Tao Yu

10.9k total citations · 9 hit papers
198 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Tao Yu is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Tao Yu has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 169 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 153 papers in Building and Construction and 15 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Tao Yu's work include Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (148 papers), Concrete Corrosion and Durability (112 papers) and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (96 papers). Tao Yu is often cited by papers focused on Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (148 papers), Concrete Corrosion and Durability (112 papers) and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (96 papers). Tao Yu collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and Australia. Tao Yu's co-authors include J.G. Teng, Yi Lin Wong, Dilum Fernando, Shilin Dong, S.S. Zhang, Bing Zhang, Y.M. Hu, Jinguang Teng, Muhammad N.S. Hadi and Wengui Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Energy, Cement and Concrete Research and Construction and Building Materials.

In The Last Decade

Tao Yu

185 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

Strengthening of steel st... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2012 2006 2010 2010 2020 100 200 300 400 500
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. Strengthening of steel structures with fiber-reinforced polymer composites
    2012 502 citations J.G. Teng, Tao Yu et al. profile →
  2. Hybrid FRP–concrete–steel tubular columns: Concept and behavior
    2006 410 citations J.G. Teng, Tao Yu et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →
  3. Finite element modeling of confined concrete-II: Plastic-damage model
    2010 384 citations Tao Yu, J.G. Teng et al. Engineering Structures profile →
  4. Finite element modeling of confined concrete-I: Drucker–Prager type plasticity model
    2010 380 citations Tao Yu, J.G. Teng et al. Engineering Structures profile →
  5. Durability deterioration of concrete under marine environment from material to structure: A critical review
    2020 332 citations Tao Yu et al. Journal of Building Engineering profile →
  6. Experimental study on CFRP-to-steel bonded interfaces
    2012 286 citations Tao Yu, J.G. Teng et al. profile →
  7. Development and mechanical behaviour of ultra-high-performance seawater sea-sand concrete
    2019 228 citations Yu Xiang, Tao Yu et al. profile →
  8. A review of recent advances in the science and technology of seawater-mixed concrete
    2021 160 citations Tao Yu et al. profile →
  9. Development of self-sensing ultra-high-performance concrete using hybrid carbon black and carbon nanofibers
    2024 57 citations Tao Yu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tao Yu Hong Kong 50 8.2k 7.3k 685 511 275 198 8.8k
Rami A. Hawileh United Arab Emirates 43 5.3k 0.7× 4.4k 0.6× 415 0.6× 455 0.9× 311 1.1× 205 5.9k
Riadh Al‐Mahaidi Australia 50 7.1k 0.9× 6.4k 0.9× 1.7k 2.5× 468 0.9× 581 2.1× 321 8.0k
Antoine E. Naaman United States 47 8.2k 1.0× 6.0k 0.8× 691 1.0× 708 1.4× 242 0.9× 165 8.6k
Mohamed Elchalakani Australia 50 7.3k 0.9× 5.2k 0.7× 1.0k 1.5× 946 1.9× 1.0k 3.8× 327 8.4k
Giovanni Plizzari Italy 39 5.2k 0.6× 4.1k 0.6× 308 0.4× 446 0.9× 161 0.6× 204 5.5k
Houssam Toutanji United States 39 4.5k 0.6× 3.7k 0.5× 253 0.4× 383 0.7× 215 0.8× 105 5.2k
Zemei Wu China 38 8.0k 1.0× 3.9k 0.5× 252 0.4× 1.2k 2.4× 147 0.5× 57 8.4k
Jianhe Xie China 44 4.7k 0.6× 3.7k 0.5× 265 0.4× 683 1.3× 394 1.4× 132 5.3k
Peng Feng China 42 4.6k 0.6× 4.3k 0.6× 1.0k 1.5× 394 0.8× 528 1.9× 202 5.8k
Brahim Benmokrane Canada 73 14.8k 1.8× 13.9k 1.9× 1.4k 2.0× 428 0.8× 568 2.1× 433 16.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tao Yu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tao Yu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tao Yu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tao Yu 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 Tao Yu. Tao Yu 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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Yu, Tao, et al.. (2025). Behaviour and modelling of concrete in circular hybrid multitube concrete columns. Engineering Structures. 333. 120055–120055. 1 indexed citations
2.
Li, Chao, et al.. (2025). Impacts of modified recycled concrete aggregate with waterborne acrylic acid/nano silica on asphalt mixture and its improving mechanisms. Construction and Building Materials. 460. 139844–139844. 2 indexed citations
