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Engineering and Technology
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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 89 1747 1680 73 68 442 36224
Engineering and Technology 102 134 127 8 7 546 47129

Yulong Ding publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yulong Ding between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yulong Ding published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 35.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 140 publications in 2023. 198 of the 1,027 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 140. Peak 140 publications in 2023. 1997: 3 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 28 publications 2008: 27 publications 2009: 26 publications 2010: 30 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 30 publications 2018: 34 publications 2019: 64 publications 2020: 48 publications 2021: 80 publications 2022: 121 publications 2023: 140 publications 2024: 96 publications 2025: 102 publications
1997 2025

1,027 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yulong Ding: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 3
1998 0
1999 2
2000 7
2001 4
2002 6
2003 4
2004 20
2005 15
2006 13
2007 28
2008 27
2009 26
2010 30
2011 24
2012 15
2013 20
2014 20
2015 23
2016 25
2017 30
2018 34
2019 64
2020 48
2021 80
2022 121
2023 140
2024 96
2025 102
Total 1,027
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Yulong Ding publications per year - data summary

  • Yulong Ding, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University of Birmingham, has 1,027 publications recorded across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1997 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 140 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1999, with 2 publications.
  • 1 of the 29 years in the span carries no publications at all (1998).
  • The rate of publication averages 35.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 36.7 per year counting only the 28 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 539 publications, 52% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1997-2006: 74 publications (7.4 per year); 2007-2016: 238 publications (23.8 per year); 2017-2025: 715 publications (79.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Yulong Ding 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 Yulong Ding sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 538–547 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 546 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28 546
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Yulong Ding publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 38–47 to 804+ publications.
  • Yulong Ding, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University of Birmingham, records 546 publications - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Yulong Ding, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 198–207 publications range, and Yulong Ding ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 148–157 publications, holding 457 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 61% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 228–237 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 804 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Yulong Ding 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 Yulong Ding sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 102 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7 102
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Yulong Ding D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 30 to 107+ D-Index.
  • Yulong Ding, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University of Birmingham, records 102 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Yulong Ding, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 47 D-Index range, and Yulong Ding ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 426 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Yulong Ding is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom and is an active researcher in the field of engineering. Their primary domain of research covers engineering with significant contributions to subfields including mechanical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work spans multiple topics with extensive publications in:

  • Phase Change Materials Research
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems
  • Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods

Yulong Ding has authored notable recent papers including:

  • Hydrogen liquefaction and storage: Recent progress and perspectives (2023), Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • A review of solar hybrid photovoltaic-thermal (PV-T) collectors and systems (2023), Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
  • Liquid air energy storage (LAES): A review on technology state-of-the-art, integration pathways and future perspectives (2021), Advances in Applied Energy
  • Cryogenic technology progress for CO2 capture under carbon neutrality goals: A review (2022), Separation and Purification Technology
  • Progress and prospects of thermo-mechanical energy storage-a critical review (2021), Progress in Energy

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated on multiple works with Yulong Ding include:

  • Lige Tong
  • Li Wang
  • Yongliang Li
  • María Elena Navarro
  • Xianglei Liu

Yulong Ding's research has been published across several frequent venues, highlighting the distribution and focus of their work in various journals and platforms, including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Energy Storage
  • Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Applied Thermal Engineering

Best Publications

  • Progress in electrical energy storage system: A critical review

    Haisheng Chen;Haisheng Chen;Thang Ngoc Cong;Wei Yang;Chunqing Tan

  • Experimental investigation into convective heat transfer of nanofluids at the entrance region under laminar flow conditions

    Dongsheng Wen;Yulong Ding

  • Investigation into the antibacterial behaviour of suspensions of ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO nanofluids)

    Lingling Zhang;Yunhong Jiang;Yulong Ding;Malcolm Povey

  • Heat transfer of aqueous suspensions of carbon nanotubes (CNT nanofluids)

    Yulong Ding;Hajar Alias;Dongsheng Wen;Richard A. Williams

  • A benchmark study on the thermal conductivity of nanofluids

    Jacopo Buongiorno;David C. Venerus;Naveen Prabhat;Thomas McKrell

  • Heat transfer and flow behaviour of aqueous suspensions of TiO2 nanoparticles (nanofluids) flowing upward through a vertical pipe

    Yurong He;Yi Jin;Haisheng Chen;Yulong Ding

  • Rheological behaviour of nanofluids

    Haisheng Chen;Haisheng Chen;Yulong Ding;Chunqing Tan

  • Experimental investigation into the pool boiling heat transfer of aqueous based γ-alumina nanofluids

    Dongsheng Wen;Yulong Ding

  • Effective thermal conductivity of aqueous suspensions of carbon nanotubes (carbon nanotube nanofluids)

    Dongsheng Wen;Yulong Ding

  • Rheological behaviour of ethylene glycol based titania nanofluids

    Haisheng Chen;Haisheng Chen;Yulong Ding;Yurong He;Chunqing Tan

  • Mechanistic investigation into antibacterial behaviour of suspensions of ZnO nanoparticles against E. coli

    Lingling Zhang;Yunhong Jiang;Yulong Ding;Nikolaos Daskalakis

  • ZnO nanofluids – A potential antibacterial agent

    Lingling Zhang;Yulong Ding;Malcolm Povey;David York

  • Formulation of nanofluids for natural convective heat transfer applications

    Dongsheng Wen;Yulong Ding

  • Equilibria and kinetics of CO2 adsorption on hydrotalcite adsorbent

    Y Ding;E Alpay

  • Adsorption-enhanced steam-methane reforming

    Yulong Ding;Esat Alpay

  • A review of pumped hydro energy storage development in significant international electricity markets

    Edward Barbour;Edward Barbour;I.A. Grant Wilson;Jonathan Radcliffe;Yulong Ding

  • Numerical investigation into the convective heat transfer of TiO2 nanofluids flowing through a straight tube under the laminar flow conditions

    Yurong He;Yubin Men;Yunhua Zhao;Huilin Lu

  • Liquid air energy storage (LAES) with packed bed cold thermal storage – From component to system level performance through dynamic modelling

    Adriano Sciacovelli;Andrea Vecchi;Yulong Ding

  • Antimicrobial activities of ZnO powder-coated PVC film to inactivate food pathogens

    Xihong Li;Yage Xing;Yunhong Jiang;Yulong Ding

  • Equilibria and kinetics of CO 2 adsorption on hydrotalcite adsorbent

    E Alpay;Y Ding

  • Heat transfer and flow behaviour of aqueous suspensions of titanate nanotubes (nanofluids)

    Haisheng Chen;Haisheng Chen;Wei Yang;Yurong He;Yulong Ding

Frequent Co-Authors

Yongliang Li
Yongliang Li University of Birmingham
Haisheng Chen
Haisheng Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dongsheng Wen
Dongsheng Wen Technical University of Munich
Mojtaba Ghadiri
Mojtaba Ghadiri University of Leeds
Yurong He
Yurong He Harbin Institute of Technology
David Parker
David Parker University of Oxford
Adriano Sciacovelli
Adriano Sciacovelli University of Birmingham
Paul T. Williams
Paul T. Williams University of Leeds
Valerie Dupont
Valerie Dupont University of Leeds
David P. Wilkinson
David P. Wilkinson University of British Columbia

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