Youcai Liang

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Youcai Liang is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Youcai Liang has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 17 papers in Materials Chemistry and 12 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Youcai Liang's work include Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems (37 papers), Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies (35 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines (18 papers). Youcai Liang is often cited by papers focused on Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems (37 papers), Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies (35 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines (18 papers). Youcai Liang collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Youcai Liang's co-authors include Haiqiao Wei, Gequn Shu, Hua Tian, Mingzhang Pan, Zhibin Yu, Zhili Sun, Yan Zhu, Fei Huang, Kai Zhang and Jian Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Advanced Energy Materials and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Youcai Liang

81 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Organic solar cells using oligomer acceptors for improved stability and efficiency

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Peers

Youcai Liang

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Xuan Wang China

Xiaohong Han China

Gaoliang Liao China

Songping Mo China

Yiding Cao United States

Zhen Wang China

Guoneng Li China

Syeda Humaira Tasnim Canada

Yiji Lu United Kingdom

Ramin Ghasemiasl Iran

Xuan Wang China

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Countries citing papers authored by Youcai Liang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Youcai Liang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Youcai Liang

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Dong, Meirong, et al.. (2025). Facet-dependent reaction mechanism of Fe-based oxygen carrier for CH4 chemical looping combustion. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 105. 1153–1163. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Zhengyong, Youcai Liang, Yan Zhu, et al.. (2025). Theoretical study of a novel ejector-enhanced heat pump system with subcooling defrosting under cold conditions. Energy Conversion and Management. 326. 119507–119507. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Zhengyong, Youcai Liang, Yan Zhu, Shunchun Yao, & Zhibin Yu. (2025). Continuous tuning of ejector parameters via zeotropic component migration for optimising high-temperature heat pump. Communications Engineering. 4(1). 188–188.

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Liang, Youcai, et al.. (2025). DSM-STWave: Enhancing traffic flow prediction for both offline and online scenarios. Neurocomputing. 661. 131836–131836.

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Yu, Guopeng, et al.. (2025). Numerical study on thermohydraulic performance of PCHE with symmetrical/asymmetrical airfoil fins. Progress in Nuclear Energy. 190. 105963–105963.

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Liang, Youcai, et al.. (2025). Multi-criteria parameter analysis and optimization of a combined cooling, heating, and power system based on SOFC/GT and S-CO2/T-CO2 cycle. Applied Thermal Engineering. 272. 126433–126433. 4 indexed citations

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Dong, Meirong, et al.. (2024). Microscopic insights into the reaction mechanism of Fe-based oxygen carrier with CH4 in chemical-looping combustion. Applied Surface Science. 677. 161011–161011. 5 indexed citations

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Liang, Youcai, et al.. (2024). Dynamic analysis and control strategy of ORC coupled ejector expansion refrigeration cycle driven by geothermal water. Journal of Cleaner Production. 445. 141309–141309. 16 indexed citations

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Yu, Guopeng, et al.. (2024). Development of a hybrid CFD-ANN method with multi-objective optimization for airfoil-finned PCHE used in Gen-IV nuclear systems. Progress in Nuclear Energy. 175. 105346–105346. 6 indexed citations

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Dong, Meirong, et al.. (2024). Study on the mechanism of CO chemical looping combustion over Fe-Based oxygen carriers with unsaturated coordination environments. Journal of the Energy Institute. 117. 101809–101809. 3 indexed citations

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Dong, Meirong, et al.. (2024). Modified reconstruction of boiler numerical temperature field based on flame image feature extraction. International Journal of Green Energy. 21(14). 3173–3187.

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Dong, Meirong, et al.. (2024). Study on Ce-MOF-derived oxides as morphology-tunable catalyst supports for dry reforming of methane. Applied Surface Science. 679. 161167–161167. 10 indexed citations

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Liang, Youcai, et al.. (2024). Energy consumption optimization of CO2 capture and compression in natural gas combined cycle power plant through configuration modification and process integration. Applied Thermal Engineering. 255. 124019–124019. 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chunyang, Ao Song, Yunhao Cao, et al.. (2023). All-Polymer Solar Cells and Photodetectors with Improved Stability Enabled by Terpolymers Containing Antioxidant Side Chains. Nano-Micro Letters. 15(1). 140–140. 30 indexed citations

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Liang, Youcai, Kai Ye, Yan Zhu, & Jidong Lu. (2023). Thermodynamic analysis of two-stage and dual-temperature ejector refrigeration cycles driven by the waste heat of exhaust gas. Energy. 278. 127862–127862. 13 indexed citations

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Dong, Meirong, et al.. (2023). Study on the mechanism of nitrogen conversion in NH3-doped methane premixed flame based on multi-spectral analysis methods. Journal of the Energy Institute. 111. 101437–101437. 3 indexed citations

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Pan, Mingzhang, et al.. (2020). Co- and tri-generation system based on absorption refrigeration cysle: a review. International Journal of Green Energy. 17(14). 912–936. 3 indexed citations

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Luo, Wei, Youcai Liang, Zhicheng Hu, et al.. (2020). Preparation of Novel Hydrophilic Conjugated Polymers and Their Applicationin Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Gaodeng xuexiao huaxue xuebao. 41(3). 456. 2 indexed citations

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Pan, Mingzhang, et al.. (2020). A Review of the Cascade Refrigeration System. Energies. 13(9). 2254–2254. 69 indexed citations

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Liang, Youcai. (2012). Numerical Analysis on Effects of Oxygen-Enriched Combustion on Low-Temperature Reaction Mechanism of Diesel Engine. Xi'an Jiaotong Daxue xuebao. 1 indexed citations

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