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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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.

Twinning and martensite in a 304 austenitic stainless steel

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

2023 344 citations Bo Yang, Haile Yan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liang Zuo China	52	7.1k	5.5k	4.1k	1.0k	898	512	10.4k
Xiaojuan Sun China	49	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 Germany	50	5.0k 0.7×	5.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.3×	690 0.7×	541 0.6×	304	9.2k
C.H. Shek Hong Kong	44	5.5k 0.8×	6.6k 1.2×	1.2k 0.3×	757 0.7×	1.0k 1.2×	240	10.2k
Kefu Yao China	43	3.0k 0.4×	5.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.3×	419 0.4×	1.6k 1.8×	234	7.3k
Zhongming Ren China	47	4.6k 0.6×	6.3k 1.2×	2.2k 0.6×	499 0.5×	3.3k 3.6×	532	10.0k
Tao Zhang China	60	7.9k 1.1×	14.2k 2.6×	3.3k 0.8×	390 0.4×	1.4k 1.5×	482	16.3k
Peide Han China	41	3.5k 0.5×	2.2k 0.4×	1.3k 0.3×	472 0.5×	565 0.6×	314	6.2k
Jordi Sort Spain	59	6.1k 0.9×	3.2k 0.6×	4.1k 1.0×	768 0.7×	264 0.3×	372	13.0k
David Rafaja Germany	40	3.9k 0.6×	2.8k 0.5×	898 0.2×	2.0k 1.9×	573 0.6×	318	6.6k
Yanchun Zhou China	78	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

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

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

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

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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Hao, Xiaowen, Hongwei Liu, Bo Yang, et al.. (2023). Large Cryogenic Magnetostriction Induced by Hydrostatic Pressure in MnCo0.92Ni0.08Si Alloy. Materials. 16(3). 1143–1143. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Zongbin, Bo Yang, Yudong Zhang, et al.. (2019). Crystallographic insights into diamond-shaped 7M martensite in Ni–Mn–Ga ferromagnetic shape-memory alloys. IUCrJ. 6(5). 909–920. 15 indexed citations

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Li, Zongbin, Zongbin Li, Zhenzhuang Li, et al.. (2018). Large room temperature adiabatic temperature variation in a Ni40Co8Mn42Sn10 polycrystalline alloy. Intermetallics. 100. 57–62. 37 indexed citations

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Li, Zhenzhuang, Zhenzhuang Li, Zongbin Li, et al.. (2018). Giant low-field magnetocaloric effect in a textured Ni45.3Co5.1Mn36.1In13.5 alloy. Scripta Materialia. 151. 61–65. 55 indexed citations

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Li, Zhenzhuang, Zhenzhuang Li, Zongbin Li, et al.. (2017). Large low-field magnetocaloric effect in directionally solidified Ni 55 Mn 18+x Ga 27−x (x = 0, 1, 2) alloys. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 445. 71–76. 17 indexed citations

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Yan, Haile, et al.. (2016). Crystal structure of modulated martensite and crystallographic correlations between martensite variants of Ni₅₀Mn₃₈Sn₁₂alloy. Journal of Applied Crystallography. 49(4). 1276–1283. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yudong, Benoît Beausir, Fang Liu, et al.. (2015). Twin-controlled growth of eutectic Si in unmodified and Sr-modified Al–12.7%Si alloys investigated by SEM/EBSD. Acta Materialia. 97. 338–347. 117 indexed citations

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Wang, Shiying, Yudong Zhang, Christophe Schuman, et al.. (2014). Study of twinning/detwinning behaviors of Ti by interrupted in situ tensile tests. Acta Materialia. 82. 424–436. 62 indexed citations

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Duan, Guosheng, Baolin Wu, Xueyan Du, et al.. (2014). The cyclic frequency sensitivity of low cycle fatigue (LCF) behavior of the AZ31B magnesium alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A. 603. 11–22. 22 indexed citations

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