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Fengshou Zhang

Fengshou Zhang

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 40 5948 5507 369 363 138 4793

Fengshou Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Fengshou Zhang between 2006 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Fengshou Zhang published across 21 years, from 2006 to 2026, averaging 14.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 52 publications in 2025. 54 of the 304 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2006 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 52. Peak 52 publications in 2025. 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 0 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 4 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 32 publications 2023: 46 publications 2024: 48 publications 2025: 52 publications 2026: 2 publications
2006 2026

304 publications in total across all disciplines

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Fengshou Zhang: publications per year, 2006 to 2026
Year Publications
2006 1
2007 1
2008 0
2009 2
2010 1
2011 4
2012 6
2013 13
2014 5
2015 11
2016 4
2017 6
2018 12
2019 16
2020 21
2021 21
2022 32
2023 46
2024 48
2025 52
2026 2
Total 304
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Fengshou Zhang publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fengshou Zhang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 138–147 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 138 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491 138
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Fengshou Zhang D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fengshou Zhang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 40 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296 40
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Fengshou Zhang is affiliated with Tongji University in China and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in engineering and earth and planetary sciences. Their academic work spans multiple subfields, including geophysics, mechanics of materials, mechanical engineering, ocean engineering, and civil and structural engineering.

The main topics covered by Zhang's research include hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, rock mechanics and modeling, drilling and well engineering, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, earthquake and tectonic studies, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, and landslides and related hazards.

Zhang has contributed to multiple publications, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science

Some of Zhang's recent research papers include:

  • Effect of particle shape on the progressive failure of shield tunnel face in granular soils by coupled FDM-DEM method, 2020, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology
  • A state-of-art review on development and progress of backfill grouting materials for shield tunneling, 2023, Developments in the Built Environment
  • Hydraulic fracture height growth in layered rocks: Perspective from DEM simulation of different propagation regimes, 2021, International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • A New Ensemble Machine-Learning Framework for Searching Sweet Spots in Shale Reservoirs, 2020, SPE Journal
  • 3D lattice modeling of hydraulic fracture initiation and near-wellbore propagation for different perforation models, 2020, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Fengshou Zhang collaborates frequently with several co-authors, notably:

  • Derek Elsworth
  • Mengke An
  • Luanxiao Zhao
  • Jizhou Tang
  • Zhen Zhong

The scope of Zhang's research encompasses theoretical, computational, and applied aspects of engineering related to subsurface conditions and processes. Their work integrates methodologies such as discrete element modeling and machine learning to explore complex behaviors in geotechnical and reservoir engineering contexts.

Best Publications

  • Investigating Hydraulic Fracturing Complexity in Naturally Fractured Rock Masses Using Fully Coupled Multiscale Numerical Modeling

    Fengshou Zhang;Branko Damjanac;Shawn Maxwell

  • Coupled Numerical Evaluations of the Geomechanical Interactions Between a Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation and a Natural Fracture System in Shale Formations

    N. B. Nagel;M. A. Sanchez-Nagel;F. Zhang;X. Garcia

  • Exploring the influence of rock inherent heterogeneity and grain size on hydraulic fracturing using discrete element modeling

    Liuke Huang;Jianjun Liu;Jianjun Liu;Fengshou Zhang;Egor Dontsov

  • Fully coupled simulation of a hydraulic fracture interacting with natural fractures with a hybrid discrete‐continuum method

    F. Zhang;E. Dontsov;M. Mack

  • Discrete-Element-Method/Computational-Fluid-Dynamics Coupling Simulation of Proppant Embedment and Fracture Conductivity After Hydraulic Fracturing

    Fengshou Zhang;Haiyan Zhu;Hanguo Zhou;Jianchun Guo

  • Application of ground penetrating radar in grouting evaluation for shield tunnel construction

    Fengshou Zhang;Xiongyao Xie;Hongwei Huang

  • Hydraulic fracture height growth in layered rocks: Perspective from DEM simulation of different propagation regimes

