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D-Index
62
Citations
13978
World Ranking
612
National Ranking
272

Lei Zuo 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 Lei Zuo sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 378 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lei Zuo 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 Lei Zuo 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: 62 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Lei Zuo is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Engineering with significant contributions in several subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Ocean Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The researcher's published work concentrates on topics related to Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies, Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis, Wave and Wind Energy Systems, Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Wind Energy Research and Development, and Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids.

Lei Zuo has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Renewable Energy
  • Energy Conversion and Management
  • Applied Energy
  • Energy
  • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

Notable recent papers include:

  • Bio-inspired bi-stable piezoelectric harvester for broadband vibration energy harvesting, 2020, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Energy harvesting solutions for railway transportation: A comprehensive review, 2022, Renewable Energy
  • Wind piezoelectric energy harvesting enhanced by elastic-interfered wake-induced vibration, 2021, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Optimum power analysis of a self-reactive wave energy point absorber with mechanically-driven power take-offs, 2020, Energy
  • Characterization and verification of a two-body wave energy converter with a novel power take-off, 2020, Renewable Energy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Lei Zuo include:

  • Feng Qian
  • Xiaofan Li
  • Jianuo Huang
  • Muhammad R. Hajj
  • Robert G. Parker

Lei Zuo's work involves extensive interdisciplinary approaches combining mechanical design, vibration analysis, and energy harvesting systems applied to renewable energy technologies such as wind, wave, and railway energy solutions.

In recognition of their contributions, Lei Zuo was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Design and characterization of an electromagnetic energy harvester for vehicle suspensions

    Lei Zuo;Brian Scully;Jurgen Shestani;Yu Zhou

  • Electromagnetic Energy-Harvesting Shock Absorbers: Design, Modeling, and Road Tests

    Zhongjie Li;Lei Zuo;G. Luhrs;Liangjun Lin

  • Vibration energy harvesting in automotive suspension system: A detailed review

    Mohamed A.A. Abdelkareem;Mohamed A.A. Abdelkareem;Lin Xu;Mohamed Kamal Ahmed Ali;Mohamed Kamal Ahmed Ali;Ahmed Elagouz;Ahmed Elagouz

  • Nonlinear dynamic analysis of asymmetric tristable energy harvesters for enhanced energy harvesting

    Shengxi Zhou;Shengxi Zhou;Lei Zuo

  • Energy Harvesting, Ride Comfort, and Road Handling of Regenerative Vehicle Suspensions

    Lei Zuo;Pei-Sheng Zhang

  • Mechanical modulations for enhancing energy harvesting: Principles, methods and applications

    Hong-Xiang Zou;Hong-Xiang Zou;Lin-Chuan Zhao;Qiu-Hua Gao;Lei Zuo

  • Large-scale vibration energy harvesting

    Lei Zuo;Xiudong Tang

  • Energy-harvesting shock absorber with a mechanical motion rectifier

    Zhongjie Li;Lei Zuo;Jian Kuang;George Luhrs

  • Minimax optimization of multi-degree-of-freedom tuned-mass dampers

    L. Zuo;S.A. Nayfeh

  • Enhanced vibration energy harvesting using dual-mass systems

    Xiudong Tang;Lei Zuo

  • Optimization of the Individual Stiffness and Damping Parameters in Multiple-Tuned-Mass-Damper Systems

    Lei Zuo;Samir A. Nayfeh

  • Energy harvesting using a PZT ceramic multilayer stack

    Tian-Bing Xu;Emilie J Siochi;Jin Ho Kang;Lei Zuo

  • Design and Optimization of a Tubular Linear Electromagnetic Vibration Energy Harvester

    Xiudong Tang;Teng Lin;Lei Zuo

  • Design, optimization, modeling and testing of a piezoelectric footwear energy harvester

    Feng Qian;Tian Bing Xu;Lei Zuo

  • An efficient vibration energy harvester with a multi-mode dynamic magnifier

    Wanlu Zhou;Gopinath Reddy Penamalli;Lei Zuo

  • Simultaneous energy harvesting and vibration control of structures with tuned mass dampers

    Xiudong Tang;Lei Zuo

  • Bio-inspired bi-stable piezoelectric harvester for broadband vibration energy harvesting

    Feng Qian;Muhammad R. Hajj;Lei Zuo

  • Effective and Robust Vibration Control Using Series Multiple Tuned-Mass Dampers

    Lei Zuo

  • Design, Modeling, Lab, and Field Tests of a Mechanical-Motion-Rectifier-Based Energy Harvester Using a Ball-Screw Mechanism

    Yilun Liu;Lin Xu;Lei Zuo

  • Design, fabrication, simulation and testing of an ocean wave energy converter with mechanical motion rectifier

    Changwei Liang;Changwei Liang;Junxiao Ai;Lei Zuo

  • Low order continuous-time filters for approximation of the ISO 2631-1 human vibration sensitivity weightings

    L. Zuo;S.A. Nayfeh

  • Design and Characterization of an Electromagnetic Energy Harvester for Vehicle Suspensions

    Brian Scully;Lei Zuo;Jurgen Shestani;Yu Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert G. Parker
Robert G. Parker University of Utah
Khai D. T. Ngo
Khai D. T. Ngo Virginia Tech
Sanjay Sampath
Sanjay Sampath Stony Brook University
Xiaoning Jiang
Xiaoning Jiang North Carolina State University
N. A. Robertson
N. A. Robertson California Institute of Technology
Rana X. Adhikari
Rana X. Adhikari California Institute of Technology
Jie Lian
Jie Lian Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Massimo Vitelli
Massimo Vitelli University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"

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