Ran Hu

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
168 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Ran Hu is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ran Hu has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Environmental Engineering, 59 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 50 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ran Hu's work include Groundwater flow and contamination studies (61 papers), Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (37 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (35 papers). Ran Hu is often cited by papers focused on Groundwater flow and contamination studies (61 papers), Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (37 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (35 papers). Ran Hu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Sweden. Ran Hu's co-authors include Yi‐Feng Chen, Zhibing Yang, Chuangbing Zhou, Chuangbing Zhou, Dongsheng Wu, Shaohua Hu, Tetsu K. Tokunaga, Jiamin Wan, Jiaqing Zhou and Shu Fang and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Environmental Science & Technology and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Ran Hu

149 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Evaluation of Forchheimer equation coefficients for non-Darcy flow in deformable rough-walled fractures

2015 307 citations Yi‐Feng Chen, Jiaqing Zhou et al. Journal of Hydrology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ran Hu China	34	1.6k	1.4k	1.2k	1.1k	917	168	3.6k
Tae Sup Yun South Korea	36	1.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	753 0.6×	755 0.7×	2.2k 2.4×	141	5.2k
Deyi Jiang China	41	707 0.4×	988 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	950 0.8×	2.5k 2.8×	152	4.8k
Chaoshui Xu Australia	34	965 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	791 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	1.7k 1.9×	137	3.2k
Shugang Wang China	41	708 0.4×	602 0.4×	1.7k 1.4×	1.3k 1.1×	2.0k 2.2×	192	5.1k
Yong Kang China	33	508 0.3×	594 0.4×	1.5k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	2.1k 2.3×	152	3.6k
Zhenyu Zhang China	30	807 0.5×	698 0.5×	923 0.8×	791 0.7×	1.6k 1.7×	162	3.2k
Adriana Paluszny United Kingdom	33	1.6k 1.0×	678 0.5×	2.2k 1.9×	2.0k 1.8×	2.4k 2.6×	75	4.4k
Marte Gutierrez United States	37	470 0.3×	2.0k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	1.8k 2.0×	185	4.1k
Jeffrey D. Hyman United States	36	2.4k 1.5×	791 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	2.3k 2.0×	1.5k 1.6×	104	4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Ran Hu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ran Hu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ran Hu

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hu, Ran, et al.. (2025). Pore-scale visualization and modeling of convective dissolution in a horizontal channel. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 254. 127664–127664. 1 indexed citations

Yu, Jiyuan, et al.. (2025). Optimizing seepage control for underground powerhouse caverns near a large-scale fault. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 158. 106456–106456.

He, Haiyang, et al.. (2025). Pore-scale study of particle transport and clogging mechanisms in a porous micromodel. Separation and Purification Technology. 362. 131929–131929. 8 indexed citations

Wu, Ting, Zhibing Yang, Noam Weisbrod, et al.. (2025). Liquid Fragmentation Induced by Particle Aggregation During Two‐Phase Flow in 3D Porous Media. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(3). 2 indexed citations

Lan, Tian, et al.. (2025). Scaling of capillary pressure-saturation curve in porous media under various wetting conditions. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 18(1). 55–72.

Lan, Tian, Ran Hu, Gaohui Wang, Zhibing Yang, & Yi‐Feng Chen. (2024). Impact of Corner‐Bridge Flow on Capillary Pressure Curve: Insights From Microfluidic Experiments and Pore‐Network Modeling. Water Resources Research. 60(12). 4 indexed citations

Lei, Wanjun, et al.. (2024). A rigorous formulation of drain boundary conditions for groundwater flow modeling in geotechnical engineering. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 17(9). 5385–5397. 1 indexed citations

Hu, Ran, et al.. (2023). Dissolution regimes of a horizontal channel in a gravity field. Physical Review Fluids. 8(12). 8 indexed citations

Yang, Zhibing, et al.. (2023). Displacement Patterns of a Newtonian Fluid by a Shear‐Thinning Fluid in a Rough Fracture. Water Resources Research. 59(9). 8 indexed citations

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Hubao, A, Zhibing Yang, Ran Hu, & Yi‐Feng Chen. (2023). Molecular Origin of Wetting Characteristics on Mineral Surfaces. Langmuir. 39(8). 2932–2942. 23 indexed citations

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Zhang, Renjun, Zhibing Yang, R. L. Detwiler, et al.. (2023). Liquid Cohesion Induced Particle Agglomeration Enhances Clogging in Rock Fractures. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(5). 7 indexed citations

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Chen, Yi‐Feng, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of basin-scale hydrogeological changes induced by reservoir operation at the Xiluodu dam site. Journal of Hydrology. 620. 129548–129548. 3 indexed citations

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Xue, Song, et al.. (2023). Influence of Liquid Splitting Behavior at Intersections on Infiltration Dynamics in an Unsaturated Fracture Network. Water Resources Research. 59(10). 2 indexed citations

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Wu, Ting, Zhibing Yang, Ran Hu, & Yi‐Feng Chen. (2023). Three-Dimensional Visualization Reveals Pore-Scale Mechanisms of Colloid Transport and Retention in Two-Phase Flow. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(5). 1997–2005. 20 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhibing, et al.. (2022). Evaluating Single‐Collector Efficiencies of Colloid Deposition From Lagrangian Simulations: Geometric Models and Particle Release Scenarios. Water Resources Research. 58(10). 5 indexed citations

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Hu, Ran, et al.. (2022). Transitions of Dissolution Patterns in Rough Fractures. Water Resources Research. 58(1). 27 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhibing, et al.. (2022). Liquid Breakthrough Time in an Unsaturated Fracture Network. Water Resources Research. 58(3). 6 indexed citations

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Hu, Ran, et al.. (2021). Dissolution Hotspots in Fractures. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(20). 25 indexed citations

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Lan, Tian, Ran Hu, Zhibing Yang, Dongsheng Wu, & Yi‐Feng Chen. (2020). Transitions of Fluid Invasion Patterns in Porous Media. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(20). 64 indexed citations

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Hu, Ran. (2017). Supercritical CO2 Water Displacements and CO2 Capillary Trapping: Micromodel Experiment and Numerical Simulation. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 2 indexed citations

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