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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 58 784 713 100 100 186 8992

Ke-Qing Xia publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ke-Qing Xia between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ke-Qing Xia published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2010. 19 of the 218 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2010. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 7 publications
1987 2025

218 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ke-Qing Xia: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 0
1991 1
1992 1
1993 1
1994 1
1995 3
1996 3
1997 4
1998 6
1999 2
2000 2
2001 5
2002 6
2003 5
2004 6
2005 11
2006 4
2007 9
2008 10
2009 5
2010 15
2011 9
2012 5
2013 12
2014 7
2015 5
2016 7
2017 6
2018 8
2019 11
2020 4
2021 6
2022 6
2023 10
2024 12
2025 7
Total 218
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Ke-Qing Xia 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 Ke-Qing Xia 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, 177–186 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: 186 publications — 39th percentile

39% 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
177–186 130 186
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
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Ke-Qing Xia 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 Ke-Qing Xia 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, 58 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: 58 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% 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 58
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
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Overview

Ke-Qing Xia is affiliated with the Southern University of Science and Technology in China. The primary area of research spans engineering, with a focus on computational mechanics. Their work covers several subfields including molecular biology, global and planetary change, environmental engineering, and mechanical engineering.

The research topics frequently addressed by Ke-Qing Xia include:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Combustion and Flame Dynamics
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics

Ke-Qing Xia has published extensively in several scientific venues, with notable frequent publications in:

  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics (18 publications)
  • Physical Review Fluids (6 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (3 publications)
  • Physical Review Letters (2 publications)
  • National Science Review (1 publication)

The scientist has contributed to multiple papers recently, including:

  • "Vortices as Brownian particles in turbulent flows," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Tuning heat transport via coherent structure manipulation: recent advances in thermal turbulence," 2023, National Science Review
  • "Heat-transport scaling and transition in geostrophic rotating convection with varying aspect ratio," 2021, Physical Review Fluids
  • "On the effective horizontal buoyancy in turbulent thermal convection generated by cell tilting," 2021, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • "Flow states and heat transport in liquid metal convection," 2022, Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Collaboration with other researchers forms an important part of their work. Frequent coauthors include Lu Zhang, Guang-Yu Ding, Yi-Chao Xie, Kai Leong Chong, and Jin-Qiang Zhong.

Best Publications

  • Small-Scale Properties of Turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard Convection

    Detlef Lohse;Ke Qing Xia

  • From laminar plumes to organized flows: the onset of large-scale circulation in turbulent thermal convection

    Heng-Dong Xi;Siu Lam;Ke-Qing Xia

  • Flow reversals in thermally driven turbulence.

    K. Sugiyama;K. Sugiyama;Rui Ni;Richard Johannes Antonius Maria Stevens;Tak Shing Chan;Tak Shing Chan

  • Particle image velocimetry measurement of the velocity field in turbulent thermal convection.

    Ke-Qing Xia;Chao Sun;Sheng-Qi Zhou

  • Current trends and future directions in turbulent thermal convection

    Ke-Qing Xia

  • Heat-flux measurement in high-Prandtl-number turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection.

    Ke-Qing Xia;Siu Lam;Sheng-Qi Zhou

  • Measured local heat transport in turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection.

    Xiaodong Shang;Xinliang Qiu;Penger Tong;Ke-Qing Xia

  • Three-dimensional flow structures and dynamics of turbulent thermal convection in a cylindrical cell

    Chao Sun;Ke-Qing Xia;Penger Tong

  • Origin of the Temperature Oscillation in Turbulent Thermal Convection

    Heng-Dong Xi;Sheng-Qi Zhou;Quan Zhou;Tak-Shing Chan

  • Flow mode transitions in turbulent thermal convection

    Heng-Dong Xi;Ke-Qing Xia

  • Azimuthal motion of the mean wind in turbulent thermal convection.

    Heng-Dong Xi;Quan Zhou;Ke-Qing Xia

  • INCORPORATION OF A DIFFERENTIAL REFRACTOMETER INTO A LASER LIGHT-SCATTERING SPECTROMETER

    Chi Wu;Ke‐Qing Xia

  • Cessations and reversals of the large-scale circulation in turbulent thermal convection.

    Heng-Dong Xi;Ke-Qing Xia

  • Turbulent Convection over Rough Surfaces

    Y. Shen;Penger Tong;K.Q. Xia

  • Spatial structure of the thermal boundary layer in turbulent convection

    Siu-Lung Lui;Ke-Qing Xia

  • Morphological evolution of thermal plumes in turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection.

    Quan Zhou;Chao Sun;Ke-Qing Xia

  • Confinement-induced heat-transport enhancement in turbulent thermal convection.

    Shi Di Huang;Matthias Kaczorowski;Rui Ni;Ke Qing Xia

  • Azimuthal symmetry, flow dynamics, and heat transport in turbulent thermal convection in a cylinder with an aspect ratio of 0.5.

    Chao Sun;Heng-Dong Xi;Ke-Qing Xia

  • Experimental studies of the viscous boundary layer properties in turbulent Rayleigh–Bénard convection

    Chao Sun;Yin-Har Cheung;Ke-Qing Xia

  • Heat transport by turbulent Rayleigh–Bénard convection in 1 m diameter cylindrical cells of widely varying aspect ratio

    Chao Sun;Li-Yuan Ren;Hao Song;Ke-Qing Xia

  • Prandtl number dependence of the viscous boundary layer and the Reynolds numbers in Rayleigh-Bénard convection.

    Siu Lam;Xiao-Dong Shang;Sheng-Qi Zhou;Ke-Qing Xia

Frequent Co-Authors

Chao Sun
Chao Sun Tsinghua University
Detlef Lohse
Detlef Lohse University of Twente
Siegfried Grossmann
Siegfried Grossmann Philipp University of Marburg
Richard J. A. M. Stevens
Richard J. A. M. Stevens University of Twente
Hong Guo
Hong Guo McGill University
Roberto Verzicco
Roberto Verzicco University of Rome Tor Vergata
Chi Wu
Chi Wu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Andreas D. Wieck
Andreas D. Wieck Ruhr University Bochum

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