Zhenjun Ma

12.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
273 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Zhenjun Ma is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhenjun Ma has authored 273 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 137 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 120 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 118 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Zhenjun Ma's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (116 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (64 papers) and Adsorption and Cooling Systems (57 papers). Zhenjun Ma is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (116 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (64 papers) and Adsorption and Cooling Systems (57 papers). Zhenjun Ma collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and Hong Kong. Zhenjun Ma's co-authors include Shengwei Wang, Paul Cooper, Wenye Lin, Daniel Daly, Laia Ledo Gomis, Haoshan Ren, Georgios Kokogiannakis, Fenghao Wang, Zhihua Wang and Shugang Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Zhenjun Ma

260 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

Existing building retrofi... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2012 2008 2023 250 500 750
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. Existing building retrofits: Methodology and state-of-the-art
    2012 922 citations Zhenjun Ma et al. Energy and Buildings profile →
  2. Supervisory and Optimal Control of Building HVAC Systems: A Review
    2008 365 citations Zhenjun Ma et al. profile →
  3. A state-of-the art review on advancing battery thermal management systems for fast-charging
    2023 200 citations Amrit Kumar Thakur, A.K. Pandey et al. Applied Thermal Engineering profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Zhenjun Ma 4.4k 4.3k 4.2k 1.9k 1.4k 273 10.0k
T. Kousksou 3.7k 0.8× 3.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.3× 1.6k 0.9× 646 0.5× 167 8.1k
Erdem Cüce 1.9k 0.4× 2.8k 0.6× 2.5k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.3× 212 7.3k
Jinqing Peng 1.4k 0.3× 2.8k 0.6× 3.4k 0.8× 2.3k 1.2× 2.3k 1.7× 192 8.2k
Müslüm Arıcı 6.3k 1.5× 4.7k 1.1× 2.7k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 346 10.4k
Francesco Calise 3.4k 0.8× 4.1k 1.0× 1.4k 0.3× 2.4k 1.3× 396 0.3× 166 7.8k
Mehmet Esen 4.2k 1.0× 4.0k 0.9× 1.8k 0.4× 870 0.5× 637 0.5× 36 7.2k
Arif Hepbaşlı 8.5k 2.0× 7.2k 1.7× 3.2k 0.8× 3.1k 1.6× 1.6k 1.2× 378 17.3k
Sandro Nižetić 3.1k 0.7× 3.9k 0.9× 1.4k 0.3× 1.8k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 182 10.5k
Fu Xiao 2.2k 0.5× 2.0k 0.5× 5.8k 1.4× 3.5k 1.9× 1.6k 1.2× 224 10.1k
Xudong Zhao 6.3k 1.4× 5.7k 1.3× 1.8k 0.4× 1.7k 0.9× 553 0.4× 313 12.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhenjun Ma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhenjun Ma

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All Works

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Robinson, Duane, Stephen D. White, Mark Goldsworthy, et al.. (2025). Demand flexibility characterisation in non-residential buildings: A review. Applied Energy. 393. 126100–126100.
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Liu, Ruijia, Wenshuo Zhang, Shaoqing Han, et al.. (2025). A numerical heat transfer model and performance evaluation of coaxial geothermal heat exchanger under soil freezing conditions. Applied Thermal Engineering. 266. 125538–125538. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chenyu, Ning Wang, Zhiguo Qu, Zhenjun Ma, & Hongtao Xu. (2025). Multi-objective optimization of an advanced multiscale full spectrum concentrated solar photovoltaic/thermal system with nanofluid beam splitter. Renewable Energy. 245. 122862–122862. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Yixuan, et al.. (2024). Experimental and modeling investigation of thermally activated building systems integrated with ground source heat pump systems. Energy and Buildings. 328. 115210–115210. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Zeyuan, Fenghao Wang, Sheng Zhang, et al.. (2024). Multi-faceted performance analysis and optimization of a hybrid deep borehole heat exchanger heating system with latent heat thermal energy storage. Energy Conversion and Management. 315. 118732–118732. 15 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chenyu, Zhenjun Ma, Zhiguo Qu, & Hongtao Xu. (2024). Multi-objective prediction and optimization of performance of three-layer latent heat storage unit based on intermittent charging and discharging strategies. Renewable Energy. 225. 120329–120329. 3 indexed citations
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Liao, Xiaowei, et al.. (2024). Comprehensive pollutant emission prediction models from hydrogen-enriched methane combustion in a gas-fired boiler based on box-behnken design method. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 79. 728–740. 4 indexed citations
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Sun, Yongjun, et al.. (2024). Multi-objective design optimization of multiple energy systems in net/nearly zero energy buildings under uncertainty correlations. Applied Energy. 370. 123620–123620. 26 indexed citations
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Christopher, Sathiya Satchi, Muthuraman Ponrajan Vikram, Chirodeep Bakli, et al.. (2023). Renewable energy potential towards attainment of net-zero energy buildings status – A critical review. Journal of Cleaner Production. 405. 136942–136942. 86 indexed citations
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Wang, Shugang, et al.. (2023). An analytical solution for a phase change nano-capsule cooled by forced convection. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 212. 124267–124267. 2 indexed citations
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Jiang, Shuang, Yao Yu, Shuangshuang Li, et al.. (2023). Simulation and optimum control of a two-stage compression air source heat pump system: A comparison of two kinds of variable volume approaches. Applied Thermal Engineering. 226. 120149–120149. 10 indexed citations
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Głowacz, Adam, et al.. (2023). The heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of water/Fe3O4 ferrofluid flow in a tube with V-cut twisted tape turbulator under the magnetic field effect. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 586. 171128–171128. 5 indexed citations
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Shahsavar, Amin, Ighball Baniasad Askari, Maryam Ghodrat, et al.. (2023). Experimental investigation of the effect of mechanical vibration and rotating magnetic field on the hydrothermal performance of water-Fe3O4 ferrofluid inside a rifled tube. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 572. 170586–170586. 17 indexed citations
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Yin, Haiguo, Jiali Wang, Jingying Zhang, et al.. (2023). Research on airflow convergence patterns and air distribution characteristics under multi-column attachment ventilation. Building and Environment. 245. 110862–110862. 4 indexed citations
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Ren, Haoshan, Dian-ce Gao, Zhenjun Ma, Sheng Zhang, & Yongjun Sun. (2023). Data-driven surrogate optimization for deploying heterogeneous multi-energy storage to improve demand response performance at building cluster level. Applied Energy. 356. 122312–122312. 17 indexed citations
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Awan, Muhammad Bilal, Zhenjun Ma, Wenye Lin, A.K. Pandey, & V.V. Tyagi. (2022). A characteristic-oriented strategy for ranking and near-optimal selection of phase change materials for thermal energy storage in building applications. Journal of Energy Storage. 57. 106301–106301. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhihua, et al.. (2022). Flow and heat transfer investigation of supercritical carbon dioxide in a novel biomimetic honeycomb fractal gas cooler of transcritical CO2 heat pumps. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. 37. 101533–101533. 13 indexed citations

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