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Yonggang Meng

Yonggang Meng

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 41 1918 1774 226 226 362 6845

Yonggang Meng publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yonggang Meng between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yonggang Meng published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 12 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2024. 23 of the 431 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2024. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 38 publications 2025: 22 publications 2026: 1 publication
1991 2026

431 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yonggang Meng: publications per year, 1991 to 2026
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 3
1999 2
2000 3
2001 12
2002 10
2003 8
2004 4
2005 8
2006 6
2007 12
2008 7
2009 16
2010 15
2011 15
2012 23
2013 18
2014 16
2015 24
2016 18
2017 15
2018 27
2019 12
2020 16
2021 26
2022 26
2023 26
2024 38
2025 22
2026 1
Total 431
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Yonggang Meng 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 Yonggang Meng 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, 357–366 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: 362 publications — 83rd percentile

83% 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
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 44 362
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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Yonggang Meng 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 Yonggang Meng 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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 41
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
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

Yonggang Meng is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and primarily works within the field of engineering, with a substantial focus on mechanical engineering. Their research output also spans subfields including mechanics of materials, atomic and molecular physics and optics, biomedical engineering, and materials chemistry.

Their scholarly work centers on topics such as lubricants and their additives, tribology and wear analysis, adhesion, friction and surface interactions, force microscopy techniques and applications, tribology and lubrication engineering, metal and thin film mechanics, and metamaterials and metasurfaces applications.

Among their recent publications are:

  • A review of recent advances in tribology, 2020, published in Friction
  • A review of advances in tribology in 2020-2021, 2022, published in Friction
  • Effect of multilayer CrN/CrAlN coating on the corrosion and contact resistance behavior of 316L SS bipolar plate for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell, 2021, published in Journal of Material Science and Technology
  • Surface wettability effect on aqueous lubrication: Van der Waals and hydration force competition induced adhesive friction, 2021, published in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Corrosion resistant and conductive TiN/TiAlN multilayer coating on 316L SS: a promising metallic bipolar plate for proton exchange membrane fuel cell, 2021, published in Journal of Materials Science

Yonggang Meng frequently collaborates with a number of researchers, including:

  • Yu Tian
  • Pengpeng Bai
  • Chenxu Liu
  • Xiangli Wen
  • Liran Ma

Their work is often published in venues such as:

  • Friction
  • Tribology International
  • Lubricants
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Tribology Letters

This profile highlights the extensive research output of Yonggang Meng, particularly in tribology and related engineering disciplines, as well as a consistent pattern of collaboration and publication in key journals within their fields of study.

Best Publications

  • A review of recent advances in tribology

    Yonggang Meng;Jun Xu;Zhongmin Jin;Zhongmin Jin;Braham Prakash

  • Direct Observation of Cavitation Phenomenon and Hydrodynamic Lubrication Analysis of Textured Surfaces

    Jinyu Zhang;Yonggang Meng

  • Controllable Anisotropic Dry Adhesion in Vacuum: Gecko Inspired Wedged Surface Fabricated with Ultraprecision Diamond Cutting

    Dashuai Tao;Xing Gao;Hongyu Lu;Zheyu Liu

  • Boundary lubrication by adsorption film

    Jun Zhang;Yonggang Meng

  • Mechanical properties and fracture toughness of multilayer hard coatings using nanoindentation

    Jianning Ding;Yonggang Meng;Shizhu Wen

  • Wear evolution of monolayer graphene at the macroscale

    Yuehua Huang;Quanzhou Yao;Yizhou Qi;Yu Cheng

  • Controllable Interfacial Adhesion Applied to Transfer Light and Fragile Objects by Using Gecko Inspired Mushroom-Shaped Pillar Surface

    Ming Zhou;Yu Tian;Dan Sameoto;Xiangjun Zhang

  • Tunable negative permeability in an isotropic dielectric composite

    Qian Zhao;Bo Du;Lei Kang;Hongjie Zhao

  • Effect of multilayer CrN/CrAlN coating on the corrosion and contact resistance behavior of 316L SS bipolar plate for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell

    S. Pugal Mani;S. Pugal Mani;P. Agilan;M. Kalaiarasan;K. Ravichandran

  • Update of mercury emissions from China's primary zinc, lead and copper smelters, 2000–2010

    Q. R. Wu;S. X. Wang;L. Zhang;J. X. Song

  • A study of surface texturing of carbon steel by photochemical machining

    Jinyu Zhang;Yonggang Meng

  • Electrorheological fluid under elongation, compression, and shearing.

    Tian Y;Meng Y;Mao H;Wen S

  • A shear thickening phenomenon in magnetic field controlled-dipolar suspensions

    Yu Tian;Jile Jiang;Yonggang Meng;Shizhu Wen

  • Recent developments in gecko-inspired dry adhesive surfaces from fabrication to application

    Xiaosong Li;Dashuai Tao;Hongyu Lu;Pengpeng Bai

  • Electrorheology of a zeolite/silicone oil suspension under dc fields

    Yu Tian;Yonggang Meng;Shizhu Wen

  • Surface wettability effect on aqueous lubrication: Van der Waals and hydration force competition induced adhesive friction.

    Yuanzhe Li;Shaowei Li;Pengpeng Bai;Wenpeng Jia

  • Progresses on the theory and application of quartz crystal microbalance

    Xiaoxi Qiao;Xiaoxi Qiao;Xiangjun Zhang;Yu Tian;Yonggang Meng

  • Structure Parameter of Electrorheological Fluids in Shear Flow

    Jile Jiang;Yu Tian;Yonggang Meng

  • Theoretical study of the sticking of a membrane strip in MEMS under the Casimir effect

    Jian-Ning Ding;Shi-Zhu Wen;Yong-Gang Meng

  • Specimen size effect on mechanical properties of polysilicon microcantilever beams measured by deflection using a nanoindenter

    J.N. Ding;Y.G. Meng;S.Z. Wen

  • Compressions of electrorheological fluids under different initial gap distances

    Yu Tian;Shizhu Wen;Yonggang Meng

  • Thermoelastohydrodynamic analysis of the static performance of tilting-pad journal bearings with the Newton-Raphson method

    Qiuying Chang;Peiran Yang;Yonggang Meng;Shizhu Wen

Frequent Co-Authors

Xinchun Lu
Xinchun Lu Tsinghua University
Ji Zhou
Ji Zhou Tsinghua University
Costas M. Soukoulis
Costas M. Soukoulis Iowa State University
David B. Bogy
David B. Bogy University of California, Berkeley
Hongbo Zeng
Hongbo Zeng University of Alberta
Hongtao Wang
Hongtao Wang Zhejiang University
Hyoung Jin Choi
Hyoung Jin Choi Inha University
Longtu Li
Longtu Li Tsinghua University
K. Ravichandran
K. Ravichandran University of Madras
Guoqiang Yang
Guoqiang Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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