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D-Index
33
Citations
3288
World Ranking
3086
National Ranking
383

Xiongbo Duan 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 Xiongbo Duan sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 80 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xiongbo Duan 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 Xiongbo Duan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xiongbo Duan is affiliated with Central South University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and chemical engineering. Their research predominantly focuses on fluid flow and transfer processes, automotive engineering, and computational mechanics, with additional engagement in materials chemistry and biomedical engineering.

The scientific work of Xiongbo Duan revolves around several main topics, including:

  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Biodiesel Production and Applications
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Hydrogen Storage and Materials

They have published 127 works under the broader umbrella of engineering, with 62 specifically in chemical engineering. The subfields where Duan is notably active include fluid flow and transfer processes (62 publications), automotive engineering (48), and computational mechanics (30).

Xiongbo Duan's publication record includes frequent contributions to a number of scientific journals, with the highest number of publications appearing in:

  • Fuel (17 publications)
  • Energy (16 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (10 publications)
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (7 publications)
  • Renewable Energy (4 publications)

Recent representative papers authored or co-authored by Duan include:

  • A review of controlling strategies of the ignition timing and combustion phase in homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine, 2020, Fuel
  • Effects of injection timing and EGR on combustion and emissions characteristics of the diesel engine fuelled with acetone-butanol-ethanol/diesel blend fuels, 2021, Energy

Their collaborative network features several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Jinping Liu
  • Jingping Liu
  • Zhiqiang Sun
  • Banglin Deng
  • Jianqin Fu

Best Publications

  • A review of controlling strategies of the ignition timing and combustion phase in homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine

    Xiongbo Duan;Ming-Chia Lai;Marcis Jansons;Genmiao Guo

  • Experimental and numerical investigation of the effects of low-pressure, high-pressure and internal EGR configurations on the performance, combustion and emission characteristics in a hydrogen-enriched heavy-duty lean-burn natural gas SI engine

    Xiongbo Duan;Xiongbo Duan;Yiqun Liu;Jingping Liu;Ming-Chia Lai

  • Microsimulation of electric vehicle energy consumption and driving range

    Yunkun Xie;Yangyang Li;Zhichao Zhao;Hao Dong

  • Effect of hydrogen enrichment on the flame propagation, emissions formation and energy balance of the natural gas spark ignition engine

    Xingyu Sun;Hengli Liu;Xiongbo Duan;Hao Guo

  • Experimental study the effects of various compression ratios and spark timing on performance and emission of a lean-burn heavy-duty spark ignition engine fueled with methane gas and hydrogen blends

    Xiongbo Duan;Yangyang Li;Jingping Liu;Genmiao Guo

  • Multi-objective energy management for Atkinson cycle engine and series hybrid electric vehicle based on evolutionary NSGA-II algorithm using digital twins

    Yangyang Li;Yangyang Li;Shuqian Wang;Xiongbo Duan;Shujing Liu

  • Effects of injection timing and EGR on combustion and emissions characteristics of the diesel engine fuelled with acetone–butanol–ethanol/diesel blend fuels

    Xiongbo Duan;Zhengxin Xu;Xingyu Sun;Banglin Deng

  • Experimental study on the performance, combustion and emission characteristics of a high compression ratio heavy-duty spark-ignition engine fuelled with liquefied methane gas and hydrogen blend

    Jingping Liu;Xiongbo Duan;Zhipeng Yuan;Qi Liu

  • Influence of single injection and two-stagnation injection strategy on thermodynamic process and performance of a turbocharged direct-injection spark-ignition engine fuelled with ethanol and gasoline blend

    Xiongbo Duan;Jingping Liu;Yonghao Tan;Baojun Luo

  • High-pressure proton exchange membrane water electrolysis: Current status and challenges in hydrogen production

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  • Dilution gas and hydrogen enrichment on the laminar flame speed and flame structure of the methane/air mixture

    Xiongbo Duan;Yangyang Li;Yiqun Liu;Shiheng Zhang

  • Experimental study the impacts of the key operating and design parameters on the cycle-to-cycle variations of the natural gas SI engine

    Xiongbo Duan;Banglin Deng;Yiqun Liu;Yangyang Li

  • Experimental study on the energy flow of a gasoline-powered vehicle under the NEDC of cold starting

    Xiongbo Duan;Jianqin Fu;Jianqin Fu;Zhizhong Zhang;Jingping Liu

  • Effects of the continuous variable valve lift system and Miller cycle strategy on the performance behavior of the lean-burn natural gas spark ignition engine

    Jinfei Wang;Xiongbo Duan;Wukun Wang;Jinhuan Guan

  • An experimental study the impact of the hydrogen enrichment on cycle-to-cycle variations of the large bore and lean burn natural gas spark-ignition engine

    Xiongbo Duan;Banglin Deng;Yiqun Liu;Shunzhang Zou

  • Experimental investigation the impacts of injection strategies coupled with gasoline/ethanol blend on combustion, performance and emissions characteristics of a GDI spark-ignition engine

    Yangyang Li;Xiongbo Duan;Xiongbo Duan;Yiqun Liu;Jingping Liu

  • Experimental investigation of the effects of injection strategies on cycle-to-cycle variations of a DISI engine fueled with ethanol and gasoline blend

    Xiongbo Duan;Jingping Liu;Zhipeng Yuan;Genmiao Guo

  • Numerical investigation of water injection quantity and water injection timing on the thermodynamics, combustion and emissions in a hydrogen enriched lean-burn natural gas SI engine

    Jinfei Wang;Xiongbo Duan;Yiqun Liu;Wukun Wang

  • Experimental and numerical study the effect of combustion chamber shapes on combustion and emissions characteristics in a heavy-duty lean burn SI natural gas engine coupled with detail combustion mechanism

    Shiheng Zhang;Xiongbo Duan;Xiongbo Duan;Yiqun Liu;Genmiao Guo

  • Quantitative investigation the influences of the injection timing under single and double injection strategies on performance, combustion and emissions characteristics of a GDI SI engine fueled with gasoline/ethanol blend

    Xiongbo Duan;Xiongbo Duan;Yangyang Li;Yiqun Liu;Jingping Liu

  • Spray combustion and soot formation characteristics of the acetone-butanol-ethanol/diesel blends under diesel engine-relevant conditions

    Zhengxin Xu;Xiongbo Duan;Yiqun Liu;Banglin Deng

  • Performance, combustion and knock assessment of a high compression ratio and lean-burn heavy-duty spark-ignition engine fuelled with n-butane and liquefied methane gas blend

    Xiongbo Duan;Jingping Liu;Jun Yao;Zheng Chen

  • Effects of natural gas composition and compression ratio on the thermodynamic and combustion characteristics of a heavy-duty lean-burn SI engine fueled with liquefied natural gas

    Xiongbo Duan;Xiongbo Duan;Yiqun Liu;Ming-Chia Lai;Genmiao Guo

Frequent Co-Authors

Zheng Chen
Zheng Chen University of Houston
Zhixia He
Zhixia He Jiangsu University
Dan Zhao
Dan Zhao National University of Singapore

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