Ming Qu

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
95 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Ming Qu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Ming Qu has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 27 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 26 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Ming Qu's work include Electric Power System Optimization (16 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (14 papers) and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (14 papers). Ming Qu is often cited by papers focused on Electric Power System Optimization (16 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (14 papers) and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (14 papers). Ming Qu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Ming Qu's co-authors include Hongxi Yin, Tao Ding, Mohammad Shahidehpour, Omar Abdelaziz, D.H. Archer, Hang Yin, Ziyu Zeng, Fu Zhao, Quan Zhou and Yuge Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Ming Qu

87 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

  1. A review of technologies and applications on versatile energy storage systems
    2021 337 citations Tao Ding, Quan Zhou et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ming Qu United States 25 942 743 558 354 274 95 2.1k
Luai M. Alhems Saudi Arabia 22 706 0.7× 395 0.5× 312 0.6× 255 0.7× 137 0.5× 108 1.9k
M. Bianchi Italy 25 712 0.8× 1.3k 1.8× 526 0.9× 254 0.7× 147 0.5× 135 2.4k
Xiaofeng Zhang China 24 584 0.6× 944 1.3× 397 0.7× 107 0.3× 311 1.1× 82 1.8k
Zafer Utlu Türkiye 25 358 0.4× 789 1.1× 674 1.2× 135 0.4× 289 1.1× 82 1.9k
Маттиа Де Роса Italy 23 783 0.8× 515 0.7× 739 1.3× 193 0.5× 862 3.1× 55 2.0k
Oğuz Arslan Türkiye 30 411 0.4× 1.1k 1.5× 775 1.4× 103 0.3× 307 1.1× 66 2.2k
Anna Stoppato Italy 27 768 0.8× 935 1.3× 602 1.1× 350 1.0× 85 0.3× 68 2.3k
T. El Rhafiki Morocco 26 542 0.6× 1.7k 2.2× 1.3k 2.4× 213 0.6× 354 1.3× 64 2.9k
Christian Cristofari France 26 782 0.8× 422 0.6× 1.6k 2.8× 142 0.4× 363 1.3× 58 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ming Qu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ming Qu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ming Qu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ming Qu. The network helps show where Ming Qu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ming Qu

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

All Works

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Liu, Zhuo, Huidong Yang, Zhong‐Yi Li, et al.. (2025). Giant and bidirectionally tunable ionic thermopower in Cu-based liquid flow thermocells enabled by solvation entropy for low-grade heat harvesting. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(38). 32624–32636.
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Liu, Zhuo, et al.. (2024). A novel concentrated photovoltaic and ionic thermocells hybrid system for full-spectrum solar cascade utilization. Applied Energy. 363. 123033–123033. 11 indexed citations
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Liu, Lina, et al.. (2024). Broadband Signal Measurement Method in the Background of Power Electronics in Substation Area of Distribution Network. IEEE Access. 12. 46462–46469. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Hongwei, Ming Qu, Wei Xiang, et al.. (2024). Liquid-flow thermocells with high hybrid entropy for low-grade heat harvesting. Nano Energy. 129. 109992–109992. 13 indexed citations
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Qu, Ming, Tao Ding, Chenggang Mu, et al.. (2023). Adjustable Robust Low-Carbon Unit Commitment With Nonanticipativity by Linear Programming. IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering. 11(6). 5487–5502. 3 indexed citations
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Dai, Shuang, et al.. (2023). Experimental Study on Ultrasonic Tomographic Method to Detect Compactness of Concrete filled Steel Tube. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2468(1). 12087–12087. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Yuge, Tao Ding, Ming Qu, Fengyu Wang, & Mohammad Shahidehpour. (2022). Interval Total Transfer Capability for Mesh HVDC Systems Based on Sum of Squares and Multi-Dimensional Holomorphic Embedding Method. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 37(6). 4157–4167. 8 indexed citations
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Qu, Ming, Tao Ding, Yuge Sun, et al.. (2022). Convex Hull Model for a Single-Unit Commitment Problem With Pumped Hydro Storage Unit. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 38(5). 4867–4880. 9 indexed citations
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Ding, Tao, Quan Zhou, Yuge Sun, et al.. (2021). A review of technologies and applications on versatile energy storage systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 148. 111263–111263. 337 indexed citations breakdown →
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Qu, Ming, Tao Ding, Wei Wei, et al.. (2020). An Analytical Method for Generation Unit Aggregation in Virtual Power Plants. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 11(6). 5466–5469. 23 indexed citations
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Qu, Ming, et al.. (2020). A Hybrid Ray-Tracing Optical Model for Compound Parabolic Concentrators. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 142(6). 1 indexed citations
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Holmes, Niall, Roger West, Kevin Gaughan, et al.. (2020). Characterization and Performance of Cement-based Thermoelectric Materials. Arrow - TU Dublin (Technological University Dublin). 1 indexed citations
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Li, Ziqian, et al.. (2019). Accommodation Capability of Renewable Energy Considering Deep Peak Regulation in Spot Markets. 2019 IEEE Sustainable Power and Energy Conference (iSPEC). 2276–2281. 4 indexed citations
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Yin, Hang & Ming Qu. (2010). The Impact of Hot and Cold Storages on a Solar Absorption Cooling System for an Office Building. Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System). 9 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yiqiang, et al.. (2009). Analysis and design of a high performance Infrared detector readout circuit. 605–608. 4 indexed citations
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Wei, Chaofu, et al.. (2000). Study on the fertility characteristics of soils in immigration's reclamation area of Ertan Hydropower Station.. Acta Pedologica Sinica. 37(4). 536–544. 2 indexed citations
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Styblinski, M.A. & Ming Qu. (1995). Comparison of Symbolic Approximation and Macromodelling Techniques for Statistical Design of Analog Integrated Circuits.. International Symposium on Circuits and Systems. 2221–2224. 1 indexed citations

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