Gen‐hua Shi

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Gen‐hua Shi is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Gen‐hua Shi has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 7 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 6 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Gen‐hua Shi's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (8 papers), Numerical methods in engineering (7 papers) and Contact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities (5 papers). Gen‐hua Shi is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (8 papers), Numerical methods in engineering (7 papers) and Contact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities (5 papers). Gen‐hua Shi collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and India. Gen‐hua Shi's co-authors include Richard E. Goodman, Hong Zheng, Yongtao Yang, Qihua Zhang, Shuhong Wang, Hongliang Liu, Qinghai Miao, Ying Wang, Michael J. Heap and Tao Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Gen‐hua Shi

29 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Block theory and its application to rock engineering 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 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. Block theory and its application to rock engineering
    1985 462 citations Richard E. Goodman, Gen‐hua Shi Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gen‐hua Shi China 14 1.4k 1.0k 652 641 333 31 2.0k
Xianjing Kong China 31 758 0.5× 2.0k 2.0× 534 0.8× 598 0.9× 317 1.0× 103 2.6k
Ning Guo China 24 750 0.5× 1.6k 1.6× 829 1.3× 229 0.4× 730 2.2× 80 2.3k
Degao Zou China 31 796 0.6× 2.4k 2.3× 641 1.0× 587 0.9× 383 1.2× 133 2.9k
G. Gudehus Germany 17 466 0.3× 1.5k 1.5× 472 0.7× 375 0.6× 383 1.2× 68 1.9k
P. A. Vermeer Germany 17 408 0.3× 1.4k 1.3× 258 0.4× 487 0.8× 329 1.0× 35 1.8k
Ping Zhang China 22 618 0.4× 369 0.4× 185 0.3× 147 0.2× 308 0.9× 95 1.5k
Dorival M. Pedroso Australia 21 357 0.3× 656 0.6× 318 0.5× 124 0.2× 472 1.4× 54 1.2k
René Chambón France 21 1.0k 0.8× 920 0.9× 345 0.5× 53 0.1× 237 0.7× 58 1.8k
Ronald Y. S. Pak United States 29 1.3k 0.9× 1.9k 1.9× 214 0.3× 137 0.2× 238 0.7× 116 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Gen‐hua Shi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gen‐hua Shi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gen‐hua Shi

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

All Works

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Shi, Gen‐hua, et al.. (2024). A Lightweight Method for Peanut Kernel Quality Detection Based on SEA-YOLOv5. Agriculture. 14(12). 2273–2273. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Tao, et al.. (2024). 3D numerical manifold method for crack propagation in rock materials using a local tracking algorithm. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 17(6). 3449–3463. 3 indexed citations
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Shi, Gen‐hua. (2021). Discontinuous Deformation Analysis in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 861(3). 32060–32060. 3 indexed citations
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Shi, Gen‐hua. (2021). Contact theory and algorithm. Science China Technological Sciences. 64(8). 1775–1790. 18 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qihua, et al.. (2020). Demonstration and application of NMM‐based fractured porous medium flow model. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 45(1). 132–153. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qihua, et al.. (2019). Algorithm for three-dimensional curved block cutting analysis in solid modeling. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 360. 112721–112721. 14 indexed citations
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Shi, Gen‐hua. (2013). Basic Equations of Two Dimensional and Three Dimensional Contacts. 2 indexed citations
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Miao, Qinghai, et al.. (2012). Effect of Natural Fractures on Hydraulic Fracturing. AGUFM. 2012. 8 indexed citations
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Shi, Gen‐hua. (2011). Application of Two-Dimensional Discontinuous Deformation Analysis. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Jian, Yuzo OHNISHI, Gen‐hua Shi, & Satoshi Nishiyama. (2003). Three dimensional discontinuous deformation analysis (3D DDA) and its application to the rock slope toppling. Chinese journal of rock mechanics and engineering. 22(6). 937–942. 2 indexed citations
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Shi, Gen‐hua. (2001). Three Dimensional Discontinuous Deformation Analyses. 22 indexed citations
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Shi, Gen‐hua, et al.. (2001). Simulation of Earthquake Effects On Underground Excavations Using Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA). 13 indexed citations
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Shi, Gen‐hua. (1997). Working Forum on the Manifold Method of Material Analysis, Volume 2. US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (Knowledge Core). 1 indexed citations
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Shi, Gen‐hua. (1993). Block System Modeling by Discontinuous Deformation Analysis. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 113 indexed citations
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Shi, Gen‐hua & Richard E. Goodman. (1989). Generalization of two‐dimensional discontinuous deformation analysis for forward modelling. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 13(4). 359–380. 184 indexed citations
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Goodman, Richard E. & Gen‐hua Shi. (1985). Block theory and its application to rock engineering. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 462 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shi, Gen‐hua. (1982). A GEOMETRIC METHOD FOR STABILITY ANALYSIS OF DISCONTINUOUS ROCKS. 25(3). 318–336. 10 indexed citations

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