Zhen Leng

9.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
248 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Zhen Leng is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Leng has authored 248 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 215 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 30 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 28 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhen Leng's work include Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation (186 papers), Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring (151 papers) and Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (53 papers). Zhen Leng is often cited by papers focused on Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation (186 papers), Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring (151 papers) and Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (53 papers). Zhen Leng collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Zhen Leng's co-authors include Imad L. Al‐Qadi, Huayang Yu, Anand Sreeram, Rabindra Kumar Padhan, Zhifei Tan, Yuan Zhang, Jiwang Jiang, Guoyang Lu, Fuliao Zou and Markus Oeser and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Leng

231 papers receiving 7.0k 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.

Production of a sustainable paving material through chemical recycling of waste PET into crumb rubber modified asphalt

2018 312 citations Zhen Leng et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
Maintenance mechanisms of rejuvenator-optimized asphalt emulsion in damaged porous asphalt mixture: Morphological, physicochemical, and rheological characterizations

2025 19 citations Jiwang Jiang, Zhen Leng et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Zhen Leng	5.9k	1.0k	877	758	718	248	7.2k
Markus Oeser	5.3k 0.9×	741 0.7×	877 1.0×	804 1.1×	282 0.4×	268	6.4k
Yiqiu Tan	5.3k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	833 0.9×	847 1.1×	280 0.4×	306	6.2k
Tao Ma	5.2k 0.9×	524 0.5×	817 0.9×	501 0.7×	304 0.4×	258	6.0k
Fereidoon Moghadas Nejad	6.1k 1.0×	973 0.9×	839 1.0×	505 0.7×	219 0.3×	230	6.9k
Álvaro García	5.0k 0.9×	1.3k 1.2×	520 0.6×	1.2k 1.5×	213 0.3×	131	5.8k
Qiao Dong	4.2k 0.7×	312 0.3×	694 0.8×	387 0.5×	447 0.6×	212	5.5k
Dallas N. Little	11.0k 1.9×	1.1k 1.1×	1.4k 1.6×	576 0.8×	339 0.5×	304	11.7k
Jianzhong Pei	4.8k 0.8×	1.4k 1.4×	760 0.9×	449 0.6×	178 0.2×	243	6.2k
Gordon Airey	8.0k 1.4×	1.6k 1.5×	1.5k 1.8×	385 0.5×	303 0.4×	252	8.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Leng

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Liu, Chenglong, et al.. (2025). Research paradigms and scales of asphalt pavement skid resistance evaluation: A review. Friction. 14(2). 9441082–9441082. 3 indexed citations

Lu, Jian‐Xin, et al.. (2025). Enhancing photocatalytic durability of high strength pervious concrete: Micro-mechanical and microscopic mechanisms. Cement and Concrete Composites. 160. 106020–106020. 5 indexed citations

Jiang, Jiwang, Zhen Leng, Xi Jiang, et al.. (2025). Maintenance mechanisms of rejuvenator-optimized asphalt emulsion in damaged porous asphalt mixture: Morphological, physicochemical, and rheological characterizations. Construction and Building Materials. 464. 140185–140185. 19 indexed citations breakdown →

Lu, Dong, Xi Jiang, Zhen Leng, et al.. (2025). Targeted and highly effective technique for healing the aggregate-asphalt interface. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 709. 136165–136165. 2 indexed citations

Jiang, Xi, Hehua Zhu, Zhiguo Yan, et al.. (2024). Fire-Retarding Asphalt Pavement for Urban Road Tunnels: A State-of-the-Art Review and Beyond. Fire Technology. 61(5). 2737–2777. 32 indexed citations

Kong, Peipei, Xianhua Chen, Zhen Leng, et al.. (2024). Thermo-oxidative aging performance of mechanochemical activated rubber powder modified asphalt. Construction and Building Materials. 438. 137053–137053. 8 indexed citations

Leng, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Removal of the GPR antenna vibration effect through height shifting correction for enhanced multi-layer asphalt pavement thickness determination. Automation in Construction. 161. 105335–105335. 15 indexed citations

Cao, Ruijun, Zhen Leng, Danning Li, & Fuliao Zou. (2024). Comparative life cycle assessment of three types of crumb rubber modified asphalt under different system boundaries. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 212. 107922–107922. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Siqi, et al.. (2024). In-situ density measurement using GPR considering random pore distribution of asphalt pavement. Measurement. 243. 116479–116479. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Hainian, et al.. (2024). Optimized bio-oil emulsification for sustainable asphalt production: A step towards a low-carbon pavement. Construction and Building Materials. 419. 135218–135218. 8 indexed citations

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Tan, Zhifei, et al.. (2024). A novel strategy for generating mesoscale asphalt concrete model with controllable aggregate morphology and packing structure. Computers & Structures. 296. 107315–107315. 14 indexed citations

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Cao, Ruijun, et al.. (2024). Comparative analysis of cold in-place recycling for roadway maintenance and rehabilitation from the perspectives of technical-cost-environmental nexus. Journal of Cleaner Production. 439. 140768–140768. 9 indexed citations

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Kravchenko, Ekaterina, Georgy Lazorenko, Xi Jiang, & Zhen Leng. (2024). Alkali-activated materials made of construction and demolition waste as precursors: A review. Sustainable materials and technologies. 39. e00829–e00829. 40 indexed citations

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Li, Danning, Zhen Leng, Linyi Yao, et al.. (2024). Mechanical, economic, and environmental assessment of recycling reclaimed asphalt rubber pavement using different rejuvenation schemes. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 204. 107534–107534. 20 indexed citations

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Gong, Mingyang, et al.. (2024). Multi-scale FE analysis of coupled load-moisture mechanical behavior of saturated asphalt pavements considering transversely isotropic permeability. Mechanics of Materials. 198. 105116–105116.

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Wang, Haopeng, Gordon Airey, Zhen Leng, & Guoyang Lu. (2023). Optimisation of the preparation procedure of crumb rubber modified bitumen with wax-based additives. Road Materials and Pavement Design. 25(sup1). 16–27. 10 indexed citations

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Ashish, Prabin Kumar, et al.. (2023). Effects of residual water on mechanical properties of cold mix based semi-flexible pavement composite towards a sustainable paving material. Journal of Cleaner Production. 434. 139857–139857. 6 indexed citations

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Lu, Dong, Xi Jiang, & Zhen Leng. (2023). Sustainable microwave-heating healing asphalt concrete fabricated with waste microwave-sensitive fillers. Journal of Cleaner Production. 434. 140343–140343. 43 indexed citations

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Han, Meizhao, Yiqiu Tan, Zhen Leng, et al.. (2023). Performance of Oil-Absorbing organogel Polystyrene-Stearyl methacrylate as a fume suppressant of asphalt binder. Construction and Building Materials. 404. 133239–133239. 6 indexed citations

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Hu, Xiao & Zhen Leng. (1995). Determination of L-Ascorbic Acid by Adsorption Potentiometry with Carbon Paste Electrode. Analytical Letters. 28(13). 2263–2274. 12 indexed citations

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