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Shukun Wang

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1981
Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling SystemsAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAdvanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines

Publications

168

Citations

3,937

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

46

Publishing since 1981

Research summary
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This name in the bibliographic record appears associated with a very heterogeneous set of publications spanning thermodynamic power-cycle engineering (organic Rankine cycles, supercritical CO2 systems, solar thermal power, energy storage), materials and chemistry topics (CO2 electrocatalysis, lignin gasification, concrete corrosion), and unrelated biological/medical topics (soybean genetics, cough regulation, COVID-19 epidemiology). This diversity suggests the name may correspond to multiple distinct researchers or be affected by author-name ambiguity rather than a single coherent research program, so the description below focuses on the thermodynamics/energy-systems cluster that recurs most consistently. Prospective students should independently verify which specific publications and topics belong to the advisor they are considering.

Thermodynamic power cycles (ORC, supercritical CO2)Solar thermal and concentrated solar power systemsThermal/pumped energy storageCO2 utilization and conversion processesTechno-economic and life-cycle analysis of energy systems

Publication output grew substantially from 2017 to a peak around 2022 (27 papers) and has since moderated to roughly 15-18 papers per year in 2023-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 15.2/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 6 publications182019: 9 publications192020: 13 publications202021: 21 publications212022: 27 publications27222023: 15 publications232024: 18 publications242025: 15 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Energy×24
  • Energy Conversion and Management×9
  • Applied Thermal Engineering×6
  • Journal of Cleaner Production×4
  • Computational and Theoretical Chemistry×4
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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