Qican Ran

938 total citations · 5 hit papers
35 papers, 637 citations indexed

About

Qican Ran is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Qican Ran has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 637 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 19 papers in Ocean Engineering and 10 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Qican Ran's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (25 papers), Coal Properties and Utilization (16 papers) and Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering (10 papers). Qican Ran is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (25 papers), Coal Properties and Utilization (16 papers) and Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering (10 papers). Qican Ran collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and Australia. Qican Ran's co-authors include Quanle Zou, Yunpei Liang, Bichuan Zhang, Tengfei Ma, Fanjie Kong, Zihan Chen, Jiajia Zhao, Hao Liu, Shixiang Tian and Huihui Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Fuel, Physics of Fluids and International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Qican Ran

32 papers receiving 617 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. Hardening-damage evolutionary mechanism of sandstone under multi-level cyclic loading
    2024 45 citations Qican Ran, Yunpei Liang et al. Engineering Fracture Mechanics profile →
  2. Deterioration mechanisms of coal mechanical properties under uniaxial multi-level cyclic loading considering initial damage effects
    2024 43 citations Qican Ran, Yunpei Liang et al. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences profile →
  3. Mesomechanical weakening mechanism of coal modified by nanofluids with disparately sized SiO2 nanoparticles
    2025 31 citations Quanle Zou, Tengfei Ma et al. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences profile →
  4. Effect of silica nanofluid on coal wettability and its stability characterization
    2025 23 citations Jiajia Zhao, Shixiang Tian et al. Physics of Fluids profile →
  5. Mechanical behavior and acoustic emission characteristics of initially damaged coal under triaxial cyclic loading and unloading
    2025 15 citations Qican Ran, Yunpei Liang et al. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Qican Ran China 15 479 365 117 109 106 35 637
Bichuan Zhang China 13 484 1.0× 333 0.9× 92 0.8× 117 1.1× 107 1.0× 23 614
Fanjie Kong China 12 377 0.8× 263 0.7× 99 0.8× 97 0.9× 108 1.0× 22 502
Bengao Yang China 9 448 0.9× 258 0.7× 103 0.9× 102 0.9× 229 2.2× 39 610
Yiyu Lu China 14 419 0.9× 359 1.0× 167 1.4× 78 0.7× 133 1.3× 29 600
Gun Huang China 14 695 1.5× 501 1.4× 100 0.9× 153 1.4× 170 1.6× 47 804
Minke Duan China 12 618 1.3× 421 1.2× 121 1.0× 126 1.2× 133 1.3× 34 672
Zheqiang Jia China 9 512 1.1× 302 0.8× 89 0.8× 149 1.4× 122 1.2× 14 569

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qican Ran

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qican Ran

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liang, Yunpei, et al.. (2025). Mechanical properties and crack propagation characteristics of mudstone under different loading frequencies. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 316. 110863–110863. 10 indexed citations
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Zou, Quanle, et al.. (2025). Mesomechanical weakening mechanism of coal modified by nanofluids with disparately sized SiO2 nanoparticles. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 188. 106056–106056. 31 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hu, Yulin, Quanle Zou, Xiaoyan Sun, et al.. (2025). Gas drainage optimization via fracture network characterization in coal mining. Physics of Fluids. 37(7). 4 indexed citations
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Liang, Yunpei, et al.. (2025). Mechanical Response of Mudstone Based on Acoustic Emission Fractal Features. Fractal and Fractional. 9(2). 83–83. 11 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jiajia, Shixiang Tian, Cheng Chen, et al.. (2025). Research on the performance and application of nano-MgO modified ultrafine cement-based sealing materials. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 22. e04694–e04694. 15 indexed citations
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Ran, Qican, Yunpei Liang, Quanle Zou, et al.. (2025). Mechanical behavior and acoustic emission characteristics of initially damaged coal under triaxial cyclic loading and unloading. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 18(1). 230–245. 15 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ma, Tengfei, Quanle Zou, Qingsong Li, et al.. (2025). Regulation mechanism of surfactant-SiO₂ nanoparticle compound on mechanical property and microstructure of coal: Effect of the type of surfactant. Powder Technology. 466. 121459–121459. 11 indexed citations
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Chen, Zihan, et al.. (2025). Quantitative characterization of fracture surface undulations and gas-guiding patterns in fractured rocks under steady loading. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology. 35(10). 1753–1773. 1 indexed citations
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Ran, Qican, et al.. (2025). Failure analysis of overlying strata during inclined coal seam mining: Insights from acoustic emission monitoring. Engineering Failure Analysis. 182. 110023–110023. 8 indexed citations
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Ran, Qican, et al.. (2025). Deciphering confining pressure effects on coal failure mechanisms using acoustic emission approaches. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 329. 111592–111592. 8 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jiajia, et al.. (2025). Effect of silica nanofluid on coal wettability and its stability characterization. Physics of Fluids. 37(2). 23 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhao, Jiajia, Shixiang Tian, Ting Liu, et al.. (2025). Boosting coalbed methane recovery through nanofluid-mediated pore and interfacial regulation. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 207. 108247–108247.
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Ma, Tengfei, Quanle Zou, Qican Ran, & Fanjie Kong. (2024). Compaction and re-crushing characteristics of sandstone granules with different gradations under cyclic loading. Advanced Powder Technology. 35(9). 104611–104611. 19 indexed citations
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Zou, Quanle, et al.. (2024). Multi-stage evolution characteristics and particle size effect of sandstone granules subjected to cyclic loads. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 312. 110614–110614. 16 indexed citations
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Ran, Qican, et al.. (2024). Deterioration mechanisms of coal mechanical properties under uniaxial multi-level cyclic loading considering initial damage effects. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 186. 106006–106006. 43 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhao, Jiajia, et al.. (2023). Effect of SiO2-H2O nanofluids on wettability of pulverized coal and the modification mechanism. Fuel. 359. 130396–130396. 33 indexed citations
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Ran, Qican, Yunpei Liang, Quanle Zou, et al.. (2023). Characteristics of Mining-Induced Fractures Under Inclined Coal Seam Group Multiple Mining and Implications for Gas Migration. Natural Resources Research. 32(3). 1481–1501. 64 indexed citations
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Zhang, Bichuan, et al.. (2023). Effect of stress amplitude on mechanical and acoustic emission of sandstone under constant–cyclic loading. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 82(7). 12 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaoyan, et al.. (2023). Characteristics of Stress-Displacement-Fracture Multi-Field Evolution around Gas Extraction Borehole. Energies. 16(6). 2896–2896. 9 indexed citations

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