Yi Bao

9.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
223 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Yi Bao is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Bao has authored 223 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 171 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 57 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 56 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Yi Bao's work include Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (61 papers), Concrete Corrosion and Durability (48 papers) and Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (47 papers). Yi Bao is often cited by papers focused on Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (61 papers), Concrete Corrosion and Durability (48 papers) and Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (47 papers). Yi Bao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Hong Kong. Yi Bao's co-authors include Weina Meng, Genda Chen, Pengwei Guo, Qinghua Zhang, Xiao Tan, Yiming Liu, Yizhi Bu, Soroush Mahjoubi, Hongye Gou and Hani Nassif and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, ACS Nano and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Yi Bao

214 papers receiving 7.4k 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.

New development of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC)

2021 671 citations Jiang Du, Weina Meng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yi Bao United States	50	5.6k	2.3k	1.5k	1.2k	1.2k	223	7.5k
Genda Chen United States	44	5.0k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	705 0.5×	629 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	333	6.5k
Oral Büyüköztürk United States	47	7.9k 1.4×	2.2k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	575 0.5×	155	10.0k
Ping Xiang China	41	2.7k 0.5×	829 0.4×	1.5k 1.0×	702 0.6×	960 0.8×	296	5.8k
Long-yuan Li United Kingdom	44	5.0k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	669 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	316 0.3×	237	6.9k
Linbing Wang United States	42	4.7k 0.8×	589 0.3×	1.3k 0.9×	778 0.6×	643 0.5×	289	6.3k
Y. L. Mo United States	48	6.3k 1.1×	2.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	2.3k 1.9×	354 0.3×	290	7.5k
Hao Wang United States	55	8.2k 1.5×	677 0.3×	2.2k 1.5×	1.0k 0.8×	648 0.5×	387	10.6k
Mahmoud Reda Taha United States	34	2.8k 0.5×	1.5k 0.7×	807 0.5×	977 0.8×	216 0.2×	233	4.7k
Pizhong Qiao United States	52	7.7k 1.4×	2.0k 0.8×	1.9k 1.3×	6.2k 5.1×	402 0.3×	315	10.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi Bao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yi Bao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yi Bao based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Yi Bao. Yi Bao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Tan, Xiao, et al.. (2025). The transformative roles of generative artificial intelligence in vision techniques for structural health monitoring: A state-of-the-art review. Advanced Engineering Informatics. 68. 103719–103719. 3 indexed citations

Gao, Hao, et al.. (2025). Real-time assessment for running safety of high-speed railway based on physical models and deep neural networks. Structures. 74. 108466–108466. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Yiming, Ying Huang, & Yi Bao. (2025). Machine learning-empowered automatic analysis of distributed fiber optic sensor data for monitoring coincident corrosion and cracks in pipelines. Measurement. 247. 116805–116805. 3 indexed citations

Guo, Pengwei, Xiangjun Meng, Weina Meng, & Yi Bao. (2024). Automatic assessment of concrete cracks in low-light, overexposed, and blurred images restored using a generative AI approach. Automation in Construction. 168. 105787–105787. 7 indexed citations

Du, Jiang, et al.. (2024). Reducing the cracking potential of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) with the prewet expansive agent. Construction and Building Materials. 431. 136597–136597. 15 indexed citations

Chen, Jinxin & Yi Bao. (2024). Effect of dataset representation bias on generalizability of machine learning models in predicting flexural properties of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) beams. Engineering Structures. 326. 119508–119508. 5 indexed citations

Guo, Pengwei, Weina Meng, & Yi Bao. (2024). Knowledge-guided data-driven design of ultra-high-performance geopolymer (UHPG). Cement and Concrete Composites. 153. 105723–105723. 22 indexed citations

Huang, Ying, et al.. (2024). Corrosion monitoring and assessment of steel under impact loads using discrete and distributed fiber optic sensors. Optics & Laser Technology. 174. 110553–110553. 21 indexed citations

Mahjoubi, Soroush, et al.. (2024). Automated design of architectured polymer-concrete composites with high specific flexural strength and toughness using sequential learning. Construction and Building Materials. 449. 138311–138311. 4 indexed citations

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Guo, Pengwei, Weina Meng, & Yi Bao. (2024). Knowledge graph-guided data-driven design of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) with interpretability and physicochemical reaction discovery capability. Construction and Building Materials. 430. 136502–136502. 9 indexed citations

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Bao, Yi, et al.. (2024). Three-Dimensional Numerical Analysis of Seismic Response of Steel Frame–Core Wall Structure with Basement Considering Soil–Structure Interaction Effects. Buildings. 14(11). 3522–3522. 2 indexed citations

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Yan, Huan, Hongye Gou, Fei Hu, et al.. (2024). Smart control of bridge support forces using adaptive bearings based on physics-informed neural network (PINN). Automation in Construction. 168. 105790–105790. 6 indexed citations

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Guo, Pengwei, et al.. (2024). Review on material specification, characterization, and quality control of engineered cementitious composite (ECC). Construction and Building Materials. 442. 137699–137699. 13 indexed citations

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Liu, Yiming, Yi Bao, Lu Deng, & Qinghua Zhang. (2023). Numerical study on the effects of stud degradation and stud arrangement on the fatigue performance of steel-UHPC composite decks. Engineering Structures. 292. 116549–116549. 5 indexed citations

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Tan, Xiao, et al.. (2023). Correction: Optimizing high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites for improving bridge resilience and sustainability. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 1 indexed citations

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Du, Jiang, et al.. (2023). Valorization of wasted-derived biochar in ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC): pretreatment, characterization, and environmental benefits. Construction and Building Materials. 409. 133839–133839. 24 indexed citations

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Liu, Yiming & Yi Bao. (2023). Automatic interpretation of strain distributions measured from distributed fiber optic sensors for crack monitoring. Measurement. 211. 112629–112629. 61 indexed citations

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Tan, Xiao, Soroush Mahjoubi, Xingxing Zou, Weina Meng, & Yi Bao. (2023). Metaheuristic inverse analysis on interfacial mechanics of distributed fiber optic sensors undergoing interfacial debonding. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 200. 110532–110532. 34 indexed citations

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Cui, Chuang, et al.. (2023). Computer Vision-Based Autonomous Method for Quantitative Detection of Loose Bolts in Bolted Connections of Steel Structures. Structural Control and Health Monitoring. 2023. 1–17. 14 indexed citations

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Guo, Pengwei, et al.. (2023). Lightweight ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) with expanded glass aggregate: Development, characterization, and life-cycle assessment. Construction and Building Materials. 371. 130441–130441. 74 indexed citations

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