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D-Index
55
Citations
13623
World Ranking
890
National Ranking
52

Kai H. Luo 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 Kai H. Luo sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 384 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kai H. Luo 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 Kai H. Luo sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Combustion Institute for excellent fundamental research in turbulent combustion and multiscale multi-physics reactive phenomena
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Kai H. Luo is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom and has a substantial body of work primarily in the field of Engineering. The main focus areas include Computational Mechanics, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering. Luo's research covers a broad range of topics with significant contributions in lattice Boltzmann simulation studies, combustion and flame dynamics, catalytic processes in materials science, advanced combustion engine technologies, aerosol filtration and electrostatic precipitation, combustion and detonation processes, and fluid dynamics simulations and interactions.

The scientist has published extensively across multiple venues, with frequent publications in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Fuel
  • Physics of Fluids
  • Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

Luo's collaboration network includes frequent partnerships with researchers Kan Qin, Timan Lei, Geng Wang, Linlin Fei, and Daijin Li.

Key recent publications include:

  • A critical review on VOCs adsorption by different porous materials: Species, mechanisms and modification methods, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Application and development trend of artificial intelligence in petroleum exploration and development, 2021, Petroleum Exploration and Development
  • Green Synthesis of Tunable Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots from Lignin and Their Application in Anti-Counterfeit Printing, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Classical and reactive molecular dynamics: Principles and applications in combustion and energy systems, 2023, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
  • Mesoscopic simulation of three-dimensional pool boiling based on a phase-change cascaded lattice Boltzmann method, 2020, Physics of Fluids

Luo's research spans several subfields, including but not limited to computational approaches and materials chemistry, often intersecting with energy systems and combustion processes. The emphasis on simulation methods and catalytic processes aligns with ongoing work in combustion and engine technology development.

Throughout a career marked by multiple professional recognitions, Luo has been named a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) in 2020, a Fellow of the Combustion Institute in 2018 for research on turbulent combustion and multiscale multi-physics reactive phenomena, and a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Lattice Boltzmann methods for multiphase flow and phase-change heat transfer

    Qing Li;Qing Li;K. H. Luo;Q. J. Kang;Y. L. He

  • A critical review on VOCs adsorption by different porous materials: Species, mechanisms and modification methods.

    Lingli Zhu;Dekui Shen;Kai Hong Luo

  • Lattice Boltzmann modeling of multiphase flows at large density ratio with an improved pseudopotential model.

    Q. Li;K. H. Luo;K. H. Luo;X. J. Li

  • Lattice Boltzmann modeling of boiling heat transfer: The boiling curve and the effects of wettability

    Q. Li;Q. Li;Q.J. Kang;M.M. Francois;Y.L. He

  • Compressible mixing layer growth rate and turbulence characteristics

    A.W. Vreman;N.D. Sandham;K.H. Luo

  • Kinetic study on thermal decomposition of woods in oxidative environment

    DK Shen;S Gu;KH Luo;AV Bridgwater

  • Forcing scheme in pseudopotential lattice Boltzmann model for multiphase flows

    Q Li;K H Luo;K H Luo;X J Li

  • A compact skeletal mechanism for n-dodecane with optimized semi-global low-temperature chemistry for diesel engine simulations

    Tong Yao;Tong Yao;Yuanjiang Pei;Bei-Jing Zhong;Sibendu Som

  • Unsteady heat transfer analysis of an impinging jet

    Yongmann M. Chung;Kai H. Luo

  • Achieving tunable surface tension in the pseudopotential lattice Boltzmann modeling of multiphase flows

    Qing Li;K. H. Luo;K. H. Luo

  • Green Synthesis of Tunable Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots from Lignin and Their Application in Anti-Counterfeit Printing.

    Lingli Zhu;Dekui Shen;Qi Wang;Kai Hong Luo

  • Classical and reactive molecular dynamics: Principles and applications in combustion and energy systems

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  • Numerical study of momentum and heat transfer in unsteady impinging jets

    Y.M. Chung;K.H. Luo;N.D. Sandham

  • Recent trends and developments in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell modelling

    Akeel A. Shah;K. H. Luo;T. R. Ralph;F. C. Walsh

  • Additional interfacial force in lattice Boltzmann models for incompressible multiphase flows

    Q. Li;K. H. Luo;K. H. Luo;Y. J. Gao;Y. L. He

  • Coupling lattice Boltzmann model for simulation of thermal flows on standard lattices.

    Q. Li;Q. Li;K. H. Luo;K. H. Luo;Y. L. He;Y. J. Gao

  • Large-eddy simulation of a turbulent forced plume

    Xu Zhou;Kai H Luo;John J.R Williams

  • Implementation of contact angles in pseudopotential lattice Boltzmann simulations with curved boundaries.

    Q. Li;Y. Yu;Kai H. Luo

  • Study of wall-to-bed heat transfer in a bubbling fluidised bed using the kinetic theory of granular flow

    LM Armstrong;S Gu;KH Luo

  • Direct numerical simulation of turbulent premixed ammonia and ammonia-hydrogen combustion under engine-relevant conditions

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  • Modeling the thermochemical degradation of biomass inside a fast pyrolysis fluidized bed reactor

    J. Bruchmüller;B. G. M. van Wachem;S. Gu;S. Gu;K. H. Luo;K. H. Luo

  • Multiphase cascaded lattice Boltzmann method

    Daniel Lycett-Brown;Kai H. Luo

  • Improved forcing scheme in pseudopotential lattice Boltzmann methods for multiphase flow at arbitrarily high density ratios.

    Daniel Lycett-Brown;Kai H. Luo

Frequent Co-Authors

Sai Gu
Sai Gu University of Warwick
Neil D. Sandham
Neil D. Sandham University of Southampton
Sauro Succi
Sauro Succi Italian Institute of Technology
Dominique Thévenin
Dominique Thévenin Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Adri C. T. van Duin
Adri C. T. van Duin Pennsylvania State University
J.A. van Oijen
J.A. van Oijen Eindhoven University of Technology
Kun Luo
Kun Luo Zhejiang University
Ming Jia
Ming Jia Dalian University of Technology
Tianfeng Lu
Tianfeng Lu University of Connecticut
Jianren Fan
Jianren Fan Zhejiang University

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