Desong Fan

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Desong Fan is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Desong Fan has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 16 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 16 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Desong Fan's work include Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (34 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (16 papers) and Optical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials (12 papers). Desong Fan is often cited by papers focused on Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (34 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (16 papers) and Optical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials (12 papers). Desong Fan collaborates with scholars based in China. Desong Fan's co-authors include Qiang Li, Mingzhang Li, Jie Huang, Zhen Yan, Jie Huang, Yimin Xuan, Qiang Li, Qiang Li, Chao Liu and Qiang Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Engineering Journal, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces and Journal of Materials Chemistry A.

In The Last Decade

Desong Fan

50 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A trimode textile designed with hierarchical core-shell nanofiber structure for all-weather radiative personal thermal management

2023 99 citations Zhen Yan, Desong Fan et al. Nano Today profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Desong Fan China	20	878	534	323	249	220	53	1.3k
Chenxi Sui United States	11	824 0.9×	528 1.0×	379 1.2×	156 0.6×	229 1.0×	19	1.2k
Tsz Chung Ho Hong Kong	16	544 0.6×	364 0.7×	267 0.8×	130 0.5×	132 0.6×	43	1.1k
Linshuang Long China	19	436 0.5×	523 1.0×	509 1.6×	144 0.6×	381 1.7×	43	1.3k
Zhenmin Ding China	20	360 0.4×	249 0.5×	138 0.4×	106 0.4×	138 0.6×	27	973
Zuoxu Wu China	15	531 0.6×	203 0.4×	116 0.4×	98 0.4×	55 0.3×	30	846
Dongwoo Chae South Korea	19	1.4k 1.6×	1.0k 2.0×	526 1.6×	547 2.2×	50 0.2×	34	1.6k
Weicheng Shu China	9	336 0.4×	138 0.3×	153 0.5×	52 0.2×	79 0.4×	20	752
Kai Gao China	19	241 0.3×	195 0.4×	156 0.5×	139 0.6×	35 0.2×	55	949
Jiongzhi Zheng China	17	210 0.2×	119 0.2×	74 0.2×	131 0.5×	59 0.3×	40	922

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fan, Desong, et al.. (2026). Thermally conductive graphene-based Janus emitters with scalable fabrication for hybrid passive cooling of outdoor electronic devices. Chemical Engineering Journal. 529. 172931–172931.

Tong, Wen‐Yi, et al.. (2025). Biomimetic hierarchical scattering coatings via interfacial molecular stitching for durable radiative cooling of outdoor power facilities. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 14(3). 1740–1749.

Yan, Zhen, et al.. (2025). Scalable manufacture of ultratough physical cross-linked hybrid films for durable radiative cooling. Chemical Engineering Journal. 518. 164568–164568. 5 indexed citations

Shi, Yeming, Xiaoyu Meng, Yu Wu, & Desong Fan. (2025). Colored daytime radiative cooling based on Fabry-Perot bi-resonances for potential energy-saving application. Applied Materials Today. 46. 102862–102862.

Shi, Yeming, et al.. (2025). Inverse design of visible-infrared multispectral camouflage with radiative cooling and microwave transmission. Materials Today Physics. 55. 101759–101759. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Xiangyu, et al.. (2025). A review of diamond composites for heat spreaders. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 196. 109008–109008. 5 indexed citations

Fang, Jun, et al.. (2024). Boiling heat transfer performance of an annular inverse opal surface via attenuating the coffee ring effect. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow. 107. 109431–109431. 4 indexed citations

Fan, Desong, et al.. (2024). An inverse opal complex wick for high-performance ultrathin heat pipes. Cell Reports Physical Science. 5(9). 102156–102156. 7 indexed citations

Fang, Jun, et al.. (2023). Enhanced heat transfer using wafer-scale crack-free well-ordered porous structure surface. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 148. 107018–107018. 7 indexed citations

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Fan, Desong, et al.. (2023). Thermally and electrically tunable infrared perovskite devices for alternatively cooling and heat energy harvesting. Ceramics International. 50(7). 10667–10675. 7 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhen, et al.. (2023). A trimode textile designed with hierarchical core-shell nanofiber structure for all-weather radiative personal thermal management. Nano Today. 51. 101897–101897. 99 indexed citations breakdown →

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Huang, Jie, et al.. (2022). Switchable Radiative Cooling from Temperature-Responsive Thermal Resistance Modulation. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 5(5). 6003–6010. 37 indexed citations

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Huang, Jie, Desong Fan, & Qiang Li. (2022). Structural rod-like particles for highly efficient radiative cooling. Materials Today Energy. 25. 100955–100955. 65 indexed citations

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Ma, Siyi & Desong Fan. (2021). Adaptive Multiple-band Absorber Based on VO2 Metasurface. ES Energy & Environments. 8 indexed citations

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Fan, Desong, et al.. (2020). Numerical Simulation of Coupling Thermal and Mechanical Influence on Submerged Nozzle in Solid Rocket Motor. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 2020. 1–9. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yang, Desong Fan, & Qiang Li. (2020). Deformable manganite perovskite-based resonator with adaptively modulating infrared radiation. Applied Materials Today. 21. 100808–100808. 17 indexed citations

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Lü, Teng, et al.. (2017). Nanometer thick thermochromic film based on K-doped manganite oxide prepared by magnetron sputtering. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 704. 366–372. 9 indexed citations

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Fan, Desong, et al.. (2014). Variable emissivity property of magnetron sputtering thermochromic film. Thin Solid Films. 570. 123–128. 14 indexed citations

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Li, Qiang, Desong Fan, & Yimin Xuan. (2013). Thermal radiative properties of plasma sprayed thermochromic coating. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 583. 516–522. 13 indexed citations

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Fan, Desong, Qiang Li, Yimin Xuan, Hong Tan, & Junfei Fang. (2013). Radiative properties of thermochromic material with solar reflection films. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 112. 52–56. 14 indexed citations

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