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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 49 1219 1120 493 424 411 9401

Wenbin Yu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wenbin Yu between 1996 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wenbin Yu published across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026, averaging 16 papers a year. Output peaked at 51 publications in 2020. 15 of the 496 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 51. Peak 51 publications in 2020. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 37 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 40 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 35 publications 2020: 51 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 4 publications
1996 2026

496 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wenbin Yu: publications per year, 1996 to 2026
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 4
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 2
2002 8
2003 5
2004 8
2005 12
2006 3
2007 18
2008 11
2009 16
2010 16
2011 15
2012 18
2013 25
2014 29
2015 37
2016 28
2017 40
2018 26
2019 35
2020 51
2021 21
2022 20
2023 13
2024 18
2025 11
2026 4
Total 496
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Wenbin Yu 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 Wenbin Yu 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, 407–416 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: 411 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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 28 411
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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Wenbin Yu 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 Wenbin Yu 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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 49
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Wenbin Yu is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their primary research areas lie within Engineering and Computer Science, with a significant number of publications contributing to the field.

The main fields of study for Wenbin Yu include:

  • Engineering
  • Computer Science

Key subfields of study represented in their work are:

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Yu's research topics encompass a broad range of subjects with an emphasis on composite materials and structural engineering, including:

  • Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization
  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Composite Material Mechanics
  • Topology Optimization in Engineering
  • Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Complex Network Analysis Techniques

Frequent co-authors in Yu's publications include:

  • Chengjun Zhang
  • Fei Tao
  • Yadang Chen
  • Haodong Du
  • Xin Liu

Yu has published multiple papers in well-known venues, with recurring contributions to the following:

  • Composite Structures
  • AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum
  • AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum
  • Entropy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Wenbin Yu include:

  • A review of artificial neural networks in the constitutive modeling of composite materials, 2021, Composites Part B Engineering
  • A neural network enhanced system for learning nonlinear constitutive law and failure initiation criterion of composites using indirectly measurable data, 2020, Composite Structures
  • Learning composite constitutive laws via coupling Abaqus and deep neural network, 2021, Composite Structures
  • Effects of ytterbium addition and heat treatment on the mechanical properties and biocorrosion behaviors of Mg-Zn-Zr alloy, 2020, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
  • Learning Nonlinear Constitutive Laws Using Neural Network Models Based on Indirectly Measurable Data, 2020, Journal of Applied Mechanics

Wenbin Yu has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers since 2013.

Best Publications

  • On Timoshenko-like modeling of initially curved and twisted composite beams

    Wenbin Yu;Dewey H. Hodges;Vitali Volovoi;Carlos E.S. Cesnik

  • A review of artificial neural networks in the constitutive modeling of composite materials

    Xin Liu;Su Tian;Fei Tao;Wenbin Yu

  • Validation of the Variational Asymptotic Beam Sectional Analysis

    Wenbin Yu;Vitali V. Volovoi;Dewey H. Hodges;Xianyu Hong

  • Variational asymptotic beam sectional analysis – An updated version

    Wenbin Yu;Dewey H. Hodges;Jimmy C. Ho

  • Variational asymptotic method for unit cell homogenization of periodically heterogeneous materials

    Wenbin Yu;Tian Tang

  • A Unified Theory for Constitutive Modeling of Composites

    Wenbin Yu

  • A critical assessment of computer tools for calculating composite wind turbine blade properties

    Hui Chen;Wenbin Yu;Mark Capellaro

  • Generalized Timoshenko Theory of the Variational Asymptotic Beam Sectional Analysis

    Wenbin Yu;Dewey H. Hodges

  • Elasticity Solutions Versus Asymptotic Sectional Analysis of Homogeneous, Isotropic, Prismatic Beams

    Wenbin Yu;Dewey H. Hodges

  • Experimental study of spray characteristics of biodiesel derived from waste cooking oil

    Balaji Mohan;Wenming Yang;Kun Lin Tay;Wenbin Yu

  • A generalized Vlasov theory for composite beams

    Wenbin Yu;Dewey H. Hodges;Vitali V. Volovoi;Eduardo D. Fuchs

  • Two-step homogenization of textile composites using mechanics of structure genome

    Xin Liu;Khizar Rouf;Bo Peng;Wenbin Yu

  • GEBT: A general-purpose nonlinear analysis tool for composite beams

    Wenbin Yu;Maxwell Blair

  • Asymptotic construction of Reissner-like composite plate theory with accurate strain recovery

    Wenbin Yu;Dewey H. Hodges;Vitali V. Volovoi

  • A rigorous, engineer-friendly approach for modelling realistic, composite rotor blades

    D. H. Hodges;W. Yu

  • Numerical investigation on the effect of reactivity gradient in an RCCI engine fueled with gasoline and diesel

    J. Li;W.M. Yang;H. An;D.Z. Zhou

  • An equivalent classical plate model of corrugated structures

    Zheng Ye;Victor L. Berdichevsky;Wenbin Yu

  • A variational asymptotic micromechanics model for predicting thermoelastic properties of heterogeneous materials

    Wenbin Yu;Tian Tang

  • Mathematical construction of a Reissner¿Mindlin plate theory for composite laminates

    Wenbin Yu

  • Numerical investigation on the combustion and emissions of a kerosene-diesel fueled compression ignition engine assisted by ammonia fumigation

    Kun Lin Tay;Wenming Yang;Jing Li;Dezhi Zhou

  • Validation of the variational asymptotic beam sectional analysis (VABS)

    Wenbin Yu;Vitali Volovoi;Dewey Hodges;Xianyu Hong

  • DNAD, a simple tool for automatic differentiation of Fortran codes using dual numbers

    Wenbin Yu;Maxwell Blair

Frequent Co-Authors

Dewey H. Hodges
Dewey H. Hodges Georgia Institute of Technology
Carlos E. S. Cesnik
Carlos E. S. Cesnik University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Erasmo Carrera
Erasmo Carrera Polytechnic University of Turin
Alfonso Pagani
Alfonso Pagani Polytechnic University of Turin
Jorge Ambrósio
Jorge Ambrósio Instituto Superior Técnico
Luciano Demasi
Luciano Demasi San Diego State University
Heung Soo Kim
Heung Soo Kim Dongguk University
Maenghyo Cho
Maenghyo Cho Seoul National University

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