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Xiulin Ruan

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2002
Thermal properties of materialsThermal Radiation and Cooling TechnologiesAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesGraphene research and applicationsOptical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials

Publications

304

Citations

13,880

Est. group size

~29

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

25

Publishing since 2002

Research summary
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Xiulin Ruan's research focuses on how heat moves through materials at the atomic scale, particularly the vibrations (called phonons) that carry heat in solids, and on using this understanding to design better thermal materials. His group combines first-principles computer simulations, machine learning, and experiments to study thermal conductivity in materials like graphene and boron nitride, and applies this knowledge to practical technologies such as radiative cooling paints that can passively cool buildings without electricity.

Phonon transport and thermal conductivityFirst-principles and machine-learning simulations of materialsRadiative cooling and passive cooling technologiesThermoelectric and 2D materials (e.g., graphene)Computational tools and software for heat transfer modeling

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade but remained fairly steady overall, with a dip around 2019-2021 followed by a resurgence to 17-22 papers per year from 2022 onward.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 17.8/year recently
2017: 22 publications22172018: 17 publications182019: 14 publications192020: 11 publications202021: 12 publications212022: 22 publications22222023: 17 publications232024: 20 publications242025: 19 publications252026: 11 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Physical review. B./Physical review. B×26
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×21
  • Journal of Applied Physics×10
  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer×9
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces×5
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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