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D-Index
55
Citations
11313
World Ranking
2991
National Ranking
600

Qiang Yao publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Qiang Yao sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 348 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Qiang Yao D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Qiang Yao sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Qiang Yao is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and specializes in the field of Engineering. Their research spans multiple subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence.

Their contributions focus on several main topics such as Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors, Coal and Its By-products, Combustion and Flame Dynamics, Combustion and Detonation Processes, Coal Properties and Utilization, and Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies.

Qiang Yao has published in a variety of scientific venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Fuel
  • Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • Combustion and Flame

Some of the recent papers authored by or involving Qiang Yao include:

  • First-principles analysis of Ti3C2Tx MXene as a promising candidate for SF6 decomposition characteristic components sensor (2021), Applied Surface Science
  • Regulation role of calcium lignosulfonate on the entrainment behavior of serpentine during brucite recycling: A new perspective (2023), Powder Technology
  • Extension of flammability and stability limits of swirling premixed flames by AC powered gliding arc discharges (2021), Combustion and Flame
  • Formation and emission characteristics of VOCs from a coal-fired power plant (2021), Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering
  • Investigation of a Ni-Modified MCM-41 Catalyst for the Reduction of Oxygenates and Carbon Deposits during the Co-Pyrolysis of Cellulose and Polypropylene (2020), ACS Omega

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors including Jiankun Zhuo, Dongxiao Zhu, Qiang Song, Chengyin Li, and Fuping Zeng.

Best Publications

  • Fine particulate formation and ash deposition during pulverized coal combustion of high-sodium lignite in a down-fired furnace

    Gengda Li;Shuiqing Li;Qian Huang;Qiang Yao

  • Pilot-Scale Pyrolysis of Scrap Tires in a Continuous Rotary Kiln Reactor

    S.-Q. Li, ,†;Q. Yao;Y. Chi;‡ and J.-H. Yan

  • Life cycle assessment of grid-connected photovoltaic power generation from crystalline silicon solar modules in China

    Guofu Hou;Honghang Sun;Ziying Jiang;Ziqiang Pan

  • Adhesive particulate flow: The discrete-element method and its application in energy and environmental engineering

    Shuiqing Li;Jeffrey S. Marshall;Guanqing Liu;Qiang Yao

  • TGA/FTIR studies on the thermal degradation of some polymeric sulfonic and phosphonic acids and their sodium salts

    David D. Jiang;Qiang Yao;Michael A. McKinney;Charles Wilkie

  • Reprint of: Studies on formation and control of combustion particulate matter in China: A review

    Q. Yao;S.-Q. Li;H.-W. Xu;J.-K. Zhuo

  • Clean Coal Technologies in China: Current Status and Future Perspectives

    Shiyan Chang;Jiankun Zhuo;Shuo Meng;Shiyue Qin

  • China’s solar photovoltaic industry development: The status quo, problems and approaches

    Honghang Sun;Qiang Zhi;Yibo Wang;Qiang Yao

  • Studies on formation and control of combustion particulate matter in China: A review

    Q. Yao;S.-Q. Li;H.-W. Xu;J.-K. Zhuo

  • Expandable graphite/polyamide-6 nanocomposites

    Fawn Marie Uhl;Qiang Yao;Hiroyoshi Nakajima;Evangelos Manias

  • The transition of heterogeneous–homogeneous ignitions of dispersed coal particle streams

    Ye Yuan;Shuiqing Li;Gengda Li;Ning Wu

  • Evaluation of various particle charging models for simulating particle dynamics in electrostatic precipitators

    Zhengwei Long;Qiang Yao

  • Correlation analysis between formation process of SF 6 decomposed components and partial discharge qualities

    Ju Tang;Fuping Zeng;Jianyu Pan;Xiaoxing Zhang

  • A Mathematical Model of Heat Transfer in a Rotary Kiln Thermo‐Reactor

    S.-Q. Li;L.-B. Ma;W. Wan;Q. Yao

  • Catalytic co-pyrolysis of cellulose and polypropylene over all-silica mesoporous catalyst MCM-41 and Al-MCM-41.

    Yongchao Chi;Junjie Xue;Jiankun Zhuo;Dahu Zhang

  • DEM simulation of the particle dynamics in two-dimensional spouted beds

    X.-L. Zhao;S.-Q. Li;G.-Q. Liu;Q. Yao

  • A novel reusable superhydrophilic NiO/Ni mesh produced by a facile fabrication method for superior oil/water separation

    Zhenwei Yu;Frank F Yun;Zhiyuan Gong;Qiang Yao

  • Effect of moisture content on the characterization of products from the pyrolysis of sewage sludge

    Sijiang Xiong;Jiankun Zhuo;Beiping Zhang;Qiang Yao

  • Characteristics of particulate matter from emissions of four typical coal-fired power plants in China

    Chengfeng Zhang;Qiang Yao;Junming Sun

  • Dynamic behavior of sodium release from pulverized coal combustion by phase-selective laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

    Ye Yuan;Shuiqing Li;Qiang Yao

  • Comparison of particulate formation and ash deposition under oxy-fuel and conventional pulverized coal combustions

    Gengda Li;Shuiqing Li;Ming Dong;Qiang Yao

  • Synthesis and characterization of two-layer-structured ZnO p-n homojunctions by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis

    J. M. Bian;X. M. Li;C. Y. Zhang;L. D. Chen

  • Flow patterns of solids in a two-dimensional spouted bed with draft plates: PIV measurement and DEM simulations

    X.-L. Zhao;S.-Q. Li;G.-Q. Liu;Q. Song

Frequent Co-Authors

Shuiqing Li
Shuiqing Li Tsinghua University
Chung King Law
Chung King Law Princeton University
Igor V. Adamovich
Igor V. Adamovich The Ohio State University
Dong Liu
Dong Liu Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Graham J. Nathan
Graham J. Nathan University of Adelaide
Boxiong Shen
Boxiong Shen Hebei University of Technology
Jiming Hao
Jiming Hao Tsinghua University
Pratim Biswas
Pratim Biswas University of Miami
Yulong Ding
Yulong Ding University of Birmingham
Ying Zhao
Ying Zhao Nankai University

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