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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 37 2432 2274 296 295 130 4775

Weiwei Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Weiwei Zhang between 2007 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Weiwei Zhang published across 20 years, from 2007 to 2026, averaging 15.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 61 publications in 2024. 46 of the 303 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 61. Peak 61 publications in 2024. 2007: 5 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 31 publications 2024: 61 publications 2025: 45 publications 2026: 1 publication
2007 2026

303 publications in total across all disciplines

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Weiwei Zhang: publications per year, 2007 to 2026
Year Publications
2007 5
2008 2
2009 5
2010 5
2011 0
2012 7
2013 5
2014 4
2015 7
2016 11
2017 14
2018 13
2019 30
2020 11
2021 15
2022 31
2023 31
2024 61
2025 45
2026 1
Total 303
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Weiwei Zhang publications per year - data summary

  • Weiwei Zhang, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from Northwestern Polytechnical University, has 303 publications recorded across 20 years, from 2007 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2007 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2024, with 61 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2026, with 1 publication.
  • 1 of the 20 years in the span carries no publications at all (2011).
  • The rate of publication averages 15.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 15.9 per year counting only the 19 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 169 publications, 56% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2007-2013: 29 publications (4.1 per year); 2014-2020: 90 publications (12.9 per year); 2021-2026: 184 publications (30.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Weiwei Zhang 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 Weiwei Zhang 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, 127–136 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: 130 publications — 16th percentile

16% 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
127–136 130 130
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
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Weiwei Zhang publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,445 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 47–56 to 659+ publications.
  • Weiwei Zhang, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from Northwestern Polytechnical University, records 130 publications - the 16th percentile of the discipline.
  • 16% of ranked Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Weiwei Zhang, and about 84% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 217–226 publications range, and Weiwei Zhang ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 147–156 publications, holding 155 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 46% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 197–206 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 659 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Weiwei Zhang 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 Weiwei Zhang 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, 37 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: 37 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 37
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
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Weiwei Zhang D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,445 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 30 to 93+ D-Index.
  • Weiwei Zhang, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from Northwestern Polytechnical University, records 37 D-Index - the 32nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 32% of ranked Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Weiwei Zhang, and about 68% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 43 D-Index range, and Weiwei Zhang ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 34 D-Index, holding 189 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 45 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Overview

Weiwei Zhang is affiliated with Northwestern Polytechnical University in China. Their research primarily spans the field of engineering, with a substantial focus on computational mechanics, statistical and nonlinear physics, and aerospace engineering. Their work also includes artificial intelligence and computer vision and pattern recognition as significant subfields.

The scientist's research encompasses key topics such as model reduction and neural networks, fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, fluid dynamics and vibration analysis, and computational fluid dynamics and aerodynamics. Additional areas of study include wind and air flow studies, aerodynamics and acoustics in jet flows, and advanced multi-objective optimization algorithms.

Weiwei Zhang has contributed to numerous publications in various scientific venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

  • Physics of Fluids
  • Aerospace Science and Technology
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • AIAA Journal

Their recent papers include the following works:

  • Data-driven modeling for unsteady aerodynamics and aeroelasticity, 2021, Progress in Aerospace Sciences
  • Grid search based multi-population particle swarm optimization algorithm for multimodal multi-objective optimization, 2021, Swarm and Evolutionary Computation
  • Fast aerodynamics prediction of laminar airfoils based on deep attention network, 2023, Physics of Fluids
  • Turbulence closure for high Reynolds number airfoil flows by deep neural networks, 2020, Aerospace Science and Technology
  • Clearing-based multimodal multi-objective evolutionary optimization with layer-to-layer strategy, 2021, Swarm and Evolutionary Computation

Weiwei Zhang has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including:

  • Chuanqiang Gao
  • Wenbo Cao
  • Jiaqing Kou
  • Yilang Liu
  • Xuxiang Sun

Best Publications

  • Machine learning methods for turbulence modeling in subsonic flows around airfoils

    Linyang Zhu;Weiwei Zhang;Jiaqing Kou;Yilang Liu

  • An improved criterion to select dominant modes from dynamic mode decomposition

    Jiaqing Kou;Weiwei Zhang

  • Mechanism of frequency lock-in in vortex-induced vibrations at low Reynolds numbers

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  • Efficient Method for Limit Cycle Flutter Analysis Based on Nonlinear Aerodynamic Reduced-Order Models

    Weiwei Zhang;Bobin Wang;Zhengyin Ye;Jingge Quan

  • Supersonic Flutter Analysis Based on a Local Piston Theory

    Wei-Wei Zhang;Zheng-Yin Ye;Chen-An Zhang;Feng Liu

  • Deep neural network for unsteady aerodynamic and aeroelastic modeling across multiple Mach numbers

    Kai Li;Jiaqing Kou;Weiwei Zhang

  • Mechanism of frequency lock-in in transonic buffeting flow

    Chuanqiang Gao;Weiwei Zhang;Xintao Li;Yilang Liu

  • Transonic aeroelasticity: A new perspective from the fluid mode

    Chuanqiang Gao;Weiwei Zhang

  • Mode competition in galloping of a square cylinder at low Reynolds number

    Xintao Li;Zhen Lyu;Jiaqing Kou;Weiwei Zhang

  • The lowest Reynolds number of vortex-induced vibrations

    Jiaqing Kou;Weiwei Zhang;Yilang Liu;Xintao Li

  • Benchmark aerodynamic shape optimization with the POD-based CST airfoil parametric method

    Xiaojing Wu;Xiaojing Wu;Weiwei Zhang;Xuhao Peng;Ziyi Wang

  • A reduced-order model for compressible flows with buffeting condition using higher order dynamic mode decomposition with a mode selection criterion

    Jiaqing Kou;Soledad Le Clainche;Weiwei Zhang

  • Active control of transonic buffet flow

    Chuanqiang Gao;Weiwei Zhang;Jiaqing Kou;Yilang Liu

  • Turbulence closure for high Reynolds number airfoil flows by deep neural networks

    Linyang Zhu;Weiwei Zhang;Xuxiang Sun;Yilang Liu

  • Two Better Loosely Coupled Solution Algorithms of CFD Based Aeroelastic Simulation

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  • A hybrid reduced-order framework for complex aeroelastic simulations

    Jiaqing Kou;Weiwei Zhang

  • Multi-fidelity modeling framework for nonlinear unsteady aerodynamics of airfoils

    Jiaqing Kou;Weiwei Zhang

  • Multi-kernel neural networks for nonlinear unsteady aerodynamic reduced-order modeling

    Jiaqing Kou;Weiwei Zhang

  • Dynamic mode decomposition with exogenous input for data-driven modeling of unsteady flows

    Jiaqing Kou;Weiwei Zhang

  • The interaction between flutter and buffet in transonic flow

    Weiwei Zhang;Chuanqiang Gao;Yilang Liu;Zhengyin Ye

  • Novel Wiener models with a time-delayed nonlinear block and their identification

    Jiaqing Kou;Weiwei Zhang;Minglang Yin

Frequent Co-Authors

YuanTong Gu
YuanTong Gu Queensland University of Technology

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