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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Singapore
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
68
Citations
15975
World Ranking
445
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Singapore Leader Award
  • 1999 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Nhan Phan-Thien is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore. The main field of their research is Engineering, with a focus on several subfields such as Computational Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Mechanics of Materials, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's work spans a range of topics, including:

  • Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies
  • Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies
  • Aerogels and thermal insulation
  • Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions
  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity

Several papers demonstrate their contributions in recent years. Notable publications from 2020 include:

  • Thermoresponsive Hydrogel Induced by Dual Supramolecular Assemblies and Its Controlled Release Property for Enhanced Anticancer Drug Delivery, published in Biomacromolecules
  • 3D-printed surface-patterned ceramic membrane with enhanced performance in crossflow filtration, published in Journal of Membrane Science
  • Recycling of waste tire fibers into advanced aerogels for thermal insulation and sound absorption applications, published in Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • Advanced aerogels from waste tire fibers for oil spill-cleaning applications, published in Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • Functionalized pineapple aerogels for ethylene gas adsorption and nickel (II) ion removal applications, published in Journal of environmental chemical engineering

The scientist has frequently published in specific venues, including:

  • Physics of Fluids
  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • Default Digital Object Group
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Collaborations are a notable aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors such as Boo Cheong Khoo, Hai M. Duong, Quoc Ba Thai, Phuc T.T. Nguyen, and A. Jeffrey Giacomin.

Phong has also contributed to book publications, including the title Deep-Sea Sampling Technology published by Frontiers Media in 2023.

Their career includes recognition such as being named a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1999.

Best Publications

  • A Nonlinear Network Viscoelastic Model

    N. Phan‐Thien

  • Neural-network-based approximations for solving partial differential equations

    M. W. M. G. Dissanayake;N. Phan-Thien

  • Understanding Viscoelasticity: An Introduction to Rheology

    Nhan Phan-Thien

  • The role of hydrodynamic interaction in the locomotion of microorganisms

    M. Ramia;D.L. Tullock;N. Phan-Thien

  • Simulating flow of DNA suspension using dissipative particle dynamics

    Xijun Fan;Nhan Phan-Thien;Shuo Chen;Xuhong Wu

  • Large strain behaviour of brain tissue in shear: some experimental data and differential constitutive model.

    Lynne E. Bilston;Zizhen Liu;Nhan Phan‐Thien

  • New Bounds on Effective Elastic Moduli of Two-Component Materials

    Graeme W. Milton;N. Phan-Thien

  • Numerical study of secondary flows of viscoelastic fluid in straight pipes by an implicit finite volume method

    S.-C. Xue;N. Phan-Thien;R.I. Tanner

  • Three dimensional numerical simulations of viscoelastic flows through planar contractions

    S.-C. Xue;N. Phan-Thien;R.I. Tanner

  • Microchannel flow of a macromolecular suspension

    Xijun Fan;Nhan Phan-Thien;Ng Teng Yong;Xuhong Wu

  • Cellulose-based aerogels from sugarcane bagasse for oil spill-cleaning and heat insulation applications.

    Quoc Ba Thai;Son Truong Nguyen;Duong Khanh Ho;Tuan Du Tran

  • A direct simulation of fibre suspensions

    Xijun Fan;N. Phan-Thien;Rong Zheng

  • Galerkin/least-square finite-element methods for steady viscoelastic flows

    Yurun Fan;R.I. Tanner;N. Phan-Thien

  • Linear viscoelastic properties of bovine brain tissue in shear.

    Lynne E. Bilston;Zizhen Liu;Nhan Phan-Thien

  • Differential multiphase models for polydispersed suspensions and particulate solids

    N Phan-Thien;D.C Pham

  • Small and large strain rheology of wheat gluten

    Surjani Uthayakumaran;Marcus Newberry;Nhan Phan-Thien;Roger Tanner

  • Cotton aerogels and cotton-cellulose aerogels from environmental waste for oil spillage cleanup

    Hanlin Cheng;Bowen Gu;Mark P. Pennefather;Thanh X. Nguyen

  • A boundary-element analysis of flagellar propulsion

    N. Phan-Thien;T. Tran-Cong;M. Ramia

  • Viscoelastic properties of pig kidney in shear, experimental results and modelling

    Simin Nasseri;Lynne E. Bilston;Nhan Phan-Thien

  • Particle-based simulations of red blood cells-A review.

    Ting Ye;Nhan Phan-Thien;Chwee Teck Lim

  • Direct simulation of flexible fibers

    C.G. Joung;N. Phan-Thien;X.J. Fan

Frequent Co-Authors

Boo Cheong Khoo
Boo Cheong Khoo National University of Singapore
Roger I. Tanner
Roger I. Tanner University of Sydney
Hai M. Duong
Hai M. Duong National University of Singapore
Chwee Teck Lim
Chwee Teck Lim National University of Singapore
Rong Zheng
Rong Zheng McMaster University
Khoon Seng Yeo
Khoon Seng Yeo National University of Singapore
Michael V. Swain
Michael V. Swain University of Sydney
R. A. Antonia
R. A. Antonia University of Newcastle Australia
Graeme W. Milton
Graeme W. Milton University of Utah
John Wang
John Wang National University of Singapore

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