Zhihua Dong

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Zhihua Dong is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomaterials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhihua Dong has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 53 papers in Biomaterials and 46 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Zhihua Dong's work include Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (53 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (49 papers) and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (21 papers). Zhihua Dong is often cited by papers focused on Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (53 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (49 papers) and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (21 papers). Zhihua Dong collaborates with scholars based in China, Sweden and Hungary. Zhihua Dong's co-authors include Fusheng Pan, Bin Jiang, Levente Vitos, Jiangfeng Song, Dengfu Chen, Jun Tan, Yan Yang, Qun Luo, Shuhui Sun and Jianbo Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Zhihua Dong

96 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Thermodynamics and kinetics of hydriding and dehydriding reactions in Mg-based hydrogen storage materials

2021 409 citations Qian Li, Yangfan Lu et al. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhihua Dong China	24	1.5k	900	878	668	260	107	2.1k
Lin Song China	26	1.3k 0.9×	133 0.1×	1.4k 1.6×	267 0.4×	224 0.9×	112	1.9k
Tiebang Zhang China	31	1.7k 1.1×	325 0.4×	2.3k 2.6×	492 0.7×	316 1.2×	158	3.1k
A. A. Nayeb-Hashemi United States	20	976 0.6×	910 1.0×	717 0.8×	319 0.5×	138 0.5×	35	1.5k
Joachim Gröbner Germany	30	1.7k 1.1×	933 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	825 1.2×	204 0.8×	73	2.3k
Z. Q. Hu China	25	1.4k 0.9×	81 0.1×	1.2k 1.3×	336 0.5×	290 1.1×	127	2.1k
M. Ashraf Imam United States	22	908 0.6×	92 0.1×	994 1.1×	209 0.3×	349 1.3×	89	1.5k
Joka Buha Italy	23	898 0.6×	452 0.5×	1.5k 1.7×	700 1.0×	161 0.6×	35	2.2k
Shiomi Kikuchi Japan	21	430 0.3×	169 0.2×	934 1.1×	171 0.3×	166 0.6×	71	1.3k
W. Gąsior Poland	30	1.8k 1.2×	129 0.1×	844 1.0×	328 0.5×	124 0.5×	172	2.6k
Zhonghong Lai China	25	1.3k 0.9×	74 0.1×	846 1.0×	650 1.0×	350 1.3×	88	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhihua Dong

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Yang, Hong, Ying Zhang, Yuyang Gao, et al.. (2025). A novel strategy synergistically enhances the strength and ductility of Mg-Gd-Zr alloys by tailoring a heterogeneous structure. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1022. 179782–179782. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Ang, Lang Qin, Lijun Zhang, et al.. (2025). Morphological evolution of Mg-Gd dendrite array: A numerical investigation extended from in situ X-ray radiography. 1(6). 100115–100115.

Wang, Cuihong, Zhihua Dong, Bin Jiang, et al.. (2025). Low thermal expansion in conjunction with improved mechanical properties achieved in Mg-Gd solid solutions. Materials & Design. 251. 113685–113685. 2 indexed citations

Dong, Zhihua, Bin Jiang, Yongfeng Li, et al.. (2025). Achieving good comprehensive mechanical properties Mg–7Y–2Zn–1Mn alloy via regulating heat treatment prior to hot extrusion. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 35. 332–343.

Qian, Xiaoying, Zhihua Dong, Qiang Luo, et al.. (2025). Improved tensile and forming properties by the enhanced strain coordination at grain boundary with alloying elements co-segregation in Mg-Zn-Ca alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1050. 185527–185527.

Wang, Lei, et al.. (2025). RF-NSGA-II framework for inverse design of high-performance Mg-Gd-based magnesium alloys. 5(4).

Wang, Jingya, Zhigang Ding, Bo Hu, et al.. (2025). Estimation of Peierls-Nabarro stress of dislocations by the first-principles calculation in Mg alloys and their effects on plasticity. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 2 indexed citations

Deng, Wei‐Yu‐Dong, et al.. (2025). Defects-driven abnormal thermal expansion behavior. Applied Physics Letters. 127(8).

Chen, Ziyi, Yuyang Gao, Kun Zhang, et al.. (2024). Effects of multi-scale particles on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-9Gd composites. Composites Communications. 51. 102059–102059. 2 indexed citations

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Dong, Zhihua, et al.. (2024). Effect of Er content on mechanical properties and microstructural evolution of highly-alloyed Mg-10Gd-5Y alloy. Materials & Design. 245. 113299–113299. 8 indexed citations

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Wu, Sujuan, Ying Sun, Zhihua Dong, et al.. (2023). Localized magnetic moments variation for strengthening and tuning thermal expansion behavior of Mg alloys. Acta Materialia. 259. 119238–119238. 12 indexed citations

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Dong, Zhihua, Bin Jiang, Ang Zhang, et al.. (2023). Evolution of strength with rare-earth content in highly-alloyed Mg-Gd-Y alloys. Scripta Materialia. 238. 115772–115772. 43 indexed citations

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Wang, Cuihong, Zhihua Dong, Bin Jiang, et al.. (2023). Lowering thermal expansion of Mg with the enhanced strength by Ca alloying. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 24. 1293–1303. 16 indexed citations

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Luo, Xiaojun, Hong Yang, Bin Jiang, et al.. (2023). Achieving outstanding heat-resistant Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Mn alloy via introducing RE/Zn segregation on α-Mn nanoparticles. Scripta Materialia. 236. 115672–115672. 25 indexed citations

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Wu, Sujuan, et al.. (2022). Tuning the thermal expansion behavior and promoting the mechanical properties of Mg–9Al–1Zn magnesium alloys by the introduction of MnCoGe-based alloys. Scripta Materialia. 214. 114680–114680. 12 indexed citations

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Dong, Zhihua, et al.. (2022). Density Functional Theory Description of Paramagnetic Hexagonal Close-Packed Iron. Materials. 15(4). 1276–1276. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Qian, Yangfan Lu, Qun Luo, et al.. (2021). Thermodynamics and kinetics of hydriding and dehydriding reactions in Mg-based hydrogen storage materials. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 9(6). 1922–1941. 409 indexed citations breakdown →

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Huang, Shuo, Zhihua Dong, Wangzhong Mu, et al.. (2021). Magnetocaloric properties of melt-spun MnFe-rich high-entropy alloy. Applied Physics Letters. 119(14). 12 indexed citations

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Xie, Ruiwen, Liyun Tian, Zhihua Dong, et al.. (2020). Critical assessment of Co-Cu phase diagram from first-principles calculations. Physical review. B.. 102(18). 5 indexed citations

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Gan, Wentao, Chaoji Chen, Hyun‐Tae Kim, et al.. (2019). Single-digit-micrometer thickness wood speaker. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5084–5084. 59 indexed citations

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