Wen Bao

9.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
345 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Wen Bao is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wen Bao has authored 345 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 281 papers in Computational Mechanics, 223 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 48 papers in Applied Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Wen Bao's work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (196 papers), Rocket and propulsion systems research (119 papers) and Heat transfer and supercritical fluids (97 papers). Wen Bao is often cited by papers focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (196 papers), Rocket and propulsion systems research (119 papers) and Heat transfer and supercritical fluids (97 papers). Wen Bao collaborates with scholars based in China, France and Germany. Wen Bao's co-authors include Juntao Chang, Daren Yu, Jiang Qin, Silong Zhang, Junlong Zhang, Yu Feng, Qingchun Yang, Kunlin Cheng, Yiwen Qi and Wujie Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Journal of Climate and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Wen Bao

332 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

Research progress on active thermal protection for hypers... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2020 2018 50 100 150 200
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. Research progress on active thermal protection for hypersonic vehicles
    2020 239 citations Silong Zhang, Jingying Zuo et al. profile →
  2. Research progress on strut-equipped supersonic combustors for scramjet application
    2018 195 citations Juntao Chang, Junlong Zhang 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
Wen Bao China 47 6.2k 4.6k 994 931 846 345 8.0k
Wei Huang China 56 8.4k 1.4× 6.8k 1.5× 158 0.2× 457 0.5× 340 0.4× 265 9.7k
Baochang Shi China 45 9.5k 1.5× 1.1k 0.2× 1.9k 1.9× 153 0.2× 1.1k 1.3× 232 10.4k
Juntao Chang China 43 4.3k 0.7× 3.4k 0.7× 118 0.1× 309 0.3× 238 0.3× 224 5.7k
Joseph A. Schetz United States 39 4.8k 0.8× 3.9k 0.9× 356 0.4× 193 0.2× 508 0.6× 415 6.0k
Erik Dick Belgium 33 2.2k 0.4× 972 0.2× 257 0.3× 140 0.2× 909 1.1× 225 3.7k
Xiaofeng Yang China 50 5.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.3× 594 0.6× 377 0.4× 692 0.8× 225 8.0k
Shigeru Obayashi Japan 37 3.0k 0.5× 2.5k 0.6× 251 0.3× 63 0.1× 605 0.7× 366 5.3k
Nam Dinh United States 34 2.2k 0.4× 1.3k 0.3× 600 0.6× 60 0.1× 1.0k 1.2× 179 4.0k
Yogesh Jaluria United States 36 2.9k 0.5× 575 0.1× 2.4k 2.4× 338 0.4× 2.8k 3.3× 290 6.1k
Ann P. Dowling United Kingdom 37 5.1k 0.8× 2.5k 0.5× 802 0.8× 2.8k 3.0× 573 0.7× 157 6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Wen Bao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wen Bao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wen Bao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wen Bao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wen Bao 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 Wen Bao. Wen Bao 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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Bao, Wen, et al.. (2025). Time-series clustering of high-speed photography based on Multi-channel Variational Autoencoder in a scramjet combustor. Applied Thermal Engineering. 270. 126164–126164. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Silong, et al.. (2025). Drag reduction characteristics of boundary layer combustion with hydrocarbon fueled discrete hole film injection. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. 59. 103318–103318.
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Wang, Youyin, et al.. (2025). Numerical simulation of methane temperature on mixing and combustion characteristics of high-temperature swirl combustor. Applied Thermal Engineering. 267. 125817–125817. 4 indexed citations
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Feng, Guangjun, et al.. (2024). Numerical study on enhanced-diffusion characteristics of kerosene jet in supersonic crossflow. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 181. 104983–104983. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Junlong, et al.. (2024). Research on diffusion characteristics of liquid jet effected by shock wave in supersonic high-enthalpy crossflow. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 222. 125181–125181. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Silong, et al.. (2023). Study on the cooling and drag reduction characteristics of multi-port injector array film cooling using gaseous hydrocarbon fuel as coolant. Applied Thermal Engineering. 236. 121738–121738. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Youyin, et al.. (2023). Feasibility and Performance Analysis of High-Energy-Density Hydrocarbon-Fueled Turboexpander Engine. Aerospace. 10(9). 753–753. 2 indexed citations
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Peng, Jinghui, Yayun Zhang, Songjing Li, Wen Bao, & Yutaka TANAKA. (2023). Identification Algorithm and Improvement of Modal Damping Ratios for Armature Assembly in a Hydraulic Servo-Valve with Magnetic Fluid. Energies. 16(8). 3419–3419. 2 indexed citations
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Zuo, Jingying, et al.. (2023). Parametric analysis on combustion characteristics of hydrocarbon fueled parallel wall-jet inside a supersonic combustor. Energy. 282. 128649–128649. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Silong, et al.. (2023). Large eddy simulation of shock-combustion-film interaction at hydrogen injection in a model scramjet combustor. Aerospace Science and Technology. 142. 108683–108683. 5 indexed citations
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Cheng, Kunlin, et al.. (2018). Thermodynamic analysis for high-power electricity generation systems based on closed-Brayton-cycle with finite cold source on hypersonic vehicles. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 43(31). 14762–14774. 39 indexed citations
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Li, Nan, Juntao Chang, Kejing Xu, et al.. (2018). Oscillation of the shock train in an isolator with incident shocks. Physics of Fluids. 30(11). 73 indexed citations
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Chang, Juntao, et al.. (2017). Effect of Mach number and equivalence ratio on the pressure rising variation during combustion mode transition in a dual-mode combustor. Aerospace Science and Technology. 72. 516–524. 28 indexed citations
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Hu, Jichao, Juntao Chang, & Wen Bao. (2014). Ignition and Flame Stabilization of a Strut-Jet RBCC Combustor with Small Rocket Exhaust. The Scientific World JOURNAL. 2014. 1–6. 6 indexed citations
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Yu, Daren, Tao Cui, & Wen Bao. (2010). Distributed parameter control problems of scramjet engines. Chinese Control Conference. 5945–5952. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Chao, Daren Yu, Wen Bao, & Jun Zhao. (2010). Safe protecting switching control for aeroengines based on multiple Lyapunov functions method. Chinese Control Conference. 5953–5957. 3 indexed citations

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