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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 51 1133 1042 139 139 256 8263

Yimin Shao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yimin Shao between 1963 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yimin Shao published across 63 years, from 1963 to 2025, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2021. 32 of the 276 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1963 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2021. 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 3 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 16 publications
1963 2025

276 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yimin Shao: publications per year, 1963 to 2025
Year Publications
1963 1
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 2
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 1
2001 1
2002 1
2003 2
2004 0
2005 1
2006 1
2007 1
2008 3
2009 11
2010 3
2011 13
2012 9
2013 11
2014 12
2015 13
2016 9
2017 18
2018 23
2019 15
2020 14
2021 27
2022 24
2023 26
2024 16
2025 16
Total 276
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Yimin Shao 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 Yimin Shao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 247–256 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 256 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100 256
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Yimin Shao 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 Yimin Shao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 51 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 51 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56 51
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Overview

Yimin Shao is affiliated with Chongqing University in China and specializes in engineering with a strong focus on mechanical engineering. Their academic output comprises 274 publications within engineering, of which 144 are specifically in mechanical engineering.

The subfields of study covered in their work include:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Civil and Structural Engineering

The major research topics explored by Yimin Shao encompass:

  • Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis
  • Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques
  • Tribology and Lubrication Engineering
  • Advanced machining processes and optimization
  • Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research
  • Fault Detection and Control Systems
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques

Yimin Shao has contributed to a variety of publication venues, with multiple articles appearing in the following journals:

  • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
  • Measurement
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Engineering Failure Analysis

Recent selected papers by Yimin Shao include:

  • "Vibration characteristics and condition monitoring of internal radial clearance within a ball bearing in a gear-shaft-bearing system" (2021), Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • "A nonlinear dynamic vibration model of cylindrical roller bearing considering skidding" (2021), Nonlinear Dynamics
  • "An adaptive and generalized Wiener process model with a recursive filtering algorithm for remaining useful life estimation" (2021), Reliability Engineering & System Safety
  • "Investigation of tooth crack opening state on time varying meshing stiffness and dynamic response of spur gear pair" (2020), Engineering Failure Analysis
  • "Manifold Sensing-Based Convolution Sparse Self-Learning for Defective Bearing Morphological Feature Extraction" (2020), IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Yimin Shao include:

  • Liming Wang
  • Xiaoxi Ding
  • Wennian Yu
  • Lantao Yang
  • Qiang Zeng

Best Publications

  • Dynamic simulation of spur gear with tooth root crack propagating along tooth width and crack depth

    Zaigang Chen;Yimin Shao

  • Mesh stiffness calculation of a spur gear pair with tooth profile modification and tooth root crack

    Zaigang Chen;Yimin Shao

  • Dynamic modeling for rigid rotor bearing systems with a localized defect considering additional deformations at the sharp edges

    Jing Liu;Yimin Shao

  • Vibration analysis of ball bearings with a localized defect applying piecewise response function

    Jing Liu;Yimin Shao;Teik C. Lim

  • Fault feature extraction of rotating machinery using a reweighted complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise and demodulation analysis

    Liming Wang;Yimin Shao

  • Electrical motor current signal analysis using a modified bispectrum for fault diagnosis of downstream mechanical equipment

    F. Gu;Y. Shao;N. Hu;A. Naid

  • Overview of dynamic modelling and analysis of rolling element bearings with localized and distributed faults

    Jing Liu;Yimin Shao

  • An improved analytical model for a lubricated roller bearing including a localized defect with different edge shapes

    Jing Liu;Yimin Shao

  • Analytical model for mesh stiffness calculation of spur gear pair with non-uniformly distributed tooth root crack

    Zaigang Chen;Wanming Zhai;Yimin Shao;Kaiyun Wang

  • Dynamic simulation of planetary gear with tooth root crack in ring gear

    Zaigang Chen;Yimin Shao

  • A statistical feature investigation of the spalling propagation assessment for a ball bearing

    Jing Liu;Zidan Xu;Li Zhou;Wennian Yu

  • A new method of accurate broken rotor bar diagnosis based on modulation signal bispectrum analysis of motor current signals

    Fengshou Gu;Fengshou Gu;T. Wang;Ahmed Alwodai;Xiange Tian

  • Dynamic characteristics of helical gears under sliding friction with spalling defect

    Hanjun Jiang;Yimin Shao;Chris K. Mechefske

  • The effects of spur gear tooth spatial crack propagation on gear mesh stiffness

    Wennian Yu;Yimin Shao;Chris K. Mechefske

  • Time-Varying Meshing Stiffness Calculation and Vibration Analysis for a 16DOF Dynamic Model With Linear Crack Growth in a Pinion

    Xiaojun Zhou;Yimin Shao;Yaguo Lei;Mingjian Zuo

  • Vibration characteristics and condition monitoring of internal radial clearance within a ball bearing in a gear-shaft-bearing system

    Minmin Xu;Yaoyao Han;Xiuquan Sun;Yimin Shao

  • An analytical model to investigate skidding in rolling element bearings during acceleration

    Wenbing Tu;Yimin Shao;Chris K. Mechefske

  • A New Model for the Relationship Between Vibration Characteristics Caused by the Time-Varying Contact Stiffness of a Deep Groove Ball Bearing and Defect Sizes

    Jing Liu;Yimin Shao;W. D. Zhu

  • A new dynamic model for vibration analysis of a ball bearing due to a localized surface defect considering edge topographies

    Jing Liu;Yimin Shao

  • Mesh stiffness of an internal spur gear pair with ring gear rim deformation

    Zaigang Chen;Yimin Shao

  • Dynamic Features of a Planetary Gear System With Tooth Crack Under Different Sizes and Inclination Angles

    Zaigang Chen;Yimin Shao

Frequent Co-Authors

Jing Liu
Jing Liu Chongqing University
Zaigang Chen
Zaigang Chen Southwest Jiaotong University
Fengshou Gu
Fengshou Gu University of Huddersfield
Andrew Ball
Andrew Ball University of Huddersfield
Chris K. Mechefske
Chris K. Mechefske Queen's University
Ming J. Zuo
Ming J. Zuo University of Alberta
Weidong Zhu
Weidong Zhu University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Qingbo He
Qingbo He Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Teik C. Lim
Teik C. Lim The University of Texas at Arlington
Wanming Zhai
Wanming Zhai Southwest Jiaotong University

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