Kun Du

5.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
135 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Kun Du is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Du has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 60 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 37 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kun Du's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (72 papers), Tunneling and Rock Mechanics (28 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (24 papers). Kun Du is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (72 papers), Tunneling and Rock Mechanics (28 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (24 papers). Kun Du collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Kun Du's co-authors include Ming Tao, Xibing Li, Shaofeng Wang, Jian Zhou, Fengqiang Gong, Xuefeng Li, Diyuan Li, Xibing Li, Longjun Dong and Xiling Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Scientific Reports and Journal of Controlled Release.

In The Last Decade

Kun Du

128 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Experimental study on acoustic emission (AE) characteristics and crack classification during rock fracture in several basic lab tests

2020 459 citations Kun Du, Xuefeng Li et al. profile →
Failure mechanism and coupled static-dynamic loading theory in deep hard rock mining: A review

2017 415 citations Kun Du et al. profile →
Experimental Study of Slabbing and Rockburst Induced by True-Triaxial Unloading and Local Dynamic Disturbance

2016 260 citations Kun Du, Jian Zhou et al. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering profile →
Experimental study on the effect of strain rate on rock acoustic emission characteristics

2020 222 citations Xiling Liu, Kun Du et al. profile →
Experimental investigation of rock breakage by a conical pick and its application to non-explosive mechanized mining in deep hard rock

2019 195 citations Kun Du et al. profile →
Understanding the evolution mechanism and classification criteria of tensile -shear cracks in rock failure process from acoustic emission (AE) characteristics

2024 60 citations Kun Du, Minghui Liu et al. Engineering Fracture Mechanics profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Kun Du	3.6k	2.0k	1.6k	1.4k	694	135	4.7k
Ming Tao	4.0k 1.1×	2.4k 1.2×	1.7k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	718 1.0×	150	5.3k
Xin Cai	3.5k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	423 0.6×	132	4.3k
Tao Xu	3.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	621 0.9×	173	4.6k
D.O. Potyondy	4.2k 1.2×	2.5k 1.3×	1.3k 0.8×	2.1k 1.4×	676 1.0×	33	5.6k
Jianbo Zhu	3.3k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	416 0.6×	152	4.5k
Joseph F. Labuz	3.3k 0.9×	2.1k 1.1×	1.8k 1.1×	960 0.7×	392 0.6×	177	4.6k
Abbas Taheri	3.4k 0.9×	2.7k 1.4×	1.4k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	601 0.9×	150	5.0k
Jianchun Li	3.9k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	485 0.7×	169	5.2k
Xibing Li	3.8k 1.1×	1.9k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	888 1.3×	56	4.6k
Gao‐Feng Zhao	2.4k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	729 0.5×	303 0.4×	173	3.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Yi, Zhaolong Ma, Kun Du, et al.. (2025). A network analysis of the relationship between perceived social support, emotion regulation, and job burnout among elementary and middle school teachers. Frontiers in Psychology. 16. 1704862–1704862.

Ding, Wenjiang, Kun Du, & Chen Bao. (2025). Investigation on the method to estimate fracture properties of semi-elliptical surface cracked plate under three-point bending. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 320. 111062–111062. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Chaoshui, et al.. (2025). Joint Characterization and Stability Analysis: Measurement Techniques and Engineering Implications. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 59(1). 1061–1081.

Li, Chuanqi, Jian Zhou, & Kun Du. (2024). Towards lightweight excavation: Machine learning exploration of rock size distribution prediction after tunnel blasting. Journal of Computational Science. 78. 102266–102266. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Zhenyu, Jian Zhou, Kun Du, & Manoj Khandelwal. (2024). Enhanced multi-task learning models for pile drivability prediction: Leveraging metaheuristic algorithms and statistical evaluation. Transportation Geotechnics. 47. 101288–101288. 6 indexed citations

Du, Kun, et al.. (2024). Construction Practices of Green Mines in China. Sustainability. 16(1). 461–461. 9 indexed citations

Du, Kun, et al.. (2024). Understanding the evolution mechanism and classification criteria of tensile -shear cracks in rock failure process from acoustic emission (AE) characteristics. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 296. 109864–109864. 60 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhu, Chun, Sheng‐Qi Yang, Yuanyuan Pu, et al.. (2023). Advanced Progress of the Geo-Energy Technology in China. Energies. 16(19). 6812–6812.

Du, Kun, et al.. (2023). Development and application of gas adsorption model for coal based on particle flow code. Gas Science and Engineering. 110. 204858–204858. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Xuefeng, Kun Du, Jian Zhou, & Zhiqiang Yin. (2023). Failure behaviors of square-tunnel-structured rock specimens under various inclined boundary stress conditions. Engineering Failure Analysis. 157. 107888–107888. 7 indexed citations

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Zhao, Li, Guirui Yu, Zhi Chen, et al.. (2023). Climate controls over phenology and amplitude of net ecosystem productivity in a wheat-maize rotation system in the North China plain. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 333. 109411–109411. 13 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jian, Peixi Yang, Chuanqi Li, & Kun Du. (2023). Hybrid random forest-based models for predicting shear strength of structural surfaces based on surface morphology parameters and metaheuristic algorithms. Construction and Building Materials. 409. 133911–133911. 14 indexed citations

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Du, Kun, et al.. (2019). Semianalytical Coupled Model of Transient Pressure Behavior for Horizontal Well with Complex Fracture Networks in Tight Oil Reservoirs. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2019(1). 1 indexed citations

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Li, Bo, et al.. (2019). Damage Evolution of RC Beams Under Simultaneous Reinforcement Corrosion and Sustained Load. Materials. 12(4). 627–627. 31 indexed citations

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Wang, Junwen, et al.. (2018). Development of comprehensive performance testing technology for motorized spindle. Advances in Mechanical Engineering. 10(12). 4 indexed citations

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Du, Kun. (2013). PRELIMINARY STUDY FOR INDUCED FRACTURE AND NON-EXPLOSIVE CONTINUOUS MINING IN HIGH-GEOSTRESS HARD ROCK MINE—A CASE STUDY OF KAIYANG PHOSPHATE MINE. Chinese journal of rock mechanics and engineering. 20 indexed citations

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Du, Kun. (2012). CRITICAL FAILURE CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH STRESS ROCK INDUCED BY IMPACT DISTURBANCE UNDER CONFINING PRESSURE UNLOADING. Chinese journal of rock mechanics and engineering. 5 indexed citations

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Du, Kun. (2011). THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF HARD ROCK SPALLING FRACTURE UNDER IMPACT DYNAMIC LOADING. Chinese journal of rock mechanics and engineering. 10 indexed citations

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Meijer, J., Kun Du, D. Hoffmann, et al.. (2003). Laser machining by short and ultrashort pulses, state of the art. University of Twente Research Information. 43(3). 10–38. 6 indexed citations

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Du, Kun. (2003). Texture analysis based on WPD and HMM.

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