Lihai Zhang

8.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
312 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Lihai Zhang is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Lihai Zhang has authored 312 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 139 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 52 papers in Building and Construction and 51 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Lihai Zhang's work include Bone fractures and treatments (34 papers), Concrete Corrosion and Durability (33 papers) and Concrete and Cement Materials Research (32 papers). Lihai Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Bone fractures and treatments (34 papers), Concrete Corrosion and Durability (33 papers) and Concrete and Cement Materials Research (32 papers). Lihai Zhang collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and United States. Lihai Zhang's co-authors include Saeed Miramini, JinJing Liao, Jun‐Jie Zeng, Priyan Mendis, Bruce S. Gardiner, David W. Smith, Jie Ren, Rui Zhou, Nelson Lam and Yongxin Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Biochemistry and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Lihai Zhang

291 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

Compressive behavior of FRP-confined ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) in circular columns

2021 160 citations JinJing Liao, Jun‐Jie Zeng et al. Engineering Structures profile →
Functionally graded porous structures: Analyses, performances, and applications – A Review

2023 159 citations Da Chen, Lihai Zhang et al. Thin-Walled Structures profile →
Bond behavior between GFRP bars and seawater sea-sand fiber-reinforced ultra-high strength concrete

2022 125 citations Jun‐Jie Zeng, JinJing Liao et al. Engineering Structures profile →
Effect of Metakaolin and Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag on the Performance of Hybrid Fibre-Reinforced Magnesium Oxychloride Cement-Based Composites

2025 21 citations S. Rawat, Lihai Zhang et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lihai Zhang Australia	42	3.2k	1.6k	813	689	644	312	6.4k
Hong Guan China	48	4.8k 1.5×	2.1k 1.3×	320 0.4×	579 0.8×	1.2k 1.9×	437	9.5k
Priyan Mendis Australia	58	7.6k 2.4×	5.8k 3.6×	263 0.3×	1.2k 1.7×	2.1k 3.2×	393	12.1k
Mahmoud Reda Taha United States	34	2.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	122 0.2×	807 1.2×	711 1.1×	233	4.7k
Jie Xu China	34	2.4k 0.8×	998 0.6×	233 0.3×	388 0.6×	795 1.2×	125	4.3k
Angélique Léonard Belgium	38	340 0.1×	640 0.4×	252 0.3×	552 0.8×	545 0.8×	220	4.4k
J.F. Chen China	54	9.3k 2.9×	8.2k 5.0×	89 0.1×	979 1.4×	657 1.0×	321	12.7k
Dongho Choi South Korea	37	1.0k 0.3×	152 0.1×	878 1.1×	459 0.7×	558 0.9×	236	4.8k
Xihong Zhang Australia	35	2.0k 0.6×	887 0.5×	54 0.1×	929 1.3×	472 0.7×	189	4.0k
Jianzhong Xu China	50	294 0.1×	223 0.1×	1.4k 1.7×	1.9k 2.8×	1.5k 2.4×	621	11.1k
Bing Chen China	65	8.2k 2.6×	4.5k 2.8×	133 0.2×	983 1.4×	5.1k 8.0×	400	14.4k

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Rawat, S., Lihai Zhang, & Y.X. Zhang. (2025). Fire-induced spalling in hybrid polyethylene fiber-reinforced engineered cementitious composite panels. Engineering Structures. 338. 120589–120589. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Rui, et al.. (2024). Mechanical performance analysis of double-block ballastless tracks in intercity railways under temperature and train loads. Engineering Structures. 315. 118509–118509. 11 indexed citations

Xiao, Jianzhuang, Haoran Liu, Tao Ding, et al.. (2024). Rebar-free concrete construction: Concept, opportunities and challenges. Journal of Building Engineering. 86. 108933–108933. 5 indexed citations

Lin, Xiaoshan, et al.. (2024). Deterioration of fire resistance of ultra-high-performance polypropylene-fibre-reinforced concrete (UHPPFRC) under long-term acid rain corrosion action. Journal of Building Engineering. 98. 111064–111064. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Xuemei, et al.. (2024). New insight on particle migration of concrete under pumping based on X-ray computed tomography. Cement and Concrete Composites. 149. 105492–105492. 8 indexed citations

Zhou, Rui, Peng Lu, Xiao‐Dong Gao, et al.. (2023). Role of moveable guide vane with various configurations in controlling the vortex-induced vibration of twin-box girder suspension bridges: An experimental investigation. Engineering Structures. 281. 115762–115762. 16 indexed citations

Chen, Shi-lun, Da Chen, Le Li, Saeed Miramini, & Lihai Zhang. (2023). Optimized Bridge Maintenance Strategies: A System Reliability–Based Approach to Enhancing Road Network Performance. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 150(3). 3 indexed citations

Lam, Nelson, et al.. (2023). Deterministic failure prediction of toughened glass when impacted by ice. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 185. 104833–104833. 5 indexed citations

Zeng, Jun‐Jie, et al.. (2023). Strengthening RC square columns with UHP-ECC section curvilinearization and FRP confinement: Concept and axial compression tests. Engineering Structures. 280. 115666–115666. 23 indexed citations

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Zhou, Rui, et al.. (2023). Thermal response of the bridge supported longitudinal CRTS II slab track subject to diurnal temperature variation. Construction and Building Materials. 395. 132332–132332. 22 indexed citations

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Yang, Yongxin, et al.. (2023). Aerodynamic performance evaluation of steel-UHPC composite deck cable-stayed bridges with VIV countermeasures. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 203. 107815–107815. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Aobo, et al.. (2022). Optimized Design of Piled Embankment Using a Multi-Effect Coupling Model on a Coastal Highway. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 10(9). 1170–1170. 2 indexed citations

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Anwar, Abdullah, Xuemei Liu, & Lihai Zhang. (2022). Nano-cementitious composites modified with Graphene Oxide – a review. Thin-Walled Structures. 183. 110326–110326. 46 indexed citations

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Wang, Bing, et al.. (2022). Developing a Framework for Dynamic Organizational Resilience Analysis in Prefabricated Construction Projects: A Project Life Cycle Perspective. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 148(10). 34 indexed citations

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Zhang, Enhao, Saeed Miramini, Minoo Patel, et al.. (2021). Role of TNF-α in early-stage fracture healing under normal and diabetic conditions. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 213. 106536–106536. 30 indexed citations

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Miramini, Saeed, et al.. (2021). A probabilistic approach for modelling bone fracture healing under Ilizarov circular fixator. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering. 37(7). e3466–e3466. 7 indexed citations

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Tang, Wenzhe, et al.. (2021). Improving Design by Partnering in Engineering–Procurement–Construction (EPC) Hydropower Projects: A Case Study of a Large-Scale Hydropower Project in China. Water. 13(23). 3410–3410. 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yakun, Wenzhe Tang, Colin Duffield, Lihai Zhang, & Felix Kin Peng Hui. (2021). Environment Management of Hydropower Development: A Case Study. Energies. 14(7). 2029–2029. 13 indexed citations

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Jansen, David N., et al.. (2012). Belief bisimulation for hidden Markov models: logical characterisation and decision algorithm. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lihai, Terrence Gavin, David S. Barber, & Richard M. LoPachin. (2011). Role of the Nrf2-ARE pathway in acrylamide neurotoxicity. Toxicology Letters. 205(1). 1–7. 42 indexed citations

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