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D-Index
58
Citations
10097
World Ranking
781
National Ranking
99

Zhichun Liu 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 Zhichun Liu sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 281 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhichun Liu 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 Zhichun Liu 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: 58 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zhichun Liu is affiliated with Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China. Their research focuses primarily on the field of Engineering, with a particular emphasis on Mechanical Engineering. Other significant subfields include Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Computational Mechanics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's scholarly output covers a range of specialized topics, notably:

  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Heat Transfer Mechanisms
  • Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems

Zhichun Liu has contributed extensively to various academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Applied Thermal Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Energy
  • Renewable Energy

Collaboration has involved several co-authors with whom Liu has published multiple papers. These frequent collaborators are:

  • Rui Long
  • Wei Liu (two separate individuals with the same name)
  • Yanan Zhao
  • Mingliang Li

Representative recent papers authored by or associated with Zhichun Liu include:

  • "A study on heat transfer enhancement for solar air heaters with ripple surface," 2021, Renewable Energy
  • "Heat transfer performance and flow characteristics of solar air heaters with inclined trapezoidal vortex generators," 2020, Applied Thermal Engineering
  • "Application of biporous wick in flat-plate loop heat pipe with long heat transfer distance," 2020, Applied Thermal Engineering
  • "Advancements in Artificial Neural Networks for health management of energy storage lithium-ion batteries: A comprehensive review," 2023, Journal of Energy Storage
  • "Conjugate heat transfer enhancement in the mini-channel heat sink by realizing the optimized flow pattern," 2020, Applied Thermal Engineering

Best Publications

  • Design and optimization of bio-inspired wave-like channel for a PEM fuel cell applying genetic algorithm

    Genchun Cai;Yunmin Liang;Zhichun Liu;Wei Liu

  • Numerical studies on heat transfer and flow characteristics for laminar flow in a tube with multiple regularly spaced twisted tapes

    Xiaoyu Zhang;Zhichun Liu;Wei Liu

  • A Revisit to High Thermoelectric Performance of Single-layer MoS2.

    Zelin Jin;Quanwen Liao;Haisheng Fang;Zhichun Liu

  • Physical quantity synergy in laminar flow field and its application in heat transfer enhancement

    Liu Wei;Liu Zhichun;Ming Tingzhen;Guo Zengyuan

  • Numerical studies on heat transfer and friction factor characteristics of a tube fitted with helical screw-tape without core-rod inserts

    Xiaoyu Zhang;Zhichun Liu;Wei Liu

  • Entransy expression of the second law of thermodynamics and its application to optimization in heat transfer process

    W. Liu;Z.C. Liu;H. Jia;A.W. Fan

  • Development of biporous wicks for flat-plate loop heat pipe

    Huan Li;ZhiChun Liu;BinBin Chen;Wei Liu

  • Numerical analysis and optimization study on shell-side performances of a shell and tube heat exchanger with staggered baffles

    Xinting Wang;Nianben Zheng;Zhichun Liu;Wei Liu

  • Optimal design of a segmented thermoelectric generator based on three-dimensional numerical simulation and multi-objective genetic algorithm

    Ya Ge;Zhichun Liu;Henan Sun;Wei Liu

  • Hybrid membrane distillation-reverse electrodialysis electricity generation system to harvest low-grade thermal energy

    Rui Long;Baode Li;Zhichun Liu;Wei Liu

  • Numerical study on heat transfer enhancement characteristics of tube inserted with centrally hollow narrow twisted tapes

    Pengxiao Li;Zhichun Liu;Wei Liu;Gang Chen

  • A numerical study on heat transfer enhancement and the flow structure in a heat exchanger tube with discrete double inclined ribs

    Nianben Zheng;Wei Liu;Zhichun Liu;Peng Liu

  • An experimental and numerical study on the laminar heat transfer and flow characteristics of a circular tube fitted with multiple conical strips inserts

    Peng Liu;Nianben Zheng;Feng Shan;Zhichun Liu

  • Physical quantity synergy in laminar flow field of convective heat transfer and analysis of heat transfer enhancement

    Wei Liu;ZhiChun Liu;ZengYuan Guo

  • Thermal-hydraulic performance and entropy generation analysis of a parabolic trough receiver with conical strip inserts

    Peng Liu;Nianben Zheng;Zhichun Liu;Wei Liu

  • Multi-objective optimization of operating conditions and channel structure for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell

    Zhichun Liu;Xiangbing Zeng;Ya Ge;Jun Shen

  • The optimization of channels for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell applying genetic algorithm

    Xiangbing Zeng;Ya Ge;Jun Shen;Lingping Zeng

  • Experimental study of the loop heat pipe with a flat disk-shaped evaporator

    Dongdong Wang;Zhichun Liu;Jun Shen;Chi Jiang

  • Physical quantity synergy in the field of turbulent heat transfer and its analysis for heat transfer enhancement

    Wei Liu;ZhiChun Liu;SuYi Huang

  • Analysis of temperature and concentration polarizations for performance improvement in direct contact membrane distillation

    Zhengfei Kuang;Rui Long;Zhichun Liu;Wei Liu

  • Extremely High Thermal Conductivity of Aligned Carbon Nanotube-Polyethylene Composites.

    Quanwen Liao;Zhichun Liu;Wei Liu;Chengcheng Deng

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei Liu
Wei Liu Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Zhengkai Tu
Zhengkai Tu Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Nuo Yang
Nuo Yang Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Xiaobing Luo
Xiaobing Luo Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Akira Nakayama
Akira Nakayama Shizuoka University
Tengfei Luo
Tengfei Luo University of Notre Dame
Deli Wang
Deli Wang Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Aiwu Fan
Aiwu Fan Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Zeng-Yuan Guo
Zeng-Yuan Guo Tsinghua University
Mu Pan
Mu Pan Wuhan University of Technology

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