Ming Tao

6.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
150 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Ming Tao is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ming Tao has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 77 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 44 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ming Tao's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (100 papers), Landslides and related hazards (42 papers) and Geophysical Methods and Applications (30 papers). Ming Tao is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (100 papers), Landslides and related hazards (42 papers) and Geophysical Methods and Applications (30 papers). Ming Tao collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United Kingdom. Ming Tao's co-authors include Kun Du, Xibing Li, Wenzhuo Cao, Shaofeng Wang, Chengqing Wu, Fengqiang Gong, Xuefeng Li, Xibing Li, Jian Zhou and Zilong Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Ming Tao

139 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Experimental study on acoustic emission (AE) characteristics and crack classification during rock fracture in several basic lab tests

2020 459 citations Ming Tao, Shaofeng Wang et al. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences profile →
Failure mechanism and coupled static-dynamic loading theory in deep hard rock mining: A review

2017 415 citations Ming Tao, Tubing Yin et al. profile →
Experimental simulation investigation on rockburst induced by spalling failure in deep circular tunnels

2018 277 citations Ming Tao et al. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology profile →
Experimental Study of Slabbing and Rockburst Induced by True-Triaxial Unloading and Local Dynamic Disturbance

2016 260 citations Ming Tao, Jian Zhou et al. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering profile →
Experimental investigation of rock breakage by a conical pick and its application to non-explosive mechanized mining in deep hard rock

2019 195 citations Shaofeng Wang, Ming Tao et al. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ming Tao China	39	4.0k	2.4k	1.7k	1.6k	718	150	5.3k
Kun Du China	36	3.6k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	694 1.0×	135	4.7k
Abbas Taheri Australia	43	3.4k 0.9×	2.7k 1.1×	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	601 0.8×	150	5.0k
Xibing Li China	31	3.8k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	888 1.2×	56	4.6k
Wenzhuo Cao China	31	2.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	495 0.7×	88	3.5k
Murat Karakus Australia	44	3.6k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	1.9k 1.2×	1.5k 2.1×	134	5.1k
Hang Lin China	45	5.1k 1.3×	3.4k 1.4×	1.5k 0.9×	3.3k 2.1×	1.8k 2.5×	301	7.0k
Wancheng Zhu China	48	5.7k 1.4×	2.8k 1.2×	2.6k 1.5×	1.9k 1.2×	1.2k 1.7×	238	7.2k
Tao Xu China	42	3.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	621 0.9×	173	4.6k
Shaofeng Wang China	29	2.2k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	775 0.5×	442 0.6×	114	3.1k
Hani S. Mitri Canada	37	3.7k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.9×	174	5.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tao, Ming, et al.. (2025). Experimental Investigation of Rock Deformation and Energy Conversion Under Gradient Stress Conditions. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 58(11). 11843–11867. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Zheng, et al.. (2024). A coupled thermo-mechanical model for investigating cracking and failure of composite interbedded rock. Engineering Geology. 339. 107645–107645. 22 indexed citations

Zhao, Rui, Ming Tao, H. Zhao, Wenzhuo Cao, & Jianbo Zhu. (2024). Modelling on vibration and failure of rock tunnel under high stress release. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 153. 106033–106033. 2 indexed citations

Qiu, Xianyang, et al.. (2024). Effect of borehole deviation on raise formation via long-hole raise blasting. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 154. 106136–106136. 5 indexed citations

Tao, Ming, et al.. (2024). Life cycle assessment of electrolytic manganese metal production. The Science of The Total Environment. 949. 174862–174862. 10 indexed citations

Tao, Ming, et al.. (2024). Energy control and block performance optimization of bench blasting. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 180. 105830–105830. 10 indexed citations

Zhao, Rui, et al.. (2024). Mechanical response and failure mechanism of circular inclusion embedded in brittle materials under dynamic impact. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 194. 105088–105088. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Zheng, Ming Tao, Wenbin Fei, Tubing Yin, & P.G. Ranjith. (2024). Grain-based coupled thermo-mechanical modeling for stressed heterogeneous granite under thermal shock. Underground Space. 20. 174–196. 13 indexed citations

Hong, Zhixian, et al.. (2023). Investigation on overbreak and underbreak of pre-stressed tunnels under the impact of decoupled charge blasting. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 182. 104784–104784. 32 indexed citations

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Tao, Ming, et al.. (2023). Programming and read performances optimization of phase-change memory via multi-objective genetic algorithm and improved finite element analysis. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 169. 107914–107914. 3 indexed citations

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Lai, Xingping, et al.. (2023). The role of porosity in the dynamic disturbance resistance of water-saturated coal. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 166. 105388–105388. 32 indexed citations

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Tao, Ming, et al.. (2023). Dynamic characteristics of rockbolt anchorage structure under radial cylindrical P wave. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 174. 108176–108176. 6 indexed citations

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Luo, Hao, Ming Tao, Chengqing Wu, & Wenzhuo Cao. (2023). Dynamic response of an elliptic cylinder inclusion with imperfect interfaces subjected to plane SH wave. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources. 9(1). 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Jiashu, Mingyuan Li, Xinyu Xiao, et al.. (2023). Improving the accuracy of ion implantation simulations through the use of DFT-MD methodology. Physica B Condensed Matter. 675. 415616–415616. 3 indexed citations

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Lai, Xingping, et al.. (2023). Dynamic mechanical mechanism and optimization approach of roadway surrounding coal water infusion for dynamic disaster prevention. Measurement. 223. 113639–113639. 19 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jian, et al.. (2023). Machine learning models to predict the tunnel wall convergence. Transportation Geotechnics. 41. 101022–101022. 42 indexed citations

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Wu, Xing-Yu, et al.. (2023). Dynamic behaviors and bolt-strengthening effect of sand-powder 3D printing rock analog under static and dynamic coupled loading. Construction and Building Materials. 411. 134723–134723. 12 indexed citations

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Hong, Zhixian, et al.. (2023). Numerical modelling of rock fragmentation under high in-situ stresses and short-delay blast loading. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 293. 109727–109727. 16 indexed citations

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Cao, Wenzhuo, James P. Verdon, & Ming Tao. (2022). Coupled Poroelastic Modeling of Hydraulic Fracturing‐Induced Seismicity: Implications for Understanding the Post Shut‐In M _L 2.9 Earthquake at the Preston New Road, UK. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 127(3). 7 indexed citations

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Tao, Ming, et al.. (2022). Dynamic failure behavior and damage evolution process of holed sandstone under impact loads. International Journal of Damage Mechanics. 32(1). 28–49. 13 indexed citations

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