Zeng Meng

5.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
104 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Zeng Meng is a scholar working on Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Civil and Structural Engineering and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Zeng Meng has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, 58 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 44 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Zeng Meng's work include Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (65 papers), Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (44 papers) and Topology Optimization in Engineering (35 papers). Zeng Meng is often cited by papers focused on Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (65 papers), Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (44 papers) and Topology Optimization in Engineering (35 papers). Zeng Meng collaborates with scholars based in China, Türkiye and Australia. Zeng Meng's co-authors include Gang Li, Changting Zhong, Huanlin Zhou, Gang Li, Behrooz Keshtegar, Peng Hao, Dixiong Yang, Ali Rıza Yıldız, Dequan Zhang and Xuan Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer and Expert Systems with Applications.

In The Last Decade

Zeng Meng

99 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Beluga whale optimization: A novel nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithm

2022 547 citations Changting Zhong, Zeng Meng et al. profile →
PINN-FORM: A new physics-informed neural network for reliability analysis with partial differential equation

2023 147 citations Zeng Meng, Q. Q. Qian et al. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering profile →
Application of state-of-the-art multiobjective metaheuristic algorithms in reliability-based design optimization: a comparative study

2023 93 citations Zeng Meng, Gang Li et al. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization profile →
Starfish optimization algorithm (SFOA): a bio-inspired metaheuristic algorithm for global optimization compared with 100 optimizers

2024 73 citations Changting Zhong, Zeng Meng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zeng Meng China	34	2.0k	1.8k	1.4k	1.1k	545	104	4.1k
Zhen Hu United States	35	2.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	647 0.6×	220 0.4×	228	4.6k
Manolis Papadrakakis Greece	44	2.4k 1.2×	4.4k 2.5×	1.4k 1.0×	1.7k 1.6×	259 0.5×	212	6.9k
Dixiong Yang China	32	1.1k 0.5×	2.0k 1.1×	536 0.4×	865 0.8×	297 0.5×	150	3.4k
Xiaojun Wang China	34	2.5k 1.3×	2.4k 1.3×	981 0.7×	925 0.9×	99 0.2×	212	4.1k
Ramana V. Grandhi United States	42	2.7k 1.4×	3.6k 2.0×	2.1k 1.5×	2.6k 2.5×	241 0.4×	283	7.2k
Felipe Viana United States	27	941 0.5×	540 0.3×	1.2k 0.8×	288 0.3×	419 0.8×	87	3.0k
Debiao Meng China	27	989 0.5×	585 0.3×	501 0.4×	536 0.5×	166 0.3×	70	2.0k
Ruichen Jin United States	11	1.3k 0.6×	557 0.3×	1.6k 1.1×	297 0.3×	331 0.6×	20	2.8k
Tushar Goel United States	19	1.0k 0.5×	462 0.3×	1.6k 1.1×	316 0.3×	448 0.8×	54	3.6k

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Meng, Zeng, et al.. (2025). Data-driven reliability-based topology optimization by using the extended multi scale finite element method and neural network approach. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 438. 117837–117837. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Baozhen, et al.. (2025). Enhanced in-plane impact characteristics of a novel circular-reinforced sinusoidal honeycomb. Engineering Structures. 345. 121430–121430. 1 indexed citations

Meng, Zeng, et al.. (2025). Non-iterative method for reliability-based topology optimization of static and dynamic problems with uncertain-but-bounded parameters. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 448. 118456–118456.

Meng, Zeng, et al.. (2025). Transient dynamic robust topology optimization methodology for continuum structure under stochastic uncertainties. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 442. 118019–118019. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Dixiong, et al.. (2025). Stochastic dynamic analysis of multi-layer functionally graded material cylinders using direct probability integral method with improved smoothing technique. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics. 80. 103774–103774. 1 indexed citations

Gao, Yongxin, et al.. (2024). Reliability-based topology optimization for continuum structure with nonlinear dynamic response. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 224. 112129–112129. 3 indexed citations

Li, Gang, et al.. (2024). Multi-objective optimization design of a new non-uniform rectangular honeycomb sandwich panel. Thin-Walled Structures. 198. 111729–111729. 9 indexed citations

Meng, Zeng, et al.. (2024). A new concurrent optimization method of structural topologies and continuous fiber orientations for minimum structural compliance under stress constraints. Advances in Engineering Software. 195. 103688–103688. 11 indexed citations

Yang, Dixiong, et al.. (2024). A novel weight index-based uniform partition technique of multi-dimensional probability space for structural uncertainty quantification. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 431. 117297–117297. 4 indexed citations

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Meng, Zeng, et al.. (2023). PINN-FORM: A new physics-informed neural network for reliability analysis with partial differential equation. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 414. 116172–116172. 147 indexed citations breakdown →

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Meng, Zeng, et al.. (2023). Optimum-pursuing method for constrained optimization and reliability-based design optimization problems using Kriging model. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 420. 116704–116704. 22 indexed citations

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Zhong, Changting, Gang Li, Zeng Meng, Haijiang Li, & Wanxin He. (2023). A self-adaptive quantum equilibrium optimizer with artificial bee colony for feature selection. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 153. 106520–106520. 39 indexed citations

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Meng, Zeng, et al.. (2023). Reliability-based topology optimization for fundamental frequency maximization with frequency band constraints. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 195. 110295–110295. 16 indexed citations

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Meng, Zeng, et al.. (2023). New bubble sampling method for reliability analysis. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 66(8). 10 indexed citations

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Meng, Zeng, et al.. (2023). Uncertainty-oriented multi-scale topology optimization of coupled thermo-mechanical continuum structures. Composite Structures. 315. 116940–116940. 19 indexed citations

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Meng, Zeng, Changquan Li, & Peng Hao. (2023). Unified reliability-based design optimization with probabilistic, uncertain-but-bounded and fuzzy variables. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 407. 115925–115925. 31 indexed citations

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Meng, Zeng, Yang Wu, Xuan Wang, & Gang Li. (2022). A fidelity equivalence computation method for topology optimization of geometrically nonlinear structures. Engineering Optimization. 56(1). 96–117. 5 indexed citations

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Meng, Zeng, Hao Hu, & Huanlin Zhou. (2017). Super parametric convex model and its application for non-probabilistic reliability-based design optimization. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 55. 354–370. 59 indexed citations

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Keshtegar, Behrooz & Zeng Meng. (2016). Conjugate and Directional Chaos Control Methods for Reliability Analysis of CNT–Reinforced Nanocomposite Beams under Buckling Forces; A Comparative Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations

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Meng, Zeng. (2015). MODIFIED CHAOS CONTROL-BASED FIRST ORDER SECOND MOMENT RELIABILITY METHOD. Engineering Mechanics. 2 indexed citations

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