Shikui Chen

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Shikui Chen is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Shikui Chen has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 19 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 18 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Shikui Chen's work include Topology Optimization in Engineering (53 papers), Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (17 papers) and Manufacturing Process and Optimization (13 papers). Shikui Chen is often cited by papers focused on Topology Optimization in Engineering (53 papers), Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (17 papers) and Manufacturing Process and Optimization (13 papers). Shikui Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Hong Kong. Shikui Chen's co-authors include Michael Yu Wang, Wei Chen, Panagiotis Vogiatzis, Sang‐Hoon Lee, Xianfeng Gu, Jiang Long, Cheng Lin, Krishnan Suresh, Albert C. To and Junji Kato and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Applied Energy and Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

In The Last Decade

Shikui Chen

70 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Current and future trends in topology optimization for ad... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 200 400 600
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.

  1. Current and future trends in topology optimization for additive manufacturing
    2018 638 citations Shikui Chen et al. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shikui Chen United States 24 1.9k 933 852 667 422 76 2.7k
Akihiro Takezawa Japan 27 2.0k 1.1× 1.2k 1.3× 822 1.0× 932 1.4× 638 1.5× 114 3.2k
Matthijs Langelaar Netherlands 23 2.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 1.0k 1.2× 500 0.7× 636 1.5× 107 3.1k
Tong Gao China 29 1.8k 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 639 0.8× 732 1.1× 380 0.9× 90 2.8k
Krishnan Suresh United States 27 1.7k 0.9× 895 1.0× 729 0.9× 611 0.9× 619 1.5× 112 2.7k
Anders Clausen Denmark 9 1.9k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 711 0.8× 473 0.7× 232 0.5× 11 2.3k
Erik Andreassen Denmark 13 2.6k 1.4× 1.7k 1.8× 1.0k 1.2× 478 0.7× 205 0.5× 18 3.2k
Ercan M. Dede United States 34 1.3k 0.7× 605 0.6× 520 0.6× 1.6k 2.3× 495 1.2× 142 3.6k
Julián A. Norato United States 22 1.9k 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 941 1.1× 355 0.5× 143 0.3× 52 2.3k
Xiaoping Qian United States 31 988 0.5× 682 0.7× 449 0.5× 660 1.0× 439 1.0× 126 2.8k
Qi Xia China 28 2.0k 1.0× 1.6k 1.7× 833 1.0× 351 0.5× 90 0.2× 95 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shikui Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shikui Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shikui Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shikui Chen 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 Shikui Chen. Shikui Chen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Zhu, Xiaoping, Masato Tanaka, Yuyang Song, et al.. (2025). Geometry-Driven Design of Morphable Surface Structures Using Topology Optimization and Circle Packing. Journal of Mechanical Design. 147(9).
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Lei, Wanjun, Chander Sadasivan, Xianfeng Gu, & Shikui Chen. (2024). CFD-Driven Topology Optimization for Personalized Intracranial Aneurysm Implant Design.
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Zhu, Xiaoping, Masato Tanaka, Yuyang Song, et al.. (2024). Geometry-Driven Design of Morphable Surface Structures Using Topology Optimization and Circle Packing. 1 indexed citations
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Tassiopoulos, Apostolos K., et al.. (2023). Designing Programmable Ferromagnetic Soft Metastructures for Minimally Invasive Endovascular Therapy. PubMed. 2023. 1 indexed citations
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Gu, Xianfeng, et al.. (2022). Shape and topology optimization of conformal thermal control structures on free-form surfaces: A dimension reduction level set method (DR-LSM). Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 398. 115183–115183. 15 indexed citations
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Li, Manqi, et al.. (2021). Conformal topology optimization of multi-material ferromagnetic soft active structures using an extended level set method. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 389. 114394–114394. 41 indexed citations
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Chen, Shikui, et al.. (2020). Topological constraints in 2D structural topology optimization. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 63(1). 39–58. 22 indexed citations
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Long, Jiang, et al.. (2019). Concurrent optimization of structural topology and infill properties with a CBF-based level set method. Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering. 14(2). 171–189. 26 indexed citations
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Lin, Teng, Yu Pan, Shikui Chen, & Lei Zuo. (2018). Modeling and field testing of an electromagnetic energy harvester for rail tracks with anchorless mounting. Applied Energy. 213. 219–226. 111 indexed citations
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Liu, Yang, Zuyu Li, Peng Wei, & Shikui Chen. (2018). Generating support structures for additive manufacturing with continuum topology optimization methods. Rapid Prototyping Journal. 25(2). 232–246. 20 indexed citations
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Chuang, Ching‐Hung, Shikui Chen, Ren‐Jye Yang, & Panagiotis Vogiatzis. (2017). Topology optimization with additive manufacturing consideration for vehicle load path development. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 113(8). 1434–1445. 31 indexed citations
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Long, Jiang, Shikui Chen, Chander Sadasivan, & Xiangmin Jiao. (2017). Structural topology optimization for generative design of personalized aneurysm implants: Design, additive manufacturing, and experimental validation. 9–13. 15 indexed citations
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Chen, Shikui, Zongrui Hou, Yin Zhu, et al.. (2009). Highly Enantioselective One‐Pot, Three‐Component Mannich‐type Reaction Catalyzed by an N,N′‐Dioxide–Scandium(III) Complex. Chemistry - A European Journal. 15(24). 5884–5887. 40 indexed citations
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Chen, Shikui, Sang‐Hoon Lee, & Wei Chen. (2009). Level Set Based Robust Shape and Topology Optimization Under Random Field Uncertainties. 1295–1305. 4 indexed citations
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Luo, Zhen, et al.. (2008). A new level set method for systematic design of hinge-free compliant mechanisms. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 198(2). 318–331. 113 indexed citations

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