Liang Zuo

12.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
512 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

Liang Zuo is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Liang Zuo has authored 512 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 383 papers in Materials Chemistry, 296 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 248 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Liang Zuo's work include Shape Memory Alloy Transformations (207 papers), Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (130 papers) and Magnetic Properties and Applications (129 papers). Liang Zuo is often cited by papers focused on Shape Memory Alloy Transformations (207 papers), Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (130 papers) and Magnetic Properties and Applications (129 papers). Liang Zuo collaborates with scholars based in China, France and Mexico. Liang Zuo's co-authors include Xiang Zhao, Claude Esling, Zongbin Li, Y.F. Shen, Yandong Wang, Yudong Zhang, Bo Yang, Haile Yan, Yang Ren and Gaowu Qin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Liang Zuo

481 papers receiving 10.2k 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.

Twinning and martensite in a 304 austenitic stainless steel

2012 465 citations Y.F. Shen, Yandong Wang et al. Materials Science and Engineering A profile →
Flatband λ-Ti3O5 towards extraordinary solar steam generation

2023 344 citations Bo Yang, Song Li et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Liang Zuo	7.1k	5.5k	4.1k	1.0k	898	512	10.4k
Xiaojuan Sun	3.6k 0.5×	3.6k 0.7×	1.8k 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	1.6k 1.7×	353	8.9k
A. Gebert	5.0k 0.7×	5.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.3×	690 0.7×	541 0.6×	304	9.2k
C.H. Shek	5.5k 0.8×	6.6k 1.2×	1.2k 0.3×	757 0.7×	1.0k 1.2×	240	10.2k
Kefu Yao	3.0k 0.4×	5.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.3×	419 0.4×	1.6k 1.8×	234	7.3k
Zhongming Ren	4.6k 0.6×	6.3k 1.2×	2.2k 0.6×	499 0.5×	3.3k 3.6×	532	10.0k
Tao Zhang	7.9k 1.1×	14.2k 2.6×	3.3k 0.8×	390 0.4×	1.4k 1.5×	482	16.3k
Peide Han	3.5k 0.5×	2.2k 0.4×	1.3k 0.3×	472 0.5×	565 0.6×	314	6.2k
Jordi Sort	6.1k 0.9×	3.2k 0.6×	4.1k 1.0×	768 0.7×	264 0.3×	372	13.0k
David Rafaja	3.9k 0.6×	2.8k 0.5×	898 0.2×	2.0k 1.9×	573 0.6×	318	6.6k
Yanchun Zhou	18.6k 2.6×	11.8k 2.2×	1.4k 0.3×	2.6k 2.5×	1.9k 2.1×	486	22.6k

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Wang, Luda, Haile Yan, Yudong Zhang, et al.. (2025). Dislocation dissociation assisted formation mechanism of sigma phase and its impact on producing heterogeneous lamellar microstructure in CoCrV medium-entropy alloy. International Journal of Plasticity. 186. 104260–104260. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yu, Jing Bai, Dan Liu, et al.. (2025). Enhanced magnetocaloric effect in Ni-Mn-Sn alloys by synergistic manipulation of magnetization difference and lattice volume. Applied Materials Today. 42. 102589–102589. 1 indexed citations

Bai, Jing, Jiaxin Xu, Jianglong Gu, et al.. (2024). Unraveling magnetic properties and martensitic transformation in Mn‐rich Ni–Mn–Sn alloys: first‐principles calculations and experiments. Rare Metals. 43(4). 1769–1785. 12 indexed citations

Wu, Yanze, Ziqi Guan, Hongyuan Tang, et al.. (2024). Excellent mechanical properties and giant room-temperature elastocaloric effect in spark plasma sintered Ni-Co-Mn-Ti shape memory alloy. Physica B Condensed Matter. 696. 416611–416611. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Jiajing, Zongbin Li, Jinwei Li, et al.. (2024). Superelastic Cu68.5Al17.5Mn14 single crystal with an ultra-wide working temperature range for elastocaloric cooling. Scripta Materialia. 252. 116227–116227. 9 indexed citations

