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D-Index
51
Citations
7492
World Ranking
3970
National Ranking
60

Kyaw Thu 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 Kyaw Thu sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 181 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kyaw Thu 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 Kyaw Thu 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

Kyaw Thu is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a particular focus on mechanical engineering and renewable energy. Their research spans around 226 publications primarily within these domains, addressing a range of subfields and topics linked to energy systems and materials science.

The scientist's work covers multiple subfields of study, including:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Building and Construction

Main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics
  • Phase Change Materials Research

Kyaw Thu has published research in a variety of scientific venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Evergreen
  • International Journal of Refrigeration
  • Applied Thermal Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Doryoku, Enerugi Gijutsu Shinpojiumu koen ronbunshu/Doryoku, enerugi gijutsu no saizensen koen ronbunshu

A selection of recent papers authored or co-authored includes:

  • A comprehensive review on various techniques used for synthesizing nanoparticles (2023, Journal of Materials Research and Technology)
  • A benchmark for CO2 uptake onto newly synthesized biomass-derived activated carbons (2020, Applied Energy)
  • The life cycle climate performance evaluation of low-GWP refrigerants for domestic heat pumps (2020, International Journal of Refrigeration)
  • Enhancing water adsorption capacity of acorn nutshell based activated carbon for adsorption thermal energy storage application (2020, Energy Reports)
  • Study on thermodynamic and environmental effects of vapor compression refrigeration system employing first to next-generation popular refrigerants (2021, International Journal of Refrigeration)

Collaborations have been frequent with several co-authors, including:

  • Takahiko Miyazaki
  • František Mikšík
  • Nobuo Takata
  • Y. Higashi
  • Jun Tanimoto

Best Publications

  • Theoretical framework to evaluate minimum desorption temperature for IUPAC classified adsorption isotherms

    Mahbubul Muttakin;Mahbubul Muttakin;Sourav Mitra;Sourav Mitra;Kyaw Thu;Kyaw Thu;Kazuhide Ito

  • Adsorption desalination: An emerging low-cost thermal desalination method

    Kim Choon Ng;Kyaw Thu;Youngdeuk Kim;Anutosh Chakraborty

  • Multi effect desalination and adsorption desalination (MEDAD): A hybrid desalination method

    Muhammad Wakil Shahzad;Kim Choon Ng;Kim Choon Ng;Kyaw Thu;Kyaw Thu;Bidyut Baran Saha

  • Recent developments in thermally-driven seawater desalination: Energy efficiency improvement by hybridization of the MED and AD cycles

    Kim Choon Ng;Kim Choon Ng;Kyaw Thu;Seung Jin Oh;Li Ang

  • Performance investigation of a solar-assisted direct contact membrane distillation system

    Young Deuk Kim;Kyaw Thu;Noreddine Ghaffour;Kim Choon Ng;Kim Choon Ng

  • Study on a waste heat-driven adsorption cooling cum desalination cycle

    Kim Choon Ng;Kyaw Thu;Bidyut Baran Saha;Anutosh Chakraborty

  • Operational strategy of adsorption desalination systems

    Kyaw Thu;Kim Choon Ng;Bidyut B. Saha;Anutosh Chakraborty

  • Study on an advanced adsorption desalination cycle with evaporator–condenser heat recovery circuit

    Kyaw Thu;Bidyut Baran Saha;Anutosh Chakraborty;Won Gee Chun

  • An experimental investigation on MEDAD hybrid desalination cycle

    Muhammad Wakil Shahzad;Kyaw Thu;Yong deuk Kim;Kim Choon Ng

  • Solar-assisted dual-effect adsorption cycle for the production of cooling effect and potable water

    Kim Choon Ng;Kyaw Thu;Anutosh Chakraborty;Bidyut Baran Saha

  • Experimental investigation on the optimal performance of Zeolite–water adsorption chiller

    Aung Myat;Ng Kim Choon;Kyaw Thu;Young Deuk Kim

  • Performance of adsorbent-embedded heat exchangers using binder-coating method

    Ang Li;Kyaw Thu;Azhar Bin Ismail;Muhammad Wakil Shahzad

  • Study on dew point evaporative cooling system with counter-flow configuration

    J. Lin;K. Thu;T.D. Bui;R.Z. Wang

  • Thermo-physical properties of silica gel for adsorption desalination cycle

    Kyaw Thu;Anutosh Chakraborty;Bidyut Baran Saha;Kim Choon Ng;Kim Choon Ng

  • Numerical simulation and performance investigation of an advanced adsorption desalination cycle

    Kyaw Thu;Anuthosh Chakraborty;Young Deuk Kim;Aung Myat

  • A hybrid multi-effect distillation and adsorption cycle

    Kyaw Thu;Young Deuk Kim;Gary Amy;Won Gee Chun

  • Study on biomass derived activated carbons for adsorptive heat pump application

    Animesh Pal;Animesh Pal;Kyaw Thu;Kyaw Thu;Sourav Mitra;Ibrahim I. El-Sharkawy

  • Performance evaluation of a zeolite–water adsorption chiller with entropy analysis of thermodynamic insight

    Ang Li;Azhar Bin Ismail;Kyaw Thu;Kim Choon Ng

  • A second law analysis and entropy generation minimization of an absorption chiller

    Aung Myat;Kyaw Thu;Young Deuk Kim;A. Chakraborty

  • Solar-assisted multi-stage vacuum membrane distillation system with heat recovery unit

    Young Deuk Kim;Kyaw Thu;Seung Hak Choi

  • Performance analysis of a low-temperature waste heat-driven adsorption desalination prototype

    Kyaw Thu;Hideharu Yanagi;Bidyut Baran Saha;Bidyut Baran Saha;Kim Choon Ng

Frequent Co-Authors

Bidyut Baran Saha
Bidyut Baran Saha Kyushu University
Kim Choon Ng
Kim Choon Ng King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Takahiko Miyazaki
Takahiko Miyazaki Kyushu University
Young-Deuk Kim
Young-Deuk Kim Hanyang University
Muhammad Wakil Shahzad
Muhammad Wakil Shahzad Northumbria University
Anutosh Chakraborty
Anutosh Chakraborty Nanyang Technological University
Jin Miyawaki
Jin Miyawaki Kyushu University
Shigeru Koyama
Shigeru Koyama Kyushu University
Kian Jon Chua
Kian Jon Chua National University of Singapore
Agung Tri Wijayanta
Agung Tri Wijayanta Sebelas Maret University

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