Shixiang Zhao

931 total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 741 citations indexed

About

Shixiang Zhao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Shixiang Zhao has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 741 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Materials Chemistry, 9 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 7 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Shixiang Zhao's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (7 papers), Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (5 papers) and High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (4 papers). Shixiang Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (7 papers), Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (5 papers) and High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (4 papers). Shixiang Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Russia and United Kingdom. Shixiang Zhao's co-authors include Xudong Wang, T.J. Marrow, Luis Saucedo‐Mora, Paul Mummery, Peter Lee, Zhonghui Li, Tristan Lowe, Xudong Wang, Yan Yang and Xudong Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy and Scripta Materialia.

In The Last Decade

Shixiang Zhao

22 papers receiving 734 citations

Hit Papers

Effect of Temperature on the Structural and Physicochemic... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300 400
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. Effect of Temperature on the Structural and Physicochemical Properties of Biochar with Apple Tree Branches as Feedstock Material
    2017 457 citations Shixiang Zhao, Xudong Wang et al. Energies profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shixiang Zhao China 10 216 161 149 116 112 28 741
Volker Liedtke Austria 13 341 1.6× 192 1.2× 241 1.6× 385 3.3× 184 1.6× 24 1.3k
Peiling Gao China 15 81 0.4× 148 0.9× 115 0.8× 110 0.9× 43 0.4× 37 564
Jiao Ma China 14 192 0.9× 58 0.4× 109 0.7× 92 0.8× 91 0.8× 29 716
Yun-Hwei Shen Taiwan 14 158 0.7× 75 0.5× 36 0.2× 240 2.1× 74 0.7× 54 768
Shigehisa Ishihara Japan 12 254 1.2× 111 0.7× 49 0.3× 61 0.5× 55 0.5× 36 723
Jing Xiao China 14 104 0.5× 37 0.2× 258 1.7× 143 1.2× 22 0.2× 31 734
Lihong Tong China 12 144 0.7× 290 1.8× 114 0.8× 92 0.8× 137 1.2× 31 788
Deli Zhang China 14 312 1.4× 115 0.7× 38 0.3× 107 0.9× 105 0.9× 38 674
A. Hamou Algeria 16 80 0.4× 75 0.5× 18 0.1× 64 0.6× 83 0.7× 39 703
Saqib Nasir Pakistan 6 150 0.7× 120 0.7× 33 0.2× 78 0.7× 46 0.4× 9 477

Countries citing papers authored by Shixiang Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shixiang Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shixiang Zhao

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cai, Zhicheng, Zejian Xu, Shixiang Zhao, et al.. (2025). Loading rate strengthening mechanism of alumina and zirconia ceramics. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 206. 105464–105464.
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Yao, Jiaxi, et al.. (2025). Response of soil pH to biochar application in farmland across China: a meta-analysis. PeerJ. 13. e19400–e19400. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuai, Mingming Wang, Yunlong Hu, et al.. (2025). Depth-dependent accumulation and controls of particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon in Inner Mongolian grasslands. Science China Earth Sciences. 68(9). 3064–3076.
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Li, Jing, Yihong Qi, Shixiang Zhao, et al.. (2024). Reduced graphene oxide porous films containing SiC whiskers for constructing multilayer electromagnetic shields. New Carbon Materials. 39(6). 1191–1201. 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Shixiang, et al.. (2024). Incubation-time-based modeling of the grain-size-influenced yield point phenomenon. Acta Mechanica. 235(12). 7141–7158. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yuyi, Shixiang Zhao, N. A. Kazarinov, & Yu. V. Petrov. (2024). Neural networks with iterative parameter generation for determining parameters of constitutive models. 334–345.
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Gao, Yunpeng, Huayan Chen, Maobing Shuai, Xiangguo Zeng, & Shixiang Zhao. (2023). Density functional study on the mechanics, thermodynamics, and H diffusion mechanism of LiH. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 54. 740–750. 7 indexed citations
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Zhao, Shixiang, et al.. (2023). Modeling of the thermal softening of metals under impact loads and their temperature–time correspondence. International Journal of Engineering Science. 194. 103969–103969. 11 indexed citations
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Jin, Xing, Lei Liu, Cheng Hou, et al.. (2023). Thermal Shock and Residual Strength Testing of SiC/SiC Composite Braided Tubes. Experimental Mechanics. 63(5). 955–964. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Shixiang, et al.. (2022). The modified relaxation plasticity model and the non-monotonic stress–strain diagram. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 240. 107919–107919. 8 indexed citations
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Zhao, Shixiang, et al.. (2022). First-Principles Study of the Effect of Titanium Doping on Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Properties of Zirconium-Cobalt Alloys. Crystals. 12(8). 1015–1015. 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Shixiang, et al.. (2020). Absorption of Cu(II) and Zn(II) from Aqueous Solutions onto Biochars Derived from Apple Tree Branches. Energies. 13(13). 3498–3498. 28 indexed citations
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Wan, Fan, Shixiang Zhao, Rongjun Liu, Changrui Zhang, & T.J. Marrow. (2018). In situ Observation of Compression Damage in a Three-Dimensional Braided Carbon Fiber Reinforced Carbon and Silicon Carbide (C/C-SiC) Ceramic Composite. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 24(3). 227–237. 13 indexed citations
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Zhao, Shixiang, et al.. (2017). Effect of Temperature on the Structural and Physicochemical Properties of Biochar with Apple Tree Branches as Feedstock Material. Energies. 10(9). 1293–1293. 457 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhao, Shixiang, Zhonghui Li, Yan Yang, et al.. (2017). Varying pyrolysis temperature impacts application effects of biochar on soil labile organic carbon and humic fractions. Applied Soil Ecology. 123. 484–493. 53 indexed citations
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Yuan, Xi, et al.. (2017). Internal Flow Field Uniformity Study of Dust Collector for A Street Vacuum Sweeper Based on CFD. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering. 272. 12007–12007. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Shixiang, Zhonghui Li, Yan Yang, et al.. (2017). [Effects of Biochar Pyrolyzed at Varying Temperatures on Soil Organic Carbon and Its Components:Influence on the Soil Active Organic Carbon].. PubMed. 38(1). 333–342. 2 indexed citations
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D’Souza, N., et al.. (2014). Effects of elemental vaporization and condensation during heat treatment of single crystal superalloys. Scripta Materialia. 78-79. 45–48. 18 indexed citations
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Zhao, Shixiang, et al.. (2010). Characterization of protein-protein interactions between the nucleocapsid protein and membrane protein of the avian infectious bronchitis virus. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 9(49). 8398–8404.

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