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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
New Zealand
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 59 746 677 2 2 187 11243

Lihua Tang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lihua Tang between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lihua Tang published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 15.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 64 publications in 2025. 98 of the 350 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 64. Peak 64 publications in 2025. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 34 publications 2024: 34 publications 2025: 64 publications
2003 2025

350 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lihua Tang: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 0
2005 1
2006 1
2007 2
2008 3
2009 4
2010 5
2011 6
2012 9
2013 10
2014 9
2015 6
2016 6
2017 18
2018 24
2019 31
2020 26
2021 33
2022 23
2023 34
2024 34
2025 64
Total 350
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Lihua Tang 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 Lihua Tang 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, 187–196 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: 187 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
187–196 140 187
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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Lihua Tang 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 Lihua Tang 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, 59 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: 59 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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 59
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

Lihua Tang is affiliated with the University of Auckland in New Zealand and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a focus on mechanical engineering and interdisciplinary subfields such as biomedical engineering, civil and structural engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and control and systems engineering.

Their research covers various main topics including:

  • Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids
  • Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
  • Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
  • Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques

Lihua Tang has published work in several frequent venues, including:

  • Smart Materials and Structures
  • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures
  • International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
  • Energy Conversion and Management

Some of the recent papers authored by Lihua Tang include:

  • Hierarchically Microstructure-Bioinspired Flexible Piezoresistive Bioelectronics (2021, ACS Nano)
  • Metamaterial beam with graded local resonators for broadband vibration suppression (2020, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing)
  • On the use of metasurface for Vortex-Induced vibration suppression or energy harvesting (2021, Energy Conversion and Management)
  • Multi-physics coupling in thermoacoustic devices: A review (2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews)
  • Spatially Confined MXene/PVDF Nanofiber Piezoelectric Electronics (2023, Advanced Fiber Materials)

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Kean C. Aw
  • Guobiao Hu
  • Geng Chen
  • Zhaoyu Li
  • Vladislav Sorokin

Best Publications

  • Toward Broadband Vibration-based Energy Harvesting

    Lihua Tang;Yaowen Yang;Chee Kiong Soh

  • Equivalent Circuit Modeling of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters

    Yaowen Yang;Lihua Tang

  • A nonlinear piezoelectric energy harvester with magnetic oscillator

    Lihua Tang;Yaowen Yang

  • Comparative study of tip cross-sections for efficient galloping energy harvesting

    Yaowen Yang;Liya Zhao;Lihua Tang

  • Hierarchically Microstructure-Bioinspired Flexible Piezoresistive Bioelectronics

    Tao Yang;Weili Deng;Xiang Chu;Xiao Wang

  • A novel two-degrees-of-freedom piezoelectric energy harvester:

    Hao Wu;Lihua Tang;Yaowen Yang;Chee Kiong Soh

  • Origami-inspired electret-based triboelectric generator for biomechanical and ocean wave energy harvesting

    Kai Tao;Haiping Yi;Yang Yang;Honglong Chang

  • Improving functionality of vibration energy harvesters using magnets

    Lihua Tang;Yaowen Yang;Chee Kiong Soh

  • Investigation of Multimodal Electret-Based MEMS Energy Harvester With Impact-Induced Nonlinearity

    Kai Tao;Lihua Tang;Jin Wu;Sun Woh Lye

  • Efficiency investigation on energy harvesting from airflows in HVAC system based on galloping of isosceles triangle sectioned bluff bodies

    Junlei Wang;Lihua Tang;Liya Zhao;Zhien Zhang

  • Metamaterial beam with graded local resonators for broadband vibration suppression

    Guobiao Hu;Andrew C. M. Austin;Vladislav Sorokin;Lihua Tang

  • Vibration energy harvesting using macro-fiber composites

    Yaowen Yang;Lihua Tang;Hongyun Li

  • Comparison of modeling methods and parametric study for a piezoelectric wind energy harvester

    Liya Zhao;Lihua Tang;Yaowen Yang

  • Development of a broadband nonlinear two-degree-of-freedom piezoelectric energy harvester

    Hao Wu;Lihua Tang;Lihua Tang;Yaowen Yang;Chee Kiong Soh

  • Fusibility and flow properties of coal ash and slag

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  • A multiple-degree-of-freedom piezoelectric energy harvesting model:

    Lihua Tang;Yaowen Yang

  • On the use of metasurface for Vortex-Induced vibration suppression or energy harvesting

    Junlei Wang;Junlei Wang;Shaokang Sun;Lihua Tang;Guobiao Hu;Guobiao Hu

  • Optimizing orientation of piezoelectric cantilever beam for harvesting energy from human walking

    Iman Izadgoshasb;Yee Yan Lim;Neal Lake;Lihua Tang

  • Improving efficiency of piezoelectric based energy harvesting from human motions using double pendulum system

    Iman Izadgoshasb;Yee Yan Lim;Lihua Tang;Ricardo Vasquez Padilla

  • Internal resonance with commensurability induced by an auxiliary oscillator for broadband energy harvesting

    Liuyang Xiong;Lihua Tang;Brian R. Mace

  • Multi-physics coupling in thermoacoustic devices: A review

    Geng Chen;Geng Chen;Lihua Tang;Brian Mace;Zhibin Yu

  • Modeling and experiment of bistable two-degree-of-freedom energy harvester with magnetic coupling

    Hongyan Wang;Lihua Tang

  • Analysis of synchronized charge extraction for piezoelectric energy harvesting

    Lihua Tang;Yaowen Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Kai Tao
Kai Tao Northwestern Polytechnical University
Brian R. Mace
Brian R. Mace University of Auckland
Jianmin Miao
Jianmin Miao Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Raj Das
Raj Das RMIT University
Junrui Liang
Junrui Liang ShanghaiTech University
Chee Kiong Soh
Chee Kiong Soh Nanyang Technological University
Honglong Chang
Honglong Chang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Kefu Liu
Kefu Liu Lakehead University
Aiguo Patrick Hu
Aiguo Patrick Hu University of Auckland
Yong Qing Fu
Yong Qing Fu Northumbria University

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