B. Zhang

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 812 citations indexed

About

B. Zhang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Metals and Alloys and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Zhang has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 812 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Materials Chemistry, 9 papers in Metals and Alloys and 5 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in B. Zhang's work include Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (10 papers), Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (9 papers) and High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (3 papers). B. Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (10 papers), Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (9 papers) and High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (3 papers). B. Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Nigeria and Canada. B. Zhang's co-authors include Xiuliang Ma, Emeka E. Oguzie, Bin Wu, Jing Wang, Yujia Wang, Xiangwei Guo, D. Chen, Ke Du, Yongchao Zhang and Xin Wei and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Corrosion Science and Surface and Coatings Technology.

In The Last Decade

B. Zhang

12 papers receiving 794 citations

Hit Papers

Unmasking chloride attack on the passive film of metals 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300 400
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. Unmasking chloride attack on the passive film of metals
    2018 450 citations B. Zhang, Jing Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
B. Zhang China 8 491 339 313 180 108 16 812
P. Traverso Italy 11 377 0.8× 113 0.3× 240 0.8× 138 0.8× 45 0.4× 30 610
Hongxia Wan China 18 597 1.2× 298 0.9× 267 0.9× 119 0.7× 53 0.5× 47 885
R. Remya India 7 246 0.5× 56 0.2× 125 0.4× 64 0.4× 65 0.6× 11 388
F.J. Martı́n United States 15 550 1.1× 302 0.9× 343 1.1× 249 1.4× 72 0.7× 50 868
Lin Lu China 16 598 1.2× 294 0.9× 514 1.6× 108 0.6× 57 0.5× 62 1.1k
Mostafa Mirjalili Iran 14 396 0.8× 187 0.6× 359 1.1× 108 0.6× 56 0.5× 37 720
Gobboon Lothongkum Thailand 14 413 0.8× 301 0.9× 562 1.8× 153 0.8× 168 1.6× 74 889
Shaoqiang Guo China 18 950 1.9× 385 1.1× 619 2.0× 321 1.8× 170 1.6× 70 1.4k
Fuming Wang China 22 723 1.5× 215 0.6× 878 2.8× 160 0.9× 64 0.6× 79 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by B. Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Zhang

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Zhang, Guoteng, Xinxin Wei, Ke Tang, et al.. (2025). Micrographic account of antibacterial behaviors of copper-containing stainless steel. Corrosion Science. 258. 113377–113377.
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Wei, Xinxin, et al.. (2024). Transpassivation-induced structural evolution of oxide film on 654SMO super austenitic stainless steel. Corrosion Science. 232. 112030–112030. 6 indexed citations
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Hu, Zhenxin, Xin Wei, B. Zhang, et al.. (2024). Detecting the structural evolution of passive film induced by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 using aberration-corrected TEM. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 210. 278–283. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Ning, Wenbo Li, B. Zhang, et al.. (2024). Screening A-site ordered quadruple perovskites for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction via unifying electronic configuration descriptor. Chinese Physics B. 33(12). 128101–128101. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Yongli, B. Zhang, Xinxin Wei, et al.. (2023). Improving pitting resistance of Mo-containing stainless steels via chloride-assisted stabilization of the passive film. Corrosion Science. 227. 111787–111787. 23 indexed citations
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Zhang, B., Xin Wei, & Xiuliang Ma. (2023). New understanding on the critical factors determining stability of passive film on Fe-Cr alloy based on aberration-corrected TEM study. Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials. 71(1). 20–29. 3 indexed citations
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Wei, Xin, B. Zhang, Bin Wu, et al.. (2022). Enhanced corrosion resistance by engineering crystallography on metals. Nature Communications. 13(1). 726–726. 90 indexed citations
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Zhang, B., Xin Wei, Bin Wu, et al.. (2019). Chloride attack on the passive film of duplex alloy. Corrosion Science. 154. 123–128. 59 indexed citations
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Zhang, B., Jing Wang, Bin Wu, et al.. (2018). Unmasking chloride attack on the passive film of metals. Nature Communications. 9(1). 2559–2559. 450 indexed citations breakdown →
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San, Xingyuan, B. Zhang, Bin Wu, et al.. (2017). Investigating the effect of Cu-rich phase on the corrosion behavior of Super 304H austenitic stainless steel by TEM. Corrosion Science. 130. 143–152. 53 indexed citations
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Zhang, B., Jing Wang, Bin Wu, Yangtao Zhou, & Xiuliang Ma. (2015). Quasi-in-situ ex-polarized TEM observation on dissolution of MnS inclusions and metastable pitting of austenitic stainless steel. Corrosion Science. 100. 295–305. 51 indexed citations
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Zhang, B., et al.. (2007). A bio-optical model based method of estimating total suspended matter of Lake Taihu from near-infrared remote sensing reflectance. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 145(1-3). 339–347. 62 indexed citations

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