Chaofa Zhao

570 total citations
29 papers, 393 citations indexed

About

Chaofa Zhao is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Chaofa Zhao has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 393 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 9 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 9 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Chaofa Zhao's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (14 papers), Landslides and related hazards (7 papers) and Granular flow and fluidized beds (7 papers). Chaofa Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (14 papers), Landslides and related hazards (7 papers) and Granular flow and fluidized beds (7 papers). Chaofa Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, France and Netherlands. Chaofa Zhao's co-authors include N. P. Kruyt, Olivier Millet, Pierre‐Yves Hicher, Zhen‐Yu Yin, Hien Nho Gia Nguyen, Zhongxuan Yang, Kun Pan, A. P. S. Selvadurai, Zhangxian Yuan and Jianhua Tong and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering and International Journal of Solids and Structures.

In The Last Decade

Chaofa Zhao

24 papers receiving 387 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chaofa Zhao China 13 238 110 99 68 45 29 393
Hien Nho Gia Nguyen France 9 116 0.5× 126 1.1× 99 1.0× 84 1.2× 41 0.9× 10 297
Li‐Hua Luu France 10 56 0.2× 221 2.0× 64 0.6× 24 0.4× 64 1.4× 27 324
Ying Cui Japan 10 182 0.8× 30 0.3× 67 0.7× 38 0.6× 6 0.1× 40 301
Denis Vallet France 8 228 1.0× 204 1.9× 100 1.0× 213 3.1× 8 0.2× 13 467
Hongyun Fan China 15 211 0.9× 40 0.4× 135 1.4× 231 3.4× 3 0.1× 41 476
Xiaosong Sun Japan 12 71 0.3× 669 6.1× 77 0.8× 35 0.5× 23 0.5× 14 755
Khaled Mohamed Canada 8 235 1.0× 52 0.5× 11 0.1× 80 1.2× 3 0.1× 11 391
Alexander V. Potapov United States 14 180 0.8× 549 5.0× 110 1.1× 130 1.9× 6 0.1× 18 696
Zhixiang Song China 15 135 0.6× 14 0.1× 78 0.8× 477 7.0× 12 0.3× 50 583
Shuo Li China 10 167 0.7× 12 0.1× 32 0.3× 45 0.7× 4 0.1× 42 282

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chaofa Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chaofa Zhao

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

All Works

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Zhao, Chaofa, et al.. (2025). An exact equation for the average interparticle forces at contacts with similar orientations in granular materials. Computers and Geotechnics. 179. 107039–107039.
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Zhao, Chaofa, et al.. (2025). Three-dimensional micromechanical expression for the average strain tensor of granular materials. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 202. 106189–106189.
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Gu, Xiaoqiang, et al.. (2025). Integration of critical state theory into a micromechanical model for granular materials accounting for fabric evolution. Computers and Geotechnics. 186. 107379–107379.
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Zhao, Chaofa, et al.. (2025). Strength, stiffness, and microstructure of marine soft clay stabilized by ground granulated blast-furnace slag and bio enzyme. Engineering Geology. 357. 108361–108361. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Jing, et al.. (2024). Effects of particle overall regularity and surface roughness on fabric evolution of granular materials: DEM simulations. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 48(13). 3284–3307. 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chaofa, et al.. (2024). Investigating temperature effects on the shear behavior of clays: molecular dynamics simulations. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 62. 1–23. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chaofa, et al.. (2023). Rupture distances and capillary forces of liquid bridges: Closed-form expressions and ANNs-trained prediction models. Powder Technology. 427. 118702–118702. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chaofa & N. P. Kruyt. (2021). Particle and Continuum Rotations of Granular Materials: Discrete-Element Method Simulations and Experiment. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 147(11). 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chaofa, Gustavo Pinzón, Max Wiebicke, et al.. (2021). Evolution of fabric anisotropy of granular soils: x-ray tomography measurements and theoretical modelling. Computers and Geotechnics. 133. 104046–104046. 41 indexed citations
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Bennai, Farès, et al.. (2020). Determination of geometrical parameters of the microstructure of a porous medium: Application to cementitious materials. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 117. 104786–104786. 7 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Hien Nho Gia, Chaofa Zhao, Olivier Millet, & A. P. S. Selvadurai. (2020). Effects of surface roughness on liquid bridge capillarity and droplet wetting. Powder Technology. 378. 487–496. 45 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chaofa & N. P. Kruyt. (2020). An evolution law for fabric anisotropy and its application in micromechanical modelling of granular materials. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 196-197. 53–66. 34 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Hien Nho Gia, Olivier Millet, Chaofa Zhao, & Gérard Gagneux. (2020). Theoretical and experimental study of capillary bridges between two parallel planes. European Journal of Environmental and Civil engineering. 26(3). 1198–1208. 10 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chaofa, N. P. Kruyt, & Olivier Millet. (2019). Capillary bridges between spherical particles under suction control: Rupture distances and capillary forces. Powder Technology. 360. 622–634. 22 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chaofa, et al.. (2018). Multiscale modeling of unsaturated granular materials based on thermodynamic principles. Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics. 31(1). 341–359. 18 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chaofa, N. P. Kruyt, & Olivier Millet. (2018). Capillary bridge force between non-perfectly wettable spherical particles: An analytical theory for the pendular regime. Powder Technology. 339. 827–837. 19 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chaofa, Zhen‐Yu Yin, Anil Misra, & Pierre‐Yves Hicher. (2017). Thermomechanical formulation for micromechanical elasto-plasticity in granular materials. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 138. 64–75. 22 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chaofa, Zhen‐Yu Yin, & Pierre‐Yves Hicher. (2017). Integrating a micromechanical model for multiscale analyses. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 114(2). 105–127. 25 indexed citations

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