Zhihui Sun

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
124 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Zhihui Sun is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhihui Sun has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 32 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 31 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Zhihui Sun's work include Concrete and Cement Materials Research (39 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (34 papers) and Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials (17 papers). Zhihui Sun is often cited by papers focused on Concrete and Cement Materials Research (39 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (34 papers) and Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials (17 papers). Zhihui Sun collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Zhihui Sun's co-authors include Surendra P. Shah, Wengui Li, Jianzhuang Xiao, David A. Lange, Thomas Voigt, Young Hoon Kim, Mahyar Ramezani, Aofei Guo, Edward J. Garboczi and Daichao Sheng and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Cement and Concrete Research.

In The Last Decade

Zhihui Sun

120 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Properties of interfacial transition zones in recycled aggregate concrete tested by nanoindentation

2013 520 citations Wengui Li, Zhihui Sun et al. Cement and Concrete Composites profile →
Interfacial transition zones in recycled aggregate concrete with different mixing approaches

2012 322 citations Wengui Li, Zhihui Sun et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhihui Sun United States	40	3.7k	1.9k	744	730	702	124	5.2k
Haeng‐Ki Lee South Korea	42	3.6k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 1.8×	544 0.7×	606 0.9×	147	5.2k
Qinghua Li China	38	3.2k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	959 1.3×	242 0.3×	443 0.6×	141	4.2k
Ali Nazari Iran	46	4.5k 1.2×	2.2k 1.1×	2.1k 2.8×	590 0.8×	279 0.4×	137	6.0k
Qingli Dai United States	43	5.5k 1.5×	1.4k 0.7×	572 0.8×	379 0.5×	1.1k 1.5×	152	6.3k
Xingyi Zhu China	40	3.7k 1.0×	669 0.3×	573 0.8×	510 0.7×	400 0.6×	122	4.8k
Wu Yao China	34	3.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 1.4×	225 0.3×	341 0.5×	172	4.6k
Shilang Xu China	54	8.5k 2.3×	4.8k 2.5×	1.4k 1.9×	352 0.5×	2.1k 3.0×	299	10.2k
Jan Olek United States	44	6.0k 1.6×	1.8k 1.0×	1.5k 2.0×	382 0.5×	314 0.4×	162	6.9k
Zuquan Jin China	42	3.7k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	1.6k 2.1×	322 0.4×	323 0.5×	175	4.8k
Sze Dai Pang Singapore	36	3.3k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	1.7k 2.3×	310 0.4×	883 1.3×	88	5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhihui Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhihui Sun

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Feng, Hu, Aofei Guo, Zhihui Sun, et al.. (2025). Chloride diffusion and chloride binding capacity of cellulose nanocrystal modified cement pastes. Structures. 82. 110486–110486.

Feng, Hu, Zezhong Zheng, Aofei Guo, et al.. (2025). Mechanical properties and microstructure of cellulose nanocrystal modified cement pastes subject to chloride erosion. Journal of Building Engineering. 107. 112670–112670. 7 indexed citations

Ghasemi‐Fare, Omid, et al.. (2025). Enhancing Infrastructure Resilience through Shallow Geothermal Energy: A Novel Approach to Mitigate Extreme Weather Impacts on Existing Bridges. 404–413.

Feng, Hu, Zhihui Sun, Aofei Guo, et al.. (2024). Mechanical and shrinkage properties of cellulose nanocrystal modified alkali-activated fly ash/slag pastes. Cement and Concrete Composites. 154. 105753–105753. 29 indexed citations

Feng, Hu, et al.. (2024). Capillary water transport performance of cellulose nanocrystal modified cement/fly ash pastes with various water/binder ratios. Construction and Building Materials. 450. 138694–138694. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Zhongli, et al.. (2024). Determination of Hot Workability of 5Cr5MoSiV1 Steel Based on Hot Processing Map. steel research international. 95(9). 1 indexed citations

Guo, Aofei, Danying Gao, Zhihui Sun, et al.. (2024). Hydration kinetics and mechanism of C3S with cellulose nanocrystals. Cement and Concrete Composites. 148. 105447–105447. 13 indexed citations

Sun, Zhihui, et al.. (2024). Effect of hydrophobic materials on alkali-silica reaction-induced deterioration of mortar: A comparative study. Construction and Building Materials. 432. 136647–136647. 2 indexed citations

Li, Wengui, et al.. (2023). Multifunctional asphalt concrete pavement toward smart transport infrastructure: Design, performance and perspective. Composites Part B Engineering. 265. 110937–110937. 54 indexed citations

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Huo, Binbin, Jixiong Zhang, Meng Li, et al.. (2023). Predicting mechanical development of mine functional mortar: experiment and thermodynamic analysis. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 23. 967–975. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhihui, et al.. (2021). Defect, temperature, and strain effects on lattice heat conductivity of egg-tray graphene. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 29(4). 45003–45003. 7 indexed citations

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Dong, Wenkui, Yipu Guo, Zhihui Sun, Zhong Tao, & Wengui Li. (2021). Development of piezoresistive cement-based sensor using recycled waste glass cullets coated with carbon nanotubes. Journal of Cleaner Production. 314. 127968–127968. 61 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhihui, et al.. (2021). Study on the Aggregation Behaviors of Asphaltene Derived from Low Temperature Coal Tar in Organic Solvents by Absorbance and Fluorescence Spectroscopy. Solid Fuel Chemistry. 55(S1). S11–S21. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhihui, et al.. (2018). PAHs (naphthalene) removal from stormwater runoff by organoclay amended pervious concrete. Construction and Building Materials. 200. 170–180. 26 indexed citations

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Liu, Fengjuan, et al.. (2015). Raman spectroscopy of the dehydration process of gypsums. Advances in Cement Research. 27(8). 434–446. 8 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhihui, et al.. (2014). Refinement of coarse grained austenite in Nb–V–Ti microalloyed steel during roughing rolling. Ironmaking & Steelmaking Processes Products and Applications. 42(1). 74–80. 7 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhihui, et al.. (2013). Kinetics of Coal Tar Hydrodenitrogenation. Acta Petrolei Sinica(Petroleum Processing Section). 29(6). 1035. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhihui, Shenglian Lu, Xinyu Guo, & Weiliang Wen. (2012). Surfaces reconstruction of plant leaves based on point cloud data. Nongye gongcheng xuebao. 2012(3). 3 indexed citations

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Shah, Surendra P., Paramita Mondal, Raissa Douglas Ferron, Nathan Tregger, & Zhihui Sun. (2008). News on Nanotechnology. Public roads. 72(3). 42–48. 2 indexed citations

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Huang, Yuanding, Yang Wang, Zhihui Sun, & Ludo Froyen. (2004). Preparation and mechanical properties of large-ingot Fe3Al-based alloys. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 146(2). 175–180. 18 indexed citations

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