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2026

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
119
Citations
46481
World Ranking
55
National Ranking
1

Wei-Hsin Chen 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 Wei-Hsin Chen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 600 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wei-Hsin Chen 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 Wei-Hsin Chen sits on this spectrum.

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: 119 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Taiwan Leader Award

Overview

Wei-Hsin Chen is affiliated with National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan and conducts research primarily in the field of Engineering. Their scientific contributions are significantly represented in various subfields, including Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Catalysis.

The research topics they frequently address cover multiple areas related to energy and materials science. These include:

  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Biodiesel Production and Applications
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry

Wei-Hsin Chen has published papers in prominent scientific journals. Notable recent works include:

  • Progress in biomass torrefaction: Principles, applications and challenges, 2020, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
  • Recent advances in lignocellulosic biomass for biofuels and value-added bioproducts - A critical review, 2021, Bioresource Technology
  • Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the global energy system and the shift progress to renewable energy: Opportunities, challenges, and policy implications, 2021, Energy Policy
  • State of art review on conventional and advanced pyrolysis of macroalgae and microalgae for biochar, bio-oil and bio-syngas production, 2020, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Sustainability of the four generations of biofuels - A review, 2020, International Journal of Energy Research

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Eilhann E. Kwon
  • Young-Kwon Park
  • Hwai Chyuan Ong
  • Jo-Shu Chang
  • Anh Tuan Hoang

Wei-Hsin Chen's work is regularly published in several key academic venues with multiple papers contributing to these journals. Some frequent publication venues are:

  • Bioresource Technology
  • Fuel
  • Energy
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

In addition to journal articles, Wei-Hsin Chen has contributed to book publications, including a title published by River Publishers eBooks in 2023 entitled Biofuel Technologies for a Sustainable Future: India and Beyond.

Best Publications

  • A state-of-the-art review of biomass torrefaction, densification and applications

    Wei Hsin Chen;Jianghong Peng;Xiaotao T. Bi

  • Progress in biomass torrefaction: Principles, applications and challenges

    Wei Hsin Chen;Bo Jhih Lin;Bo Jhih Lin;Yu Ying Lin;Yen Shih Chu

  • Biorefineries in circular bioeconomy: A comprehensive review

    Aristotle T. Ubando;Charles B. Felix;Wei Hsin Chen

  • A study on torrefaction of various biomass materials and its impact on lignocellulosic structure simulated by a thermogravimetry

    Wei Hsin Chen;Po Chih Kuo

  • Torrefaction and co-torrefaction characterization of hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin as well as torrefaction of some basic constituents in biomass

    Wei-Hsin Chen;Po-Chih Kuo

  • Recent advances in lignocellulosic biomass for biofuels and value-added bioproducts - A critical review.

    Veeramuthu Ashokkumar;Radhakrishnan Venkatkarthick;Shanmugam Jayashree;Santi Chuetor

  • Thermochemical conversion of microalgal biomass into biofuels: A review

    Wei Hsin Chen;Bo Jhih Lin;Ming Yueh Huang;Jo Shu Chang

  • Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the global energy system and the shift progress to renewable energy: Opportunities, challenges, and policy implications

    Anh Tuan Hoang;Sandro Nižetić;Aykut I. Olcer;Hwai Chyuan Ong

  • Water gas shift reaction for hydrogen production and carbon dioxide capture: A review

    Wei Hsin Chen;Chia Yang Chen

  • State of art review on conventional and advanced pyrolysis of macroalgae and microalgae for biochar, bio-oil and bio-syngas production

    Xin Jiat Lee;Hwai Chyuan Ong;Hwai Chyuan Ong;Yong Yang Gan;Wei Hsin Chen

  • Pyrolysis of lignocellulosic, algal, plastic, and other biomass wastes for biofuel production and circular bioeconomy: A review of thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) approach

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  • Catalytic thermochemical conversion of biomass for biofuel production: A comprehensive review

    Hwai Chyuan Ong;Wei Hsin Chen;Wei Hsin Chen;Abid Farooq;Yong Yang Gan;Yong Yang Gan

  • Recent developments on algal biochar production and characterization.

    Kai Ling Yu;Beng Fye Lau;Pau Loke Show;Hwai Chyuan Ong

  • Sustainability of the four generations of biofuels – A review

    Nurul Syahirah Mat Aron;Kuan Shiong Khoo;Kit Wayne Chew;Pau Loke Show

  • A comprehensive review of thermoelectric generation optimization by statistical approach: Taguchi method, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and response surface methodology (RSM)

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  • Sustainability of direct biodiesel synthesis from microalgae biomass: a critical review.

    Brandon Han Hoe Goh;Hwai Chyuan Ong;Mei Yee Cheah;Wei Hsin Chen

  • A state-of-the-art review on thermochemical conversion of biomass for biofuel production: A TG-FTIR approach

    Hwai Chyuan Ong;Wei Hsin Chen;Yashvir Singh;Yashvir Singh;Yong Yang Gan;Yong Yang Gan

  • Disruption of sugarcane bagasse lignocellulosic structure by means of dilute sulfuric acid pretreatment with microwave-assisted heating

    Wei-Hsin Chen;Yi-Jian Tu;Herng-Kuang Sheen

  • Investigation on the ignition and burnout temperatures of bamboo and sugarcane bagasse by thermogravimetric analysis.

    Jau Jang Lu;Wei Hsin Chen

  • Pyrolysis of high ash sewage sludge: Kinetics and thermodynamic analysis using Coats-Redfern method

    Salman Raza Naqvi;Salman Raza Naqvi;Rumaisa Tariq;Zeeshan Hameed;Imtiaz Ali

  • Pyrolysis characteristics and kinetics of microalgae via thermogravimetric analysis (TGA): A state-of-the-art review.

    Quang Vu Bach;Wei-Hsin Chen

  • Thermogravimetric analysis and kinetics of co-pyrolysis of raw/torrefied wood and coal blends

    Ke Miao Lu;Wen Jhy Lee;Wei-Hsin Chen;Ta Chang Lin

  • Isothermal torrefaction kinetics of hemicellulose, cellulose, lignin and xylan using thermogravimetric analysis

    Wei-Hsin Chen;Po-Chih Kuo

Frequent Co-Authors

Jo Shu Chang
Jo Shu Chang National Cheng Kung University
Hwai Chyuan Ong
Hwai Chyuan Ong Sunway University
Pau Loke Show
Pau Loke Show UCSI University
Tau Chuan Ling
Tau Chuan Ling University of Malaya
Wen-Jhy Lee
Wen-Jhy Lee National Cheng Kung University
Quang-Vu Bach
Quang-Vu Bach Virginia Tech
Xiao-Dong Wang
Xiao-Dong Wang North China Electric Power University
Su Shiung Lam
Su Shiung Lam Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Salman Raza Naqvi
Salman Raza Naqvi Karlstad University
Mark Daniel G. de Luna
Mark Daniel G. de Luna University of the Philippines Diliman

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