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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 62 612 556 272 230 378 13978

Lei Zuo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lei Zuo between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lei Zuo published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 16.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 2018. 10 of the 389 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 2018. 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 30 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 43 publications 2018: 46 publications 2019: 40 publications 2020: 33 publications 2021: 41 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 5 publications
2002 2025

389 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lei Zuo: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 3
2003 5
2004 7
2005 5
2006 1
2007 2
2008 0
2009 5
2010 3
2011 16
2012 19
2013 24
2014 30
2015 23
2016 26
2017 43
2018 46
2019 40
2020 33
2021 41
2022 5
2023 2
2024 5
2025 5
Total 389
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Lei Zuo 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 Lei Zuo 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, 377–386 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: 378 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.

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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 41 378
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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Lei Zuo 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 Lei Zuo 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, 62 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: 62 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44 62
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Lei Zuo is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Engineering with significant contributions in several subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Ocean Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The researcher's published work concentrates on topics related to Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies, Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis, Wave and Wind Energy Systems, Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Wind Energy Research and Development, and Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids.

Lei Zuo has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Renewable Energy
  • Energy Conversion and Management
  • Applied Energy
  • Energy
  • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

Notable recent papers include:

  • Bio-inspired bi-stable piezoelectric harvester for broadband vibration energy harvesting, 2020, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Energy harvesting solutions for railway transportation: A comprehensive review, 2022, Renewable Energy
  • Wind piezoelectric energy harvesting enhanced by elastic-interfered wake-induced vibration, 2021, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Optimum power analysis of a self-reactive wave energy point absorber with mechanically-driven power take-offs, 2020, Energy
  • Characterization and verification of a two-body wave energy converter with a novel power take-off, 2020, Renewable Energy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Lei Zuo include:

  • Feng Qian
  • Xiaofan Li
  • Jianuo Huang
  • Muhammad R. Hajj
  • Robert G. Parker

Lei Zuo's work involves extensive interdisciplinary approaches combining mechanical design, vibration analysis, and energy harvesting systems applied to renewable energy technologies such as wind, wave, and railway energy solutions.

In recognition of their contributions, Lei Zuo was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Design and characterization of an electromagnetic energy harvester for vehicle suspensions

    Lei Zuo;Brian Scully;Jurgen Shestani;Yu Zhou

  • Electromagnetic Energy-Harvesting Shock Absorbers: Design, Modeling, and Road Tests

    Zhongjie Li;Lei Zuo;G. Luhrs;Liangjun Lin

  • Vibration energy harvesting in automotive suspension system: A detailed review

    Mohamed A.A. Abdelkareem;Mohamed A.A. Abdelkareem;Lin Xu;Mohamed Kamal Ahmed Ali;Mohamed Kamal Ahmed Ali;Ahmed Elagouz;Ahmed Elagouz

  • Nonlinear dynamic analysis of asymmetric tristable energy harvesters for enhanced energy harvesting

    Shengxi Zhou;Shengxi Zhou;Lei Zuo

  • Energy Harvesting, Ride Comfort, and Road Handling of Regenerative Vehicle Suspensions

    Lei Zuo;Pei-Sheng Zhang

  • Mechanical modulations for enhancing energy harvesting: Principles, methods and applications

    Hong-Xiang Zou;Hong-Xiang Zou;Lin-Chuan Zhao;Qiu-Hua Gao;Lei Zuo

  • Large-scale vibration energy harvesting

    Lei Zuo;Xiudong Tang

  • Energy-harvesting shock absorber with a mechanical motion rectifier

    Zhongjie Li;Lei Zuo;Jian Kuang;George Luhrs

  • Minimax optimization of multi-degree-of-freedom tuned-mass dampers

    L. Zuo;S.A. Nayfeh

  • Enhanced vibration energy harvesting using dual-mass systems

    Xiudong Tang;Lei Zuo

  • Optimization of the Individual Stiffness and Damping Parameters in Multiple-Tuned-Mass-Damper Systems

    Lei Zuo;Samir A. Nayfeh

  • Energy harvesting using a PZT ceramic multilayer stack

    Tian-Bing Xu;Emilie J Siochi;Jin Ho Kang;Lei Zuo

  • Design and Optimization of a Tubular Linear Electromagnetic Vibration Energy Harvester

    Xiudong Tang;Teng Lin;Lei Zuo

  • Design, optimization, modeling and testing of a piezoelectric footwear energy harvester

    Feng Qian;Tian Bing Xu;Lei Zuo

  • An efficient vibration energy harvester with a multi-mode dynamic magnifier

    Wanlu Zhou;Gopinath Reddy Penamalli;Lei Zuo

  • Simultaneous energy harvesting and vibration control of structures with tuned mass dampers

    Xiudong Tang;Lei Zuo

  • Bio-inspired bi-stable piezoelectric harvester for broadband vibration energy harvesting

    Feng Qian;Muhammad R. Hajj;Lei Zuo

  • Effective and Robust Vibration Control Using Series Multiple Tuned-Mass Dampers

    Lei Zuo

  • Design, Modeling, Lab, and Field Tests of a Mechanical-Motion-Rectifier-Based Energy Harvester Using a Ball-Screw Mechanism

    Yilun Liu;Lin Xu;Lei Zuo

  • Design, fabrication, simulation and testing of an ocean wave energy converter with mechanical motion rectifier

    Changwei Liang;Changwei Liang;Junxiao Ai;Lei Zuo

  • Low order continuous-time filters for approximation of the ISO 2631-1 human vibration sensitivity weightings

    L. Zuo;S.A. Nayfeh

  • Design and Characterization of an Electromagnetic Energy Harvester for Vehicle Suspensions

    Brian Scully;Lei Zuo;Jurgen Shestani;Yu Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert G. Parker
Robert G. Parker University of Utah
Khai D. T. Ngo
Khai D. T. Ngo Virginia Tech
Sanjay Sampath
Sanjay Sampath Stony Brook University
Xiaoning Jiang
Xiaoning Jiang North Carolina State University
N. A. Robertson
N. A. Robertson California Institute of Technology
Rana X. Adhikari
Rana X. Adhikari California Institute of Technology
Jie Lian
Jie Lian Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Massimo Vitelli
Massimo Vitelli University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"

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