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D-Index
58
Citations
9875
World Ranking
782
National Ranking
336

Q. Jane 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 Q. Jane Wang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 226 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Q. Jane 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 Q. Jane Wang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Overview

Q. Jane Wang is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their primary field of study is Engineering, with a focus on Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. Additional subfields include Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence.

Their research covers several main topics such as:

  • Lubricants and Their Additives
  • Tribology and Wear Analysis
  • Numerical methods in engineering
  • Composite Material Mechanics
  • Fatigue and fracture mechanics
  • Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing

They have been regularly published in the following venues:

  • Tribology Letters
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering
  • Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
  • Tribology Transactions

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Training coupled phase oscillators as a neuromorphic platform using equilibrium propagation," 2024, Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering
  • "Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Thermal Conductivity of Several Hydrocarbon Base Oils," 2023, Tribology Letters
  • "Analytical and numerical evaluation of the interaction energy between screw dislocation and inhomogeneous inclusion," 2021, Mechanics of Materials
  • "A Novel Method for Fluid Pour-Point Prediction by Molecular Dynamics Simulations," 2021, Tribology Transactions
  • "Dependence of Tribological Performance and Tribopolymerization on the Surface Binding Strength of Selected Cycloalkane-Carboxylic Acid Additives," 2020, Tribology Letters

The scientist frequently collaborates with the following coauthors:

  • Ning Ren
  • Jannat Ahmed
  • Frances E. Lockwood
  • Arman Mohammad Khan
  • Yip-Wah-Chung

Best Publications

  • Encyclopedia of tribology

    Q. Jane Wang;Yip-wah Chung

  • Micro-Textures in Concentrated Conformal-Contact Lubrication: Effects of Texture Bottom Shape and Surface Relative Motion

    Toshikazu Nanbu;Ning Ren;Yoshiteru Yasuda;Dong Zhu

  • A review of recent works on inclusions

    Kun Zhou;Hsin Jen Hoh;Xu Wang;Leon M. Keer

  • Surface Texture Effect on Friction of a Microtextured Poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)

    Bo He;Wei Chen;Q. Jane Wang

  • Pressure-Driven Interface Evolution in Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries

    Xin Zhang;Q. Jane Wang;Katharine L. Harrison;Scott A. Roberts

  • Virtual Texturing: Modeling the Performance of Lubricated Contacts of Engineered Surfaces

    Q. Jane Wang;Dong Zhu

  • Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication: A Gateway to Interfacial Mechanics—Review and Prospect

    Dong Zhu;Q. Jane Wang

  • Effects of Differential Scheme and Mesh Density on EHL Film Thickness in Point Contacts

    Yuchuan Liu;Q. Jane Wang;Wenzhong Wang;Yuanzhong Hu

  • A Quantitative Solution for the Full Shear-Thinning EHL Point Contact Problem Including Traction

    Yuchuan Liu;Q. Jane Wang;Scott Bair;Philippe Vergne

  • Fast Fourier Transform Based Numerical Methods for Elasto-Plastic Contacts of Nominally Flat Surfaces

    W. Wayne Chen;Shuangbiao Liu;Q. Jane Wang

  • Rethinking How External Pressure Can Suppress Dendrites in Lithium Metal Batteries

    Xin Zhang;Q. Jane Wang;Katharine L. Harrison;Katherine Jungjohann

  • A Three-Dimensional Deterministic Model for Rough Surface Line-Contact EHL Problems

    Ning Ren;Dong Zhu;W. Wayne Chen;Yuchuan Liu

  • Study on effect of dimples on friction of parallel surfaces under different sliding conditions

    Fanming Meng;Fanming Meng;Rui zhou;Tiffany Davis;Jian Cao

  • Surface Texturing of Tribological Interfaces Using the Vibromechanical Texturing Method

    Aaron Greco;Steven Raphaelson;Kornel Ehmann;Q. Jane Wang

  • Surface Texturing of Drill Bits for Adhesion Reduction and Tool Life Enhancement

    Tiffany Davis Ling;Pinzhi Liu;Shangwu Xiong;Donald Grzina

  • Pitting Life Prediction Based on a 3D Line Contact Mixed EHL Analysis and Subsurface von Mises Stress Calculation

    Dong Zhu;Ning Ren;Q. Jane Wang

  • Semi‐analytic solution for multiple interacting three‐dimensional inhomogeneous inclusions of arbitrary shape in an infinite space

    Kun Zhou;Leon M. Keer;Q. Jane Wang

  • Simulation of Sliding Wear in Mixed Lubrication

    Dong Zhu;Ashlie Martini;Wenzhong Wang;Yuanzhong Hu

  • A fast method for solving three-dimensional arbitrarily shaped inclusions in a half space

    Kun Zhou;W. Wayne Chen;Leon M. Keer;Q. Jane Wang

  • The Pressure-Viscosity Coefficient for Newtonian EHL Film Thickness With General Piezoviscous Response

    Scott Bair;Yuchuan Liu;Q. Jane Wang

  • A Three-Dimensional Deterministic Model for Rough Surface Line-Contact EHL Problems

    Ning Ren;W. Wayne Chen;Dong Zhu;Yuchuan Liu

  • Contact mechanics and friction

    Q Jane Wang;George Adams;Jordan S. Liu;Chad Korach

Frequent Co-Authors

Leon M. Keer
Leon M. Keer Northwestern University
Dong Zhu
Dong Zhu Sichuan University
Wei Chen
Wei Chen Northwestern University
Yip-Wah Chung
Yip-Wah Chung Northwestern University
Kun Zhou
Kun Zhou Nanyang Technological University
Jian Cao
Jian Cao Northwestern University
Wing Kam Liu
Wing Kam Liu Northwestern University
Tobin J. Marks
Tobin J. Marks Northwestern University
Massimiliano Delferro
Massimiliano Delferro Argonne National Laboratory
Herbert S. Cheng
Herbert S. Cheng Northwestern University

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