W. Ng

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

W. Ng is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Ng has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Computational Mechanics, 15 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 8 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in W. Ng's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (12 papers), Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization (11 papers) and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (8 papers). W. Ng is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (12 papers), Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization (11 papers) and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (8 papers). W. Ng collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and China. W. Ng's co-authors include C.K. Chau, T.M. Leung, William W. Copenhaver, Song Xue, Joseph A. Schetz, Hee Koo Moon, Joseph M. Brock, D. G. Walker, Lance Jacobsen and P. Andrew and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Applied Energy and Resources Conservation and Recycling.

In The Last Decade

W. Ng

27 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

A review on Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Energy Asse... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2015 200 400 600
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. A review on Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Energy Assessment and Life Cycle Carbon Emissions Assessment on buildings
    2015 717 citations C.K. Chau, T.M. Leung et al. Applied Energy profile →
  2. A review on the effects of physical built environment attributes on enhancing walking and cycling activity levels within residential neighborhoods
    2015 294 citations C.K. Chau, W. Ng et al. Cities profile →

Peers

W. Ng
Minoru Mizuno Japan
Francesco Nocera Italy
Gianluca Scaccianoce Italy
Giulia Ulpiani Italy
Siyue Guo China
Yuan Liang China
Giorgia Peri Italy
Tetsu Kubota Japan
Neveen Hamza United Kingdom
Ming Shan China
Minoru Mizuno Japan
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Citations per year, relative to W. Ng W. Ng (= 1×) peers Minoru Mizuno

Countries citing papers authored by W. Ng

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. Ng

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by W. Ng. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by W. Ng. The network helps show where W. Ng may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Ng

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

All Works

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He, Xinyu, Isabelle Yee Shan Chan, Jianlei Niu, et al.. (2024). Examining the non-linear relationship between urban form and air temperature at street level: A case of Hong Kong. Building and Environment. 264. 111884–111884. 9 indexed citations
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Chau, C.K., et al.. (2015). A review on the effects of physical built environment attributes on enhancing walking and cycling activity levels within residential neighborhoods. Cities. 50. 1–15. 294 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xue, Song, et al.. (2015). Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Shock-Film Cooling Interaction on a Turbine Blade With Fan-Shaped Cooling Holes. Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications. 7(4). 8 indexed citations
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Chau, C.K., T.M. Leung, & W. Ng. (2015). A review on Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Energy Assessment and Life Cycle Carbon Emissions Assessment on buildings. Applied Energy. 143. 395–413. 717 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ng, W. & C.K. Chau. (2013). A modeling investigation of the impact of street and building configurations on personal air pollutant exposure in isolated deep urban canyons. The Science of The Total Environment. 468-469. 429–448. 127 indexed citations
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Xue, Song, et al.. (2013). Heat Transfer Performance of a Showerhead and Shaped Hole Film Cooled Vane at Transonic Conditions. Journal of Turbomachinery. 135(3). 5 indexed citations
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Chau, C.K., et al.. (2012). Assessment of CO2 emissions reduction in high-rise concrete office buildings using different material use options. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 61. 22–34. 135 indexed citations
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Xue, Song, et al.. (2010). A Transient Infrared Technique for Measuring Surface and Endwall Heat Transfer in a Transonic Turbine Cascade. Volume 4: Heat Transfer, Parts A and B. 405–411. 2 indexed citations
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Estevadeordal, Jordi, et al.. (2004). Benefits of Suction-Surface Blowing in a Transonic Compressor Stator Vane. 5 indexed citations
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Ng, W., et al.. (2001). Aerodynamic performance of a high-turning compressor stator with flow control. 37th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit. 27 indexed citations
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Ng, W., et al.. (2000). Wake-filling and reduction of rotor HCF using stator trailing edge blowing. 36th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit. 1 indexed citations
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Nix, Andrew C., et al.. (1997). Effects of shock wave passing on turbine blade heat transfer in a transonic cascade. 35th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 5 indexed citations
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Brock, Joseph M. & W. Ng. (1992). The Baldwin-Lomax model for separated and wake flows using the entropy envelope concept. 30th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 1 indexed citations
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Ng, W., et al.. (1989). Viscous analysis of high speed flows using an upwind finite volume technique. 27th Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 5 indexed citations
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Ng, W., et al.. (1989). A concentration probe for the study of mixing in supersonic shear flows. 25th Joint Propulsion Conference. 18 indexed citations

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