Kai Luo

24.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
560 papers, 18.2k citations indexed

About

Kai Luo is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Luo has authored 560 papers receiving a total of 18.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 291 papers in Computational Mechanics, 119 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 101 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kai Luo's work include Combustion and flame dynamics (102 papers), Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (89 papers) and Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (64 papers). Kai Luo is often cited by papers focused on Combustion and flame dynamics (102 papers), Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (89 papers) and Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (64 papers). Kai Luo collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Kai Luo's co-authors include Dekui Shen, Qing Li, A.V. Bridgwater, Lingli Zhu, Konstantinos Papadikis, Linlin Fei, Guoqiang He, Zhiwei Hu, Qian Mao and Man Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Kai Luo

527 papers receiving 17.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The mechanism for thermal decomposition of cellulose and its main products

2009 795 citations Kai Luo et al. profile →
45th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE joint propulsion conference & exhibit

2009 775 citations Kai Luo et al. profile →
A critical review on VOCs adsorption by different porous materials: Species, mechanisms and modification methods

2020 764 citations Kai Luo et al. profile →
Lattice Boltzmann modeling of multiphase flows at large density ratio with an improved pseudopotential model

2013 462 citations Kai Luo et al. profile →
Lattice Boltzmann modeling of boiling heat transfer: The boiling curve and the effects of wettability

2015 338 citations Y.L. He, Kai Luo et al. profile →
Application and development trend of artificial intelligence in petroleum exploration and development

2021 177 citations Kai Luo et al. profile →
Classical and reactive molecular dynamics: Principles and applications in combustion and energy systems

2023 116 citations Kai Luo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Luo China	63	8.1k	5.3k	3.2k	2.9k	2.8k	560	18.2k
Mohamed Pourkashanian United Kingdom	63	4.8k 0.6×	5.7k 1.1×	3.3k 1.0×	2.5k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	470	14.0k
D.B. Ingham United Kingdom	60	7.5k 0.9×	5.2k 1.0×	4.2k 1.3×	3.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.4×	660	16.1k
Chuguang Zheng China	69	6.9k 0.9×	11.5k 2.2×	5.3k 1.7×	3.5k 1.2×	4.8k 1.7×	372	25.2k
Zhihua Wang China	62	3.3k 0.4×	4.4k 0.8×	5.0k 1.6×	2.6k 0.9×	5.6k 2.0×	727	17.3k
Jyeshtharaj B. Joshi India	68	6.6k 0.8×	10.7k 2.0×	6.2k 2.0×	1.6k 0.5×	3.3k 1.2×	602	19.9k
Ahmed F. Ghoniem United States	54	6.5k 0.8×	4.0k 0.8×	2.3k 0.7×	684 0.2×	2.1k 0.7×	366	11.8k
Lin Ma United Kingdom	59	4.3k 0.5×	2.9k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	2.9k 1.0×	816 0.3×	429	11.4k
Yuying Yan United Kingdom	67	3.5k 0.4×	3.8k 0.7×	7.3k 2.3×	4.1k 1.4×	3.5k 1.3×	489	17.2k
Kim Dam‐Johansen Denmark	69	2.8k 0.3×	8.3k 1.6×	4.0k 1.3×	721 0.3×	5.2k 1.9×	398	18.6k
Dongsheng Wen China	64	3.9k 0.5×	9.0k 1.7×	9.1k 2.9×	1.5k 0.5×	2.4k 0.9×	395	17.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Luo

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Zhang, Qi, et al.. (2025). Catalysts in the water-gas shift reaction: A comparative review of industrial and academic contributions. Carbon Capture Science & Technology. 15. 100388–100388. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Ming, et al.. (2025). Reaction mechanisms of coal gasification in supercritical water with CO2 transport agent: A ReaxFF molecular dynamics study. Fuel. 405. 136512–136512.

Liang, Cui, Bing Wang, Kai Luo, et al.. (2025). The diversity, composition, network characteristics and community assembly of intestinal microbiome in sea cucumber reflect the differences in habitats and aquaculture practices. Journal of Environmental Management. 376. 124487–124487. 1 indexed citations

Luo, Kai, et al.. (2024). Characterization of loss, temperature, and stress on partial admission axial impulse turbines with liquid jet impingement cooling. Applied Thermal Engineering. 252. 123641–123641. 2 indexed citations

Li, Luming, et al.. (2024). Detachable holographic acoustofluidic chip for striped acoustic field modulation and particle manipulation. Applied Acoustics. 227. 110264–110264. 1 indexed citations

Luo, Kai, et al.. (2024). Atomistic insights into role of urea additive in lithium nanoparticles formation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154822–154822. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Geng, et al.. (2024). Pore-scale study of CO2 desublimation in a contact liquid. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13. 100329–100329. 1 indexed citations

Luo, Kai, et al.. (2024). Investigation of startup process for underwater turbine power systems using computational fluid dynamics method. Energy. 305. 132207–132207.

Chang, Xiaoya, et al.. (2024). Fully resolved simulations of micro-unit composite fuel in hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB): Al@AP. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154783–154783. 7 indexed citations

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Liang, Te, Hao Chen, Lei Liu, et al.. (2024). Antibody Profiling of Pan-Cancer Viral Proteome Reveals Biomarkers for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Prognosis. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 23(3). 100729–100729. 2 indexed citations

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Luo, Kai, et al.. (2024). Mechanisms of microexplosion-accelerated pyrolysis and oxidation of lithium-containing droplets: an atomistic perspective. Nanoscale. 16(34). 16119–16126. 1 indexed citations

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Qin, Kan, et al.. (2023). Influence of operating conditions on in-tube vapour condensation heat transfer characteristics in the presence of noncondensable gases at high pressure. Applied Thermal Engineering. 226. 120243–120243. 5 indexed citations

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Feng, Kai, Jiajun Zhang, Zhengwen Li, et al.. (2023). Spontaneous regeneration of active sites against catalyst deactivation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 344. 123647–123647. 20 indexed citations

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Yang, Jiming, Kai Luo, Xingmei Lü, et al.. (2023). Selective extraction of polyhydroxy compounds using hydrophobic ionic liquids. Separation and Purification Technology. 318. 123973–123973. 10 indexed citations

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Tang, G.H., Qiang Sheng, Xiaolong Li, et al.. (2023). Effects of multiple insufficient charging and discharging on compressed carbon dioxide energy storage. Energy. 278. 127901–127901. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jiajun, Kai Feng, Zhengwen Li, et al.. (2023). Defect-Driven Efficient Selective CO₂ Hydrogenation with Mo-Based Clusters. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(10). 2736–2748. 13 indexed citations

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Saito, Shimpei, Alessandro De Rosis, Linlin Fei, et al.. (2021). Lattice Boltzmann modeling and simulation of forced-convection boiling on a cylinder. Physics of Fluids. 33(2). 49 indexed citations

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Jin, Tai, Xujiang Wang, Kai Luo, Kun Luo, & Jianren Fan. (2018). Structure of tetrabrachial flames in non-premixed autoigniting dimethyl ether/air mixtures. Fuel. 232. 90–98. 6 indexed citations

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Gu, Shuaiwei, et al.. (2010). Modelling discrete incremental repetitive and/or simultaneous particle breakage. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 3 indexed citations

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Li, Daijin, et al.. (2009). Motion Control of Underwater Supercavitating Projectiles in Vertical Plane. Modern Applied Science. 3(2). 2 indexed citations

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