David Z. Zhu

7.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
351 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

David Z. Zhu is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Ecology and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David Z. Zhu has authored 351 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 148 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 118 papers in Ecology and 92 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in David Z. Zhu's work include Hydraulic flow and structures (106 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (105 papers) and Water Systems and Optimization (71 papers). David Z. Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Hydraulic flow and structures (106 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (105 papers) and Water Systems and Optimization (71 papers). David Z. Zhu collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and United States. David Z. Zhu's co-authors include N. Rajaratnam, Wenming Zhang, Abul B. M. Baki, Minnan Liu, Amir H. Azimi, Iran Eduardo Lima Neto, Yao Tang, Dave Chan, Steven J. Cooke and Tuqiao Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

David Z. Zhu

321 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The future of fish passage science, engineering, and practice

2017 397 citations David Z. Zhu et al. profile →
Lake Water Temperature Modeling in an Era of Climate Change: Data Sources, Models, and Future Prospects

2024 54 citations Sebastiano Piccolroaz, Senlin Zhu et al. Reviews of Geophysics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Z. Zhu Canada	37	2.1k	1.8k	1.1k	1.1k	884	351	5.7k
Anton Schleiss Switzerland	39	2.9k 1.4×	3.3k 1.8×	396 0.4×	505 0.5×	604 0.7×	463	6.2k
Peter Lehmann Switzerland	40	2.0k 1.0×	327 0.2×	161 0.1×	1.5k 1.4×	519 0.6×	118	5.2k
Li Guo China	40	606 0.3×	1.0k 0.5×	276 0.3×	1.5k 1.5×	83 0.1×	309	5.9k
Hubert Chanson Australia	58	10.0k 4.9×	8.4k 4.5×	317 0.3×	1.3k 1.3×	2.5k 2.8×	675	13.3k
Dongfang Liang United Kingdom	35	1.0k 0.5×	927 0.5×	70 0.1×	467 0.4×	1.5k 1.7×	247	4.3k
Sean J. Bennett United States	37	790 0.4×	3.6k 2.0×	192 0.2×	235 0.2×	386 0.4×	119	4.9k
Guangqian Wang China	41	628 0.3×	1.8k 1.0×	160 0.1×	887 0.8×	305 0.3×	198	5.6k
Bai Zhang China	48	1.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	145 0.1×	653 0.6×	106 0.1×	333	7.1k
W.S.J. Uijttewaal Netherlands	36	1.0k 0.5×	2.1k 1.2×	73 0.1×	259 0.2×	889 1.0×	136	3.6k
Ke Zhang China	49	403 0.2×	990 0.5×	438 0.4×	1.6k 1.5×	138 0.2×	237	8.0k

Countries citing papers authored by David Z. Zhu

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Z. Zhu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Z. Zhu

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhu, David Z., et al.. (2025). Water surface roughness measurement and its potential effect on air–water interaction in a partially filled circular pipe. Physics of Fluids. 37(4).

Luo, Jiayue, et al.. (2024). A new strategy for volatile organics detection – Molecularly imprinted polymers-enabled headspace extracting and electrochemical sensing. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 419. 136401–136401. 2 indexed citations

Liao, Chencong, et al.. (2024). Evaluation, sampling and testing methods for offshore disturbed sands with plastic fines: A case study. Applied Ocean Research. 153. 104297–104297. 1 indexed citations

Yu, Kai, Bin He, Jinbo Xiong, et al.. (2024). Deciphering basic and key traits of bio-pollutants in a long-term reclaimed water headwater urban stream. The Science of The Total Environment. 957. 177696–177696. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Biao, et al.. (2024). Assessment of rainfall-derived inflow and infiltration in sewer systems with machine learning approaches. Water Science & Technology. 89(8). 1928–1945. 1 indexed citations

Piccolroaz, Sebastiano, Senlin Zhu, Robert Ladwig, et al.. (2024). Lake Water Temperature Modeling in an Era of Climate Change: Data Sources, Models, and Future Prospects. Reviews of Geophysics. 62(1). 54 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Chaolin, et al.. (2024). Numerical Study of Flow Features Around Submerged Circular and Square Piles at Flat and Scoured Beds Using OpenFOAM. Journal of Ocean University of China. 23(4). 897–914. 3 indexed citations

Lu, Dingnan, Fangyuan Zhou, Jiayue Luo, et al.. (2024). Detection of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) Cytoplasmic Protein (ureB) in Wastewater Using an Electrochemical Competitive Immunosensor. IEEE Sensors Journal. 24(9). 13831–13840.

Zhou, Fangyuan, Dingnan Lu, Jiayue Luo, et al.. (2024). Quantification and cultivation of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) from various urban water environments: A comprehensive analysis of precondition methods and sample characteristics. Environment International. 187. 108683–108683. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Run, David Z. Zhu, Dave Chan, & Bert van Duin. (2024). Experimental investigation of erosion and transport of binary sediment in sewer pipes. Water Science & Technology. 90(6). 1784–1800.

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Zhu, David Z., et al.. (2023). Evaluation of pollutant removal efficiency of urban stormwater wet ponds and the application of machine learning algorithms. The Science of The Total Environment. 905. 167119–167119. 9 indexed citations

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Zhu, David Z., et al.. (2023). Flow field and sediment removal in a stormwater sump utilizing internal structures. Water Science & Technology. 88(12). 3168–3180.

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Mahmoud, Shereif H., Thian Yew Gan, & David Z. Zhu. (2023). Impacts of climate change and climate variability on water resources and drought in an arid region and possible resiliency and adaptation measures against climate warming. Climate Dynamics. 61(9-10). 4079–4105. 9 indexed citations

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Xu, Tibing, et al.. (2023). Simulation of open channel flows by an explicit incompressible mesh-free method. Journal of Hydrodynamics. 35(2). 287–298. 5 indexed citations

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Yu, Kai, Zhiyuan Yao, Lijuan Mao, et al.. (2023). Toward an intensive understanding of sewer sediment prokaryotic community assembly and function. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1327523–1327523. 1 indexed citations

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Zhu, David Z., et al.. (2023). Numerical study of effects of flushing gate height and sediment bed properties on cleaning efficiency in a simplified self-cleaning device. Water Science & Technology. 88(3). 542–555.

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Lu, Dingnan, Huihui Gan, David Z. Zhu, et al.. (2023). Long-range hydrophobic force enhanced interfacial photocatalysis for the submerged surface anti-biofouling. Water Research. 243. 120383–120383. 7 indexed citations

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Zhu, David Z., et al.. (2022). Generation of Supersaturated Total Dissolved Gases from Low-Level Outlets at Hydropower Facilities. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 148(12). 5 indexed citations

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Yu, Qian, et al.. (2022). Numerical study on the mechanisms of storm geysers in a vertical riser-chamber system. Journal of Hydraulic Research. 60(2). 341–356. 8 indexed citations

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Guo, Shuai & David Z. Zhu. (2017). Soil and Groundwater Erosion Rates into a Sewer Pipe Crack. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 143(7). 32 indexed citations

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