Lei Zhang

10.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
465 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Lei Zhang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Zhang has authored 465 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 202 papers in Materials Chemistry, 199 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 128 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Lei Zhang's work include Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (109 papers), Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (103 papers) and Concrete Corrosion and Durability (53 papers). Lei Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (109 papers), Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (103 papers) and Concrete Corrosion and Durability (53 papers). Lei Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Lei Zhang's co-authors include Xiao‐Ling Zhao, Minxu Lu, Zhu Wang, Wei Chang, Lining Xu, Liang Meng, Jiabin Liu, Yong Hua, Shaoqiang Guo and Aimin Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Physical Review B.

In The Last Decade

Lei Zhang

430 papers receiving 8.1k 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.

State-of-the-art review on FRP strengthened steel structures

2006 818 citations Lei Zhang et al. profile →
Design strategy of high-entropy perovskite energy-storage ceramics: A review

2024 73 citations Yating Ning, Yongping Pu et al. Journal of the European Ceramic Society profile →
A review on ceramic coatings prepared by laser cladding technology

2024 67 citations Lei Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lei Zhang China	43	3.8k	3.2k	2.5k	1.9k	1.4k	465	8.4k
A.P.I. Popoola South Africa	35	4.8k 1.3×	3.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	670 0.4×	174 0.1×	587	9.0k
Wei Liu China	38	1.8k 0.5×	2.2k 0.7×	2.4k 0.9×	242 0.1×	714 0.5×	357	5.9k
Bart Blanpain Belgium	57	5.3k 1.4×	9.1k 2.9×	1.5k 0.6×	252 0.1×	1.5k 1.1×	441	14.5k
Dawei Zhang China	58	7.6k 2.0×	1.9k 0.6×	2.4k 1.0×	2.3k 1.2×	76 0.1×	241	11.0k
Xianming Shi United States	52	3.2k 0.8×	796 0.3×	7.1k 2.8×	248 0.1×	1.4k 1.1×	283	10.5k
Ivan Cole Australia	50	6.6k 1.7×	1.3k 0.4×	2.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	87 0.1×	261	9.0k
Shan‐Tung Tu China	52	3.4k 0.9×	6.6k 2.1×	991 0.4×	494 0.3×	107 0.1×	463	10.4k
Jae‐Myung Lee South Korea	36	1.4k 0.4×	2.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	416 0.2×	128 0.1×	270	4.7k
Bernhard Elsener Italy	43	3.7k 1.0×	774 0.2×	4.5k 1.8×	639 0.3×	487 0.4×	134	7.1k
Xiangguo Li China	42	2.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.4×	2.2k 0.8×	97 0.1×	1.3k 1.0×	174	6.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Zhang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Honda, Hiroshi, et al.. (2025). Effect of impurities on supercritical CO2 corrosion in carbon capture and storage: A review. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 255. 214092–214092.

Li, Hongsheng, et al.. (2025). Numerical and experimental investigation on rock breaking mechanism and performance of high-pressure energy-gathering water jet. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 320. 111050–111050. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Zhu, Biao Liu, Shaona Wang, et al.. (2025). Corrosion inhibition mechanism of Na2CrO4 on 316L in highly concentrated NaOH solutions. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 35. 4792–4804. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Lei, Xu Li, Jietang Zhao, et al.. (2025). Litchi40K v1.0: a cost-effective, flexible, and versatile liquid SNP chip for genetic analysis and digitalization of germplasm resources in litchi. Horticulture Research. 12(5). uhaf038–uhaf038. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Lei, et al.. (2024). Research on the Aerodynamic Performance and Collaborative Optimization Design of the Full-Scale Compact Inlet Chamber of a Nuclear-Powered Steam Turbine. Machines. 12(4). 262–262. 1 indexed citations

Tong, Ping, Chen Niu, Naseer Ahmad, et al.. (2024). Research progress on the application of magnetophoretic separation technology in detection of food quality. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 137. 106922–106922. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Shuaibing, et al.. (2024). Local-global interaction buckling and load carrying capacity calculation method of cold-formed steel built-up closed section column. Structures. 71. 107970–107970. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Bin, et al.. (2024). Integrated design method of marine C/GFRP hat-stiffened panels towards ultimate strength optimisation. Ocean Engineering. 317. 120052–120052. 3 indexed citations

Hua, Nengbin, Yang Xu, Xiongwei Liang, et al.. (2024). Remarkable enhancement of the corrosive-wear resistance for Ti-Zr-Hf-Nb-Fe high-entropy alloys by a facile high-temperature oxidation treatment. Tribology International. 200. 110172–110172. 5 indexed citations

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Ning, Yating, Yongping Pu, Chunhui Wu, et al.. (2024). Design strategy of high-entropy perovskite energy-storage ceramics: A review. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 44(8). 4831–4843. 73 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Le, Yanxia Du, Yi Liang, et al.. (2024). Research on numerical modeling of ac interference from high-speed railway to nearby buried pipeline. Electric Power Systems Research. 228. 110047–110047. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Le, et al.. (2024). Investigation on localized corrosion behavior of pipeline steel under AC interference in alkaline earth metal environment using wire beam electrode. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 973. 118668–118668. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Hongzhi, Yifan Zhang, Wengang Bai, et al.. (2023). Control strategies and dynamic experimental tests on the wide-range and rapid load regulation of a first pilot multi-megawatts fossil-fired supercritical CO2 power system. Energy Conversion and Management. 279. 116748–116748. 42 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiang, et al.. (2023). Numerical modeling and parametric study of the heat storage process of the 1.05 MW molten salt furnace. Energy. 282. 128740–128740. 11 indexed citations

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Zhao, Qian, et al.. (2023). Stress-based hydrogen damage model of X80 pipeline steel and its damage risk assessment under cathodic interference. International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping. 203. 104947–104947. 7 indexed citations

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Na, Hongming, Yuxing Yuan, Tao Du, et al.. (2023). Multi-process production occurs in the iron and steel industry, supporting ‘dual carbon’ target: An in-depth study of CO2 emissions from different processes. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 140. 46–58. 30 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhu, et al.. (2023). Selective corrosion mechanism of CoCrFeMoNi high-entropy alloy in the transpassive region based on the passive film characterization by ToF-SIMS. Corrosion Science. 218. 111206–111206. 21 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lei, et al.. (2021). CeO 2 对Ag30CuZnSn药芯银钎料润湿性能及钎焊接头组织与性能的影响. 35(8). 8134–8139. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Fuxue, et al.. (2006). DEWETTING OF SnAgCu LEAD-FREE SOLDER LIQUID ON NON-WETTING LINE. Acta Metallurgica Sinica. 42(12). 1298–1302. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lei, et al.. (2005). Ethylene Polymerization with Palygorskite Supported Nickel-Diimine Catalyst. 中国化学工程学报：英文版. 13(3). 361–366. 1 indexed citations

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