3.
Hussain, Abasal, Tao Yu, & Fangxin Zou. (2025). Durability analysis of nanocarbon black-based self-strain sensing ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC): Effects of moisture content and sea-salt solution exposure. Construction and Building Materials. 473. 141031–141031. 4 indexed citations
4.
Chang, Hongfei, et al.. (2024). Numerical analysis and design methods of grout-filled GFRP tube repaired corroded CHS T-joints. Thin-Walled Structures. 198. 111719–111719. 16 indexed citations
5.
Javed, K., Muhammad Irfan, Xiaoxin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Temperature dependent structural and magnetic properties of permalloy (Ni80Fe20) nanotubes. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 602. 172204–172204. 1 indexed citations
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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
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Yao, Zhigang, Jianfeng Wang, Hang Liao, et al.. (2024). Experimental study on dynamic tensile behavior of modified shotcrete-rock composite with different interface inclinations. Construction and Building Materials. 458. 139606–139606. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Bing, et al.. (2023). Seismic behaviour of FRP-concrete-steel double-tube columns with shear studs: Experimental study and numerical modelling. Engineering Structures. 302. 117339–117339. 15 indexed citations
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Liao, Hang, Yong Fang, Zhigang Yao, et al.. (2023). Effects of fiber and rubber materials on the dynamic mechanical behaviors and damage evolution of shotcrete under cyclic impact load. Journal of Building Engineering. 73. 106763–106763. 7 indexed citations
10.
Fang, Yawei, Zhi Fang, Tao Yu, et al.. (2023). Effect of initial pretension on dynamic bond behavior of an ultra-high performance concrete-filled anchorage for carbon fiber-reinforced polymer tendons. Construction and Building Materials. 411. 134613–134613. 3 indexed citations
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Yu, Tao, Dongxiang Zhang, Jie Wang, et al.. (2022). Near-infrared upper phenyl-fused BODIPY as a photosensitizer for photothermal–photodynamic therapy. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 10(16). 3048–3054. 20 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Junaid, et al.. (2021). Analytical investigation on the load-moment interaction behavior of the FRP reinforced geopolymer concrete filled FRP tube circular columns. Journal of Building Engineering. 42. 102818–102818. 22 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Junaid, Tao Yu, & Muhammad N.S. Hadi. (2021). Behavior of GFRP bar reinforced geopolymer concrete filled GFRP tube columns under different loading conditions. Structures. 33. 1633–1644. 21 indexed citations
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Hadi, Muhammad N.S., et al.. (2020). Flexural behavior of beams reinforced with either steel bars, molded or pultruded GFRP grating. Steel and Composite Structures. 34(1). 17–34.
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Hadi, Muhammad N.S., Junaid Ahmad, & Tao Yu. (2020). Investigation of BFRP bar reinforced geopolymer concrete filled BFRP tube columns. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings. 175(8). 628–643. 16 indexed citations
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Yu, Tao, et al.. (2018). Factors Affecting the Bond Strength Between the Fly Ash-based Geopolymer Concrete and Steel Reinforcement. Structures. 14. 262–272. 80 indexed citations
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Yu, Tao, J.G. Teng, Yi Lin Wong, & Shilin Dong. (2010). Finite element modeling of confined concrete-II: Plastic-damage model. Engineering Structures. 32(3). 680–691. 384 indexed citations breakdown →
18.
Yu, Tao. (2010). Influence of slenderness ratio on the percolation threshold of conductive adhesives. Fuhe cailiao xuebao. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Tao & J.G. Teng. (2009). Design of concrete-filled FRP tubes: Provisions in the draft Chinese code. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University). 15(6). 526–36.
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Teng, J.G., et al.. (2006). Behavior of hybrid FRP-concrete-steel tubular columns : experimental and theoretical studies. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University). 8(5). 1–7. 6 indexed citations

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