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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
New Zealand
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
59
Citations
11243
World Ranking
746
National Ranking
2

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.

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47 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.

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.

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.

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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