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D-Index
56
Citations
12285
World Ranking
844
National Ranking
35

Xiaodong Huang 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 Xiaodong Huang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 187 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xiaodong Huang 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 Xiaodong Huang 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: 56 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xiaodong Huang is affiliated with Swinburne University of Technology in Australia. Their primary research contributions lie within the broad field of engineering, with a significant focus on civil and structural engineering, mechanics of materials, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, and materials chemistry.

Their research topics cover a range of advanced engineering themes, including:

  • Topology Optimization in Engineering
  • Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization
  • Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms
  • Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Structural Analysis and Optimization
  • Composite Material Mechanics

Xiaodong Huang has published extensively, with recent papers highlighting various methodological and application-driven approaches in engineering and materials science. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Multi-strategy adaptable ant colony optimization algorithm and its application in robot path planning," 2024, Knowledge-Based Systems
  • "Modified adaptive ant colony optimization algorithm and its application for solving path planning of mobile robot," 2022, Expert Systems with Applications
  • "Additively manufactured fiber-reinforced composites: A review of mechanical behavior and opportunities," 2022, Journal of Material Science and Technology
  • "Hybrid anisotropic plasmonic metasurfaces with multiple resonances of focused light beams," 2021, Nano Letters
  • "Smooth topological design of structures using the floating projection," 2020, Engineering Structures

Frequent collaborative work has been documented with researchers Weibai Li, Bin Xu, Fei Meng, Baohua Jia, and Zunyi Duan. The extent of collaborations ranges from 7 to 19 joint publications with these coauthors.

Regarding publication venues, Xiaodong Huang has contributed multiple papers to several journals and conferences, including:

  • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (12 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (9 publications)
  • Engineering Structures (6 publications)
  • Advances in Engineering Software (4 publications)
  • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Evolutionary Topology Optimization of Continuum Structures: Methods and Applications

    X. Huang;Y. M. Xie

  • Convergent and mesh-independent solutions for the bi-directional evolutionary structural optimization method

    X. Huang;Y. M. Xie

  • Bi-directional evolutionary topology optimization of continuum structures with one or multiple materials

    X. Huang;Y. M. Xie

  • A further review of ESO type methods for topology optimization

    Xiaodong Huang;Yi-Min Xie

  • Bi-directional Evolutionary Structural Optimization on Advanced Structures and Materials: A Comprehensive Review

    Liang Xia;Qi Xia;Xiaodong Huang;Yi Min Xie

  • Design of lattice structures with controlled anisotropy

    Shanqing Xu;Jianhu Shen;Shiwei Zhou;Xiaodong Huang

  • Topological design of microstructures of cellular materials for maximum bulk or shear modulus

    X. Huang;A. Radman;Y.M. Xie

  • Evolutionary topological optimization of vibrating continuum structures for natural frequencies

    X. Huang;Z. H. Zuo;Y. M. Xie

  • Topology optimization of microstructures of cellular materials and composites for macrostructures

    X. Huang;S.W. Zhou;Y.M. Xie;Q. Li

  • Optimal design of periodic structures using evolutionary topology optimization

    X. Huang;Y. M. Xie

  • Shape optimization of metallic yielding devices for passive mitigation of seismic energy

    Kazem Ghabraie;Ricky Chan;Xiaodong Huang;Yi Min Xie

  • Mechanical properties of luffa sponge.

    Jianhu Shen;Yi Min Xie;Xiaodong Huang;Shiwei Zhou

  • Topology Optimization of Photonic and Phononic Crystals and Metamaterials: A Review

    Weibai Li;Fei Meng;Yafeng Chen;Yang fan Li

  • Topology optimization of functionally graded cellular materials

    A. Radman;X. Huang;Y. M. Xie

  • Concurrent topology optimization of structures and their composite microstructures

    X. Yan;X. Huang;Y. Zha;Y. M. Xie

  • Topology optimization of nonlinear structures under displacement loading

    X. Huang;Y.M. Xie

  • On the axial splitting and curling of circular metal tubes

    Xiaodong Q. Huang;Guoxing Lu;Tong X. Yu

  • Evolutionary topology optimization of continuum structures with an additional displacement constraint

    X. Huang;Y. M. Xie

  • Simple cubic three-dimensional auxetic metamaterials

    Jianhu Shen;Shiwei Zhou;Xiaodong Huang;Yi Min Xie

  • Evolutionary topological design for phononic band gap crystals

    Yang Fan Li;Xiaodong Huang;Fei Meng;Shiwei Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Yi Min Xie
Yi Min Xie RMIT University
Shiwei Zhou
Shiwei Zhou RMIT University
Guangyao Li
Guangyao Li Hunan University
Guangyong Sun
Guangyong Sun Hunan University
Baohua Jia
Baohua Jia RMIT University
Guoxing Lu
Guoxing Lu Zhejiang University
Dong Ruan
Dong Ruan Swinburne University of Technology
Tongxi Yu
Tongxi Yu Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Bernard Rolfe
Bernard Rolfe Deakin University
Junjia Cui
Junjia Cui Hunan University

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