Yunsheng Zhang

14.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
386 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

Yunsheng Zhang is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Yunsheng Zhang has authored 386 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 255 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 110 papers in Materials Chemistry and 96 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Yunsheng Zhang's work include Concrete and Cement Materials Research (208 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (109 papers) and Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (56 papers). Yunsheng Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Concrete and Cement Materials Research (208 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (109 papers) and Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (56 papers). Yunsheng Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Yunsheng Zhang's co-authors include Guojian Liu, Wei She, Zhiyong Liu, Lin Yang, Sun Wei, Zongjin Li, Bo Pang, Yonggan Yang, Wenhua Zhang and Wei Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Yunsheng Zhang

357 papers receiving 10.7k 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.

Rheological and harden properties of the high-thixotropy 3D printing concrete

2019 328 citations Yunsheng Zhang, Wei She et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →
Fresh properties of a novel 3D printing concrete ink

2018 318 citations Yunsheng Zhang, Guojian Liu et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yunsheng Zhang China	55	7.7k	3.8k	3.0k	933	839	386	11.1k
Narayanan Neithalath United States	59	8.9k 1.2×	4.4k 1.2×	2.8k 0.9×	692 0.7×	509 0.6×	218	11.4k
Geert De Schutter Belgium	73	14.2k 1.8×	8.1k 2.1×	3.1k 1.0×	2.1k 2.3×	1.2k 1.4×	535	17.5k
Erik Schlangen Netherlands	69	12.2k 1.6×	4.0k 1.1×	2.0k 0.7×	1.5k 1.6×	2.4k 2.9×	366	16.3k
Xin Cheng China	51	4.6k 0.6×	2.0k 0.5×	3.7k 1.2×	550 0.6×	608 0.7×	349	9.5k
Gaurav Sant United States	55	5.8k 0.8×	2.2k 0.6×	2.8k 0.9×	387 0.4×	470 0.6×	242	9.4k
Kejin Wang United States	59	8.9k 1.2×	3.4k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	321 0.3×	397 0.5×	264	10.6k
Nemkumar Banthia Canada	67	14.4k 1.9×	9.0k 2.4×	1.9k 0.6×	714 0.8×	896 1.1×	357	16.2k
Branko Šavija Netherlands	45	4.9k 0.6×	2.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.3×	725 0.8×	775 0.9×	195	6.7k
Dietmar Stephan Germany	47	5.1k 0.7×	2.5k 0.7×	2.3k 0.8×	493 0.5×	271 0.3×	210	6.8k
Maria Juenger United States	44	7.1k 0.9×	3.3k 0.9×	2.7k 0.9×	352 0.4×	242 0.3×	124	8.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Yunsheng Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yunsheng Zhang

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Song, Zijian, et al.. (2025). Innovative ZIF-8 modified ER@EC microcapsules: Enhancing slow-release and longevity for superior self-healing in cementitious materials. Cement and Concrete Composites. 158. 105966–105966. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Guojian, et al.. (2025). Atomic-scale corrosion mechanism of reinforcing steel utilizing reactive force field based on JAX-ReaxFF optimization framework. Computational Materials Science. 250. 113737–113737. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Mingzhou, et al.. (2024). Multi-scale damage characterisation of semi-flexible pavements under freeze-thaw cycles. Construction and Building Materials. 445. 137847–137847. 11 indexed citations

Li, Yue, Yunsheng Zhang, Zhiyong Liu, et al.. (2024). Test of Cl- and SO42- in concrete exposed to composite salt environment by conductivity titration. Construction and Building Materials. 443. 137525–137525.

Liu, Guojian, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the intricacies of steel corrosion induced by chloride: Insights from reactive molecular dynamics simulation. Construction and Building Materials. 443. 137839–137839. 16 indexed citations

Zhang, Yunsheng, et al.. (2024). Prediction of mechanical properties of manufactured sand polymer-modified mortar based on swarm intelligence algorithm. Journal of Building Engineering. 98. 111093–111093. 3 indexed citations

Qiao, Hongxia, et al.. (2024). Predicting the impermeability and mechanical properties of manufactured sand polymer waterproof mortar using an optimised back-propagation neural network. Construction and Building Materials. 441. 137475–137475. 6 indexed citations

Song, Zijian, et al.. (2024). Effect of red mud and phosphate on water resistance and hydration mechanism of magnesium oxychloride cement. Construction and Building Materials. 413. 134844–134844. 25 indexed citations

Su, Li, et al.. (2024). Corrosion characteristics of basalt-polypropylene hybrid fiber concrete under the compound salt and drying-wetting cycles. Construction and Building Materials. 419. 135529–135529. 14 indexed citations

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Qiao, Hongxia, et al.. (2023). Early-age performance and mechanism of magnesium oxychloride cement mortar mixed with highland barley straw ash. Construction and Building Materials. 401. 132979–132979. 15 indexed citations

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Liu, Lang, Zijian Song, Siqi Fu, et al.. (2023). Effect of compressive stress on corrosion protection performance of phytic acid conversion coating on carbon steel. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 132. 123–134. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yunsheng, et al.. (2023). Study on the shrinkage mechanism and prediction model of high-strength specified density concrete based on the internal curing micro-pump effect of MSW incineration tailings. Construction and Building Materials. 372. 130804–130804. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yunsheng, et al.. (2023). Study on the composition of calcium alumina silicate hydrate (CASH) in lime-activated low carbon cementitious materials: The influence of alkaline additives. Construction and Building Materials. 392. 132089–132089. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yunsheng, Yongping Wang, Xianan Du, & Youqi Zheng. (2023). Development and verification of the coupling code of discrete ordinates and Monte Carlo methods. Annals of Nuclear Energy. 185. 109732–109732. 1 indexed citations

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Jiang, Jinyang, et al.. (2023). Experimental and numerical investigations on the inhibition of freeze–thaw damage of cement-based materials by a methyl laurate/diatomite microcapsule phase change material. Journal of Energy Storage. 68. 107665–107665. 30 indexed citations

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Wang, Dafu, Yunsheng Zhang, Zhiheng Li, et al.. (2023). Degradation of mortar fully buried in saline soil containing sodium sulfate or magnesium sulfate. Construction and Building Materials. 369. 130620–130620. 15 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yunsheng, et al.. (2023). Dynamic mechanical properties and constitutive model of specified density concrete reinforced by waste incineration tailings. Construction and Building Materials. 371. 130712–130712. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yunsheng. (2010). Characteristics of ultra-high performance cementitious composites under explosion. Baozha yu chongji. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yunsheng, et al.. (2009). Research on the setting and hardening process of fly ash based geopolymer using electrical resisivity method. Journal of Wuhan University of Technology-Mater Sci Ed. 31(7). 111. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yunsheng. (2007). Initial Strength and Flexural Toughness of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete with Super-high Vertical Pumping Distance. Journal of Wuhan University of Technology-Mater Sci Ed. 1 indexed citations

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