Kai Wang

4.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
137 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Kai Wang is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Wang has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 30 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 26 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kai Wang's work include Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines (46 papers), Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems (37 papers) and Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies (33 papers). Kai Wang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines (46 papers), Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems (37 papers) and Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies (33 papers). Kai Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Kai Wang's co-authors include Christos N. Markides, Zhifeng Nie, Shenjie Zhou, Shengli Kong, María Herrando, Antonio Pantaleo, Fei Duan, Gan Huang, Limin Qiu and Swapnil Dubey and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Kai Wang

124 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

The size-dependent natural frequency of Bernoulli–Euler micro-beams

2008 540 citations Kai Wang et al. profile →
A review of solar hybrid photovoltaic-thermal (PV-T) collectors and systems

2023 187 citations María Herrando, Kai Wang et al. profile →
Enhancing beef tallow flavor through enzymatic hydrolysis: Unveiling key aroma precursors and volatile compounds using machine learning

2025 24 citations Kai Wang 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 Wang China	31	1.7k	886	725	635	490	137	3.5k
Chin‐Hsiang Cheng Taiwan	38	2.4k 1.4×	820 0.9×	1.0k 1.4×	1.2k 1.9×	383 0.8×	196	4.5k
Zhonghe Han China	31	1.2k 0.7×	360 0.4×	632 0.9×	332 0.5×	301 0.6×	145	2.6k
Wenyi Liu China	36	1.0k 0.6×	253 0.3×	2.3k 3.2×	484 0.8×	128 0.3×	131	4.0k
Gregory Nellis United States	27	2.0k 1.2×	294 0.3×	416 0.6×	263 0.4×	194 0.4×	171	3.0k
Bahgat Sammakia United States	32	3.1k 1.9×	294 0.3×	1.2k 1.7×	749 1.2×	96 0.2×	319	5.4k
Tiancheng Ouyang China	32	1.4k 0.8×	375 0.4×	968 1.3×	380 0.6×	232 0.5×	178	3.7k
Larry K.B. Li Hong Kong	35	824 0.5×	463 0.5×	287 0.4×	442 0.7×	269 0.5×	108	3.2k
Xiaohua Liu China	29	958 0.6×	205 0.2×	727 1.0×	1.0k 1.6×	46 0.1×	115	2.5k
Zhichun Liu China	54	5.3k 3.2×	1.9k 2.1×	1.8k 2.4×	1.3k 2.0×	446 0.9×	313	8.8k
Justin A. Weibel United States	39	3.6k 2.1×	355 0.4×	1.1k 1.5×	554 0.9×	44 0.1×	222	5.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Wang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Wang

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Kai, et al.. (2025). Investigation on the hysteresis behavior of a quarter-wavelength standing-wave thermoacoustic engine. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 290. 110084–110084. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Husheng, Tao Ye, Jin Qian, et al.. (2025). Claw‐Inspired Molecular Anchoring for Perovskite Lattice Stabilization. Solar RRL. 9(11).

Huang, Jin, et al.. (2025). Iodine Stabilization in Perovskite Lattice for Internal Stress Relief. Small. 21(9). e2410776–e2410776. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Geng, Kai Wang, Lihua Tang, et al.. (2024). Full-scale numerical simulations of standing-wave thermoacoustic engines with circular-pore and pin-array stacks. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 228. 125605–125605. 8 indexed citations

Wen, Jing, Lingxiao Zhang, Huifang Kang, Shuli Liu, & Kai Wang. (2024). Advances in the utilization and suppression of thermoacoustic effect: A review. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 231. 125758–125758. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Kai, et al.. (2024). Research on road detection algorithm for power operation safety inspection robots. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2781(1). 12029–12029. 1 indexed citations

Fang, Song, et al.. (2024). Dimensionless performance mapping of cryogenic plate-fin heat exchangers with ortho-para hydrogen continuous conversion for hydrogen liquefaction. Energy. 313. 133951–133951. 3 indexed citations

Yao, Yubo, et al.. (2024). Optimal design and tip leakage flow characteristics analysis of radial inflow turbine used in organic Rankine and vapor compression refrigeration system. Energy. 301. 131668–131668. 2 indexed citations

Zhu, Shaolong, Song Fang, Shiran Bao, et al.. (2024). Efficient cooling strategies for liquid hydrogen pipelines: A comparative analysis. Renewable Energy. 236. 121488–121488. 3 indexed citations

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Wei, Xinyu, Song Fang, Shaolong Zhu, et al.. (2024). Temperature-dependent matching of heat transfer and catalysis in cryogenic heat exchangers with ortho-para hydrogen continuous conversion. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 91. 1058–1069. 3 indexed citations

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Zhu, Shaolong, Kai Wang, Weibo Wang, et al.. (2023). Numerical study on the dynamic process of reciprocating liquid hydrogen pumps for hydrogen refueling stations. Energy. 281. 128303–128303. 15 indexed citations

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Zhu, Shaolong, Xinyu Wei, Xiaoqin Zhi, et al.. (2023). Roles of catalysts’ porous media feature and catalytic conversion effect on the performance of plate-fin heat exchangers in hydrogen liquefaction. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 218. 124761–124761. 15 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xia, Song Fang, Yangyiming Rong, et al.. (2023). Dynamic characteristics of a mechanically coupled organic Rankine-vapor compression system for heat-driven cooling. Energy. 280. 128195–128195. 9 indexed citations

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Fang, Song, Yao Zhao, Yubo Yao, et al.. (2023). Thermo-economic assessment of sub-ambient temperature pumped-thermal electricity storage integrated with external heat sources. Energy Conversion and Management. 285. 116987–116987. 35 indexed citations

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Zhu, Shaolong, et al.. (2022). Numerical study on comprehensive performance of flow and heat transfer coupled with ortho-para hydrogen conversion. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 201. 123653–123653. 20 indexed citations

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Herrando, María, Antonio Pantaleo, Kai Wang, & Christos N. Markides. (2019). Solar combined cooling, heating and power systems based on hybrid PVT, PV or solar-thermal collectors for building applications. Renewable Energy. 143. 637–647. 201 indexed citations

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Wang, Kai, María Herrando, Antonio Pantaleo, & Christos N. Markides. (2019). Technoeconomic assessments of hybrid photovoltaic-thermal vs. conventional solar-energy systems: Case studies in heat and power provision to sports centres. Applied Energy. 254. 113657–113657. 114 indexed citations

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Kamra, Nitin, Umang Gupta, Kai Wang, et al.. (2019). Deep Fictitious Play for Games with Continuous Action Spaces. Adaptive Agents and Multi-Agents Systems. 2042–2044. 6 indexed citations

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Gao, Guohua, et al.. (2017). Mechanical characteristic analysis of drawing and cutting process for greenhouse vegetable harvester based on energy balance theory.. Nongye gongcheng xuebao. 33(24). 58–64. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Kai, et al.. (2016). Acoustic matching of a traveling-wave thermoacoustic electric generator. Applied Thermal Engineering. 102. 272–282. 31 indexed citations

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