Xiao-Ping Zhang

4.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
121 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Xiao-Ping Zhang is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiao-Ping Zhang has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 54 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 31 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiao-Ping Zhang's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (55 papers), Tunneling and Rock Mechanics (39 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (26 papers). Xiao-Ping Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (55 papers), Tunneling and Rock Mechanics (39 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (26 papers). Xiao-Ping Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Xiao-Ping Zhang's co-authors include Louis Ngai Yuen Wong, Qi Zhang, Quansheng Liu, Shunchuan Wu, Pei-Qi Ji, Weiqiang Xie, Xuhai Tang, Gang Liu, L. M. Keer and Fang Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Journal of Computational Physics and Journal of Controlled Release.

In The Last Decade

Xiao-Ping Zhang

114 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Cracking Processes in Rock-Like Material Containing a Single Flaw Under Uniaxial Compression: A Numerical Study Based on Parallel Bonded-Particle Model Approach

2011 500 citations Xiao-Ping Zhang et al. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering profile →
Crack Initiation, Propagation and Coalescence in Rock-Like Material Containing Two Flaws: a Numerical Study Based on Bonded-Particle Model Approach

2012 338 citations Xiao-Ping Zhang et al. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering profile →
An inclined groove and its optimization design method for improving the energy performance at the saddle zone of axial flow pumps

2025 30 citations Xiao-Ping Zhang et al. profile →

Peers

Xiao-Ping Zhang

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Arcady Dyskin Australia

Tao Xu China

Ru Zhang China

Xiaofeng Li China

Giang D. Nguyen Australia

Qi Zhang China

Xin Cai China

Jing Bi China

D.O. Potyondy United States

Yanlin Zhao China

Arcady Dyskin Australia

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiao-Ping Zhang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Xiao-Ping, Shunchuan Wu, & Sijing Wang. (2025). Partly clumped-particles for elastic mismatch of minerals and joint planes for schist: A numerical simulation of DanBa quartz mica schist. 2(1). 100166–100166. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xinxin, Yan Zhu, Mei Zhou, et al.. (2025). Optimizing Video-Based Respiration Monitoring: Motion Artifact Reduction and Adaptive ROI Selection. IEEE Transactions on Multimedia. 27. 8225–8238.

Wang, Haojie, Xiao-Ping Zhang, Quansheng Liu, & Shao-Hui Tang. (2025). Wear Analysis and Evaluation of Inserted-Tooth Disc Cutters During Shield TBM Tunneling in Soil-Rock Mixed Ground. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering.

Li, Xinfang, Xiao-Ping Zhang, Quansheng Liu, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of rock mass quality and its mechanical properties through digital drilling process monitoring. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 17(7). 4490–4511.

Zhang, Qi, et al.. (2024). Rockburst prediction and prevention in a deep-buried tunnel excavated by drilling and blasting: A case study. Engineering Geology. 330. 107404–107404. 28 indexed citations

Huang, Jiaxing, et al.. (2024). Effect of Hot-Pressing Process on Mechanical Properties of UHMWPE Fiber Non-Woven Fabrics. Materials. 17(11). 2611–2611. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaolong, et al.. (2024). A hybrid finite-discrete element method for modelling cracking processes in sandy mudstone containing a single edge-flaw under cyclic dynamic loading. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 15346–15346. 3 indexed citations

Li, Xinfang, et al.. (2024). Study of Cerchar abrasive parameters of monomineralic rocks and its application for evaluating cutting efficiency. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 183. 105895–105895. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiao-Ping, Qingyu Wang, Yanan Tang, et al.. (2024). Decoration of conjugated polyacene quinone radical (PAQR) with Fe3O4 nanospheres achieving improved impedance matching and electromagnetic wave absorption. Materials Today Physics. 41. 101349–101349. 29 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiao-Ping, et al.. (2024). A confident learning-based support vector machine for robust ground classification in noisy label environments. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 155. 106128–106128. 3 indexed citations

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Xie, Weiqiang, Xiao-Ping Zhang, Xiaoli Liu, et al.. (2023). Real-time perception of rock–machine interaction information in TBM tunnelling using muck image analysis. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 136. 105096–105096. 24 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiao-Ping, et al.. (2023). Can the splitting joint reproduce the characteristics of the natural joint in the lab? —A comparison study based on the roughness analysis and shear test. Engineering Geology. 324. 107246–107246. 11 indexed citations

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Xie, Weiqiang, Xiao-Ping Zhang, Shao-Hui Tang, et al.. (2023). Fast perception of rock mass strength and integrity in TBM tunnelling using in-situ penetration test. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 141. 105358–105358. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qi, et al.. (2023). Microseismic Monitoring and Rockburst Characteristics in a Deep-Buried Tunnel Excavated by TBM. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 57(3). 1565–1578. 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiao-Ping, et al.. (2020). UNIAXIAL COMPRESSION TEST FOR THREE STRESS THRESHOLDS OF SILICEOUS SILTSTONE. 工程地质学报. 28(3). 441–449. 4 indexed citations

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Wu, Xinlin, Xiao-Ping Zhang, Quansheng Liu, Weiwei Li, & Jimin Huang. (2020). Prediction and classification of rock mass boreability in TBM tunnel. Rock and Soil Mechanics. 41(5). 1721. 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiao-Ping. (2010). Modeling of mechanical properties of NEPE high energetic propellants. Journal of Propulsion Technology. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Sijing, et al.. (2010). STUDY OF CREEP PROPERTIES OF THINLY LAMINATED ROCK UNDER STEP LOADING. Chinese journal of rock mechanics and engineering. 29(11). 2239–2247. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiao-Ping. (2008). DIRECT SHEAR TESTS AND PFC～2D NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF INTERMITTENT JOINTS. Chinese journal of rock mechanics and engineering. 17 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiao-Ping. (2008). Research on mechanical properties of expansive soil under wetting-drying cycle. Rock and Soil Mechanics. 3 indexed citations

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