Wei Fan

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
204 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Wei Fan is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Fan has authored 204 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 57 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 49 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Wei Fan's work include Combustion and Detonation Processes (69 papers), Energetic Materials and Combustion (37 papers) and Fire dynamics and safety research (36 papers). Wei Fan is often cited by papers focused on Combustion and Detonation Processes (69 papers), Energetic Materials and Combustion (37 papers) and Fire dynamics and safety research (36 papers). Wei Fan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Wei Fan's co-authors include Suojiang Zhang, Qing Zhou, Chuanjun Yan, Ke Wang, Yanqiang Zhang, Xiangping Zhang, Xingmei Lü, Weiguo Cheng, Jianling Li and Jian Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Applied Physics and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Wei Fan

188 papers receiving 2.4k 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. A bioinspired gradient curved auxetic honeycombs with enhanced energy absorption
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wei Fan China 24 798 557 487 468 441 204 2.6k
Volker Sick United States 40 794 1.0× 183 0.3× 278 0.6× 148 0.3× 423 1.0× 199 5.6k
Richard Chahine Canada 46 634 0.8× 830 1.5× 216 0.4× 31 0.1× 1.1k 2.6× 155 6.7k
Dongping Chen China 33 231 0.3× 108 0.2× 322 0.7× 60 0.1× 1.0k 2.3× 170 3.5k
Alexander A. Konnov Sweden 50 3.3k 4.1× 441 0.8× 273 0.6× 540 1.2× 176 0.4× 211 9.1k
John W. Daily United States 37 740 0.9× 165 0.3× 403 0.8× 198 0.4× 514 1.2× 154 4.3k
Salvador M. Aceves United States 42 1.1k 1.4× 225 0.4× 144 0.3× 38 0.1× 321 0.7× 151 5.1k
Kevin J. Hughes United Kingdom 36 337 0.4× 261 0.5× 84 0.2× 34 0.1× 1.5k 3.5× 186 4.1k
Jianwei Wang China 32 419 0.5× 235 0.4× 126 0.3× 46 0.1× 1.7k 4.0× 203 4.3k
Ghanshyam Pilania United States 37 175 0.2× 258 0.5× 235 0.5× 15 0.0× 1.6k 3.7× 103 6.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Fan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Fan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Wei Fan. 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 Wei Fan. The network helps show where Wei Fan may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Fan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Fan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei Fan 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 Wei Fan. Wei Fan 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, Qi‐Bin, et al.. (2025). Experimental research on the characteristics of high-frequency pulse detonation waves in a high pressure chamber. Aerospace Science and Technology. 164. 110449–110449. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhicheng, et al.. (2024). Effects of employing supplemental oxygen in the ignition process on the initiation of rotating detonations. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 163. 111389–111389. 2 indexed citations
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Fan, Wei, et al.. (2024). Characteristic velocity analysis of the total pressure gain of rotating detonation combustors. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 40(1-4). 105626–105626. 3 indexed citations
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Liang, Xiaocong, Wei Fan, Yangang Zhang, & Yongkang Guo. (2024). Sustainable recovery and recycling of acidic ionic liquid in 5-ethoxymethylfurfural production via bipolar membrane electrodialysis. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 407. 125210–125210. 4 indexed citations
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Kang, Jia-Ning, et al.. (2024). Effects of Copper Foam Wall/Obstacles on the Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition. AIAA Journal. 1–13. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Xiang, et al.. (2024). Measurements of 3D temperature field in turbulent flames based on tomographic cesium atomic emission. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 40(1-4). 105246–105246. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhicheng, et al.. (2024). In situ interfacial evaluation of aramid/epoxy composites by interfacial stress transfer characteristics. Review of Scientific Instruments. 95(7). 2 indexed citations
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Fan, Wei, et al.. (2023). Fiber Bragg Grating low-frequency accelerometer based on spring structure. Optical Fiber Technology. 82. 103614–103614. 4 indexed citations
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Fan, Wei, et al.. (2023). Development of a low-frequency accelerometer based on symmetric multi-stage triangular beam fiber Bragg grating. Optical Fiber Technology. 81. 103563–103563. 2 indexed citations
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Lei, Qingchun, et al.. (2022). Development of 3D Pocket Tracking Algorithm from Volumetric Measured Turbulent Flames. Flow Turbulence and Combustion. 109(1). 125–142. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Jianling, et al.. (2021). Experimental investigation on current modes of ionic liquid electrospray from a coned porous emitter. Acta Astronautica. 183. 286–299. 21 indexed citations
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Fan, Wei. (2017). Hybrid position/pressure control of hydraulic press based on cascade controller. Journal of ZheJiang University (Engineering Science). 51(10). 1937–1947. 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Wei, et al.. (2014). Two poles in global nano research: Structure and evolution of the global Nano Collaborative Innovation Network. Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology. 140–150.
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Fan, Wei. (2013). Localization of Air Leak Based on Fuzzy Clustering of Infrared Image. Transactions of Beijing Institute of Technology. 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Wei. (2011). An Analysis of the Statutory Regulation on Labor Dispatch of China.
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Fan, Wei. (2011). Research on Stability of Low Frequency Vibration in Car Drum-brakers. Machine Design and Research. 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Wei. (2003). Study on the control of single pneumatic muscle actuator. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 16(4). 428–428. 1 indexed citations

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