Zi-Jun Cao

5.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
88 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Zi-Jun Cao is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Zi-Jun Cao has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 57 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and 20 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Zi-Jun Cao's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (57 papers), Landslides and related hazards (20 papers) and Soil and Unsaturated Flow (20 papers). Zi-Jun Cao is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (57 papers), Landslides and related hazards (20 papers) and Soil and Unsaturated Flow (20 papers). Zi-Jun Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Zi-Jun Cao's co-authors include Yu Wang, Dianqing Li, Kok‐Kwang Phoon, Siu‐Kui Au, Chuangbing Zhou, Limin Zhang, Te Xiao, Xiaosong Tang, Shui‐Hua Jiang and Wei Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable Energy, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition and Géotechnique.

In The Last Decade

Zi-Jun Cao

84 papers receiving 4.5k citations

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A multiple response-surface method for slope reliability analysis considering spatial variability of soil properties

2014 402 citations Dianqing Li, Zi-Jun Cao et al. Engineering Geology profile →
Bayesian perspective on geotechnical variability and site characterization

2015 216 citations Yu Wang, Zi-Jun Cao et al. Engineering Geology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zi-Jun Cao

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Efficient value of information analysis for optimal monitoring placement of reinforced slopes by collaborative reliability updating 2025 ·Reliability Engineering & System Safety ·(unknown), Zi-Jun Cao, Dianqing Li, Yuhong Wang	3
2	Efficient 3D geological modeling for offshore wind farm with sparse CPTU and borehole data 2025 ·Canadian Geotechnical Journal ·Lizhong Wang, Xinhai Zhang, Yi Hong, Te Xiao, Zi-Jun Cao, Shuzhao Li, Shiguo Wu	1
3	Bayesian Updating of Serviceability Reliability for Maximum Ground Settlement Induced by Braced Excavations Using Multiple Empirical Models 2025 ·ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems Part A Civil Engineering ·Peiping Li, Yanfei Zhu, Zi-Jun Cao, (unknown), (unknown)	0
4	Probabilistic inversion of shear wave velocity profile based on the dispersion curve from multichannel analysis of surface waves and inequality constraints on layer thicknesses 2025 ·Engineering Geology ·Xiaodong Wang, Zi-Jun Cao, (unknown), Wenqi Du, Dianqing Li	1
5	Time-dependent system reliability analysis of a high concrete-faced rockfill dam by integrating multi-source monitoring information 2025 ·Reliability Engineering & System Safety ·(unknown), (unknown), Qiming Zhong, Ge Yang, Gang Deng, Zi-Jun Cao, Zhenming Shi	3
6	Thermomechanical analysis of dissimilar energy pile groups using a load transfer method 2025 ·Renewable Energy ·(unknown), Limin Zheng, Zi-Jun Cao, Kai Cui, Huafu Pei, Weiling Liu, Shixing Zhang	1
7	Deubiquitination of RIPK3 by OTUB2 potentiates neuronal necroptosis after ischemic stroke 2025 ·EMBO Molecular Medicine ·(unknown), Dongrui Deng, Zi-Jun Cao, (unknown), (unknown), Minjie Hu, (unknown), (unknown), Jianzhao Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Min Bao, Ari Waisman, Xu Wang	3
8	3D printing-aided numerical study of particle shape effect on behaviours of dry granular flows interacting with rigid barriers 2024 ·Computers and Geotechnics ·Chenyang Wang, Yifei Cui, Jiayan Nie, (unknown), Jun Fang, Zi-Jun Cao	7
9	Connecting geodata to machine learning and AI 2024 ·Kok‐Kwang Phoon, Jianye Ching, Xuanmei Fan, Limin Zhang, Zi-Jun Cao, Chong Tang	4
10	Effects of Bimodal SWCC on Unsaturated Loess Slope Stability Analysis 2023 ·(unknown), Zi-Jun Cao, Yutao Pan	2
11	Identification of the design point based on Monte Carlo simulation 2023 ·Computers and Geotechnics ·(unknown), Dianqing Li, Zi-Jun Cao	2
12	Report for ISSMGE TC309/TC304/TC222 Third ML dialogue on “Data-Driven Site Characterization (DDSC)” 2022 ·Georisk Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards ·Kok‐Kwang Phoon, Zi-Jun Cao, Zhongqiang Liu, Jianye Ching	14
13	Quantitative risk assessment of landslides with direct simulation of pre-failure to post-failure behaviors 2022 ·Acta Geotechnica ·Qi Cui, Lulu Zhang, Xiangyu Chen, Zi-Jun Cao, Xin Wei, Jie Zhang, (unknown), Dongsheng Liu, (unknown)	29
14	Deterministic and probabilistic analysis of tunnel face stability using support vector machine 2021 ·Geomechanics and Engineering ·Bin Li, Yong Fu, Yi Hong, Zi-Jun Cao	7
15	Bayesian Learning of Gaussian Mixture Model of Geotechnical Data 2019 ·(unknown), Jian He, Zi-Jun Cao, Dianqing Li	1
16	Stepwise covariance matrix decomposition for efficient simulation of multivariate large-scale three-dimensional random fields 2018 ·Applied Mathematical Modelling ·Dianqing Li, Te Xiao, Limin Zhang, Zi-Jun Cao	71
17	System reliability analysis of slope stability using generalized Subset Simulation 2017 ·Applied Mathematical Modelling ·Dianqing Li, Zhiyong Yang, Zi-Jun Cao, Siu‐Kui Au, Kok‐Kwang Phoon	76
18	Efficient and consistent reliability analysis of soil slope stability using both limit equilibrium analysis and finite element analysis 2015 ·Applied Mathematical Modelling ·Dianqing Li, Te Xiao, Zi-Jun Cao, Kok‐Kwang Phoon, Chuangbing Zhou	90
19	Expanded reliability-based design of piles in spatially variable soil using efficient Monte Carlo simulations 2013 ·SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS ·Yu Wang, Zi-Jun Cao	77
20	Effects of Spatial Variability on Reliability-Based Design of Drilled Shafts 2013 ·Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) ·Zi-Jun Cao, Jingmei Wang, Yu Wang	2

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