Qinghe Niu

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Qinghe Niu is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Qinghe Niu has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 34 papers in Ocean Engineering and 12 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Qinghe Niu's work include Coal Properties and Utilization (28 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (26 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (17 papers). Qinghe Niu is often cited by papers focused on Coal Properties and Utilization (28 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (26 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (17 papers). Qinghe Niu collaborates with scholars based in China, Malaysia and Singapore. Qinghe Niu's co-authors include Zhenzhi Wang, Liwen Cao, Shuxun Sang, Xiaozhi Zhou, Haichao Wang, Jiangfang Chang, Zhongmin Ji, Wei Yuan, Jienan Pan and Qizhi Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hydrology, Energy and Fuel.

In The Last Decade

Qinghe Niu

39 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Evolution of pore structure, fracture morphology and perm... 2025 2026 2025 5 10 15 20
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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.

  1. Evolution of pore structure, fracture morphology and permeability during CO2+O2 in-situ leaching process of fractured sandstone
    2025 20 citations Qinghe Niu, Jie Wang et al. Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Qinghe Niu China 18 867 852 270 222 152 43 1.1k
Haichao Wang China 16 995 1.1× 1.0k 1.2× 214 0.8× 108 0.5× 194 1.3× 53 1.3k
Zengchao Feng China 19 752 0.9× 820 1.0× 223 0.8× 156 0.7× 207 1.4× 65 1.1k
Yugang Cheng China 17 536 0.6× 629 0.7× 324 1.2× 162 0.7× 113 0.7× 32 966
Sijian Zheng China 17 828 1.0× 953 1.1× 293 1.1× 120 0.5× 158 1.0× 37 1.1k
Dongyin Li China 18 679 0.8× 754 0.9× 283 1.0× 81 0.4× 73 0.5× 41 994
Karl‐Heinz Wolf Netherlands 20 1.1k 1.2× 881 1.0× 415 1.5× 390 1.8× 193 1.3× 58 1.5k
Xiangjie Qin China 13 791 0.9× 749 0.9× 275 1.0× 76 0.3× 102 0.7× 22 1.0k
Zengmin Lun China 22 825 1.0× 850 1.0× 395 1.5× 269 1.2× 134 0.9× 73 1.3k
Zhongmin Ji China 14 513 0.6× 537 0.6× 139 0.5× 101 0.5× 83 0.5× 21 691
A. Saghafi Australia 11 833 1.0× 712 0.8× 106 0.4× 127 0.6× 241 1.6× 18 965

Countries citing papers authored by Qinghe Niu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qinghe Niu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qinghe Niu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qinghe Niu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qinghe Niu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Qinghe Niu. Qinghe Niu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Zheng, Yongxiang, et al.. (2025). Exploring the influence of fluid viscosity on the hydraulic fracture propagation in composite coal seams. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 323. 111203–111203. 1 indexed citations
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Niu, Qinghe, Jie Wang, Wei Yuan, et al.. (2025). Evolution of pore structure, fracture morphology and permeability during CO2+O2 in-situ leaching process of fractured sandstone. Energy. 315. 134348–134348. 20 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Jie, Qinghe Niu, Wei Wang, et al.. (2025). Optimization of CO2+O2 in-situ leaching parameters for sandstone-type uranium deposits under uncoupled charge blasting. Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 58(2). 103948–103948.
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Niu, Qinghe, Jie Wang, Jiangfang Chang, et al.. (2025). Inversion and optimization of CO2+O2in situ leaching of blasting-stimulated sandstone-type uranium deposits. Physics of Fluids. 37(3). 9 indexed citations
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Niu, Qinghe, Jiangfang Chang, Wei Wang, et al.. (2024). Explosive fracturing mechanism in low-permeability sandstone-type uranium deposits considering different acidification reactions. Energy. 312. 133676–133676. 34 indexed citations
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Zheng, Yongxiang, et al.. (2023). An Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Properties and Failure Characteristics of Layered Rock Mass. Applied Sciences. 13(13). 7537–7537. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhen, et al.. (2023). Particle Collection of Electret Media under Different Filtration Pressures. Aerosol and Air Quality Research. 23(2). 220405–220405. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Qizhi, Wei Wang, Qinghe Niu, et al.. (2022). Mineral Composition and Full-Scale Pore Structure of Qianjiadian Sandstone-Type Uranium Deposits: Application for In Situ Leaching Mining. Geofluids. 2022. 1–15. 12 indexed citations
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Zu, Ruiping, Kecun Zhang, Benli Liu, et al.. (2022). Granule Ripples in the Kumtagh Desert, China: Morphological and Sedimentary Characteristics, and Development Processes. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface. 127(5). 5 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xiaozhi, Shuxun Sang, Qinghe Niu, et al.. (2021). Changes of Multiscale Surface Morphology and Pore Structure of Mudstone Associated with Supercritical CO2-Water Exposure at Different Times. Energy & Fuels. 35(5). 4212–4223. 26 indexed citations
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Wang, Rui, Qizhi Wang, Qinghe Niu, et al.. (2020). CO2 adsorption and swelling of coal under constrained conditions and their stage-change relationship. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 76. 103205–103205. 44 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhenkang, Jiangfeng Chen, Wenping Li, et al.. (2020). Relationship between petrographic parameters and physical-mechanical properties of weakly cemented sandstones. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology. 54(1). 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhenzhi, Quanlin Hou, Qinghe Niu, et al.. (2018). Changes in the anisotropic permeability of low-rank coal under varying effective stress in Fukang mining area, China. Fuel. 234. 1481–1497. 85 indexed citations
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Wang, Haichao, Xiaoyang Zhang, Qinghe Niu, et al.. (2018). Source, Age, and Evolution of Coal Measures Water in Central-South Qinshui Basin, China. Energy & Fuels. 32(7). 7358–7373. 11 indexed citations
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Niu, Qinghe, Liwen Cao, Shuxun Sang, Xiaozhi Zhou, & Zhenzhi Wang. (2017). Anisotropic Adsorption Swelling and Permeability Characteristics with Injecting CO2 in Coal. Energy & Fuels. 32(2). 1979–1991. 75 indexed citations

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