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D-Index
45
Citations
9520
World Ranking
1511
National Ranking
183

Jihong Zhu publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jihong Zhu sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 193 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Jihong Zhu D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

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

30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jihong Zhu is affiliated with Northwestern Polytechnical University in China and specializes in engineering, with an emphasis on civil and structural engineering, mechanical engineering, and mechanics of materials. Their research also extends into automotive engineering and materials chemistry.

The scientist's work primarily focuses on topics including topology optimization in engineering, additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, composite structure analysis and optimization, additive manufacturing materials and processes, shape memory alloy transformations, manufacturing process and optimization, as well as cellular and composite structures.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jihong Zhu include Weihong Zhang, Shangqin Yuan, Xiaojun Gu, Tong Gao, and Yahui Zhang.

Jihong Zhu has published extensively in various scientific venues. Notable publication venues where they have contributed multiple works include:

  • Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
  • Chinese Journal of Aeronautics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Additive Manufacturing

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Jihong Zhu are:

  • A review of topology optimization for additive manufacturing: Status and challenges, 2020, Chinese Journal of Aeronautics
  • Material-structure-performance integrated laser-metal additive manufacturing, 2021, Science
  • Additive manufacturing of polymeric composites from material processing to structural design, 2021, Composites Part B Engineering
  • Concurrent design of hierarchical structures with three-dimensional parameterized lattice microstructures for additive manufacturing, 2020, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
  • Multi-scale design and optimization for solid-lattice hybrid structures and their application to aerospace vehicle components, 2020, Chinese Journal of Aeronautics

Best Publications

  • Material-structure-performance integrated laser-metal additive manufacturing.

    Dongdong Gu;Xinyu Shi;Reinhart Poprawe;David L. Bourell

  • Topology Optimization in Aircraft and Aerospace Structures Design

    Ji-Hong Zhu;Wei-Hong Zhang;Liang Xia;Liang Xia

  • A review of topology optimization for additive manufacturing: Status and challenges

    Jihong Zhu;Han Zhou;Chuang Wang;Lu Zhou

  • From Topology Optimization Design to Additive Manufacturing: Today’s Success and Tomorrow’s Roadmap

    Liang Meng;Weihong Zhang;Dongliang Quan;Guanghui Shi

  • Additive manufacturing of polymeric composites from material processing to structural design

    Shangqin Yuan;Shaoying Li;Jihong Zhu;Yunlong Tang

  • Topology optimization of heat conduction problem involving design-dependent heat load effect

    T. Gao;W. H. Zhang;J. H. Zhu;Y. J. Xu

  • A review on the design of laminated composite structures: constant and variable stiffness design and topology optimization

    Yingjie Xu;Jihong Zhu;Zhen Wu;Yinfeng Cao

  • Feature-driven topology optimization method with signed distance function

    Ying Zhou;Weihong Zhang;Jihong Zhu;Zhao Xu

  • Integrated layout design of multi‐component system

    Jihong Zhu;Jihong Zhu;Weihong Zhang;Pierre Beckers

  • Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing: toward Intellectualization and Industrialization

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  • Stress constrained shape and topology optimization with fixed mesh: A B-spline finite cell method combined with level set function

    Shouyu Cai;Weihong Zhang;Jihong Zhu;Tong Gao

  • Challenges of additive manufacturing technologies from an optimisation perspective

    Sofiane Guessasma;Weihong Zhang;Jihong Zhu;Sofiane Belhabib

  • Concurrent topology optimization design of structures and non-uniform parameterized lattice microstructures

    Chuang Wang;Ji Hong Zhu;Wei Hong Zhang;Shao Ying Li

  • Multi-scale design and optimization for solid-lattice hybrid structures and their application to aerospace vehicle components

    Chuang Wang;Jihong Zhu;Manqiao Wu;Jie Hou

  • Concurrent design of hierarchical structures with three-dimensional parameterized lattice microstructures for additive manufacturing

    Chuang Wang;Xiaojun Gu;Jihong Zhu;Han Zhou

  • Simultaneous design of components layout and supporting structures using coupled shape and topology optimization technique

    Jihong Zhu;Weihong Zhang;Pierre Beckers;Yuze Chen

  • Experimental and theoretical investigation of the frequency effect on low cycle fatigue of shape memory alloys

    Yahui Zhang;Yahui Zhang;Yajun You;Ziad Moumni;Ziad Moumni;Gunay Anlas

  • An emerging class of hyperbolic lattice exhibiting tunable elastic properties and impact absorption through chiral twisting

    Liang Meng;Jianxiong Shi;Chen Yang;Tong Gao

  • Additive Manufacturing-driven Design Optimization: Building Direction and Structural Topology

    Shaoying Li;Shangqin Yuan;Jihong Zhu;Chuang Wang

  • Laser additive manufacturing of bio-inspired lattice structure: Forming quality, microstructure and energy absorption behavior

    Yuexin Du;Dongdong Gu;Lixia Xi;Donghua Dai

  • Integrated layout design of supports and structures

    J.H. Zhu;W.H. Zhang

  • A comprehensive study of feature definitions with solids and voids for topology optimization

    Weihong Zhang;Ying Zhou;Jihong Zhu

  • An implicit model for the integrated optimization of component layout and structure topology

    Liang Xia;Jihong Zhu;Weihong Zhang;Piotr Breitkopf

Frequent Co-Authors

Weihong Zhang
Weihong Zhang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Weihong Zhang
Weihong Zhang Northwestern Polytechnical University
YuanTong Gu
YuanTong Gu Queensland University of Technology
Jan G. Korvink
Jan G. Korvink Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Jinshan Li
Jinshan Li Northwestern Polytechnical University
Qing Li
Qing Li University of Sydney
Gang Zhang
Gang Zhang Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Chaofeng Lü
Chaofeng Lü Zhejiang University
Jie Kong
Jie Kong Northwestern Polytechnical University
Dongdong Gu
Dongdong Gu Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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