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D-Index
85
Citations
68476
World Ranking
376
National Ranking
124

Yuan-Cheng Fung 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 Yuan-Cheng Fung sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 288 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yuan-Cheng Fung 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 Yuan-Cheng Fung sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 2000 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his pioneering research and leadership in the fields of bioengineering and aeroelasticity. As author, teacher, editor, and leader, his work and enthusiasm have founded the rigorous study of biomechanics, particularly of the lungs and arteries.", Presented by Dr. Neal Lane, Assistant to the President for Science & Technology, at a black-tie dinner awards ceremony at the National Building Museum, Washington, DC, Friday, December 1, 2000.
  • 1992 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1991 - Timoshenko Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1991 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1976 - Theodore von Karman Medal
  • 1958 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Yuan-Cheng Fung was affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research contributions spanned multiple fields, predominantly engineering and medicine, with a focus on subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Radiation, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Surgery.

Their recent publications demonstrated diversity in topics and venues. These included:

  • Project on a fully automated evaluation of a virtual comparison of mass using the Digital Calibration Certificate (DCC) schema, 2024, Measurement Sensors
  • Feasibility validation of "hyper C-band" BDF/EDF hybrid amplifier with 9 THz gain bandwidth, 2023, IET conference proceedings.
  • Issue Information, 2023, ANZ Journal of Surgery
  • CLINICAL EFFICACY OF NEUROMODULATION ON TREATMENT OF OVERACTIVE BLADDER IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW, 2023, Continence
  • Shaping a world-class medical device regulatory regime in Hong Kong, China, 2025, Hong Kong Medical Journal

Yuan-Cheng Fung collaborated frequently with several co-authors throughout their career. Notable collaborators included Beatrice Rodiek, Gregorio Álvarez Clara, Clifford E. Brown, Stuart Davidson, and Muhammed-Ali Demir.

Their research covered various main topics, including:

  • Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation
  • Radioactive Decay and Measurement Techniques
  • Nuclear Physics and Applications
  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Advanced Photonic Communication Systems
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases

Several academic journals and conferences served as frequent publication venues such as Measurement Sensors, IET conference proceedings, ANZ Journal of Surgery, Continence, and Hong Kong Medical Journal.

During their career, Yuan-Cheng Fung received multiple awards, including:

  • US President's National Medal of Science in 2000, recognized for pioneering research and leadership in bioengineering and aeroelasticity
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1992
  • Timoshenko Medal from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1991
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine, 1991
  • Theodore von Karman Medal, 1976
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1958

Their published work contributed notably to both theoretical and applied knowledge in engineering and medical sciences. The scope of study ranged from biomechanics involving lungs and arteries to photonic communication systems and medical device regulatory frameworks.

Best Publications

  • Biomechanics: Mechanical Properties of Living Tissues

    Y. C. Fung;Richard Skalak

  • Foundations of solid mechanics

    Yuan-Cheng Fung

  • An introduction to the theory of aeroelasticity

    Yuan-Cheng Fung

  • The fluid mechanics of large blood vessels

    T. J. Pedley;Y. C. Fung

  • Biomechanics: Motion, Flow, Stress, and Growth

    Y. C. Fung;S. C. Cowin

  • Biomechanics: Mechanical Properties of Living Tissues, 2nd ed.

    Y. C. Fung;S. C. Cowin

  • Pseudoelasticity of arteries and the choice of its mathematical expression.

    Y. C. Fung;K. Fronek;P. Patitucci

  • Classical and Computational Solid Mechanics

    YC Fung;Pin Tong;S Bechtel

  • A first course in continuum mechanics

    Yuan-Cheng Fung

  • Improved measurements of the erythrocyte geometry.

    Evan Evans;Yuan-Cheng Fung

  • On Residual Stresses in Arteries

    C. J. Chuong;Y. C. Fung

  • Three-dimensional stress distribution in arteries.

    C. J. Chuong;Y. C. Fung

  • Transmural myocardial deformation in the canine left ventricle. Normal in vivo three-dimensional finite strains.

    L K Waldman;Y C Fung;J W Covell

  • What are the residual stresses doing in our blood vessels

    Y. C. Fung

  • Foundation of Solid Mechanics

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  • Cellular and molecular mechanisms of pulmonary vascular remodeling: role in the development of pulmonary hypertension.

    Mehran Mandegar;Yuan Cheng B. Fung;Wei Huang;Carmelle V. Remillard

  • Flow in Locally Constricted Tubes at Low Reynolds Numbers

    Jen-Shih Lee;Yuan-Cheng Fung

  • Stochastic flow in capillary blood vessels.

    Yuan-Cheng Fung

  • Engineering analysis of biological variables: An example of blood pressure over 1 day

    Wei Huang;Zheng Shen;Norden E. Huang;Yuan Cheng Fung

  • Residual Stress in Arteries

    C. J. Chuong;Y. C. Fung

  • Theory of sheet flow in lung alveoli.

    Y C Fung;S S Sobin

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen C. Cowin
Stephen C. Cowin City College of New York
John B. West
John B. West University of California, San Diego
Richard Skalak
Richard Skalak Columbia University
Savio L. C. Woo
Savio L. C. Woo Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Geert W. Schmid-Schönbein
Geert W. Schmid-Schönbein University of California, San Diego
Shu Chien
Shu Chien University of California, San Diego
Jason X.-J. Yuan
Jason X.-J. Yuan University of California, San Diego
Joseph A. Buckwalter
Joseph A. Buckwalter University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
James W. Covell
James W. Covell University of California, San Diego
Sia Nemat-Nasser
Sia Nemat-Nasser University of California, San Diego

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