Ruyang Yao

805 total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 590 citations indexed

About

Ruyang Yao is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruyang Yao has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 590 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 4 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ruyang Yao's work include Cellular and Composite Structures (13 papers), Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics (4 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (3 papers). Ruyang Yao is often cited by papers focused on Cellular and Composite Structures (13 papers), Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics (4 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (3 papers). Ruyang Yao collaborates with scholars based in China and Australia. Ruyang Yao's co-authors include Qing Li, Guangyong Sun, Tong Pang, Guansheng Yin, Bei Zhang, Jianguang Fang, Erdong Wang, Bei Zhang, Xueyou Hu and Siyuan He and has published in prestigious journals such as Composites Part B Engineering, Composite Structures and International Journal of Mechanical Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ruyang Yao

14 papers receiving 575 citations

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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.

On the crashworthiness of thin-walled multi-cell structures and materials: State of the art and prospects

2023 145 citations Ruyang Yao, Tong Pang et al. Thin-Walled Structures profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruyang Yao China	11	529	195	107	103	95	14	590
Fatih Usta Türkiye	11	441 0.8×	158 0.8×	96 0.9×	109 1.1×	88 0.9×	23	503
Hongyu Liang China	13	441 0.8×	149 0.8×	81 0.8×	85 0.8×	76 0.8×	35	504
Hailun Tan China	7	474 0.9×	148 0.8×	97 0.9×	79 0.8×	101 1.1×	14	570
Tengteng Chen China	7	642 1.2×	243 1.2×	124 1.2×	91 0.9×	131 1.4×	8	692
Yongguang Guo China	9	456 0.9×	144 0.7×	124 1.2×	54 0.5×	116 1.2×	12	516
Hossein Taghipoor Iran	16	393 0.7×	225 1.2×	186 1.7×	73 0.7×	114 1.2×	27	540
Houchang Liu China	13	631 1.2×	235 1.2×	195 1.8×	65 0.6×	172 1.8×	16	731
Hexiang Wu China	10	462 0.9×	142 0.7×	66 0.6×	92 0.9×	121 1.3×	23	505
Shangan Qin China	10	537 1.0×	233 1.2×	58 0.5×	86 0.8×	61 0.6×	10	556
Lian-Zheng Pei China	7	680 1.3×	242 1.2×	87 0.8×	119 1.2×	125 1.3×	7	727

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14 of 14 papers shown

Yao, Ruyang, Bei Zhang, Qiang Niu, Qing Li, & Guangyong Sun. (2025). On modeling of extruded thin-walled multi-cell structures incorporating anisotropy yielding, strain hardening and damage failure. Thin-Walled Structures. 216. 113548–113548. 3 indexed citations

Yao, Ruyang, Tong Pang, Bei Zhang, et al.. (2023). On the crashworthiness of thin-walled multi-cell structures and materials: State of the art and prospects. Thin-Walled Structures. 189. 110734–110734. 145 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Erdong, Ruyang Yao, Qing Li, Xueyou Hu, & Guangyong Sun. (2023). Lightweight metallic cellular materials: A systematic review on mechanical characteristics and engineering applications. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 270. 108795–108795. 103 indexed citations

Yao, Ruyang, Tong Pang, Siyuan He, et al.. (2022). A bio-inspired foam-filled multi-cell structural configuration for energy absorption. Composites Part B Engineering. 238. 109801–109801. 118 indexed citations

Hou, Xiuhui, et al.. (2022). Improving the crashworthiness of bio-inspired multi-cell thin-walled tubes under axial loading: Experimental, numerical, and theoretical studies. Thin-Walled Structures. 177. 109415–109415. 68 indexed citations

Wang, Erdong, Ruyang Yao, Quantian Luo, et al.. (2022). High-temperature and dynamic mechanical characterization of closed-cell aluminum foams. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 230. 107548–107548. 20 indexed citations

Zheng, Gang, Liqiu Zhang, Erdong Wang, et al.. (2022). Investigation into multiaxial mechanical behaviors of Kelvin and Octet-B polymeric closed-cell foams. Thin-Walled Structures. 177. 109405–109405. 21 indexed citations

Zhang, Bei, et al.. (2022). Energy absorption behaviors and optimization design of thin-walled double-hat beam under bending. Thin-Walled Structures. 179. 109577–109577. 14 indexed citations

Yao, Ruyang, Bei Zhang, Guansheng Yin, & Zhenyu Zhao. (2020). Energy absorption behaviors of foam-filled holed tube subjected to axial crushing: Experimental and theoretical investigations. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures. 28(24). 2501–2514. 22 indexed citations

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Yin, Guansheng, et al.. (2020). Energy absorption characteristics of multi-cell tubes with different cross-sectional shapes under quasi-static axial crushing. International Journal of Crashworthiness. 27(2). 565–580. 11 indexed citations

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Yao, Ruyang, Zhenyu Zhao, Wenqian Hao, Guansheng Yin, & Bei Zhang. (2019). Experimental and theoretical investigations on axial crushing of aluminum foam-filled grooved tube. Composite Structures. 226. 111229–111229. 20 indexed citations

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Yao, Ruyang, Wenqian Hao, Guansheng Yin, & Bei Zhang. (2019). Analytical model of circular tube with wide external circumferential grooves under axial crushing. International Journal of Crashworthiness. 25(5). 527–535. 6 indexed citations

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Yao, Ruyang, Zhenyu Zhao, Guansheng Yin, & Bei Zhang. (2019). Attempt to improve the material utilisation and crashworthiness of grooved tube subjected to axial crushing. International Journal of Crashworthiness. 26(1). 77–86. 4 indexed citations

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Yao, Ruyang, Guansheng Yin, Wenqian Hao, et al.. (2018). Axial buckling modes and crashworthiness of circular tube with external linear gradient grooves. Thin-Walled Structures. 134. 395–406. 35 indexed citations

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