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D-Index
53
Citations
9875
World Ranking
3435
National Ranking
230

Yong Yan 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 Yong Yan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 416 publications — 90th percentile

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

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

Yong Yan 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 Yong Yan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)
  • 2011 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to pulverized fuel flow metering and combustion flame imaging

Overview

Yong Yan is affiliated with the University of Kent in the United Kingdom and has made extensive contributions in the field of engineering, with a particular focus on mechanical, electrical, and electronic engineering as well as computational mechanics and mechanics of materials. Their research spans a variety of topics, including electrical and bioimpedance tomography, flow measurement and analysis, non-destructive testing techniques, combustion and flame dynamics, mineral processing and grinding, granular flow and fluidized beds, and structural health monitoring techniques.

Their recent published work includes papers such as "Harnessing the power of machine learning for carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) - a state-of-the-art review" (2021) in Energy & Environmental Science, "Electrostatic sensors - Their principles and applications" (2020) in Measurement, "Towards the sustainable production of biomass-derived materials with smart functionality: a tutorial review" (2024) in Green Chemistry, "Mass Flow Rate Measurement of Pneumatically Conveyed Solids in a Square-Shaped Pipe Through Multisensor Fusion and Data-Driven Modeling" (2023) in IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, and "Measurement of velocity and concentration profiles of pneumatically conveyed particles in a square-shaped pipe using electrostatic sensor arrays" (2020) in Powder Technology.

Yong Yan frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Yonghui Hu, Lijuan Wang, Wenbiao Zhang, Xiangchen Qian, and Ge Zheng.

The venues where Yong Yan has published most often indicate a strong presence in instrumentation and measurement fields, with notable publications in IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Measurement Sensors, Measurement, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Fuel.

  • Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Biomedical Engineering

  • Electrical and Bioimpedance Tomography
  • Flow Measurement and Analysis
  • Non-Destructive Testing Techniques
  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Mineral Processing and Grinding
  • Granular flow and fluidized beds
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques

  • Yonghui Hu
  • Lijuan Wang
  • Wenbiao Zhang
  • Xiangchen Qian
  • Ge Zheng

  • IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
  • Measurement Sensors
  • Measurement
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Fuel

Yong Yan has received several awards, including being named Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) in 2020 and achieving the status of IEEE Fellow in 2011 for contributions to pulverized fuel flow metering and combustion flame imaging.

Best Publications

  • Mass flow measurement of bulk solids in pneumatic pipelines

    Yong Yan

  • Velocity measurement of pneumatically conveyed solids using electrodynamic sensors

    Y. Yan;B. Byrne;Steve Woodhead;John M. Coulthard

  • Harnessing the power of machine learning for carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) – a state-of-the-art review

    Yongliang Yan;Yongliang Yan;Tohid N. Borhani;Sai Gokul Subraveti;Kasturi Nagesh Pai

  • An Autoadaptive Edge-Detection Algorithm for Flame and Fire Image Processing

    Tian Qiu;Yong Yan;Gang Lu

  • Impact of co-firing coal and biomass on flame characteristics and stability

    Gang Lu;Yong Yan;Steve Cornwell;Michael Whitehouse

  • Vision-based measurement of temperature distribution in a 500-kW model furnace using the two-colour method

    Y. Huang;Y. Yan;G. Riley

  • A wavelet-based approach to abrupt fault detection and diagnosis of sensors

    Han Qiu Zhang;Yong Yan

  • Application of soft computing techniques to multiphase flow measurement: A review

    Yong Yan;Yong Yan;Lijuan Wang;Tao Wang;Xue Wang

  • On-line flicker measurement of gaseous flames by image processing and spectral analysis

    Yingping Huang;Yong Yan;Gang Lu;Alan Reed

  • Characterisation of biomass and coal co-firing on a 3 MWth Combustion Test Facility using flame imaging and gas/ash sampling techniques

    Peter Molcan;Gang Lu;Thomas Le Bris;Yong Yan

  • Monitoring and characterisation of pulverised coal flames using digital imaging techniques

    Yong Yan;Gang Lu;Mike Colechin

  • Design and evaluation of electrostatic sensors for the measurement of velocity of pneumatically conveyed solids

    J Ma;Y Yan

  • Concurrent measurement of temperature and soot concentration of pulverized coal flames

    Gang Lu;Yong Yan;G. Riley;H.C. Bheemul

  • Review of techniques for on-line monitoring and inspection of laser welding

    Jiaqing Shao;Yong Yan

  • Hilbert–Huang transform based signal analysis for the characterization of gas–liquid two-phase flow

    Hao Ding;Zhiyao Huang;Zhihuan Song;Yong Yan

  • Three dimensional temperature measurement of combustion flames using a single monochromatic CCD camera

    P.M. Brisley;Gang Lu;Yong Yan;S. Cornwell

  • Three-dimensional reconstruction of flame temperature and emissivity distribution using optical tomographic and two-colour pyrometric techniques

    Md. Moinul Hossain;Gang Lu;Duo Sun;Yong Yan

  • Characterisation of an oxy-coal flame through digital imaging

    John Smart;Gang Lu;Yong Yan;Gerry Riley

  • Air–water two-phase flow measurement using a Venturi meter and an electrical resistance tomography sensor

    Zhenzhen Meng;Zhiyao Huang;Baoliang Wang;Haifeng Ji

  • A digital imaging based multi-functional flame monitoring system

    Gang Lu;Yong Yan;M. Colechin

Frequent Co-Authors

Lin Ma
Lin Ma University of Sheffield
Mohamed Pourkashanian
Mohamed Pourkashanian University of Sheffield
Wuliang Yin
Wuliang Yin University of Manchester
Sarah K. Spurgeon
Sarah K. Spurgeon University College London
Yongrong Yang
Yongrong Yang Zhejiang University
Hao Liu
Hao Liu University of Nottingham
Wuqiang Yang
Wuqiang Yang University of Manchester
Derek B. Ingham
Derek B. Ingham University of Sheffield
Simone Hochgreb
Simone Hochgreb University of Cambridge
Li Hu
Li Hu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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