Peng-Nan Sun

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Peng-Nan Sun is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Ocean Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Peng-Nan Sun has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Computational Mechanics, 20 papers in Ocean Engineering and 8 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Peng-Nan Sun's work include Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions (82 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (55 papers) and Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (40 papers). Peng-Nan Sun is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions (82 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (55 papers) and Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (40 papers). Peng-Nan Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Italy and France. Peng-Nan Sun's co-authors include A‐Man Zhang, Fu-Ren Ming, A. Colagrossi, S. Marrone, David Le Touzé, M. Antuono, Hong-Guan Lyu, G. Oger, Pingping Wang and Han Cheng and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Journal of Computational Physics.

In The Last Decade

Peng-Nan Sun

83 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Theδplus-SPH model: Simple procedures for a further impro... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Theδplus-SPH model: Simple procedures for a further improvement of the SPH scheme
    2016 296 citations Peng-Nan Sun, A‐Man Zhang et al. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peng-Nan Sun China 29 3.1k 572 551 372 226 91 3.3k
David Le Touzé France 36 4.3k 1.4× 756 1.3× 669 1.2× 549 1.5× 191 0.8× 92 4.9k
G. Oger France 22 2.4k 0.8× 329 0.6× 436 0.8× 322 0.9× 142 0.6× 41 2.5k
S. Marrone Italy 34 5.1k 1.6× 729 1.3× 758 1.4× 641 1.7× 182 0.8× 61 5.2k
Fu-Ren Ming China 30 2.4k 0.8× 518 0.9× 493 0.9× 441 1.2× 560 2.5× 83 2.8k
M. Antuono Italy 31 4.3k 1.4× 645 1.1× 616 1.1× 568 1.5× 139 0.6× 70 4.7k
Antonio Souto-Iglesias Spain 29 2.2k 0.7× 848 1.5× 288 0.5× 357 1.0× 111 0.5× 93 2.7k
Abbas Khayyer Japan 41 5.6k 1.8× 786 1.4× 1.1k 2.0× 932 2.5× 182 0.8× 124 5.8k
Guiyong Zhang China 25 1.6k 0.5× 478 0.8× 564 1.0× 255 0.7× 187 0.8× 204 2.2k
A.A. Korobkin United Kingdom 31 2.6k 0.8× 1.2k 2.1× 160 0.3× 239 0.6× 214 0.9× 182 3.1k
Songdong Shao United Kingdom 35 3.9k 1.2× 479 0.8× 514 0.9× 890 2.4× 95 0.4× 83 4.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peng-Nan Sun

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All Works

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Wang, Yajun, Zhenzhong Zeng, Xiaoye Liu, et al.. (2025). Spatial transmission of resilience loss in deltaic dynamic systems. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1). 1 indexed citations
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Peng, Yuxiang, et al.. (2024). Mitigating impact loads during water entry by utilizing the air-spring effect. Ocean Engineering. 308. 118260–118260. 7 indexed citations
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Jiang, Tao, et al.. (2024). Embedment of WENO-Z reconstruction in Lagrangian WLS scheme implemented on GPU for strongly-compressible multi-phase flows. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 430. 117209–117209. 4 indexed citations
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Meng, Zi-Fei, Peng-Nan Sun, Yang Xu, Pingping Wang, & A‐Man Zhang. (2024). High-order Eulerian SPH scheme through W/TENO reconstruction based on primitive variables for simulating incompressible flows. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 427. 117065–117065. 13 indexed citations
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Lyu, Hong-Guan & Peng-Nan Sun. (2024). Establishment and validation of a versatile SPH-based numerical tank for generating wave-alone, current-alone, and wave-current-combined fields. Coastal Engineering. 197. 104663–104663. 6 indexed citations
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Sun, Peng-Nan, et al.. (2024). Experimental study on a new floating breakwater with openings, arc-shaped wings, and plates. Physics of Fluids. 36(7). 4 indexed citations
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Lyu, Hong-Guan, Peng-Nan Sun, Xiao-Ting Huang, et al.. (2023). SPHydro: Promoting smoothed particle hydrodynamics method toward extensive applications in ocean engineering. Physics of Fluids. 35(1). 26 indexed citations
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Sun, Peng-Nan, et al.. (2023). Numerical studies of complex fluid-solid interactions with a six degrees of freedom quaternion-based solver in the SPH framework. Ocean Engineering. 291. 116484–116484. 14 indexed citations
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Lyu, Hong-Guan, et al.. (2023). Numerical investigation of vehicle wading based on an entirely particle-based three-dimensional SPH model. Computers & Fluids. 270. 106144–106144. 11 indexed citations
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Sun, Peng-Nan, et al.. (2022). Research progress of smoothed particle hydrodynamics and its applications in high-speed hydrodynamic problems. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Peng-Nan, Hong-Guan Lyu, Nian-Nian Liu, et al.. (2022). Research Progress of SPH Simulations for Complex Multiphase Flows in Ocean Engineering. Energies. 15(23). 9000–9000. 19 indexed citations
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Huang, Xiao-Ting, Peng-Nan Sun, Hong-Guan Lyu, & A‐Man Zhang. (2022). Numerical investigations on bionic propulsion problems using the multi-resolution Delta-plus SPH model. European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids. 95. 106–121. 19 indexed citations
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Lyu, Hong-Guan, Peng-Nan Sun, Xiao-Ting Huang, et al.. (2022). A Review of SPH Techniques for Hydrodynamic Simulations of Ocean Energy Devices. Energies. 15(2). 502–502. 45 indexed citations
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Lyu, Hong-Guan, Peng-Nan Sun, Jianming Miao, & A‐Man Zhang. (2022). 3D multi-resolution SPH modeling of the water entry dynamics of free-fall lifeboats. Ocean Engineering. 257. 111648–111648. 47 indexed citations
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Lyu, Hong-Guan & Peng-Nan Sun. (2021). Further enhancement of the particle shifting technique: Towards better volume conservation and particle distribution in SPH simulations of violent free-surface flows. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 101. 214–238. 66 indexed citations
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Lyu, Hong-Guan, Peng-Nan Sun, Xiao-Ting Huang, Shunhua Chen, & A‐Man Zhang. (2021). On removing the numerical instability induced by negative pressures in SPH simulations of typical fluid–structure interaction problems in ocean engineering. Applied Ocean Research. 117. 102938–102938. 35 indexed citations

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