Nan Hou

561 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 363 citations indexed

About

Nan Hou is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Nan Hou has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 363 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 8 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 8 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Nan Hou's work include Mechanical Behavior of Composites (4 papers), Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (3 papers) and Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (3 papers). Nan Hou is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Behavior of Composites (4 papers), Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (3 papers) and Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (3 papers). Nan Hou collaborates with scholars based in China, France and United States. Nan Hou's co-authors include Hongzhi Cui, Na Wei, Xiaojie Song, Long Liu, Qiang Song, Ye Han, Ning Ding, Chi‐Man Lawrence Wu, Na Xu and Weimin Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as Langmuir, Materials Science and Engineering A and Composite Structures.

In The Last Decade

Nan Hou

18 papers receiving 355 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.

A review of bearing failure Modes, mechanisms and causes

2023 129 citations Ning Ding, Nan Li et al. Engineering Failure Analysis profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nan Hou China	8	287	152	105	64	26	21	363
Zhongwei Yin China	9	261 0.9×	135 0.9×	164 1.6×	40 0.6×	25 1.0×	21	374
Pradeep Patil India	7	270 0.9×	89 0.6×	72 0.7×	15 0.2×	37 1.4×	8	338
Donghyun Lee South Korea	9	305 1.1×	67 0.4×	73 0.7×	33 0.5×	56 2.2×	18	368
Yichuan Shao China	12	242 0.8×	100 0.7×	150 1.4×	57 0.9×	40 1.5×	23	353
İlyas KACAR Türkiye	6	339 1.2×	142 0.9×	192 1.8×	14 0.2×	15 0.6×	33	404
Seyed Mahdi Hashemi Iran	7	203 0.7×	140 0.9×	39 0.4×	22 0.3×	22 0.8×	7	298
Ranit Karmakar India	10	282 1.0×	65 0.4×	53 0.5×	58 0.9×	17 0.7×	16	329
Uğur Özsaraç Türkiye	9	486 1.7×	126 0.8×	116 1.1×	8 0.1×	17 0.7×	28	543
Chuang Xue China	9	109 0.4×	56 0.4×	36 0.3×	65 1.0×	51 2.0×	22	294

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hou, Nan, et al.. (2025). Micromechanical model for multiaxial electromechanical behavior in carbon-black-reinforced elastomers. Mechanics of Materials. 213. 105558–105558.

Liu, Ke, Mengyuan Jin, Ping Yu, et al.. (2025). PdPtNi hollow nanocages for boosting alkaline hydrogen oxidization/evolution reactions. Nano Research. 18(12). 94907830–94907830.

Li, Fukang, Ning Ding, Hervé Kouamo Tchakouté, et al.. (2025). Improved Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Carbon Fiber/Epoxy/Core‐Shell Rubber Composites by Multiscale Toughening Mechanisms. Polymer Composites. 47(4). 3486–3499. 1 indexed citations

Li, Yi, Yuqiu Yang, Jun Wang, et al.. (2024). An analytical I-V model of SiC double-gate junctionless MOSFETs. Microelectronics Journal. 154. 106445–106445. 1 indexed citations

Hou, Nan, Qiang Guo, Fahmi Zaïri, Huixia Xu, & Ning Ding. (2024). A numerical study of Mullins softening effects on mode I crack propagation in viscoelastic solids. International Journal of Damage Mechanics. 34(8). 1257–1278. 1 indexed citations

Hou, Nan, Qiang Guo, Fahmi Zaïri, Linan Tian, & Ning Ding. (2024). Predicting viscoelastic behavior and crack propagation in EPDM rubber under long-term thermal aging. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 315. 110782–110782.

Hou, Nan, Qiang Guo, Fahmi Zaïri, & Ning Ding. (2024). Mode I crack propagation in polydimethylsiloxane-short carbon fiber composites. Composite Structures. 352. 118682–118682. 7 indexed citations

Ding, Qiuyue, et al.. (2024). Understanding the Interface Enhancement Mechanisms of CFRP with the Polydopamine–Polyetheramine Interphase at the Molecular Level. Langmuir. 40(20). 10571–10579. 2 indexed citations

Ding, Ning, Nan Li, Long Liu, et al.. (2023). A review of bearing failure Modes, mechanisms and causes. Engineering Failure Analysis. 152. 107518–107518. 129 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ding, Ning, et al.. (2023). Collapse of a honeycomb sandwich composite in an aircraft radome. Materials Testing. 65(9). 1389–1395. 9 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yuwei, Xiangjun Li, Nan Hou, et al.. (2023). Ultra-thin self-powered sensor integration system with multiple charging modes in smart home applications. Materials Today Nano. 23. 100358–100358. 15 indexed citations

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Hou, Nan, Ning Ding, Shen Qu, et al.. (2022). Failure modes, mechanisms and causes of shafts in mechanical equipment. Engineering Failure Analysis. 136. 106216–106216. 46 indexed citations

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Xu, Na, Fahmi Zaïri, Long Liu, et al.. (2020). Fracture failure for the teeth of sprocket wheels in mineral conveying equipment. Engineering Failure Analysis. 117. 104957–104957. 8 indexed citations

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Tian, Linan, Nan Hou, Jixue Zhou, et al.. (2020). Quantitative assessment of multi-scale second phase particles and their roles in the deformation response of ZK60 alloy. Materials Today Communications. 26. 101708–101708. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Long, et al.. (2019). Interacting Effects of Internal Defects and Corrosion Pits on the Stress Concentration of Hourglass-Shaped Specimens. Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention. 19(4). 967–975. 4 indexed citations

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Hou, Nan, et al.. (2017). Finite Element Analysis of a New Welding Structure of Cutter Mount in TBM. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Hanyang, Junzhou Huo, Zhang We, Dong Zhu, & Nan Hou. (2016). An electromechanical coupling model of TBM's main driving system. 24. 1–6. 1 indexed citations

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Song, Xiaojie, Hongzhi Cui, Nan Hou, et al.. (2016). Lamellar structure and effect of Ti2AlC on properties of prepared in-situ TiAl matrix composites. Ceramics International. 42(12). 13586–13592. 61 indexed citations

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Song, Xiaojie, Hongzhi Cui, Ye Han, et al.. (2016). Effect of carbon reactant on microstructures and mechanical properties of TiAl/Ti 2 AlC composites. Materials Science and Engineering A. 684. 406–412. 62 indexed citations

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Wei, Na, et al.. (2015). Porous TiC–TiB₂–NiAl composites and effect of NiAl contents on pore structure and microstructure. Powder Metallurgy. 58(4). 273–280. 7 indexed citations

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