Liao-Liang Ke

9.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
198 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Liao-Liang Ke is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Liao-Liang Ke has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 163 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 71 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 65 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Liao-Liang Ke's work include Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (70 papers), Numerical methods in engineering (57 papers) and Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (55 papers). Liao-Liang Ke is often cited by papers focused on Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (70 papers), Numerical methods in engineering (57 papers) and Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (55 papers). Liao-Liang Ke collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Hong Kong. Liao-Liang Ke's co-authors include Yue‐Sheng Wang, Jie Yang, S. Kitipornchai, Y. Xiang, Zhengdao Wang, Chen Liu, Shaoyu Zhao, Zhan Yong Zhao, Zhicheng Yang and Fei Shen and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Engineering Journal, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer and Journal of Applied Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

Liao-Liang Ke

182 papers receiving 8.4k 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.

Nonlinear free vibration of functionally graded carbon nanotube-reinforced composite beams

2009 518 citations Liao-Liang Ke, Jie Yang et al. Composite Structures profile →
Functionally graded graphene reinforced composite structures: A review

2020 491 citations Liao-Liang Ke, S. Kitipornchai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liao-Liang Ke China	47	7.3k	5.1k	1.5k	1.3k	828	198	8.7k
Mohamed A. Eltaher Egypt	41	4.8k 0.7×	4.0k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	732 0.9×	191	6.2k
Reza Kolahchi Iran	45	3.6k 0.5×	2.4k 0.5×	738 0.5×	1.5k 1.2×	332 0.4×	177	4.8k
Abdelmoumen Anis Bousahla Algeria	52	4.7k 0.6×	2.5k 0.5×	958 0.6×	2.2k 1.8×	277 0.3×	107	5.7k
A. Ghorbanpour Arani Iran	41	4.3k 0.6×	3.8k 0.7×	486 0.3×	1.1k 0.8×	780 0.9×	276	5.4k
Raimondo Luciano Italy	55	5.0k 0.7×	3.6k 0.7×	700 0.5×	2.3k 1.9×	433 0.5×	198	7.3k
Holm Altenbach Germany	37	4.0k 0.5×	2.2k 0.4×	1.6k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	109 0.1×	340	5.7k
Hamed Safarpour Iran	48	3.8k 0.5×	2.7k 0.5×	818 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	180 0.2×	85	4.7k
Mohammad Arefi Iran	48	4.9k 0.7×	3.2k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	1.7k 1.3×	213 0.3×	187	5.6k
Jilin Yu China	39	2.7k 0.4×	2.3k 0.5×	2.4k 1.6×	1.4k 1.1×	196 0.2×	98	4.7k
A. Saidi Iran	41	3.5k 0.5×	2.2k 0.4×	1.5k 1.0×	1.7k 1.3×	289 0.3×	201	5.3k

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Sun, Yao, Jie Su, Hongxia Song, & Liao-Liang Ke. (2025). The size-dependent elastohydrodynamic lubrication contact of piezoelectric materials. Acta Mechanica. 237(2). 849–869. 1 indexed citations

Shen, Fei, et al.. (2025). Rough surface sliding electrical contact analysis with the consideration of profile-dependent friction coefficient. Acta Mechanica. 236(9). 5273–5299.

Jia, Xiaoli, et al.. (2025). Synergistic strengthening of strength-toughness in bionic double-helicoidal carbon/basalt fiber hybrid composite laminates under flexural loads. Thin-Walled Structures. 218. 113921–113921.

Shen, Fei, et al.. (2025). Evolution of electrical contact status and wear pattern under various loading conditions for copper-beryllium alloy. Wear. 582-583. 206366–206366.

Sun, Yao, et al.. (2025). Optimal solution for size-dependent sliding frictional contact of piezoelectric materials. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 302. 110557–110557.

Zhang, Zheng, Gan‐Yun Huang, Fei Shen, & Liao-Liang Ke. (2025). A phase field model for spalling failure due to rolling contact fatigue. International Journal of Fatigue. 198. 109006–109006.

Wu, Xinwei, Mingyang Chen, & Liao-Liang Ke. (2025). How does electromigration induce fracture of IMC in solder joints?. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 301. 110477–110477. 1 indexed citations

Li, Yiran, Gan‐Yun Huang, Liao-Liang Ke, et al.. (2024). Stick-to-slip transition characterized by nucleation and emission of dislocations and the implications in earthquake nucleation. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 72. 102234–102234.

Jia, Xiaoli, et al.. (2024). Optimisation of properties of multidimensional hybrid polymer nanocomposites for flexible pressure sensors. Chemical Engineering Journal. 493. 152705–152705. 5 indexed citations

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Jia, Xiaoli, et al.. (2024). Design and application of a new high-performance flexible six-axis force/torque sensor for massage therapy. Measurement. 243. 116312–116312. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Mingyang, Jintao Zhu, & Liao-Liang Ke. (2024). Load transfer characteristics in biocomposites reinforced by periodically graded cellulose microfibrils. Composite Structures. 345. 118404–118404. 1 indexed citations

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Mao, Jia-Jia, et al.. (2024). Free vibration of cracked FGM Mindlin plate in fluid. Composite Structures. 336. 118013–118013. 5 indexed citations

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Shen, Fei, et al.. (2024). An efficient method for electro-thermo-mechanical coupling effect in electrical contact on rough surfaces. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 226. 125492–125492. 14 indexed citations

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Shen, Fei, et al.. (2024). Thermo-elastoplastic sliding frictional contact and wear analysis of FGM-coated half-planes. Acta Mechanica. 235(8). 4943–4960. 4 indexed citations

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Ke, Liao-Liang, et al.. (2024). Size-dependent axisymmetric contact vibration analysis with couple stress. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 133. 286–309.

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Wu, Zhangming, et al.. (2023). Free vibration of size-dependent FGM Mindlin microplates in viscous fluid. Waves in Random and Complex Media. 36(2). 2179–2205. 5 indexed citations

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Ke, Liao-Liang, et al.. (2023). Axisymmetric thermoelastic contact vibration between a viscoelastic half-space and a rotating spherical punch. Acta Mechanica. 234(5). 1991–2008. 2 indexed citations

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Shen, Fei, et al.. (2023). Electrical contact resistance endurance of AgNi10 alloy under fretting wear: Experiment and numerical prediction. Wear. 530-531. 205009–205009. 29 indexed citations

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Wang, Yi-Ze, et al.. (2016). Nonlinear vibration of carbon nanotube embedded in viscous elastic matrix under parametric excitation by nonlocal continuum theory. Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 83. 195–200. 43 indexed citations

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Ke, Liao-Liang, et al.. (2016). Axisymmetric frictionless contact of a functionally graded piezoelectric layered half-space under a conducting punch. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 90. 45–59. 45 indexed citations

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