Nan Zhou

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Nan Zhou is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nan Zhou has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 42 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 18 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nan Zhou's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (63 papers), Tailings Management and Properties (33 papers) and Geomechanics and Mining Engineering (26 papers). Nan Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (63 papers), Tailings Management and Properties (33 papers) and Geomechanics and Mining Engineering (26 papers). Nan Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Canada. Nan Zhou's co-authors include Jixiong Zhang, Hao Yan, Yanli Huang, Meng Li, Qiang Sun, Baiyi Li, Meng Li, Meng Li, Meng Li and Ailing Li and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Nan Zhou

87 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Reutilization of gangue wastes in underground backfilling mining: Overburden aquifer protection

2020 180 citations Jixiong Zhang, Meng Li et al. profile →

Peers

Nan Zhou

CSE

Ki-Il Song South Korea

Jiangyu Wu China

Yanli Huang China

Qiang Sun China

Naj Aziz Australia

Kai Zhao China

Patrice Rivard Canada

Ayhan Kesimal Türkiye

Chao Xu China

Ki-Il Song South Korea

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CSE

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Countries citing papers authored by Nan Zhou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nan Zhou

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nan Zhou

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhou, Xiaoping, et al.. (2025). Numerical simulation study on the failure characteristics of the combined structure of residual coal pillar and roof in room and pillar mining method. Engineering Failure Analysis. 174. 109531–109531. 1 indexed citations

Dong, Chaowei, Jianfei Xu, Nan Zhou, et al.. (2025). Adaptive drive-based integration technique for predicting rheological and mechanical properties of fresh gangue backfill slurry. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 22. e04346–e04346. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Wei, et al.. (2025). Research on the Rock Pore Structure and Porosity-Permeability Characteristics of Oilfield Saline Aquifer CCS. Chemistry and Technology of Fuels and Oils. 60(6). 1562–1568.

Deng, Xuejie, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of the migration and environmental effects of metal elements within cementitious gangue-fly ash backfill in underground coal mines. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology. 34(11). 1551–1562. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Sixu, et al.. (2024). Study on the Self–Bearing Mechanism and Mechanical Properties of Gangue Slurry under Overburden Loading. Applied Sciences. 14(4). 1628–1628. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Jixiong, et al.. (2023). Strata Movement of Gangue Grouting Filling in Subsequent Space for Coal Mining and Analysis of Its Practical Effects. Minerals. 13(5). 609–609. 5 indexed citations

Zhou, Nan, et al.. (2023). Study on deformation control of overlying strata in short-wall coordinated filling mining of thick coal seam under aquifer. Frontiers in Earth Science. 10. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Jixiong, et al.. (2023). Analysis of Influencing Factors and Prevention of Coal Wall Deformation and Failure of Coal Wall in Caving Face with Large Mining Height: Case Study. Applied Sciences. 13(12). 7173–7173. 3 indexed citations

Hu, Jian Zhi, Long Chen, Yu Zhou, et al.. (2023). One-pot cogeneration of phenol-rich bio-oil, hydrogen-rich gas and solid carbon degradation material from reed. Fuel Processing Technology. 250. 107912–107912. 12 indexed citations

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Wang, Jiaqi, et al.. (2023). Distribution and Evolution Law of Void Fraction in the Goaf of Longwall Mining in a Coal Mine: Calculation Method and Numerical Simulation Verification. Applied Sciences. 13(12). 6908–6908. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Jiaqi, Nan Zhou, Meng Li, & Yunbo Wang. (2023). Analysis of characteristics of diffusion tortuosity of fine-grained gangue slurry in coal mine caving zone. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(49). 108201–108211. 4 indexed citations

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Yan, Hao, et al.. (2022). Coal permeability alteration prediction during CO2 geological sequestration in coal seams: a novel hybrid artificial intelligence approach. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources. 8(3). 12 indexed citations

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Qi, Wenyue, et al.. (2019). Mechanism by Which Backfill Body Reduces Amount of Energy Released in Deep Coal Mining. Shock and Vibration. 2019(1). 15 indexed citations

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Liu, Hengfeng, et al.. (2019). Experimental Investigation into the Bedding Plane Slip Effect on the Overlying Strata Behavior in Longwall Top Coal Caving of Soft Coal Seam. Advances in Civil Engineering. 2019(1). 4 indexed citations

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Zhou, Nan, Hengfeng Liu, Jixiong Zhang, & Hao Yan. (2019). Study on Rock Burst Event Disaster and Prevention Mechanisms of Hard Roof. Advances in Civil Engineering. 2019(1). 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Hengfeng, Jixiong Zhang, Baiyi Li, et al.. (2019). Environmental behavior of construction and demolition waste as recycled aggregates for backfilling in mines: Leaching toxicity and surface subsidence studies. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 389. 121870–121870. 60 indexed citations

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Yan, Hao, et al.. (2019). Predicting permeability changes with injecting CO2 in coal seams during CO2 geological sequestration: A comparative study among six SVM-based hybrid models. The Science of The Total Environment. 705. 135941–135941. 52 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qiang, et al.. (2017). Structure optimal design research on backfill hydraulic support. Journal of Central South University. 24(7). 1637–1646. 15 indexed citations

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Zhou, Nan, Meng Li, Jixiong Zhang, & Rui Gao. (2016). Roadway backfill method to prevent geohazards induced by room and pillar mining: a case study in Changxing coal mine, China. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 16(12). 2473–2484. 18 indexed citations

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Zhou, Nan, et al.. (2013). Evolution of High Frequency Systematic Trading: A Performance-Driven Gradient Boosting Model.

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