Kaiwen Xia

8.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
178 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Kaiwen Xia is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaiwen Xia has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 63 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 60 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kaiwen Xia's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (117 papers), High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (60 papers) and Geophysical Methods and Applications (28 papers). Kaiwen Xia is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (117 papers), High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (60 papers) and Geophysical Methods and Applications (28 papers). Kaiwen Xia collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Kaiwen Xia's co-authors include Wei Yao, Feng Dai, Sheng Huang, Ying Xu, Ares J. Rosakis, Rui Chen, Hiroo Kanamori, Bangbiao Wu, Sheng Huang and H.B. Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Kaiwen Xia

166 papers receiving 7.0k 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.

Suggested methods for determining the dynamic strength parameters and mode-I fracture toughness of rock materials

2011 759 citations Kaiwen Xia et al. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences profile →
Some Fundamental Issues in Dynamic Compression and Tension Tests of Rocks Using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar

2010 438 citations Kaiwen Xia et al. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering profile →
Dynamic rock tests using split Hopkinson (Kolsky) bar system – A review

2014 430 citations Kaiwen Xia, Wei Yao Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kaiwen Xia China	41	5.8k	2.9k	2.4k	2.1k	1.9k	178	7.2k
Jianbo Zhu China	39	3.3k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	560 0.2×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	152	4.5k
Fengqiang Gong China	45	5.9k 1.0×	2.6k 0.9×	696 0.3×	2.1k 1.0×	2.7k 1.4×	172	6.6k
Wenbo Lu China	43	3.3k 0.6×	3.5k 1.2×	1.7k 0.7×	827 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	247	6.2k
Nuwen Xu China	45	4.0k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	452 0.2×	1.4k 0.7×	2.2k 1.1×	91	4.7k
Kun Du China	36	3.6k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	433 0.2×	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	135	4.7k
Arcady Dyskin Australia	36	2.9k 0.5×	1.5k 0.5×	613 0.3×	903 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	251	4.6k
Heinz Konietzky Germany	45	4.0k 0.7×	2.6k 0.9×	309 0.1×	1.5k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	199	5.4k
Joseph F. Labuz United States	35	3.3k 0.6×	2.1k 0.7×	334 0.1×	1.8k 0.9×	960 0.5×	177	4.6k
C.A. Tang China	42	4.8k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	381 0.2×	1.9k 0.9×	2.1k 1.1×	91	5.6k
Xin Cai China	35	3.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	543 0.2×	1.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	132	4.3k

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All Works

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Li, Xing, et al.. (2025). Three-dimensional elastoplastic modelling for deformation property of sandstone with dilatancy. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment. 42. 100665–100665. 1 indexed citations

Xia, Kaiwen, et al.. (2025). Generalizable deep learning models for predicting laboratory earthquakes. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1). 1 indexed citations

Gao, Han, et al.. (2025). Three-dimensional elastoplastic constitutive modeling of green sandstone within ductile domain. Computers and Geotechnics. 188. 107610–107610.

Yao, Wei, Kai Su, Zhou Lei, et al.. (2025). Dynamic mode II fracture properties of saturated sandstone after microwave irradiation. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 327. 111463–111463.

Liu, Ang, et al.. (2024). Competitive sorption of CH₄ and CO₂ on coals: Implications for carbon geo-storage. Separation and Purification Technology. 354. 129399–129399. 9 indexed citations

Xu, Ying, et al.. (2024). Effects of fault roughness on estimating critical slip-weakening distance from fault slip history: A laboratory study. Tectonophysics. 885. 230419–230419. 6 indexed citations

Xu, Ying, et al.. (2024). Dynamic rock tensile failure under hydrostatic pressure analyzed with wavelet transform of acoustic emission signals. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 306. 110206–110206. 3 indexed citations

Li, Xing, et al.. (2024). A three-dimensional elastoplastic constitutive model incorporating Lode angle dependence. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment. 38. 100567–100567. 7 indexed citations

Xiao, Junjie, et al.. (2024). An improved three-dimensional extension of Hoek–Brown criterion for rocks. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources. 10(1). 5 indexed citations

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Xu, Ying, et al.. (2024). True-triaxial strength characteristics of cement stone subjected to sulfuric acid corrosion: An experimental and theoretical study. Construction and Building Materials. 444. 137877–137877. 5 indexed citations

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Xu, Ying, et al.. (2023). Influences of notch width and notch-tip angle on the fracture toughness measurement using the semi-circular bend (SCB) specimen. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 281. 109098–109098. 23 indexed citations

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Xia, Kaiwen, et al.. (2023). Laboratory earthquakes decipher control and stability of rupture speeds. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2427–2427. 24 indexed citations

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Xia, Kaiwen, et al.. (2022). Correction of dynamic Brazilian disc tensile strength of rocks under preloading conditions considering the overload phenomenon and invoking the Griffith criterion. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 15(8). 1986–1996. 15 indexed citations

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Xu, Ran, et al.. (2022). Fault Slip Behaviors Modulated by Locally Increased Fluid Pressure: Earthquake Nucleation and Slow Slip Events. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 127(12). 4 indexed citations

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Li, Xing, et al.. (2022). A modified triaxial split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) system for quantifying the dynamic compressive response of porous rocks subjected to coupled hydraulic-mechanical loading. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources. 8(1). 25 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kaiyu, Feng Liu, & Kaiwen Xia. (2021). Formulation, calibration, and applications of disk-based discontinuous deformation analysis for rock failure simulation. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 148. 104944–104944. 26 indexed citations

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Yao, Wei, Ying Xu, & Kaiwen Xia. (2020). Damage Evolution During Rock Pulverization Induced by Dynamic Compressive Loading. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 125(5). 26 indexed citations

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Xu, Ying, et al.. (2019). Experimental Study of the Dynamic Shear Response of Rocks Using a Modified Punch Shear Method. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 52(8). 2523–2534. 36 indexed citations

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Wang, Lin, et al.. (2017). Curved nanotwinned structure in Ni induced by dynamic compression. Journal of Materials Science. 52(22). 13261–13270. 5 indexed citations

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Benson, Philip, et al.. (2016). UCL Discovery (University College London). 4 indexed citations

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