Yanlin Shao

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
103 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Yanlin Shao is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Ocean Engineering and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanlin Shao has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Computational Mechanics, 62 papers in Ocean Engineering and 25 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Yanlin Shao's work include Wave and Wind Energy Systems (50 papers), Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions (35 papers) and Coastal and Marine Dynamics (25 papers). Yanlin Shao is often cited by papers focused on Wave and Wind Energy Systems (50 papers), Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions (35 papers) and Coastal and Marine Dynamics (25 papers). Yanlin Shao collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, China and Norway. Yanlin Shao's co-authors include Odd M. Faltinsen, Hui Liang, Kun Xu, Zhen Gao, Torgeir Moan, Xingya Feng, Jens Honoré Walther, Hao Yu, Lisha Shen and Chui Eng Wong and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Scientific Reports and Journal of Computational Physics.

In The Last Decade

Yanlin Shao

96 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Nonlinear hydrodynamics of floating offshore wind turbine... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 2023 20 40 60
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. Nonlinear hydrodynamics of floating offshore wind turbines: A review
    2023 70 citations Yanlin Shao, Xingya Feng et al. profile →
  2. Investigation of higher-harmonic wave loads and low-frequency resonance response of floating offshore wind turbine under extreme wave groups
    2023 70 citations Wei Shi, Xingya Feng et al. Marine Structures profile →

Peers

Yanlin Shao
Jiřı́ Zahradnı́k Czechia
Georgios H. Vatistas Canada
Weiwen Zhao China
Алессандро Яфрати Italy
Cheng Liu China
Zhiliang Lin China
Michael Belmont United Kingdom
Paul D. Sclavounos United States
Malin Göteman Sweden
Brenden P. Epps United States
Jiřı́ Zahradnı́k Czechia
Yanlin Shao
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanlin Shao

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

All Works

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Walther, Jens Honoré, et al.. (2025). CFD modeling of three-dimensional gap resonances between side-by-side barges under combined wave and current excitation. Marine Structures. 103. 103826–103826. 2 indexed citations
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Walther, Jens Honoré, et al.. (2024). Effect of wave–current interaction on gap resonance between side-by-side barges. Applied Ocean Research. 150. 104073–104073. 5 indexed citations
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Wei, Zhilong, et al.. (2024). Wave attenuation by cultivated seaweeds: A linearized analytical model. Coastal Engineering. 195. 104642–104642.
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Bingham, Harry B., et al.. (2024). Solving for hydroelastic ship response using Timoshenko beam modes at forward speed. Ocean Engineering. 300. 117267–117267. 6 indexed citations
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Wei, Zhilong, Yanlin Shao, Trygve Kristiansen, & David Kristiansen. (2024). An efficient numerical solver for highly compliant slender structures in waves: Application to marine vegetation. Journal of Fluids and Structures. 129. 104170–104170. 4 indexed citations
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Bingham, Harry B., et al.. (2024). Solving for hydroelastic ship response using a high-order finite difference method on overlapping grids at zero speed. Marine Structures. 95. 103602–103602. 2 indexed citations
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Liang, Hui, Siming Zheng, Yanlin Shao, Peiwen Cong, & Deborah Greaves. (2023). Wave interactions with a cylinder surrounded by an arc-shaped breakwater. Journal of Fluids and Structures. 123. 104021–104021. 8 indexed citations
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Lu, Qi, Yipin Wang, Limin Kuang, et al.. (2023). Numerical investigation of wake-induced lifetime fatigue load of two floating wind turbines in tandem with different spacings. Ocean Engineering. 285. 115464–115464. 13 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Ulrik Dam, et al.. (2023). Wave spectrum estimation conditioned on machine learning-based output using the wave buoy analogy. Marine Structures. 91. 103470–103470. 15 indexed citations
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Zheng, Zhiping, et al.. (2023). Motion Analysis of a Moored Semi-submersible Floating Offshore Wind Turbine in Focused Waves by a Consistent Second-order Hydrodynamic Model. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 1 indexed citations
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Shi, Wei, et al.. (2023). Investigation of higher-harmonic wave loads and low-frequency resonance response of floating offshore wind turbine under extreme wave groups. Marine Structures. 89. 103401–103401. 70 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bingham, Harry B., et al.. (2023). Hydroelastic solutions using a high-order finite difference method based on the mode functions of a Timoshenko beam. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhixun, et al.. (2023). An efficient method for estimating the structural stiffness of flexible floating structures. Marine Structures. 93. 103527–103527. 6 indexed citations
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Bingham, Harry B., et al.. (2022). Hydroelastic Solutions using a High-order Finite Difference Method on Overlapping Grids. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 2 indexed citations
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Shao, Yanlin, et al.. (2021). An adaptive harmonic polynomial cell method with immersed boundaries: Accuracy, stability, and applications. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 122(12). 2945–2980. 16 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zhengshun, et al.. (2020). Effect of Damping on the Dynamic Responses of a Floating Bridge in Wind and Waves. Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo). 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiang, et al.. (2020). Study on Interaction of Steep Focused Waves with Fixed Cylinder Based on CFD Method. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU).

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