Weisheng Zhang

7.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
119 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Weisheng Zhang is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Weisheng Zhang has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 53 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 24 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Weisheng Zhang's work include Topology Optimization in Engineering (73 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (44 papers) and Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (22 papers). Weisheng Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Topology Optimization in Engineering (73 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (44 papers) and Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (22 papers). Weisheng Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, South Korea and United States. Weisheng Zhang's co-authors include Xu Guo, Wenliang Zhong, Zongliang Du, Jie Yuan, Jian Zhang, Jianhua Zhou, Dong Li, Yichao Zhu, Chang Liu and Chang Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Scientific Reports and Small.

In The Last Decade

Weisheng Zhang

112 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Doing Topology Optimization Explicitly and Geometrically—A New Moving Morphable Components Based Framework

2014 946 citations Xu Guo, Weisheng Zhang et al. Journal of Applied Mechanics profile →
A new topology optimization approach based on Moving Morphable Components (MMC) and the ersatz material model

2015 485 citations Weisheng Zhang, Xu Guo et al. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization profile →
Explicit structural topology optimization based on moving morphable components (MMC) with curved skeletons

2016 298 citations Xu Guo, Weisheng Zhang et al. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering profile →
Self-supporting structure design in additive manufacturing through explicit topology optimization

2017 244 citations Xu Guo, Weisheng Zhang et al. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weisheng Zhang China	36	4.8k	3.1k	1.9k	688	614	119	5.7k
James K. Guest United States	36	4.3k 0.9×	2.3k 0.7×	2.1k 1.1×	447 0.6×	958 1.6×	112	5.6k
Daniel A. Tortorelli United States	43	4.7k 1.0×	3.6k 1.2×	2.1k 1.1×	853 1.2×	1.2k 1.9×	157	6.7k
Mingdong Zhou China	24	3.3k 0.7×	2.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	327 0.5×	444 0.7×	63	4.0k
Rakesh K. Kapania United States	38	3.7k 0.8×	4.1k 1.3×	404 0.2×	1.2k 1.7×	1.1k 1.8×	494	7.0k
E. Hinton United Kingdom	32	3.1k 0.7×	3.8k 1.2×	625 0.3×	1.0k 1.5×	922 1.5×	106	5.4k
Ekkehard Ramm Germany	44	3.2k 0.7×	4.4k 1.4×	766 0.4×	2.2k 3.3×	1.1k 1.7×	135	7.0k
Jun Yan China	27	1.7k 0.4×	1.6k 0.5×	509 0.3×	334 0.5×	779 1.3×	198	3.2k
Julien Yvonnet France	39	1.2k 0.3×	3.7k 1.2×	907 0.5×	736 1.1×	806 1.3×	118	4.8k
Michael Kaliske Germany	38	1.6k 0.3×	2.6k 0.8×	209 0.1×	435 0.6×	1.4k 2.4×	373	5.7k
David S. Malkus United States	15	2.3k 0.5×	2.8k 0.9×	334 0.2×	1.3k 1.8×	1.2k 1.9×	40	5.5k

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Jia, Yibo, et al.. (2025). Topology optimization of multi-material bimodulus thermo-elastic structures and its applications in the design of strut-and-tie models. Engineering Structures. 339. 120551–120551. 1 indexed citations

Du, Zongliang, et al.. (2025). Thermomechanical cloaking via compatibility-driven topology optimization. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 300. 110400–110400.

Du, Zongliang, et al.. (2025). A sequential linear programming approach for truss optimization based on the uncertainty analysis-based data-driven computational mechanics (UA-DDCM). Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 68(2).

Wu, Junjie, et al.. (2024). Manipulation of bilayer MoS2-based MESFET with flexoelectric polarization field. Nano Energy. 123. 109415–109415. 25 indexed citations

Zhang, Weisheng, et al.. (2024). Topology optimization for pressure loading using the boundary element-based moving morphable void approach. Advances in Engineering Software. 195. 103689–103689. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Weisheng, et al.. (2023). Kirigami pattern design for buckling-induced assembly 3D structures via topology optimization. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 65. 102099–102099. 5 indexed citations

Du, Zongliang, et al.. (2023). Structural topology optimization of three-dimensional multi-material composite structures with finite deformation. Composite Structures. 328. 117692–117692. 15 indexed citations

Liu, Chang, Weisheng Zhang, Yongquan Liu, et al.. (2023). A compatible boundary condition-based topology optimization paradigm for static mechanical cloak design. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 65. 102100–102100. 8 indexed citations

Du, Zongliang, Xiaohong Chen, Chang Liu, et al.. (2023). Artificial intelligence-enhanced bioinspiration: Design of optimized mechanical lattices beyond deep-sea sponges. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 62. 102033–102033. 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weisheng, Yue Wang, Zongliang Du, et al.. (2023). Machine-learning assisted topology optimization for architectural design with artistic flavor. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 413. 116041–116041. 31 indexed citations

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Li, Jialin, et al.. (2022). Topology Optimization Considering Steady-State Structural Dynamic Responses via Moving Morphable Component (MMC) Approach. Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica. 35(6). 949–960. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Jialin, Youwei Zhang, Zongliang Du, et al.. (2021). A moving morphable component‐based topology optimization approach considering transient structural dynamic responses. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 123(3). 705–728. 3 indexed citations

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Luo, Jiachen, Zongliang Du, Chang Liu, et al.. (2021). Moving Morphable Components-based inverse design formulation for quantum valley/spin hall insulators. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 45. 101276–101276. 23 indexed citations

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Luo, Jiachen, et al.. (2021). Multi‐class, multi‐functional design of photonic topological insulators by rational symmetry‐indicators engineering. Nanophotonics. 10(18). 4523–4531. 23 indexed citations

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Mei, Yue, et al.. (2020). Moving Morphable Inclusion Approach: An Explicit Framework to Solve Inverse Problem in Elasticity. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 88(4). 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weisheng. (2013). Geochemical Characteristics and Paleoenvironment Reconstruction of the Longmaxi Formation in Southeast Sichuan and Northern Guizhou. Dizhi ke-ji qingbao. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weisheng, Jinshan Zhang, Hongjun Zhao, & Li Xin. (2010). Numerical Simulation on Sudden Siltation Caused by Cold Storm Surge and Big Waves in out Channel of Huanghua Port. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weisheng. (2009). Application of storm surge numerical coupling model on Bohai Sea. Port & Waterway Engineering. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weisheng, et al.. (2006). Precision comparison of several algorithms for precise rectification of linear array push-broom middle or high resolution imagery on the plainness and small areas. Optical Technique. 32(4). 1 indexed citations

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Kong, Jun, Zhiyao Song, & Weisheng Zhang. (2005). Optimum approach to determine the coefficients in sediment-carrying capability formula. Ocean Engineering. 23(1). 93–96.

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