Y.B. Tao

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
83 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Y.B. Tao is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Y.B. Tao has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 39 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 19 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Y.B. Tao's work include Phase Change Materials Research (48 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (38 papers) and Adsorption and Cooling Systems (21 papers). Y.B. Tao is often cited by papers focused on Phase Change Materials Research (48 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (38 papers) and Adsorption and Cooling Systems (21 papers). Y.B. Tao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Y.B. Tao's co-authors include Y.L. He, Ya‐Ling He, Ze-Dong Cheng, Zhiguo Qu, Yinsheng Yu, Jie Xiao, Wen‐Quan Tao, Rong Xu, W.Q. Li and Xiaokun Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Power Sources and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Y.B. Tao

77 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A review of phase change material and performance enhancement method for latent heat storage system

2018 514 citations Y.B. Tao et al. profile →
Experimental study of a passive thermal management system for high-powered lithium ion batteries using porous metal foam saturated with phase change materials

2014 357 citations Y.L. He, Y.B. Tao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Y.B. Tao China	32	3.0k	2.4k	702	659	531	83	4.4k
A. Valan Arasu India	20	2.0k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	444 0.6×	968 1.5×	220 0.4×	59	2.9k
Hayder I. Mohammed Iraq	41	3.4k 1.1×	2.2k 0.9×	561 0.8×	680 1.0×	532 1.0×	156	4.3k
Jasim M. Mahdi Iraq	36	3.9k 1.3×	3.0k 1.2×	229 0.3×	593 0.9×	437 0.8×	106	4.4k
Mohammad Sardarabadi Iran	24	1.5k 0.5×	2.8k 1.2×	455 0.6×	1.0k 1.5×	131 0.2×	47	3.5k
Obai Younis Saudi Arabia	36	2.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	267 0.4×	1.8k 2.7×	1.1k 2.0×	176	3.8k
Ali Basem Iraq	25	1.0k 0.3×	1.1k 0.4×	397 0.6×	459 0.7×	191 0.4×	311	2.4k
Shuang‐Ying Wu China	32	2.1k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	465 0.7×	415 0.6×	433 0.8×	137	3.7k
Adeel Arshad United Kingdom	31	3.1k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	479 0.7×	839 1.3×	333 0.6×	70	3.9k
Liu Yang China	36	2.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	446 0.6×	2.3k 3.5×	527 1.0×	90	3.8k
Muhammad M. Rahman United States	23	2.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	250 0.4×	523 0.8×	192 0.4×	56	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Y.B. Tao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Y.B. Tao

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Tao, Y.B., et al.. (2025). An innovative integration of parabolic trough collector with advanced thermochemical heat storage systems. Solar Energy. 300. 113774–113774.

Hao, Shiming, et al.. (2025). Corrosion behavior of Ni-based alloys in NaCl-KCl-MgCl2 molten salts based on cellular automata simulation. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 283. 113449–113449. 1 indexed citations

He, Yuan, Chun Yang, Y.B. Tao, & Ya‐Ling He. (2025). Structure and operation parameter optimization and performance improvement of thermoelectric generator in outer space. Energy Conversion and Management. 334. 119833–119833.

He, Y.L., et al.. (2025). Novel design of parabolic trough concentrator-solar reactor for pyrolysis of waste salt. Energy. 337. 138604–138604.

Hao, Shuang, et al.. (2025). Enhancement mechanism of thermophysical properties of chloride salts by Al2O3/MgO nanoparticles with varying dispersion degrees and hybrid systems. Journal of Energy Storage. 132. 117866–117866.

Liu, Zaobao, et al.. (2025). Topology optimization of thermochemical material distribution in low-temperature thermochemical heat storage system. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 169. 109594–109594.

Jia, Haiyan, et al.. (2025). Topology optimization on fin structure used in solar thermochemical heat storage reactor. Journal of Energy Storage. 128. 117197–117197. 1 indexed citations

Tao, Y.B., et al.. (2025). Investigation on the thermal performance of rectangular energy storage devices during simultaneous charging and discharging processes. Renewable Energy. 242. 122467–122467. 1 indexed citations

Tao, Y.B., et al.. (2024). Optimization on distribution of high thermal conductivity materials in metal hydride reactor for improving heat transfer performance. Renewable Energy. 235. 121288–121288. 3 indexed citations

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Tao, Y.B., et al.. (2024). Numerical study and optimization on porosity distribution of metal hydrides storage reactor. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 86. 1154–1170. 2 indexed citations

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Ye, Hao, et al.. (2024). Topology optimization of fluid channels for thermal management of hydrogen storage and release processes in metal hydrides reactors. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 60. 814–824. 9 indexed citations

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Deng, Qingqing, et al.. (2024). Preparation of flexible phase change material with high thermal conductivity and its application for thermal management. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 273. 112929–112929. 7 indexed citations

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Tao, Y.B., et al.. (2024). Performance investigation and evaluation of a low-temperature solar thermal energy storage system under dynamic weather conditions. Energy and Buildings. 304. 113868–113868. 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Jiping, Y.B. Tao, & Ya‐Ling He. (2024). Optimization study on acid condensation and anti-corrosion performance of 3-D finned tube heat exchangers. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 206. 310–324. 2 indexed citations

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Tao, Y.B., et al.. (2024). Design and optimization of nanostructure antireflection film for thin GaAs solar cells based on the photoelectrical coupling model. Applied Energy. 364. 123184–123184. 5 indexed citations

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Chang, Hulin, et al.. (2023). Numerical study on storage performance of metal hydride reactors with multiple spiral fins. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(90). 35170–35184. 25 indexed citations

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He, Y.L., Y.B. Tao, & Hongliang Chang. (2023). Performance analysis and structure optimization for concentrated photovoltaic-phase change material-thermoelectric system in space conditions. Applied Thermal Engineering. 232. 121056–121056. 5 indexed citations

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Yang, Chunhui, et al.. (2023). Interfacial nanolayer effect on thermophysical properties of silica-paraffin phase change material - A molecular dynamics simulation. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 220. 125007–125007. 10 indexed citations

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Tao, Y.B., et al.. (2023). A novel three-dimensional cross-arranged fin structure for performance enhancement of thermochemical heat storage. Journal of Energy Storage. 61. 106828–106828. 7 indexed citations

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Yu, Xiaokun, et al.. (2022). Temperature control performance of high thermal conductivity metal foam/paraffin composite phase change material: An experimental study. Journal of Energy Storage. 46. 103930–103930. 34 indexed citations

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