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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 36 2572 2409 189 172 159 4325

Qing Xiao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Qing Xiao between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Qing Xiao published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 9.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2025. 64 of the 264 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2025. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 27 publications 2025: 37 publications
1998 2025

264 publications in total across all disciplines

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Qing Xiao: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 3
2003 2
2004 1
2005 2
2006 1
2007 2
2008 2
2009 2
2010 4
2011 6
2012 5
2013 11
2014 12
2015 7
2016 11
2017 17
2018 12
2019 17
2020 21
2021 16
2022 18
2023 27
2024 27
2025 37
Total 264
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Qing Xiao 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 Qing Xiao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 157–166 publications, is where this scientist sits. 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
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 159 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132 159
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Qing Xiao 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 Qing Xiao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 36 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 36 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139 36
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Overview

Qing Xiao is affiliated with the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom. Their primary research focus lies within the field of Engineering, with a significant emphasis on Computational Mechanics, Ocean Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering. Additional subfields include Control and Systems Engineering as well as Environmental Engineering.

Their scholarly output reflects extensive work in wave and wind energy systems, fluid dynamics, and vibration analysis, as well as biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms. Other primary research topics include wind energy research and development, wind and airflow studies, vibration and dynamic analysis, and micro and nano robotics.

Qing Xiao has co-authored numerous papers with a group of frequent collaborators, including Yang Huang, Qinhuo Liu, Saishuai Dai, Qiang Zhu, and Atilla İncecik. This network appears consistent across multiple research projects and publications.

Publication venues frequently featuring Qing Xiao's work include:

  • Ocean Engineering
  • National Remote Sensing Bulletin
  • Physics of Fluids
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

Some of their recent papers are:

  • OC6 Phase Ib: Validation of the CFD predictions of difference-frequency wave excitation on a FOWT semisubmersible, 2021, Ocean Engineering
  • OC6 project Phase III: validation of the aerodynamic loading on a wind turbine rotor undergoing large motion caused by a floating support structure, 2023, Wind Energy Science
  • Exploring inflow wind condition on floating offshore wind turbine aerodynamic characterisation and platform motion prediction using blade resolved CFD simulation, 2021, Renewable Energy
  • The effect of variable stiffness of tuna-like fish body and fin on swimming performance, 2020, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics
  • Assessing focused wave applicability on a coupled aero-hydro-mooring FOWT system using CFD approach, 2021, Ocean Engineering

Best Publications

  • A review on flow energy harvesters based on flapping foils

    Qing Xiao;Qiang Zhu

  • Establishing a fully coupled CFD analysis tool for floating offshore wind turbines

    Yuanchuan Liu;Qing Xiao;Atilla Incecik;Christophe Peyrard

  • How motion trajectory affects energy extraction performance of a biomimic energy generator with an oscillating foil

    Qing Xiao;Wei Liao;Shuchi Yang;Yan Peng

  • A bio-inspired study on tidal energy extraction with flexible flapping wings

    Wendi Liu;Qing Xiao;Fai Cheng

  • A numerical study of transonic buffet on a supercritical airfoil

    Qing Xiao;Her-Mann Tsai;Feng Liu

  • Numerical investigation of supersonic nozzle flow separation

    Qing Xiao;Her-Mann Tsai;Dimitri Papamoschou

  • Numerical simulation of vortex-induced vibration of a vertical riser in uniform and linearly sheared currents

    Enhao Wang;Qing Xiao

  • Wells turbine for wave energy conversion: a review

    Ahmed S. Shehata;Ahmed S. Shehata;Qing Xiao;Khalid M. Saqr;Day Alexander

  • Numerical investigation of angle of attack profile on propulsion performance of an oscillating foil

    Qing Xiao;Wei Liao

  • Aeroelastic analysis of a floating offshore wind turbine in platform-induced surge motion using a fully coupled CFD-MBD method

    Yuanchuan Liu;Qing Xiao;Atilla Incecik;Christophe Peyrard

  • Flow control for VATT by fixed and oscillating flap

    Qing Xiao;Wendi Liu;Atilla Incecik

  • Control of a Point Absorber Using Reinforcement Learning

    Enrico Anderlini;David I. M. Forehand;Paul Stansell;Qing Xiao

  • Three-dimensional numerical simulation of two-degree-of-freedom VIV of a circular cylinder with varying natural frequency ratios at Re=500

    Enhao Wang;Qing Xiao;Atilla Incecik

  • The effect of cubic stiffness nonlinearity on the vortex-induced vibration of a circular cylinder at low Reynolds numbers

    Enhao Wang;Wanhai Xu;Xifeng Gao;Liqin Liu

  • Performance analysis of wells turbine blades using the entropy generation minimization method

    Ahmed S. Shehata;Khalid M. Saqr;Qing Xiao;Mohamed F. Shehadeh

  • Numerical Modelling of Dynamic Responses of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Subject to Focused Waves

    Yang Zhou;Qing Xiao;Yuanchuan Liu;Atilla Incecik

  • Passive Flexibility Effect on Oscillating Foil Energy Harvester

    Wendi Liu;Qing Xiao;Qiang Zhu

  • Reactive control of a two-body point absorber using reinforcement learning

    E. Anderlini;D.I.M. Forehand;E. Bannon;Q. Xiao

  • Exploring inflow wind condition on floating offshore wind turbine aerodynamic characterisation and platform motion prediction using blade resolved CFD simulation

    Yang Zhou;Qing Xiao;Yuanchuan Liu;Atilla Incecik

  • OC6 Phase Ib: validation of the CFD predictions of difference-frequency wave excitation on a FOWT semisubmersible

    Lu Wang;Amy Robertson;Jason Jonkman;Yi-Hsiang Yu

  • The effect of spacing on the vortex-induced vibrations of two tandem flexible cylinders

    Enhao Wang;Qing Xiao;Qiang Zhu;Atilla Incecik

  • Flow Control For VATT By Fixed And Oscillating Flap

    Wendi Liu;Qing Xiao

Frequent Co-Authors

Atilla Incecik
Atilla Incecik University of Strathclyde
Hao Liu
Hao Liu Chiba University
Alistair G.L. Borthwick
Alistair G.L. Borthwick University of Edinburgh
Feng Liu
Feng Liu University of California, Irvine
Dimitri Papamoschou
Dimitri Papamoschou University of California, Irvine
Li Wen
Li Wen Beihang University
Y. T. Chew
Y. T. Chew National University of Singapore
Jason Jonkman
Jason Jonkman National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Lars Johanning
Lars Johanning University of Exeter

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