Xi'an Jiaotong University
Pratim Biswas
Pratim Biswas University of Miami
Wei Yan
Wei Yan Xi'an Jiaotong University

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