Yen Liu

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Yen Liu is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Applied Mathematics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yen Liu has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Computational Mechanics, 28 papers in Applied Mathematics and 13 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yen Liu's work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (40 papers), Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (28 papers) and Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics (20 papers). Yen Liu is often cited by papers focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (40 papers), Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (28 papers) and Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics (20 papers). Yen Liu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Belgium. Yen Liu's co-authors include Z.J. Wang, Marcel Vinokur, Laiping Zhang, Yuzhi Sun, Marco Panesi, Georg May, Antony Jameson, Michel Delanaye, E. E. Whiting and James O. Arnold and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Computational Physics and AIAA Journal.

In The Last Decade

Yen Liu

62 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Spectral difference method for unstructured grids I: Basi... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400
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. Spectral difference method for unstructured grids I: Basic formulation
    2006 420 citations Yen Liu, Marcel Vinokur et al. Journal of Computational Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yen Liu United States 28 2.5k 1.0k 598 298 278 67 3.0k
Claus‐Dieter Munz Germany 26 2.4k 1.0× 562 0.6× 412 0.7× 268 0.9× 345 1.2× 111 2.8k
Marcel Vinokur United States 21 2.2k 0.9× 677 0.7× 661 1.1× 125 0.4× 149 0.5× 51 2.5k
C.‐D. Munz Germany 21 2.1k 0.8× 906 0.9× 345 0.6× 379 1.3× 239 0.9× 53 3.1k
Wai Sun Don United States 27 2.9k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 444 0.7× 103 0.3× 522 1.9× 76 3.5k
Vincent Giovangigli∥ France 29 2.1k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 786 1.3× 121 0.4× 105 0.4× 104 3.0k
Tariq D. Aslam United States 21 2.8k 1.1× 688 0.7× 1.1k 1.8× 222 0.7× 219 0.8× 90 3.8k
Manuel Torrilhon Germany 26 1.9k 0.8× 2.2k 2.1× 313 0.5× 215 0.7× 78 0.3× 115 3.0k
Gregor J. Gassner Germany 30 2.7k 1.1× 447 0.4× 260 0.4× 215 0.7× 439 1.6× 85 2.9k
Sin-Chung Chang United States 19 1.4k 0.6× 418 0.4× 529 0.9× 95 0.3× 149 0.5× 77 1.7k
Saul Abarbanel Israel 23 1.8k 0.7× 265 0.3× 286 0.5× 784 2.6× 518 1.9× 64 2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yen Liu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Priyadarshini, Maitreyee Sharma, Yen Liu, & Marco Panesi. (2020). Coarse-grained modeling of thermochemical nonequilibrium using the multigroup maximum entropy quadratic formulation. Physical review. E. 101(1). 13307–13307. 29 indexed citations
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Liu, Yen, Marco Panesi, Amal Sahai, & Marcel Vinokur. (2014). General Multi-Group Macroscopic Modeling for Thermo-Chemical Non-Equilibrium Gas Mixtures. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Meilin, Z.J. Wang, & Yen Liu. (2013). On the accuracy and efficiency of discontinuous Galerkin, spectral difference and correction procedure via reconstruction methods. Journal of Computational Physics. 259. 70–95. 81 indexed citations
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Wang, Z.J., et al.. (2007). Efficient Implementation of High-Order Spectral Volume Method for Multidimensional Conservation Laws on Unstructured Grids. 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Yuzhi, et al.. (2007). Efficient Implicit LU-SGS Algorithm for High-Order Spectral Difference Method on Unstructured Hexahedral Grids. 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 23 indexed citations
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Liu, Yen, Marcel Vinokur, & Z.J. Wang. (2006). Spectral difference method for unstructured grids I: Basic formulation. Journal of Computational Physics. 216(2). 780–801. 420 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Yen, et al.. (2004). Implementation of Premixed Equilibrium Chemistry Capability in OVERFLOW. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 8 indexed citations
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Olsen, Michael E., et al.. (2004). Implementation of Premixed Chemical Equilibrium Capability in OVERFLOW. 42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yen, et al.. (2003). The space-time CE/SE method for solving Maxwell's equations in time-domain. 1. 164–167. 13 indexed citations
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Liu, Yen, et al.. (2002). A bump reflow process with alcohol. 181–182. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Jin, et al.. (2002). Electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometric characteristics and fragmentation mechanisms of distamycin analogues. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 16(11). 1035–1039. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Z.J., Andrzej Przekwas, & Yen Liu. (2002). A FV-TD electromagnetic solver using adaptive Cartesian grids. Computer Physics Communications. 148(1). 17–29. 15 indexed citations
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Delanaye, Michel, et al.. (1999). Automatic hybrid-Cartesian grid generation for high-Reynolds number flows around complex geometries. 37th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 31 indexed citations
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Janaswamy, Ramakrishna & Yen Liu. (1997). An unstaggered colocated finite-difference scheme for solving time-domain Maxwell's equations in curvilinear coordinates. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 45(11). 1584–1591. 15 indexed citations
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Liu, Yen & Dochan Kwak. (1995). A 3D High-Order Unstructured Finite-Volume Algorithm for Solving Maxwell's Equations. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Yen & Marcel Vinokur. (1989). Nonequilibrium flow computations. I. An analysis of numerical formulations of conservation laws. Journal of Computational Physics. 83(2). 373–397. 61 indexed citations
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Vinokur, Marcel & Yen Liu. (1988). Equilibrium gas flow computations. II - An analysis of numerical formulations of conservation laws. 26th Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 36 indexed citations

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