Gang Tan

10.6k total citations · 8 hit papers
82 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Gang Tan is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Gang Tan has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 33 papers in Environmental Engineering and 25 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Gang Tan's work include Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (31 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (24 papers) and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (23 papers). Gang Tan is often cited by papers focused on Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (31 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (24 papers) and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (23 papers). Gang Tan collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Singapore. Gang Tan's co-authors include Dongliang Zhao, Ronggui Yang, Xiaobo Yin, Yao Zhai, Yaoguang Ma, Tengyao Jiang, Sabrina N. David, Ablimit Aili, Shancheng Wang and Yi Long and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Gang Tan

80 papers receiving 8.4k citations

Hit Papers

Scalable-manufactured randomized glass-polymer hybrid met... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2017 2014 2021 2019 2020 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Scalable-manufactured randomized glass-polymer hybrid metamaterial for daytime radiative cooling
    2017 1.9k citations Yao Zhai, Yaoguang Ma et al. Science profile →
  2. A review of thermoelectric cooling: Materials, modeling and applications
    2014 744 citations Dongliang Zhao, Gang Tan profile →
  3. Scalable thermochromic smart windows with passive radiative cooling regulation
    2021 741 citations Shancheng Wang, Tengyao Jiang et al. Science profile →
  4. Radiative sky cooling: Fundamental principles, materials, and applications
    2019 687 citations Dongliang Zhao, Ablimit Aili et al. profile →
  5. Terrestrial radiative cooling: Using the cold universe as a renewable and sustainable energy source
    2020 634 citations Xiaobo Yin, Ronggui Yang et al. Science profile →
  6. Subambient Cooling of Water: Toward Real-World Applications of Daytime Radiative Cooling
    2018 490 citations Dongliang Zhao, Ablimit Aili et al. profile →
  7. Integration of daytime radiative cooling and solar heating for year-round energy saving in buildings
    2020 344 citations Gang Tan et al. profile →
  8. Thermochromic smart windows with highly regulated radiative cooling and solar transmission
    2021 250 citations Shancheng Wang, Tengyao Jiang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gang Tan United States 37 5.8k 4.0k 2.9k 1.5k 1.3k 82 8.6k
Dongliang Zhao China 51 5.5k 1.0× 3.6k 0.9× 2.5k 0.9× 4.2k 2.8× 1.5k 1.1× 310 11.4k
Chi Yan Tso Hong Kong 40 1.8k 0.3× 1.4k 0.3× 1.1k 0.4× 566 0.4× 433 0.3× 125 4.7k
Gang Pei China 57 3.8k 0.7× 2.1k 0.5× 2.5k 0.9× 577 0.4× 653 0.5× 346 11.7k
Jinlei Li China 32 2.1k 0.4× 1.4k 0.3× 844 0.3× 428 0.3× 540 0.4× 48 6.8k
Junwei Liu China 38 1.4k 0.2× 878 0.2× 679 0.2× 1.6k 1.0× 687 0.5× 130 4.6k
Chong Liu United States 37 1.8k 0.3× 1.2k 0.3× 773 0.3× 3.0k 2.0× 364 0.3× 92 12.0k
Wenhui Duan Australia 63 8.9k 1.5× 311 0.1× 2.5k 0.9× 6.0k 4.0× 464 0.4× 247 13.6k
Xiuqiang Li China 34 1.6k 0.3× 799 0.2× 546 0.2× 549 0.4× 276 0.2× 60 9.3k
Ziming Cheng China 32 1.3k 0.2× 803 0.2× 479 0.2× 499 0.3× 309 0.2× 80 3.6k
Wei She China 44 3.5k 0.6× 348 0.1× 1.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.9× 270 0.2× 147 5.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gang Tan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gang Tan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gang Tan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gang Tan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Gang Tan. Gang Tan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yang, Guojian, Awais Ghani, Qihong Lu, et al.. (2025). Crystal adjustment-based neutral-tinted nickel-tungsten-oxygen for electrochromic energy-efficient windows with wide spectral regulation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 509. 161406–161406. 2 indexed citations
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Zeng, Yu, Yong Liu, Tengyao Jiang, et al.. (2025). A Multimodal Smart Window with Visible‐NIR‐LWIR Electro‐Modulation for All Weather. Advanced Materials. 38(1). e12029–e12029. 4 indexed citations
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Aili, Ablimit, Tengyao Jiang, Jingjing Chen, et al.. (2024). Passive daytime radiative cooling: Moving beyond materials towards real-world applications. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 100121–100121. 29 indexed citations
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Duan, Mengfan, Yifan Wu, Hengxin Zhao, et al.. (2024). Designing sustainable built environments for Mars habitation: Integrating innovations in architecture, systems, and human well-being. 1(3). 100030–100030. 9 indexed citations
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Ning-sheng, Wang, et al.. (2023). Temperature reduction and energy-saving analysis in grain storage: Field application of radiative cooling technology to grain storage warehouse. Renewable Energy. 218. 119272–119272. 9 indexed citations
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Yan, Da, et al.. (2022). Acceleration algorithms for long-wavelength radiation integral in the annual simulation of radiative cooling in buildings. Renewable Energy. 202. 255–269. 5 indexed citations
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Fan, Fan, et al.. (2022). A simple, accurate, and universal method for characterizing and comparing radiative cooling materials and devices. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 200. 123494–123494. 19 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiayun, Gang Tan, Ronggui Yang, & Dongliang Zhao. (2022). Materials, structures, and devices for dynamic radiative cooling. Cell Reports Physical Science. 3(12). 101198–101198. 65 indexed citations
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Ke, Yujie, Yanbin Li, Shancheng Wang, et al.. (2022). On-Demand Solar and Thermal Radiation Management Based on Switchable Interwoven Surfaces. ACS Energy Letters. 7(5). 1758–1763. 83 indexed citations
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Lu, Wenyang, Tongtong Wang, Xin He, et al.. (2021). A new method for preparing excellent electrical conductivity carbon nanofibers from coal extraction residual. Cleaner Engineering and Technology. 4. 100109–100109. 7 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xinpeng, Sohrab Alex Mofid, Tao Gao, et al.. (2020). Durability-enhanced vanadium dioxide thermochromic film for smart windows. Materials Today Physics. 13. 100205–100205. 67 indexed citations
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Jiang, Tengyao, Yuan Yuan, Sijia Liu, Andrew J. Hunt, & Gang Tan. (2020). Deposition of Palladium Nanoparticles by the Coating of the Carbonaceous Layer from Wastepaper-Derived Bio-Oil. ACS Omega. 5(26). 16021–16029. 12 indexed citations
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Zhai, Yao, Yaoguang Ma, Sabrina N. David, et al.. (2017). Scalable-manufactured randomized glass-polymer hybrid metamaterial for daytime radiative cooling. Science. 355(6329). 1062–1066. 1854 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ng, Kam, et al.. (2017). A Laboratory Experimental Study of Enhanced Geothermal Systems. 51st U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. 3 indexed citations
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Tang, Bin, et al.. (2014). Smoothness Control of Wet Etched Si{100} Surfaces in TMAH+Triton. Key engineering materials. 609-610. 536–541. 6 indexed citations
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Tan, Gang. (2010). Use of a Stochastic Regression Model GARCH for Wind Fluctuation Study. International Journal of Ventilation. 9(2). 177–189. 3 indexed citations
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Bechtel, Stephen E., et al.. (2002). A New Technique for the Measurement of the Dynamic Evolution of Surface Tension. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 245(1). 142–162. 10 indexed citations

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