Liu Zhu

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 980 citations indexed

About

Liu Zhu is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Liu Zhu has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 980 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 17 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 15 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Liu Zhu's work include Advanced materials and composites (20 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (11 papers) and Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (10 papers). Liu Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced materials and composites (20 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (11 papers) and Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (10 papers). Liu Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Liu Zhu's co-authors include Sheng Dai, Lin Jiang, Weiwei Li, Lin Li, Qinghua Wu, Yucheng Wu, Andrew J. Pinkerton, Hongbo Guo, Shengkai Gong and Jinfang Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Applied Physics and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Liu Zhu

53 papers receiving 962 citations

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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.

Effect of Cold-Spray Parameters on Surface Roughness, Thickness and Adhesion of Copper-Based Composite Coating on Aluminum Alloy 6061 T6 Substrate

2023 84 citations Ling Shao, Weiwei Li et al. Processes profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liu Zhu China	18	553	295	255	249	149	56	980
Chao Zhu China	19	344 0.6×	362 1.2×	69 0.3×	225 0.9×	337 2.3×	59	937
Haiqing Yin China	23	917 1.7×	704 2.4×	253 1.0×	223 0.9×	148 1.0×	120	1.6k
Yuling Liu China	19	842 1.5×	389 1.3×	189 0.7×	74 0.3×	256 1.7×	142	1.2k
Ram Naresh India	25	2.2k 4.0×	501 1.7×	330 1.3×	207 0.8×	353 2.4×	98	2.6k
Xiaohui Wang China	21	328 0.6×	496 1.7×	238 0.9×	98 0.4×	32 0.2×	56	1.1k
Hui–Yuan Wang China	23	1.0k 1.8×	583 2.0×	144 0.6×	206 0.8×	417 2.8×	57	1.4k
Mohsen A. Hassan Egypt	16	335 0.6×	167 0.6×	159 0.6×	115 0.5×	34 0.2×	67	746
Hao Huang China	19	330 0.6×	593 2.0×	153 0.6×	531 2.1×	235 1.6×	92	1.1k
Fan Jiang China	18	678 1.2×	241 0.8×	193 0.8×	387 1.6×	139 0.9×	113	1.0k
Hongxia Zhang China	25	1.5k 2.8×	678 2.3×	153 0.6×	619 2.5×	463 3.1×	103	2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liu Zhu

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All Works

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Liu, Yang, Yingqi Huang, Weiwei Li, et al.. (2025). Effect of chemical composition and heat treatment on the microstructure and performance of Ag-based alloy wires. Materials & Design. 258. 114728–114728. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Dan, et al.. (2025). Effects of Sintering Pressure and Co Content on the Microstructure and Mechanical Performance of WC–Co Cemented Carbides. Metals. 15(9). 930–930.

Li, Weiwei, et al.. (2025). Characterization of monolayer and single-pass pure Cu coatings applied to 6061 T6 Al alloy and AZ31B Mg alloy substrates using high-pressure cold spray technology. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 36. 252–271. 17 indexed citations

Li, Guojing, Weiwei Li, Yingwei Chen, et al.. (2025). Study on cold-sprayed Fe-based metallic glass reinforced Cu composite coatings applied to 6061 T6 Al alloy base material. Materials Today Communications. 45. 112398–112398.

Bai, Ming, Yanru Chen, Liu Zhu, et al.. (2024). Bioinspired adaptive lipid-integrated bilayer coating for enhancing dynamic water retention in hydrogel-based flexible sensors. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10569–10569. 29 indexed citations

Shao, Ling, et al.. (2024). Influence of Heat Treatment Condition on the Microstructure, Microhardness and Corrosion Resistance of Ag-Sn-In-Ni-Te Alloy Wire. Materials. 17(11). 2785–2785. 20 indexed citations

Zhu, Liu, et al.. (2024). Effect of Chemical Composition on the Thermoplastic Formability and Nanoindentation of Ti-Based Bulk Metallic Glasses. Materials. 17(7). 1699–1699. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Ning, Xiahai Wei, Pan He, et al.. (2024). The impact of transient air pollution exposure on worker performance in Chinese soccer players. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 31093–31093. 2 indexed citations

Shao, Ling, Weiwei Li, Song Liu, et al.. (2023). Effect of Cold-Spray Parameters on Surface Roughness, Thickness and Adhesion of Copper-Based Composite Coating on Aluminum Alloy 6061 T6 Substrate. Processes. 11(3). 959–959. 84 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Shaohua, Jinfang Wang, Meng Zhang, et al.. (2023). Mechanical and Tribological Behaviors of Hot-Pressed SiC/SiCw-Y2O3 Ceramics with Different Y2O3 Contents. Coatings. 13(5). 956–956. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Meng, Liu Zhu, Jinfang Wang, et al.. (2023). Surface modification of biomedical metals by double glow plasma surface alloying technology: A review of recent advances. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 24. 3423–3452. 15 indexed citations

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Li, Weiwei, Zhibiao Tu, Yingwei Chen, et al.. (2023). Comparison of Cold-Sprayed Coatings of Copper-Based Composite Deposited on AZ31B Magnesium Alloy and 6061 T6 Aluminum Alloy Substrates. Materials. 16(14). 5120–5120. 66 indexed citations

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Wang, Jinfang, et al.. (2023). Quality Evaluation System of Monolayer Brazed Diamond Tools: A Brief Review. Coatings. 13(3). 565–565. 5 indexed citations

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Zhu, Liu, et al.. (2023). Time–Frequency Analysis of Nonlinear Dynamics of an Aquaculture Cage Array in Waves. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 11(9). 1818–1818. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Jinfang, Meng Zhang, Sheng Dai, & Liu Zhu. (2023). Research Progress in Electrospark Deposition Coatings on Titanium Alloy Surfaces: A Short Review. Coatings. 13(8). 1473–1473. 13 indexed citations

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Xiao, Pei, et al.. (2022). Eigenmode-BLT-Based Method for Calculating the Coupling to Microstrip Antenna Inside a Cavity. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 70(5). 3515–3522. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Wenqing, et al.. (2020). Effect of Scandium in Al–Sc and Al–Sc–Zr Alloys Under Precipitation Strengthening Mechanism at 350 °C Aging. Metals and Materials International. 27(12). 5145–5153. 25 indexed citations

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Zhu, Liu, Hongbo Guo, & Shengkai Gong. (2015). Sub‐micron Co–Al ₂ O ₃ composite powders prepared by room‐temperature ultrasonic‐assisted electroless plating. Rare Metals. 41(6). 1968–1971. 7 indexed citations

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Zhu, Liu. (2004). Chemical Microetching of Three-dimensional Gear-like Patterns on Copper Surface. Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry. 1 indexed citations

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Zhu, Liu. (2003). Study on Reaction capability of Ground-to-Air Missile Weapon System. Journal of Projectiles.Rockets.Missiles and Guidance. 1 indexed citations

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