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Yuan-Yuan Duan

Yuan-Yuan Duan

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 53 1017 935 119 119 239 8861

Yuan-Yuan Duan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yuan-Yuan Duan between 1996 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yuan-Yuan Duan published across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026, averaging 12.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 2022. 35 of the 377 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 2022. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 6 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 7 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 7 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 46 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 27 publications 2025: 34 publications 2026: 1 publication
1996 2026

377 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yuan-Yuan Duan: publications per year, 1996 to 2026
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 6
1998 1
1999 7
2000 2
2001 4
2002 1
2003 7
2004 7
2005 3
2006 2
2007 8
2008 6
2009 4
2010 14
2011 20
2012 12
2013 20
2014 13
2015 13
2016 8
2017 10
2018 15
2019 17
2020 19
2021 27
2022 46
2023 22
2024 27
2025 34
2026 1
Total 377
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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.

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, 237–246 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: 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.

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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 92 239
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
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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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.

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, 53 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: 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.

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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
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48 53
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

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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