Ping Cui

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
170 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Ping Cui is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ping Cui has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 51 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 38 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ping Cui's work include Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications (65 papers), Soil and Unsaturated Flow (34 papers) and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (25 papers). Ping Cui is often cited by papers focused on Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications (65 papers), Soil and Unsaturated Flow (34 papers) and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (25 papers). Ping Cui collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Ping Cui's co-authors include Hongxing Yang, Zhen Fang, Zhaohong Fang, Bin Zhao, Peng Cheng, Wenke Zhang, Lin Lu, Pengfei Shi, Jie Dong and Mingzhi Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Ping Cui

159 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Vertical-borehole ground-coupled heat pumps: A review of models and systems

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ping Cui China	37	2.2k	1.5k	1.2k	1.2k	972	170	5.1k
Mohamed A. Habib Saudi Arabia	46	833 0.4×	2.8k 1.9×	427 0.4×	1.5k 1.2×	460 0.5×	299	7.8k
Yuan Yuan China	37	2.4k 1.1×	693 0.5×	90 0.1×	1.5k 1.2×	671 0.7×	237	5.3k
Xin Li China	42	2.2k 1.0×	2.3k 1.6×	159 0.1×	1.6k 1.3×	334 0.3×	367	6.4k
Dacheng Li China	44	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	2.7k 2.2×	3.0k 2.5×	221 0.2×	420	7.0k
Xiuyan Wang China	33	390 0.2×	422 0.3×	254 0.2×	749 0.6×	210 0.2×	204	3.5k
Yong Shuai China	47	3.4k 1.5×	2.4k 1.6×	67 0.1×	1.7k 1.4×	1.4k 1.5×	378	8.8k
Jinjun Li China	47	1.8k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	590 0.5×	3.4k 2.9×	184 0.2×	217	6.6k
Ian D. Gates Canada	48	2.1k 0.9×	2.3k 1.5×	188 0.2×	2.0k 1.6×	135 0.1×	342	9.0k
Ming Chen China	56	1.8k 0.8×	2.0k 1.3×	661 0.5×	7.0k 5.8×	144 0.1×	428	11.1k
Haibo Zhao China	52	1.3k 0.6×	3.8k 2.5×	275 0.2×	3.7k 3.1×	92 0.1×	396	10.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ping Cui

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Ling, Qiang, et al.. (2025). Decoding the molecular mechanisms of metaplast transformation in coal pyrolysis. Fuel. 412. 138138–138138.

Yu, Yao, Mingzhi Yu, Yudong Mao, et al.. (2025). Operation characteristics of mid-deep U-type borehole heat exchanger with heat storage in non-heating seasons. Journal of Energy Storage. 111. 115379–115379. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Ruijia, Wenshuo Zhang, Shaoqing Han, et al.. (2025). A numerical heat transfer model and performance evaluation of coaxial geothermal heat exchanger under soil freezing conditions. Applied Thermal Engineering. 266. 125538–125538. 1 indexed citations

Cui, Ping, et al.. (2025). A novel finite cylindrical surface source model for ground heat exchanger in layered grounds & grouts. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 172. 110352–110352. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Kexun, et al.. (2024). Analysis of the factors influencing heat transfer and control strategy optimization for Medium-Shallow array borehole heat exchangers. Applied Thermal Engineering. 244. 122788–122788. 10 indexed citations

Riaz, Muhammad, Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Di Sun, Mohammad Azam, & Ping Cui. (2024). Selective adsorption of organic dyes and iodine by a two-dimensional cobalt(II) metal-organic framework. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry. 43(12). 100427–100427. 7 indexed citations

Yu, Mingzhi, et al.. (2024). Influence of ground source heat exchanger operation modes on multi-borehole mid-deep ground source heat pump system performance. Geothermics. 125. 103186–103186. 4 indexed citations

Cui, Ping, Wenshuo Zhang, Ruijia Liu, Lin Lu, & Linrui Jia. (2024). Analytical model development for vertical medium/deep ground heat exchangers with U-tube(s). International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 159. 107969–107969.

Tian, Yuan, et al.. (2024). Study on long-term operation characteristics of the medium-deep ground source heat pump system with solar heat storage. Applied Thermal Engineering. 241. 122345–122345. 19 indexed citations

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Jia, Linrui, et al.. (2024). Study of Heat Transfer Characteristics and Economic Analysis of a Closed Deep Coaxial Geothermal Heat Exchanger Retrofitted from an Abandoned Oil Well. Sustainability. 16(4). 1603–1603. 3 indexed citations

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Cui, Ping, et al.. (2024). Lateral Offset Detection Method Based on Deep Learning for Mixed Traffic. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review. 17(4). 119–127.

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Zhang, Wenke, et al.. (2024). Investigation of Theoretical Models, Pumping-Recharge Well Arrangements and System Performance of Abandoned Mine Water Source Heat Pump. Energy and Built Environment. 6(3). 495–508. 2 indexed citations

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Jia, Linrui, et al.. (2023). A novel study on influence of ground surface boundary conditions on thermal performance of vertical U-shaped ground heat exchanger. Sustainable Cities and Society. 100. 105022–105022. 14 indexed citations

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Jia, Linrui, Ping Cui, Lin Lu, Jianheng Chen, & Zheng Cao. (2023). Parametric analysis and potential evaluation of an all-day radiative sky cooling radiator-assisted ground source heat pump system. Applied Thermal Engineering. 240. 122285–122285. 9 indexed citations

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Cui, Ping, et al.. (2023). A new model predictive control approach integrating physical and data-driven modelling for improved energy performance of district heating substations. Energy and Buildings. 301. 113688–113688. 8 indexed citations

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Du, Ying, et al.. (2020). OCGNN: One-class Classification with Graph Neural Networks.. arXiv (Cornell University). 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xue, Jing Qiao, Jinbo Zhao, et al.. (2019). High-Efficiency Electromagnetic Wave Absorption of Cobalt-Decorated NH₂-UIO-66-Derived Porous ZrO₂/C. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(39). 35959–35968. 177 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xue, Jing Qiao, Chang Liu, et al.. (2019). A MOF-derived ZrO₂/C nanocomposite for efficient electromagnetic wave absorption. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 7(2). 385–393. 81 indexed citations

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Cui, Ping & Fengsheng Li. (2006). Preparation and Thermal Decomposition Behavior of Carbon Nanotubes/Ammonium Perchlorate Composite Particles. Chinese Journal of Explosives and Propellants. 3 indexed citations

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Cui, Ping. (2001). Analysis on discontinuous operation of geothermal heat exchangers of the ground-source heat pump systems. 9 indexed citations

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