Baifa Zhang

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Baifa Zhang is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Baifa Zhang has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 36 papers in Building and Construction and 24 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Baifa Zhang's work include Concrete and Cement Materials Research (53 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (29 papers) and Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production (18 papers). Baifa Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Concrete and Cement Materials Research (53 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (29 papers) and Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production (18 papers). Baifa Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Russia. Baifa Zhang's co-authors include Peng Yuan, Jianhe Xie, Yun Li, Haozhe Guo, Dong Liu, Yuan Feng, Liangliang Deng, Ting Yu, Lijuan Li and Qiang Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Baifa Zhang

77 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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A state-of-the-art review on the setting behaviours of ground granulated blast furnace slag- and metakaolin-based alkali-activated materials

2023 98 citations Jianhe Xie, Baifa Zhang et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →

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Baifa Zhang

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Bora Çetin United States

Oriol Font Spain

F. Plana Spain

M.J. Gázquez Spain

Myriam Duc France

Yaolin Yi Singapore

Paula J. Carey United Kingdom

Mark Tyrer United Kingdom

Sudhakar M. Rao India

Bora Çetin United States

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Zhang, Baifa, Ting Yu, Hongmei Liu, et al.. (2025). Optimizing acid-based geopolymer performance by controlling the critical humidity factor in initial curing conditions. Construction and Building Materials. 493. 143152–143152.

Muhammad, Faheem, Ting Yu, Baifa Zhang, et al.. (2025). Evaluating the high-temperature performance and sustainability of LC3 incorporating calcined halloysite. Construction and Building Materials. 502. 144449–144449.

Feng, Yuan, et al.. (2025). Seawater-mixed alkali-activated materials: a state-of-the-art review. Journal of Materials Science. 60(5). 2169–2198. 8 indexed citations

Li, Lijuan, et al.. (2025). The mechanical and microstructural study on the cement pastes adding various cementitious capillary crystalline waterproof materials. Journal of Building Engineering. 104. 112393–112393. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Baifa, Zhihui Peng, Ting Yu, et al.. (2025). Recycling of an ion-adsorption type rare earth tailing in a low-carbon construction material: Performance modulation and life cycle assessment. Construction and Building Materials. 475. 141167–141167.

Zhang, Baifa, Yi Liu, Lijuan Li, et al.. (2024). The microstructure and mechanical properties of recycled metakaolinite-based geopolymer: Dependence of recycled powder replacement ratio. Journal of Building Engineering. 85. 108730–108730. 8 indexed citations

Li, Yun, Zhouhua Wang, Bao Yuan, et al.. (2024). Molecular insights into the formation of carbon dioxide hydrates on the external surface of sodium montmorillonite in the presence of various types of organic matters. Gas Science and Engineering. 131. 205457–205457. 7 indexed citations

Yuan, Bingxiang, Baifa Zhang, Qingzi Luo, et al.. (2024). Sustainable utilization of clay minerals-rich engineering muck via alkali activation: Optimization of pore structure by thermal treatment. Applied Clay Science. 258. 107491–107491. 15 indexed citations

Li, Jianglin, Yuan Feng, Baifa Zhang, et al.. (2024). Effect of the Pretreatment on the Properties of Cement-Based Recycled Powder. Coatings. 14(1). 107–107. 5 indexed citations

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Yuan, Bing, et al.. (2024). Effect of cementitious capillary crystalline waterproof material on the mechanical behavior of concrete. Journal of Building Engineering. 98. 111287–111287. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Feng, et al.. (2024). Study on the Compressive Strength and Reaction Mechanism of Alkali-Activated Geopolymer Materials Using Coal Gangue and Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag. Materials. 17(15). 3659–3659. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaoping, Feng Liu, Weizhi Chen, et al.. (2024). Geopolymerization of Coal Gangue via Alkali-Activation: Dependence of Mechanical Properties on Alkali Activators. Buildings. 14(3). 787–787. 16 indexed citations

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Yuan, Bingxiang, et al.. (2024). Eco-efficient recycling of engineering muck for manufacturing low-carbon geopolymers assessed through LCA: exploring the impact of synthesis conditions on performance. Acta Geotechnica. 38 indexed citations

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Feng, Yuan, Jianglin Li, Baifa Zhang, et al.. (2023). Concrete improvement incorporating recycled powder and aggregates treated via a combination of calcination and carbonation: The impact behaviors. Journal of Cleaner Production. 418. 138069–138069. 24 indexed citations

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Zhao, Ning, Baifa Zhang, Dong Liu, et al.. (2023). New insight into removal of tetracycline by a two-dimensional graphene-like carbon adsorbent prepared using one-step pyrolysis of spent bleaching earth: Adsorption behaviors, mechanisms and cost analysis. Separation and Purification Technology. 327. 124950–124950. 15 indexed citations

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Feng, Yuan, et al.. (2023). Effects of recycled sand and nanomaterials on ultra-high performance concrete: Workability, compressive strength and microstructure. Construction and Building Materials. 378. 131180–131180. 61 indexed citations

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Zhang, Baifa, Yuan Feng, Jianhe Xie, et al.. (2023). Effects of pretreated recycled powder substitution on mechanical properties and microstructures of alkali-activated cement. Construction and Building Materials. 406. 133360–133360. 48 indexed citations

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Yu, Ting, Baifa Zhang, Peng Yuan, et al.. (2023). Optimization of mechanical performance of limestone calcined clay cement: Effects of calcination temperature of nanosized tubular halloysite, gypsum content, and water/binder ratio. Construction and Building Materials. 389. 131709–131709. 33 indexed citations

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Lin, Min, Dong Zeng, Baifa Zhang, et al.. (2023). Bond Performance between Fiber-Wrapped Ribbed Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Bars and Seawater Sea-Sand Concrete. Buildings. 14(1). 38–38. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Yun, Baifa Zhang, Hongzhe Song, et al.. (2022). Effects of the Na⁺/Ca²⁺ Ratio and Cation Type in the Montmorillonite Interlayer on the Intercalated Methane Hydrate Formation: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulations. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 6(11). 2745–2754. 11 indexed citations

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