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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
China
2023

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
90
Citations
29243
World Ranking
115
National Ranking
16

Ping Cheng 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 Ping Cheng sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 659+

This scientist: 430 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Ping Cheng 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 Ping Cheng 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: 90 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in China Leader Award
  • 2005 - Max Jakob Memorial Award
  • 1996 - Heat Transfer Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Ping Cheng is affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a focus on computational mechanics, mechanical engineering, surfaces, coatings and films, electrical and electronic engineering, and aerospace engineering.

Their research includes a variety of topics, mainly centered on lattice Boltzmann simulation studies, surface modification and superhydrophobicity, heat transfer and boiling studies, fluid dynamics and heat transfer, nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions, fluid dynamics and thin films, as well as icing and de-icing technologies.

Some of the notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Ping Cheng are:

  • A review of recent literature on icing phenomena: Transport mechanisms, their modulations and controls (2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer)
  • 3D-Printed Bioinspired Cassie-Baxter Wettability for Controllable Microdroplet Manipulation (2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)
  • Boiling crisis due to bubble interactions (2021, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer)
  • A unified relationship between bubble departure frequency and diameter during saturated nucleate pool boiling (2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer)
  • Promote anti- /de- frosting by suppressing directional ice bridging (2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer)

Their collaborations include frequent co-authorship with:

  • Shuai Gong
  • Chun Yang
  • Yugang Zhao
  • Chaoyang Zhang
  • Zhiheng Hu

Ping Cheng has a consistent publication record in multiple scholarly venues, particularly:

  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Physics of Fluids
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Langmuir
  • Interfacial Phenomena and Heat Transfer

Throughout their career, Ping Cheng has received professional recognition including the Max Jakob Memorial Award in 2005 and the Heat Transfer Memorial Award from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1996.

Best Publications

  • A fractal permeability model for bi-dispersed porous media

    Boming Yu;Ping Cheng

  • Free convection about a vertical flat plate embedded in a porous medium with application to heat transfer from a dike

    Ping Cheng;W. J. Minkowycz

  • Heat Transfer in Geothermal Systems

    Ping Cheng

  • Thermal dispersion in a porous medium

    C.T. Hsu;P. Cheng

  • An experimental study of convective heat transfer in silicon microchannels with different surface conditions

    H.Y Wu;Ping Cheng

  • Two-dimensional radiating gas flow by a moment method

    Ping Cheng

  • Heat transfer and pressure drop in fractal tree-like microchannel nets

    Yongping Chen;Ping Cheng

  • A multiphase mixture model for multiphase, multicomponent transport in capillary porous media—I. Model development

    C.Y. Wang;P. Cheng

  • Effects of interface wettability on microscale flow by molecular dynamics simulation

    Gyoko Nagayama;Ping Cheng

  • Effects of inlet/outlet configurations on flow boiling instability in parallel microchannels

    Guodong Wang;Ping Cheng;A.E. Bergles

  • Friction factors in smooth trapezoidal silicon microchannels with different aspect ratios

    H.Y Wu;H.Y Wu;Ping Cheng

  • Three-dimensional analysis of heat transfer in a micro-heat sink with single phase flow

    J Li;G.P Peterson;P Cheng

  • An experimental investigation of enhanced pool boiling heat transfer from surfaces with micro/nano-structures

    Lining Dong;Xiaojun Quan;Ping Cheng

  • A lattice Boltzmann method for simulation of liquid–vapor phase-change heat transfer

    Shuai Gong;Ping Cheng

  • Multiphase Flow and Heat Transfer in Porous Media

    C.Y. Wang;P. Cheng

  • Numerical investigation of droplet motion and coalescence by an improved lattice Boltzmann model for phase transitions and multiphase flows

    Shuai Gong;Ping Cheng

  • Lattice Boltzmann simulation of periodic bubble nucleation, growth and departure from a heated surface in pool boiling

    Shuai Gong;Ping Cheng

  • Modified Zehner-Schlunder models for stagnant thermal conductivity of porous media

    Chin Tsau Hsu;Ping Cheng;K.W. Wong

  • A new lattice Boltzmann model for solid–liquid phase change

    Rongzong Huang;Huiying Wu;Ping Cheng

  • Thermal performance of an oscillating heat pipe with Al2O3–water nanofluids ☆

    Jian Qu;Hui-ying Wu;Ping Cheng

  • The influence of lateral mass flux on free convection boundary layers in a saturated porous medium

    Ping Cheng

  • Gas–liquid two-phase flow regimes in rectangular channels with mini/micro gaps

    Jinliang Xu;Ping Cheng;Tianshou Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Huiying Wu
Huiying Wu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tianshou Zhao
Tianshou Zhao Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Guifu Ding
Guifu Ding Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Qiang Ye
Qiang Ye University of Kansas
W. J. Minkowycz
W. J. Minkowycz University of Illinois at Chicago
Zhuomin M. Zhang
Zhuomin M. Zhang Georgia Institute of Technology
Wen-Quan Tao
Wen-Quan Tao Xi'an Jiaotong University
Yongping Chen
Yongping Chen Yangzhou University
Adrian Bejan
Adrian Bejan Duke University
G. P. Peterson
G. P. Peterson Georgia Institute of Technology

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