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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 90 116 104 17 17 714 27250

Wei Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wei Liu between 1982 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wei Liu published across 45 years, from 1982 to 2026, averaging 25.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 103 publications in 2021. 45 of the 1,140 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 103. Peak 103 publications in 2021. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 23 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 30 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 40 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 30 publications 2012: 36 publications 2013: 49 publications 2014: 41 publications 2015: 68 publications 2016: 76 publications 2017: 69 publications 2018: 90 publications 2019: 89 publications 2020: 96 publications 2021: 103 publications 2022: 39 publications 2023: 49 publications 2024: 50 publications 2025: 44 publications 2026: 1 publication
1982 2026

1,140 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wei Liu: publications per year, 1982 to 2026
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 2
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 2
1996 3
1997 3
1998 2
1999 0
2000 5
2001 3
2002 2
2003 10
2004 23
2005 19
2006 30
2007 16
2008 25
2009 40
2010 22
2011 30
2012 36
2013 49
2014 41
2015 68
2016 76
2017 69
2018 90
2019 89
2020 96
2021 103
2022 39
2023 49
2024 50
2025 44
2026 1
Total 1,140
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Wei Liu 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 Wei Liu 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, 659+ 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: 714 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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+ 100 714
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Wei Liu 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 Wei Liu 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, 90 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: 90 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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 90
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Overview

Wei Liu is affiliated with Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China and conducts research primarily within the field of engineering. Their scholarly focus spans several subfields including civil and structural engineering, mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, building and construction, and mechanics of materials.

The scientist's most recent papers cover diverse topics related to materials and structural behavior. Notable publications include:

  • Deformation-induced dynamic precipitation of 14H-LPSO structure and its effect on dynamic recrystallization in hot-extruded Mg-Y-Zn alloys (2023, International Journal of Plasticity)
  • Effects of w/b ratio, fly ash, limestone calcined clay, seawater and sea-sand on workability, mechanical properties, drying shrinkage behavior and micro-structural characteristics of concrete (2022, Construction and Building Materials)
  • Investigation on mechanical and micro properties of concrete incorporating seawater and sea sand in carbonized environment (2021, Construction and Building Materials)

Wei Liu's research outputs frequently appear in key publication venues including:

  • Construction and Building Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Materials
  • Buildings
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series

Collaboration has been a significant component of their work, with frequent coauthors such as Feng Xing, Luping Tang, Yongqiang Li, Jun Liu, and Zhijun Dong.

The scientist's extensive work is clustered around several core topics, including:

  • Concrete and Cement Materials Research
  • Concrete Corrosion and Durability
  • Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications
  • Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
  • Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition

Their research has contributed to an understanding of material behavior in challenging environments, with emphasis on corrosion processes and the mechanical properties of composite materials.

Best Publications

  • Location-based compromise-tolerant security mechanisms for wireless sensor networks

    Yanchao Zhang;Wei Liu;Wenjing Lou;Yuguang Fang

  • A numerical study on heat transfer and friction factor characteristics of laminar flow in a circular tube fitted with center-cleared twisted tape

    Jian Guo;Aiwu Fan;Xiaoyu Zhang;Wei Liu

  • Electroluminescent and transport mechanisms of n-ZnO∕p-Si heterojunctions

    J. D. Ye;S. L. Gu;S. M. Zhu;W. Liu

  • Experimental and numerical investigation on combustion characteristics of premixed hydrogen/air flame in a micro-combustor with a bluff body

    Jianlong Wan;Aiwu Fan;Kaoru Maruta;Hong Yao

  • Enhancing heat transfer in the core flow by using porous medium insert in a tube

    Z.F. Huang;A. Nakayama;K. Yang;C. Yang;C. Yang

  • Design and optimization of bio-inspired wave-like channel for a PEM fuel cell applying genetic algorithm

    Genchun Cai;Yunmin Liang;Zhichun Liu;Wei Liu

  • Fighting global warming by climate engineering: Is the Earth radiation management and the solar radiation management any option for fighting climate change?

    Tingzhen Ming;Renaud de_Richter;Wei Liu;Sylvain Caillol

  • Fractal Analysis of Permeabilities for Porous Media

    Boming Yu;Wei Liu

  • Numerical studies on heat transfer and flow characteristics for laminar flow in a tube with multiple regularly spaced twisted tapes

    Xiaoyu Zhang;Zhichun Liu;Wei Liu

  • Blue-yellow ZnO homostructural light-emitting diode realized by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition technique

    W. Liu;S. L. Gu;J. D. Ye;S. M. Zhu

  • A Revisit to High Thermoelectric Performance of Single-layer MoS2.

    Zelin Jin;Quanwen Liao;Haisheng Fang;Zhichun Liu

  • Effect of bluff body shape on the blow-off limit of hydrogen/air flame in a planar micro-combustor

    Aiwu Fan;Jianlong Wan;Yi Liu;Boming Pi

  • Numerical analysis of flow and heat transfer characteristics in solar chimney power plants with energy storage layer

    Tingzhen Ming;Wei Liu;Yuan Pan;Guoliang Xu

  • A numerical investigation on combustion characteristics of H2/air mixture in a micro-combustor with wall cavities

    Jianlong Wan;Wei Yang;Aiwu Fan;Yi Liu

  • Numerical studies on heat transfer and friction factor characteristics of a tube fitted with helical screw-tape without core-rod inserts

    Xiaoyu Zhang;Zhichun Liu;Wei Liu

  • Entransy expression of the second law of thermodynamics and its application to optimization in heat transfer process

    W. Liu;Z.C. Liu;H. Jia;A.W. Fan

  • Effect of pyrolysis conditions on the char gasification with mixtures of CO2 and H2O

    Chao Chen;Jing Wang;Wei Liu;Sen Zhang

  • Experimental investigation and numerical analysis on flame stabilization of CH4/air mixture in a mesoscale channel with wall cavities

    Jianlong Wan;Aiwu Fan;Yi Liu;Hong Yao

  • Removal of non-CO2 greenhouse gases by large-scale atmospheric solar photocatalysis

    Renaud de Richter;Tingzhen Ming;Philip L. Davies;Wei Liu

  • Flame-anchoring mechanisms of a micro cavity-combustor for premixed H2/air flame

    Jianlong Wan;Aiwu Fan;Hong Yao;Wei Liu

  • Probing the cytotoxicity of CdSe quantum dots with surface modification

    Guoning Guo;Wei Liu;Jiangong Liang;Zhike He

  • A numerical study on thermo-hydraulic characteristics of turbulent flow in a circular tube fitted with conical strip inserts

    Aiwu Fan;Junjie Deng;Jian Guo;Wei Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhichun Liu
Zhichun Liu Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Xiangliang Yang
Xiangliang Yang Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Aiwu Fan
Aiwu Fan Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Tingzhen Ming
Tingzhen Ming Wuhan University of Technology
Huibi Xu
Huibi Xu Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Zhengkai Tu
Zhengkai Tu Huazhong University of Science and Technology
An-Yuan Guo
An-Yuan Guo Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Akira Nakayama
Akira Nakayama Shizuoka University
Hong Yao
Hong Yao Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wen Cheng Xiong
Wen Cheng Xiong Case Western Reserve University

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