Cheng Yu

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Cheng Yu is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Yu has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 9 papers in Materials Chemistry and 6 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Cheng Yu's work include Concrete and Cement Materials Research (33 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (21 papers) and Concrete Properties and Behavior (14 papers). Cheng Yu is often cited by papers focused on Concrete and Cement Materials Research (33 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (21 papers) and Concrete Properties and Behavior (14 papers). Cheng Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, Switzerland and Singapore. Cheng Yu's co-authors include Karen Scrivener, Wei Sun, Johann Plank, Chen Miao, Etsuo Sakai, Jinxiang Hong, Jiaping Liu, Qianping Ran, Pan Feng and Wei Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Engineering Journal, Cement and Concrete Research and Construction and Building Materials.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Yu

44 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Chemical admixtures — Chemistry, applications and their i... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2021 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. Chemical admixtures — Chemistry, applications and their impact on concrete microstructure and durability
    2015 424 citations Cheng Yu et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  2. Carbonation behavior of calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H): Its potential for CO2 capture
    2021 229 citations Cheng Yu, Qianping Ran et al. profile →

Peers

Cheng Yu
Horst‐Michael Ludwig Germany
Gérard Platret France
Fulvio Canonico Italy
Zonghui Zhou China
Xiaohong Zhu China
Vladimı́r Živica Slovakia
Kyle A. Riding United States
Andrew J. Boyd Canada
Viviana Fátima Rahhal Argentina
Duncan Herfort Denmark
Horst‐Michael Ludwig Germany
Cheng Yu
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Countries citing papers authored by Cheng Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cheng Yu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng Yu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yu, Cheng, et al.. (2025). Understanding the coupling effect of temperature rise inhibitor and supplementary cementitious materials on cement hydration – The role of filler effect. Construction and Building Materials. 470. 140697–140697. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Guangwei, et al.. (2025). Investigations on the fluidized solidified soil prepared by sand-washing sludge: Engineering properties, solidification mechanism, and environmental impact. Environmental Research. 285(Pt 3). 122486–122486. 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Ruochen, et al.. (2025). Hydration behavior and microstructure of low carbon cementitious materials containing calcined kaolin tailings in China. Construction and Building Materials. 497. 143853–143853.
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Yu, Cheng, Chang Gao, Hao Wang, et al.. (2025). Reactivity assessment of silica fume and its competitive reaction in binary blended SCMs paste. Construction and Building Materials. 467. 140442–140442. 2 indexed citations
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Tang, Jinhui, et al.. (2024). Viability of using recycled powder from CDW to produce ternary cement type LC3. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 21. e03668–e03668. 3 indexed citations
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Qin, Yuan, et al.. (2023). The effect of temperature rise inhibitor on the hydration and strength development of slag/fly ash blended cement paste. Construction and Building Materials. 395. 132307–132307. 8 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yifan, et al.. (2023). Optimization of multi-echelon spare parts inventory systems using multi-agent deep reinforcement learning. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 125. 827–844. 7 indexed citations
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Tang, Jinhui, Xiang Hu, Cheng Yu, et al.. (2023). The influence of curing regimes on hydration, microstructure and compressive strength of ultra-high performance concrete: A review. Journal of Building Engineering. 76. 107401–107401. 56 indexed citations
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Guo, Weiqi, Fengjuan Wang, Yang Wu, et al.. (2023). A non-equilibrium micromechanics-based thermo-hydro-mechanical model for freezing/thawing in saturated cementitious materials: From elasticity to elastic-plasticity. Cement and Concrete Research. 173. 107267–107267. 18 indexed citations
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Tang, Jinhui, et al.. (2023). Influence of silica fume and thermal curing on long-term hydration, microstructure and compressive strength of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). Construction and Building Materials. 395. 132370–132370. 65 indexed citations
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Yu, Cheng, Zhen Li, & Jiaping Liu. (2023). Degradation of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) mortars under sulfate attack. 1(1). 5 indexed citations
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Qiao, Min, Jian Chen, Cheng Yu, et al.. (2017). Gemini surfactants as novel air entraining agents for concrete. Cement and Concrete Research. 100. 40–46. 62 indexed citations
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Gu, Yue, et al.. (2016). Synthesis of SiO<sub>2</sub>-PCE Core-Shell Nanoparticles and its Modification Effects on Cement Hydration. Key engineering materials. 711. 249–255. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Cheng, Wei Sun, & Karen Scrivener. (2015). Degradation mechanism of slag blended mortars immersed in sodium sulfate solution. Cement and Concrete Research. 72. 37–47. 90 indexed citations
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Yu, Cheng, et al.. (2011). Bimodal characters of compaction curve of lime treated expansive soil. Rock and Soil Mechanics. 32(4). 979–983. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Cheng. (2001). FATIGUE PROPERTIES OF WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES. Fuhe cailiao xuebao. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Cheng. (2000). Coefficient of Earth Pressure at Rest in Unloaded Clay. 2 indexed citations

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