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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
47
Citations
9312
World Ranking
4820
National Ranking
1386

Fu Zhao publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fu Zhao sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 166 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Fu Zhao D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fu Zhao sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Fu Zhao is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, including engineering and environmental science, with a focus on several subfields such as industrial and manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, environmental engineering, and strategy and management.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics primarily related to recycling and waste management techniques, extraction and separation processes, environmental impact and sustainability, manufacturing process and optimization, advancements in battery materials, sustainable supply chain management, and energy efficiency and management.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Fu Zhao include John W. Sutherland, Tai-Yuan Huang, Matthew J. Triebe, Yi Ji, and Chad T. Jafvert.

Fu Zhao has published extensively in various academic venues. Among the most frequent publication venues are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Key recent papers by Fu Zhao include:

  • Game-based system dynamics simulation of deposit-refund scheme for electric vehicle battery recycling in China, 2020, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Optimizing bike sharing systems from the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions perspective, 2020, Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies
  • Recovery of cathode materials from spent lithium-ion batteries using eutectic system of lithium compounds, 2021, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Decomposition of PVDF to delaminate cathode materials from end-of-life lithium-ion battery cathodes, 2022, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Life Cycle Assessment and Techno-Economic Assessment of Lithium Recovery from Geothermal Brine, 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Fu Zhao has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers since 2018.

Best Publications

  • A new approach to scheduling in manufacturing for power consumption and carbon footprint reduction

    Kan Fang;Nelson Uhan;Fu Zhao;John W. Sutherland

  • Integrated Sustainable Life Cycle Design: A Review

    Karthik Ramani;Devarajan Ramanujan;William Z. Bernstein;Fu Zhao

  • Remanufacturing of turbine blades by laser direct deposition with its energy and environmental impact analysis

    J. Michael Wilson;Cecil Piya;Yung C. Shin;Fu Zhao

  • A Review of Engineering Research in Sustainable Manufacturing

    Karl R. Haapala;Fu Zhao;Jaime Camelio;John W. Sutherland

  • A parallel simulated annealing method for the vehicle routing problem with simultaneous pickup-delivery and time windows

    Chao Wang;Dong Mu;Fu Zhao;John W. Sutherland

  • Research needs and recommendations on environmental implications of additive manufacturing

    David Rejeski;Fu Zhao;Yong Huang

  • Comparative life cycle assessment of lignocellulosic ethanol production: biochemical versus thermochemical conversion.

    Dongyan Mu;Thomas Seager;P. Suresh Rao;Fu Zhao

  • Integration of Sustainability Into Early Design Through the Function Impact Matrix

    Srikanth Devanathan;Devarajan Ramanujan;William Z. Bernstein;Fu Zhao

  • Energy-conscious flow shop scheduling under time-of-use electricity tariffs

    Hao Zhang;Fu Zhao;Kan Fang;John W. Sutherland

  • Flow shop scheduling with peak power consumption constraints

    Kan Fang;Nelson A. Uhan;Fu Zhao;John W. Sutherland

  • Life cycle assessment of potential biojet fuel production in the United States.

    Datu B. Agusdinata;Fu Zhao;Klein Ileleji;Dan Delaurentis

  • Economic and environmental life cycle analysis of solar hot water systems in the United States

    Yin Hang;Ming Qu;Fu Zhao

  • Life-Cycle Assessment of the Production of Rare-Earth Elements for Energy Applications: A Review

    Julio Navarro;Fu Zhao

  • Behind the Scenes of Clean Energy: The Environmental Footprint of Rare Earth Products

    Praneet Singh Arshi;Ehsan Vahidi;Fu Zhao

  • A multi-level optimization approach for energy-efficient flexible flow shop scheduling

    Jihong Yan;Lin Li;Fu Zhao;Fenyang Zhang

  • Comparative life cycle analysis for value recovery of precious metals and rare earth elements from electronic waste

    Zhen Li;Luis A. Diaz;Zhiyao Yang;Hongyue Jin

  • Comparative life cycle assessment of station-based and dock-less bike sharing systems

    Hao Luo;Zhaoyu Kou;Fu Zhao;Hua Cai

  • Environmental life cycle assessment on the separation of rare earth oxides through solvent extraction.

    Ehsan Vahidi;Fu Zhao

  • Scheduling on a single machine under time-of-use electricity tariffs

    Kan Fang;Nelson A. Uhan;Fu Zhao;John W. Sutherland

  • An initial life cycle assessment of rare earth oxides production from ion-adsorption clays

    Ehsan Vahidi;Julio Navarro;Fu Zhao

  • An asynchronous parallel disassembly planning based on genetic algorithm

    Yaping Ren;Chaoyong Zhang;Fu Zhao;Huajun Xiao

  • A New Shop Scheduling Approach in Support of Sustainable Manufacturing

    Kan Fang;Nelson Uhan;Fu Zhao;John W. Sutherland

  • The impact of cap-and-trade mechanism and consumers’ environmental preferences on a retailer-led supply Chain

    Wen Tong;Dong Mu;Fu Zhao;Gamini P. Mendis

Frequent Co-Authors

John W. Sutherland
John W. Sutherland Purdue University West Lafayette
Karthik Ramani
Karthik Ramani Purdue University West Lafayette
Chaoyong Zhang
Chaoyong Zhang Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Guangdong Tian
Guangdong Tian Shandong University
Kim F. Hayes
Kim F. Hayes University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David Dornfeld
David Dornfeld University of California, Berkeley
Yung C. Shin
Yung C. Shin Purdue University West Lafayette
Niklas Elmqvist
Niklas Elmqvist University of Maryland, College Park
Christoph H. Glock
Christoph H. Glock Technical University of Darmstadt
I.S. Jawahir
I.S. Jawahir University of Kentucky

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