Weihua Cai

6.6k total citations
307 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Weihua Cai is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Weihua Cai has authored 307 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 91 papers in Computational Mechanics and 84 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Weihua Cai's work include Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies (68 papers), Heat Transfer and Optimization (67 papers) and Shape Memory Alloy Transformations (47 papers). Weihua Cai is often cited by papers focused on Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies (68 papers), Heat Transfer and Optimization (67 papers) and Shape Memory Alloy Transformations (47 papers). Weihua Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Weihua Cai's co-authors include Yiqiang Jiang, Feng‐Chen Li, Liancheng Zhao, Yanqin Xue, Yanyan Xu, Jiehe Sui, Guodong Qiu, Hong-Na Zhang, Zhiyong Gao and Biao Li and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Physics Letters and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Weihua Cai

289 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Weihua Cai China 39 2.6k 1.6k 1.3k 1.0k 709 307 5.3k
Qiang Li China 41 5.4k 2.1× 1.6k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 3.5k 3.5× 710 1.0× 312 7.9k
Dong Liu China 39 2.8k 1.1× 711 0.4× 1.2k 0.9× 2.1k 2.0× 227 0.3× 231 5.2k
Manish K. Tiwari United Kingdom 36 1.2k 0.5× 833 0.5× 1.3k 1.0× 1.8k 1.7× 1.1k 1.5× 152 5.7k
Minking K. Chyu United States 41 3.1k 1.2× 990 0.6× 2.0k 1.6× 949 0.9× 1.5k 2.2× 205 5.0k
Rakesh Mishra India 26 858 0.3× 1.1k 0.7× 480 0.4× 834 0.8× 452 0.6× 312 3.2k
Yanhui Feng China 38 2.6k 1.0× 1.7k 1.1× 560 0.4× 904 0.9× 317 0.4× 193 4.9k
Jiang Li China 34 2.3k 0.9× 1.9k 1.2× 242 0.2× 477 0.5× 1.1k 1.5× 258 4.2k
Hyung Hee Cho South Korea 43 4.5k 1.8× 1.1k 0.7× 3.5k 2.8× 1.2k 1.2× 2.4k 3.4× 360 7.2k
Siyuan Cheng China 29 1.3k 0.5× 835 0.5× 656 0.5× 764 0.8× 691 1.0× 146 3.0k
Majid Bahrami Canada 47 2.8k 1.1× 1.4k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 984 1.0× 240 0.3× 267 6.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Weihua Cai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weihua Cai

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weihua Cai

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All Works

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Wang, Jincheng, et al.. (2025). Comparative study on the influence of fuel rod shape and fuel type on neutronic characteristics of new petal-shaped helix fuel reactors. Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 58(2). 103951–103951.
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Zhao, Wei, Hong-Na Zhang, Xiao-Bin Li, et al.. (2025). Large eddy simulation on thermal striping of liquid lead-bismuth eutectic in parallel five-jet. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 214. 109870–109870.
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Cai, Weihua, et al.. (2024). Analysis of the moderation effect of helical four-petal-shaped fuel rods applied to AP1000 assemblies. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 432. 113793–113793. 2 indexed citations
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Bian, Jiang, et al.. (2024). Conceptual design and analysis of a new hydrogen liquefaction process based on heat pump systems. Applied Energy. 374. 124020–124020. 17 indexed citations
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Qiu, Guodong, et al.. (2024). A new frictional pressure drop correlation based on flow patterns for hydrocarbon refrigerants condensation flow. International Journal of Refrigeration. 170. 214–223. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhimin, Xuejiao Chen, Bo Yu, et al.. (2024). Numerical study on cooling characteristics of turbine blade based on laminated cooling configuration with clapboards. Energy. 299. 131372–131372. 8 indexed citations
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Cai, Benan, et al.. (2024). Numerical simulation of single-phase flow and heat transfer characteristics of three-petal shaped fuel assembly. Annals of Nuclear Energy. 207. 110693–110693. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhimin, et al.. (2024). Numerical investigation on cooling performances of laminated cooling configuration with external discrete slot-trench film holes and internal clapboards. Applied Thermal Engineering. 255. 124002–124002. 3 indexed citations
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Qiu, Guodong, et al.. (2024). Experimental study on the effect of CO2 desublimation on heat transfer. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 159. 108136–108136. 3 indexed citations
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Qiu, Guodong, et al.. (2024). Experimental study on condensing flow and heat transfer characteristics in minichannels under mechanical vibration conditions. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 236. 126274–126274. 2 indexed citations
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Meng, Xiangfei, et al.. (2024). Preliminary thermo-mechanical coupling performance analysis of a three-lobe petal-shaped fuel rod. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 432. 113792–113792.
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Sun, Jianchuang, et al.. (2024). Numerical study on thermal–hydraulic behaviors of a natural circulation system with petal-shaped fuel rod bundle. Annals of Nuclear Energy. 206. 110615–110615. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Jie, et al.. (2024). Dynamic simulation of wind-powered alkaline water electrolysis system for hydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 97. 391–405. 8 indexed citations
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Qiu, Guodong, Yedong Wang, Yanfeng Chen, & Weihua Cai. (2024). Study on the performance of flat-plate collectors with a bottom-mounted non-tracking broken line type reflector. Renewable Energy. 237. 121644–121644.
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Wang, Zhao‐Xi, et al.. (2024). Optimization and analysis of a novel hydrogen liquefaction coupled system with dual path hydrogen refrigeration cycle and the closed nitrogen cycle pre-cooling. Journal of Cleaner Production. 470. 143281–143281. 14 indexed citations
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Cai, Benan, et al.. (2023). Analysis of a spray flash desalination system driven by low-grade waste heat with different intermittencies. Energy. 277. 127669–127669. 19 indexed citations
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Chen, Yi-Cheng, Xin Feng, Xie‐Qi Shi, et al.. (2023). Impact of sleep posture and breathing pattern on soft palate flutter and pharynx vibration in a pediatric airway using fluid–structure interaction. Journal of Biomechanics. 152. 111550–111550. 4 indexed citations
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Ma, Hongqiang, et al.. (2023). Numerical Investigation on Thermal Fatigue Damage Mechanism of Head Structures in Aluminum Plate-Fin Heat Exchangers. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 33(23). 13670–13684. 2 indexed citations

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