Wei Liao

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Wei Liao is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Liao has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Computational Mechanics, 16 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 9 papers in Applied Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Wei Liao's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (19 papers), Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (19 papers) and Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (9 papers). Wei Liao is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (19 papers), Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (19 papers) and Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (9 papers). Wei Liao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and United Kingdom. Wei Liao's co-authors include Qing Xiao, Li‐Shi Luo, Yan Peng, Wei Zhang, Xingwang Chen, Shuchi Yang, H. T. Low, T. S. Lee, Her Mann Tsai and Xianzhen Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Computational Physics, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering and Renewable Energy.

In The Last Decade

Wei Liao

39 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

Numerics of the lattice Boltzmann method: Effects of collision models on the lattice Boltzmann simulations

2011 325 citations Li‐Shi Luo, Wei Liao et al. Physical Review E profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei Liao United States	15	770	438	204	79	71	41	1.0k
George Huang United States	18	833 1.1×	742 1.7×	232 1.1×	30 0.4×	16 0.2×	65	1.3k
Chunlei Liang United States	21	1.0k 1.3×	300 0.7×	41 0.2×	30 0.4×	9 0.1×	72	1.2k
Sunil Sathe United States	16	1.3k 1.6×	241 0.6×	37 0.2×	60 0.8×	70 1.0×	27	1.5k
A. A. Johnson United States	8	1.1k 1.5×	158 0.4×	56 0.3×	152 1.9×	18 0.3×	11	1.3k
Dazhi Yu United States	15	1.9k 2.4×	378 0.9×	930 4.6×	98 1.2×	8 0.1×	24	2.1k
J.P. Halleux Italy	6	926 1.2×	135 0.3×	63 0.3×	40 0.5×	67 0.9×	16	1.2k
J. Liou United States	12	1.5k 1.9×	191 0.4×	63 0.3×	47 0.6×	15 0.2×	25	1.6k
D. Hänel Germany	14	1.2k 1.6×	237 0.5×	711 3.5×	72 0.9×	8 0.1×	26	1.3k
J.-F. Gerbeau France	4	524 0.7×	67 0.2×	27 0.1×	38 0.5×	67 0.9×	4	764
Philippe Méliga France	19	954 1.2×	334 0.8×	42 0.2×	47 0.6×	5 0.1×	45	1.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nie, Ying, et al.. (2025). Implementing Retrieval Augmented Generation Technique on Unstructured and Structured Data Sources in a Call Center of a Large Financial Institution. 598–606. 1 indexed citations

Peng, J. C., et al.. (2023). Research on spin reduction mechanism of the projectile sliding belt in bore. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2460(1). 12023–12023.

Liao, Wei, et al.. (2022). Convergence analysis of Riemann‐Liouville fractional neural network. Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences. 45(10). 6378–6390. 3 indexed citations

Jiang, Xianzhen, Wei Liao, Jianghua Yin, & Jinbao Jian. (2022). A new family of hybrid three-term conjugate gradient methods with applications in image restoration. Numerical Algorithms. 91(1). 161–191. 39 indexed citations

Dong, Yumin, et al.. (2021). Stability Analysis Based on Caputo-Type Fractional-Order Quantum Neural Networks. Journal of Function Spaces. 2021. 1–11. 1 indexed citations

Shi, Guangyu, Qing Xiao, Qiang Zhu, & Wei Liao. (2019). Fluid-structure interaction modeling on a 3D ray-strengthened caudal fin. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 14(3). 36012–36012. 20 indexed citations

Liao, Wei, Elizabeth M. Lee-Rausch, Fei Li, et al.. (2012). Boundary-Layer Stability Analysis of the Mean Flows Obtained Using Unstructured Grids. 3 indexed citations

Luo, Li‐Shi, Wei Liao, Xingwang Chen, Yan Peng, & Wei Zhang. (2011). Numerics of the lattice Boltzmann method: Effects of collision models on the lattice Boltzmann simulations. Physical Review E. 83(5). 56710–56710. 325 indexed citations breakdown →

Liao, Wei, et al.. (2011). Computational Analysis of the G-III Laminar Flow Glove. 29th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference. 14 indexed citations

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Liao, Wei, Yan Peng, & Li‐Shi Luo. (2010). Effects of multitemperature nonequilibrium on compressible homogeneous turbulence. Physical Review E. 81(4). 46704–46704. 8 indexed citations

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Liao, Wei, et al.. (2010). Euler calculations with embedded Cartesian grids and small-perturbation boundary conditions. Journal of Computational Physics. 229(9). 3523–3542. 1 indexed citations

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Xiao, Qing & Wei Liao. (2010). Numerical investigation of angle of attack profile on propulsion performance of an oscillating foil. Computers & Fluids. 39(8). 1366–1380. 79 indexed citations

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Liao, Wei, Yan Peng, & Li‐Shi Luo. (2009). Gas-kinetic schemes for direct numerical simulations of compressible homogeneous turbulence. Physical Review E. 80(4). 46702–46702. 30 indexed citations

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Xiao, Qing & Wei Liao. (2009). Numerical Investigation of Angle of Attack Profile on Propulsion Performance of Oscillating Foil. 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including The New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 5 indexed citations

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Peng, Yan, Wei Liao, Li‐Shi Luo, & Lian‐Ping Wang. (2009). Comparison of the lattice Boltzmann and pseudo-spectral methods for decaying turbulence: Low-order statistics. Computers & Fluids. 39(4). 568–591. 49 indexed citations

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Liao, Wei, Yan Peng, & Li‐Shi Luo. (2008). A Comparative Study of the LBE and GKS Methods for DNS of Decaying Turbulence. 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 3 indexed citations

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Liao, Wei, Li‐Shi Luo, & Kun Xu. (2007). Gas Kinetic Scheme for Continuum and Near-Continuum Hypersonic Flows. 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 2 indexed citations

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Liao, Wei, Li‐Shi Luo, & Kun Xu. (2007). Gas-Kinetic Scheme for Continuum and Near-Continuum Hypersonic Flows. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 44(6). 1232–1240. 11 indexed citations

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Liao, Wei, T.S. Lee, & H. T. Low. (2004). Numerical studies of physiological pulsatile flow through constricted tube. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow. 14(5). 689–713. 24 indexed citations

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Liao, Wei. (2003). Study on hydrodynamics of flow in the end-wall clearance region of turbine guide vanes. 2 indexed citations

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