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Yuan-Yuan Duan

Yuan-Yuan Duan

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
53
Citations
8861
World Ranking
1017
National Ranking
119

Yuan-Yuan Duan 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 Yuan-Yuan Duan sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 239 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yuan-Yuan Duan 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 Yuan-Yuan Duan sits on this spectrum.

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: 53 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yuan-Yuan Duan is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a particular focus on mechanical engineering and renewable energy systems. Their research portfolio encompasses 223 publications predominantly in engineering.

Their work spans several subfields, including:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Materials Chemistry

Yuan-Yuan Duan's research topics demonstrate a focus on thermodynamics and energy systems, highlighted by a significant number of publications on:

  • Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics
  • Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems
  • Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure
  • Thermodynamic properties of mixtures

They have published recent papers including:

  • "Thermo-economic analysis of the pumped thermal energy storage with thermal integration in different application scenarios" (2021) in Energy Conversion and Management
  • "Techno-economic feasibility of solar power plants considering PV/CSP with electrical/thermal energy storage system" (2022) in Energy Conversion and Management
  • "Off-design performance of a supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle integrated with a solar power tower system" (2020) in Energy
  • "Part-load performance analysis and comparison of supercritical CO2 Brayton cycles" (2020) in Energy Conversion and Management
  • "A critical review on integrated system design of solar thermochemical water-splitting cycle for hydrogen production" (2022) in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Their frequent collaborators include researchers such as Zhen Yang, Jian Li, Shuzhou Peng, Shuozhuo Hu, and Xiayao Peng. The most common publication venues for Yuan-Yuan Duan's work are:

  • Energy
  • Energy Conversion and Management
  • The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics
  • Applied Thermal Engineering
  • International Journal of Refrigeration

Best Publications

  • Effect of condensation temperature glide on the performance of organic Rankine cycles with zeotropic mixture working fluids

    Qiang Liu;Yuanyuan Duan;Zhen Yang

  • A Critical Review of Dynamic Wetting by Complex Fluids: From Newtonian Fluids to Non-Newtonian Fluids and Nanofluids

    Gui Lu;Xiao-Dong Wang;Yuan-Yuan Duan

  • Parametric optimization and performance analyses of geothermal organic Rankine cycles using R600a/R601a mixtures as working fluids

    Qiang Liu;Aijing Shen;Yuanyuan Duan

  • Effects of flow channel geometry on cell performance for PEM fuel cells with parallel and interdigitated flow fields

    Xiao-Dong Wang;Yuan-Yuan Duan;Wei-Mon Yan;Xiao-Feng Peng

  • Local transport phenomena and cell performance of PEM fuel cells with various serpentine flow field designs

    Xiao-Dong Wang;Yuan-Yuan Duan;Wei-Mon Yan;Xiao-Feng Peng

  • Numerical study on channel size effect for proton exchange membrane fuel cell with serpentine flow field

    Xiao-Dong Wang;Wei-Mon Yan;Yuan-Yuan Duan;Fang-Bor Weng

  • Thermo-economic analysis of the pumped thermal energy storage with thermal integration in different application scenarios

    Shuozhuo Hu;Zhen Yang;Jian Li;Yuanyuan Duan

  • Gradient theory modeling of surface tension for pure fluids and binary mixtures

    Hong Lin;Yuan-Yuan Duan;Qi Min

  • Novel serpentine-baffle flow field design for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

    Xiao-Dong Wang;Yuan-Yuan Duan;Wei-Mon Yan

  • Parametric optimization and thermodynamic performance comparison of single-pressure and dual-pressure evaporation organic Rankine cycles

    Jian Li;Zhong Ge;Yuanyuan Duan;Zhen Yang

  • Performance analyses of geothermal organic Rankine cycles with selected hydrocarbon working fluids

    Qiang Liu;Yuanyuan Duan;Zhen Yang

  • Multi-parameters optimization for microchannel heat sink using inverse problem method

    Zheng-Hua Wang;Xiao-Dong Wang;Wei-Mon Yan;Yuan-Yuan Duan

  • Thermodynamic performance analyses and optimization of subcritical and transcritical organic Rankine cycles using R1234ze(E) for 100–200 °C heat sources

    Jian Li;Qiang Liu;Qiang Liu;Zhong Ge;Yuanyuan Duan

  • Effects of solid–gas coupling and pore and particle microstructures on the effective gaseous thermal conductivity in aerogels

    Jun-Jie Zhao;Yuan-Yuan Duan;Xiao-Dong Wang;Bu-Xuan Wang

  • Optical and radiative properties of infrared opacifier particles loaded in silica aerogels for high temperature thermal insulation

    Jun-Jie Zhao;Yuan-Yuan Duan;Xiao-Dong Wang;Xue-Ren Zhang

  • Internal flow in evaporating droplet on heated solid surface

    Gui Lu;Yuan-Yuan Duan;Xiao-Dong Wang;Duu-Jong Lee

  • Simulation of condensation flow in a rectangular microchannel

    Sihan Chen;Zhen Yang;Yuanyuan Duan;Ying Chen

  • A 3-D numerical heat transfer model for silica aerogels based on the porous secondary nanoparticle aggregate structure

    Jun-Jie Zhao;Yuan-Yuan Duan;Xiao-Dong Wang;Bu-Xuan Wang

  • Radiative characteristics of opacifier-loaded silica aerogel composites

    Xiao-Dong Wang;Duo Sun;Yuan-Yuan Duan;Zi-Jun Hu

  • Off-design performance of a supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle integrated with a solar power tower system

    Jingze Yang;Zhen Yang;Yuanyuan Duan

  • Effects of non-ideal structures and high temperatures on the insulation properties of aerogel-based composite materials

    Gui Lu;Xiao-Dong Wang;Yuan-Yuan Duan;Xiong-Wei Li

  • Parametric Optimization And Thermodynamic Performance Comparison Of Single-Pressure And Dual-Pressure Evaporation Organic Rankine Cycles

    Yuanyuan Duan

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiao-Dong Wang
Xiao-Dong Wang North China Electric Power University
Duu-Jong Lee
Duu-Jong Lee National Taiwan University
Dong Liu
Dong Liu Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Wei-Mon Yan
Wei-Mon Yan National Taipei University of Technology
Fubin Yang
Fubin Yang Beijing University of Technology
Luping Shi
Luping Shi Tsinghua University
Hailong Li
Hailong Li Mälardalen University
Jinyue Yan
Jinyue Yan Mälardalen University
Michael R. Moldover
Michael R. Moldover National Institute of Standards and Technology
Ay Su
Ay Su National Taiwan University

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