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D-Index
54
Citations
9353
World Ranking
976
National Ranking
66

Yanling Tian 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 Yanling Tian sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 264 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yanling Tian 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 Yanling Tian 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: 54 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yanling Tian is affiliated with the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom and has a research focus primarily in engineering and materials science. The scientist's work extensively covers several subfields including surfaces, coatings and films; control and systems engineering; biomedical engineering; mechanics of materials; and computational mechanics.

Tian's research encompasses an array of main topics such as surface modification and superhydrophobicity, adhesion, friction and surface interactions, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, fluid dynamics and heat transfer, iterative learning control systems, piezoelectric actuators and control, and robotic mechanisms and dynamics.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Tian include:

  • Faze Chen
  • Zhen Yang
  • Dawei Zhang
  • Lei Xia

Yanling Tian has published research in a variety of scientific venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
  • Journal of Bionic Engineering
  • International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
  • Surface and Coatings Technology

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Tian include:

  • "Robust and durable liquid-repellent surfaces" (2022) published in Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Programmable droplet transport on multi-bioinspired slippery surface with tridirectionally anisotropic wettability" (2022) published in Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Recent progress in bio-inspired macrostructure array materials with special wettability-from surface engineering to functional applications" (2023) published in International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing
  • "A 2-DOF nano-positioning scanner with novel compound decoupling-guiding mechanism" (2020) published in Mechanism and Machine Theory
  • "Phase-field simulations of droplet impact on superhydrophobic surfaces" (2022) published in International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Best Publications

  • Multi-morphology transition hybridization CAD design of minimal surface porous structures for use in tissue engineering

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  • Insights into the wettability transition of nanosecond laser ablated surface under ambient air exposure

    Zhen Yang;Xianping Liu;Yanling Tian;Yanling Tian

  • A Novel Direct Inverse Modeling Approach for Hysteresis Compensation of Piezoelectric Actuator in Feedforward Applications

    Yanding Qin;Yanling Tian;Dawei Zhang;B. Shirinzadeh

  • Design and dynamics of a 3-DOF flexure-based parallel mechanism for micro/nano manipulation

    Y. Tian;B. Shirinzadeh;D. Zhang

  • Development and dynamic modelling of a flexure-based Scott-Russell mechanism for nano-manipulation

    Yanling Tian;Yanling Tian;Bijan Shirinzadeh;Dawei Zhang;Gursel Alici

  • Three flexure hinges for compliant mechanism designs based on dimensionless graph analysis

    Yanling Tian;Yanling Tian;Bijan Shirinzadeh;David Zhang;Yongmin Zhong

  • Development of a novel flexure-based microgripper for high precision micro-object manipulation

    Mohd Nashrul Mohd Zubir;Bijan Shirinzadeh;Yanling Tian

  • A flexure-based mechanism and control methodology for ultra-precision turning operation

    Yanling Tian;Yanling Tian;Bijan Shirinzadeh;Dawei Zhang

  • Closed-form compliance equations of filleted V-shaped flexure hinges for compliant mechanism design

    Yanling Tian;Yanling Tian;Bijan Shirinzadeh;David Zhang

  • Design of a Piezoelectric-Actuated Microgripper With a Three-Stage Flexure-Based Amplification

    Fujun Wang;Cunman Liang;Yanling Tian;Xingyu Zhao

  • Design and Control of a Compliant Microgripper With a Large Amplification Ratio for High-Speed Micro Manipulation

    Fujun Wang;Cunman Liang;Yanling Tian;Xingyu Zhao

  • Design and analysis of a novel flexure-based 3-DOF mechanism

    Umesh Bhagat;Bijan Shirinzadeh;Leon Clark;Peter Chea

  • Dynamic modelling of a flexure-based mechanism for ultra-precision grinding operation

    Yanling Tian;Yanling Tian;David Zhang;Bijan Shirinzadeh

  • Design and Computational Optimization of a Decoupled 2-DOF Monolithic Mechanism

    Yanding Qin;Bijan Shirinzadeh;Yanling Tian;Dawei Zhang

  • Modification of wettability property of titanium by laser texturing

    Cheng-juan Yang;Xue-song Mei;Yan-ling Tian;Yan-ling Tian;Da-wei Zhang

  • A new design of piezoelectric driven compliant-based microgripper for micromanipulation

    Mohd Nashrul Mohd Zubir;Bijan Shirinzadeh;Yanling Tian

  • Fabrication of super-hydrophobic nickel film on copper substrate with improved corrosion inhibition by electrodeposition process

    Zhen Yang;Zhen Yang;Xianping Liu;Yanling Tian;Yanling Tian

  • Modification of wetting property of Inconel 718 surface by nanosecond laser texturing

    Zheng Yang;Zheng Yang;Yanling Tian;Yanling Tian;C.J. Yang;Fujun Wang

  • Design and control of a novel asymmetrical piezoelectric actuated microgripper for micromanipulation

    Cunman Liang;Fujun Wang;Beichao Shi;Zhichen Huo

  • Laser interferometry-based guidance methodology for high precision positioning of mechanisms and robots

    B. Shirinzadeh;P. L. Teoh;Y. Tian;M. M. Dalvand

  • A Novel Actuator-Internal Micro/Nano Positioning Stage With an Arch-Shape Bridge-Type Amplifier

    Fujun Wang;Zhichen Huo;Cunman Liang;Beichao Shi

  • Design issues in a decoupled XY stage: Static and dynamics modeling, hysteresis compensation, and tracking control

    Yanding Qin;Yanding Qin;Bijan Shirinzadeh;Yanling Tian;Dawei Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Dawei Zhang
Dawei Zhang Tianjin University
Bijan Shirinzadeh
Bijan Shirinzadeh Monash University
Fujun Wang
Fujun Wang Tianjin University
Sergej Fatikow
Sergej Fatikow Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Derek G. Chetwynd
Derek G. Chetwynd University of Warwick
Mohd Nashrul Mohd Zubir
Mohd Nashrul Mohd Zubir University of Malaya
Gursel Alici
Gursel Alici University of Wollongong
Huaizhong Li
Huaizhong Li Griffith University
Bin Yao
Bin Yao Purdue University West Lafayette
Jun Wang
Jun Wang University of New South Wales

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