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D-Index
35
Citations
5054
World Ranking
2649
National Ranking
33

Kian Meng Lim 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 Kian Meng Lim sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 201 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kian Meng Lim 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 Kian Meng Lim sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kian Meng Lim is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of engineering, with an emphasis on acoustics and noise control.

The main fields of study of Kian Meng Lim include:

  • Engineering (116 publications)

The subfields of study cover specialized areas such as:

  • Biomedical Engineering (47 publications)
  • Speech and Hearing (22 publications)
  • Aerospace Engineering (16 publications)
  • Control and Systems Engineering (13 publications)
  • Mechanical Engineering (12 publications)

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics, including:

  • Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research (74 publications)
  • Noise Effects and Management (44 publications)
  • Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control (20 publications)
  • Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows (16 publications)
  • Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (14 publications)
  • Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems (8 publications)
  • Vibration and Dynamic Analysis (8 publications)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kian Meng Lim include:

  • "A review of the application of active noise control technologies on windows: Challenges and limitations", 2020, Applied Acoustics
  • "A light deep adaptive framework toward fault diagnosis of a hydraulic piston pump", 2024, Applied Acoustics
  • "Multifunctional and customizable lattice structures for simultaneous sound insulation and structural applications", 2023, Materials & Design
  • "Reconfigurable 3D printed acoustic metamaterial chamber for sound insulation", 2024, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
  • "Noise assessment of elevated rapid transit railway lines and acoustic performance comparison of different noise barriers for mitigation of elevated railway tracks noise", 2021, Applied Acoustics

Frequent co-authors collaborations consist of:

  • Heow Pueh Lee (42 publications)
  • Yung Boon Chong (13 publications)
  • Yapeng Li (10 publications)
  • Hsiao Mun Lee (7 publications)
  • Saurabh Garg (7 publications)

Kian Meng Lim's research is frequently published in journals including:

  • Applied Acoustics (13 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (6 publications)
  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (5 publications)
  • International Journal of Mechanical Sciences (4 publications)
  • Journal of Sound and Vibration (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • An extended level set method for shape and topology optimization

    S. Y. Wang;K. M. Lim;B. C. Khoo;M. Y. Wang

  • Direct numerical simulation of electroconvective instability and hysteretic current-voltage response of a permselective membrane

    Van Sang Pham;Zirui Li;Zirui Li;Kian Meng Lim;Jacob K. White

  • Shear flow of an electrically charged fluid by ion concentration polarization: scaling laws for electroconvective vortices.

    Rhokyun Kwak;Van Sang Pham;Kian Meng Lim;Jongyoon Han

  • A three-dimensional nonlinear active cochlear model analyzed by the WKB-numeric method.

    Kian-Meng Lim;Charles R. Steele

  • Thermomechanical analysis of functionally graded material (FGM) plates using element-free Galerkin method

    K. Y. Dai;G. R. Liu;X. Han;K. M. Lim

  • A mesh-free method for static and free vibration analysis of shear deformable laminated composite plates

    K.Y. Dai;G.R. Liu;G.R. Liu;K.M. Lim;X.L. Chen

  • Evaluation and comparison of nasal airway flow patterns among three subjects from Caucasian, Chinese and Indian ethnic groups using computational fluid dynamics simulation.

    Jian Hua Zhu;Heow Pueh Lee;Kian Meng Lim;Shu Jin Lee

  • Comparison between the radial point interpolation and the Kriging interpolation used in meshfree methods

    K. Y. Dai;G. R. Liu;K. M. Lim;Y. T. Gu

  • Drop impact test - mechanics & physics of failure

    E.H. Wong;K.M. Lim;N. Lee;S. Seah

  • A point interpolation mesh free method for static and frequency analysis of two-dimensional piezoelectric structures

    G. R. Liu;K. Y. Dai;K. M. Lim;Y. T. Gu

  • An implicit immersed boundary method for three-dimensional fluid-membrane interactions

    D. V. Le;J. White;J. Peraire;K. M. Lim

  • An implicit-forcing immersed boundary method for simulating viscous flows in irregular domains

    D.V. Le;B.C. Khoo;K.M. Lim

  • Dielectrophoretic capture voltage spectrum for measurement of dielectric properties and separation of cancer cells.

    Liqun Wu;Lin-Yue Lanry Yung;Kian-Meng Lim

  • First-principles calculations of structural and mechanical properties of Cu6Sn5

    N. T. S. Lee;V. B. C. Tan;K. M. Lim

  • A radial point interpolation method for simulation of two-dimensional piezoelectric structures

    G R Liu;K Y Dai;K M Lim;Y T Gu

  • Static and vibration control of composite laminates integrated with piezoelectric sensors and actuators using the radial point interpolation method

    G R Liu;K Y Dai;K M Lim

  • A meshfree radial point interpolation method for analysis of functionally graded material (FGM) plates

    K. Y. Dai;G. R. Liu;K. M. Lim;X. Han

  • Numerical comparison between Maxwell stress method and equivalent multipole approach for calculation of the dielectrophoretic force in single-cell traps.

    Carlos Rosales;Kian Meng Lim

  • Synthesis and evaluation of functionalized isoindigos as antiproliferative agents.

    Xi Kai Wee;Wee Kiang Yeo;Bing Zhang;Vincent B.C. Tan

  • Cochlear Model with Three-Dimensional Fluid, Inner Sulcus and Feed-Forward Mechanism

    Charles R. Steele;Kian-Meng Lim

  • An immersed interface method for solving incompressible viscous flows with piecewise constant viscosity across a moving elastic membrane

    Zhijun Tan;D. V. Le;Zhilin Li;K. M. Lim

Frequent Co-Authors

Heow Pueh Lee
Heow Pueh Lee National University of Singapore
Boo Cheong Khoo
Boo Cheong Khoo National University of Singapore
Vincent B. C. Tan
Vincent B. C. Tan National University of Singapore
Tong Earn Tay
Tong Earn Tay National University of Singapore
Gui-Rong Liu
Gui-Rong Liu University of Cincinnati
De Yun Wang
De Yun Wang National University of Singapore
Michael Yu Wang
Michael Yu Wang Great Bay University
Charles R. Steele
Charles R. Steele Stanford University
Yiu-Wing Mai
Yiu-Wing Mai Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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