Wei Sun

3.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
171 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Wei Sun is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Sun has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 83 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 61 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Wei Sun's work include Vibration and Dynamic Analysis (66 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (45 papers) and Bladed Disk Vibration Dynamics (38 papers). Wei Sun is often cited by papers focused on Vibration and Dynamic Analysis (66 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (45 papers) and Bladed Disk Vibration Dynamics (38 papers). Wei Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Arab Emirates. Wei Sun's co-authors include Dongxu Du, Honghao Liu, Kunpeng Xu, Xianfei Yan, Hongwei Ma, Xiaofeng Liu, Wenhao Ji, Hongwei Ma, Hui Zhang and Yue Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer and IEEE Access.

In The Last Decade

Wei Sun

162 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Active vibration control of fluid-conveying pipelines: Theoretical and experimental studies

2024 46 citations Wei Sun, Hui Zhang et al. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences profile →
Vibration suppression of CFRC plates considering piezoelectric nonlinearity effects

2025 21 citations Hui Zhang, Wei Sun et al. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences profile →
Reduced-order modeling and vibration transfer analysis of fluid-conveying parallel pipeline system using hybrid FE and extended MSTMM

2025 16 citations Wenhao Ji, Hongwei Ma et al. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei Sun China	25	1.2k	1.0k	873	736	280	171	2.3k
Mauro Venturini Italy	27	516 0.4×	215 0.2×	351 0.4×	912 1.2×	505 1.8×	171	2.5k
Gianluca Ranzi Australia	39	510 0.4×	2.7k 2.6×	869 1.0×	498 0.7×	789 2.8×	162	4.4k
Dong Jiang China	26	333 0.3×	505 0.5×	449 0.5×	804 1.1×	233 0.8×	167	2.1k
Raid Karoumi Sweden	30	337 0.3×	2.5k 2.4×	381 0.4×	1.5k 2.0×	164 0.6×	148	3.0k
Alireza Maheri United Kingdom	22	480 0.4×	414 0.4×	331 0.4×	151 0.2×	631 2.3×	104	1.8k
Lu Sun United States	31	510 0.4×	2.2k 2.2×	462 0.5×	933 1.3×	80 0.3×	122	3.2k
Pier Ruggero Spina Italy	27	413 0.4×	197 0.2×	175 0.2×	1.1k 1.5×	716 2.6×	163	2.8k
Xiang Liu China	25	450 0.4×	900 0.9×	576 0.7×	557 0.8×	31 0.1×	87	1.6k
Tiedo Tinga Netherlands	28	323 0.3×	388 0.4×	517 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	118 0.4×	104	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Sun

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Du, Dongxu, et al.. (2025). Semi-analytical dynamic modeling and vibration analysis of double cylindrical shell structure based on the general bolted flange model. Engineering Structures. 333. 120027–120027. 17 indexed citations

Ji, Wenhao, Hongwei Ma, Honghao Liu, Wei Sun, & Donghai Wang. (2024). Spectral element-finite element modeling and dynamic analysis of a fluid-delivering cracked pipe subjected to both pulsation and base excitations. Thin-Walled Structures. 203. 112242–112242. 10 indexed citations

Sun, Wei, et al.. (2024). Kinetic models of HMX decomposition via chemical reaction neural network. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 179. 106519–106519. 10 indexed citations

Liu, Xiaofeng, Wei Sun, Honghao Liu, et al.. (2024). Generalized model for eigenfrequency analysis of bolted variable-stiffness flanged-cylindrical shells. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 282. 109618–109618. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Xiaofeng, Wei Sun, Honghao Liu, Hongwei Ma, & Hui Li. (2024). Frequency trajectory and modal analysis of variable stiffness composite cylindrical shells with flange. Composite Structures. 344. 118315–118315. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Hui, Wei Sun, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2024). Active vibration control of functionally graded graphene nanoplatelets reinforced composite plates with piezoelectric layers under multi-order excitation. Engineering Structures. 322. 119208–119208. 16 indexed citations

Ji, Wenhao, Wei Sun, Donghai Wang, & Hongwei Ma. (2024). A hybrid finite element and extended transfer matrix method for the dynamic modeling of fluid-conveying pipeline with breathing cracks. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 212. 111276–111276. 15 indexed citations

Ji, Wenhao, Hongwei Ma, Wei Sun, & Fangming Liu. (2024). Nonlinear dynamic modeling and analysis of the fluid-transporting cracked pipe using the hybrid semi-analytical and finite element method. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 216. 111505–111505. 16 indexed citations

Sun, Wei, Yancheng Chen, Xiaofeng Liu, Dongxu Du, & Yu Zhang. (2024). Semi-analytical modeling and vibration analysis of bolted frame structure under non-uniform pretension. Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines. 52(12). 10201–10255. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hui, et al.. (2024). A method of layout optimization for MFC actuators in active vibration control of composite laminates. Applied Acoustics. 220. 109961–109961. 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Rongfei, Wei Sun, Haitao Luo, Hongwei Ma, & Hui Zhang. (2023). Finite element dynamic modeling and vibration reduction analysis of the double-lap bolted thin plate with partially attached constrained layer damping. Thin-Walled Structures. 196. 111522–111522. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Hui, Jing Zhao, Jian Xiong, et al.. (2023). Vibration behaviours of foam-filled grille composite sandwich cylindrical shells. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 256. 108533–108533. 41 indexed citations

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Ji, Wenhao, et al.. (2023). Dynamics modeling and vibration transmission visualization of fluid-conveying series pipe system based on FEM-TMM. Ocean Engineering. 280. 114693–114693. 26 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaofeng, Wei Sun, Honghao Liu, Dongxu Du, & Hongwei Ma. (2023). Frequency veering and nonlinear coupled vibration analysis of variable stiffness composite plates with curvilinear fiber paths. Thin-Walled Structures. 194. 111323–111323. 19 indexed citations

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Guo, Xumin, Hui Li, Xin Wang, et al.. (2023). Dynamic modeling and experimental verification of an L-shaped pipeline in aero-engine subjected to base harmonic and random excitations. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 126. 249–265. 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Rongfei, Wei Sun, Haitao Luo, Hui Zhang, & Xiaofeng Liu. (2023). Semi-analytical dynamic modeling and vibration reduction topology optimization of the bolted thin plate with partially attached constrained layer damping. Composite Structures. 328. 117739–117739. 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hui, Wei Sun, Haitao Luo, & Rongfei Zhang. (2023). Modeling and active control of geometrically nonlinear vibration of composite laminates with macro fiber composite. Composite Structures. 321. 117292–117292. 27 indexed citations

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Ji, Wenhao, et al.. (2023). Dynamics modeling and stress response solution for liquid-filled pipe system considering both fluid velocity and pressure fluctuations. Thin-Walled Structures. 188. 110831–110831. 27 indexed citations

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Du, Dongxu, Wei Sun, Xianfei Yan, & Kunpeng Xu. (2020). Nonlinear vibration analysis of the rotating hard-coating cylindrical shell based on the domain decomposition method. Thin-Walled Structures. 159. 107236–107236. 18 indexed citations

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Sun, Wei, et al.. (2017). Reduced-Order Modeling for and Vibration Characteristics Analysis of a Hard-Coated Mistuned Blisk. Coatings. 7(7). 103–103. 11 indexed citations

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