Wei Tang

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
125 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Wei Tang is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Tang has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 36 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 32 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wei Tang's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (25 papers), Coal Properties and Utilization (25 papers) and Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (20 papers). Wei Tang is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (25 papers), Coal Properties and Utilization (25 papers) and Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (20 papers). Wei Tang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Wei Tang's co-authors include Hua Zhu, Yuankai Zhou, Jizhao Xu, Yangfeng Zheng, Cheng Zhai, Yuzhou Cong, Bharat Bhushan, Haifeng Yang, Yong Sun and Don E. Bray and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Wei Tang

110 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Gel/hydrogel‐based in situ biomaterial platforms for canc... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75 100
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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. Gel/hydrogel‐based in situ biomaterial platforms for cancer postoperative treatment and recovery
    2023 119 citations Wei Tang et al. profile →

Peers

Wei Tang
Yiming Deng United States
Shifeng Guo China
Mingyang Lu United Kingdom
Xin Fu China
Byeongjin Park South Korea
Heng Zhang China
Peng Cao China
Justin A. Blaber United States
Yong Fang China
Fei Han China
Yiming Deng United States
Wei Tang
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Countries citing papers authored by Wei Tang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Tang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Tang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Tang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei Tang 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 Wei Tang. Wei Tang 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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Tang, Wei, et al.. (2026). Reconstituting the head and neck tumor microenvironment with air-liquid interface organoids. Frontiers in Oncology. 15. 1736505–1736505.
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Huo, Jichuan, Wei Tang, & Linkun Xie. (2025). Efficient preparation of a durable superhydrophobic and oleophobic coating on cotton fabric. Materials Letters. 384. 138058–138058. 1 indexed citations
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Tang, Wei, et al.. (2025). Friction-Induced Pain: From Skin Surface to Brain Activation. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 33. 532–541.
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Sun, Yong, et al.. (2025). 3D multifractal analysis of explosion-induced fractures in bedding shale using μ-CT imaging. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 324. 111268–111268.
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Zheng, Yangfeng, Cheng Zhai, Hexiang Xu, et al.. (2025). Effect of pulsation frequencies on the fracture characteristics of CO2 foam fractured coal: An experimental study. Gas Science and Engineering. 141. 205668–205668. 1 indexed citations
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Zhai, Cheng, Yong Sun, Xu Yu, et al.. (2025). Influence law of pore water storage characteristics on the gas adsorption characteristics of coal. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology. 35(9). 1461–1476.
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Bi, Jing, et al.. (2025). Acousto-optic characteristics of dry and wet damaged rock under cyclic impact loads. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 18(1). 472–493.
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Peng, Yuxing, et al.. (2024). Fretting fatigue behavior of helical-torsional contact steel wire in wire rope. International Journal of Fatigue. 186. 108393–108393. 4 indexed citations
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Zhu, Xinyu, Cheng Zhai, Xu Yu, et al.. (2024). Effects of anhydrous CaCl2 on flocculation characteristics, rheological properties and blowout inhibition mechanism of non-explosive expansive cement. Construction and Building Materials. 456. 139167–139167.
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Liu, Ting, Xu Yu, Jizhao Xu, et al.. (2024). Analysis of Fracture Network Formation Mechanisms and Main Controlling Factors of Methane Explosion Fracturing in Deep Shale Reservoir. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 57(9). 7125–7147. 13 indexed citations
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Liu, Ting, Jizhao Xu, Wei Tang, et al.. (2024). Experimental investigation of methane explosion fracturing in bedding shales: Load characteristics and three-dimensional fracture propagation. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology. 34(10). 1365–1383. 14 indexed citations
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Tang, Wei, et al.. (2024). A Compact Bandpass Filter with Active Switchable Passband Status. The Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal (ACES). 2 indexed citations
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Huang, Qin, et al.. (2022). Study of event‐related potentials by withdrawal friction on the fingertip. Skin Research and Technology. 29(1). e13232–e13232. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Jianan, et al.. (2021). Research on tactile perception by skin friction based on a multimodal method. Skin Research and Technology. 28(2). 280–290. 2 indexed citations
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Tang, Wei, Meimei Zhang, Guofang Chen, et al.. (2021). Investigation of Tactile Perception Evoked by Ridged Texture Using ERP and Non-linear Methods. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 15. 676837–676837. 7 indexed citations
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Tang, Wei, et al.. (2018). Evaluation Indexes of User Side Integrated Energy System and Its Application. 3(4). 41–46. 2 indexed citations
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Tang, Wei, et al.. (2016). Musical experience facilitates lexical tone processing among Mandarin speakers: Behavioral and neural evidence. Neuropsychologia. 91. 247–253. 36 indexed citations

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