Lei Tan

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
126 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Lei Tan is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Tan has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 76 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 46 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Lei Tan's work include Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps (88 papers), Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems (66 papers) and Water Systems and Optimization (40 papers). Lei Tan is often cited by papers focused on Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps (88 papers), Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems (66 papers) and Water Systems and Optimization (40 papers). Lei Tan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Lei Tan's co-authors include Shuliang Cao, Yabin Liu, Ming Liu, Yadong Han, Yue Hao, Yun Xu, Baoshan Zhu, Binbin Wang, Yuchuan Wang and Yuming Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Pollution and Energy.

In The Last Decade

Lei Tan

118 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Tip clearance on pressure fluctuation intensity and vortex characteristic of a mixed flow pump as turbine at pump mode

2018 254 citations Yabin Liu, Lei Tan Renewable Energy profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lei Tan China	43	3.5k	3.1k	1.4k	1.3k	1.1k	126	4.5k
Shuliang Cao China	32	2.4k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	799 0.6×	939 0.7×	640 0.6×	67	2.8k
Yulin Wu China	30	2.9k 0.8×	1.9k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	623 0.6×	132	3.6k
François Avellan Switzerland	42	4.8k 1.4×	3.4k 1.1×	2.6k 2.0×	2.0k 1.5×	953 0.9×	308	6.5k
Bhupendra K. Gandhi India	34	1.5k 0.4×	2.6k 0.9×	881 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	921 0.9×	108	4.0k
Xianwu Luo China	31	2.9k 0.8×	1.9k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	683 0.6×	136	3.5k
Zuchao Zhu China	27	1.6k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	600 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	660 0.6×	235	2.9k
Deyou Li China	29	2.3k 0.6×	1.9k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	603 0.5×	428 0.4×	140	2.8k
Michel J. Cervantes Sweden	29	2.3k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	985 0.8×	620 0.6×	220	3.1k
Eduard Egusquiza Spain	35	2.1k 0.6×	1.9k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	918 0.7×	370 0.4×	125	3.5k

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Wang, Yuchuan, et al.. (2025). Experimental investigation on cavitating and self-sustained oscillating flow in a horizontal axisymmetric cavity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(3).

Tan, Lei, et al.. (2025). Evaluating the predictive potential of modeling frameworks for Pelton turbine energy performance and guiding engineering modeling in hydroelectric applications. Energy. 330. 136861–136861. 7 indexed citations

Tan, Lei, et al.. (2024). Experiment on cavitation-vibration correlation of a centrifugal pump under steady state and start-up conditions in energy storage station. Journal of Energy Storage. 83. 110763–110763. 17 indexed citations

Liu, Ming, et al.. (2024). Design Method for Impeller of Centrifugal Pump With Guide Vanes Based on Oseen Vortex. Journal of Fluids Engineering. 146(6). 2 indexed citations

Liu, Ming, et al.. (2024). Theoretical model on transient performance of a centrifugal pump under start-up conditions in pumped-storage system. Energy. 299. 131452–131452. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Yabin, et al.. (2024). Tip-leakage-flow excited unsteadiness and associated control. Physics of Fluids. 36(5). 8 indexed citations

Tan, Lei, et al.. (2024). Design method based on a new slip-diffusion parameter of centrifugal pump for multiple conditions in wide operation region. Energy. 294. 130796–130796. 13 indexed citations

Han, Yadong, Ming Liu, & Lei Tan. (2024). A review on the application of hybrid RANS-LES methods in hydraulic machinery. Ocean Engineering. 305. 117943–117943. 11 indexed citations

Han, Yadong & Lei Tan. (2023). Experimental investigation on spatial-temporal evolution of tip leakage cavitation in a mixed flow pump with tip clearance. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 164. 104445–104445. 44 indexed citations

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Tan, Lei, et al.. (2023). Multiple parameters and multiple conditions optimization based on two steps strategy for an axial flow pump. Ocean Engineering. 281. 114732–114732. 11 indexed citations

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Han, Yadong, Yabin Liu, & Lei Tan. (2022). Method of variable-depth groove on vortex and cavitation suppression for a NACA0009 hydrofoil with tip clearance in tidal energy. Renewable Energy. 199. 546–559. 16 indexed citations

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Huang, Zhenwei, et al.. (2019). Influence of T-Shape Tip Clearance on Energy Performance and Broadband Noise for a NACA0009 Hydrofoil. Energies. 12(21). 4066–4066. 10 indexed citations

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Liu, Yabin & Lei Tan. (2019). Method of T shape tip on energy improvement of a hydrofoil with tip clearance in tidal energy. Renewable Energy. 149. 42–54. 32 indexed citations

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Liu, Yabin & Lei Tan. (2019). Influence of C groove on suppressing vortex and cavitation for a NACA0009 hydrofoil with tip clearance in tidal energy. Renewable Energy. 148. 907–922. 59 indexed citations

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Liu, Ming, Lei Tan, & Shuliang Cao. (2019). Dynamic mode decomposition of cavitating flow around ALE 15 hydrofoil. Renewable Energy. 139. 214–227. 80 indexed citations

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Liu, Yabin, Lei Tan, & Binbin Wang. (2018). A Review of Tip Clearance in Propeller, Pump and Turbine. Energies. 11(9). 2202–2202. 81 indexed citations

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Liu, Ming, Lei Tan, & Shuliang Cao. (2018). Design Method of Controllable Blade Angle and Orthogonal Optimization of Pressure Rise for a Multiphase Pump. Energies. 11(5). 1048–1048. 70 indexed citations

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Liu, Yabin, Lei Tan, Yue Hao, & Yun Xu. (2017). Energy Performance and Flow Patterns of a Mixed-Flow Pump with Different Tip Clearance Sizes. Energies. 10(2). 191–191. 115 indexed citations

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Tan, Lei, Baoshan Zhu, Shuliang Cao, Bing Hao, & Yuming Wang. (2014). Influence of blade wrap angle on centrifugal pump performance by numerical and experimental study. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 27(1). 171–177. 79 indexed citations

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Hao, Bing, Shuliang Cao, Lei Tan, & Baoshan Zhu. (2013). Effects of meridional flow passage shape on hydraulic performance of mixed-flow pump impellers. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 26(3). 469–475. 29 indexed citations

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