Guiyin Fang

13.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
114 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Guiyin Fang is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Guiyin Fang has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 75 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 24 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Guiyin Fang's work include Phase Change Materials Research (99 papers), Adsorption and Cooling Systems (74 papers) and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (72 papers). Guiyin Fang is often cited by papers focused on Phase Change Materials Research (99 papers), Adsorption and Cooling Systems (74 papers) and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (72 papers). Guiyin Fang collaborates with scholars based in China and United Kingdom. Guiyin Fang's co-authors include Guruprasad Alva, Yaxue Lin, Lingkun Liu, Yuting Jia, Zhi Chen, Lei Cao, Xiang Huang, Fang Tang, Chuqiao Zhu and Xiang Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Guiyin Fang

112 papers receiving 10.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

An overview of thermal energy storage systems

2017 986 citations Guruprasad Alva, Yaxue Lin et al. profile →
Thermal energy storage materials and systems for solar energy applications

2016 771 citations Guruprasad Alva, Lingkun Liu et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →
Review on thermal conductivity enhancement, thermal properties and applications of phase change materials in thermal energy storage

2017 732 citations Yaxue Lin, Yuting Jia et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →
Review on thermal performances and applications of thermal energy storage systems with inorganic phase change materials

2018 421 citations Yaxue Lin, Guruprasad Alva et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Guiyin Fang China	57	9.1k	6.1k	1.7k	1.3k	1.2k	114	11.2k
Fahad A. Al‐Sulaiman Saudi Arabia	56	6.0k 0.7×	5.2k 0.9×	2.1k 1.3×	930 0.7×	418 0.3×	176	10.1k
Atul Sharma India	36	6.7k 0.7×	5.2k 0.8×	973 0.6×	700 0.6×	454 0.4×	79	8.7k
Guruprasad Alva China	27	4.5k 0.5×	3.1k 0.5×	864 0.5×	694 0.5×	520 0.4×	27	5.7k
Xiaoling Cao China	41	4.5k 0.5×	3.1k 0.5×	938 0.6×	601 0.5×	410 0.3×	137	6.2k
Belén Zalba Spain	26	6.8k 0.7×	4.1k 0.7×	569 0.3×	782 0.6×	457 0.4×	41	7.6k
Yutang Fang China	45	5.5k 0.6×	3.3k 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	997 0.8×	672 0.5×	115	6.8k
Chao Xu China	44	3.4k 0.4×	3.4k 0.6×	1.9k 1.2×	916 0.7×	141 0.1×	262	6.4k
Yuan Tian China	21	4.0k 0.4×	2.7k 0.4×	585 0.4×	413 0.3×	200 0.2×	56	5.3k
Zhenyuan Xu China	39	2.3k 0.3×	2.1k 0.3×	1.3k 0.8×	671 0.5×	843 0.7×	114	5.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Shan, Feng, Guiyin Fang, & Lei Zhao. (2025). Performance improvement of photovoltaic/thermal system using microencapsulated phase-change material suspension. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. 63. 103743–103743.

Wang, Wenze, et al.. (2024). Preparation and Thermal Performances of Lauric Acid/Polyvinyl Butyral/Graphene Nanoplates Composite Phase Change Materials. physica status solidi (a). 221(10). 1 indexed citations

Wang, Wenze, et al.. (2023). Thermal Performance of Lauric Acid/Bentonite/Carbon Nanofiber Composite Phase-Change Materials for Heat Storage. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 33(1). 348–361. 13 indexed citations

Xu, Changlu, Huan Zhang, & Guiyin Fang. (2022). Review on thermal conductivity improvement of phase change materials with enhanced additives for thermal energy storage. Journal of Energy Storage. 51. 104568–104568. 159 indexed citations

Zhang, Huan, Changlu Xu, & Guiyin Fang. (2022). Encapsulation of inorganic phase change thermal storage materials and its effect on thermophysical properties: A review. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 241. 111747–111747. 96 indexed citations

Xu, Xibin, Xibin Xu, Zhihe Wang, et al.. (2020). Structural transitions for 2D systems with competing interactions in logarithmic traps. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 152(5). 54906–54906. 4 indexed citations

Lin, Yaxue, et al.. (2020). Thermal properties and characterization of palmitic acid/nano silicon dioxide/graphene nanoplatelet for thermal energy storage. International Journal of Energy Research. 44(7). 5621–5633. 31 indexed citations

Liu, Lingkun, Chuqiao Zhu, & Guiyin Fang. (2018). Numerical evaluation on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of microencapsulated phase change slurry flowing in a circular tube. Applied Thermal Engineering. 144. 845–853. 24 indexed citations

Lin, Yaxue, Chuqiao Zhu, Guruprasad Alva, & Guiyin Fang. (2018). Microencapsulation and thermal properties of myristic acid with ethyl cellulose shell for thermal energy storage. Applied Energy. 231. 494–501. 93 indexed citations

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Huang, Xiang, Guruprasad Alva, Lingkun Liu, & Guiyin Fang. (2017). Preparation, characterization and thermal properties of fatty acid eutectics/bentonite/expanded graphite composites as novel form–stable thermal energy storage materials. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 166. 157–166. 93 indexed citations

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Alva, Guruprasad, Yaxue Lin, Lingkun Liu, & Guiyin Fang. (2017). Synthesis, characterization and applications of microencapsulated phase change materials in thermal energy storage: A review. Energy and Buildings. 144. 276–294. 303 indexed citations

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Liu, Lingkun, Yuting Jia, Yaxue Lin, Guruprasad Alva, & Guiyin Fang. (2017). Numerical study of a novel miniature compound parabolic concentrating photovoltaic/thermal collector with microencapsulated phase change slurry. Energy Conversion and Management. 153. 106–114. 100 indexed citations

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Fang, Guiyin, Fang Tang, & Lei Cao. (2014). Preparation, thermal properties and applications of shape-stabilized thermal energy storage materials. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 40. 237–259. 127 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhi, Lei Cao, Feng Shan, & Guiyin Fang. (2013). Preparation and characteristics of microencapsulated stearic acid as composite thermal energy storage material in buildings. Energy and Buildings. 62. 469–474. 112 indexed citations

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Wu, Shuangmao, Guiyin Fang, & Zhi Chen. (2011). Discharging characteristics modeling of cool thermal energy storage system with coil pipes using n-tetradecane as phase change material. Applied Thermal Engineering. 37. 336–343. 33 indexed citations

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Wang, Rui, et al.. (2010). Dynamic Characteristics Modeling of a Hybrid Photovoltaic–Thermal Heat Pump System. International Journal of Green Energy. 7(5). 537–551. 26 indexed citations

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Fang, Guiyin, Hui Li, & Xu Liu. (2010). Preparation and properties of lauric acid/silicon dioxide composites as form-stable phase change materials for thermal energy storage. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 122(2-3). 533–536. 106 indexed citations

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Wu, Shuangmao, Guiyin Fang, & Xu Liu. (2010). Dynamic discharging characteristics simulation on solar heat storage system with spherical capsules using paraffin as heat storage material. Renewable Energy. 36(4). 1190–1195. 51 indexed citations

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Li, Hui, Guiyin Fang, & Xu Liu. (2009). Synthesis of shape-stabilized paraffin/silicon dioxide composites as phase change material for thermal energy storage. Journal of Materials Science. 45(6). 1672–1676. 43 indexed citations

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Fang, Guiyin, et al.. (2005). EXERGY ANALYSIS OF A DUAL-MODE REFRIGERATION SYSTEM FOR ICE STORAGE AIR CONDITIONING. 13 indexed citations

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