Qinfu Hou

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Qinfu Hou is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Qinfu Hou has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Computational Mechanics, 35 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 20 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Qinfu Hou's work include Granular flow and fluidized beds (42 papers), Mineral Processing and Grinding (23 papers) and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (20 papers). Qinfu Hou is often cited by papers focused on Granular flow and fluidized beds (42 papers), Mineral Processing and Grinding (23 papers) and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (20 papers). Qinfu Hou collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and Mexico. Qinfu Hou's co-authors include Aibing Yu, Zongyan Zhou, Li Gao, Yuan Kang, Xiwang Zhang, Yun Xia, Yuan Shi, Huanting Wang, Jannatul Azmir and Lian Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Energy & Environmental Science and Journal of Materials Chemistry A.

In The Last Decade

Qinfu Hou

60 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Spatially isolating salt crystallisation from water evaporation for continuous solar steam generation and salt harvesting
    2019 549 citations Yun Xia, Qinfu Hou et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Qinfu Hou Australia 27 1.3k 1.1k 666 526 517 60 2.6k
Hassan Basirat Tabrizi Iran 26 740 0.6× 848 0.8× 589 0.9× 330 0.6× 88 0.2× 97 1.8k
Zied Driss Tunisia 33 644 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 1.2k 1.7× 68 0.1× 292 0.6× 234 3.1k
D. Santana Spain 29 693 0.5× 1.4k 1.3× 1.4k 2.1× 147 0.3× 67 0.1× 136 2.6k
Abdelsalam Al‐Sarkhi Saudi Arabia 29 656 0.5× 1.0k 1.0× 124 0.2× 671 1.3× 67 0.1× 125 2.4k
Pedram Hanafizadeh Iran 25 432 0.3× 1.1k 1.0× 287 0.4× 185 0.4× 68 0.1× 108 2.0k
Obai Younis Saudi Arabia 36 1.1k 0.8× 2.7k 2.5× 1.5k 2.2× 94 0.2× 127 0.2× 176 3.8k
Hany Al‐Ansary Saudi Arabia 26 259 0.2× 1.0k 0.9× 1.0k 1.6× 77 0.1× 299 0.6× 122 1.8k
Nicolás Ratkovich Colombia 18 326 0.3× 324 0.3× 80 0.1× 310 0.6× 391 0.8× 99 1.3k
Mofreh H. Hamed Egypt 19 325 0.3× 662 0.6× 1.3k 1.9× 137 0.3× 655 1.3× 38 1.9k
A. Behzadmehr Iran 33 1.4k 1.1× 2.8k 2.5× 1.2k 1.9× 84 0.2× 135 0.3× 96 4.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qinfu Hou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qinfu Hou

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

All Works

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Wang, Zhuyuan, Yan Xue, Qinfu Hou, et al.. (2023). Scalable high yield exfoliation for monolayer nanosheets. Nature Communications. 14(1). 236–236. 57 indexed citations
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Wu, Yongli, Qinfu Hou, Zheng Qi, & Aibing Yu. (2021). Particle–pore scale modelling of particle–fluid flows. Chemical Engineering Science. 235. 116500–116500. 12 indexed citations
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Dianyu, E, et al.. (2021). Particle-scale study of coke combustion in the raceway of an ironmaking blast furnace. Fuel. 311. 122490–122490. 42 indexed citations
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Xia, Yun, Yang Li, Yuan Shi, et al.. (2020). A self-rotating solar evaporator for continuous and efficient desalination of hypersaline brine. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8(32). 16212–16217. 121 indexed citations
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Ferreira, Maria do Carmo, et al.. (2020). Feeding spent coffee grounds into reactors: TFM simulation of a non-mechanical spouted bed type feeder. Waste Management. 109. 161–170. 6 indexed citations
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Hou, Qinfu, E Dianyu, Shibo Kuang, & Aibing Yu. (2020). A Transient Discrete Element Method‐Based Virtual Experimental Blast Furnace Model. steel research international. 91(8). 29 indexed citations
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Xia, Yun, Qinfu Hou, Hasan Jubaer, et al.. (2019). Spatially isolating salt crystallisation from water evaporation for continuous solar steam generation and salt harvesting. Energy & Environmental Science. 12(6). 1840–1847. 549 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cui, Jiaxin, Qinfu Hou, & Yansong Shen. (2019). CFD-DEM study of coke combustion in the raceway cavity of an ironmaking blast furnace. Powder Technology. 362. 539–549. 65 indexed citations
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Wang, Nan, et al.. (2019). Coalescence and sedimentation of liquid iron droplets during smelting reduction of converter slag with mechanical stirring. Powder Technology. 362. 550–558. 13 indexed citations
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Azmir, Jannatul, Qinfu Hou, & Aibing Yu. (2018). CFD-DEM simulation of drying of food grains with particle shrinkage. Powder Technology. 343. 792–802. 58 indexed citations
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Azmir, Jannatul, Qinfu Hou, & Aibing Yu. (2017). Discrete particle simulation of food grain drying in a fluidised bed. Powder Technology. 323. 238–249. 64 indexed citations
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You, Yang, Zhiguo Luo, Qinfu Hou, et al.. (2017). Experimental Study of Burden Distribution in the COREX Melter Gasifier. steel research international. 88(11). 11 indexed citations
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Hou, Qinfu, E Dianyu, Shibo Kuang, Zhaoyang Li, & Aibing Yu. (2016). DEM-based virtual experimental blast furnace: A quasi-steady state model. Powder Technology. 314. 557–566. 83 indexed citations
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Hou, Qinfu, Jian Li, & Aibing Yu. (2015). CFD‐DEM Study of Heat Transfer in the Reduction Shaft of Corex. steel research international. 86(6). 626–635. 37 indexed citations
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Hou, Qinfu, Zongyan Zhou, & Aibing Yu. (2013). Contact analysis of different flow regimes in gas fluidization. AIP conference proceedings. 1106–1109. 3 indexed citations
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Hou, Qinfu, Zongyan Zhou, & Aibing Yu. (2012). Computational Study of the Effects of Material Properties on Heat Transfer in Gas Fluidization. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 51(35). 11572–11586. 60 indexed citations
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Yue, Qiang, Zongshu Zou, & Qinfu Hou. (2010). Aggregation kinetics of inclusions in swirling flow tundish for continuous casting. Journal of Iron and Steel Research International. 17(5). 6–10. 13 indexed citations
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Hou, Qinfu & Zongshu Zou. (2005). Numerical and Physical Simulation of Flow Patterns in a Swirling Flow Tundish. steel research international. 76(10). 726–730. 5 indexed citations
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Hou, Qinfu & Zongshu Zou. (2005). Comparison between Standard and Renormalization Group k-.EPSILON. Models in Numerical Simulation of Swirling Flow Tundish. ISIJ International. 45(3). 325–330. 53 indexed citations

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