Nan Gui

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
184 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Nan Gui is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Ocean Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nan Gui has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 158 papers in Computational Mechanics, 53 papers in Ocean Engineering and 34 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nan Gui's work include Granular flow and fluidized beds (98 papers), Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (52 papers) and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (49 papers). Nan Gui is often cited by papers focused on Granular flow and fluidized beds (98 papers), Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (52 papers) and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (49 papers). Nan Gui collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Nan Gui's co-authors include Jiyuan Tu, Shengyao Jiang, Xingtuan Yang, Xingtuan Yang, Hao Wu, Jianren Fan, Xingtuan Yang, Yuning Zhang, Jianming Liu and Chaoqun Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Computational Physics and International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

In The Last Decade

Nan Gui

176 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Third generation of vortex identification methods: Omega ... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 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. Third generation of vortex identification methods: Omega and Liutex/Rortex based systems
    2019 347 citations Nan Gui 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
Nan Gui China 26 2.1k 797 639 396 367 184 2.8k
Shengyao Jiang China 24 1.7k 0.8× 642 0.8× 389 0.6× 366 0.9× 331 0.9× 209 2.3k
Stefan Pirker Austria 28 3.3k 1.6× 1.1k 1.4× 1.5k 2.3× 179 0.5× 397 1.1× 107 4.4k
Guiyong Zhang China 25 1.6k 0.7× 326 0.4× 478 0.7× 399 1.0× 129 0.4× 204 2.2k
PA Brandner Australia 24 1.2k 0.6× 404 0.5× 482 0.8× 461 1.2× 164 0.4× 120 1.9k
Д. М. Маркович Russia 24 1.5k 0.7× 726 0.9× 244 0.4× 383 1.0× 382 1.0× 161 1.9k
Mikio Sakai Japan 34 3.2k 1.5× 1.1k 1.4× 860 1.3× 131 0.3× 254 0.7× 112 3.7k
B. S. V. Patnaik India 23 1.3k 0.6× 506 0.6× 144 0.2× 532 1.3× 446 1.2× 95 2.2k
Rickard Bensow Sweden 29 1.4k 0.7× 709 0.9× 682 1.1× 663 1.7× 132 0.4× 166 2.5k
Ibrahim Hassan Canada 27 783 0.4× 1.4k 1.8× 275 0.4× 578 1.5× 495 1.3× 218 2.5k
G. Bergeles Greece 33 1.9k 0.9× 745 0.9× 361 0.6× 605 1.5× 287 0.8× 96 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Nan Gui

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nan Gui

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nan Gui

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

All Works

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Gui, Nan, et al.. (2025). Predicting neutron flux density distribution in HTR-10 using U-Net based on DEM-MC coupled simulations. Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 57(6). 103425–103425. 3 indexed citations
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Wu, Mengqi, et al.. (2025). Multi-task image-based deep learning for boiling analysis: Material recognition and heat flux prediction. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 163. 108763–108763. 2 indexed citations
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Gui, Nan, et al.. (2025). A novel and refined particle-scale thermal resistance network model for high-resolution heat transfer analysis in pebble beds. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 219. 110224–110224.
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Gui, Nan, et al.. (2025). Application of the smoothed particle hydrodynamics method to the neutron diffusion equation. Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 57(8). 103592–103592. 4 indexed citations
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Gui, Nan, et al.. (2024). Numerical study of the effect of particle size on pebble flow in the HTR-PM. Fusion Engineering and Design. 205. 114533–114533. 1 indexed citations
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Zou, Quan, et al.. (2024). Numerical study of the particle-scale heat transfer in the HTR-PM pebble bed based on GPU-DEM. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 205. 109300–109300.
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Li, Wan, et al.. (2024). Thermodynamic properties of pseudopotential lattice Boltzmann model for simple multiphase interfaces. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 159. 108314–108314.
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Gui, Nan, et al.. (2024). Bubble tracking method based on Kuhn-Munkres algorithm for boiling two-phase flow study. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 226. 125436–125436. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zuoyi, et al.. (2024). Pebble flow in the HTR-PM reactor core by GPU-DEM simulation: Effect of friction. Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 56(9). 3835–3850. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zuoyi, Quan Zou, Nan Gui, et al.. (2024). Prediction and analysis of decay heat transfer in the core of the pebble bed reactor. Progress in Nuclear Energy. 173. 105253–105253. 3 indexed citations
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Zou, Quan, Nan Gui, Xingtuan Yang, Jiyuan Tu, & Shengyao Jiang. (2024). GPU-DEM-based heat transfer model for an HTGR pebble bed. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 198. 108884–108884. 6 indexed citations
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Gui, Nan, et al.. (2024). Experimental study of friction coefficient of graphite for high-temperature gas-cooled reactors. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 423. 113162–113162. 3 indexed citations
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Gui, Nan, et al.. (2024). A novel contact thermal resistance model for heat transfer in granular systems: Leveraging the force-heat analogy. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 232. 125919–125919. 8 indexed citations
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Gui, Nan, et al.. (2024). Analytical generalized thermal resistance model for conductive heat transfer in pebble beds based on heat flux weighted temperature difference. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 236. 126401–126401. 7 indexed citations
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Gui, Nan, et al.. (2024). An analytical model for the three-dimensional thermal resistance of particles considering internal heat conduction based on the generalized thermal resistance concept. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 240. 126619–126619. 5 indexed citations
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Gui, Nan, et al.. (2023). Thermal hydraulic review of light water reactor based on subchannel code CTF. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 413. 112482–112482. 4 indexed citations
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Wu, Mengqi, Nan Gui, Xingtuan Yang, et al.. (2023). CFD simulation of a full-scale three-dimensional flow and temperature distribution inside a reactor under ocean conditions. Annals of Nuclear Energy. 184. 109701–109701. 3 indexed citations
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Gui, Nan, et al.. (2023). Numerical study of the effects of loading method on mixing of two kinds of pebbles in HTGR: A GPU-DEM simulation. Progress in Nuclear Energy. 165. 104905–104905. 4 indexed citations

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