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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 49 1234 1135 500 431 137 8137

Lifeng Wang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lifeng Wang between 1996 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lifeng Wang published across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2023. 16 of the 215 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2023. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 5 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 1 publication
1996 2026

215 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lifeng Wang: publications per year, 1996 to 2026
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 3
2006 3
2007 4
2008 1
2009 5
2010 13
2011 10
2012 6
2013 8
2014 11
2015 9
2016 12
2017 12
2018 17
2019 8
2020 11
2021 15
2022 18
2023 20
2024 11
2025 15
2026 1
Total 215
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Lifeng Wang 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 Lifeng Wang 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, 137–146 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: 137 publications — 19th percentile

19% 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
137–146 140 137
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
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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Lifeng Wang 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 Lifeng Wang 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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 49
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
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

Lifeng Wang is affiliated with Stony Brook University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a primary focus on mechanical engineering and related subfields. Their work spans multiple areas, including biomedical engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, civil and structural engineering, and computational mechanics.

The main topics covered in their research include cellular and composite structures, acoustic wave phenomena, laser-plasma interactions and diagnostics, advanced materials and mechanics, fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, particle dynamics in fluid flows, and advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials.

Notable recent publications by Lifeng Wang include:

  • Enhancing indentation and impact resistance in auxetic composite materials, 2020, Composites Part B Engineering
  • Engineering lattice metamaterials for extreme property, programmability, and multifunctionality, 2020, Journal of Applied Physics
  • Machine learning-based design and optimization of curved beams for multistable structures and metamaterials, 2020, Extreme Mechanics Letters
  • Tough and Strong: Cross-Lamella Design Imparts Multifunctionality to Biomimetic Nacre, 2020, ACS Nano
  • The effect of material mixing on interfacial stiffness and strength of multi-material additive manufacturing, 2020, Additive Manufacturing

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Lifeng Wang include:

  • Xihang Jiang, with 10 collaborative papers
  • Fan Liu, with 9 collaborative papers
  • Zian Jia, with 6 collaborative papers
  • Yujie Chi, with 4 collaborative papers
  • Yuqiang Gao, with 3 collaborative papers

Lifeng Wang's work has appeared in various publication venues. The most frequent outlets include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University), 13 publications
  • SSRN Electronic Journal, 5 publications
  • Composite Structures, 2 publications
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2 publications
  • Composites Part B Engineering, 1 publication

Best Publications

  • Bending behavior of sandwich composite structures with tunable 3D-printed core materials

    Tiantian Li;Lifeng Wang

  • Lattice Metamaterials with Mechanically Tunable Poisson’s Ratio for Vibration Control

    Yanyu Chen;Tiantian Li;Fabrizio Scarpa;Lifeng Wang

  • Exploiting negative Poisson's ratio to design 3D-printed composites with enhanced mechanical properties

    Tiantian Li;Yanyu Chen;Xiaoyi Hu;Yangbo Li;Yangbo Li

  • Co-Continuous Composite Materials for Stiffness, Strength, and Energy Dissipation

    Lifeng Wang;Jacky Lau;Edwin L. Thomas;Mary C. Boyce

  • Topology optimization of multi-material negative Poisson's ratio metamaterials using a reconciled level set method

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  • Significantly Increased CO2 Adsorption Performance of Nanostructured Templated Carbon by Tuning Surface Area and Nitrogen Doping

    Lifeng Wang;Ralph T. Yang

  • Enhancing indentation and impact resistance in auxetic composite materials

    Tiantian Li;Fan Liu;Lifeng Wang

  • 3D Printed Hierarchical Honeycombs with Shape Integrity under Large Compressive Deformations

    Yanyu Chen;Yanyu Chen;Tiantian Li;Zian Jia;Fabrizio Scarpa

  • Effects of anisotropy, aspect ratio, and nonstraightness of carbon nanotubes on thermal conductivity of carbon nanotube composites

    Fei Deng;Quan-Shui Zheng;Li-Feng Wang;Ce-Wen Nan

  • Size Dependence of the Thin-Shell Model for Carbon Nanotubes

    Lifeng Wang;Quanshui Zheng;Jefferson Z. Liu;Qing Jiang

  • An experimental investigation of the temperature effect on the mechanics of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites

    Zian Jia;Tiantian Li;Fu-pen Chiang;Lifeng Wang

  • Mechanical properties of sandwich composites with 3d-printed auxetic and non-auxetic lattice cores under low velocity impact

    Shaoyu Hou;Tiantian Li;Tiantian Li;Zian Jia;Lifeng Wang

  • Thermally Tunable, Self-Healing Composites for Soft Robotic Applications

    Nadia G. Cheng;Arvind Gopinath;Lifeng Wang;Karl Iagnemma

  • Hierarchical honeycomb lattice metamaterials with improved thermal resistance and mechanical properties

    Yanyu Chen;Zian Jia;Lifeng Wang

  • 3D printing of biomimetic composites with improved fracture toughness

    Zian Jia;Lifeng Wang

  • Biomimetic architected materials with improved dynamic performance

    Zian Jia;Yang Yu;Yang Yu;Shaoyu Hou;Lifeng Wang

  • Engineering lattice metamaterials for extreme property, programmability, and multifunctionality

    Zian Jia;Zian Jia;Fan Liu;Xihang Jiang;Lifeng Wang

  • Periodic bicontinuous composites for high specific energy absorption.

    Jae-Hwang Lee;Lifeng Wang;Mary C. Boyce;Edwin L. Thomas

  • Elucidation of the Reinforcing Mechanism in Carbon Nanotube/Rubber Nanocomposites

    Fei Deng;Masaei Ito;Toru Noguchi;Lifeng Wang

  • Periodic co-continuous acoustic metamaterials with overlapping locally resonant and Bragg band gaps

    Yanyu Chen;Lifeng Wang

  • Mechanical properties of single-walled carbon nanotube bundles as bulk materials

    Jefferson Z Liu;Quanshui Zheng;Lifeng Wang;Qing Jiang;Qing Jiang

  • Wrinkled surface topographies of electrospun polymer fibers

    Lifeng Wang;Chia-Ling Pai;Mary C. Boyce;Gregory C. Rutledge

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary C. Boyce
Mary C. Boyce Columbia University
Quanshui Zheng
Quanshui Zheng Tsinghua University
Jefferson Zhe Liu
Jefferson Zhe Liu University of Melbourne
Zhi Ping Xu
Zhi Ping Xu University of Queensland
Edwin L. Thomas
Edwin L. Thomas Texas A&M University
Fabrizio Scarpa
Fabrizio Scarpa University of Bristol
Jing Zhu
Jing Zhu Tsinghua University

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