Zhao Cheng

828 total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 603 citations indexed

About

Zhao Cheng is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhao Cheng has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 603 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 9 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 7 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Zhao Cheng's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (17 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (13 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (12 papers). Zhao Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (17 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (13 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (12 papers). Zhao Cheng collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Greece. Zhao Cheng's co-authors include Boris Jeremić, Yannis F. Dafalias, Mahdi Taiebat, Sri Sritharan, Jingquan Wang, Amir M. Kaynia, Christine Detournay, Yiming Yao, Rui Zhong and William Hofmeister and has published in prestigious journals such as Acta Materialia, Cement and Concrete Composites and Composites Part B Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Zhao Cheng

39 papers receiving 587 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.

  1. Durability of micro-cracked UHPC subjected to coupled freeze-thaw and chloride salt attacks
    2024 49 citations Rui Zhong, Mingyan Pan et al. Cement and Concrete Composites profile →

Peers

Zhao Cheng
Jiang Qian China
Francisco López Almansa Spain
Xiangwu Zeng United States
Yingguang Fang China
Xiaochun Lu China
Julius J. Komba South Africa
Philippe Menétrey Switzerland
Cong Zeng China
Shuxin Deng China
Jiang Qian China
Zhao Cheng
Citations per year, relative to Zhao Cheng Zhao Cheng (= 1×) peers Jiang Qian

Countries citing papers authored by Zhao Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhao Cheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhao Cheng

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhong, Rui, Mingyan Pan, Zhao Cheng, et al.. (2025). Effect of coarse aggregate on the stability and mechanical performance of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). Composites Part B Engineering. 297. 112210–112210. 7 indexed citations
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Ning, Youjun, et al.. (2025). Rock fracturing failure simulation via sub-block element splitting with discontinuous deformation analysis (DDA). Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 318. 110944–110944. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zhao, et al.. (2025). Safety Analysis of Subway Station Under Seepage Force Using a Continuous Velocity Field. Mathematics. 13(15). 2541–2541.
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Yao, Yiming, et al.. (2024). Distributions of coarse aggregate and steel fiber in ultra-high performance concrete: Migration behavior and correlation with compressive strength. Journal of Building Engineering. 95. 110128–110128. 11 indexed citations
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Zhong, Rui, Mingyan Pan, Yiming Yao, et al.. (2024). Durability of micro-cracked UHPC subjected to coupled freeze-thaw and chloride salt attacks. Cement and Concrete Composites. 148. 105471–105471. 49 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Mengran, Yangfan Li, Zhao Cheng, et al.. (2024). Optimization Design and Atomization Performance of a Multi-Disc Centrifugal Nozzle for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Sprayer. Agronomy. 14(12). 2914–2914. 2 indexed citations
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Fan, Bowen, et al.. (2024). Dynamic Response Characteristics and Liquefaction Analysis of a Phosphogypsum Tailings Dam. International Journal of Geomechanics. 25(1).
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Cheng, Zhao & Ethan Dawson. (2022). Applications of Maxwell Damping for Time Domain Seismic Analyses. Geo-Congress 2022. 76. 531–540. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zhao, Shuai Li, & Jingquan Wang. (2022). Controlled rocking pile foundation system with replaceable bar fuses for seismic resilience. Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration. 21(3). 683–696. 2 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zhao & Christine Detournay. (2021). Formulation, validation and application of a practice-oriented two-surface plasticity sand model. Computers and Geotechnics. 132. 103984–103984. 27 indexed citations
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Mohamed, Khaled, et al.. (2019). Coal Rib Stability Based on the Strength Reduction of the Coal Mass Model. 53rd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. 5 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zhao, et al.. (2016). Design and Implementation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in the Bridge and Road Disease Detection. Bulletin of Surveying and Mapping. 79. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zhao. (2010). Researches on Modified Raw-Soil Materials Constitutive Relation Subject to Uniaxial Compression. 1 indexed citations
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Taiebat, Mahdi, Boris Jeremić, Yannis F. Dafalias, Amir M. Kaynia, & Zhao Cheng. (2009). Propagation of seismic waves through liquefied soils. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 30(4). 236–257. 86 indexed citations
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Jeremić, Boris & Zhao Cheng. (2008). On large deformation hyperelasto‐plasticity of anisotropic materials. Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering. 25(4). 391–400. 1 indexed citations
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Jeremić, Boris, Zhao Cheng, Mahdi Taiebat, & Yannis F. Dafalias. (2008). Numerical simulation of fully saturated porous materials. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 32(13). 1635–1660. 78 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zhao, Mahdi Taiebat, Boris Jeremić, & Yannis F. Dafalias. (2007). Modeling and Simulation of Saturated Geomaterials. DSpace - NTUA (National Technical University of Athens). 1–10. 2 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zhao. (2003). Study on the Relationship between Vegetation Dynamics and Landscape Pattern of Desert-oasis——A Case Study of Sangong River Basin, Xinjiang. Ganhanqu dili. 3 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zhao. (2001). APPLICATION OF SHEAR WAVE TECHNOLOGY IN ENGINEERING GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION. Northwestern Seismological Journal. 1 indexed citations

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