Wanchen Sun

879 total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 645 citations indexed

About

Wanchen Sun is a scholar working on Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Computational Mechanics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Wanchen Sun has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 645 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, 25 papers in Computational Mechanics and 22 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Wanchen Sun's work include Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (41 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (22 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (17 papers). Wanchen Sun is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (41 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (22 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (17 papers). Wanchen Sun collaborates with scholars based in China and United Kingdom. Wanchen Sun's co-authors include Liang Guo, Yuying Yan, Hao Zhang, Shaodian Lin, Guoliang Li, Jiakun Du, Yi Sun, Manzhi Tan, Qiao Wang and Peng Cheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Cleaner Production and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Wanchen Sun

54 papers receiving 630 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. Study on effects of EGR and injection strategies on the combustion and emission characteristics of ammonia/diesel dual-fuel engine
    2025 22 citations Wanchen Sun, Xiaonan Wang et al. Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wanchen Sun China 15 446 273 236 205 187 58 645
Suozhu Pan China 13 454 1.0× 298 1.1× 268 1.1× 152 0.7× 243 1.3× 25 624
Yejian Qian China 16 554 1.2× 298 1.1× 273 1.2× 248 1.2× 275 1.5× 43 731
Liang Guo China 14 390 0.9× 242 0.9× 258 1.1× 240 1.2× 138 0.7× 77 703
Tawfik Badawy United Kingdom 18 479 1.1× 278 1.0× 151 0.6× 303 1.5× 137 0.7× 31 712
Qingsheng Liu China 12 567 1.3× 488 1.8× 236 1.0× 215 1.0× 271 1.4× 30 766
Yongqiang Han China 16 583 1.3× 273 1.0× 208 0.9× 215 1.0× 343 1.8× 63 870
Zbigniew Stępień Poland 12 374 0.8× 239 0.9× 168 0.7× 98 0.5× 287 1.5× 76 586
Nor Afzanizam Samiran Malaysia 8 399 0.9× 224 0.8× 280 1.2× 279 1.4× 78 0.4× 29 728
Michał Pyrc Poland 14 586 1.3× 438 1.6× 220 0.9× 176 0.9× 220 1.2× 29 693
Karol Grab-Rogaliński Poland 13 680 1.5× 458 1.7× 257 1.1× 172 0.8× 377 2.0× 31 794

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wanchen Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wanchen Sun

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

All Works

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Zhang, Hao, Wanchen Sun, Degang Li, et al.. (2025). Experimental and chemical kinetic study of laminar flame characteristics and ammonia-alcohol synergistic effect for C1∼C5 alcohol-ammonia composite combustion. Journal of the Energy Institute. 120. 102082–102082. 1 indexed citations
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Guo, Liang, Ningning Cai, Wanchen Sun, et al.. (2025). Study on laminar flame velocity and flame stability of ammonia combustion assisted by dimethyl ether 3/dimethyl ether/diethyl ether. Energy Conversion and Management. 344. 120298–120298. 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Mengqi, Wanchen Sun, Hao Zhang, et al.. (2025). Optical diagnostic study on improving ammonia combustion in a compression ignition engine using CeO2 nano-catalysts. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 136. 294–309. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Wanchen, Xiaonan Wang, Liang Guo, et al.. (2025). Study on combustion process and boundary condition optimization of ammonia/biodiesel dual-fuel engine. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 201. 107605–107605. 1 indexed citations
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Guo, Liang, Junfeng Zhang, Wanchen Sun, et al.. (2025). Fragmentation dynamics of bulk-phase nanoscopic oxygen bubble fuel under sudden depressurization: nozzle flow velocity effects via molecular dynamics. Applied Thermal Engineering. 282. 128875–128875.
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Sun, Wanchen, et al.. (2025). Numerical study on the stratified combustion characteristics of methanol-diesel dual direct injection for marine engine. Applied Thermal Engineering. 274. 126745–126745. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Wanchen, et al.. (2025). Optical diagnostic study of the effects of fuel properties on engine spray, mixing and combustion processes. Journal of the Energy Institute. 119. 101994–101994. 4 indexed citations
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Sun, Wanchen, et al.. (2025). Study on effects of EGR and injection strategies on the combustion and emission characteristics of ammonia/diesel dual-fuel engine. Energy. 315. 134391–134391. 22 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Wanchen, et al.. (2024). Optical diagnosis on combustion characteristics and flame development process of Fischer-Tropsch diesel/biodiesel blends. Journal of the Energy Institute. 118. 101900–101900. 3 indexed citations
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Guo, Liang, Wanchen Sun, Hao Zhang, et al.. (2024). Study on effects of ethylene or acetylene addition on the stability of ammonia laminar diffusion flame by optical diagnostics and chemical kinetics. Applied Energy. 362. 123032–123032. 11 indexed citations
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Jiang, Mengqi, Wanchen Sun, Liang Guo, et al.. (2024). Numerical study of the combustion process and NOx evolution mechanism of ammonia-hydrogen compound fuel engine under different intake conditions. Journal of the Energy Institute. 116. 101759–101759. 7 indexed citations
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Sun, Wanchen, et al.. (2024). Numerical optimization of injector hole arrangement for marine methanol/diesel direct dual fuel stratification engines. Applied Thermal Engineering. 257. 124456–124456. 9 indexed citations
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Pan, Donghui, Wanchen Sun, Liang Guo, et al.. (2024). Study on the Effect of Two-Stage Injection Strategy for Coal-to-Liquid/Gasoline Reactivity-Controlled Compression Ignition Combustion Mode. ACS Omega. 9(16). 18191–18201. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Yanling, et al.. (2023). Molecular dynamics simulations of wetting behaviors of droplets on surfaces with different rough structures. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 169. 104613–104613. 10 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yuqin, et al.. (2023). How does the fiscal pressure of local governments affect China’s PM2.5 emissions?. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(26). 69616–69627. 10 indexed citations
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Sun, Wanchen. (2005). Effects of Fuel Parameter on Combustion and HC Emissions at Sudden Loading Operation of Small Compression Ignition Engine.
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Sun, Wanchen. (2005). Effects on Performance and Emissions of the Turbocharged and Intercooled Automotive Diesel Engine by Using Resonant Intake System. Vehicle Engine. 2 indexed citations

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