Qiang Zhu

11.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
156 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Qiang Zhu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Qiang Zhu has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Materials Chemistry, 45 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 18 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Qiang Zhu's work include High Entropy Alloys Studies (17 papers), Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (16 papers) and Machine Learning in Materials Science (16 papers). Qiang Zhu is often cited by papers focused on High Entropy Alloys Studies (17 papers), Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (16 papers) and Machine Learning in Materials Science (16 papers). Qiang Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Russia. Qiang Zhu's co-authors include Artem R. Oganov, Andriy O. Lyakhov, Harold T. Stokes, Xiang‐Feng Zhou, R. J. Needs, Chris J. Pickard, Huafeng Dong, Xiao Dong, Hui‐Tian Wang and Zhenhai Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Qiang Zhu

145 papers receiving 7.6k 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.

New developments in evolutionary structure prediction algorithm USPEX

2012 1.0k citations Artem R. Oganov, Qiang Zhu et al. Computer Physics Communications profile →
Phagraphene: A Low-Energy Graphene Allotrope Composed of 5–6–7 Carbon Rings with Distorted Dirac Cones

2015 544 citations Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Qiang Zhu et al. Nano Letters profile →
Structure prediction drives materials discovery

2019 509 citations Artem R. Oganov, Qiang Zhu et al. profile →
Semimetallic Two-Dimensional Boron Allotrope with Massless Dirac Fermions

2014 483 citations Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Xiao Dong et al. profile →
A stable compound of helium and sodium at high pressure

2017 279 citations Xiao Dong, Artem R. Oganov et al. profile →
A Pyrene-4,5,9,10-Tetraone-Based Covalent Organic Framework Delivers High Specific Capacity as a Li-Ion Positive Electrode

2022 182 citations Hui Gao, Alex R. Neale et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Additive manufacturing of Ni-based superalloys: Residual stress, mechanisms of crack formation and strategies for crack inhibition

2022 160 citations Chuan Guo, Gan Li et al. Nano Materials Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qiang Zhu China	43	5.3k	1.2k	1.2k	1.0k	935	156	7.7k
Tahir Çağın United States	56	7.9k 1.5×	1.9k 1.5×	1.8k 1.5×	919 0.9×	1.5k 1.6×	175	11.8k
Andriy O. Lyakhov Russia	24	3.5k 0.7×	694 0.6×	412 0.4×	723 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	28	5.1k
Alan J. H. McGaughey United States	51	7.8k 1.5×	1.4k 1.2×	993 0.9×	733 0.7×	863 0.9×	142	9.8k
Colin W. Glass Germany	17	3.4k 0.6×	544 0.4×	371 0.3×	561 0.5×	775 0.8×	35	5.1k
Gus L. W. Hart United States	35	6.0k 1.1×	1.7k 1.3×	1.6k 1.4×	440 0.4×	1.0k 1.1×	114	8.1k
Julien Tranchida France	10	3.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.3×	261 0.3×	976 1.0×	24	7.2k
Volker L. Deringer United Kingdom	48	11.3k 2.1×	4.8k 3.9×	1.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	1.6k 1.7×	142	15.1k
Jian Lv China	37	8.2k 1.6×	1.7k 1.4×	482 0.4×	2.0k 1.9×	2.0k 2.1×	139	10.7k
Stan Moore United States	12	4.0k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.4×	261 0.3×	914 1.0×	27	7.5k
Noam Bernstein United States	42	5.8k 1.1×	2.5k 2.0×	911 0.8×	272 0.3×	1.8k 1.9×	119	8.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qiang Zhu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Onyango, Isaac G., et al.. (2025). GPR_calculator: An on-the-fly surrogate model to accelerate massive nudged elastic band calculations. Computer Physics Communications. 316. 109781–109781.

Yu, Xiaoyan, et al.. (2025). Study on the Strengthening of Unfavorable Composition Zones in 316L‐IN625 Functional Gradient Materials by Nb Element. steel research international. 96(11). 84–94.

Wang, Xiaojun, Qiang Zhu, Shi Qiu, et al.. (2025). Chemical Bonding between Helium and Fluorine under Pressure. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(37). 33453–33459.