Zhang, Guoyao, Honglin Wang, Zongbin Li, et al.. (2024). Quasi-linear superelasticity and associated elastocaloric effect in boron-doped polycrystalline Ni-Mn-Ti alloys. Acta Materialia. 281. 120411–120411. 11 indexed citations

Bai, Jing, et al.. (2024). Insights into effects of Fe doping on phase stability, martensitic transformation, and magnetic properties in Ni-Mn-Ti-Fe all-d-metal Heusler alloys. Materials Today Communications. 41. 110415–110415.

Guan, Ziqi, et al.. (2024). Realizing overall trade-off of barocaloric performances in 1-bromoadamantane-graphene composites. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 218. 88–94. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Honglin, Zongbin Li, Long Hou, et al.. (2024). Large elastocaloric effect covering a broad temperature window in a composition-graded Ni50Mn31.5Ti18.5 alloy prepared by magnetic field-assisted directional solidification. Acta Materialia. 274. 120020–120020. 21 indexed citations

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Liu, Cong, Yueping Wang, Zongbin Li, et al.. (2024). Giant mechanical energy storage capacity and long-term mechanical cyclability in a fine-grained Heusler-type Co51V33Ga16 shape memory alloy. Acta Materialia. 277. 120185–120185. 4 indexed citations

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Yang, Jiajing, Honglin Wang, Zongbin Li, et al.. (2023). Crystallography of stress-induced martensitic transformation and giant elastocaloric effect in a <001>A textured Ni27Cu21Mn46Sn6 shape memory alloy. Acta Materialia. 263. 119546–119546. 25 indexed citations

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Liu, Cong, Honglin Wang, Zongbin Li, et al.. (2023). Orientation dependence of elastocaloric effect in a Cu71.3Al17.5Mn11.2 single crystal. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 969. 172392–172392. 16 indexed citations

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Huang, Xiaoming, Ying Zhao, Haile Yan, et al.. (2023). Enhanced cyclic stability and enlarged working temperature window of NiFeGa elastocaloric refrigerant via introducing strong texture and ductile interfacial precipitate. Scripta Materialia. 234. 115544–115544. 16 indexed citations

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Zhao, Nan, et al.. (2023). Magnesium-induced evolution of micromorphology on layered double hydroxides for enhanced hybrid supercapacitors. Journal of Energy Storage. 77. 110010–110010. 13 indexed citations

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Yang, Jiajing, Zongbin Li, Xiaoliang Zhang, et al.. (2023). Manipulation of thermal hysteresis and magnetocaloric effect in the Ni-Co-Mn-In alloys through lattice contraction: Effect of Ge substitution for In. Acta Materialia. 246. 118694–118694. 51 indexed citations

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Wei, Jingxun, et al.. (2023). Evolution of microstructure and properties in 2219 aluminum alloy produced by wire arc additive manufacturing assisted by interlayer friction stir processing. Materials Science and Engineering A. 868. 144794–144794. 41 indexed citations

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Shen, Y.F., et al.. (2023). Achieving sustainable strain hardening in a carbon-doped CuFeMnNi high-entropy alloy via dual-level heterogeneous microstructures. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 939. 168831–168831. 18 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaoliang, Zongbin Li, Honglin Wang, et al.. (2023). Tension induced detwinning of hierarchically twinned non-modulated martensite in Ni-Mn-Ga alloys. International Journal of Plasticity. 167. 103662–103662. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Song, Gaowu Qin, Wenli Pei, & Liang Zuo. (2011). One pot preparation of plasmonic photocatalyst at low temperature. Rare Metals. 30(S1). 157–160. 2 indexed citations

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Cong, Daoyong, Yandong Wang, Jianzhong Xu, et al.. (2007). Neutron diffraction study on crystal structure and phase transformation in Ni-Mn-Ga ferromagnetic shape memory alloys. Powder Diffraction. 22(4). 307–311. 2 indexed citations

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