Weisong Ling

945 total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 730 citations indexed

About

Weisong Ling is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Weisong Ling has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 730 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 7 papers in Computational Mechanics and 5 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Weisong Ling's work include Heat Transfer and Optimization (18 papers), Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies (15 papers) and Heat Transfer Mechanisms (9 papers). Weisong Ling is often cited by papers focused on Heat Transfer and Optimization (18 papers), Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies (15 papers) and Heat Transfer Mechanisms (9 papers). Weisong Ling collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and South Korea. Weisong Ling's co-authors include Wei Zhou, Wei Zhou, Kwan San Hui, Wei Yu, Wei Zhou, Xuyang Chu, Shuangli Li, Jiale Huang, Tao Luo and Haimin Yao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy and International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

In The Last Decade

Weisong Ling

27 papers receiving 712 citations

Hit Papers

Finger-inspired rigid-soft hybrid tactile sensor with sup... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
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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. Finger-inspired rigid-soft hybrid tactile sensor with superior sensitivity at high frequency
    2022 170 citations Jinhui Zhang, Haimin Yao et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Weisong Ling
Rui Zhou China
Tianyu Yang United States
Wengan Wang China
Taijiang Peng China
Zhixiang Cai Hong Kong
Sihao Qian China
Tien Dat Nguyen South Korea
Anoop Rajappan United States
Guangming Zhang China
Rui Zhou China
Weisong Ling
Citations per year, relative to Weisong Ling Weisong Ling (= 1×) peers Rui Zhou

Countries citing papers authored by Weisong Ling

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weisong Ling

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weisong Ling

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ma, Yao, et al.. (2025). Ultra-thin flexible heat pipe realized by composite structure flexible shell comprising channels and hemispheres. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 162. 108577–108577. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Wenjun, Yao Ma, Yuyang Qi, et al.. (2025). Adaptative two-phase thermal circulation system for complex-shaped electronic device cooling. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1713–1713. 5 indexed citations
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Zhu, Xinning, et al.. (2025). Enhanced regenerative cooling performance with conformal TPMS channels. Energy. 322. 135530–135530. 4 indexed citations
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Xu, Wenjun, et al.. (2024). Selective laser melting manufacturing and heat transfer performance study of porous wick in loop heat pipe. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 124. 1294–1305. 4 indexed citations
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Jiang, Xi, et al.. (2024). Enhanced capillary pumping performance of flexible heat pipe device with multi cross-section ultra-thin wick. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 160. 108405–108405. 3 indexed citations
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Chu, Xuyang, et al.. (2024). Electrochemical machining of variable wire diameter structure on smart micro SMA coil. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 116. 315–328. 3 indexed citations
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Ling, Weisong, et al.. (2024). Influence of microchannel condenser with different change rate of cross-sections along the flow field on the anti-gravity performance of loop heat pipe. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 224. 125305–125305. 9 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhiquan, et al.. (2024). Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Fe- and Ni-based Coating Material under Laser Cladding Process. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 34(14). 15219–15229.
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Zhang, Jinhui, Haimin Yao, Jiaying Mo, et al.. (2022). Finger-inspired rigid-soft hybrid tactile sensor with superior sensitivity at high frequency. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5076–5076. 170 indexed citations breakdown →
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Huang, Jiale, Jianhua Xiang, Xuyang Chu, et al.. (2021). Thermal performance of flexible branch heat pipe. Applied Thermal Engineering. 186. 116532–116532. 35 indexed citations
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Liu, Ruiliang, et al.. (2021). Performance optimization of ultra-low platinum loading membrane electrode assembly prepared by electrostatic spraying. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 46(17). 10457–10467. 15 indexed citations
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Ling, Weisong, et al.. (2021). Experimental investigation of loop heat pipe with novel interlaced microchannel condenser. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 125. 105292–105292. 11 indexed citations
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Zhou, Wei, et al.. (2020). Performance improvement of proton exchange membrane fuel cells with compressed nickel foam as flow field structure. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 45(35). 17833–17843. 48 indexed citations
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Ling, Weisong, et al.. (2020). Structure and geometric dimension optimization of interlaced microchannel for heat transfer performance enhancement. Applied Thermal Engineering. 170. 115011–115011. 31 indexed citations
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Ling, Weisong, et al.. (2018). Experimental investigation on thermal and hydraulic performance of microchannels with interlaced configuration. Energy Conversion and Management. 174. 439–452. 16 indexed citations
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Ling, Weisong, Wei Zhou, Wei Yu, & Xuyang Chu. (2017). Capillary pumping performance of porous copper fiber sintered wicks for loop heat pipes. Applied Thermal Engineering. 129. 1582–1594. 39 indexed citations
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Liu, Ruiliang, Wei Zhou, Weisong Ling, Jianhua Xiang, & Kejian Chen. (2016). Fabrication of continuous slim aluminum fibers using a multi-tooth tool. Materials and Manufacturing Processes. 32(1). 76–82. 5 indexed citations
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Zhou, Wei, Weisong Ling, Lian Duan, Kwan San Hui, & Kwun Nam Hui. (2015). Development and tests of loop heat pipe with multi-layer metal foams as wick structure. Applied Thermal Engineering. 94. 324–330. 63 indexed citations

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