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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 48 1256 1154 511 440 144 13385

Renwei Mei publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Renwei Mei between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Renwei Mei published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 3.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2006. 8 of the 159 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2006. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 5 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 2 publications
1984 2025

159 publications in total across all disciplines

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Renwei Mei: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 0
1986 2
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 3
1992 3
1993 3
1994 4
1995 7
1996 5
1997 7
1998 4
1999 6
2000 7
2001 3
2002 5
2003 4
2004 6
2005 6
2006 11
2007 4
2008 2
2009 2
2010 2
2011 4
2012 6
2013 8
2014 8
2015 6
2016 6
2017 1
2018 5
2019 4
2020 1
2021 0
2022 2
2023 3
2024 6
2025 2
Total 159
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Renwei Mei 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 Renwei Mei 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, 137–146 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: 144 publications — 22nd percentile

22% 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
137–146 140 144
147–156 155
157–166 132
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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Renwei Mei 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 Renwei Mei 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83 48
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

Renwei Mei is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, prominently within engineering and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The main fields of study for Mei include engineering with 15 publications and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology encompassing 13 publications.

Their subfields of work extend across molecular biology, building and construction, ecology, atomic and molecular physics and optics, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials. Specifically, Mei has contributed to molecular biology with 12 publications, building and construction with 6, ecology with 5, atomic and molecular physics and optics with 5, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials with 4.

Renwei Mei's research topics reflect a focus on biological and environmental systems, particularly on:

  • Anaerobic digestion and biogas production
  • Microbial community ecology and physiology
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Metamaterials and metasurfaces applications
  • Wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal
  • Photonic crystals and applications

Among Mei's recent papers are:

  • "Metagenomic and Metatranscriptomic Analyses Revealed Uncultured Bacteroidales Populations as the Dominant Proteolytic Amino Acid Degraders in Anaerobic Digesters," published in 2020 in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Catabolism and interactions of uncultured organisms shaped by eco-thermodynamics in methanogenic bioprocesses," 2020, Microbiome
  • "Machine learning-aided analyses of thousands of draft genomes reveal specific features of activated sludge processes," 2020, Microbiome
  • "Superior resolution characterisation of microbial diversity in anaerobic digesters using full-length 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing," 2020, Water Research
  • "The origin and evolution of methanogenesis and Archaea are intertwined," 2023, PNAS Nexus

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mei include Wen-Tso Liu, Masaru K. Nobu, Jie Luo, Mingyan Li, and Yadong Xu, with co-authorship counts ranging from three to seven papers.

Publication venues where Mei has contributed regularly include Frontiers in Microbiology and Microbiome, each with two publications, alongside Physical Review B, Water Research, and Energy.

Best Publications

  • Viscous flow computations with the method of lattice Boltzmann equation

    Dazhi Yu;Renwei Mei;Li-Shi Luo;Wei Shyy

  • An approximate expression for the shear lift force on a spherical particle at finite reynolds number

    R. Mei

  • An accurate curved boundary treatment in the lattice Boltzmann method

    Renwei Mei;Li-Shi Luo;Wei Shyy

  • On boundary conditions in lattice Boltzmann methods

    Shiyi Chen;Daniel Martínez;Renwei Mei

  • Regular Article: An Accurate Curved Boundary Treatment in the Lattice Boltzmann Method

    Renwei Mei;Li-Shi Luo;Wei Shyy

  • Vapor bubble departure in forced convection boiling

    J.F. Klausner;R. Mei;D.M. Bernhard;L.Z. Zeng

  • Force evaluation in the lattice Boltzmann method involving curved geometry

    Renwei Mei;Dazhi Yu;Wei Shyy;Li-Shi Luo

  • Lattice Boltzmann Method for 3-D Flows with Curved Boundary

    Renwei Mei;Wei Shyy;Dazhi Yu;Li-Shi Luo

  • A note on the history force on a spherical bubble at finite Reynolds number

    Renwei Mei;James F. Klausner;Christopher J. Lawrence

  • A multi-block lattice Boltzmann method for viscous fluid flows

    Dazhi Yu;Renwei Mei;Wei Shyy

  • An experimental investigation of bubble growth and detachment in vertical upflow and downflow boiling

    G.E. Thorncroft;J.F. Klausnera;R. Mei

  • Flow past a sphere with an oscillation in the free-stream velocity and unsteady drag at finite Reynolds number

    Renwei Mei;Ronald J. Adrian

  • On the Finite Difference-Based Lattice Boltzmann Method in Curvilinear Coordinates

    Renwei Mei;Wei Shyy

  • A unified model for the prediction of bubble detachment diameters in boiling systems—II. Flow boiling

    L.Z. Zeng;J.F. Klausner;D.M. Bernhard;R. Mei

  • Conjugate heat and mass transfer in the lattice Boltzmann equation method.

    Like Li;Chen Chen;Renwei Mei;James F. Klausner

  • Boundary conditions for thermal lattice Boltzmann equation method

    Like Li;Renwei Mei;James F. Klausner

  • Consistent initial conditions for lattice Boltzmann simulations

    Renwei Mei;Li-Shi Luo;Pierre Lallemand;Dominique d’Humières

  • UNSTEADY DRAG ON A SPHERE AT FINITE REYNOLDS NUMBER WITH SMALL FLUCTUATIONS IN THE FREE-STREAM VELOCITY

    Renwei Mei;Christopher J. Lawrence;Ronald J. Adrian

  • Shear lift force on spherical bubbles

    Renwei Mei;J.F. Klausner

  • Flow due to an oscillating sphere and an expression for unsteady drag on the sphere at finite Reynolds number

    Renwei Mei

  • Particle dispersion in isotropic turbulence under Stokes drag and Basset force with gravitational settling

    Renwei Mei;Ronald J. Adrian;Thomas J. Hanratty

Frequent Co-Authors

James F. Klausner
James F. Klausner Michigan State University
Wei Shyy
Wei Shyy Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Li-Shi Luo
Li-Shi Luo Old Dominion University
Mark Sheplak
Mark Sheplak University of Florida
Li-Wu Fan
Li-Wu Fan Zhejiang University
Zi-Tao Yu
Zi-Tao Yu Zhejiang University
Ghatu Subhash
Ghatu Subhash University of Florida
Jacob N. Chung
Jacob N. Chung University of Florida
Louis N. Cattafesta
Louis N. Cattafesta Illinois Institute of Technology

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