Zhihui Lai

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Zhihui Lai is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhihui Lai has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 28 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 17 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhihui Lai's work include Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies (35 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (21 papers) and Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids (15 papers). Zhihui Lai is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies (35 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (21 papers) and Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids (15 papers). Zhihui Lai collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Zhihui Lai's co-authors include Daniil Yurchenko, Shengxi Zhou, Junlei Wang, Shitong Fang, Dimitri V. Val, Chris Bowen, G. B. Thomson, Zijian Qiao, Keyu Chen and Wei‐Hsin Liao and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Applied Energy and Nano Energy.

In The Last Decade

Zhihui Lai

64 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Self-powered and self-sensing devices based on human motion 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
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. Self-powered and self-sensing devices based on human motion
    2022 169 citations Zhihui Lai, Shengxi Zhou et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhihui Lai China 25 1.2k 808 488 439 420 66 1.8k
Shaikh Faruque Ali India 28 1.4k 1.2× 673 0.8× 1.0k 2.1× 397 0.9× 681 1.6× 94 2.2k
Zoltán Dombóvári Hungary 24 1.8k 1.6× 1.4k 1.7× 155 0.3× 256 0.6× 646 1.5× 77 2.0k
Yeping Xiong United Kingdom 26 573 0.5× 442 0.5× 1.1k 2.3× 664 1.5× 204 0.5× 129 2.1k
Vladimir Babitsky United Kingdom 26 1.5k 1.3× 1.1k 1.4× 499 1.0× 435 1.0× 910 2.2× 80 2.3k
Onur Bilgen United States 26 990 0.8× 624 0.8× 1.3k 2.6× 374 0.9× 344 0.8× 118 3.1k
Osama J. Aldraihem Saudi Arabia 20 657 0.6× 615 0.8× 620 1.3× 225 0.5× 217 0.5× 65 1.5k
Bo Yan China 33 1.3k 1.1× 740 0.9× 2.2k 4.5× 687 1.6× 375 0.9× 126 3.3k
Stewart McWilliam United Kingdom 24 481 0.4× 425 0.5× 263 0.5× 164 0.4× 518 1.2× 62 1.5k
Morvan Ouisse France 27 698 0.6× 1.3k 1.6× 564 1.2× 214 0.5× 71 0.2× 117 2.0k
A. Carrella United Kingdom 16 712 0.6× 320 0.4× 2.4k 5.0× 645 1.5× 176 0.4× 27 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhihui Lai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhihui Lai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhihui Lai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhihui Lai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhihui Lai 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 Zhihui Lai. Zhihui Lai 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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Lai, Zhihui, et al.. (2025). Research on a magnetic rolling pendulum-based multi-stable electromagnetic generator with dual-path transition mechanism. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 242. 113645–113645. 1 indexed citations
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Zheng, Jiangfeng, et al.. (2024). Generation mechanism of optical surface in ultra-precision cutting polycrystalline zinc selenide. Applied Surface Science. 676. 161005–161005. 2 indexed citations
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Fang, Shitong, Xiao Zhang, Kui Wu, et al.. (2024). High output, lightweight and small-scale rotational piezoelectric energy harvester utilizing internal impact effect. Energy Conversion and Management. 322. 119180–119180. 7 indexed citations
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Lai, Zhihui, et al.. (2024). Parametric study and multi-parameter optimization of a generalized second-order tri-stable stochastic resonance system. Nonlinear Dynamics. 112(4). 2661–2681. 3 indexed citations
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Fang, Shitong, et al.. (2024). Synchronous and asynchronous vibration suppression and energy harvesting techniques: Principles, methods and applications. Engineering Structures. 321. 118994–118994. 11 indexed citations
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Qiao, Zijian, et al.. (2024). A hydraulic motor fault diagnosis method based on weighted multi-channel information fusion. Measurement Science and Technology. 36(1). 15120–15120. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Keyu, Shitong Fang, Zhihui Lai, Junyi Cao, & Wei‐Hsin Liao. (2023). A plucking rotational energy harvester with tapered thickness and auxetic structures for increasing power output. Applied Energy. 357. 122490–122490. 10 indexed citations
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Fang, Shitong, Keyu Chen, Zhiyuan Li, et al.. (2023). Theoretical and experimental investigation on the advantages of auxetic nonlinear vortex-induced vibration energy harvesting. Applied Energy. 356. 122395–122395. 50 indexed citations
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Zhao, Bao, Xingbo Pu, Shitong Fang, et al.. (2023). A nonlinear damped metamaterial: Wideband attenuation with nonlinear bandgap and modal dissipation. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 208. 111079–111079. 30 indexed citations
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Lai, Zhihui, et al.. (2023). Energy harvesting from a hybrid piezo-dielectric vibration energy harvester with a self-priming circuit. Energy. 273. 127205–127205. 24 indexed citations
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Fang, Shitong, Keyu Chen, Zhihui Lai, et al.. (2023). A bio-inspired system for simultaneous vibration isolation and energy harvesting in post-capture spacecraft. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 199. 110466–110466. 52 indexed citations
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Qiao, Zijian, et al.. (2023). Fractional Order Derivative and Time-Delay Feedback Enabled Stochastic Resonance for Bearing Fault Diagnosis. Shock and Vibration. 2023. 1–12. 1 indexed citations
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Fang, Shitong, Keyu Chen, Zhihui Lai, Shengxi Zhou, & Wei‐Hsin Liao. (2023). Snap-through energy harvester with buckled mechanism and hierarchical auxetic structures for ultra-low-frequency rotational excitations. Applied Physics Letters. 122(9). 15 indexed citations
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Fang, Shitong, Keyu Chen, Bao Zhao, et al.. (2023). Simultaneous broadband vibration isolation and energy harvesting at low frequencies with quasi-zero stiffness and nonlinear monostability. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 553. 117684–117684. 47 indexed citations
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Chen, Keyu, Shitong Fang, Zhihui Lai, Junyi Cao, & Wei‐Hsin Liao. (2023). A frequency up-conversion rotational energy harvester with auxetic structures for high power output. Smart Materials and Structures. 32(4). 45019–45019. 12 indexed citations
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Fang, Shitong, Keyu Chen, Zhihui Lai, Shengxi Zhou, & Wei‐Hsin Liao. (2022). Analysis and experiment of auxetic centrifugal softening impact energy harvesting from ultra-low-frequency rotational excitations. Applied Energy. 331. 120355–120355. 40 indexed citations
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Lai, Zhihui, Likuan Zhu, Guoqing Zhang, et al.. (2020). A hybrid piezo-dielectric wind energy harvester for high-performance vortex-induced vibration energy harvesting. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 150. 107212–107212. 172 indexed citations

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