Y.C. Gao

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Y.C. Gao is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Y.C. Gao has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 34 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 17 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Y.C. Gao's work include Elasticity and Material Modeling (31 papers), Fatigue and fracture mechanics (23 papers) and Composite Material Mechanics (12 papers). Y.C. Gao is often cited by papers focused on Elasticity and Material Modeling (31 papers), Fatigue and fracture mechanics (23 papers) and Composite Material Mechanics (12 papers). Y.C. Gao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Y.C. Gao's co-authors include Yiu‐Wing Mai, Brian Cotterell, Sia Nemat‐Nasser, S. Nemat-Nasser, Keh-Chih Hwang, S.H. Chen, Tong Gao, J. Lelièvre, Zhifei Shi and Rui Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, RSC Advances and International Journal of Solids and Structures.

In The Last Decade

Y.C. Gao

67 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Fracture of fiber-reinforced materials 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Fracture of fiber-reinforced materials
    1988 414 citations Y.C. Gao, Yiu‐Wing Mai et al. Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Physik profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Y.C. Gao China 16 821 389 324 199 178 70 1.1k
Chunwang He China 19 685 0.8× 572 1.5× 177 0.5× 126 0.6× 246 1.4× 39 1.2k
M.‐J. Pindera United States 15 905 1.1× 311 0.8× 66 0.2× 146 0.7× 209 1.2× 33 1.1k
Sreedhar Kari Germany 11 739 0.9× 203 0.5× 252 0.8× 97 0.5× 86 0.5× 12 919
Evan J. Pineda United States 16 861 1.0× 378 1.0× 68 0.2× 213 1.1× 210 1.2× 127 1.1k
Marco Gigliotti France 21 985 1.2× 693 1.8× 97 0.3× 132 0.7× 298 1.7× 75 1.4k
Y. Weitsman United States 29 1.7k 2.1× 914 2.3× 164 0.5× 257 1.3× 461 2.6× 94 2.2k
Xiguang Gao China 17 399 0.5× 406 1.0× 110 0.3× 186 0.9× 136 0.8× 81 825
Reneé G. Ford Japan 2 505 0.6× 226 0.6× 68 0.2× 164 0.8× 237 1.3× 2 752
Bora Yıldırım Türkiye 16 725 0.9× 248 0.6× 45 0.1× 181 0.9× 135 0.8× 57 964

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Y.C. Gao

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhu, Changfeng, Y.C. Gao, Zeyuan Sun, et al.. (2025). Spin texture and tunneling magnetoresistance in atomically thin CrSBr. Physical review. B.. 111(14).
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Gao, Y.C., et al.. (2025). UV-Assisted Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing of Double-Base Propellant. Polymers. 17(6). 808–808. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Y.C., Weitao Yang, Rui Hu, Jing Zhou, & Yucheng Zhang. (2021). Validation of CL‐20‐based Propellant Formulations for Photopolymerization 3D Printing. Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics. 46(12). 1844–1848. 17 indexed citations
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Gao, Y.C.. (2006). Complementary energy principle for large elastic deformation. Science in China. Series G, Physics, mechanics & astronomy. 49(3). 341–356. 8 indexed citations
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Gao, Y.C.. (2003). A new description of the stress state at a point with applications. Archive of Applied Mechanics. 73(3-4). 171–183. 43 indexed citations
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Jin, Ming & Y.C. Gao. (2002). Tangent modulus tensor in abstract notation for compressible rubber-like materials. Acta Mechanica. 159(1-4). 189–197. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Y.C. & Yiu‐Wing Mai. (2002). The contact problem of a rubber half-space dented by a rigid cone apex. Archive of Applied Mechanics. 72(4-5). 213–228. 3 indexed citations
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Gao, Y.C. & Zibo Zhou. (2001). Large strain contact of a rubber wedge with a rigid notch. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 38(48-49). 8921–8928. 2 indexed citations
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Gao, Y.C. & Tong Gao. (2000). Large deformation contact of a rubber notch with a rigid wedge. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 37(32). 4319–4334. 22 indexed citations
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Gao, Y.C.. (2000). A special mechanical behavior of gels and its micro mechanism. Mechanics Research Communications. 27(2). 203–210. 4 indexed citations
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Gao, Y.C.. (1997). Pseudo plane stress plastic field for mode I crack growth. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 27(3). 203–212. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Y.C., et al.. (1997). Large strain field near a notch-tip under tension. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 26(3). 163–168. 11 indexed citations
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Gao, Y.C.. (1997). Large deformation field near a crack tip in rubber-like material. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 26(3). 155–162. 58 indexed citations
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Gao, Y.C.. (1996). Near tip field for pseudo Mode II crack growth: Power law hardening material. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 25(3). 179–186. 3 indexed citations
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Gao, Y.C., J. Lelièvre, & Jie Tang. (1995). A Theoretical Analysis of Stress Concentrations in Gels Containing Spherical Fillers. Transactions of the ASAE. 38(6). 1813–1820. 3 indexed citations
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Gao, Y.C., J. Lelièvre, & Juming Tang. (1993). A CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONSHIP FOR GELS UNDER LARGE COMPRESSIVE DEFORMATION. Journal of Texture Studies. 24(3). 239–251. 9 indexed citations
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Gao, Y.C., Yew‐Chaye Loo, & Denis Montgomery. (1992). A fracture model of reinforced concrete. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 17(2). 121–131. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Y.C., Yiu‐Wing Mai, & Brian Cotterell. (1988). Fracture of fiber-reinforced materials. Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Physik. 39(4). 550–572. 414 indexed citations breakdown →

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