Junwen Liang

672 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 500 citations indexed

About

Junwen Liang is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Junwen Liang has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 500 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 7 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 7 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Junwen Liang's work include Topology Optimization in Engineering (9 papers), Piezoelectric Actuators and Control (7 papers) and Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (7 papers). Junwen Liang is often cited by papers focused on Topology Optimization in Engineering (9 papers), Piezoelectric Actuators and Control (7 papers) and Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (7 papers). Junwen Liang collaborates with scholars based in China and Japan. Junwen Liang's co-authors include Xianmin Zhang, Benliang Zhu, Rixin Wang, Hongchuan Zhang, Hai Li, Haoyan Zang, Shinji Nishiwaki, Hao Li, Hao Xu and Zhangye Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Sensors and Actuators A Physical and Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Junwen Liang

16 papers receiving 488 citations

Hit Papers

Design of compliant mechanisms using continuum topology o... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150 200 250
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. Design of compliant mechanisms using continuum topology optimization: A review
    2019 297 citations Benliang Zhu, Xianmin Zhang et al. Mechanism and Machine Theory profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Junwen Liang China 10 288 210 170 86 79 19 500
Rixin Wang China 14 467 1.6× 283 1.3× 276 1.6× 150 1.7× 146 1.8× 41 729
Carlos Magluta Brazil 15 319 1.1× 177 0.8× 260 1.5× 37 0.4× 148 1.9× 59 609
Ney Roitman Brazil 16 354 1.2× 181 0.9× 262 1.5× 38 0.4× 167 2.1× 64 628
K.L. Lawrence United States 14 146 0.5× 77 0.4× 174 1.0× 60 0.7× 118 1.5× 50 613
Hirohisa Noguchi Japan 14 268 0.9× 78 0.4× 327 1.9× 43 0.5× 129 1.6× 58 588
Dachang Zhu China 11 102 0.4× 238 1.1× 35 0.2× 56 0.7× 144 1.8× 60 420
Prodyot K. Basu United States 17 430 1.5× 68 0.3× 404 2.4× 29 0.3× 141 1.8× 60 851
Ali Asghar Atai Iran 13 196 0.7× 76 0.4× 218 1.3× 62 0.7× 99 1.3× 32 543
Yuanwu Cai China 9 527 1.8× 72 0.3× 580 3.4× 107 1.2× 173 2.2× 11 852
P Salvini Italy 14 269 0.9× 316 1.5× 433 2.5× 97 1.1× 513 6.5× 98 989

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junwen Liang

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

All Works

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Yuan, Lei, Junwen Liang, Mingxiang Ling, et al.. (2023). An integrated modeling method for piezo-actuated compliant mechanisms. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 364. 114770–114770. 15 indexed citations
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Xu, Hao, Xianmin Zhang, Rixin Wang, Hongchuan Zhang, & Junwen Liang. (2023). Design of an SMA-driven compliant constant-force gripper based on a modified chained pseudo-rigid-body model. Mechanism and Machine Theory. 187. 105371–105371. 24 indexed citations
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Liang, Junwen, et al.. (2023). Topology Optimization of Geometrically Nonlinear Structures Based on a Self-Adaptive Material Interpolation Scheme. Machines. 11(12). 1047–1047. 7 indexed citations
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Liang, Junwen, et al.. (2023). Delamination of rotator cuff tears impairs healing after repair: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 31(11). 5255–5269. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Tao, et al.. (2023). Does the Fatty Infiltration Influence the Re-tear Rate and Functional Outcome After Rotator Cuff Repair? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics. 57(2). 227–237. 10 indexed citations
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Liang, Junwen, et al.. (2023). Association of obesity with high retears and complication rates, and low functional scores after rotator cuff repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 32(11). 2400–2411. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Rixin, et al.. (2022). Topology optimization of the front electrode patterns of solar cells based on moving wide Bezier curves with constrained end. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 65(2). 6 indexed citations
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Liang, Junwen, Xianmin Zhang, Benliang Zhu, Hongchuan Zhang, & Rixin Wang. (2022). Topology Optimization Method for Designing Compliant Mechanism With Given Constant Force Range. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics. 15(6). 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Rixin, et al.. (2022). Hybrid explicit–implicit topology optimization method for the integrated layout design of compliant mechanisms and actuators. Mechanism and Machine Theory. 171. 104750–104750. 13 indexed citations
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Zhu, Benliang, Rixin Wang, Junwen Liang, et al.. (2022). Design of compliant mechanisms: An explicit topology optimization method using end-constrained spline curves with variable width. Mechanism and Machine Theory. 171. 104713–104713. 14 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhuobo, et al.. (2022). Non-contact ultrasonic manipulation for targeted micro-droplet merge by using a flat–sharp cantilever. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 345. 113764–113764. 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Benliang, Rixin Wang, Hongchuan Zhang, et al.. (2021). An Approach for Geometrically Nonlinear Topology Optimization Using Moving Wide-Bézier Components With Constrained Ends. Journal of Mechanical Design. 144(1). 13 indexed citations
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Zhu, Benliang, Xianmin Zhang, Hai Li, et al.. (2020). An 89-line code for geometrically nonlinear topology optimization written in FreeFEM. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 63(2). 1015–1027. 37 indexed citations
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Liang, Junwen, Xianmin Zhang, & Benliang Zhu. (2019). Nonlinear topology optimization of parallel-grasping microgripper. Precision Engineering. 60. 152–159. 20 indexed citations
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Zhu, Benliang, Xianmin Zhang, Hongchuan Zhang, et al.. (2019). Design of compliant mechanisms using continuum topology optimization: A review. Mechanism and Machine Theory. 143. 103622–103622. 297 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Zhangye, et al.. (2005). A new cloud removal algorithm for multi-spectral images. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6043. 60430W–60430W. 24 indexed citations

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