Zongliang Du

9.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
214 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Zongliang Du is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zongliang Du has authored 214 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 71 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 49 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zongliang Du's work include Topology Optimization in Engineering (58 papers), Polymer composites and self-healing (44 papers) and Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (33 papers). Zongliang Du is often cited by papers focused on Topology Optimization in Engineering (58 papers), Polymer composites and self-healing (44 papers) and Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (33 papers). Zongliang Du collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Zongliang Du's co-authors include Haibo Wang, Xu Cheng, Xiaosheng Du, Xu Guo, Weisheng Zhang, Shuang Wang, Sha Deng, Junhuai Xu, Jinghong Qiu and Yuanlai Fang and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Advanced Functional Materials and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zongliang Du

207 papers receiving 7.6k 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.

Fabrication of MXene/PEI functionalized sodium alginate aerogel and its excellent adsorption behavior for Cr(VI) and Congo Red from aqueous solution

2021 316 citations Junhuai Xu, Xiaosheng Du et al. profile →
Self-supporting structure design in additive manufacturing through explicit topology optimization

2017 244 citations Xu Guo, Weisheng Zhang et al. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zongliang Du China	50	2.5k	1.9k	1.9k	1.8k	1.6k	214	7.7k
Dawei Zhang China	58	1.8k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	2.4k 1.3×	1.9k 1.1×	7.6k 4.7×	241	11.0k
Qing‐Qing Ni Japan	51	2.3k 0.9×	2.3k 1.2×	521 0.3×	1.6k 0.9×	3.1k 1.9×	281	9.0k
Baozhong Sun China	57	3.9k 1.5×	3.7k 1.9×	1.5k 0.8×	3.7k 2.1×	4.5k 2.8×	437	13.6k
Yongqiang Guo China	46	2.8k 1.1×	3.3k 1.7×	894 0.5×	2.0k 1.1×	5.9k 3.6×	97	10.4k
Jin Zhang China	53	3.0k 1.2×	2.6k 1.4×	435 0.2×	2.7k 1.5×	2.2k 1.4×	263	9.7k
Guangxian Li China	47	4.2k 1.7×	2.1k 1.1×	355 0.2×	1.9k 1.1×	1.7k 1.0×	411	8.8k
Mohammad Arjmand Canada	58	2.7k 1.1×	3.3k 1.7×	340 0.2×	1.4k 0.8×	4.1k 2.5×	245	11.4k
Alfonso Maffezzoli Italy	54	3.2k 1.2×	2.2k 1.1×	652 0.3×	2.5k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	256	9.3k
Jinhong Yu China	68	3.3k 1.3×	4.3k 2.2×	1.4k 0.7×	3.0k 1.7×	9.5k 5.9×	295	14.1k
Michal Petrů Czechia	40	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	853 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	853 0.5×	233	5.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Zongliang Du

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zongliang Du

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All Works

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Jia, Yibo, et al.. (2025). Topology optimization of multi-material bimodulus thermo-elastic structures and its applications in the design of strut-and-tie models. Engineering Structures. 339. 120551–120551. 1 indexed citations

Du, Zongliang, et al.. (2025). Thermomechanical cloaking via compatibility-driven topology optimization. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 300. 110400–110400.

Du, Zongliang, et al.. (2025). Real-time generative design of diverse optimized structures with controllable structural complexities and high quality. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 77. 102321–102321.

Du, Zongliang, et al.. (2025). Observed evolution of global climate change hotspots. Environmental Research Letters. 20(7). 74031–74031. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Chang, et al.. (2024). A mechanics-based data-free Problem Independent Machine Learning (PIML) model for large-scale structural analysis and design optimization. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 193. 105893–105893. 8 indexed citations

Ren, Xiaoqiang, et al.. (2024). Finite deformation analysis of bi-modulus thermoelastic structures and its application in wrinkling prediction of membranes. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 427. 117034–117034. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Zhiwei, Shuang Wang, Zongliang Du, et al.. (2023). Multifunctional wearable electronic textile based on fabric modified by MXene/Ag NWs for pressure sensing, EMI and personal thermal management. Composites Part B Engineering. 266. 110999–110999. 45 indexed citations

Du, Zongliang, et al.. (2023). Structural topology optimization of three-dimensional multi-material composite structures with finite deformation. Composite Structures. 328. 117692–117692. 15 indexed citations

Xiao, Wen, Zhipeng Deng, Hui Wang, et al.. (2023). High strength, self-healing sensitive ionogel sensor based on MXene/ionic liquid synergistic conductive network for human-motion detection. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 11(47). 11251–11264. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Jiuao, et al.. (2023). Highly flexible phase-change film with solar thermal storage and sensitive motion detection for wearable thermal management. Chemical Engineering Journal. 466. 143334–143334. 36 indexed citations

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Liu, Chang, Weisheng Zhang, Yongquan Liu, et al.. (2023). A compatible boundary condition-based topology optimization paradigm for static mechanical cloak design. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 65. 102100–102100. 8 indexed citations

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Du, Zongliang, Xiaoqiang Ren, Yibo Jia, et al.. (2023). Inverse design of mechanical metamaterial achieving a prescribed constitutive curve. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters. 14(1). 100486–100486. 5 indexed citations

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Du, Zongliang, Xiaohong Chen, Chang Liu, et al.. (2023). Artificial intelligence-enhanced bioinspiration: Design of optimized mechanical lattices beyond deep-sea sponges. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 62. 102033–102033. 11 indexed citations

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Jiang, Xudong, Chang Liu, Zongliang Du, et al.. (2022). Explicit layout optimization of complex rib-reinforced thin-walled structures via computational conformal mapping (CCM). Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 404. 115745–115745. 22 indexed citations

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Du, Zongliang, Yibo Jia, Hayoung Chung, et al.. (2022). Analysis and optimization of thermoelastic structures with tension–compression asymmetry. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 254-255. 111897–111897. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Jialin, Youwei Zhang, Zongliang Du, et al.. (2021). A moving morphable component‐based topology optimization approach considering transient structural dynamic responses. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 123(3). 705–728. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Hui, Hui Wang, Junhuai Xu, et al.. (2021). A self-healing polyurethane-based composite coating with high strength and anti-corrosion properties for metal protection. Composites Part B Engineering. 225. 109273–109273. 173 indexed citations

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Luo, Jiachen, Zongliang Du, Chang Liu, et al.. (2021). Moving Morphable Components-based inverse design formulation for quantum valley/spin hall insulators. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 45. 101276–101276. 23 indexed citations

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Mei, Yue, et al.. (2020). Moving Morphable Inclusion Approach: An Explicit Framework to Solve Inverse Problem in Elasticity. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 88(4). 11 indexed citations

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Du, Zongliang. (2013). Effects of trace water on the structure and dissolving capacity of polyurethane prepolymer. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 1 indexed citations

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