Xiaotian Lai

459 total citations
18 papers, 370 citations indexed

About

Xiaotian Lai is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaotian Lai has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 370 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 7 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 5 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Xiaotian Lai's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (5 papers), Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (4 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (4 papers). Xiaotian Lai is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (5 papers), Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (4 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (4 papers). Xiaotian Lai collaborates with scholars based in China. Xiaotian Lai's co-authors include Rui Long, Zhichun Liu, Zhichun Liu, Wei Liu, Wei Liu, Wei Liu, Hong Tian, Jun Zheng, Bin Dou and Wenyu Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hydrology, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer and Energy Conversion and Management.

In The Last Decade

Xiaotian Lai

17 papers receiving 363 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xiaotian Lai China 12 173 160 133 111 63 18 370
Ali Jafarian Iran 12 201 1.2× 97 0.6× 93 0.7× 80 0.7× 48 0.8× 46 417
Esa Dube Kerme Canada 10 230 1.3× 293 1.8× 89 0.7× 66 0.6× 17 0.3× 17 408
Ramin Haghighi Khoshkhoo Iran 14 361 2.1× 250 1.6× 83 0.6× 153 1.4× 52 0.8× 27 563
Ibrahim Alatawi Saudi Arabia 14 134 0.8× 321 2.0× 129 1.0× 43 0.4× 58 0.9× 26 498
Liehui Xiao China 11 244 1.4× 82 0.5× 83 0.6× 33 0.3× 95 1.5× 21 355
Ebrahim Jahanshahi Javaran Iran 11 98 0.6× 109 0.7× 60 0.5× 81 0.7× 94 1.5× 49 359
Elias M. Salilih Saudi Arabia 12 252 1.5× 247 1.5× 18 0.1× 86 0.8× 48 0.8× 32 433
Ayman Mohamed Egypt 11 149 0.9× 369 2.3× 123 0.9× 70 0.6× 105 1.7× 16 524
Daryoush Dadpour Iran 11 366 2.1× 148 0.9× 25 0.2× 65 0.6× 67 1.1× 16 457
Taleb Zarei Iran 11 202 1.2× 163 1.0× 89 0.7× 186 1.7× 24 0.4× 32 413

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaotian Lai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaotian Lai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaotian Lai

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

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Li, Junkai, et al.. (2025). Impact of finned surface on thermal management performance of PCMs based on close contact melting: An Experimental and Numerical Study. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 223. 110613–110613.
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Tian, Hong, et al.. (2023). Experimental Review: Particle clogging in porous sandstone geothermal reservoirs during tail water reinjection. Journal of Hydrology. 625. 130066–130066. 14 indexed citations
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Lai, Xiaotian, et al.. (2023). Analysis of typical chloride solution treatment by osmotically assisted reverse osmosis for evaluating application potential in geothermal reinjection well protection. Separation and Purification Technology. 324. 124503–124503. 7 indexed citations
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Dou, Bin, et al.. (2023). Particle blockage mechanism of a weakly consolidated sandstone geothermal reservoir during tailwater recharge. Journal of Hydrology. 624. 129981–129981. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zikang, Hao Zhang, Xiaotian Lai, Zhichun Liu, & Wei Liu. (2020). Numerical study on thermohydraulic behavior in compensation chamber of a loop heat pipe with flat evaporator. Applied Thermal Engineering. 171. 115073–115073. 12 indexed citations
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Lai, Xiaotian, Rui Long, Zhichun Liu, & Wei Liu. (2020). Solar energy powered high-recovery reverse osmosis for synchronous seawater desalination and energy storage. Energy Conversion and Management. 228. 113665–113665. 25 indexed citations
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Lai, Xiaotian, et al.. (2020). A study on flow and heat transfer characteristics of a constructal bifurcation filler in the circular tube. Applied Thermal Engineering. 183. 116205–116205. 7 indexed citations
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Lai, Xiaotian, et al.. (2020). Overall numerical simulation and experimental study of a hybrid oblique-rib and submerged jet impingement/microchannel heat sink. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 167. 120839–120839. 42 indexed citations
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Feng, Xin, et al.. (2020). Study of oscillating flows through a novel constructal bifurcation Stirling regenerator. Applied Thermal Engineering. 184. 116413–116413. 13 indexed citations
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Long, Rui, Xiaotian Lai, Zhichun Liu, & Wei Liu. (2019). Pressure retarded osmosis: Operating in a compromise between power density and energy efficiency. Energy. 172. 592–598. 25 indexed citations
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Lai, Xiaotian, et al.. (2019). Dynamic performance analysis and optimization of dish solar Stirling engine based on a modified theoretical model. Energy. 183. 573–583. 34 indexed citations
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Lai, Xiaotian, Rui Long, Zhichun Liu, & Wei Liu. (2018). A hybrid system using direct contact membrane distillation for water production to harvest waste heat from the proton exchange membrane fuel cell. Energy. 147. 578–586. 45 indexed citations
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Long, Rui, Xiaotian Lai, Zhichun Liu, & Wei Liu. (2018). A continuous concentration gradient flow electrical energy storage system based on reverse osmosis and pressure retarded osmosis. Energy. 152. 896–905. 28 indexed citations
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Long, Rui, Xiaotian Lai, Zhichun Liu, & Wei Liu. (2018). Direct contact membrane distillation system for waste heat recovery: Modelling and multi-objective optimization. Energy. 148. 1060–1068. 62 indexed citations
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Lai, Xiaotian, et al.. (2018). Stirling engine powered reverse osmosis for brackish water desalination to utilize moderate temperature heat. Energy. 165. 916–930. 11 indexed citations

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