Rongbin Hou

481 total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 367 citations indexed

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Rongbin Hou is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Rongbin Hou has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 367 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 15 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 8 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Rongbin Hou's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (15 papers), Tunneling and Rock Mechanics (7 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (6 papers). Rongbin Hou is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (15 papers), Tunneling and Rock Mechanics (7 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (6 papers). Rongbin Hou collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Rongbin Hou's co-authors include Kai Zhang, Yanlong Chen, Guimin Zhang, Yu Wu, Jinwei Fu, Yanke Shi, Houquan Zhang, Guanghui Zhang, Joseph F. Labuz and Zhen Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Construction and Building Materials and Journal of Materials Science.

In The Last Decade

Rongbin Hou

21 papers receiving 365 citations

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Experimental investigation of the effect of strain rate on the cracking behaviour and acoustic emission characteristics of red sandstone containing orthogonal cross flaws under quasistatic uniaxial compression

2025 20 citations Rongchao Xu, Ying Zhao et al. Engineering Failure Analysis profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Rongbin Hou	325	191	118	115	77	25	367
Wen Xiang	309 1.0×	178 0.9×	146 1.2×	124 1.1×	72 0.9×	29	374
Jinghe Yang	297 0.9×	185 1.0×	89 0.8×	58 0.5×	70 0.9×	9	353
Yuchen Zheng	274 0.8×	215 1.1×	61 0.5×	140 1.2×	87 1.1×	11	374
Chunsheng Qiao	321 1.0×	188 1.0×	140 1.2×	143 1.2×	76 1.0×	33	380
Yuzhou Jiang	315 1.0×	155 0.8×	54 0.5×	163 1.4×	114 1.5×	8	350
Mahdi Shabanimashcool	421 1.3×	154 0.8×	137 1.2×	117 1.0×	112 1.5×	6	453
Hossein Rafiei Renani	289 0.9×	204 1.1×	193 1.6×	180 1.6×	71 0.9×	12	381
Aditya Singh	298 0.9×	165 0.9×	103 0.9×	95 0.8×	114 1.5×	32	400
Jinfu Lou	358 1.1×	170 0.9×	99 0.8×	92 0.8×	109 1.4×	25	420
Yiteng Du	363 1.1×	249 1.3×	120 1.0×	116 1.0×	69 0.9×	24	429

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Xu, Rongchao, et al.. (2025). Experimental investigation of the effect of strain rate on the cracking behaviour and acoustic emission characteristics of red sandstone containing orthogonal cross flaws under quasistatic uniaxial compression. Engineering Failure Analysis. 170. 109323–109323. 20 indexed citations breakdown →

Tao, Pengcheng, Haoran Zhang, Zhen Geng, et al.. (2025). High-resolution flexible fiber Fabry-Perot tactile sensor based on bubble microcavity. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 394. 116893–116893.

Hou, Rongbin, et al.. (2025). Time-dependent behavior and creep-damage model of basalt-fiber-reinforced high-water material under uniaxial compression. Construction and Building Materials. 483. 141678–141678.

Wei, Huinan, et al.. (2025). Performance of concrete-filled outer stainless-inner mild steel tube columns under eccentric compression. Structures. 76. 108879–108879. 4 indexed citations

Du, Mingrui, et al.. (2025). A Deep Learning-Based Study of the Role of Graphene Oxide Nanosheets on the Microstructure of Cement Paste. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 8(28). 14297–14306.

Yang, Yugui, Hao Cheng, Jinwei Fu, Hadi Haeri, & Rongbin Hou. (2024). Numerical Investigation of Stress and Strain Analysis in Rock Breaking of TBM Disk Cutters. Strength of Materials. 56(1). 209–221. 6 indexed citations

Fu, Jinwei, Min Liu, Joseph F. Labuz, et al.. (2024). Investigating Rock-Breaking Mechanisms Under TBM Hobs: Energy Analysis and Finite Element Modeling. Strength of Materials. 56(3). 568–585. 4 indexed citations

Yang, Yugui, Hao Cheng, Min Liu, et al.. (2024). Numerical Investigation of Rock-Breaking Force Analysis of TBM Disk-Cutters. Strength of Materials. 56(2). 419–430. 4 indexed citations

Hou, Rongbin, et al.. (2024). A nonlinear visco-elasto-plastic creep model for sandstone considering creep initiation conditions and experimental verification. Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials. 29(1). 3 indexed citations

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Hou, Rongbin, et al.. (2023). Creep behavior and long-term strength characteristics of pre-peak damaged sandstone under conventional triaxial compression. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 3850–3850. 6 indexed citations

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Hou, Rongbin, et al.. (2023). Effects of Initial Damage on Time-Dependent Behavior of Sandstone in Uniaxial Compressive Creep Test. Archives of Mining Sciences. 1 indexed citations

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Fu, Jinwei, et al.. (2022). Experimental and numerical investigations on hydraulic fracture growth using rock-like resin material containing an injecting inner pre-crack. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 213. 110424–110424. 13 indexed citations

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Shi, Yanke, et al.. (2022). Seismic Response and Damage Analysis of Large Inverted Siphon Structure. Shock and Vibration. 2022. 1–13. 2 indexed citations

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Fu, Jinwei, et al.. (2022). Simulating progressive failure in fractured saturated rock under seepage condition using a novel coupled model and the application. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources. 8(2). 10 indexed citations

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Fu, Jinwei, et al.. (2021). Implementation and engineering application of an improved rotating smeared crack model in rock mass fracture. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources. 8(1). 4 indexed citations

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Hou, Rongbin, et al.. (2021). Experimental Investigations on Creep Behavior of Coal under Combined Compression and Shear Loading. Geofluids. 2021. 1–11. 6 indexed citations

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Hou, Rongbin, et al.. (2020). Evaluating Long‐Term Strength and Time to Failure of Sandstone with Different Initial Damage. Advances in Civil Engineering. 2020(1). 9 indexed citations

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Hou, Rongbin, Kefei Zhang, Ke Sun, & P.G. Ranjith. (2017). Discussions on Correction of Goodman Jack Test. Geotechnical Testing Journal. 40(2). 199–209. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kai, Rongbin Hou, & P.G. Ranjith. (2016). A modified NX-borehole jack with flexible loading platens. Engineering Geology. 209. 152–162. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kai, et al.. (2014). Stress Evolution in Roadway Rock Bolts During Mining in a Fully Mechanized Longwall Face, and an Evaluation of Rock Bolt Support Design. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 48(1). 333–344. 86 indexed citations

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