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Engineering and Technology
China
2026

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
79
Citations
20986
World Ranking
574
National Ranking
99

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award

Overview

Yongping Yang is affiliated with North China Electric Power University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering with a focus on energy systems and related technologies. Their research spans several subfields, notably electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and materials chemistry.

Their work prominently addresses a range of specialized topics, including:

  • Thermodynamic and exergetic analyses of power and cooling systems
  • Solar thermal and photovoltaic systems
  • Chemical looping and thermochemical processes
  • Integrated energy systems optimization
  • Thermochemical biomass conversion processes
  • Advancements in solid oxide fuel cells
  • Liver disease and transplantation

Yang has published numerous papers in several key academic venues, most notably:

  • Applied Energy (8 publications)
  • Energies (5 publications)
  • Energy (3 publications)
  • Applied Thermal Engineering (3 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (3 publications)

Their recent publications include:

  • Fuel cell-battery hybrid systems for mobility and off-grid applications: A review, 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • A fully coupled numerical simulation of a hybrid concentrated photovoltaic/thermal system that employs a therminol VP-1 based nanofluid as a spectral beam filter, 2020, Applied Energy
  • Reversible solid-oxide cell stack based power-to-x-to-power systems: Comparison of thermodynamic performance, 2020, Applied Energy
  • Energy hub-based optimal planning framework for user-level integrated energy systems: Considering synergistic effects under multiple uncertainties, 2021, Applied Energy
  • Localized Electrons Enhanced Ion Transport for Ultrafast Electrochemical Energy Storage, 2020, Advanced Materials

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Yang's work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Ligang Wang
  • François Maréchal
  • Liqiang Duan
  • Tzu-En Lin
  • Jan Van Herle

Their research contributions cover a broad spectrum within the engineering domain, with a particular emphasis on energy conversion, storage, and system optimization. The integration of multidisciplinary approaches is evident in their work spanning biomedical engineering and material chemistry alongside core energy technologies.

Best Publications

  • Selection principles and thermophysical properties of high temperature phase change materials for thermal energy storage: A review

    Gaosheng Wei;Gang Wang;Chao Xu;Xing Ju

  • A review of the concentrated photovoltaic/thermal (CPVT) hybrid solar systems based on the spectral beam splitting technology

    Xing Ju;Chao Xu;Xue Han;Xiaoze Du

  • On the Specific Heat Capacity of CuO Nanofluid

    Le-Ping Zhou;Bu-Xuan Wang;Xiao-Feng Peng;Xiao-Ze Du

  • An Improved CO2 Separation and Purification System Based on Cryogenic Separation and Distillation Theory

    Gang Xu;Feifei Liang;Yongping Yang;Yue Hu

  • Solar thermal aided power generation

    Eric Hu;Yong Ping Yang;Akira Nishimura;Ferdi Yilmaz

  • Characteristics and mechanism study of analytical fast pyrolysis of poplar wood

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  • Pool boiling heat transfer on copper foam covers with water as working fluid

    Yongping Yang;Xianbing Ji;Jinliang Xu

  • An efficient way to use medium-or-low temperature solar heat for power generation – integration into conventional power plant

    Yongping Yang;Qin Yan;Qin Yan;Rongrong Zhai;Abbas Kouzani

  • Selective fast pyrolysis of biomass impregnated with ZnCl2 to produce furfural: Analytical Py-GC/MS study

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  • Fuel cell-battery hybrid systems for mobility and off-grid applications: A review

    Shuai Ma;Shuai Ma;Meng Lin;Tzu En Lin;Tian Lan

  • Techno-economic analysis and optimization of the heat recovery of utility boiler flue gas

    Gang Xu;Shengwei Huang;Yongping Yang;Ying Wu

  • Comprehensive exergy-based evaluation and parametric study of a coal-fired ultra-supercritical power plant

    Yongping Yang;Ligang Wang;Ligang Wang;Changqing Dong;Gang Xu

  • Perspective of S−CO2 power cycles

    Jinliang Xu;Chao Liu;Enhui Sun;Jian Xie

  • Integration and optimization study on the coal-fired power plant with CO2 capture using MEA

    Liqiang Duan;Mingde Zhao;Yongping Yang

  • A novel flue gas waste heat recovery system for coal-fired ultra-supercritical power plants

    Gang Xu;Gang Xu;Cheng Xu;Yongping Yang;Yaxiong Fang

  • The influence of Ni loading on coke formation in steam reforming of acetic acid

    Lu An;Changqing Dong;Yongping Yang;Junjiao Zhang

  • Numerical analysis of effect of shape-stabilized phase change material plates in a building combined with night ventilation

    Guobing Zhou;Yongping Yang;Xin Wang;Shaoxiang Zhou

  • A review of concentrated photovoltaic-thermal (CPVT) hybrid solar systems with waste heat recovery (WHR)

    Xing Ju;Chao Xu;Zhirong Liao;Xiaoze Du

  • A novel CO2 cryogenic liquefaction and separation system

    Gang Xu;Le Li;Yongping Yang;Longhu Tian

  • A new conceptual cold-end design of boilers for coal-fired power plants with waste heat recovery

    Yongping Yang;Cheng Xu;Cheng Xu;Gang Xu;Yu Han

  • Multi-objective optimization of coal-fired power plants using differential evolution

    Ligang Wang;Ligang Wang;Yongping Yang;Changqing Dong;Tatiana Morosuk

  • Advanced Thermodynamic Analysis and Evaluation of a Supercritical Power Plant

    Ligang Wang;Yongping Yang;Tatiana Morosuk;George Tsatsaronis

  • Catalytic fast pyrolysis of biomass with noble metal-like catalysts to produce high-grade bio-oil: Analytical Py-GC/MS study

    Qiang Lu;Min-xing Zhou;Wen-tao Li;Xin Wang

  • Thermodynamic analysis of a novel integrated solar combined cycle

    Yuanyuan Li;Yongping Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaoze Du
Xiaoze Du North China Electric Power University
Lijun Yang
Lijun Yang North China Electric Power University
Eric Hu
Eric Hu University of Adelaide
François Maréchal
François Maréchal École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
George Tsatsaronis
George Tsatsaronis Technical University of Berlin
Dongke Zhang
Dongke Zhang University of Western Australia
Jan Van herle
Jan Van herle École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Tatiana Morosuk
Tatiana Morosuk Technical University of Berlin
Jinliang Xu
Jinliang Xu North China Electric Power University
Peiwen Li
Peiwen Li University of Arizona

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