Yi Xue

3.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
116 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Yi Xue is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Xue has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 62 papers in Ocean Engineering and 33 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yi Xue's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (71 papers), Coal Properties and Utilization (47 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (22 papers). Yi Xue is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (71 papers), Coal Properties and Utilization (47 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (22 papers). Yi Xue collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Yi Xue's co-authors include Jia Liu, Feng Gao, Songhe Wang, P.G. Ranjith, Peng Hou, Teng Teng, Zhizhen Zhang, Kai Yao, Zongyuan Ma and Chengzheng Cai and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Scientific Reports and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Yi Xue

106 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Effect of water-cooling shock on fracture initiation and ... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2023 2022 2024 2025 40 80 120
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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.

  1. Effect of water-cooling shock on fracture initiation and morphology of high-temperature granite: Application of hydraulic fracturing to enhanced geothermal systems
    2023 129 citations Yi Xue, Jia Liu et al. profile →
  2. Effect of liquid nitrogen cooling on mechanical characteristics and fracture morphology of layer coal under Brazilian splitting test
    2022 101 citations Peng Hou, Yi Xue et al. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences profile →
  3. An experimental study on mechanical properties and fracturing characteristics of granite under high-temperature heating and liquid nitrogen cooling cyclic treatment
    2024 41 citations Yi Xue, Xue Li et al. profile →
  4. Diffusion Evolution Rules of Grouting Slurry in Mining-induced Cracks in Overlying Strata
    2025 20 citations Zhengzheng Cao, Yi Xue et al. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yi Xue China 34 2.2k 1.5k 693 640 615 116 2.9k
Mingzhong Gao China 25 2.0k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 453 0.7× 679 1.1× 482 0.8× 125 2.7k
Yu Wu China 25 1.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 541 0.8× 449 0.7× 304 0.5× 87 2.1k
Vikram Vishal India 37 2.5k 1.1× 1.9k 1.2× 1.1k 1.6× 506 0.8× 431 0.7× 110 3.6k
Yangsheng Zhao China 31 2.4k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 861 1.2× 399 0.6× 205 0.3× 107 3.0k
Guangzhi Yin China 37 2.5k 1.1× 2.1k 1.4× 598 0.9× 728 1.1× 583 0.9× 102 3.3k
Diansen Yang China 32 1.7k 0.8× 929 0.6× 507 0.7× 1.2k 1.9× 509 0.8× 110 2.6k
Baotang Shen Australia 34 3.1k 1.4× 1.2k 0.8× 521 0.8× 1.3k 2.0× 703 1.1× 113 3.6k
Hongling Ma China 35 1.7k 0.8× 750 0.5× 735 1.1× 640 1.0× 395 0.6× 128 2.9k
Weiguo Liang China 30 1.8k 0.8× 1.0k 0.7× 702 1.0× 486 0.8× 154 0.3× 79 2.4k
J.J.K. Daemen United States 31 1.9k 0.8× 812 0.5× 699 1.0× 887 1.4× 491 0.8× 90 3.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi Xue

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All Works

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Xue, Yi, et al.. (2025). Mesoscopic damage enhancement in granite under cyclic liquid nitrogen shocks characterized by computed tomography and texture analysis. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 194. 106217–106217.
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Li, Xue, Yi Xue, Faning Dang, et al.. (2025). Microscale damage evolution of high-temperature granite under liquid nitrogen thermal shock based on computed tomography analysis. Engineering Geology. 356. 108274–108274. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Lin, Zhengzheng Cao, Jia Liu, et al.. (2025). Thermo-mechanical degradation and fracture evolution in low-permeability coal subjected to cyclic heating–cryogenic cooling. Physics of Fluids. 37(8). 9 indexed citations
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Cao, Zhengzheng, Yi Xue, Zheng Wang, et al.. (2025). Disaster-Causing Mechanism of Spalling Rock Burst Based on Folding Catastrophe Model in Coal Mine. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 58(7). 7591–7604. 14 indexed citations
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Xue, Yi, Jia Liu, P.G. Ranjith, et al.. (2024). Experimental study on the effect of heating and liquid nitrogen-cooling cyclic treatment on mechanical properties and fracturing characteristics of granite. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 176. 105691–105691. 59 indexed citations
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Liu, Jia, et al.. (2024). Numerical investigation on the moisture, temperature, and pressure-dependent gas desorption and transport in shale matrix subjected to microwave irradiation. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 159. 108146–108146. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Jia, et al.. (2024). Triple-phase-field modeling and simulation for mixed-mode fracture of bedded shale. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 300. 109993–109993. 22 indexed citations
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Xiong, Fei, et al.. (2024). Simulation of Gas Fracturing in Reservoirs Based on a Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Damage Model. Applied Sciences. 14(5). 1763–1763. 19 indexed citations
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Wu, Caifang, et al.. (2024). Investigation of the impact of heating and liquid nitrogen (LN 2 ) cooling on the mechanical and acoustic emission (AE) properties of coal. Energy Exploration & Exploitation. 42(5). 1580–1601. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Yongjiang, et al.. (2024). Seepage evolution characteristics and water inrush mechanism in collapse column under mining influence. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 5862–5862. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Shengcheng, Dengke Wang, Peng Hou, et al.. (2023). Experimental study on fracture characteristics of coal due to liquid nitrogen fracturing. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment. 33. 100438–100438. 27 indexed citations
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Xue, Yi, Faning Dang, Xue Li, et al.. (2023). Effect of Liquid Nitrogen Cooling and Heating on Mechanical Properties and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Coal. Geofluids. 2023. 1–21. 2 indexed citations
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Xue, Yi, et al.. (2023). Mechanical Properties of High-Temperature Granite under Liquid Nitrogen Cooling. Geofluids. 2023. 1–23. 21 indexed citations
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Xue, Yi, Xuyang Shi, Zhihao Zhang, et al.. (2023). Investigation of Fracture Evolution and Failure Characteristics of Rocks under High-Temperature Liquid Nitrogen Interaction. Geofluids. 2023. 1–16. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Xue, Yi Xue, Faning Dang, et al.. (2023). Effects of Heating and Liquid Nitrogen on Mechanical Characteristics and Rockburst Characteristics of Granite. Geofluids. 2023. 1–25. 5 indexed citations
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Teng, Teng, Feng Gao, Yang Ju, & Yi Xue. (2017). How moisture loss affects coal porosity and permeability during gas recovery in wet reservoirs?. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology. 27(6). 899–906. 31 indexed citations
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Xue, Yi, Feng Gao, Xingguang Liu, & Xiru Li. (2015). Research on damage distribution and permeabilitydistribution of coal seam with slotted borehole. Cmc-computers Materials & Continua. 47(2). 127–141. 5 indexed citations

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