Wenyuan Ren

1.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
27 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Wenyuan Ren is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenyuan Ren has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 8 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 6 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Wenyuan Ren's work include Soil and Unsaturated Flow (8 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (7 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (6 papers). Wenyuan Ren is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Unsaturated Flow (8 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (7 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (6 papers). Wenyuan Ren collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and India. Wenyuan Ren's co-authors include Zhenjun Yang, Rajneesh Sharma, Yujie Huang, Chuanzeng Zhang, Guohua Liu, Philip J. Withers, Ch. Zhang, Samuel McDonald, Mahmoud Mostafavi and T.J. Marrow and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hydrology, Cement and Concrete Composites and International Journal of Solids and Structures.

In The Last Decade

Wenyuan Ren

25 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

3D meso-scale fracture modelling and validation of concrete based on in-situ X-ray Computed Tomography images using damage plasticity model

2015 401 citations Yujie Huang, Zhenjun Yang et al. International Journal of Solids and Structures profile →
Two-dimensional X-ray CT image based meso-scale fracture modelling of concrete

2014 318 citations Wenyuan Ren, Zhenjun Yang et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wenyuan Ren China	12	832	622	215	182	119	27	1.2k
Osvaldo L. Manzoli Brazil	21	959 1.2×	874 1.4×	413 1.9×	98 0.5×	185 1.6×	64	1.5k
Huan He China	21	817 1.0×	294 0.5×	232 1.1×	84 0.5×	102 0.9×	92	1.2k
Michał Nitka Poland	19	866 1.0×	807 1.3×	168 0.8×	260 1.4×	150 1.3×	45	1.4k
Günter Hofstetter Austria	21	774 0.9×	679 1.1×	178 0.8×	56 0.3×	125 1.1×	85	1.3k
Jinhua Zhang China	24	1.2k 1.5×	412 0.7×	566 2.6×	94 0.5×	69 0.6×	59	1.5k
Christian La Borderie France	24	1.2k 1.4×	630 1.0×	363 1.7×	144 0.8×	113 0.9×	77	1.7k
Yanyan Sha Norway	19	687 0.8×	347 0.6×	161 0.7×	209 1.1×	377 3.2×	49	1.0k
Liyun Yang China	21	923 1.1×	954 1.5×	185 0.9×	263 1.4×	133 1.1×	81	1.4k
Takashi KYOYA Japan	11	449 0.5×	917 1.5×	55 0.3×	60 0.3×	158 1.3×	66	1.2k
Shengai Cui China	17	655 0.8×	180 0.3×	169 0.8×	109 0.6×	68 0.6×	41	857

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ren, Wenyuan, et al.. (2025). Impact of soluble salt content on unfrozen water and matric suction during cooling of loess in Ili region, China. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 84(3).

Hu, Jinfang, et al.. (2023). An experimental study for evaluation of collapsible loess roadbed replacement method using lightweight soil. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 82(9). 3 indexed citations

Wang, Yuguo, et al.. (2023). Model test based study on icing process of long-distance water channel operating at low temperature environment. Journal of Hydraulic Research. 61(3). 369–381.

Ren, Wenyuan, et al.. (2023). Study on the Unified Mechanical Properties of Ili Undisturbed Loess under the Influence of Soluble Salt. Sustainability. 15(20). 14717–14717. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Aijun, et al.. (2023). Investigating the curing time effect on water retention property and microstructure of lime-treated Ili loess. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 82(7). 5 indexed citations

Ren, Wenyuan, et al.. (2023). Mechanical Properties and Microstructure Analysis of Cement Mortar Mixed with Iron Ore Tailings. Buildings. 13(1). 149–149. 11 indexed citations

Xiang, Huoyue, et al.. (2022). Dynamic Response Analysis of Train–Vehicle–Bridge System Under Train-Induced Winds. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics. 23(12). 6 indexed citations

Xiang, Huoyue, et al.. (2021). Numerical simulation on aerodynamic characteristics of moving van under the train-induced wind. Wind and Structures. 33(1). 41. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Aijun, et al.. (2021). Study on Soil‐Water Characteristics of Expansive Soil under the Dry‐Wet Cycle and Freeze‐Thaw Cycle considering Volumetric Strain. Advances in Civil Engineering. 2021(1). 10 indexed citations

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Ren, Wenyuan, Tao Yang, Miansong Huang, et al.. (2021). Optimal mixing ratio and SWCC fitting of lightweight soil with cotton stalk fibres. SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS. 61(2). 453–464. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Yuguo, et al.. (2019). Study on the soil water characteristic curve and its fitting model of Ili loess with high level of soluble salts. Journal of Hydrology. 578. 124067–124067. 35 indexed citations

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Ren, Wenyuan, Zhenjun Yang, Rajneesh Sharma, Samuel McDonald, & Paul Mummery. (2018). Three‐Dimensional In Situ XCT Characterisation and FE Modelling of Cracking in Concrete. Complexity. 2018(1). 19 indexed citations

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Sharma, Rajneesh, Wenyuan Ren, Samuel McDonald, & Zhenjun Yang. (2016). Micro-mechanisms of concrete failure under cyclic compression: X-ray tomographic in-situ observations. 5 indexed citations

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Huang, Yujie, Zhenjun Yang, Wenyuan Ren, Guohua Liu, & Chuanzeng Zhang. (2015). 3D meso-scale fracture modelling and validation of concrete based on in-situ X-ray Computed Tomography images using damage plasticity model. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 67-68. 340–352. 401 indexed citations breakdown →

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Huang, Yujie, et al.. (2014). Keynote: 3D In-situ XCT Image Based Meso-scale Fracture Modelling and Validation of Concrete Using Voxel Hexahedron Meshing and Damage Plasticity Model. 4 indexed citations

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Ren, Wenyuan, et al.. (2014). Oxidation and microstructure evolution of cobalt aluminide coatings on directionally solidified superalloys during long term exposure at 1000°C. Materials Research Innovations. 18(sup4). S4–945. 2 indexed citations

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Ren, Wenyuan, Zhenjun Yang, & Rajneesh Sharma. (2014). 3D Meso-scale Image-based Fracture Modelling of Concrete Using Cohesive elements. 140–143. 4 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhenjun, Wenyuan Ren, Mahmoud Mostafavi, Samuel McDonald, & T.J. Marrow. (2013). Characterisation of 3d fracture evolution in concrete using in-situ X-ray computed tomography testing and digital volume correlation. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 28 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhenjun, Wenyuan Ren, Mahmoud Mostafavi, Samuel McDonald, & T.J. Marrow. (2013). Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, FraMCoS 2013. 38 indexed citations

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Ren, Wenyuan, Zhenjun Yang, & Philip J. Withers. (2013). Meso-scale fracture modelling of concrete based on X-ray computed tomography images. 13 indexed citations

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