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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
72
Citations
18795
World Ranking
339
National Ranking
44

Xinxin 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 Xinxin Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 452 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xinxin 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 Xinxin Zhang 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: 72 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xinxin Zhang is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology Beijing in China and has an extensive research portfolio primarily focused on engineering disciplines. Their work spans across several subfields including mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, computational mechanics, renewable energy, sustainability, the environment, and civil and structural engineering.

The scientist's research topics are diverse, covering areas such as phase change materials research, advanced photocatalysis techniques, aluminum alloy microstructure properties, adsorption and cooling systems, drilling and well engineering, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, and aluminum alloys composites properties.

Among their recent papers notable for their contribution to materials science and thermal insulation are:

  • "Interweaved Cellular Structured Ceramic Nanofibrous Aerogels with Superior Bendability and Compressibility" (2020, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • "Elastic and highly fatigue resistant ZrO2-SiO2 nanofibrous aerogel with low energy dissipation for thermal insulation" (2021, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • "All-Ceramic and Elastic Aerogels with Nanofibrous-Granular Binary Synergistic Structure for Thermal Superinsulation" (2022, ACS Nano)

Xinxin Zhang has frequently collaborated with co-authors who contribute significantly to their research output. The most frequent co-authors are:

  • Yanhui Feng
  • Daili Feng
  • Lubo Tang
  • Zehua Dong
  • Dong Qian

The research outputs have been published in several renowned venues, reflecting the scientist's engagement with the academic community. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Physics of Fluids
  • Acta Physica Sinica
  • Powder Technology

The scope of Zhang's research is primarily based in the engineering field, with about 300 publications, emphasizing the integration of materials chemistry and mechanical approaches to problem-solving in both renewable energy and structural applications.

Best Publications

  • Thermal conductivities study on silica aerogel and its composite insulation materials

    Gaosheng Wei;Yusong Liu;Xinxin Zhang;Fan Yu

  • A review of research on the Kalina cycle

    Xinxin Zhang;Maogang He;Ying Zhang

  • A review of recent advances in thermophysical properties at the nanoscale: From solid state to colloids

    Lin Qiu;Lin Qiu;Ning Zhu;Yanhui Feng;Efstathios E. Michaelides

  • Coupled flow and heat transfer in viscoelastic fluid with Cattaneo–Christov heat flux model

    Shihao Han;Liancun Zheng;Chunrui Li;Xinxin Zhang

  • MHD flow and radiation heat transfer of nanofluids in porous media with variable surface heat flux and chemical reaction

    Chaoli Zhang;Liancun Zheng;Xinxin Zhang;Goong Chen;Goong Chen

  • MHD pseudo-plastic nanofluid unsteady flow and heat transfer in a finite thin film over stretching surface with internal heat generation

    Yanhai Lin;Yanhai Lin;Liancun Zheng;Xinxin Zhang;Lianxi Ma

  • Review on micro/nano phase change materials for solar thermal applications

    Lin Qiu;Yuxin Ouyang;Yanhui Feng;Xinxin Zhang

  • A combined thermodynamic cycle used for waste heat recovery of internal combustion engine

    Maogang He;Xinxin Zhang;Ke Zeng;Ke Gao

  • Flow and radiation heat transfer of a nanofluid over a stretching sheet with velocity slip and temperature jump in porous medium

    Liancun Zheng;Chaoli Zhang;Xinxin Zhang;Junhong Zhang

  • Radiation effects on Marangoni convection flow and heat transfer in pseudo-plastic non-Newtonian nanofluids with variable thermal conductivity

    Yanhai Lin;Liancun Zheng;Xinxin Zhang

  • Boundary layer heat and mass transfer with Cattaneo–Christov double-diffusion in upper-convected Maxwell nanofluid past a stretching sheet with slip velocity

    Jize Sui;Liancun Zheng;Xinxin Zhang

  • Mixed convection heat transfer in power law fluids over a moving conveyor along an inclined plate

    Jize Sui;Liancun Zheng;Xinxin Zhang;Goong Chen

  • Macroscopic modeling of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and model-based control of SOFC and gas turbine hybrid system

    Cheng Bao;Ying Wang;Daili Feng;Zeyi Jiang

  • Review on nanoporous composite phase change materials: Fabrication, characterization, enhancement and molecular simulation

    Daili Feng;Yanhui Feng;Lin Qiu;Pei Li

  • Enhancing the interfacial interaction of carbon nanotubes fibers by Au nanoparticles with improved performance of the electrical and thermal conductivity

    Lin Qiu;Hanying Zou;Xiaotian Wang;Yanhui Feng

  • Investigation of Dealloying of S phase (Al2CuMg) in AA 2024-T3 Aluminium Alloy Using High Resolution 2D and 3D Electron Imaging

    Teruo Hashimoto;X. Zhang;X. Zhou;P. Skeldon

  • Optimization of geometry and flow rate distribution for double-layer microchannel heat sink

    Lin Lin;Yang-Yang Chen;Xin-Xin Zhang;Xiao-Dong Wang

  • Molecular simulation of CO2/CH4 self- and transport diffusion coefficients in coal

    Yongliang Zhao;Yanhui Feng;Xinxin Zhang

  • Transient modeling and dynamic characteristics of thermoelectric cooler

    Jing-Hui Meng;Xiao-Dong Wang;Xin-Xin Zhang

  • Unsteady natural convection boundary layer heat transfer of fractional Maxwell viscoelastic fluid over a vertical plate

    Jinhu Zhao;Liancun Zheng;Xinxin Zhang;Fawang Liu

  • Flow and heat transfer of nanofluids over a rotating disk with uniform stretching rate in the radial direction

    Chenguang Yin;Liancun Zheng;Chaoli Zhang;Xinxin Zhang

  • Slip effects on MHD flow of a generalized Oldroyd-B fluid with fractional derivative

    Liancun Zheng;Yaqing Liu;Xinxin Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Liancun Zheng
Liancun Zheng University of Science and Technology Beijing
Zehua Dong
Zehua Dong Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Xiaorong Zhou
Xiaorong Zhou University of Manchester
Ge Wang
Ge Wang University of Science and Technology Beijing
Fawang Liu
Fawang Liu Queensland University of Technology
Xiao-Dong Wang
Xiao-Dong Wang North China Electric Power University
Chuansong Wu
Chuansong Wu Shandong University
Xiaoze Du
Xiaoze Du North China Electric Power University
Teruo Hashimoto
Teruo Hashimoto University of Manchester
Hongfang Liu
Hongfang Liu Huazhong University of Science and Technology

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