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D-Index
52
Citations
9545
World Ranking
1065
National Ranking
126

Qingping Sun 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 Qingping Sun sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 234 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Qingping Sun 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 Qingping Sun 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: 52 D-Index — 70th percentile

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

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

Overview

Qingping Sun is affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in China and focuses their research primarily within materials science and engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields including materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's research often centers on shape memory alloys and associated transformations. Key topics covered in their publications include:

  • Shape Memory Alloy Transformations
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
  • Thermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity
  • Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties
  • Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Qingping Sun include Peng Hua, Kangjie Chu, Siyuan Cheng, Fuzeng Ren, and Hao Yin.

Among notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Qingping Sun are:

  • Nanocomposite NiTi shape memory alloy with high strength and fatigue resistance, 2021, Nature Nanotechnology
  • Effects of grain size on fatigue crack growth behaviors of nanocrystalline superelastic NiTi shape memory alloys, 2020, Acta Materialia
  • Effects of grain size and partial amorphization on elastocaloric cooling performance of nanostructured NiTi, 2021, Scripta Materialia
  • Experimental and computational analysis of structure-property relationship in carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites fabricated by selective laser sintering, 2020, Composites Part B Engineering
  • Enhancing cooling performance of NiTi elastocaloric tube refrigerant via internal grooving, 2022, Applied Thermal Engineering

Qingping Sun frequently publishes in journals such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Acta Materialia, Scripta Materialia, Applied Thermal Engineering, and Journal of Alloys and Compounds.

Best Publications

  • Micromechanics modelling for the constitutive behavior of polycrystalline shape memory alloys. I: Derivation of general relations

    Qing Ping Sun;Keh Chih Hwang

  • Phase transformation in superelastic NiTi polycrystalline micro-tubes under tension and torsion––from localization to homogeneous deformation

    Qing-Ping Sun;Zhi-Qi Li

  • Transformation-Induced Plasticity (TRIP)

    F. D. Fischer;Q.-P. Sun;K. Tanaka

  • Stress hysteresis and temperature dependence of phase transition stress in nanostructured NiTi—Effects of grain size

    Aslan Ahadi;Qingping Sun

  • Micromechanics modelling for the constitutive behavior of polycrystalline shape memory alloys. II: Study of the individual phenomena

    Qing Ping Sun;Keh Chih Hwang

  • Effects of grain size on the rate-dependent thermomechanical responses of nanostructured superelastic NiTi

    Aslan Ahadi;Aslan Ahadi;Qingping Sun

  • Stress-induced nanoscale phase transition in superelastic NiTi by in situ X-ray diffraction

    Aslan Ahadi;Aslan Ahadi;Qingping Sun

  • Experimental study on rate dependence of macroscopic domain and stress hysteresis in NiTi shape memory alloy strips

    Xinghua Zhang;Ping Feng;Yongjun He;Tongxi Yu

  • The initiation and growth of macroscopic martensite band in nano-grained NiTi microtube under tension

    Z.Q. Li;Q.P. Sun

  • Nanocomposite NiTi shape memory alloy with high strength and fatigue resistance.

    Peng Hua;Minglu Xia;Yusuke Onuki;Qingping Sun

  • Effect of deformation frequency on temperature and stress oscillations in cyclic phase transition of NiTi shape memory alloy

    Hao Yin;Hao Yin;Yongjun He;Qingping Sun

  • Oliver-Pharr indentation method in determining elastic moduli of shape memory alloys-A phase transformable material

    Qianhua Kan;Wenyi Yan;Guozheng Kang;Qingping Sun

  • Experimental investigation on macroscopic domain formation and evolution in polycrystalline NiTi microtubing under mechanical force

    P. Feng;Q.P. Sun

  • A multiscale continuum model of the grain-size dependence of the stress hysteresis in shape memory alloy polycrystals

    Q.P. Sun;Y.J. He

  • A micromechanics constitutive model of transformation plasticity with shear and dilatation effect

    Qingping Sun;K.C. Hwang;S.W. Yu

  • Effects of grain size on tensile fatigue life of nanostructured NiTi shape memory alloy

    Hao Yin;Hao Yin;Yongjun He;Ziad Moumni;Ziad Moumni;Qingping Sun

  • Rate-dependent domain spacing in a stretched NiTi strip

    Y.J. He;Q.P. Sun

  • Stress-induced phase transformation and detwinning in NiTi polycrystalline shape memory alloy tubes

    K.L. Ng;Q.P. Sun

  • Effects of grain size on phase transition behavior of nanocrystalline shape memory alloys

    QingPing Sun;QingPing Sun;Ahadi Aslan;MingPeng Li;MingXiang Chen

  • Anomalous relationship between hardness and wear properties of a superelastic nickel–titanium alloy

    Linmao Qian;Xudong Xiao;Qingping Sun;Tongxi Yu

  • On non-monotonic rate dependence of stress hysteresis of superelastic shape memory alloy bars

    Yong Jun He;Yong Jun He;Q.P. Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Wenyi Yan
Wenyi Yan Monash University
Linmao Qian
Linmao Qian Southwest Jiaotong University
Tongxi Yu
Tongxi Yu Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Fuzeng Ren
Fuzeng Ren Southern University of Science and Technology
Xi-Qiao Feng
Xi-Qiao Feng Tsinghua University
Guozheng Kang
Guozheng Kang Southwest Jiaotong University
Ya-Pu Zhao
Ya-Pu Zhao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hong-Yuan Liu
Hong-Yuan Liu University of Sydney
Koichi Tsuchiya
Koichi Tsuchiya National Institute for Materials Science
Jang Kyo Kim
Jang Kyo Kim University of New South Wales

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