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D-Index
60
Citations
13507
World Ranking
2188
National Ranking
442

Yanping Yuan publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yanping Yuan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 308 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Yanping Yuan D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yanping Yuan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yanping Yuan is affiliated with Southwest Jiaotong University in China and has contributed extensively to engineering research, particularly within mechanical engineering and renewable energy domains.

Their research spans several main fields including Engineering, with substantial work in subfields such as Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Building and Construction, Environmental Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Yanping Yuan's work focuses on a number of interrelated topics, including:

  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Phase Change Materials Research
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems
  • Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
  • Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies

The scientist has published in a variety of scholarly venues, frequently contributing to:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Energy Storage
  • Applied Thermal Engineering
  • Journal of Thermal Science
  • Energy and Built Environment

Some of the recent papers by Yanping Yuan include:

  • "Ultraflexible, cost-effective and scalable polymer-based phase change composites via chemical cross-linking for wearable thermal management," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Aerodynamics of railway train/tunnel system: A review of recent research," 2020, Energy and Built Environment
  • "Computer modelling and experimental investigation of phase change hysteresis of PCMs: The state-of-the-art review," 2020, Applied Energy
  • "Techno-economic performances of clean heating solutions to replace raw coal for heating in Northern rural China," 2021, Energy and Buildings
  • "Synthesis and thermal properties of nanoencapsulation of paraffin as phase change material for latent heat thermal energy storage," 2020, Energy and Built Environment

Yanping Yuan has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Xiaoling Cao
  • Jinzhi Zhou
  • Zutao Zhang
  • Wenhui Ji
  • Chao Zeng

Best Publications

  • Fatty acids as phase change materials: A review

    Yanping Yuan;Nan Zhang;Wenquan Tao;Xiaoling Cao

  • Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems with Solid–Liquid Phase Change Materials: A Review

    Nan Zhang;Yanping Yuan;Xiaoling Cao;Yanxia Du

  • A high-efficiency energy regenerative shock absorber using supercapacitors for renewable energy applications in range extended electric vehicle

    Zutao Zhang;Xingtian Zhang;Weiwu Chen;Yagubov Rasim

  • Preparation and properties of myristic–palmitic–stearic acid/expanded graphite composites as phase change materials for energy storage

    Xiaojiao Yang;Yanping Yuan;Nan Zhang;Xiaoling Cao

  • Experimental investigation on performance comparison of PV/T-PCM system and PV/T system

    Xiaojiao Yang;Liangliang Sun;Yanping Yuan;Xudong Zhao

  • Effect of installation angle of fins on melting characteristics of annular unit for latent heat thermal energy storage

    Yanping Yuan;Xiaoling Cao;Bo Xiang;Yanxia Du

  • A portable high-efficiency electromagnetic energy harvesting system using supercapacitors for renewable energy applications in railroads

    Xingtian Zhang;Zutao Zhang;Hongye Pan;Waleed Salman

  • Preparation and characterization of lauric–myristic–palmitic acid ternary eutectic mixtures/expanded graphite composite phase change material for thermal energy storage

    Nan Zhang;Yanping Yuan;Xi Wang;Xiaoling Cao

  • Experimental studies on the supercooling and melting/freezing characteristics of nano-copper/sodium acetate trihydrate composite phase change materials

    Wenlong Cui;Yanping Yuan;Liangliang Sun;Xiaoling Cao

  • A renewable low-frequency acoustic energy harvesting noise barrier for high-speed railways using a Helmholtz resonator and a PVDF film

    Yuan Wang;Xin Zhu;Tingsheng Zhang;Shehar Bano

  • Lauric–palmitic–stearic acid/expanded perlite composite as form-stable phase change material: Preparation and thermal properties

    Nan Zhang;Yanping Yuan;Yaguang Yuan;Tianyu Li

  • Ultraflexible, cost-effective and scalable polymer-based phase change composites via chemical cross-linking for wearable thermal management

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  • Effect of natural convection on melting performance of eccentric horizontal shell and tube latent heat storage unit

    Xiaoling Cao;Yanping Yuan;Bo Xiang;Fariborz Haghighat

  • Effect of carbon nanotubes on the thermal behavior of palmitic-stearic acid eutectic mixtures as phase change materials for energy storage

    Nan Zhang;Yanping Yuan;Yaguang Yuan;Xiaoling Cao

  • A portable renewable wind energy harvesting system integrated S-rotor and H-rotor for self-powered applications in high-speed railway tunnels

    Hongye Pan;Hai Li;Tingsheng Zhang;Asif Ali Laghari

  • Preparation and properties of palmitic-stearic acid eutectic mixture/expanded graphite composite as phase change material for energy storage

    Nan Zhang;Yanping Yuan;Yanxia Du;Xiaoling Cao

  • A novel PCM of lauric–myristic–stearic acid/expanded graphite composite for thermal energy storage

    Cheng Liu;Yanping Yuan;Nan Zhang;Xiaoling Cao

  • Ground source heat pump system: A review of simulation in China

    Yanping Yuan;Xiaoling Cao;Liangliang Sun;Bo Lei

  • A hierarchical interdigitated flow field design for scale-up of high-performance redox flow batteries

    Yikai Zeng;Fenghao Li;Fei Lu;Xuelong Zhou

  • Thermal performance enhancement of palmitic-stearic acid by adding graphene nanoplatelets and expanded graphite for thermal energy storage: A comparative study

    Yanping Yuan;Nan Zhang;Tianyu Li;Xiaoling Cao

  • Techno-economic analysis of a solar photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) concentrator for building application in Sweden using Monte Carlo method

    Yaxiu Gu;Xingxing Zhang;Jonn Are Myhren;Mengjie Han

  • Photo- and electro-responsive phase change materials based on highly anisotropic microcrystalline cellulose/graphene nanoplatelet structure

    Xiao Wei;Fei Xue;Xiao-dong Qi;Jing-hui Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaoling Cao
Xiaoling Cao Southwest Jiaotong University
Zutao Zhang
Zutao Zhang Southwest Jiaotong University
Xudong Zhao
Xudong Zhao University of Hull
Fariborz Haghighat
Fariborz Haghighat Concordia University
Patrick E. Phelan
Patrick E. Phelan Arizona State University
Da Yan
Da Yan Tsinghua University
Xingxing Zhang
Xingxing Zhang Dalarna University
Zuowan Zhou
Zuowan Zhou Southwest Jiaotong University
Yulong Ding
Yulong Ding University of Birmingham
Jing-hui Yang
Jing-hui Yang Southwest Jiaotong University

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