Jian Dai

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Jian Dai is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Jian Dai has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Ocean Engineering, 18 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 16 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Jian Dai's work include Wave and Wind Energy Systems (19 papers), Railway Engineering and Dynamics (15 papers) and Coastal and Marine Dynamics (10 papers). Jian Dai is often cited by papers focused on Wave and Wind Energy Systems (19 papers), Railway Engineering and Dynamics (15 papers) and Coastal and Marine Dynamics (10 papers). Jian Dai collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, Norway and China. Jian Dai's co-authors include Kok Keng Ang, C.M. Wang, Tomoaki Utsunomiya, Wenhui Duan, Van Hai Luong, Chi Zhang, Minh Thi Tran, Bernt J. Leira, Dongqi Jiang and Torgeir Moan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Energy.

In The Last Decade

Jian Dai

42 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

Review of recent research and developments on floating breakwaters

2018 215 citations Jian Dai, C.M. Wang et al. Ocean Engineering profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jian Dai Singapore	19	536	383	305	287	276	45	1.1k
Nikolaos Nikitas United Kingdom	24	150 0.3×	266 0.7×	64 0.2×	159 0.6×	1.1k 3.9×	71	1.6k
Guoxing Chen China	37	268 0.5×	181 0.5×	149 0.5×	165 0.6×	3.5k 12.5×	235	4.0k
Climent Molins Spain	29	289 0.5×	128 0.3×	255 0.8×	125 0.4×	2.1k 7.5×	113	2.6k
Wenjie Zhou China	23	389 0.7×	309 0.8×	69 0.2×	456 1.6×	558 2.0×	85	1.5k
Chengshun Xu China	27	191 0.4×	249 0.7×	40 0.1×	80 0.3×	1.9k 6.8×	124	2.2k
Lars Bo Ibsen Denmark	26	169 0.3×	304 0.8×	58 0.2×	135 0.5×	1.8k 6.7×	154	2.2k
Conghuan Le China	19	374 0.7×	225 0.6×	52 0.2×	142 0.5×	695 2.5×	92	1.1k
S. Butterfield United States	10	648 1.2×	458 1.2×	69 0.2×	167 0.6×	215 0.8×	22	1.2k
Ioannis Anastasopoulos Greece	40	645 1.2×	191 0.5×	47 0.2×	332 1.2×	4.7k 17.1×	152	5.0k
E Deng China	21	98 0.2×	539 1.4×	94 0.3×	178 0.6×	248 0.9×	83	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jian Dai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jian Dai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jian Dai 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 Jian Dai. Jian Dai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dai, Jian, et al.. (2025). Numerical study of soft-connected modular offshore floating photovoltaic array. Marine Structures. 104. 103893–103893. 2 indexed citations

Hosamo, Haidar, et al.. (2025). Efficient monitoring and prediction of the motion responses of compliant floating photovoltaic arrays: Case study of a hydrodynamic model test with erroneous sensor data. Results in Engineering. 28. 107625–107625.

Xu, Guoji, et al.. (2025). Load-reduction performance of a novel fairing measure for bridge piers in tandem under dam-break waves. Ocean Engineering. 341. 122613–122613.

Dai, Jian, et al.. (2024). Hydroelastic Analysis of Floating Photovoltaic Floater Under Regular Waves. 2 indexed citations

Jiang, Zhiyu, et al.. (2024). Model Tests of a 12 by 18 Floating Solar Array Under Regular Wave Conditions. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Guoji, et al.. (2024). Probabilistic models of marine environmental variables and their impact on dynamic responses of a sea-crossing suspension bridge. Ocean Engineering. 308. 118210–118210. 3 indexed citations

Dai, Jian, et al.. (2023). Dynamic Response Analysis of High-Speed Maglev-Guideway System. Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies. 11(6). 2647–2658. 10 indexed citations

Dai, Jian, et al.. (2022). Effect of wave-current interaction on a long fjord-crossing floating pontoon bridge. Engineering Structures. 266. 114549–114549. 26 indexed citations

Wan, Ling, Jian Dai, Dongqi Jiang, & Kok Keng Ang. (2021). Parametric study and dynamic response analysis of three single curved discrete pontoon floating bridges. Ships and Offshore Structures. 17(8). 1788–1801. 5 indexed citations

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Jiang, Dongqi, Kiang Hwee Tan, C.M. Wang, & Jian Dai. (2021). Research and development in connector systems for Very Large Floating Structures. Ocean Engineering. 232. 109150–109150. 26 indexed citations

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Wan, Ling, Dongqi Jiang, & Jian Dai. (2020). Numerical Modelling and Dynamic Response Analysis of Curved Floating Bridges with a Small Rise-Span Ratio. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 8(6). 467–467. 8 indexed citations

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Dai, Jian, Bernt J. Leira, Torgeir Moan, & Hagbart S. Alsos. (2020). Effect of wave inhomogeneity on fatigue damage of mooring lines of a side-anchored floating bridge. Ocean Engineering. 219. 108304–108304. 31 indexed citations

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Dai, Jian, Bernt J. Leira, Torgeir Moan, & Marit I. Kvittem. (2020). Inhomogeneous wave load effects on a long, straight and side-anchored floating pontoon bridge. Marine Structures. 72. 102763–102763. 50 indexed citations

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Jiang, Dongqi, et al.. (2018). Structural performance evaluation of innovative prestressed concrete floating fuel storage tanks. Structural Concrete. 20(1). 15–31. 8 indexed citations

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Dai, Jian, Kok Keng Ang, Dongqi Jiang, Van Hai Luong, & Minh Thi Tran. (2018). Dynamic Response of High-Speed Train-Track System Due to Unsupported Sleepers. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics. 18(10). 1850122–1850122. 20 indexed citations

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Nguyen, H.P., Jian Dai, C.M. Wang, Kok Keng Ang, & Van Hai Luong. (2018). Reducing hydroelastic responses of pontoon-type VLFS using vertical elastic mooring lines. Marine Structures. 59. 251–270. 36 indexed citations

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Reddy, J. N., et al.. (2017). Dynamic analysis of three-dimensional high-speed train-track model using moving element method. Advances in Structural Engineering. 21(6). 862–876. 20 indexed citations

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Dai, Jian & Kok Keng Ang. (2014). Steady-state response of a curved beam on a viscously damped foundation subjected to a sequence of moving loads. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 229(4). 375–394. 18 indexed citations

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Ang, Kok Keng, Jian Dai, Minh Thi Tran, & Van Hai Luong. (2013). ANALYSIS OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL ACCOUNTING FOR JUMPING WHEEL PHENOMENON. International Journal of Computational Methods. 11(3). 1343007–1343007. 25 indexed citations

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Dai, Jian, A.Y.C. Nee, Jerry Ying Hsi Fuh, & A. Senthil Kumar. (1997). An approach to automating modular fixture design and assembly. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B Journal of Engineering Manufacture. 211(7). 509–521. 41 indexed citations

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