W. Zeng

855 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 716 citations indexed

About

W. Zeng is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Zeng has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 716 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 7 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 7 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in W. Zeng's work include Numerical methods in engineering (9 papers), Fatigue and fracture mechanics (5 papers) and Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions (5 papers). W. Zeng is often cited by papers focused on Numerical methods in engineering (9 papers), Fatigue and fracture mechanics (5 papers) and Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions (5 papers). W. Zeng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Vietnam. W. Zeng's co-authors include G. R. Liu, H. Nguyen‐Xuan, G.R. Liu, Chen Jiang, Guangzhong Liu, Xiangwei Dong, Zengliang Li, Xuelin Dong, Y. Kitamura and Jacob Moesgaard Larsen and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Engineering Journal, Construction and Building Materials and Renewable Energy.

In The Last Decade

W. Zeng

20 papers receiving 705 citations

Hit Papers

Smoothed Finite Element Methods (S-FEM): An Overview and ... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Smoothed Finite Element Methods (S-FEM): An Overview and Recent Developments
    2016 259 citations W. Zeng, G. R. Liu Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Zeng China 12 481 332 167 100 90 21 716
I. Bajsić Slovenia 17 356 0.7× 107 0.3× 140 0.8× 130 1.3× 150 1.7× 52 695
H.C. Vu-Do Vietnam 5 554 1.2× 216 0.7× 238 1.4× 89 0.9× 115 1.3× 8 668
Anindya Ghoshal United States 19 441 0.9× 74 0.2× 413 2.5× 97 1.0× 242 2.7× 78 905
Shigenobu Okazawa Japan 17 444 0.9× 229 0.7× 399 2.4× 27 0.3× 287 3.2× 60 849
Hiroshi Okada Japan 15 568 1.2× 90 0.3× 192 1.1× 36 0.4× 237 2.6× 79 686
François Bay France 14 670 1.4× 250 0.8× 267 1.6× 114 1.1× 458 5.1× 45 1.1k
Wing K. Liu United States 13 466 1.0× 297 0.9× 194 1.2× 38 0.4× 216 2.4× 47 851
Yoon‐Suk Chang South Korea 12 308 0.6× 75 0.2× 114 0.7× 46 0.5× 464 5.2× 115 783
J. C. García Mexico 12 165 0.3× 60 0.2× 134 0.8× 49 0.5× 289 3.2× 48 461
J.E. Tarancón Spain 15 664 1.4× 249 0.8× 194 1.2× 107 1.1× 234 2.6× 26 868

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Zeng

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

All Works

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He, An, et al.. (2024). A new elastic T-shape joint of longitudinally connected slab ballastless track structure for releasing thermal stress caused by non-uniform temperature loads. Construction and Building Materials. 416. 134997–134997. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Haodong, Qingsong Wang, W. Zeng, et al.. (2019). Dynamic brittle crack propagation modeling using singular edge-based smoothed finite element method with local mesh rezoning. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids. 76. 208–223. 28 indexed citations
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Wu, Fei, et al.. (2019). Interval and subinterval perturbation finite element-boundary element method for low-frequency uncertain analysis of structural-acoustic systems. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 462. 114939–114939. 11 indexed citations
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Wu, Fei, et al.. (2018). Smoothing Technique Based Beta FEM (βFEM) for Static and Free Vibration Analyses of Reissner–Mindlin Plates. International Journal of Computational Methods. 17(2). 1845006–1845006. 9 indexed citations
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Wu, Fei, W. Zeng, Lingyun Yao, & G.R. Liu. (2017). A generalized probabilistic edge-based smoothed finite element method for elastostatic analysis of Reissner–Mindlin plates. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 53. 333–352. 20 indexed citations
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Dong, Xiangwei, et al.. (2017). Smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) modeling of shot peening process. Journal of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering. 17(4). 799–825. 2 indexed citations
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Zeng, W. & G. R. Liu. (2016). Smoothed Finite Element Methods (S-FEM): An Overview and Recent Developments. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering. 25(2). 397–435. 259 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zeng, W., G.R. Liu, Chen Jiang, T. Nguyen‐Thoi, & Yichen Jiang. (2016). A generalized beta finite element method with coupled smoothing techniques for solid mechanics. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements. 73. 103–119. 21 indexed citations
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Zeng, W., G.R. Liu, Chen Jiang, et al.. (2015). An effective fracture analysis method based on the virtual crack closure-integral technique implemented in CS-FEM. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 40(5-6). 3783–3800. 41 indexed citations
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Dong, Xiangwei, Guangzhong Liu, Zengliang Li, & W. Zeng. (2015). A smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) model for simulating surface erosion by impacts of foreign particles. Tribology International. 95. 267–278. 70 indexed citations
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Zeng, W., et al.. (2015). A smoothing technique based beta finite element method (βFEM) for crystal plasticity modeling. Computers & Structures. 162. 48–67. 37 indexed citations
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Jiang, Chen, Zhiqian Zhang, Gang Liu, Xu Han, & W. Zeng. (2015). An edge-based/node-based selective smoothed finite element method using tetrahedrons for cardiovascular tissues. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements. 59. 62–77. 47 indexed citations
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Zeng, W., et al.. (2014). Smoothing technique based crystal plasticity finite element modeling of crystalline materials. International Journal of Plasticity. 65. 250–268. 30 indexed citations
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Jiang, Kai, et al.. (2013). Study on Selective Laser Sintering of Eucalyptus/PES Blend and Investment Casting Technology. Procedia CIRP. 6. 510–514. 17 indexed citations
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Zeng, W., G.R. Liu, Y. Kitamura, & H. Nguyen‐Xuan. (2013). A three-dimensional ES-FEM for fracture mechanics problems in elastic solids. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 114. 127–150. 43 indexed citations
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Zeng, W., et al.. (2013). The Coal Mining Methods Selection of Large Mine Based on Grey Relevance Analysis. Applied Mechanics and Materials. 295-298. 2990–2996. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, G. R., W. Zeng, & H. Nguyen‐Xuan. (2012). Generalized stochastic cell-based smoothed finite element method (GS_CS-FEM) for solid mechanics. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design. 63. 51–61. 65 indexed citations

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