H. S. Tzou

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
251 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

H. S. Tzou is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, H. S. Tzou has authored 251 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 167 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 117 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 92 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in H. S. Tzou's work include Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control (115 papers), Structural Analysis and Optimization (82 papers) and Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (76 papers). H. S. Tzou is often cited by papers focused on Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control (115 papers), Structural Analysis and Optimization (82 papers) and Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (76 papers). H. S. Tzou collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. H. S. Tzou's co-authors include Chao-Wen Tseng, R. Ye, Yuequan Bao, Hua Li, Youhe Zhou, Steven M. Arnold, Gary L. Anderson, Jixin Ding, V. B. Venkayya and Joseph J. Hollkamp and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, AIAA Journal and Journal of Sound and Vibration.

In The Last Decade

H. S. Tzou

239 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Distributed piezoelectric sensor/actuator design for dyna... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 1993 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Distributed piezoelectric sensor/actuator design for dynamic measurement/control of distributed parameter systems: A piezoelectric finite element approach
    1990 537 citations H. S. Tzou, Chao-Wen Tseng Journal of Sound and Vibration profile →
  2. Piezoelectric Shells: Distributed Sensing and Control of Continua
    1993 367 citations H. S. Tzou profile →

Peers

H. S. Tzou
Dimitris A. Saravanos Greece
Mostafa Abdalla Netherlands
Nesbitt W. Hagood United States
M. W. Hyer United States
A. Baz United States
Ulrich Gabbert Germany
Ayech Benjeddou France
Tianzhi Yang China
N. Ganesan India
Onur Bilgen United States
Dimitris A. Saravanos Greece
H. S. Tzou
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of H. S. Tzou

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All Works

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Wang, Lifeng, et al.. (2025). Light-activated bandgap modulation of active tunable metamaterials with folded structure. Smart Materials and Structures. 34(7). 75003–75003.
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Tzou, H. S., et al.. (2024). Modal signal analysis of parabolic shell structures with flexoelectric sensors. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. 35(7). 675–688. 1 indexed citations
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Tzou, H. S., et al.. (2024). Rigid–Flexible Coupled Modeling and Flexoelectric Control for Flexible Rotating Structures. AIAA Journal. 62(12). 4605–4614.
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Lu, Yifan, Honghao Yue, Zongquan Deng, & H. S. Tzou. (2018). Adaptive Shape Control for Thermal Deformation of Membrane Mirror with In-plane PVDF Actuators. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 31(1). 11 indexed citations
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Li, Hua, et al.. (2016). Experiments on active precision isolation with a smart conical adapter. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 374. 17–28. 14 indexed citations
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Yue, Honghao, et al.. (2014). Vibration control of cylindrical shells with a hybrid photovoltaic/piezoelectric actuation mechanism. International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics. 46(4). 917–926. 10 indexed citations
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Lu, Yifan, Honghao Yue, Zongquan Deng, & H. S. Tzou. (2014). Research on Active Control for Thermal Deformation of Precise Membrane Reflector With Boundary SMA Actuators. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Hua, et al.. (2012). Optimal vibration control of conical shells with collocated helical sensor/actuator pairs. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics/Mechanika Teoretyczna i Stosowana. 50(3). 769–784. 9 indexed citations
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Tzou, H. S., et al.. (2011). Electromechanical coupling and energy harvesting of circular rings. 514–517. 2 indexed citations
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Tzou, H. S., et al.. (2010). Signal analysis of flexoelectric transducers on rings. 106–111.
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Tzou, H. S., et al.. (2008). Photostriction and its use in actuation of flexible structures. 25(1). 20–25. 2 indexed citations
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Deng, Zhiquan, et al.. (2006). Analysis of Distributed Micro-Control Actions on Free Paraboloidal Membrane Shells. 394–404. 2 indexed citations
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Tzou, H. S., et al.. (2002). Optopiezothermoelastic actions and micro-control sensitivity analysis of cylindrical opto-mechanical shell actuators. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics/Mechanika Teoretyczna i Stosowana. 40(3). 775–796. 8 indexed citations
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Tzou, H. S., et al.. (2000). Nonlinear piezo-thermoelastic shell theory applied to control of variable-geometry shells. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics/Mechanika Teoretyczna i Stosowana. 38(3). 623–644. 12 indexed citations
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Tzou, H. S., et al.. (1998). Structronic systems : smart structures, devices and systems. WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Tzou, H. S., et al.. (1996). Spatially Filtered Vibration Control of Cylindrical Shells. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations
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Tzou, H. S. & Yuequan Bao. (1995). Dynamics and Control of Adaptive Shells with Curvature Transformations. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Shahinpoor, Mohsen & H. S. Tzou. (1993). Intelligent structures, materials, and vibrations : presented at the 1993 ASME design technical conferences, 14th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 19-22, 1993. American Society of Mechanical Engineers eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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