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Ronggui Yang

Ronggui Yang

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
China
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 97 79 74 8 8 305 42156
Materials Science 91 1572 1509 495 491 298 40152

Ronggui Yang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ronggui Yang between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ronggui Yang published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 11.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2018. 41 of the 424 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2018. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 29 publications 2018: 37 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 32 publications 2023: 34 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 19 publications
1988 2025

424 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ronggui Yang: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 4
2003 3
2004 4
2005 12
2006 3
2007 7
2008 9
2009 18
2010 18
2011 24
2012 19
2013 16
2014 10
2015 26
2016 15
2017 29
2018 37
2019 19
2020 11
2021 30
2022 32
2023 34
2024 22
2025 19
Total 424
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Ronggui Yang 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 Ronggui Yang 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, 297–306 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: 305 publications — 73rd percentile

73% 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
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 74 305
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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Ronggui Yang 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 Ronggui Yang 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, 93+ 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: 97 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 97
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in China Leader Award

Overview

Ronggui Yang is a researcher affiliated with Peking University in China, focusing primarily on engineering and materials science disciplines. Their work spans several subfields including materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, civil and structural engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and environmental engineering.

The main topics covered in their research encompass thermal radiation and cooling technologies, thermal properties of materials, urban heat island mitigation, advanced thermoelectric materials and devices, building energy and comfort optimization, as well as heat transfer and boiling studies.

Their recent publications highlight contributions to the fields of thermochromic smart windows and radiative cooling, as well as thermoelectric generators and cooling modules. Notable papers include:

  • Scalable thermochromic smart windows with passive radiative cooling regulation, 2021, Science
  • Terrestrial radiative cooling: Using the cold universe as a renewable and sustainable energy source, 2020, Science
  • High-performance wearable thermoelectric generator with self-healing, recycling, and Lego-like reconfiguring capabilities, 2021, Science Advances
  • Thermochromic smart windows with highly regulated radiative cooling and solar transmission, 2021, Nano Energy
  • Next-generation thermoelectric cooling modules based on high-performance Mg3(Bi,Sb)2 material, 2021, Joule

Yang frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Xin Qian
  • Te-Huan Liu
  • Gang Tan
  • Xiaobo Yin
  • Dongliang Zhao

These collaborations have often resulted in publications across a variety of respected journals and platforms. The primary publication venues associated with Yang's work include:

  • Materials Today Physics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Cell Reports Physical Science
  • Applied Thermal Engineering

Their research integrates multiple aspects of engineering and materials science to address energy efficiency, cooling technologies, and sustainable material applications. The work spans both fundamental studies and applied research aimed at solving contemporary challenges related to thermal management and energy optimization in urban environments and wearable technologies.

Best Publications

  • New Directions for Low-Dimensional Thermoelectric Materials**

    Mildred S. Dresselhaus;Gang Chen;Ming Y. Tang;Ronggui Yang

  • Scalable-manufactured randomized glass-polymer hybrid metamaterial for daytime radiative cooling

    Yao Zhai;Yaoguang Ma;Sabrina N. David;Dongliang Zhao

  • Highly efficient solar vapour generation via hierarchically nanostructured gels

    Fei Zhao;Xingyi Zhou;Ye Shi;Xin Qian

  • A radiative cooling structural material.

    Tian Li;Yao Zhai;Shuaiming He;Wentao Gan

  • Thermal conductivity of polymers and polymer nanocomposites

    Congliang Huang;Congliang Huang;Xin Qian;Ronggui Yang

  • Radiative sky cooling: Fundamental principles, materials, and applications

    Dongliang Zhao;Dongliang Zhao;Ablimit Aili;Yao Zhai;Shaoyu Xu

  • Measurement Techniques for Thermal Conductivity and Interfacial Thermal Conductance of Bulk and Thin Film Materials

    Dongliang Zhao;Xin Qian;Xiaokun Gu;Saad Ayub Jajja

  • Flexible n-type thermoelectric materials by organic intercalation of layered transition metal dichalcogenide TiS2

    Chunlei Wan;Xiaokun Gu;Feng Dang;Tomohiro Itoh

  • Terrestrial radiative cooling: Using the cold universe as a renewable and sustainable energy source.

    Xiaobo Yin;Ronggui Yang;Gang Tan;Shanhui Fan

  • The nature of strength enhancement and weakening by pentagon–heptagon defects in graphene

    Yujie Wei;Jiangtao Wu;Hanqing Yin;Xinghua Shi

  • A Clear, Strong, and Thermally Insulated Transparent Wood for Energy Efficient Windows

    Ruiyu Mi;Tian Li;Daniel Dalgo;Chaoji Chen

  • Quasi-ballistic thermal transport from nanoscale interfaces observed using ultrafast coherent soft x-ray beams

    Mark E. Siemens;Mark E. Siemens;Qing Li;Ronggui Yang;Keith A. Nelson

  • Tutorial: Time-domain thermoreflectance (TDTR) for thermal property characterization of bulk and thin film materials

    Puqing Jiang;Xin Qian;Ronggui Yang

  • Subambient Cooling of Water: Toward Real-World Applications of Daytime Radiative Cooling

    Dongliang Zhao;Ablimit Aili;Yao Zhai;Jiatao Lu

  • Phonon transport in single-layer transition metal dichalcogenides: A first-principles study

    Xiaokun Gu;Ronggui Yang

  • Strain effects on the thermal conductivity of nanostructures

    Xiaobo Li;Kurt Maute;Martin L. Dunn;Ronggui Yang

  • Scalable and Highly Efficient Mesoporous Wood-Based Solar Steam Generation Device: Localized Heat, Rapid Water Transport

    Tian Li;He Liu;Xinpeng Zhao;Guang Chen

  • Cellulose ionic conductors with high differential thermal voltage for low-grade heat harvesting.

    Tian Li;Xin Zhang;Steven D. Lacey;Ruiyu Mi

  • Anisotropic, lightweight, strong, and super thermally insulating nanowood with naturally aligned nanocellulose

    Tian Li;Jianwei Song;Xinpeng Zhao;Zhi Yang

  • Thermal conductivity modeling of periodic two-dimensional nanocomposites

    Ronggui Yang;Gang Chen

  • Modeling the Thermal Conductivity and Phonon Transport in Nanoparticle Composites Using Monte Carlo Simulation

    Ming-Shan Jeng;Ronggui Yang;David Song;Gang Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Yung-Cheng Lee
Yung-Cheng Lee University of Colorado Boulder
Xiaobo Yin
Xiaobo Yin University of Hong Kong
Henry C. Kapteyn
Henry C. Kapteyn University of Colorado Boulder
Margaret M. Murnane
Margaret M. Murnane University of Colorado Boulder
Yujie Wei
Yujie Wei Chinese Academy of Sciences
Erik H. Anderson
Erik H. Anderson Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Steven M. George
Steven M. George University of Colorado Boulder
Chen Li
Chen Li University of South Carolina

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