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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 131 13 12 2 2 806 73998
Materials Science 136 269 257 77 76 790 78204

Huajian Gao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Huajian Gao between 1986 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Huajian Gao published across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026, averaging 25.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 117 publications in 2025. 123 of the 1,050 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 117. Peak 117 publications in 2025. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 3 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 5 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 23 publications 2003: 34 publications 2004: 37 publications 2005: 30 publications 2006: 34 publications 2007: 22 publications 2008: 34 publications 2009: 26 publications 2010: 38 publications 2011: 38 publications 2012: 41 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 30 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 31 publications 2018: 44 publications 2019: 37 publications 2020: 35 publications 2021: 38 publications 2022: 39 publications 2023: 46 publications 2024: 58 publications 2025: 117 publications 2026: 6 publications
1986 2026

1,050 publications in total across all disciplines

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Huajian Gao: publications per year, 1986 to 2026
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 3
1988 1
1989 5
1990 2
1991 7
1992 10
1993 9
1994 5
1995 9
1996 9
1997 15
1998 9
1999 16
2000 16
2001 17
2002 23
2003 34
2004 37
2005 30
2006 34
2007 22
2008 34
2009 26
2010 38
2011 38
2012 41
2013 29
2014 25
2015 30
2016 24
2017 31
2018 44
2019 37
2020 35
2021 38
2022 39
2023 46
2024 58
2025 117
2026 6
Total 1,050
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Huajian Gao publications per year - data summary

  • Huajian Gao, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from Tsinghua University, has 1,050 publications recorded across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1986 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 117 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1986 and 1988, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 25.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 25.6 per year counting only the 41 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 266 publications, 25% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1986-1999: 101 publications (7.2 per year); 2000-2013: 419 publications (29.9 per year); 2014-2026: 530 publications (40.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Huajian Gao 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 Huajian Gao 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, 659+ 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: 806 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 100 806
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Huajian Gao 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.
  • Huajian Gao, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from Tsinghua University, records 806 publications - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Huajian Gao, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 217–226 publications range, and Huajian Gao ranks above 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).

Huajian Gao 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 Huajian Gao 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, 93+ 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: 131 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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
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+ 100 131
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Huajian Gao 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.
  • Huajian Gao, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from Tsinghua University, records 131 D-Index - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Huajian Gao, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 43 D-Index range, and Huajian Gao 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).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2018 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2017 - Theodore von Karman Medal
  • 2015 - William Prager Medal
  • 2015 - Nadai Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • 2012 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to micromechanics of thin films and hierarchically structured materials.
  • 2011 - Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1995 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Huajian Gao is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and has an extensive research record primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover a diverse array of areas including Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions, Microstructure and mechanical properties, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Advanced Materials and Mechanics, Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Graphene research and applications, and High Entropy Alloys Studies.

Some notable recent publications by Huajian Gao include:

  • Technology Roadmap for Flexible Sensors, 2023, ACS Nano
  • Heterostructured materials: superior properties from hetero-zone interaction, 2020, Materials Research Letters
  • Mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of gradient nanostructured metals and alloys, 2020, Nature Reviews Materials
  • A universal interface for plug-and-play assembly of stretchable devices, 2023, Nature
  • Nanoparticle elasticity regulates phagocytosis and cancer cell uptake, 2020, Science Advances

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Huajian Gao include Guijin Zou, Brian W. Sheldon, Xiaoyan Li, Changhong Linghu, and Christos E. Athanasiou.

Huajian Gao's publications have appeared most often in the following venues:

  • Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Communications
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

The scientist has received multiple awards and honors, including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2019
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2018
  • Member of Academia Europaea, 2018
  • Theodore von Karman Medal, 2017
  • William Prager Medal, 2015
  • Nadai Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2012, for contributions to micromechanics of thin films and hierarchically structured materials
  • Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2011
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2003
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1995

Best Publications

  • Indentation size effects in crystalline materials: A law for strain gradient plasticity

    William D. Nix;Huajian Gao

  • Mechanism-based strain gradient plasticity— I. Theory

    H. Gao;Y. Huang;W. D. Nix;J. W. Hutchinson

  • Materials become insensitive to flaws at nanoscale: lessons from nature.

    Huajian Gao;Baohua Ji;Ingomar L. Jäger;Eduard Arzt;Eduard Arzt

  • Mechanics of receptor-mediated endocytosis

    Huajian Gao;Wendong Shi;Lambert B. Freund

  • A review on mechanics and mechanical properties of 2D materials—Graphene and beyond

    Deji Akinwande;Christopher J. Brennan;J. Scott Bunch;Philip Egberts

  • Dislocation nucleation governed softening and maximum strength in nano-twinned metals

    Xiaoyan Li;Yujie Wei;Yujie Wei;Lei Lu;K e Lu

  • Physical Principles of Nanoparticle Cellular Endocytosis.

    Sulin Zhang;Huajian Gao;Gang Bao

  • Evading the strength–ductility trade-off dilemma in steel through gradient hierarchical nanotwins

    Yujie Wei;Yongqiang Li;Lianchun Zhu;Yao Liu

  • Effect of single wall carbon nanotubes on human HEK293 cells.

    Daxiang Cui;Furong Tian;Cengiz S. Ozkan;Mao Wang

  • Mechanical properties of nanostructure of biological materials

    Baohua Ji;Huajian Gao

  • Heterostructured materials: superior properties from hetero-zone interaction

    Yuntian Zhu;Kei Ameyama;Peter M. Anderson;Irene J. Beyerlein

  • The Effect of Nanotube Waviness and Agglomeration on the Elastic Property of Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Composites

    Dong Li Shi;Xi Qiao Feng;Yonggang Y. Huang;Keh Chih Hwang

  • Mechanics of morphological instabilities and surface wrinkling in soft materials: a review

    Bo Li;Yan-Ping Cao;Xi-Qiao Feng;Huajian Gao

  • Extra strengthening and work hardening in gradient nanotwinned metals.

    Zhao Cheng;Zhao Cheng;Haofei Zhou;Qiuhong Lu;Huajian Gao

  • Mechanics of hierarchical adhesion structures of geckos

    Huajian Gao;Xiang Wang;Haimin Yao;Stanislav Gorb

  • Graphene microsheets enter cells through spontaneous membrane penetration at edge asperities and corner sites

    Yinfeng Li;Hongyan Yuan;Annette von dem Bussche;Megan Creighton

  • Mechanism-based strain gradient plasticity—II. Analysis

    Y. Huang;H. Gao;W.D. Nix;J.W. Hutchinson

  • Geometrically necessary dislocation and size-dependent plasticity

    Huajian Gao;Yonggang Huang

  • Size-dependent elastic properties of a single-walled carbon nanotube via a molecular mechanics model

    Tienchong Chang;Huajian Gao

  • Mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of gradient nanostructured metals and alloys

    Xiaoyan Li;Lei Lu;Jianguo Li;Xuan Zhang

  • A conventional theory of mechanism-based strain gradient plasticity

    Y. Huang;S. Qu;K. C. Hwang;M. Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Yonggang Huang
Yonggang Huang Northwestern University
Xiaoyan Li
Xiaoyan Li Tsinghua University
Xi-Qiao Feng
Xi-Qiao Feng Tsinghua University
Xinghua Shi
Xinghua Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yong-Wei Zhang
Yong-Wei Zhang Institute of High Performance Computing
William D. Nix
William D. Nix Stanford University
Baohua Ji
Baohua Ji Zhejiang University
Eduard Arzt
Eduard Arzt University of California, San Diego
Yujie Wei
Yujie Wei Chinese Academy of Sciences

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