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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 58 781 711 99 99 281 10097

Zhichun Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhichun Liu between 2007 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhichun Liu published across 19 years, from 2007 to 2025, averaging 19.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2024. 81 of the 376 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2024. 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 38 publications 2019: 38 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 35 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 33 publications 2024: 43 publications 2025: 38 publications
2007 2025

376 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhichun Liu: publications per year, 2007 to 2025
Year Publications
2007 2
2008 2
2009 12
2010 7
2011 4
2012 6
2013 4
2014 6
2015 16
2016 22
2017 22
2018 38
2019 38
2020 25
2021 35
2022 23
2023 33
2024 43
2025 38
Total 376
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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.

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, 277–286 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: 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.

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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
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77 281
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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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.

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, 58 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: 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.

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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
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34 58
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

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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