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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
43
Citations
6121
World Ranking
1751
National Ranking
63

Wenyi Yan 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 Wenyi Yan sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 224 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Wenyi Yan 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 Wenyi Yan sits on this spectrum.

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: 43 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wenyi Yan is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has a research focus within the broad field of Engineering, contributing extensively to subfields such as Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Automotive Engineering.

Their research topics notably cover areas including Railway Engineering and Dynamics, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses, Metal Alloys Wear and Properties, Mechanical Stress and Fatigue Analysis, Extraction and Separation Processes, and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques.

Wenyi Yan has published in several academic journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Engineering Failure Analysis (6 publications)
  • Journal of Cleaner Production (3 publications)
  • International Journal of Mechanical Sciences (3 publications)
  • Materials (3 publications)
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series (3 publications)

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Rethinking Chinese supply resilience of critical metals in lithium-ion batteries, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Criticality assessment of metal resources in China, 2021, iScience
  • Recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries in view of green chemistry, 2021, Green Chemistry
  • Tensile properties of 3D-printed CNT-SGF reinforced PLA composites, 2022, Composites Science and Technology
  • Comprehensive evaluation on production and recycling of lithium-ion batteries: A critical review, 2023, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Wenyi Yan collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Peter Mutton
  • Zhi Sun
  • Ralph Abrahams
  • Chung Lun Pun
  • Cong Qiu

Best Publications

  • Experimental investigation and 3D finite element prediction of the heat affected zone during laser assisted machining of Ti6Al4V alloy

    Jihong Yang;Shoujin Sun;Milan Brandt;Wenyi Yan

  • Applicability of the Hertz contact theory to rail-wheel contact problems

    W. Yan;F. D. Fischer

  • Experimental characterization of laser cladding of CPM 9V on H13 tool steel for die repair applications

    Prakash Kattire;Santanu Paul;Ramesh Kumar Singh;Wenyi Yan

  • Oliver-Pharr indentation method in determining elastic moduli of shape memory alloys-A phase transformable material

    Qianhua Kan;Wenyi Yan;Guozheng Kang;Qingping Sun

  • Numerical study on the mode I delamination toughness of z-pinned laminates

    Wenyi Yan;Hong-Yuan Liu;Yiu-Wing Mai;Yiu-Wing Mai

  • Experimental study on z-pin bridging law by pullout test

    Shao-Cong Dai;Wenyi Yan;Hong-Yuan Liu;Yiu-Wing Mai

  • Mode II delamination toughness of Z-pinned laminates

    Wenyi Yan;Wenyi Yan;Hong-Yuan Liu;Yiu-Wing Mai

  • Experimental observations on rate-dependent cyclic deformation of super-elastic NiTi shape memory alloy

    Qianhua Kan;Chao Yu;Guozheng Kang;Jian Li

  • Conditions of applying Oliver-Pharr method to the nanoindentation of particles in composites

    Wenyi Yan;Chung Lun Jerome Pun;George Philip Simon

  • Contact pressure evolution and its relation to wear in sheet metal forming

    Michael P Pereira;Wenyi Yan;Bernard Frank Rolfe

  • Crush responses of composite cylinder under quasi-static and dynamic loading

    Louis Ngai Sum Chiu;Brian Falzon;Dong Ruan;Shanqing Xu

  • Finite element modelling of composite structures under crushing load

    Louis Ngai Sum Chiu;Brian Falzon;Romain Boman;Bernard Chen

  • Analysis of spherical indentation of superelastic shape memory alloys

    Wenyi Yan;Qingping Sun;Xi-Qiao Feng;Linmao Qian

  • Investigation of a novel functionally graded material for the repair of premium hypereutectoid rails using laser cladding technology

    Quan Lai;Ralph Abrahams;Wenyi Yan;Cong Qiu

  • Sliding distance, contact pressure and wear in sheet metal stamping

    Michael P. Pereira;Wenyi Yan;Bernard F. Rolfe

  • Experimental study on effect of loading rate on mode I delamination of z-pin reinforced laminates

    Hong-Yuan Liu;Wenyi Yan;Xiao-Yan Yu;Yiu-Wing Mai

  • Numerical study of sliding wear caused by a loaded pin on a rotating disc

    Wenyi Yan;Noel P. O'Dowd;Esteban P. Busso

  • Theoretical modelling of the effect of plasticity on reverse transformation in superelastic shape memory alloys

    Wenyi Yan;Chun Hui Wang;Xin Ping Zhang;Yiu-Wing Mai

  • Ratcheting behaviour of high strength rail steels under bi-axial compression-torsion loadings: Experiment and simulation

    Chung Lun Jerome Pun;Qianhua Kan;Peter John Mutton;Guozheng Kang

  • Effect of deposition material and heat treatment on wear and rolling contact fatigue of laser cladded rails

    Taposh Roy;Quan Lai;Ralph Abrahams;Peter Mutton

  • Contact pressure evolution at the die radius in sheet metal stamping

    Michael P Pereira;John L Duncan;Wenyi Yan;Bernard Frank Rolfe

  • Effect of transformation volume contraction on the toughness of superelastic shape memory alloys

    Wenyi Yan;Chun Hui Wang;Xin Ping Zhang;Yiu-Wing Mai

Frequent Co-Authors

Guozheng Kang
Guozheng Kang Southwest Jiaotong University
Hong-Yuan Liu
Hong-Yuan Liu University of Sydney
Yiu-Wing Mai
Yiu-Wing Mai Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Qingping Sun
Qingping Sun Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Brian Falzon
Brian Falzon RMIT University
Bernard Rolfe
Bernard Rolfe Deakin University
Peter Hodgson
Peter Hodgson Deakin University
Franz Dieter Fischer
Franz Dieter Fischer University of Leoben
Xinhua Wu
Xinhua Wu Monash University
Milan Brandt
Milan Brandt RMIT University

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