Zeliang Liu

3.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
46 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Zeliang Liu is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Zeliang Liu has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 13 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 9 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Zeliang Liu's work include Composite Material Mechanics (12 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (7 papers) and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (5 papers). Zeliang Liu is often cited by papers focused on Composite Material Mechanics (12 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (7 papers) and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (5 papers). Zeliang Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Zeliang Liu's co-authors include Wing Kam Liu, Miguel A. Bessa, Cheng Wu, Jinhui Yan, Qiming Zhu, M. Koishi, Anqi Hu, Ramin Bostanabad, Daniel W. Apley and Mark Fleming and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Scientific Reports and Annals of Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Zeliang Liu

43 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

A framework for data-driven analysis of materials under uncertainty: Countering the curse of dimensionality

2017 406 citations Zeliang Liu, Wing Kam Liu et al. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering profile →
Self-consistent clustering analysis: An efficient multi-scale scheme for inelastic heterogeneous materials

2016 347 citations Zeliang Liu, Wing Kam Liu et al. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering profile →
Machine learning for metal additive manufacturing: predicting temperature and melt pool fluid dynamics using physics-informed neural networks

2021 321 citations Zeliang Liu et al. Computational Mechanics profile →
A deep material network for multiscale topology learning and accelerated nonlinear modeling of heterogeneous materials

2018 234 citations Zeliang Liu, Cheng Wu et al. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zeliang Liu China	20	1.1k	858	483	410	378	46	2.5k
Miguel A. Bessa United States	20	1.5k 1.3×	744 0.9×	452 0.9×	677 1.7×	316 0.8×	45	2.5k
Markus Kästner Germany	31	1.3k 1.1×	648 0.8×	367 0.8×	606 1.5×	203 0.5×	147	2.4k
Ramin Bostanabad United States	18	789 0.7×	585 0.7×	506 1.0×	392 1.0×	313 0.8×	44	2.0k
Veera Sundararaghavan United States	34	1.4k 1.2×	1.3k 1.5×	1.4k 2.8×	408 1.0×	116 0.3×	127	2.9k
Xiangyang Cui China	38	2.2k 1.9×	992 1.2×	422 0.9×	835 2.0×	95 0.3×	142	3.7k
Ercan M. Dede United States	34	605 0.5×	1.6k 1.8×	297 0.6×	1.3k 3.1×	61 0.2×	142	3.6k
Gun Jin Yun South Korea	29	777 0.7×	666 0.8×	577 1.2×	934 2.3×	42 0.1×	153	3.0k
Pierre Kerfriden United Kingdom	32	2.3k 2.0×	633 0.7×	510 1.1×	861 2.1×	336 0.9×	86	3.5k
Khader M. Hamdia Germany	17	1.1k 1.0×	537 0.6×	508 1.1×	1.0k 2.5×	346 0.9×	24	2.7k
Kerstin Weinberg Germany	26	1.0k 0.9×	552 0.6×	536 1.1×	596 1.5×	41 0.1×	126	2.1k

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All Works

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Wang, Bing, et al.. (2025). Impact properties and energy absorption of ES-BCC lattice structure: A density gradient design. Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines. 54(1). 1–22.

Wang, Lei, Kuirong Jiang, Wenxin Li, et al.. (2025). 2215O HRS-4642 combined with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel in KRAS-G12D mutant advanced pancreatic cancer: A phase Ib/II study. Annals of Oncology. 36. S1146–S1146.

Liu, Zeliang, et al.. (2025). Mechanisms of PFBA toxicity in Chlorella vulgaris: Photosynthesis, oxidative stress, and antioxidant impairment. Environmental Research. 273. 121228–121228. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Zeliang, et al.. (2024). Crashworthiness design of additively manufactured lattice-reinforced sandwich tube. International Journal of Crashworthiness. 30(5). 540–551. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Zeliang, et al.. (2024). Emergency Rescue System for Chemical Industrial Parks Based on IoT. 408–411.

Liu, Zeliang, Huawei Xu, Xianzhang Ling, et al.. (2023). Mechanical Properties and Influencing Factors of Shield Cutting Existing Station Supporting Piles. Sustainability. 15(15). 11699–11699. 4 indexed citations

Lv, Bo, et al.. (2022). Effect of Two-Step High Temperature Treatment on Phase Transformation and Microstructure of V-Bearing Bainitic Steel. Metals. 12(6). 983–983. 1 indexed citations

Liang, Xi, Xin Zhou, Shuo Li, et al.. (2022). Active design of chiral cell structures that undergo complex deformation under uniaxial loads. Materials & Design. 217. 110649–110649. 13 indexed citations

Zhang, Wenjun, et al.. (2022). Vibration response and failure modes analysis of the temporary support structure under blasting excavation of tunnels. Engineering Failure Analysis. 136. 106188–106188. 19 indexed citations

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Liu, Zeliang, et al.. (2022). Detection of Traffic Sign Based on Improved YOLOv4. 2022 7th International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Signal Processing (ICSP). 28. 444–448. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Zeliang. (2021). Cell division in deep material networks applied to multiscale strain localization modeling. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 384. 113914–113914. 22 indexed citations

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Saib, S., et al.. (2020). Structural stability, mechanical, electronic and optical behaviour of RbXS2 (X = Y and La) under high pressure: A first-principle study. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 848. 156401–156401. 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Zeliang, Rajeev Ahuja, Huijian Li, & Wei Luo. (2020). Mechanical and electronic properties of van der Waals layered hcp PdH2. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 8037–8037. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Zeliang, et al.. (2019). Transfer learning of deep material network for seamless structure–property predictions. Computational Mechanics. 64(2). 451–465. 46 indexed citations

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Liu, Zeliang, Cheng Wu, & M. Koishi. (2018). A deep material network for multiscale topology learning and accelerated nonlinear modeling of heterogeneous materials. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 345. 1138–1168. 234 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Zeliang, Ying Wang, Qin Xu, & Tao Yan. (2017). Study on smart city construction of Jiujiang based on IOT technology. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 69. 12105–12105. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Zeliang, et al.. (2015). Laboratory Instruments Management System Based on IOT. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Zeliang, et al.. (2015). A statistical descriptor based volume-integral micromechanics model of heterogeneous material with arbitrary inclusion shape. Computational Mechanics. 55(5). 963–981. 23 indexed citations

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Ke, Lei, et al.. (2014). Feedback control of TET system with variable coupling coefficients for a novel artificial anal sphincter. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology. 38(2). 90–99. 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Guang-Lei, Kai Chang, & Zeliang Liu. (2013). Reverse engineering of machine-tool settings with modified roll for spiral bevel pinions. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 26(3). 573–584. 7 indexed citations

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