S.S. Zhang

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

S.S. Zhang is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, S.S. Zhang has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 91 papers in Building and Construction and 13 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in S.S. Zhang's work include Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (89 papers), Concrete Corrosion and Durability (66 papers) and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (43 papers). S.S. Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (89 papers), Concrete Corrosion and Durability (66 papers) and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (43 papers). S.S. Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Hong Kong. S.S. Zhang's co-authors include Tao Yu, J.G. Teng, Wengui Li, X.F. Nie, Le Huang, E. Chen, Guan Lin, Junjie Hu, Kejin Wang and M Raoof and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Chemical Engineering Journal and Cement and Concrete Research.

In The Last Decade

S.S. Zhang

110 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A review on corrosion detection and protection of existing reinforced concrete (RC) structures

2022 208 citations S.S. Zhang, E. Chen et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
S.S. Zhang China	31	2.5k	2.1k	245	153	139	115	2.8k
Ling-Yu Xu China	27	2.4k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	395 1.6×	193 1.3×	172 1.2×	60	2.7k
Yuanxun Zheng China	25	1.9k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	285 1.2×	150 1.0×	115 0.8×	80	2.2k
B.H. Abu Bakar Malaysia	35	3.3k 1.3×	2.3k 1.1×	376 1.5×	93 0.6×	138 1.0×	113	3.6k
Jang-Ho Jay Kim South Korea	24	2.1k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	521 2.1×	150 1.0×	128 0.9×	112	2.4k
Burak Felekoğlu Türkiye	27	2.3k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	285 1.2×	66 0.4×	112 0.8×	75	2.6k
Bo-Tao Huang China	41	4.1k 1.7×	2.9k 1.4×	486 2.0×	186 1.2×	119 0.9×	87	4.5k
Gregor Fischer Denmark	27	2.5k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	206 0.8×	171 1.1×	90 0.6×	95	2.7k
Azad A. Mohammed Iraq	21	1.8k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	302 1.2×	61 0.4×	91 0.7×	55	2.1k
Jae Hong Kim South Korea	27	1.6k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	313 1.3×	229 1.5×	146 1.1×	102	2.0k
Yin Chi China	32	3.2k 1.3×	2.5k 1.2×	201 0.8×	272 1.8×	52 0.4×	101	3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by S.S. Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S.S. Zhang

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Yu, Tao, et al.. (2025). Behaviour and modelling of concrete in circular hybrid multitube concrete columns. Engineering Structures. 333. 120055–120055. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, S.S., et al.. (2025). Design-oriented stress–strain model for fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-confined ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC). Composite Structures. 357. 118893–118893. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, S.S., David Zhang, X.F. Nie, & Junhong Ye. (2024). Experimental study on T-shaped reinforced concrete beams with locally reduced cross-sections. Structures. 68. 107180–107180. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaonan, Yuhan Huang, Long Shi, S.S. Zhang, & Wengui Li. (2024). Enhanced thermal performance of phase change mortar using multi-scale carbon-based materials. Journal of Building Engineering. 98. 111259–111259. 4 indexed citations

Huang, Le, et al.. (2024). Compressive behavior of frp tubular columns with recycled concrete lumps and flowable grout. Construction and Building Materials. 413. 134892–134892. 5 indexed citations

Zhao, Jun, Guoxi Liu, Yongming Yang, S.S. Zhang, & Hugo C. Biscaia. (2024). Experimental study on the mixed mode debonding by using a modified CFRP-to-steel double strap joint. Structures. 60. 105874–105874. 6 indexed citations

Chen, E., Yuxiao Li, & S.S. Zhang. (2024). Quantitative monitoring of localized pitting corrosion in steel bars through a combined use of distributed optical fiber sensors and finite element analyses. Construction and Building Materials. 438. 136970–136970.

Zhang, S.S., et al.. (2024). Analysis-Oriented Stress–Strain Models for Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Confined with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer. Engineering. 2 indexed citations

Nie, X.F., et al.. (2024). Compressive behavior of RC columns strengthened with FRP and prefabricated UHPC blocks. Engineering Structures. 314. 118290–118290. 7 indexed citations

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Nie, X.F., et al.. (2024). Compressive behavior of FRP-UHPC-steel double-skin tubular columns. Engineering Structures. 325. 119451–119451. 3 indexed citations

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Ke, Yan, et al.. (2024). Compressive behavior and strength model of novel FRP-UHPC strengthened RC columns. Journal of Building Engineering. 98. 111383–111383. 5 indexed citations

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Hu, Xiaobin, et al.. (2024). Experimental study on GFRP spiral-confined concrete under eccentric compression. Composite Structures. 354. 118793–118793. 2 indexed citations

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Ke, Yan, et al.. (2024). Strength models of near-surface mounted (NSM) fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) shear-strengthened RC beams based on machine learning approaches. Composite Structures. 337. 118045–118045. 13 indexed citations

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Hu, Xiaobin, et al.. (2024). Behavior of FRP spiral-confined concrete under concentric compression. Engineering Structures. 321. 118898–118898. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Peiran, Wengui Li, Kejin Wang, et al.. (2023). Hydration of Portland cement with seawater toward concrete sustainability: Phase evolution and thermodynamic modelling. Cement and Concrete Composites. 138. 105007–105007. 42 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaonan, Wengui Li, Yuhan Huang, S.S. Zhang, & Kejin Wang. (2023). Study on shape-stabilised paraffin-ceramsite composites with stable strength as phase change material (PCM) for energy storage. Construction and Building Materials. 388. 131678–131678. 24 indexed citations

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Lin, Guan & S.S. Zhang. (2023). Contribution of longitudinal GFRP bars in concrete filled FRP tubular (CFFT) cylinders under monotonic or cyclic axial compression. Engineering Structures. 281. 115766–115766. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tianwei, et al.. (2023). Experimental research on combustible gas/air explosion inhibition by dry water. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(93). 36605–36620. 18 indexed citations

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Zhang, S.S., et al.. (2023). Shear strengthening of RC beams with NSM FRP strips: Concept and behaviour of novel FRP anchors. Composite Structures. 312. 116790–116790. 26 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lei, Jinguang Teng, L. Hollaway, & S.S. Zhang. (2008). Fast FRP strengthening technique for steel structures. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University). 41(10). 6–14. 2 indexed citations

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