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  • Coupled discrete element modeling of fluid injection into dense granular media

    Fengshou Zhang;Branko Damjanac;Haiying Huang

  • 3D lattice modeling of hydraulic fracture initiation and near-wellbore propagation for different perforation models

    Liuke Huang;Liuke Huang;Jianjun Liu;Jianjun Liu;Fengshou Zhang;Haifeng Fu

  • Modeling of fluid-particle interaction by coupling the discrete element method with a dynamic fluid mesh: Implications to suffusion in gap-graded soils

    Fengshou Zhang;Tuo Wang;Fang Liu;Ming Peng

  • Three-dimensional DEM modeling of the stress–strain behavior for the gap-graded soils subjected to internal erosion

    Feng Shou Zhang;Meng Li Li;Ming Peng;Chen Chen

  • Stress Shadow Evaluations for Completion Design in Unconventional Plays

    N. Nagel;F. Zhang;M. Sanchez-Nagel;B. Lee

  • A fracture conductivity model for channel fracturing and its implementation with Discrete Element Method

    Haiyan Zhu;Haiyan Zhu;Jiadong Shen;Fengshou Zhang;Fengshou Zhang

  • Permeability Evolution and Frictional Stability of Fabricated Fractures With Specified Roughness

    Yi Fang;Yi Fang;Derek Elsworth;Takuya Ishibashi;Takuya Ishibashi;Fengshou Zhang

  • Quantification of water inflow in rock tunnel faces via convolutional neural network approach

    Jiayao Chen;Mingliang Zhou;Dongming Zhang;Hongwei Huang

  • Friction of Longmaxi Shale Gouges and Implications for Seismicity During Hydraulic Fracturing

    Mengke An;Fengshou Zhang;Derek Elsworth;Zhengyu Xu

  • Fault reactivation and induced seismicity during multistage hydraulic fracturing: Microseismic analysis and geomechanical modeling

    Fengshou Zhang;Zirui Yin;Zhaowei Chen;Shawn Maxwell

  • Modeling hydraulic fracture propagation and proppant transport in a two-layer formation with stress drop

    Fengshou Zhang;Egor Dontsov

  • Integrating fully coupled geomechanical modeling with microsesmicity for the analysis of refracturing treatment

    Fengshou Zhang;Mark Mack

  • DEM-CFD Modeling of Proppant Pillar Deformation and Stability during the Fracturing Fluid Flowback

    Haiyan Zhu;Haiyan Zhu;Jiadong Shen;Fengshou Zhang;Fengshou Zhang;Bo Huang

  • Effect of mineralogy on friction-dilation relationships for simulated faults:Implications for permeability evolution in caprock faults

    Fengshou Zhang;Mengke An;Lianyang Zhang;Yi Fang

  • The Role of Mineral Composition on the Frictional and Stability Properties of Powdered Reservoir Rocks

    Fengshou Zhang;Mengke An;Lianyang Zhang;Yi Fang

  • Evaluation of grout behind the lining of shield tunnels using ground-penetrating radar in the Shanghai Metro Line, China

    Xiongyao Xie;Yujian Liu;Hongwei Huang;Jun Du

Frequent Co-Authors

Derek Elsworth
Derek Elsworth Pennsylvania State University
Hongwei Huang
Hongwei Huang Tongji University
Lianyang Zhang
Lianyang Zhang University of Arizona
Jianjun Liu
Jianjun Liu Genome Institute of Singapore
Chris Marone
Chris Marone Pennsylvania State University
Marte Gutierrez
Marte Gutierrez Colorado School of Mines
Ki-Bok Min
Ki-Bok Min Seoul National University
Robert G. Jeffrey
Robert G. Jeffrey University of Wollongong
Li Min Zhang
Li Min Zhang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
John McLennan
John McLennan University of Utah

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