Hehua Zhu

13.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
425 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Hehua Zhu is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. According to data from OpenAlex, Hehua Zhu has authored 425 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 271 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 152 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 121 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Recurrent topics in Hehua Zhu's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (96 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (87 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (76 papers). Hehua Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (96 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (87 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (76 papers). Hehua Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Hehua Zhu's co-authors include Zhiguo Yan, Xiaoying Zhuang, Xiaojun Li, Lianyang Zhang, J. W. Ju, Qing Chen, Timon Rabczuk, Yongchang Cai, Yao Zhang and Yi Shen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Cement and Concrete Research and Small.

In The Last Decade

Hehua Zhu

395 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

Deep autoencoder based energy method for the bending, ... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2021 2018 2023 2022 2023 100 200 300
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. Deep autoencoder based energy method for the bending, vibration, and buckling analysis of Kirchhoff plates with transfer learning
    2021 335 citations Xiaoying Zhuang, Hehua Zhu et al. profile →
  2. Phase field modelling of crack propagation, branching and coalescence in rocks
    2018 306 citations Xiaoying Zhuang, Hehua Zhu et al. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics profile →
  3. A state-of-art review on development and progress of backfill grouting materials for shield tunneling
    2023 102 citations Hehua Zhu, Zhiguo Yan et al. profile →
  4. Research progress of the thermophysical and mechanical properties of concrete subjected to freeze-thaw cycles
    2022 101 citations Yi Shen, Qing Chen et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →
  5. Uniaxial tensile properties of multi-scale fiber reinforced rubberized concrete after exposure to elevated temperatures
    2023 85 citations Yao Zhang, Weigang Zhao et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
  6. Experimental study on the fracture behavior of a novel multi-scale fiber reinforced ultra-high performance concrete with hollow microspheres after high temperatures
    2025 17 citations Yao Zhang, Pan Feng et al. Engineering Fracture Mechanics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hehua Zhu China 52 6.4k 4.0k 3.0k 1.6k 1.3k 425 10.5k
Hongwei Huang China 61 8.3k 1.3× 1.9k 0.5× 4.7k 1.5× 1.1k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 406 11.0k
Zhen‐Yu Yin Hong Kong 71 13.4k 2.1× 3.0k 0.8× 4.7k 1.5× 1.2k 0.8× 3.3k 2.5× 611 17.0k
Kenichi Soga United Kingdom 64 9.8k 1.5× 2.7k 0.7× 2.9k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 1.6k 1.2× 415 16.0k
Herbert H. Einstein United States 47 4.9k 0.8× 6.8k 1.7× 2.6k 0.9× 3.0k 1.9× 3.3k 2.5× 203 10.1k
Panagiotis G. Asteris Greece 67 9.5k 1.5× 1.8k 0.4× 1.3k 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 620 0.5× 233 11.8k
Manoj Khandelwal Australia 48 3.7k 0.6× 3.8k 1.0× 1.4k 0.5× 1.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 168 6.9k
Jian‐Hua Yin Hong Kong 58 8.7k 1.4× 1.6k 0.4× 3.2k 1.1× 372 0.2× 2.0k 1.5× 472 11.9k
Chongchong Qi China 50 4.9k 0.8× 2.9k 0.7× 635 0.2× 553 0.4× 689 0.5× 156 7.4k
Yujing Jiang China 52 4.5k 0.7× 5.7k 1.4× 1.9k 0.6× 2.1k 1.3× 2.0k 1.5× 390 9.0k
Guowei Ma China 75 10.9k 1.7× 6.9k 1.7× 1.4k 0.5× 2.0k 1.3× 2.0k 1.5× 503 20.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hehua Zhu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hehua Zhu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Yao, et al.. (2025). Experimental study on the fracture behavior of a novel multi-scale fiber reinforced ultra-high performance concrete with hollow microspheres after high temperatures. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 318. 110979–110979. 17 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Xi, Zhen‐Yu Yin, Wei Wu, & Hehua Zhu. (2025). Differentiable finite element method with Galerkin discretization for fast and accurate inverse analysis of multidimensional heterogeneous engineering structures. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 437. 117755–117755. 14 indexed citations
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Liu, Tao, et al.. (2025). Parametric analysis and experimental investigation on lighting quality in tunnel due to invalid luminaires. Building and Environment. 273. 112732–112732. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yao, H. H. Zhang, Weigang Zhao, et al.. (2025). Insights into the fracture behavior of multi-scale fiber reinforced ultra-high performance cementitious composites after exposure to high temperatures. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 138. 104896–104896. 12 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hongbo, Jing Xu, Xiaodi Dai, et al.. (2025). Synergetic effect of C-S-H seeds and SAP on LC3 UHPC: Microstructure evolution, compressive strength and autogenous shrinkage. Journal of Cleaner Production. 502. 145364–145364. 3 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hehua, et al.. (2025). Impact of tunnel lighting on driver perception and safety in foggy conditions. Building and Environment. 285. 113540–113540. 1 indexed citations
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Chai, Jinchun, Yafei Qiao, Wenqi Ding, & Hehua Zhu. (2024). Mechanism of air-boosting and its effects on vacuum consolidation. Geotextiles and Geomembranes. 52(4). 554–561.
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Yan, Zhiguo, et al.. (2024). Structural fire investigation and analysis on rectangular shield tunnel assembled by composite segments. Engineering Failure Analysis. 158. 107966–107966. 13 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hehua, et al.. (2024). Unreinforced construction techniques: ECC-based unreinforced shield tunnel segment joints for enhancing underground infrastructure resilience. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 154. 106119–106119. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hehua, et al.. (2024). Improving single image localization through domain adaptation and large kernel attention with synthetic data. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 137. 108951–108951. 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Yi, et al.. (2024). Coupled CFD-FEM methodology for structural fire safety of composite lining shield tunnel. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 150. 105834–105834. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Xi, Wei Wu, & Hehua Zhu. (2024). Solving fluid flow in discontinuous heterogeneous porous media and multi-layer strata with interpretable physics-encoded finite element network. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 17(9). 5509–5525. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Qing, et al.. (2024). Effects of simulated groundwater solutions with different Ca2+ to Mg2+ concentration ratios on asymmetric electrodeposition in concrete. Construction and Building Materials. 423. 135882–135882. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yao, et al.. (2024). Revealing the role of multi-scale fibers in the compressive behavior of a novel ultra-high performance concrete subjected to elevated temperatures. Construction and Building Materials. 447. 138127–138127. 14 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hehua, et al.. (2024). Multi-dimensional tunnel lighting environment model: Determining illuminance with regression analysis and parametric study on key factors. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 151. 105864–105864. 5 indexed citations
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Ling, Jiaxin, et al.. (2024). Hybrid NLP-based extraction method to develop a knowledge graph for rock tunnel support design. Advanced Engineering Informatics. 62. 102725–102725. 11 indexed citations
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Jin, Yabin, et al.. (2024). Experiment on broadband isolation of surface wave using pillared metastructures. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 70. 102180–102180. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaojun, et al.. (2023). Big data-driven TBM tunnel intelligent construction system with automated-compliance-checking (ACC) optimization. Expert Systems with Applications. 244. 122972–122972. 14 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhiqian, et al.. (2023). Determination of damage potential of seismic ground motion to underground structures at soft sites through experimental approach. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 171. 107980–107980. 5 indexed citations

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