Xiwei Zhang

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Xiwei Zhang is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiwei Zhang has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 21 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 16 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiwei Zhang's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (35 papers), Landslides and related hazards (21 papers) and Geophysical Methods and Applications (13 papers). Xiwei Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (35 papers), Landslides and related hazards (21 papers) and Geophysical Methods and Applications (13 papers). Xiwei Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United Kingdom. Xiwei Zhang's co-authors include Xia‐Ting Feng, Rui Kong, Chengxiang Yang, Gaoming Lu, Zhaofeng Wang, Yuanhui Li, Ferri Hassani, Jun Zhao, Yan Zhang and Guodong Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Construction and Building Materials and Energy.

In The Last Decade

Xiwei Zhang

41 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

ISRM Suggested Method: Determining Deformation and Failure Characteristics of Rocks Subjected to True Triaxial Compression

2019 187 citations Xia‐Ting Feng, Xiwei Zhang et al. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiwei Zhang China	28	2.0k	1.0k	857	816	374	42	2.4k
Jiangyu Wu China	30	1.9k 1.0×	1.6k 1.5×	535 0.6×	486 0.6×	276 0.7×	109	2.6k
Katsunori FUKUI Japan	22	1.3k 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	547 0.6×	613 0.8×	226 0.6×	147	1.9k
Yong Luo China	21	1.1k 0.6×	497 0.5×	468 0.5×	360 0.4×	266 0.7×	48	1.5k
Kang Duan China	29	1.7k 0.9×	886 0.9×	771 0.9×	675 0.8×	416 1.1×	93	2.4k
Weitao Liu China	21	877 0.4×	339 0.3×	160 0.2×	477 0.6×	381 1.0×	85	1.3k
Patrice Rivard Canada	31	1.1k 0.6×	2.0k 1.9×	346 0.4×	554 0.7×	130 0.3×	94	2.7k
Yafei Qiao China	25	935 0.5×	1.0k 1.0×	369 0.4×	332 0.4×	328 0.9×	81	1.7k
Dashnor Hoxha France	25	1.1k 0.5×	690 0.7×	292 0.3×	362 0.4×	221 0.6×	77	1.8k
Tao Luo China	21	427 0.2×	871 0.8×	241 0.3×	133 0.2×	133 0.4×	89	1.6k
Qiuhong Wu China	19	935 0.5×	419 0.4×	351 0.4×	365 0.4×	127 0.3×	47	1.2k

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Shi, Lei, Charlie C. Li, & Xiwei Zhang. (2025). A Laboratory Study of Strain Burst and the Effect of Relief Holes Using Dumbbell Specimens. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 58(7). 7465–7488. 3 indexed citations

Shi, Lei & Xiwei Zhang. (2025). An experimental investigation on the macroscopic and microscopic fracture behaviour of brittle granite using a novel true triaxial apparatus. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 84(8). 2 indexed citations

Shi, Lei, Charlie C. Li, Xiwei Zhang, & Xia‐Ting Feng. (2023). Experimental verification of the intrinsic strainburst proneness of various rock types. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 82(4). 11 indexed citations

Shi, Lei, et al.. (2022). Experimental study on the relationship between local deformation and macro-crack evolution of granite under conventional triaxial compression. European Journal of Environmental and Civil engineering. 27(5). 2210–2227. 2 indexed citations

Zheng, Zhi, Hao Tang, Qiang Zhang, et al.. (2022). True triaxial test and PFC3D-GBM simulation study on mechanical properties and fracture evolution mechanisms of rock under high stresses. Computers and Geotechnics. 154. 105136–105136. 75 indexed citations

Feng, Xia‐Ting, Gang Wang, Xiwei Zhang, et al.. (2021). Experimental Method for Direct Shear Tests of Hard Rock under Both Normal Stress and Lateral Stress. International Journal of Geomechanics. 21(3). 22 indexed citations

Guo, Zhenbang, Xiaogang Sun, Xiwei Zhang, et al.. (2021). Effect of superplasticizer on rheology and thixotropy of superfine-tailings cemented paste backfill: Experiment and modelling. Construction and Building Materials. 316. 125693–125693. 49 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiwei, et al.. (2020). Controlling effects of differential swelling index on evolution of coal permeability. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 12(3). 461–472. 49 indexed citations

Feng, Xia‐Ting, Yaohui Gao, Xiwei Zhang, et al.. (2020). Evolution of the mechanical and strength parameters of hard rocks in the true triaxial cyclic loading and unloading tests. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 131. 104349–104349. 76 indexed citations

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Lu, Gaoming, Xia‐Ting Feng, Yuanhui Li, & Xiwei Zhang. (2019). The Microwave-Induced Fracturing of Hard Rock. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 52(9). 3017–3032. 128 indexed citations

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Feng, Xia‐Ting, Rui Kong, Xiwei Zhang, & Chengxiang Yang. (2019). Experimental Study of Failure Differences in Hard Rock Under True Triaxial Compression. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 52(7). 2109–2122. 136 indexed citations

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Gao, Yaohui, Xia‐Ting Feng, Zhaofeng Wang, & Xiwei Zhang. (2019). Strength and failure characteristics of jointed marble under true triaxial compression. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 79(2). 891–905. 40 indexed citations

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Zheng, Zhi, Xia‐Ting Feng, Xiwei Zhang, Jun Zhao, & Chengxiang Yang. (2018). Residual Strength Characteristics of CJPL Marble Under True Triaxial Compression. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 52(4). 1247–1256. 39 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jun, Xia‐Ting Feng, Xiwei Zhang, Chengxiang Yang, & Yangyi Zhou. (2018). Time-dependent behaviour and modeling of Jinping marble under true triaxial compression. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 110. 218–230. 45 indexed citations

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Kong, Rui, et al.. (2018). Study on crack initiation and damage stress in sandstone under true triaxial compression. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 106. 117–123. 106 indexed citations

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Feng, Xia‐Ting, Jun Zhao, Xiwei Zhang, & Rui Kong. (2018). A Novel True Triaxial Apparatus for Studying the Time-Dependent Behaviour of Hard Rocks Under High Stress. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 51(9). 2653–2667. 53 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiwei, Maria Mavroulidou, & Michael Gunn. (2016). Effects of testing techniques on the SWRC of a partially saturated soil. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9. 10006–10006.

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Lu, Gaoming, Yuanhui Li, Ferri Hassani, & Xiwei Zhang. (2016). The influence of microwave irradiation on thermal properties of main rock-forming minerals. Applied Thermal Engineering. 112. 1523–1532. 169 indexed citations

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Feng, Xia‐Ting, Xiwei Zhang, Rui Kong, & Guodong Wang. (2015). A Novel Mogi Type True Triaxial Testing Apparatus and Its Use to Obtain Complete Stress–Strain Curves of Hard Rocks. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 49(5). 1649–1662. 207 indexed citations

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Mavroulidou, Maria, et al.. (2013). Water Retention and Compressibility of a Lime-Treated, High Plasticity Clay. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. 31(4). 1171–1185. 23 indexed citations

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