S.T. Tu

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
189 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

S.T. Tu is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, S.T. Tu has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 126 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 50 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in S.T. Tu's work include Fatigue and fracture mechanics (101 papers), High Temperature Alloys and Creep (64 papers) and Fire effects on concrete materials (25 papers). S.T. Tu is often cited by papers focused on Fatigue and fracture mechanics (101 papers), High Temperature Alloys and Creep (64 papers) and Fire effects on concrete materials (25 papers). S.T. Tu collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and South Korea. S.T. Tu's co-authors include Fu‐Zhen Xuan, Guozhen Wang, Wenchun Jiang, Jianming Gong, X.C. Zhang, Haijie Wang, F.Z. Xuan, Z.D. Wang, Xian-Cheng Zhang and Jian‐Feng Wen and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and Nature Materials.

In The Last Decade

S.T. Tu

176 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

Rapid fabrication of physically robust hydrogels 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 50 100 150
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. Rapid fabrication of physically robust hydrogels
    2023 185 citations Bingkun Bao, Kai Li et al. Nature Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
S.T. Tu China 37 3.2k 2.3k 1.2k 548 518 189 4.3k
Lei Zhao China 38 3.8k 1.2× 1.9k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 638 1.2× 558 1.1× 240 4.4k
Jianming Gong China 33 2.7k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 327 0.6× 260 0.5× 200 3.3k
Noel P. O’Dowd Ireland 34 3.3k 1.0× 4.0k 1.7× 1.7k 1.3× 725 1.3× 147 0.3× 165 5.0k
Yongdian Han China 43 4.6k 1.4× 1.6k 0.7× 1.9k 1.5× 560 1.0× 702 1.4× 273 5.4k
Wenchun Jiang China 33 2.8k 0.9× 1.4k 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 342 0.6× 210 0.4× 230 3.9k
Xin Wang China 37 2.5k 0.8× 2.2k 0.9× 2.1k 1.6× 1.2k 2.2× 444 0.9× 289 5.0k
K. Bhanu Sankara Rao India 44 5.3k 1.7× 2.6k 1.1× 2.3k 1.8× 289 0.5× 925 1.8× 178 5.9k
Ulrich Krupp Germany 33 2.9k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 1.6k 1.2× 159 0.3× 903 1.7× 227 3.8k
Javier Segurado Spain 44 3.1k 1.0× 3.3k 1.4× 2.5k 2.0× 390 0.7× 588 1.1× 109 5.8k
R. Viswanathan United States 28 3.2k 1.0× 1.2k 0.5× 1.5k 1.2× 238 0.4× 1.0k 2.0× 99 3.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by S.T. Tu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S.T. Tu

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All Works

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Yang, Xiaofeng, Tiwen Lu, Xiaozhen Li, et al.. (2025). Microstructural effects on shock-induced deformation behavior in CoCrNi medium-entropy alloy: A molecular dynamics study. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 229. 309–320. 5 indexed citations
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Lu, Tiwen, Xiyu Chen, Binhan Sun, et al.. (2025). In-situ nano-reprecipitation enables superior cryogenic mechanical properties in a 3D printable medium-entropy alloy. Nature Communications. 17(1). 582–582. 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Xiaobo, et al.. (2025). Instability and characteristic regimes of hydrogen flame propagating through disordered wire meshes. Combustion and Flame. 283. 114569–114569.
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Shi, Jin, Zijian Guo, Jiaxing Wang, et al.. (2024). A novel small specimen testing method based on a pneumatic bulging test: Measurement of tensile properties at high temperatures. International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping. 209. 105210–105210. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Ting, S.T. Tu, Yangguang Liu, et al.. (2024). Design of high-entropy rare-earth disilicate materials for thermal environmental barrier coatings through thermal-mechanical experiments and finite element simulation studies. Ceramics International. 51(8). 10551–10573. 1 indexed citations
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Yue, Zhufeng, Ming Li, Guo‐Yan Zhou, et al.. (2024). An overview on recent development of impression creep test. International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping. 208. 105160–105160. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Ming, Zhixun Wen, Xufei Gong, et al.. (2024). The role of initial cracks on creep crack growth and fracture mode of thick-walled pressurized pipe weldments. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 307. 110296–110296. 2 indexed citations
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Jiang, Rui, Zhongshan Li, Caiguo Zhang, et al.. (2024). No genetic causal relationship between lung function and osteoporosis ― evidence from a mendelian randomization study. Scientific Reports. 14(1).
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Liu, Liqiang, Run‐Zi Wang, Weize Wang, et al.. (2024). Experimental investigation and theoretical prediction on the erosion resistance of the Y0.5Gd0.5TaO4 thermal barrier coatings at room temperature. Materials Today Communications. 40. 109882–109882.
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Yao, Ning, Tiwen Lu, Binhan Sun, et al.. (2023). Gradient nanostructure induces exceptional cryogenic mechanical properties in an additively manufactured medium entropy alloy. Scripta Materialia. 241. 115885–115885. 17 indexed citations
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Sun, Li, Run‐Zi Wang, Kai-Shang Li, Xiancheng Zhang, & S.T. Tu. (2023). Determination of relationship between high-temperature low cycle fatigue damage and mechanical property degradation: Experimental and theoretical analyses. International Journal of Fatigue. 175. 107771–107771. 12 indexed citations
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Bao, Bingkun, Kai Li, Jian‐Feng Wen, et al.. (2023). Rapid fabrication of physically robust hydrogels. Nature Materials. 22(10). 1253–1260. 185 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lu, Chuanyang, Xijia Wu, Yanming He, et al.. (2023). Creep behavior and life prediction of a reactor pressure vessel steel above phase‐transformation temperature via a deformation mechanism‐based creep model. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures. 46(9). 3342–3359. 6 indexed citations
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Cheng, Huijie, Xu Lu, Jingjing Zhou, et al.. (2023). The influence of L12 ordered precipitates on hydrogen embrittlement behavior in CoCrNi-based medium entropy alloys. Acta Materialia. 260. 119328–119328. 30 indexed citations
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Wang, Tao, Jian‐Feng Wen, Yun‐Jae Kim, & S.T. Tu. (2020). Ductile tearing analyses of cracked TP304 pipes using the multiaxial fracture strain energy model and the Gurson–Tvergaard–Needleman model. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures. 43(10). 2402–2415. 15 indexed citations
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Zhao, Peng-Cheng, Bo Chen, Joe Kelleher, et al.. (2019). High-cycle-fatigue induced continuous grain growth in ultrafine-grained titanium. Acta Materialia. 174. 29–42. 54 indexed citations

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