Yiming Zhang

2.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
114 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Yiming Zhang is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yiming Zhang has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 50 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 14 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yiming Zhang's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (23 papers), Numerical methods in engineering (19 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (15 papers). Yiming Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (23 papers), Numerical methods in engineering (19 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (15 papers). Yiming Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Austria and Germany. Yiming Zhang's co-authors include Xiaoying Zhuang, Herbert A. Mang, Roman Lackner, Matthias Zeiml, Xueya Wang, Yong Yuan, Yong Yuan, Chun Feng, Xueqing Yang and Zizheng Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yiming Zhang

108 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Cracking elements: A self-propagating Strong Discontinuit... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2019 2025 50 100 150 200
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. Cracking elements: A self-propagating Strong Discontinuity embedded Approach for quasi-brittle fracture
    2018 205 citations Yiming Zhang et al. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design profile →
  2. Cracking elements method for dynamic brittle fracture
    2019 172 citations Yiming Zhang et al. profile →
  3. A simple and efficient three-dimensional spring element model for pore seepage problems
    2025 21 citations J. Li, Xinguang Zhu et al. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yiming Zhang China 23 1.1k 996 381 258 257 114 2.3k
Zhenyu Wang China 24 1.1k 1.0× 467 0.5× 175 0.5× 137 0.5× 292 1.1× 172 2.2k
Lei He China 29 1.3k 1.2× 1.7k 1.7× 147 0.4× 464 1.8× 411 1.6× 112 2.6k
Bing Liang China 23 798 0.7× 546 0.5× 255 0.7× 95 0.4× 513 2.0× 191 1.8k
Yahui Zhang China 25 812 0.7× 921 0.9× 166 0.4× 51 0.2× 615 2.4× 144 2.1k
Ke Gao China 28 330 0.3× 1.1k 1.1× 523 1.4× 98 0.4× 754 2.9× 184 2.5k
Jiandong Huang China 32 1.9k 1.8× 426 0.4× 273 0.7× 147 0.6× 309 1.2× 139 3.1k
Lin Chen China 29 623 0.6× 763 0.8× 310 0.8× 42 0.2× 450 1.8× 159 2.3k
Zhongjie Zhang China 30 1.7k 1.6× 182 0.2× 489 1.3× 560 2.2× 375 1.5× 232 3.2k
Kenjiro Terada Japan 33 1.3k 1.2× 2.9k 2.9× 559 1.5× 116 0.4× 799 3.1× 293 4.2k
Jianping Liu China 26 1.7k 1.5× 544 0.5× 364 1.0× 101 0.4× 697 2.7× 138 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Yiming Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yiming Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yiming Zhang

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

All Works

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Xu, Dongdong, et al.. (2025). Aluminate coupling agent-based surface modification of BaSO4 and its effects on rigid polyurethane foam grouting material. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 22. e04366–e04366. 1 indexed citations
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Dai, Yiping, et al.. (2025). Continous–discontinous analysis of an unstable slope: evolution of damage zones and potential influencing areas. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 1 indexed citations
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Weber, Benedikt, Colin T. Davie, Alain Millard, et al.. (2025). Heat and mass transfer in heated concrete: evaluation and validation of five numerical models. Materials and Structures. 58(2). 2 indexed citations
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Li, J., Xinguang Zhu, Chun Feng, Minjie Wen, & Yiming Zhang. (2025). A simple and efficient three-dimensional spring element model for pore seepage problems. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements. 176. 106225–106225. 21 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Jing‐Feng, Lixiang Wang, Chun Feng, et al.. (2024). Study on the influence of perforation parameters on hydraulic fracture initiation and propagation based on CDEM. Computers and Geotechnics. 167. 106061–106061. 16 indexed citations
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Ding, Yueming, Haishan Tang, Yiming Zhang, et al.. (2024). The effect of work readiness on work well‐being for newly graduated nurses: The mediating role of emotional labor and psychological capital. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 56(5). 678–686. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Xueya, Yiming Zhang, Minjie Wen, & Herbert A. Mang. (2024). A simple hybrid linear and nonlinear interpolation finite element for the adaptive Cracking Elements Method. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design. 244. 104295–104295. 24 indexed citations
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Wang, Ran, Yiming Zhang, Ningfei Wang, & Yi Wu. (2024). Rate-Dependent Tensile Properties of Aluminum-Hydroxide-Enhanced Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer Coatings for Solid Rocket Motors. Materials. 17(15). 3790–3790. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Rui, Lixiang Wang, J. Y. Li, Chun Feng, & Yiming Zhang. (2024). Numerical Analysis of Perforation during Hydraulic Fracture Initiation Based on Continuous–Discontinuous Element Method. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences. 140(2). 2103–2129. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yiming, Yi Jiang, & Tung‐Chai Ling. (2023). Use of CO2 as a controlled foam stabilizer to enhance pore structure and properties of foamed concrete. Cement and Concrete Composites. 145. 105356–105356. 30 indexed citations
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Li, Yunpeng, Chun Feng, & Yiming Zhang. (2023). Numerical Analysis of Directional Rock Blasting with Continuous-Discontinuous Element Method. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering. 27(8). 3591–3598. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Ran, et al.. (2023). Experimental study on self-heating phenomena of CMDB/HTPB propellant under intermediate strain rate compression load. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2478(3). 32030–32030. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yunpeng, et al.. (2023). Wind Field Digital Twins Sandbox System for Transmission Towers. Sensors. 23(21). 8657–8657.
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Fu, Zhuojia, et al.. (2023). Physical informed neural network for thermo-hydral analysis of fire-loaded concrete. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements. 158. 252–261. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yiming, et al.. (2016). Numerical simulation on dam failure flood and assessment on its downstream risk. 47(9). 133. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yiming, et al.. (2016). On Approaches to Combine Experimental Strength and Simulation with Application to Open-Hole-Tension Configuration. 4 indexed citations

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