Zhonghao Rao

18.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
337 papers, 15.1k citations indexed

About

Zhonghao Rao is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhonghao Rao has authored 337 papers receiving a total of 15.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 208 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 107 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 99 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Zhonghao Rao's work include Phase Change Materials Research (156 papers), Advanced Battery Technologies Research (86 papers) and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (84 papers). Zhonghao Rao is often cited by papers focused on Phase Change Materials Research (156 papers), Advanced Battery Technologies Research (86 papers) and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (84 papers). Zhonghao Rao collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Zhonghao Rao's co-authors include Yutao Huo, Shuangfeng Wang, Jiateng Zhao, Chenzhen Liu, Xinjian Liu, Zhen Qian, Peizhao Lv, Yimin Li, Yimin Li and Congliang Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Energy & Environmental Science.

In The Last Decade

Zhonghao Rao

317 papers receiving 14.6k citations

Hit Papers

A review of power battery thermal energy management 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2014 2016 2020 2017 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. A review of power battery thermal energy management
    2011 922 citations Zhonghao Rao et al. profile →
  2. Investigation of power battery thermal management by using mini-channel cold plate
    2014 581 citations Yutao Huo, Zhonghao Rao et al. profile →
  3. Thermal performance of lithium-ion battery thermal management system by using mini-channel cooling
    2016 509 citations Zhonghao Rao et al. profile →
  4. Recent advances of thermal safety of lithium ion battery for energy storage
    2020 464 citations Xinjian Liu, Yutao Huo et al. profile →
  5. Thermal performance of liquid cooling based thermal management system for cylindrical lithium-ion battery module with variable contact surface
    2017 417 citations Zhonghao Rao et al. Applied Thermal Engineering profile →
  6. Experimental investigation on thermal management of electric vehicle battery with heat pipe
    2012 407 citations Zhonghao Rao et al. profile →
  7. Thermal performance of mini-channel liquid cooled cylinder based battery thermal management for cylindrical lithium-ion power battery
    2015 406 citations Zhonghao Rao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhonghao Rao China 61 7.4k 6.9k 6.5k 3.1k 1.9k 337 15.1k
Shuangfeng Wang China 58 6.7k 0.9× 6.5k 0.9× 5.9k 0.9× 2.8k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 211 13.7k
Zhengguo Zhang China 77 5.8k 0.8× 3.1k 0.4× 10.9k 1.7× 9.8k 3.1× 1.8k 1.0× 386 19.4k
Xiaoming Fang China 68 4.5k 0.6× 2.6k 0.4× 6.2k 0.9× 7.3k 2.3× 1.4k 0.7× 203 13.6k
Li‐Wu Fan China 48 2.7k 0.4× 1.6k 0.2× 5.8k 0.9× 3.1k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 196 9.5k
Chao‐Yang Wang United States 76 18.3k 2.5× 7.8k 1.1× 1.0k 0.2× 8.3k 2.7× 2.8k 1.5× 196 19.6k
Liang An Hong Kong 59 8.6k 1.2× 2.2k 0.3× 1.2k 0.2× 5.1k 1.6× 1.2k 0.6× 289 11.6k
Wei He China 59 3.2k 0.4× 1.6k 0.2× 4.5k 0.7× 5.3k 1.7× 626 0.3× 266 12.1k
A.M. Kannan United States 49 5.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.2× 2.5k 0.4× 4.9k 1.6× 910 0.5× 172 9.6k
Linlin Chen China 54 4.6k 0.6× 794 0.1× 2.9k 0.4× 2.6k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 262 9.4k
E Jiaqiang China 70 3.2k 0.4× 4.2k 0.6× 3.2k 0.5× 786 0.3× 3.7k 1.9× 284 13.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhonghao Rao

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nie, Changda, et al.. (2025). Petal-shaped fin configurations for enhancing phase change material solidification in a horizontal shell and tube thermal energy storage unit. Journal of Energy Storage. 113. 115685–115685. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Kun, Yuan Li, Baolei Wang, Zhonghao Rao, & Chunhua Min. (2025). Study on the integrated battery thermal management system based on magnetic fields and nano-enhanced phase change materials coupled with electrothermal films. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 240. 126665–126665. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Chenzhen, et al.. (2025). Synthesis of alumina porous ceramics to enhance heat transfer and control Supercooling in sugar alcohol phase change materials for thermal energy storage. Journal of Energy Storage. 113. 115627–115627. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Xinwei, et al.. (2025). Multi-physics coupling analysis of rolling electrical contact performances in flexures: Modeling and experiment. Tribology International. 215. 111513–111513.
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Wang, Kun, et al.. (2025). Optimization of heat storage performance in Ca(OH)2/CaO thermochemical fixed reactor incorporating annular heat exchange channels. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 162. 108559–108559. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhan, Hongyang Li, Mingrui Sun, et al.. (2025). Polyvinyl alcohol-based phase change aerogel used for safety, thermal-comfortable, and quiet buildings. Energy. 323. 135817–135817. 5 indexed citations
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Nie, Changda, et al.. (2024). Design of metal foam baffle to enhance the thermal-hydraulic performance of shell and tube heat exchanger. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 159. 108005–108005. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lijuan, et al.. (2024). Preparation and heat storage characteristics of high-temperature phase change macrocapsules of chloride eutectic salt. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 274. 112972–112972. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Wensheng, Shuyao Li, Canbing Li, et al.. (2024). High thermal conductivity composite phase change material with Zn2+ metal organic gel and expanded graphite for battery thermal management. Applied Thermal Engineering. 249. 123358–123358. 38 indexed citations
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Li, Hongyang, Zhan Liu, Changda Nie, et al.. (2024). Thermal effect of the anisotropic metal foam on the melting performance of phase change material: A pore-scale study. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 159. 107995–107995. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Tingyu, et al.. (2024). Investigation on the battery thermal management and thermal safety of battery-powered ship with flame-retardant composite phase change materials. Journal of Energy Storage. 81. 110228–110228. 20 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chengzhi, et al.. (2024). Ice templated honeycomb-like porous copper foam to improve the anisotropic thermal transfer property of phase change composites. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 991. 174536–174536. 8 indexed citations
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Huo, Yutao, et al.. (2023). Using entropy generation as evaluating indicator of charging completion in a latent thermal energy storage system. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 146. 106858–106858. 1 indexed citations
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Nie, Changda, Xinjian Liu, Zhonghao Rao, & Jiangwei Liu. (2023). Discharging performance evaluation and optimization of a latent heat thermal energy storage unit with helm-shaped fin. Applied Thermal Engineering. 236. 121595–121595. 23 indexed citations
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Li, Chaoran, Qiang Zhang, Menghan Li, et al.. (2023). State-of-health and remaining-useful-life estimations of lithium-ion battery based on temporal convolutional network-long short-term memory. Journal of Energy Storage. 74. 109498–109498. 40 indexed citations
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Li, Hongyang, Chengzhi Hu, Dawei Tang, & Zhonghao Rao. (2023). Improving heat storage performance of shell-and-tube unit by using structural-optimized spiral fins. Journal of Energy Storage. 79. 110212–110212. 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Kun, Xiang Zhang, Zhendong Zhang, et al.. (2023). Buoyancy influencing convective heat transfer characteristics of supercritical CO2 in a serpentine solar receiver tube at low Reynolds number. Applied Thermal Engineering. 240. 122202–122202. 9 indexed citations

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