Ping Cao

5.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
139 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Ping Cao is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ping Cao has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 73 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 65 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ping Cao's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (102 papers), Landslides and related hazards (73 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (31 papers). Ping Cao is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (102 papers), Landslides and related hazards (73 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (31 papers). Ping Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Sweden. Ping Cao's co-authors include Hang Lin, Rihong Cao, Chengzhi Pu, Taoying Liu, Qibin Lin, Jingjing Meng, Yixian Wang, Xiang Fan, Haiping Yuan and Bingxiang Yuan and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Construction and Building Materials and International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Ping Cao

134 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Crack propagation and coalescence of brittle rock-like specimens with pre-existing cracks in compression

2014 314 citations Ping Cao, Taoying Liu et al. profile →
Mechanical Behavior of Brittle Rock-Like Specimens with Pre-existing Fissures Under Uniaxial Loading: Experimental Studies and Particle Mechanics Approach

2015 259 citations Rihong Cao, Ping Cao et al. profile →
Crack coalescence in rock-like specimens with two dissimilar layers and pre-existing double parallel joints under uniaxial compression

2021 154 citations Qibin Lin, Ping Cao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ping Cao China	36	3.4k	2.1k	2.1k	1.2k	862	139	4.3k
Xibing Li China	31	3.8k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	888 1.0×	56	4.6k
Rihong Cao China	32	2.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	805 0.7×	556 0.6×	88	2.9k
Abbas Taheri Australia	43	3.4k 1.0×	2.7k 1.3×	1.6k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	601 0.7×	150	5.0k
Hongwen Jing China	29	3.1k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	507 0.6×	50	3.4k
Murat Karakus Australia	44	3.6k 1.1×	2.4k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	1.5k 1.8×	134	5.1k
D.O. Potyondy United States	15	4.2k 1.2×	2.5k 1.2×	2.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	676 0.8×	33	5.6k
Leandro R. Alejano Spain	34	2.8k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	717 0.6×	1.4k 1.6×	120	3.7k
Yunliang Tan China	38	3.9k 1.2×	1.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	1.0k 1.2×	149	4.5k
Lei Weng China	32	2.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	979 0.5×	830 0.7×	395 0.5×	102	2.8k
Nuwen Xu China	45	4.0k 1.2×	2.0k 0.9×	2.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	609 0.7×	91	4.7k

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Jin, Jin, et al.. (2025). Damage Evolution and Failure Precursor of Rock-like Material Under Uniaxial Compression Based on Strain Rate Field Statistics. Applied Sciences. 15(2). 686–686.

Cao, Ping, et al.. (2024). Influence of strength inhomogeneity on transboundary expansion characteristics of hydraulically fractured fractures in coal seams. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 29094–29094. 5 indexed citations

Cao, Ping, et al.. (2024). Machine learning-based individualized survival prediction model for prognosis in osteosarcoma: Data from the SEER database. Medicine. 103(39). e39582–e39582. 3 indexed citations

Cao, Ping, et al.. (2023). Face Stability of Tunnel in Multi-stratum: Limit Analysis and Numerical Simulation. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. 41(5). 3203–3215. 5 indexed citations

Macfadyen, Leah P., Jehannine Austin, Ping Cao, et al.. (2023). A novel online genomic counseling and variant interpretation certificate: Learning design, learning analytics, and evaluation. Journal of Genetic Counseling. 32(6). 1280–1287. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Jun, Lin Liu, & Ping Cao. (2023). Effect of Soil Creep on the Bearing Characteristics of Soil Slope Reinforced with CFRP and Anti-Slide Piles. Coatings. 13(6). 1025–1025.

Lin, Hang, et al.. (2023). Investigation of the Degradation Mechanism of the Tensile Mechanical Properties of Sandstone under the Corrosion of Various pH Solutions. Materials. 16(19). 6536–6536. 3 indexed citations

Li, Kaihui, et al.. (2023). A Study on the Influence of Double Tunnel Excavations on the Settlement Deformation of Flood Control Dikes. Sustainability. 15(16). 12461–12461. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Zhizhen, et al.. (2022). Deformation and damage properties of rock-like materials subjected to multi-level loading-unloading cycles. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 15(7). 1768–1776. 25 indexed citations

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Tao, Dong, et al.. (2021). Experimental Study on Permeability Coefficient in Layered Fine Tailings under Seepage Condition. Geofluids. 2021. 1–14. 3 indexed citations

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Cao, Ping, et al.. (2021). Contour blasting parameters by using a tunnel blast design mode. Journal of Central South University. 28(1). 100–111. 17 indexed citations

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Lin, Qibin, Ping Cao, & Rihong Cao. (2018). Experimental investigation of jointed rock breaking under a disc cutter with different confining stresses. Comptes Rendus Mécanique. 346(9). 833–843. 35 indexed citations

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Lin, Hang, et al.. (2017). Particle size distribution effects on deformation properties of graded aggregate base under cyclic loading. European Journal of Environmental and Civil engineering. 23(3). 269–286. 33 indexed citations

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Wang, Min, Ping Cao, & Yu Chen. (2017). Anisotropy of Rock Profile JRC Values and Its Empirical Formula: A Case Study on Yellow Rust Granite. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. 35(4). 1645–1655. 15 indexed citations

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Cao, Ping, et al.. (2016). Instability mechanism and control measures of surrounding rock in deep tunnel under high lateral pressures. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 38(12). 2271. 2 indexed citations

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Cao, Ping, et al.. (2016). Study on nonlinear damage creep constitutive model for high-stress soft rock. Environmental Earth Sciences. 75(10). 134 indexed citations

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Cao, Ping, et al.. (2015). Stability Assessment and Optimization Design of Lakeside Open-Pit Slope considering Fluid-Solid Coupling Effect. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2015. 1–11. 6 indexed citations

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Lin, Hang, Taoying Liu, Jiangteng Li, & Ping Cao. (2013). A Simple Generation Technique of Complex Geotechnical Computational Model. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2013. 1–8. 8 indexed citations

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Cao, Ping. (2009). Numerical analysis for effect of bolt length on stability of slopes. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Jiangteng & Ping Cao. (2005). Mechanism analysis on pillar instability induced by micro-disturbance under critical condition. Journal of Central South University of Technology. 12(3). 346–348. 1 indexed citations

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