Zhijun Wu

7.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
190 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Zhijun Wu is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhijun Wu has authored 190 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 92 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 51 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Zhijun Wu's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (108 papers), Landslides and related hazards (51 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (29 papers). Zhijun Wu is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (108 papers), Landslides and related hazards (51 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (29 papers). Zhijun Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Zhijun Wu's co-authors include Lifeng Fan, Quansheng Liu, Louis Ngai Yuen Wong, Lei Weng, Zhaofei Chu, J. Gao, Guowei Ma, Quansheng Liu, Xiangyu Xu and Zhijun Wan and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Cement and Concrete Research and Carbohydrate Polymers.

In The Last Decade

Zhijun Wu

182 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

Frictional crack initiation and propagation analysis usin... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2017 2018 2023 50 100 150 200 250
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. Frictional crack initiation and propagation analysis using the numerical manifold method
    2011 293 citations Zhijun Wu, Louis Ngai Yuen Wong Computers and Geotechnics profile →
  2. Experimental investigation of thermal effects on dynamic behavior of granite
    2017 280 citations Lifeng Fan, Zhijun Wu et al. profile →
  3. An investigation of thermal effects on micro-properties of granite by X-ray CT technique
    2018 225 citations Lifeng Fan, Zhijun Wu et al. profile →
  4. Analysis of the Microscopic Evolution of Rock Damage Based on Real-Time Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
    2023 79 citations Jing Bi, Lin Ning et al. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhijun Wu China 48 4.6k 3.0k 1.8k 1.5k 884 190 6.5k
D.O. Potyondy United States 15 4.2k 0.9× 2.5k 0.8× 2.1k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 1.0k 1.2× 33 5.6k
Qinghui Jiang China 43 3.0k 0.6× 2.7k 0.9× 1.7k 0.9× 619 0.4× 750 0.8× 154 4.8k
Antonio Bobet United States 42 4.2k 0.9× 5.4k 1.8× 2.1k 1.1× 1.9k 1.3× 364 0.4× 169 8.2k
A. P. S. Selvadurai Canada 42 4.6k 1.0× 3.1k 1.0× 533 0.3× 970 0.7× 1.6k 1.8× 376 7.4k
Zilong Zhou China 48 6.7k 1.5× 3.4k 1.2× 2.7k 1.5× 2.8k 1.9× 687 0.8× 229 8.9k
Nasser Khalili Australia 46 1.8k 0.4× 5.0k 1.7× 1.6k 0.9× 575 0.4× 953 1.1× 162 6.7k
Jianfeng Liu China 39 3.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.4× 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 737 0.8× 263 5.0k
Ming Tao China 39 4.0k 0.9× 2.4k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 1.7k 1.1× 519 0.6× 150 5.3k
Kun Du China 36 3.6k 0.8× 2.0k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 1.6k 1.1× 519 0.6× 135 4.7k
Ming Cai China 53 9.1k 2.0× 4.1k 1.4× 4.4k 2.4× 3.1k 2.1× 1.0k 1.1× 217 10.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhijun Wu

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All Works

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Liu, Xiao, Peng Yan, Wenbo Lu, et al.. (2025). Impact characteristics of the water entry process using a drop hammer and its novel applicability for equivalent simulation of the blasting load in a borehole. Computers and Geotechnics. 184. 107306–107306. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Mengyi, Louis Ngai Yuen Wong, Zhijun Wu, Fengshou Zhang, & Zhiyang Wang. (2024). Characterizing thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior of rock using a grain interface-based discrete element model (GIB-DEM). Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements. 166. 105814–105814. 5 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhijun, et al.. (2024). Three-dimensional mesoscale analysis of the dynamic tensile behavior of concrete with heterogeneous mesostructure. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements. 169. 105982–105982. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Xiangyu, Ruifeng Zhao, Zhijun Wu, et al.. (2024). A GPU-parallelized data-driven numerical manifold method with enhanced k-d tree algorithm for simulation of rock mechanical behaviors. Computers and Geotechnics. 179. 106982–106982.
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Wu, Zhijun, et al.. (2024). Comparative analysis of polyacrylate latex modified cement grout for water blocking and rock reinforcement with six alternative materials. Construction and Building Materials. 429. 136377–136377. 13 indexed citations
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Sun, Hao, Chao Jia, Feng Xiong, & Zhijun Wu. (2024). Numerical modelling of CO2 leakage through fractured caprock using an extended numerical manifold method. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements. 162. 327–336. 6 indexed citations
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Zhao, Ruifeng, Zhijun Wu, Xiangyu Xu, Mengyi Li, & Yiming Lei. (2024). GPGPU-Parallelized Data-Driven Hierarchical Multiscale 3D FDEM for Rock Meso-macro-numerical Simulation. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 58(2). 1503–1528. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhiyang, Ruifeng Zhao, Mengyi Li, et al.. (2024). Estimating the macro strength of rock based on the determined mechanical properties of grains and grain-to-grain interfaces. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 188. 105655–105655. 5 indexed citations
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Bi, Jing, Lin Ning, Yu Zhao, Zhijun Wu, & Chaolin Wang. (2023). Analysis of the Microscopic Evolution of Rock Damage Based on Real-Time Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 56(5). 3399–3411. 79 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Zhijun, et al.. (2023). Experimental Study on the Grouting Diffusion Process in Fractured Sandstone with Flowing Water Based on the Low-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Technique. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 56(10). 7509–7533. 26 indexed citations
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Sun, Hao, Feng Xiong, Zhijun Wu, Jian Ji, & Lifeng Fan. (2022). An extended numerical manifold method for two-phase seepage–stress coupling process modelling in fractured porous medium. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 391. 114514–114514. 30 indexed citations
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Fan, Lifeng, Meng Wang, & Zhijun Wu. (2020). Effect of Nonlinear Deformational Macrojoint on Stress Wave Propagation Through a Double-Scale Discontinuous Rock Mass. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 54(3). 1077–1090. 26 indexed citations
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Fan, Lifeng, Meng Wang, & Zhijun Wu. (2020). A Split Three-Characteristics Method for Stress Wave Propagation Through a Rock Mass with Double-Scale Discontinuities. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 53(12). 5767–5779. 26 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhijun, Yichen Huang, Lijuan Xiao, et al.. (2018). Physical properties and structural characterization of starch/polyvinyl alcohol/graphene oxide composite films. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 123. 569–575. 105 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yang, Minqiang Meng, Ali Daouadji, et al.. (2018). Effects of particle size on crushing and deformation behaviors of rockfill materials. Geoscience Frontiers. 11(2). 375–388. 151 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhijun, et al.. (2015). Effect of Elevated Temperature on Adhesively Bonded Lightweight Material Single Lap Joints. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhijun & Louis Ngai Yuen Wong. (2015). Modeling the Progressive Failure in Rock Slopes Based on the Fracture Mechanics Approach using the Numerical Manifold Method. 2 indexed citations

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