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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
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Engineering and Technology 58 2527 2414 508 507 113 11208

Tao Ma publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tao Ma between 2013 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tao Ma published across 14 years, from 2013 to 2026, averaging 17 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2023. 25 of the 238 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2013 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2023. 2013: 2 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 42 publications 2023: 43 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 24 publications 2026: 1 publication
2013 2026

238 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tao Ma: publications per year, 2013 to 2026
Year Publications
2013 2
2014 10
2015 9
2016 8
2017 6
2018 7
2019 16
2020 25
2021 22
2022 42
2023 43
2024 23
2025 24
2026 1
Total 238
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Tao Ma publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tao Ma sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 108–117 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 113 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369 113
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Tao Ma D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tao Ma sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166 58
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Tao Ma is affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China and specializes in the fields of Engineering and Energy. Their research spans multiple subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Mechanical Engineering, Building and Construction, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

Their scientific contributions focus extensively on topics such as Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems, Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, solar cell performance optimization, Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies, Smart Grid Energy Management, and Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems.

Tao Ma has published numerous papers across a variety of venues, with a notable presence in journals including:

  • Applied Energy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Energy Conversion and Management
  • Renewable Energy
  • Solar Energy

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Tao Ma are:

  • A comprehensive review and outlook of bifacial photovoltaic (bPV) technology, 2020, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Economic analysis and optimization of a renewable energy based power supply system with different energy storages for a remote island, 2020, Renewable Energy
  • A techno-economic sizing method for grid-connected household photovoltaic battery systems, 2020, Applied Energy
  • Energy, exergy and environmental analysis of glazed and unglazed PVT system integrated with phase change material: An experimental approach, 2020, Solar Energy
  • Performance optimization of a nanofluid-based photovoltaic thermal system integrated with nano-enhanced phase change material, 2021, Applied Energy

Throughout their career, Tao Ma has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including:

  • Jinqing Peng
  • Zhenpeng Li
  • Arash Kazemian
  • Hongxing Yang
  • Muhammad Shahzad Javed

Best Publications

  • A feasibility study of a stand-alone hybrid solar–wind–battery system for a remote island

    Tao Ma;Hongxing Yang;Lin Lu

  • Using phase change materials in photovoltaic systems for thermal regulation and electrical efficiency improvement: A review and outlook

    Tao Ma;Hongxing Yang;Yinping Zhang;Lin Lu

  • Technical feasibility study on a standalone hybrid solar-wind system with pumped hydro storage for a remote island in Hong Kong

    Tao Ma;Hongxing Yang;Lin Lu;Jinqing Peng

  • Pumped storage-based standalone photovoltaic power generation system: Modeling and techno-economic optimization

    Tao Ma;Hongxing Yang;Lin Lu;Jinqing Peng

  • Feasibility study and economic analysis of pumped hydro storage and battery storage for a renewable energy powered island

    Tao Ma;Hongxing Yang;Lin Lu

  • Development of hybrid battery-supercapacitor energy storage for remote area renewable energy systems

    Tao Ma;Hongxing Yang;Lin Lu

  • Solar photovoltaic system modeling and performance prediction

    Tao Ma;Hongxing Yang;Lin Lu

  • Development of a model to simulate the performance characteristics of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules/strings/arrays

    Tao Ma;Hongxing Yang;Lin Lu

  • Optimal design of an autonomous solar–wind-pumped storage power supply system ☆

    Tao Ma;Hongxing Yang;Lin Lu;Jinqing Peng

  • Integrated sizing of hybrid PV-wind-battery system for remote island considering the saturation of each renewable energy resource

    Tao Ma;Muhammad Shahzad Javed

  • Hybrid pumped hydro and battery storage for renewable energy based power supply system

    Muhammad Shahzad Javed;Dan Zhong;Tao Ma;Aotian Song

  • Techno-economic assessment of a stand-alone hybrid solar-wind-battery system for a remote island using genetic algorithm

    Muhammad Shahzad Javed;Aotian Song;Tao Ma

  • Photovoltaic panel integrated with phase change materials (PV-PCM): technology overview and materials selection

    Tao Ma;Zhenpeng Li;Jiaxin Zhao

  • Numerical investigation and parametric analysis of a photovoltaic thermal system integrated with phase change material

    Arash Kazemian;Ali Salari;Ali Hakkaki-Fard;Tao Ma

  • Solar heating and cooling: Present and future development

    T.S. Ge;R.Z. Wang;Z.Y. Xu;Q.W. Pan

  • Experimental study and performance analysis on solar photovoltaic panel integrated with phase change material

    Zhenpeng Li;Tao Ma;Jiaxin Zhao;Aotian Song

  • A comprehensive review and outlook of bifacial photovoltaic (bPV) technology

    Wenbo Gu;Tao Ma;Salman Ahmed;Yijie Zhang

  • Comparative study of the thermal and power performances of a semi-transparent photovoltaic façade under different ventilation modes

    Jinqing Peng;Lin Lu;Hongxing Yang;Tao Ma

  • Optimal hybrid pumped hydro-battery storage scheme for off-grid renewable energy systems

    Mohammed Guezgouz;Jakub Jurasz;Bennaissa Bekkouche;Tao Ma

  • Nanofluid based photovoltaic thermal systems integrated with phase change materials: Numerical simulation and thermodynamic analysis

    Ali Salari;Arash Kazemian;Tao Ma;Ali Hakkaki-Fard

  • Performance evaluation of a stand-alone photovoltaic system on an isolated island in Hong Kong

    Tao Ma;Hongxing Yang;Lin Lu

Frequent Co-Authors

Hongxing Yang
Hongxing Yang Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Lin Lu
Lin Lu Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Jinqing Peng
Jinqing Peng Hunan University
Ruzhu Wang
Ruzhu Wang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jinyue Yan
Jinyue Yan Mälardalen University
Pietro Elia Campana
Pietro Elia Campana Mälardalen University
Henrik Lund
Henrik Lund Aalborg University
Poul Alberg Østergaard
Poul Alberg Østergaard Aalborg University
Yinping Zhang
Yinping Zhang Tsinghua University
Chang-Ying Zhao
Chang-Ying Zhao Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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