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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 98 76 71 6 6 846 33817

Wen-Quan Tao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wen-Quan Tao between 1982 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wen-Quan Tao published across 45 years, from 1982 to 2026, averaging 20.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 85 publications in 2024. 85 of the 924 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 85. Peak 85 publications in 2024. 1982: 2 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 26 publications 2012: 38 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 47 publications 2015: 49 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 47 publications 2018: 40 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 45 publications 2021: 51 publications 2022: 64 publications 2023: 69 publications 2024: 85 publications 2025: 83 publications 2026: 2 publications
1982 2026

924 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wen-Quan Tao: publications per year, 1982 to 2026
Year Publications
1982 2
1983 2
1984 1
1985 1
1986 1
1987 2
1988 0
1989 2
1990 1
1991 1
1992 2
1993 8
1994 4
1995 6
1996 5
1997 5
1998 5
1999 4
2000 4
2001 2
2002 12
2003 9
2004 11
2005 11
2006 10
2007 23
2008 21
2009 20
2010 24
2011 26
2012 38
2013 24
2014 47
2015 49
2016 22
2017 47
2018 40
2019 33
2020 45
2021 51
2022 64
2023 69
2024 85
2025 83
2026 2
Total 924
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Wen-Quan Tao 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 Wen-Quan Tao 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: 846 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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+ 100 846
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Wen-Quan Tao 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 Wen-Quan Tao 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, 93+ 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: 98 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
91 4
92 4
93+ 100 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in China Leader Award

Overview

Wen-Quan Tao is affiliated with Xi'an Jiaotong University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a particular focus on mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, computational mechanics, aerospace engineering, and materials chemistry.

Their research mainly centers on heat transfer phenomena and optimization, as well as the study of related energy conversion processes. Specific topics of work include:

  • Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Heat Transfer Mechanisms
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies

Frequently published venues for their research include:

  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Applied Thermal Engineering
  • International Journal of Refrigeration
  • Applied Energy
  • International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Wen-Quan Tao are:

  • "Numerical study on flow and heat transfer in a multi-jet microchannel heat sink," 2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • "Heat dissipation of electronic components by ionic wind from multi-needle electrodes discharge: Experimental and multi-physical analysis," 2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • "LED chip cooling system using ionic wind induced by multi-wire corona discharge," 2021, Applied Thermal Engineering
  • "Falling film evaporation in a triangular tube bundle under the influence of cross vapor stream," 2020, International Journal of Refrigeration
  • "Advanced carbon sequestration by the hybrid system of photobioreactor and microbial fuel cell with novel photocatalytic porous framework," 2021, Bioresource Technology

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Wen-Tao Ji
  • Ming-Jia Li
  • Chuang-Yao Zhao
  • Peng-Yi Cui
  • Yuandong Huang

Wen-Quan Tao's body of work reflects a cross-disciplinary approach combining experimental, numerical, and multi-physical analysis techniques, particularly in thermal management and energy conversion areas.

Best Publications

  • A critical review of the pseudopotential multiphase lattice Boltzmann model: Methods and applications

    Li Chen;Li Chen;Qinjun Kang;Yutong Mu;Ya-Ling He

  • Fatty acids as phase change materials: A review

    Yanping Yuan;Nan Zhang;Wenquan Tao;Xiaoling Cao

  • The field synergy (coordination) principle and its applications in enhancing single phase convective heat transfer

    Z.Y. Guo;W.Q. Tao;R.K. Shah

  • Field synergy principle for enhancing convective heat transfer--its extension and numerical verifications

    Wen-Quan Tao;Zeng-Yuan Guo;Bu-Xuan Wang

  • Experimental and numerical studies on melting phase change heat transfer in open-cell metallic foams filled with paraffin

    W.Q. Li;Z.G. Qu;Y.L. He;W.Q. Tao

  • The development technology and applications of supercritical CO2 power cycle in nuclear energy, solar energy and other energy industries

    Ming-Jia Li;Ming-Jia Li;Han-Hui Zhu;Jia-Qi Guo;Kun Wang

  • A unified analysis on enhancing single phase convective heat transfer with field synergy principle

    W.Q. Tao;Y.L. He;Q.W. Wang;Z.G. Qu

  • A coupled volume-of-fluid and level set (VOSET) method for computing incompressible two-phase flows

    D.L. Sun;W.Q. Tao

  • Nanoscale simulation of shale transport properties using the lattice Boltzmann method: permeability and diffusivity

    Li Chen;Lei Zhang;Qinjun Kang;Hari S. Viswanathan

  • Numerical study of laminar heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics in a water-cooled minichannel heat sink

    X.L. Xie;Z.J. Liu;Y.L. He;W.Q. Tao

  • Effectiveness–thermal resistance method for heat exchanger design and analysis

    Z.Y. Guo;X.B. Liu;W.Q. Tao;R.K. Shah

  • Review of methodologies and polices for evaluation of energy efficiency in high energy-consuming industry

    Ming-Jia Li;Wen-Quan Tao

  • A performance evaluation plot of enhanced heat transfer techniques oriented for energy-saving

    J.F. Fan;W.K. Ding;J.F. Zhang;Y.L. He

  • Modeling of multi-scale transport phenomena in shale gas production — A critical review

    Hui Wang;Li Chen;Zhiguo Qu;Ying Yin

  • PARAMETRIC NUMERICAL STUDY OF FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER IN MICROCHANNELS WITH WAVY WALLS

    Liang Gong;Krishna Kota;Wenquan Tao;Yogendra Joshi

  • Electroosmotic flow of non-Newtonian fluid in microchannels

    G.H. Tang;X.F. Li;Y.L. He;W.Q. Tao

  • Experimental performance comparison of shell-side heat transfer for shell-and-tube heat exchangers with middle-overlapped helical baffles and segmental baffles

    Jian-Fei Zhang;Bin Li;Wen-Jiang Huang;Yong-Gang Lei

  • Thermal performance analysis of a parabolic trough solar collector using supercritical CO2 as heat transfer fluid under non-uniform solar flux

    Yu Qiu;Ming-Jia Li;Ya-Ling He;Wen-Quan Tao

  • Pore-scale flow and mass transport in gas diffusion layer of proton exchange membrane fuel cell with interdigitated flow fields

    Li Chen;Hui-Bao Luan;Ya-Ling He;Wen-Quan Tao

  • Lattice Boltzmann methods for single-phase and solid-liquid phase-change heat transfer in porous media: A review

    Ya-Ling He;Qing Liu;Qing Li;Wen-Quan Tao

  • Experimental study of the thermal conductivity of polyurethane foams

    Hu Zhang;Wen-Zhen Fang;Yue-Ming Li;Wen-Quan Tao

  • Gas slippage effect on microscale porous flow using the lattice Boltzmann method

    G. H. Tang;W. Q. Tao;Y. L. He

Frequent Co-Authors

Ya-Ling He
Ya-Ling He Xi'an Jiaotong University
Li Chen
Li Chen Xi'an Jiaotong University
Qinjun Kang
Qinjun Kang Los Alamos National Laboratory
Zhiguo Qu
Zhiguo Qu Xi'an Jiaotong University
Ming-Jia Li
Ming-Jia Li Xi'an Jiaotong University
Gui-Hua Tang
Gui-Hua Tang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Qiuwang Wang
Qiuwang Wang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Jinjia Wei
Jinjia Wei Xi'an Jiaotong University
Tianshou Zhao
Tianshou Zhao Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Yogendra Joshi
Yogendra Joshi Georgia Institute of Technology

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