Zhihai He

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
106 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Zhihai He is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhihai He has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 47 papers in Materials Chemistry and 41 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Zhihai He's work include Concrete and Cement Materials Research (69 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (51 papers) and Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (33 papers). Zhihai He is often cited by papers focused on Concrete and Cement Materials Research (69 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (51 papers) and Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (33 papers). Zhihai He collaborates with scholars based in China, Türkiye and United Kingdom. Zhihai He's co-authors include Jinyan Shi, Baoju Liu, Shigui Du, Peimin Zhan, Chaofeng Liang, Zhiming Ma, Zhenhua Duan, Bicai Pan, Junyi Jiang and Deng Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nano Letters and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Zhihai He

101 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

Utilization of CO2 curing to enhance the properties of re... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2019 2018 100 200 300
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. Utilization of CO2 curing to enhance the properties of recycled aggregate and prepared concrete: A review
    2019 385 citations Zhihai He et al. Cement and Concrete Composites profile →
  2. Microstructure of ultra high performance concrete containing lithium slag
    2018 205 citations Zhihai He, Shigui Du et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →

Peers

Zhihai He
Yasong Zhao China
Etsuo Sakai Japan
Zengqi Zhang China
Zhu Pan China
Claudio Ferone Italy
Chengying Bai China
V. Saraswathy India
J.I. Escalante-Garcı́a Mexico
Pengkun Hou China
Rui Xiao United States
Yasong Zhao China
Zhihai He
Citations per year, relative to Zhihai He Zhihai He (= 1×) peers Yasong Zhao

Countries citing papers authored by Zhihai He

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhihai He

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhihai He

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

All Works

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He, Zhihai, et al.. (2025). Advancements in nanoscratch technology and its applications in cement-based materials: A review. Progress in Materials Science. 151. 101435–101435. 8 indexed citations
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He, Zhihai, Bin Wang, Jinyan Shi, et al.. (2024). Recycling drinking water treatment sludge in construction and building materials: A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 926. 171513–171513. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Zijun, et al.. (2024). Low-carbon UHPC with glass powder and shell powder: Deformation, compressive strength, microstructure and ecological evaluation. Journal of Building Engineering. 94. 109833–109833. 13 indexed citations
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He, Zhihai, et al.. (2024). Upcycling textile sludge into magnesium oxychloride cement: Physical properties, microstructure, and leaching behavior. The Science of The Total Environment. 924. 171416–171416. 10 indexed citations
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He, Zhihai, Xudong Han, Jiaxu Jin, et al.. (2023). Recycling of water treatment sludge in concrete: The role of water-binder ratio from a nanoscale perspective. The Science of The Total Environment. 873. 162456–162456. 12 indexed citations
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He, Zhihai, Hao Xu, Xudong Han, et al.. (2023). Utilization of manganese-rich sludge in concrete: Mechanical, nanoscale characteristics and leaching behavior. Journal of Building Engineering. 70. 106359–106359. 5 indexed citations
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Huang, Haoliang, Jing Luo, Tongqing Sun, et al.. (2023). Micromechanical properties of interfacial transition zone between carbon fibers and UHPC matrix based on nano-scratching tests. Cement and Concrete Composites. 139. 105014–105014. 32 indexed citations
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He, Zhihai, Bin Wang, Wenhua Chen, & Hongyu Tao. (2023). Mechanical property, volume stability and microstructure of lightweight engineered cementitious composites (LECC) containing high-volume diatomite. Construction and Building Materials. 409. 133884–133884. 8 indexed citations
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He, Zhihai, et al.. (2023). Drying shrinkage and microstructural evolution of concrete with high-volume and low-grade metakaolin. Journal of Building Engineering. 76. 107206–107206. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Yong, Bin Lin, Fuqiang He, et al.. (2023). Understanding hydration process and paste viscosity evolution of magnesium potassium phosphate cement. Cement and Concrete Research. 169. 107177–107177. 21 indexed citations
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He, Zhihai, et al.. (2022). Volume stability and nano-scale characteristics of concrete composite containing natural zeolite. Journal of Building Engineering. 59. 105127–105127. 15 indexed citations
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He, Zhihai & Hongming Weng. (2021). Giant nonlinear Hall effect in twisted bilayer WTe2. npj Quantum Materials. 6(1). 43 indexed citations
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Liu, Baoju, et al.. (2020). Factors influencing the demulsification time of asphalt emulsion in fresh cement emulsified asphalt composite binder. Road Materials and Pavement Design. 23(2). 477–490. 18 indexed citations
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He, Zhihai, et al.. (2020). Waste glass powder and its effect on the fresh and mechanical properties of concrete: A state of the art review. Advances in concrete construction. 10(5). 417–429. 10 indexed citations
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Lai, Feili, Gangyong Zhou, Fei Li, et al.. (2018). Highly Dual-Heteroatom-Doped Ultrathin Carbon Nanosheets with Expanded Interlayer Distance for Efficient Energy Storage. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 6(3). 3143–3153. 44 indexed citations
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He, Zhihai, Shigui Du, & Deng Chen. (2018). Microstructure of ultra high performance concrete containing lithium slag. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 353. 35–43. 205 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Xudong, et al.. (2017). Mechanical behavior of stud shear connectors embedded in HFRC. Steel and Composite Structures. 24(2). 177–189. 9 indexed citations

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