Yixiang Gan

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
174 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Yixiang Gan is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yixiang Gan has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Computational Mechanics, 46 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 44 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Yixiang Gan's work include Granular flow and fluidized beds (50 papers), Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (20 papers) and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (18 papers). Yixiang Gan is often cited by papers focused on Granular flow and fluidized beds (50 papers), Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (20 papers) and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (18 papers). Yixiang Gan collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and Germany. Yixiang Gan's co-authors include Dorian Hanaor, Marc Kamlah, Daniel S. Gianola, Kevin J. Hemker, Timothy J. Rupert, Chang Chen, Zhongzheng Wang, Luming Shen, Itai Einav and Mingchao Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Chemical Physics and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Yixiang Gan

167 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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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.

Experimental Observations of Stress-Driven Grain Boundary Migration

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yixiang Gan Australia	35	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	1.2k	815	174	4.1k
Xin Li China	32	813 0.6×	854 0.6×	853 0.7×	540 0.5×	321 0.4×	295	4.1k
Ruiping Zou Australia	43	1.8k 1.3×	1.5k 1.1×	3.1k 2.6×	481 0.4×	762 0.9×	138	5.5k
Do Kyun Kim South Korea	30	1.5k 1.1×	977 0.7×	269 0.2×	522 0.4×	592 0.7×	178	3.2k
Marco Paggi Italy	40	1.4k 1.1×	869 0.6×	621 0.5×	3.3k 2.8×	847 1.0×	220	5.2k
Stephen A. Hall Sweden	39	860 0.6×	476 0.4×	559 0.5×	1.6k 1.4×	1.4k 1.7×	188	4.8k
Zhongqi Wang China	32	1.2k 0.9×	683 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	437 0.4×	987 1.2×	314	3.8k
Bo He China	29	980 0.7×	718 0.5×	254 0.2×	1.1k 1.0×	274 0.3×	170	3.3k
Yanhui Feng China	38	2.6k 1.9×	1.7k 1.3×	560 0.5×	569 0.5×	352 0.4×	193	4.9k
Liang Gong China	40	2.2k 1.6×	374 0.3×	1.1k 0.9×	732 0.6×	194 0.2×	198	4.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yixiang Gan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gan, Yixiang, et al.. (2025). A comparative study of JKR and DMT contact models for the DEM simulation of powder spreading in additive manufacturing. Computational Particle Mechanics. 12(3). 1683–1699.

Nguyen, Quang Dieu, Qiaoxi Zhu, Mahmoud Karimi, et al.. (2025). Suitability of calcined clay and ground granulated blast furnace slag geopolymer binder for hempcrete applications. Built Environment Project and Asset Management. 15(5). 924–936. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Zhongzheng, et al.. (2025). Controlled Haines jumps in a dual-channel multiphase system: inferring fluid properties from the dynamics of interface motion. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 1002. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Hanbing, Yixiang Gan, Kejin Wang, et al.. (2025). Nanocharacterisation on the cement paste-recycled lump interface in recycled lump-filled concrete using reverse casting method. Cement and Concrete Composites. 166. 106391–106391. 1 indexed citations

Zhong, Haiyi, et al.. (2025). Tunable Spontaneous Droplet Motion in Flexible Channels. Langmuir. 41(11). 7355–7363.

Wei, Deheng, et al.. (2025). Nearly complete segregation of submerged grains in a rotating drum. Physical Review Fluids. 10(6).

Wu, Jian, et al.. (2024). A coarse-grained approach to modeling gas transport in swelling porous media. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 183. 105918–105918. 1 indexed citations

Gan, Yixiang, et al.. (2024). Interrelations between Printing Patterns and Residual Stress in Fused Deposition Modelling for the 4D Printing of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene and Wood–Plastic Composites. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing. 8(2). 77–77. 2 indexed citations

Wei, Deheng, et al.. (2024). In-situ measurements of contact evolution for fractal rough surfaces under normal compression. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 297. 112841–112841. 2 indexed citations

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Müller, Marcus, et al.. (2024). Uncovering Ionic Transport Paths within Hierarchically Structured Battery Electrodes. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 7(11). 4786–4793.

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Suo, Si, et al.. (2024). Effects of particle density and fluid properties on mono-dispersed granular flows in a rotating drum. Physics of Fluids. 36(10). 8 indexed citations

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Wei, Deheng, Chongpu Zhai, Hengxu Song, et al.. (2024). Frictional Contacts Between Rough Grains With Fractal Morphology. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 129(10). 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhongzheng, et al.. (2023). Partially saturated granular flow in a rotating drum: The role of cohesion. Physics of Fluids. 35(11). 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhongzheng, et al.. (2022). Wet mono-sized granular packing: effects of initial clusters and filling strategy. Powder Technology. 407. 117678–117678. 4 indexed citations

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Shedbale, Amit Subhash, et al.. (2021). Size effect analysis of quasi-brittle fracture with localizing gradient damage model. International Journal of Damage Mechanics. 30(7). 1012–1035. 16 indexed citations

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Sharifahmadian, Omid, Chongpu Zhai, Juichien Hung, et al.. (2021). Mechanically robust nitrogen-rich plasma polymers: Biofunctional interfaces for surface engineering of biomedical implants. Materials Today Advances. 12. 100188–100188. 24 indexed citations

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Wang, Huamiao, Shuangming Li, Dayong Li, et al.. (2019). Modeling twinning, detwinning, and dynamic recrystallization of magnesium alloys. MRS Bulletin. 44(11). 873–877. 7 indexed citations

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Akhavan, Behnam, Michiel Croes, Steven G. Wise, et al.. (2019). Radical-functionalized plasma polymers: Stable biomimetic interfaces for bone implant applications. Applied Materials Today. 16. 456–473. 45 indexed citations

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Moscardini, Marigrazia, et al.. (2018). Cyclic behavior of ceramic pebble beds under mechanical loading. Fusion Engineering and Design. 134. 11–21. 19 indexed citations

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Knitter, Regina, et al.. (2016). Numerical and experimental characterization of ceramic pebble beds under cycling mechanical loading. Fusion Engineering and Design. 112. 162–168. 17 indexed citations

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