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Taiwan
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
47
Citations
7616
World Ranking
1383
National Ranking
5

Ruey-Jen 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 Ruey-Jen Yang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 194 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ruey-Jen 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 Ruey-Jen Yang 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: 47 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Ruey-Jen Yang is affiliated with National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan and has produced a substantial body of work focused on engineering disciplines. Their research spans several subfields, including Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Mechanical Engineering, and Water Science and Technology.

The scientist has contributed to major topics such as nanopore and nanochannel transport studies, solar-powered water purification methods, membrane separation technologies, metamaterials and metasurfaces applications, thermal radiation and cooling technologies, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, and fuel cells and related materials.

Recent publications by Ruey-Jen Yang include the following works:

  • Boosting power generation from salinity gradient on high-density nanoporous membrane using thermal effect, 2020, Applied Energy
  • Enhancing Ion Transport through Nanopores in Membranes for Salinity Gradient Power Generation, 2021, ACS ES&T Engineering
  • Two-dimensional metal-organic framework nanocomposite membranes with shortened ion pathways for enhanced salinity gradient power harvesting, 2024, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Cloaking: Controlling Thermal and Hydrodynamic Fields Simultaneously, 2020, Physical Review Applied
  • A Microfluidic Aptamer-Based Sensor for Detection of Mercury(II) and Lead(II) Ions in Water, 2021, Micromachines

The frequent publication venues for this researcher include:

  • Applied Energy
  • Physical Review Applied
  • Energy
  • Journal of Mechanics
  • Journal of Membrane Science

Frequent coauthors are an important aspect of their collaborative work. These coauthors include:

  • Van-Phung Mai
  • Wei-Hao Huang
  • Woon-Shing Yeung
  • Chih-Chang Chang
  • Thangavelu Mahalakshmi

Yang's contributions have been recognized by professional societies. Notably, they were named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Electrokinetic mixing in microfluidic systems

    Chih-Chang Chang;Ruey-Jen Yang

  • The hydrodynamic focusing effect inside rectangular microchannels

    Gwo-Bin Lee;Chih-Chang Chang;Sung-Bin Huang;Ruey-Jen Yang

  • Electroosmotic Flow in Microchannels

    Ruey-Jen Yang;Lung-Ming Fu;Yu-Cheng Lin

  • Electrokinetically driven micro flow cytometers with integrated fiber optics for on-line cell/particle detection

    Lung Ming Fu;Ruey Jen Yang;Che Hsin Lin;Yu Jen Pan

  • Micro-magnetofluidics in microfluidic systems: A review

    Ruey Jen Yang;Hui Hsiung Hou;Yao Nan Wang;Lung Ming Fu

  • Simulating oscillatory flows in Rayleigh–Bénard convection using the lattice Boltzmann method

    P. H. Kao;Ruey-Jen Yang

  • Three-dimensional hydrodynamic focusing in two-layer polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microchannels

    Chih-Chang Chang;Zhi-Xiong Huang;Ruey-Jen Yang

  • Double diffusive natural convection in a partially heated enclosure with Soret and Dufour effects

    N. Nithyadevi;Ruey-Jen Yang

  • Computational analysis of electrokinetically driven flow mixing in microchannels with patterned blocks

    C. C. Chang;Ruey-Jen Yang

  • Electrokinetic Injection Techniques in Microfluidic Chips

    Lung-Ming Fu;Ruey-Jen Yang;Gwo-Bin Lee;Heng-Hui Liu

  • Analysis of electroosmotic flow with step change in zeta potential

    Lung-Ming Fu;J. Y. Lin;Ruey-Jen Yang

  • Electroosmotic entry flow in a microchannel

    Ruey-Jen Yang;Lung-Ming Fu;Chi-Chuan Hwang

  • Review and perspectives on microfluidic flow cytometers

    Ruey Jen Yang;Lung Ming Fu;Hui Hsiung Hou

  • An investigation into curved and moving boundary treatments in the lattice Boltzmann method

    P. H. Kao;R. J. Yang

  • Electrokinetically driven active micro-mixers utilizing zeta potential variation induced by field effect

    Chia Yen Lee;Gwo Bin Lee;Lung Ming Fu;Kuo Hoong Lee

  • Electrokinetic focusing injection methods on microfluidic devices.

    Lung-Ming Fu;Ruey-Jen Yang;Gwo Bin Lee

  • Microfluidic paper-based platform for whole blood creatinine detection

    Chin Chung Tseng;Ruey Jen Yang;Wei Jhong Ju;Lung Ming Fu;Lung Ming Fu

  • A novel microfluidic mixer utilizing electrokinetic driving forces under low switching frequency.

    Lung Ming Fu;Ruey Jen Yang;Che Hsin Lin;Yu Sheng Chien

  • Multiple fluid flow and heat transfer solutions in a two-sided lid-driven cavity

    W. J. Luo;Ruey-Jen Yang

  • Numerical simulation of electrokinetic injection techniques in capillary electrophoresis microchips.

    Chien-Hsiung Tsai;Ruey-Jen Yang;Chang-Hsien Tai;Lung-Ming Fu

  • Virus diffusion in isolation rooms

    P. H. Kao;Ruey-Jen Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Lung-Ming Fu
Lung-Ming Fu National Cheng Kung University
Gwo-Bin Lee
Gwo-Bin Lee National Tsing Hua University
Che-Hsin Lin
Che-Hsin Lin National Sun Yat-sen University
Moran Wang
Moran Wang Tsinghua University
Stuart E. Rogers
Stuart E. Rogers Ames Research Center
Yu-Cheng Lin
Yu-Cheng Lin National Cheng Kung University
Masatoshi Osawa
Masatoshi Osawa Hokkaido University
Hakan F. Oztop
Hakan F. Oztop Fırat University
Chih-Yung Wen
Chih-Yung Wen Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Takehiko Kitamori
Takehiko Kitamori University of Tokyo

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