Kunlin Cheng

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Kunlin Cheng is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kunlin Cheng has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 29 papers in Computational Mechanics and 29 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kunlin Cheng's work include Rocket and propulsion systems research (27 papers), Heat transfer and supercritical fluids (25 papers) and Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (17 papers). Kunlin Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Rocket and propulsion systems research (27 papers), Heat transfer and supercritical fluids (25 papers) and Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (17 papers). Kunlin Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, Netherlands and India. Kunlin Cheng's co-authors include Jiang Qin, Silong Zhang, Wen Bao, Chaolei Dang, Zhixing Ji, Yu Feng, Peng Dong, Jiang Qin, Fafu Guo and Jingying Zuo and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Power Sources and International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

In The Last Decade

Kunlin Cheng

74 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Research progress on active thermal protection for hypers... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200
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. Research progress on active thermal protection for hypersonic vehicles
    2020 239 citations Silong Zhang, Kunlin Cheng 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
Kunlin Cheng China 25 721 714 483 477 295 77 1.7k
Silong Zhang China 32 1.4k 1.9× 2.1k 2.9× 410 0.8× 517 1.1× 549 1.9× 115 2.9k
Christopher Cadou United States 18 481 0.7× 736 1.0× 173 0.4× 205 0.4× 441 1.5× 75 1.2k
Ananthanarayanan Veeraragavan Australia 30 667 0.9× 1.4k 2.0× 124 0.3× 382 0.8× 517 1.8× 83 2.0k
Zhengping Zou China 21 792 1.1× 710 1.0× 74 0.2× 758 1.6× 113 0.4× 127 1.4k
Francisco José Arnau Spain 22 668 0.9× 488 0.7× 205 0.4× 451 0.9× 745 2.5× 73 1.4k
Colin Copeland United Kingdom 18 524 0.7× 453 0.6× 105 0.2× 547 1.1× 706 2.4× 92 1.3k
Xiaolong Gou China 25 593 0.8× 1.3k 1.8× 793 1.6× 366 0.8× 1.2k 4.2× 43 2.3k
Colin F. McDonald United States 20 498 0.7× 261 0.4× 198 0.4× 748 1.6× 124 0.4× 90 1.3k
Dongyue Jiang Singapore 14 291 0.4× 745 1.0× 67 0.1× 181 0.4× 459 1.6× 20 996
Mehrdad Zangeneh United Kingdom 22 704 1.0× 587 0.8× 104 0.2× 969 2.0× 56 0.2× 101 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Kunlin Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kunlin Cheng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kunlin Cheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kunlin Cheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kunlin Cheng 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 Kunlin Cheng. Kunlin Cheng 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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Leng, Shuang, Kunlin Cheng, Chengjie Li, et al.. (2025). Performance evaluation of the precooled jet engine with solid oxide fuel cell driven compressor for supersonic transport. Energy. 335. 137846–137846.
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Fu, Yao, Kunlin Cheng, Cong Wang, et al.. (2025). Investigation the thermodynamic performance of closed Brayton cycle with CO2-based binary mixtures for hypersonic vehicle power generation systems under finite cold source. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. 63. 103714–103714. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Kunlin, et al.. (2025). Novel nuclear power and chemical energy hybrid propulsion system with fuel precooling: Scheme comparison and performance evaluation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 183. 151647–151647. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Kunlin, Zhijie Liu, Jiafu Wang, et al.. (2025). Dynamic characteristics analysis of supercritical CO2 closed Brayton power generation system for hypersonic vehicles. Applied Thermal Engineering. 269. 126016–126016. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Yang, Chengjie Li, Chenghao Li, et al.. (2024). Study on energy storage configurations and energy management strategy of an underwater hydrogen hybrid system. Journal of Energy Storage. 104. 114403–114403. 6 indexed citations
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Xu, Jing, et al.. (2024). Comparison of heat transfer performance between liquid metal and aviation kerosene in the wall cooling channel of aero-engine. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 222. 125159–125159. 7 indexed citations
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Dang, Chaolei, et al.. (2024). Performance analysis and optimization of a novel S-CO2 closed-Brayton-cycle-based thermal management system for scramjets. Applied Thermal Engineering. 254. 123879–123879. 14 indexed citations
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Dang, Chaolei, Zhichao Chen, Jing Xu, et al.. (2024). Performance assessment and comparison of a catalytic steam reforming enhanced closed-brayton-cycle power generation system for hypersonic vehicles. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 68. 338–351. 8 indexed citations
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Xu, Jing, Weikang Li, Chaolei Dang, et al.. (2024). Structure effect of wall cooling channel on liquid metal heat transfer in aero-engines. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. 51. 102651–102651. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Chengjie, Kunlin Cheng, Bo Li, et al.. (2023). Feasibility study on supercritical fuel cooled solid oxide fuel cell stack with internal reforming. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 50. 312–322. 10 indexed citations
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Dang, Chaolei, et al.. (2023). Performance analysis of a thermal management system based on hydrocarbon-fuel regenerative cooling technology for scramjets. Energy. 285. 128720–128720. 26 indexed citations
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Wang, Cong, et al.. (2023). Performance evaluation of a moonbase energy system using in-situ resources to enhance working time. Applied Thermal Engineering. 239. 122076–122076. 6 indexed citations
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Qin, Jiang, et al.. (2023). A comprehensive evaluation of ducted fan hybrid engines integrated with fuel cells for sustainable aviation. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 185. 113567–113567. 16 indexed citations
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Cheng, Kunlin, et al.. (2018). Thermodynamic analysis for high-power electricity generation systems based on closed-Brayton-cycle with finite cold source on hypersonic vehicles. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 43(31). 14762–14774. 39 indexed citations

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