Hongwei Zhao

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
333 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Hongwei Zhao is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongwei Zhao has authored 333 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 159 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 107 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 91 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hongwei Zhao's work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (61 papers), Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (45 papers) and High Entropy Alloys Studies (45 papers). Hongwei Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (61 papers), Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (45 papers) and High Entropy Alloys Studies (45 papers). Hongwei Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Saint Kitts and Nevis and United States. Hongwei Zhao's co-authors include Zhichao Ma, Luquan Ren, Hu Huang, Jianping Li, Zunqiang Fan, Xiaoqin Zhou, Xiaohui Lu, Shunbo Wang, Bo Zhu and Dan Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nano Letters and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Hongwei Zhao

315 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.

A review on ceramic coatings prepared by laser cladding technology

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hongwei Zhao China	40	2.3k	1.8k	1.7k	1.4k	1.2k	333	5.6k
Jinhao Qiu China	42	1.8k 0.8×	755 0.4×	3.2k 1.9×	1.5k 1.1×	1.6k 1.3×	306	6.2k
Hu Huang China	32	1.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	910 0.7×	265	4.0k
Hongli Ji China	39	1.7k 0.7×	685 0.4×	2.7k 1.6×	962 0.7×	769 0.6×	262	4.8k
Yanling Tian China	39	1.0k 0.4×	2.4k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	661 0.5×	159	5.0k
Alison B. Flatau United States	35	2.4k 1.0×	456 0.3×	976 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	219	5.6k
Marcelo J. Dapino United States	33	2.1k 0.9×	758 0.4×	635 0.4×	867 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	243	4.1k
Larry L. Howell United States	51	4.4k 1.9×	4.8k 2.7×	3.2k 1.9×	1.6k 1.1×	370 0.3×	379	9.9k
Lining Sun China	37	1.4k 0.6×	2.0k 1.1×	2.3k 1.4×	1.2k 0.8×	443 0.4×	394	4.8k
Jean W. Zu Canada	49	4.1k 1.7×	3.0k 1.7×	3.2k 1.9×	2.0k 1.4×	1.1k 0.9×	251	9.0k
Huaping Wu China	46	1.7k 0.7×	309 0.2×	2.9k 1.7×	1.3k 0.9×	1.8k 1.5×	249	6.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Hongwei Zhao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongwei Zhao

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

All Works

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Xie, Hongcai, et al.. (2025). Shock wave attenuation in a high-entropy alloy with pre-existing dislocation network. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 34. 2899–2908. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Yiqing, Suning Li, Hongwei Zhao, et al.. (2025). A hierarchically amphiphobic structure enables coating an extraordinary anti-corrosion performance. Progress in Organic Coatings. 204. 109186–109186. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Shunbo, et al.. (2025). Continuous phase transformation in monocrystalline silicon during indentation. Applied Surface Science. 713. 164165–164165.

Zhou, Yongkang, Shuai Zeng, Hongwei Zhang, et al.. (2024). Tailoring microstructures and mechanical properties of Zr45Ti15Nb30Ta10 refractory complex concentrated alloy using warm-rolling. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 187. 101–112. 28 indexed citations

Guan, Shanyue, et al.. (2024). Study of quasi-static tensile and compressive behaviors of laminated bamboo under service temperature. Composites Science and Technology. 254. 110663–110663. 7 indexed citations

Xie, Hongcai, Zhichao Ma, Wei Zhang, Hongwei Zhao, & Luquan Ren. (2023). Amorphization transformation in high-entropy alloy FeNiCrCoCu under shock compression. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 175. 72–79. 25 indexed citations

Wang, Zhaoxin, et al.. (2023). Development of modular cryogenic indentation apparatus for investigating micro-region mechanical properties of materials. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 27. 7407–7421. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Jize, Wei Zhao, Jiakai Li, et al.. (2023). Multimodal and flexible hydrogel-based sensors for respiratory monitoring and posture recognition. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 243. 115773–115773. 45 indexed citations

Liu, Jize, et al.. (2023). Full Regional Creep Displacement Map of Articular Cartilage Based on Nanoindentation Array. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 9(6). 3546–3555. 2 indexed citations

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Ma, Zhichao, et al.. (2022). Full domain surface distributions of micromechanical properties of articular cartilage structure obtained through indentation array. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 17. 2259–2266. 9 indexed citations

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Ma, Zhichao, Jize Liu, Weizhi Li, et al.. (2022). The Size Effect on Contact Angles and Dynamic Behaviors of Droplets on Microcolumn and Microstrip Array Surfaces. Advanced Engineering Materials. 24(8). 5 indexed citations

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Ma, Zhichao, Weizhi Li, Bin Huang, et al.. (2021). Strain rate‐dependent deformation behaviors of multi‐layer carbon fiber reinforced polymer laminates. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 138(36). 5 indexed citations

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Zhao, Dan, et al.. (2021). Investigations on thermal effects on scratch behavior of monocrystalline silicon via molecular dynamics simulation. Materials Today Communications. 26. 102042–102042. 23 indexed citations

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Guo, Yue, Jianhai Zhang, & Hongwei Zhao. (2021). Microstructure evolution and mechanical responses of Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloys during hot deformation process. Journal of Materials Science. 56(24). 13429–13478. 35 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhaoxin, et al.. (2020). Dissimilar Friction Stir Welding of Austenitic and Duplex Stainless Steel: Effect of Material Position and Tool Offset. steel research international. 91(10). 4 indexed citations

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Zhao, Dan, et al.. (2020). Effect of Rotation Speed on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Friction‐Stir‐Welded 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. 2020(1). 10 indexed citations

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Hu, Yong, et al.. (2019). The indentation and wear performance of hardfacing layers on H13 steel for use in high temperature application. AIP Advances. 9(9). 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Jiru, Jianping Li, Zhi Xu, et al.. (2019). Design, analysis, experiments and kinetic model of a high step efficiency piezoelectric actuator. Mechatronics. 59. 61–68. 39 indexed citations

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Wang, Shunbo, Yunyi Wang, Lingqi Kong, et al.. (2019). Design and testing of a cryogenic indentation apparatus. Review of Scientific Instruments. 90(1). 15117–15117. 19 indexed citations

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Hu, Yong, Mingxu Xu, Hongwei Zhao, et al.. (2018). The Preparation of H13 Steel for TBM Cutter and the Performance Test Close to Working Condition. Applied Sciences. 8(10). 1877–1877. 17 indexed citations

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