Guo, Chuan, Yang Zhou, Yu Yin, Rui Liu, & Qiang Zhu. (2024). Laser powder bed fusion of a Co–Al–W-based composite: Effects of Y2O3 nanoparticles on crack elimination, microstructure and mechanical properties. Materials Science and Engineering A. 904. 146717–146717. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Kang, et al.. (2024). Effect of Co content on the as-cast microstructure and homogenization of Ni-Co-based superalloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1010. 177393–177393. 1 indexed citations

Al‐Handawi, Marieh B., Patrick Commins, Ahmed S. Dalaq, et al.. (2024). Ferroelastic ionic organic crystals that self-heal to 95%. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8095–8095. 12 indexed citations

Soo, Xiang Yun Debbie, Danwei Zhang, Sze Yu Tan, et al.. (2024). Ultra‐high Performance Thermochromic Polymers via a Solid‐solid Phase Transition Mechanism and Their Applications. Advanced Materials. 36(36). e2405430–e2405430. 19 indexed citations

Zhao, Wei, Qiang Zhu, Xiaofeng Wu, & Dan Zhao. (2024). The development of catalysts and auxiliaries for the synthesis of covalent organic frameworks. Chemical Society Reviews. 53(14). 7531–7565. 57 indexed citations

Hou, Junhua, et al.. (2024). A mechanical strong yet ductile CoCrNi/Cr2B composite enabled by in-situ formed borides during laser powder bed fusion. Composites Part B Engineering. 278. 111428–111428. 22 indexed citations

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Yao, Yi, Zhengyu Zhang, Qiang Zhu, et al.. (2024). Nanostructure and dislocation interactions in refractory complex concentrated alloy: From chemical short-range order to nanoscale B2 precipitates. Acta Materialia. 281. 120457–120457. 7 indexed citations

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Yao, Yi, et al.. (2023). Short-range order and its impacts on the BCC MoNbTaW multi-principal element alloy by the machine-learning potential. Acta Materialia. 255. 119041–119041. 31 indexed citations

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Huang, Hongmei, Qiang Zhu, Vladislav A. Blatov, et al.. (2023). Novel Topological Motifs and Superconductivity in Li-Cs System. Nano Letters. 23(11). 5012–5018. 17 indexed citations

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Hattori, Shinnosuke, et al.. (2023). Bending deformation driven by molecular rotation. Physical Review Research. 5(3). 4 indexed citations

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Guo, Chuan, Gan Li, Sheng Li, et al.. (2022). Additive manufacturing of Ni-based superalloys: Residual stress, mechanisms of crack formation and strategies for crack inhibition. Nano Materials Science. 5(1). 53–77. 160 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gao, Hui, Alex R. Neale, Qiang Zhu, et al.. (2022). A Pyrene-4,5,9,10-Tetraone-Based Covalent Organic Framework Delivers High Specific Capacity as a Li-Ion Positive Electrode. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(21). 9434–9442. 182 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Jingxiang, Xiaolong Zhu, Chunhua Hu, et al.. (2019). Inverse Correlation between Lethality and Thermodynamic Stability of Contact Insecticide Polymorphs. Crystal Growth & Design. 19(3). 1839–1844. 24 indexed citations

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Tan, Mélissa, Alexander G. Shtukenberg, Shengcai Zhu, et al.. (2018). ROY revisited, again: the eighth solved structure. Faraday Discussions. 211(0). 477–491. 61 indexed citations

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Geib, Steven J., Qiang Zhu, Hari B. Sunkara, et al.. (2018). Oligomer Hydrate Crystallization Improves Carbon Nanotube Memory. Chemistry of Materials. 30(11). 3813–3818. 6 indexed citations

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Yang, Jingxiang, Chunhua Hu, Xiaolong Zhu, et al.. (2017). DDT Polymorphism and the Lethality of Crystal Forms. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 56(34). 10165–10169. 59 indexed citations

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Saleh, Gabriele, Xiao Dong, Artem R. Oganov, et al.. (2014). Stable Compound of Helium and Sodium at High Pressure. Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances. 70(a1). C617–C617. 2 indexed citations

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