Jian Zhou

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
128 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Jian Zhou is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Jian Zhou has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 40 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 36 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Jian Zhou's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (36 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (20 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (17 papers). Jian Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (36 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (20 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (17 papers). Jian Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Jian Zhou's co-authors include Luqing Zhang, Zhenhua Han, Song Wang, Zhejun Pan, Anika Braun, Qiangling Yao, Luqing Zhang, Duoxing Yang, Zhaohui Chong and Xuehua Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Scientific Reports and Small.

In The Last Decade

Jian Zhou

108 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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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.

Synergy of dual-atom catalysts deviated from the scaling relationship for oxygen evolution reaction

2023 147 citations Cong Fang, Jian Zhou et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jian Zhou China	23	1.1k	679	623	540	328	128	1.9k
Gan Feng China	22	1.3k 1.2×	517 0.8×	608 1.0×	439 0.8×	428 1.3×	90	1.7k
Chloé Arson United States	23	886 0.8×	283 0.4×	257 0.4×	817 1.5×	318 1.0×	112	1.6k
Zaobao Liu China	30	1.5k 1.3×	483 0.7×	629 1.0×	1.1k 2.0×	770 2.3×	104	2.4k
Linqi Huang China	24	1.4k 1.2×	343 0.5×	653 1.0×	605 1.1×	492 1.5×	71	1.7k
Chengwu Li China	21	711 0.6×	407 0.6×	599 1.0×	484 0.9×	97 0.3×	121	1.8k
Wenfeng Li China	22	801 0.7×	520 0.8×	447 0.7×	433 0.8×	102 0.3×	129	1.8k
Lishuai Jiang China	27	1.7k 1.6×	224 0.3×	596 1.0×	672 1.2×	519 1.6×	70	2.1k
Xuewei Liu China	24	1.1k 1.0×	362 0.5×	597 1.0×	522 1.0×	374 1.1×	90	1.6k
Qinglei Yu China	26	1.3k 1.2×	334 0.5×	474 0.8×	643 1.2×	557 1.7×	73	1.7k
Minh‐Ngoc Vu France	24	1.2k 1.1×	233 0.3×	266 0.4×	1.2k 2.2×	251 0.8×	142	2.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Qing, Jian Zhou, Lili Zhang, et al.. (2025). Unraveling the local coordination effect of Cu–N–C single-atom catalysts towards CO adsorption via a gas-phase cluster model approach. Chemical Science. 16(25). 11598–11607. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Jian, et al.. (2025). Impact of pore water distribution on cracking patterns and strength of longyou argillaceous siltstone, China: insights from CT testing and numerical modelling. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 85(1).

Xiao, Peng, et al.. (2024). A novel bi-modular elastic algorithm in particle Flow Code for thermal cracking modeling of rock. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 130. 104257–104257.

Zhou, Jian, et al.. (2024). Modeling obliquely incident seismic wave propagation in rocks via the FDM-DEM coupling scheme: Algorithms and applications. Computers and Geotechnics. 176. 106745–106745. 3 indexed citations

Zhou, Jian, et al.. (2024). Numerical study on the back slope effect of trapezoidal canyon slope under oblique incidence of P-SV waves. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 31513–31513. 2 indexed citations

Xiao, Peng, et al.. (2024). Numerical analysis of the influence of quartz crystal anisotropy on the thermal–mechanical coupling behavior of monomineral quartzite. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources. 10(1).

Wang, Song, et al.. (2024). Quantitative analysis of fracture network geometry on fluid flow and heat transfer in hot dry rock geothermal reservoirs. Energy. 313. 133815–133815. 4 indexed citations

Li, Ruirui, et al.. (2024). Numerical Determination of Anisotropic Permeability for Unconsolidated Hydrate Reservoir: A DEM–CFD Coupling Method. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 12(8). 1447–1447. 3 indexed citations

Tan, Ye, et al.. (2024). Analysis of Soil–Water Characteristic Curve and Microstructure of Undisturbed Loess. Applied Sciences. 14(8). 3329–3329. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Song, et al.. (2023). Numerical investigation of interactions between hydraulic and pre-existing opening-mode fractures in crystalline rocks based on a hydro-grain-based model. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 229. 212073–212073. 8 indexed citations

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Yang, Jizhong, et al.. (2023). Revealing the shallow soil structure of the Yigong Lake in the Tibetan Plateau using a portable distributed acoustic sensing interrogator. Frontiers in Earth Science. 10. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Ruirui, et al.. (2023). Effect of interlayer mixed zone and effective stress on permeability anisotropy of NGH turbidite reservoir. Energy. 284. 129172–129172. 4 indexed citations

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Fang, Cong, Jian Zhou, Lili Zhang, et al.. (2023). Synergy of dual-atom catalysts deviated from the scaling relationship for oxygen evolution reaction. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4449–4449. 147 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Song, et al.. (2023). Modeling Interactions between Hydraulic and Closed Natural Fractures in Brittle Crystalline Rocks: A Fluid–Solid Coupling Grain-Based Approach for Characterizing Microcracking Behaviors. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 57(2). 889–920. 13 indexed citations

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Zhang, Luqing, et al.. (2023). Effect of Mineral Grain and Hydrate Layered Distribution Characteristics on the Mechanical Properties of Hydrate-Bearing Sediments. Energies. 16(21). 7366–7366. 5 indexed citations

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Fang, Yong, et al.. (2020). Evaluating the Impact of Blast‐Induced Damage on the Rock Load Supported by Liner in Construction of a Deep Shaft: A Case Study of Ventilation Shaft of Micangshan Road Tunnel Project. Advances in Civil Engineering. 2020(1). 3 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jian, Luqing Zhang, Xiao Li, & Zhejun Pan. (2019). Experimental and modeling study of the stress-dependent permeability of a single fracture in shale under high effective stress. Fuel. 257. 116078–116078. 47 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jian, et al.. (2018). Influence of Grain Size Heterogeneity and In-Situ Stress on the Hydraulic Fracturing Process by PFC2D Modeling. Energies. 11(6). 1413–1413. 30 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jian, et al.. (2017). The Influence of Pad Pivot Elastic Deformation on Static and Dynamic Coefficients for Fixed-Tilting Pad Journal Bearing. 1 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jian, Luqing Zhang, Anika Braun, & Zhenhua Han. (2017). Investigation of Processes of Interaction between Hydraulic and Natural Fractures by PFC Modeling Comparing against Laboratory Experiments and Analytical Models. Energies. 10(7). 1001–1001. 34 indexed citations

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