Weihong Yang

10.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
236 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Weihong Yang is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Weihong Yang has authored 236 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 162 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 63 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 50 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Weihong Yang's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (154 papers), Combustion and flame dynamics (33 papers) and Lignin and Wood Chemistry (33 papers). Weihong Yang is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (154 papers), Combustion and flame dynamics (33 papers) and Lignin and Wood Chemistry (33 papers). Weihong Yang collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, China and Poland. Weihong Yang's co-authors include Włodzimierz Blasiak, Y.S. Tarng, Pär G. Jönsson, Efthymios Kantarelis, Xiaolei Zhang, Ilman Nuran Zaini, Henry Persson, Shule Wang, Panagiotis Evangelopoulos and Jun Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Weihong Yang

225 papers receiving 8.4k citations

Hit Papers

Design optimization of cutting parameters for turning ope... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 250 500 750 1000
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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. Design optimization of cutting parameters for turning operations based on the Taguchi method
    1998 1.0k citations Weihong Yang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Weihong Yang Sweden 50 5.3k 3.1k 1.3k 1.0k 1.0k 236 8.8k
Animesh Dutta Canada 47 6.5k 1.2× 3.5k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 648 0.6× 200 10.6k
Xiaotao Bi Canada 58 7.3k 1.4× 3.2k 1.0× 832 0.6× 1.9k 1.8× 2.1k 2.1× 345 13.5k
Kunio Yoshikawa Japan 55 7.5k 1.4× 3.2k 1.0× 1.5k 1.2× 1.5k 1.4× 495 0.5× 300 10.3k
Cheng Tung Chong Malaysia 46 4.3k 0.8× 1.5k 0.5× 815 0.6× 1.3k 1.2× 1.2k 1.2× 190 7.8k
Franco Berruti Canada 48 3.9k 0.7× 2.0k 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 598 0.6× 2.5k 2.5× 245 8.4k
I.M. Rizwanul Fattah Australia 53 6.4k 1.2× 2.9k 0.9× 393 0.3× 1.5k 1.4× 882 0.9× 154 10.0k
Xiaoqian Ma China 67 9.2k 1.7× 3.7k 1.2× 1.9k 1.5× 3.0k 2.8× 413 0.4× 379 13.7k
Siming You United Kingdom 49 3.0k 0.6× 2.4k 0.8× 1.4k 1.1× 910 0.9× 668 0.7× 158 8.6k
Rong Yan China 44 8.5k 1.6× 3.6k 1.1× 636 0.5× 2.1k 2.0× 372 0.4× 212 13.4k
Salman Raza Naqvi Pakistan 55 4.7k 0.9× 2.1k 0.7× 997 0.8× 2.1k 2.0× 193 0.2× 213 8.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Weihong Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weihong Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weihong Yang

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

All Works

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Shafaghat, Hoda, Shule Wang, Leilei Dai, et al.. (2024). Kinetic investigation on the catalytic pyrolysis of plastic fractions of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE): A mathematical deconvolution approach. Waste Management. 187. 156–166. 7 indexed citations
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Xie, Jian‐bo, Jinping Wu, Chengze Liu, et al.. (2024). Deep removal of Sn, Pb, and Sb in refined indium by vacuum distillation. Separation and Purification Technology. 355. 129554–129554. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Chuanyu, Jinhai Jiang, Fulin Fan, et al.. (2024). Self-Tuning Oxygen Excess Ratio Control for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Under Dynamic Conditions. Processes. 12(12). 2807–2807. 5 indexed citations
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Yang, Hanmin, Ziyi Shi, Tong Han, et al.. (2023). Carbon and H2 recoveries from plastic waste by using a metal-free porous biocarbon catalyst. Journal of Cleaner Production. 404. 136926–136926. 12 indexed citations
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Mousa, Elsayed, et al.. (2023). Maximizing the Recycling of Iron Ore Pellets Fines Using Innovative Organic Binders. Materials. 16(10). 3888–3888. 3 indexed citations
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Zaini, Ilman Nuran, et al.. (2022). Reforming processes for syngas production: A mini-review on the current status, challenges, and prospects for biomass conversion to fuels. Applications in Energy and Combustion Science. 10. 100064–100064. 83 indexed citations
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Salem, Ahmed M., Ilman Nuran Zaini, Manosh C. Paul, & Weihong Yang. (2019). The evolution and formation of tar species in a downdraft gasifier: Numerical modelling and experimental validation. Biomass and Bioenergy. 130. 105377–105377. 44 indexed citations
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Evangelopoulos, Panagiotis, Nanta Sophonrat, Henrik Jilvero, & Weihong Yang. (2018). Investigation on the low-temperature pyrolysis of automotive shredder residue (ASR) for energy recovery and metal recycling. Waste Management. 76. 507–515. 23 indexed citations
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Yang, Weihong, et al.. (2017). A study on influences of torrefaction to enhance the chemical characteristics of pyrolytic liquids from fast pyrolysis of palm kernel shells. Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Weihong, et al.. (2013). Prospective Side Effects of the Heat And Mass Transfers in Micro-Porous Structure of Char During Intermediate and Final Stages of the High-Temperature Pyrolysis. Digital Library of the Belarusian State University (Belarusian State University). 16(3). 287–301. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Weihong. (2012). Study on Temperature Field Distribution Law of Freezing Wall for Inclined Shaft. Coal science and technology. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Weihong. (2011). A Review on the Utilization of Straw Ash. 1 indexed citations
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Ponzio, Anna, et al.. (2010). A thermodynamic analysis of high temperature agent gasification (HTAG) using biomass and air. 1 indexed citations
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Blasiak, Włodzimierz, et al.. (2010). Conversion of microwave pyrolysed ASR's char using high temperature agents. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 185(1). 472–481. 22 indexed citations
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Yang, Weihong, et al.. (2000). Numerical simulation of high temperature air combustion flames properties. Journal of Central South University of Technology. 7(3). 156–158. 3 indexed citations
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Yao, Kemin, Daqing Wu, & Weihong Yang. (1992). SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LANTHANIDE COMPLEXES WITH BISBENZOYLACETONE-ETHYLENEDIMINE. Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry. 9(4). 8–12. 1 indexed citations

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