Ze Tian

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Ze Tian is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, Ze Tian has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 16 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 16 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in Ze Tian's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (16 papers), Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (11 papers) and Icing and De-icing Technologies (10 papers). Ze Tian is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (16 papers), Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (11 papers) and Icing and De-icing Technologies (10 papers). Ze Tian collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Ze Tian's co-authors include Yanbin Chen, Zhenglong Lei, Jiang Bi, Lizhong Wang, Minlin Zhong, Hongjun Zhang, Xi Chen, Xinyu Hu, Guochen Jiang and Xikun Qin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Ze Tian

54 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Spontaneous dewetting transitions of droplets during icing & melting cycle

2022 230 citations Lizhong Wang, Ze Tian et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ze Tian China	28	922	662	658	380	348	55	2.0k
Xiao Huang Canada	24	1.6k 1.7×	172 0.3×	961 1.5×	396 1.0×	332 1.0×	150	2.4k
Andrew D. Sommers United States	24	1.2k 1.3×	744 1.1×	306 0.5×	313 0.8×	95 0.3×	64	2.3k
Jie Zhou China	24	296 0.3×	302 0.5×	443 0.7×	264 0.7×	159 0.5×	129	1.8k
Arvind Kumar India	31	2.0k 2.1×	90 0.1×	578 0.9×	482 1.3×	479 1.4×	129	2.7k
Chaoyi Peng China	19	223 0.2×	1.2k 1.8×	348 0.5×	465 1.2×	51 0.1×	36	1.7k
Huadong Yu China	24	625 0.7×	915 1.4×	141 0.2×	460 1.2×	97 0.3×	164	1.9k
Ana Moita Portugal	28	1.1k 1.2×	575 0.9×	220 0.3×	123 0.3×	72 0.2×	133	2.6k
Seong Jin Kim South Korea	21	705 0.8×	340 0.5×	67 0.1×	810 2.1×	772 2.2×	54	1.8k
Yukihiro Kusano Denmark	27	369 0.4×	543 0.8×	199 0.3×	567 1.5×	67 0.2×	93	2.2k
K.J. Kubiak United Kingdom	21	730 0.8×	345 0.5×	72 0.1×	800 2.1×	89 0.3×	48	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ze Tian

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhao, Shifei, et al.. (2025). Comprehensive analysis of a novel coal-fired cogeneration system with integrated dual heat pumps. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering. 73. 106413–106413.

Zhao, Shifei, et al.. (2024). Thermodynamic Comparison of the Steam Ejectors Integrated at Different Locations in Cogeneration Systems. Energies. 17(11). 2463–2463. 3 indexed citations

Tian, Ze, Zhenxia Wang, Zizai Ma, Jinping Li, & Xiaoguang Wang. (2024). Cu2O as the hole extraction layer modified BiVO4 photoanode to enhance charge separation and transfer. Science China Materials. 67(5). 1564–1573. 9 indexed citations

Hu, Xinyu, Ze Tian, Changhao Chen, et al.. (2023). Minimizing interface thermal resistance via laser surface micropatterning for enhancing wetting of gallium-based liquid metal with copper. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 214. 124424–124424. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Lizhong, Ze Tian, Dongyu Zhu, et al.. (2023). Environmentally adapted slippery-superhydrophobic switchable interfaces for anti-icing. Applied Surface Science. 626. 157201–157201. 9 indexed citations

Tian, Ze, Dongyu Zhu, Haixiang Zhang, et al.. (2023). Metallic hierarchical structures uniformly covered with WC@PDMS composite coatings toward comprehensively durable superhydrophobic surfaces. Chemical Engineering Science. 282. 119248–119248. 5 indexed citations

Tian, Ze, Peixun Fan, Dongyu Zhu, et al.. (2023). Anti-ice-pinning superhydrophobic surfaces for extremely low ice adhesion. Chemical Engineering Journal. 473. 145382–145382. 39 indexed citations

Luo, Zewei, Xinyu Kong, Yu Li, et al.. (2023). Advance on fiber optic‐based biosensors for precision medicine: From diagnosis to therapy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(4). 27 indexed citations

Li, Lei, Yiqian Zhou, Yang Gao, et al.. (2023). Large-scale assembly of isotropic nanofiber aerogels based on columnar-equiaxed crystal transition. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5410–5410. 67 indexed citations

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Wang, Lizhong, Guochen Jiang, Dongyu Zhu, et al.. (2023). Self‐Driven Droplet Motions Below their Icing Points. Small. 19(41). e2302339–e2302339. 12 indexed citations

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Wang, Lizhong, Ze Tian, Guochen Jiang, et al.. (2022). Spontaneous dewetting transitions of droplets during icing & melting cycle. Nature Communications. 13(1). 378–378. 230 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hu, Xinyu, Ze Tian, Xiao Luo, et al.. (2022). Wetting behavior of gallium-based room temperature liquid metal (LM) on nanosecond-laser-structured metal surfaces. Surfaces and Interfaces. 32. 102180–102180. 13 indexed citations

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Lei, Zhenglong, Jiang Bi, Yanbin Chen, et al.. (2020). Effect of TiB2 content on microstructural features and hardness of TiB2/AA7075 composites manufactured by LMD. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 53. 283–292. 39 indexed citations

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Chen, Xi, Zhenglong Lei, Yanbin Chen, et al.. (2020). Microstructure and tensile properties of Ti/Al dissimilar joint by laser welding-brazing at subatmospheric pressure. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 56. 19–27. 37 indexed citations

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Tian, Ze, Zhenglong Lei, Yanbin Chen, et al.. (2020). Inhibition Effectiveness of Laser-Cleaned Nanostructured Aluminum Alloys to Sulfate-reducing Bacteria Based on Superwetting and Ultraslippery Surfaces. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 3(9). 6131–6144. 13 indexed citations

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Bi, Jiang, Zhenglong Lei, Yanbin Chen, et al.. (2019). Effect of process parameters on formability and surface quality of selective laser melted Al-Zn-Sc-Zr alloy from single track to block specimen. Optics & Laser Technology. 118. 132–139. 28 indexed citations

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Chen, Xi, Zhenglong Lei, Yanbin Chen, et al.. (2019). Nano-indentation and in-situ investigations of double-sided laser beam welded 2060-T8/2099-T83 Al-Li alloys T-joints. Materials Science and Engineering A. 756. 291–301. 39 indexed citations

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Chen, Xi, Zhenglong Lei, Yanbin Chen, et al.. (2019). Effect of Laser Beam Oscillation on Laser Welding–Brazing of Ti/Al Dissimilar Metals. Materials. 12(24). 4165–4165. 23 indexed citations

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Chen, Xi, Zhenglong Lei, Yanbin Chen, et al.. (2019). Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Laser Welded Al-Si Coated Hot-Press-Forming Steel Joints. Materials. 12(20). 3294–3294. 7 indexed citations

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Tian, Ze, et al.. (2015). Prediction of vulnerable zones based on residual stress and microstructure in CMT welded aluminum alloy joint. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China. 25(8). 2701–2707. 11 indexed citations

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