Mulin Qin

2.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
29 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Mulin Qin is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Mulin Qin has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 8 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 8 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Mulin Qin's work include Phase Change Materials Research (15 papers), Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (6 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (6 papers). Mulin Qin is often cited by papers focused on Phase Change Materials Research (15 papers), Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (6 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (6 papers). Mulin Qin collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Mulin Qin's co-authors include Ruqiang Zou, Waseem Aftab, Jinming Shi, Ali Usman, Kunjie Yuan, Feng Xiong, Zhenghui Shen, Yang Lv, Shan Gao and Fang Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and Energy & Environmental Science.

In The Last Decade

Mulin Qin

27 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Phase change material-integrated latent heat storage syst... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2021 2019 2021 2022 2024 100 200 300
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. Phase change material-integrated latent heat storage systems for sustainable energy solutions
    2021 383 citations Waseem Aftab, Ali Usman et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  2. Engineering the Thermal Conductivity of Functional Phase‐Change Materials for Heat Energy Conversion, Storage, and Utilization
    2019 360 citations Kunjie Yuan, Jinming Shi et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  3. Flexible phase change materials for thermal energy storage
    2021 239 citations Jinming Shi, Mulin Qin et al. Energy storage materials profile →
  4. Emerging Solid‐to‐Solid Phase‐Change Materials for Thermal‐Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Utilization
    2022 200 citations Ali Usman, Feng Xiong et al. profile →
  5. High‐Efficiency Thermal‐Shock Resistance Enabled by Radiative Cooling and Latent Heat Storage
    2024 53 citations Mulin Qin, Shenghui Han 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
Mulin Qin China 19 1.3k 607 474 331 307 29 1.9k
Minqiang Wu China 13 1.5k 1.1× 1.0k 1.6× 563 1.2× 409 1.2× 212 0.7× 15 2.2k
Zhaodi Tang China 18 1.7k 1.3× 938 1.5× 657 1.4× 457 1.4× 312 1.0× 22 2.4k
Jingwei Chao China 14 1.5k 1.1× 1.1k 1.9× 516 1.1× 330 1.0× 135 0.4× 17 2.3k
Huaqing Xie China 21 567 0.4× 412 0.7× 367 0.8× 190 0.6× 214 0.7× 68 1.2k
Xinpeng Hu China 21 756 0.6× 410 0.7× 440 0.9× 266 0.8× 197 0.6× 43 1.4k
Piao Cheng China 14 1.2k 0.9× 649 1.1× 472 1.0× 399 1.2× 256 0.8× 17 1.7k
Feng Xiong China 15 526 0.4× 277 0.5× 215 0.5× 177 0.5× 165 0.5× 23 933
Yuanyuan Li China 24 1.3k 1.0× 723 1.2× 433 0.9× 325 1.0× 158 0.5× 91 1.7k
Mengjie Sheng China 17 597 0.4× 276 0.5× 355 0.7× 162 0.5× 220 0.7× 22 1.3k
Chang‐Ping Feng China 23 747 0.6× 243 0.4× 1.1k 2.4× 242 0.7× 507 1.7× 44 2.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Qin, Mulin, et al.. (2026). In Situ Cross-Linked Thermal Interface Materials with Paraffin-Assisted Viscosity Enhancement for Efficient Device Cooling. ACS Applied Engineering Materials. 4(1). 391–401. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiao, Jinjie Lin, Yuhao Feng, et al.. (2025). Carbon-metal network boosting photon/phonon transport in photothermal phase change materials. Carbon. 238. 120192–120192. 21 indexed citations
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Qin, Mulin, et al.. (2025). Coupling radiative cooling and latent-heat storage for high-efficiency cooling. Cell Reports Physical Science. 6(6). 102621–102621.
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Li, Renyi, Yinji Wan, Xuan Zhang, et al.. (2025). Designer electron-reservoir single-atom electrocatalyst for efficient carbon dioxide reduction. Chemical Engineering Journal. 507. 160387–160387. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Peimin, Mulin Qin, Jingchun Zhang, et al.. (2025). High-Efficiency and Scalable Cooling Solution for Parked Cars: Coupling Radiative Cooling and Latent Heat Storage. ACS Materials Letters. 7(6). 2213–2220.
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Qin, Mulin, et al.. (2025). Synergistic Thermal Management and Electromagnetic Wave Absorption in Core‐Sheath Phase Change Composites. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(24). 1 indexed citations
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Jin, Yongkang, Feng Xiong, Mulin Qin, et al.. (2025). Template-Anchored Assembly of Superelastic Polyimide Hybrid Nanofiber Aerogel for Thermal Insulation. Advanced Fiber Materials. 7(3). 799–810. 6 indexed citations
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Han, Haiwei, Feng Xiong, Mulin Qin, et al.. (2025). Intrinsic flame-retardant phase change materials for battery thermal management during rapid cycling and thermal runaway. Energy storage materials. 77. 104175–104175. 3 indexed citations
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Han, Shenghui, Feng Xiong, Mulin Qin, et al.. (2024). Polyethylene glycol/polypyrrole aerogel shape-stabilized phase change material for solar-thermal energy storage and thermoelectric power generation. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 268. 112745–112745. 21 indexed citations
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Yuan, Kunjie, Qiuyang Chen, Mulin Qin, et al.. (2024). Micro/Nano Encapsulated Phase Change Materials: Preparation, Principle, and Emerging Advances in Medical Field. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(23). 38 indexed citations
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Xiong, Feng, Jiawei Zhou, Yongkang Jin, et al.. (2024). Thermal shock protection with scalable heat-absorbing aerogels. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7125–7125. 45 indexed citations
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Aftab, Waseem, Jinming Shi, Yongkang Jin, et al.. (2024). Phase Engineered Composite Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Manipulation. Small. 20(34). 24 indexed citations
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Qin, Mulin, et al.. (2024). Colossal Barocaloric Effect in Encapsulated Solid‐Liquid Phase Change Materials. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(3). 6 indexed citations
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Wan, Yinji, Feng Xiong, Tianjie Qiu, et al.. (2023). Enhancing hydrophobicity via core–shell metal organic frameworks for high-humidity flue gas CO2 capture. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering. 61. 82–89. 20 indexed citations
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Qin, Mulin, Haiwei Han, Feng Xiong, et al.. (2023). Vapor Exchange Induced Particles‐Based Sponge for Scalable and Efficient Daytime Radiative Cooling. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(44). 43 indexed citations
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Shen, Zhenghui, Mulin Qin, Feng Xiong, Ruqiang Zou, & Jin Zhang. (2023). Nanocellulose-based composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage: status and challenges. Energy & Environmental Science. 16(3). 830–861. 95 indexed citations
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Qin, Mulin, Feng Xiong, Waseem Aftab, et al.. (2022). Phase-change materials reinforced intelligent paint for efficient daytime radiative cooling. iScience. 25(7). 104584–104584. 54 indexed citations
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Aftab, Waseem, Ali Usman, Jinming Shi, et al.. (2021). Phase change material-integrated latent heat storage systems for sustainable energy solutions. Energy & Environmental Science. 14(8). 4268–4291. 383 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shi, Jinming, Waseem Aftab, Zibin Liang, et al.. (2020). Tuning the flexibility and thermal storage capacity of solid–solid phase change materials towards wearable applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8(38). 20133–20140. 170 indexed citations
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Yuan, Kunjie, Jinming Shi, Waseem Aftab, et al.. (2019). Engineering the Thermal Conductivity of Functional Phase‐Change Materials for Heat Energy Conversion, Storage, and Utilization. Advanced Functional Materials. 30(8). 360 indexed citations breakdown →

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