Yiming Yao

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
120 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Yiming Yao is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yiming Yao has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 59 papers in Building and Construction and 16 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yiming Yao's work include Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (63 papers), Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (42 papers) and Concrete and Cement Materials Research (23 papers). Yiming Yao is often cited by papers focused on Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (63 papers), Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (42 papers) and Concrete and Cement Materials Research (23 papers). Yiming Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Yiming Yao's co-authors include Barzin Mobasher, Deju Zhu, Jingquan Wang, Qizhi Xu, Huaian Zhang, Caijun Shi, Liang Huang, Gaosheng Li, Yunfu Ou and Narayanan Neithalath and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Cement and Concrete Research and Nano Energy.

In The Last Decade

Yiming Yao

107 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

  1. Durability of micro-cracked UHPC subjected to coupled freeze-thaw and chloride salt attacks
    2024 49 citations Rui Zhong, Mingyan Pan et al. Cement and Concrete Composites profile →

Peers

Yiming Yao
Meini Su United Kingdom
Milad Bazli Australia
Manfred Curbach Germany
Jun Zhao China
Xu Jiang China
Chuanxi Li China
Jun He China
Haohui Xin China
Jian Cui China
P. Hamelin France
Meini Su United Kingdom
Yiming Yao
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Countries citing papers authored by Yiming Yao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yiming Yao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yiming Yao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yiming Yao. The network helps show where Yiming Yao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yiming Yao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yiming Yao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yiming Yao 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 Yiming Yao. Yiming Yao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Rahman, Md. Zillur, et al.. (2025). A review on mechanical behaviors and deterioration mechanisms of textile-reinforced concretes under complex environmental and loading conditions. Journal of Building Engineering. 105. 112447–112447. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jiawei, et al.. (2025). Rheology-tailored 3DP-UHPC: From enhanced printability to impact performance. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 23. e05227–e05227.
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Zhong, Rui, Mingyan Pan, Zhao Cheng, et al.. (2025). Effect of coarse aggregate on the stability and mechanical performance of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). Composites Part B Engineering. 297. 112210–112210. 7 indexed citations
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Yao, Yiming, et al.. (2025). Micromechanical model and performance-driven design strategy for textile reinforced engineered cementitious composite (TR-ECC). Cement and Concrete Composites. 157. 105919–105919. 3 indexed citations
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Novák, D., et al.. (2025). Research of Control Systems and Predictive Diagnostics of Electric Motors. Symmetry. 17(5). 751–751. 1 indexed citations
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Cai, Xiaopei, et al.. (2025). Seismic-induced damage characteristics of high-speed railway ballastless tracks: A comprehensive nonlinear numerical simulation method. Engineering Structures. 343. 121248–121248. 1 indexed citations
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Yao, Yiming, et al.. (2025). Strain rate and fracture analysis in closed-cell aluminum foams in tension: Quasi-static to dynamic loads. Materials Today Communications. 44. 111959–111959.
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Yao, Yiming, et al.. (2024). Flexural behavior of textile reinforced 3D printed concrete under quasi-static and dynamic impact loads. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 21. e03645–e03645. 6 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaoming, et al.. (2024). Preparation of Novel Slow-Release Acid Materials for Oilfield Development via Encapsulation. Materials. 18(1). 83–83. 1 indexed citations
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Yao, Yiming, et al.. (2024). Distributions of coarse aggregate and steel fiber in ultra-high performance concrete: Migration behavior and correlation with compressive strength. Journal of Building Engineering. 95. 110128–110128. 11 indexed citations
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Zhu, Deju, et al.. (2024). Effects of temperature and loading rate on the shear performance of GFRP-steel single-lap joints. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 21. e03756–e03756. 2 indexed citations
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Zhong, Rui, Mingyan Pan, Yiming Yao, et al.. (2024). Durability of micro-cracked UHPC subjected to coupled freeze-thaw and chloride salt attacks. Cement and Concrete Composites. 148. 105471–105471. 49 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yao, Yiming, et al.. (2023). Tensile behavior of textile reinforced ultra-high performance concrete. Construction and Building Materials. 411. 134172–134172. 16 indexed citations
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Lu, Cong, et al.. (2023). Micromechanics-based model of single crack propagation in Engineered cementitious composites (ECC). Construction and Building Materials. 369. 130519–130519. 21 indexed citations
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Wang, Chang, et al.. (2023). Interpretable deep learning for accelerated fading recognition of lithium-ion batteries. eTransportation. 18. 100281–100281. 22 indexed citations
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Yao, Yiming. (2004). STUDY AND APPLICATION OF LOW DAMAGE RATARDED ACID IN LOW PERMEABILITY SANDSTONE RESERVOIR. Journal of Southwest Petroleum Institute. 1 indexed citations

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