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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Taiwan
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
47
Citations
7616
World Ranking
1382
National Ranking
5

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
Yu-Cheng Lin
Yu-Cheng Lin National Cheng Kung University
Takehiko Kitamori
Takehiko Kitamori University of Tokyo
Masatoshi Osawa
Masatoshi Osawa Hokkaido University
Hakan F. Oztop
Hakan F. Oztop Fırat University
Chih-Yung Wen
Chih-Yung Wen Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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