2026 Liyong Tong: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	65	516	469	15	14	362	14447
Materials Science	59	7399	7153	230	229	302	12066

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Australia Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Liyong Tong is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering with a focus on civil and structural engineering. Their research spans a variety of interconnected subfields including mechanics of materials, biomedical engineering, computational theory and mathematics, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's work centers on topics such as topology optimization in engineering, composite structure analysis and optimization, and structural analysis and optimization. Additional research interests include advanced multi-objective optimization algorithms, supercapacitor materials and fabrication, structural health monitoring techniques, and advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Liyong Tong include Yifu Lu, Yi Xing, Quantian Luo, M.R. Bambach, and Kim J.R. Rasmussen.

Prominent publication venues where Tong has published several papers include Thin-Walled Structures, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Carbon, and Computers & Structures.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Tong cover a range of materials and structural topics, such as:

Multifunctional hierarchical graphene-carbon fiber hybrid aerogels for strain sensing and energy storage (2022) published in Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials
Hierarchical honeycomb graphene aerogels reinforced by carbon nanotubes with multifunctional mechanical and electrical properties (2021) published in Carbon
N-doped reduced graphene oxide (rGO) wrapped carbon microfibers as binder-free electrodes for flexible fibre supercapacitors and sodium-ion batteries (2021) published in Journal of Energy Storage
Concurrent topology optimization of cellular structures and anisotropic materials (2021) published in Computers & Structures
Theoretical prediction for effective properties and progressive failure of textile composites: a generalized multi-scale approach (2021) published in Acta Mechanica Sinica

Best Publications

VIBRATION-BASED MODEL-DEPENDENT DAMAGE (DELAMINATION) IDENTIFICATION AND HEALTH MONITORING FOR COMPOSITE STRUCTURES — A REVIEW

Y. Zou;L. Tong;G.P. Steven

1068
Citations
3D Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites

Liyong Tong;Adrian P. Mouritz;Michael K. Bannister

872
Citations
A Review on the Modelling of Piezoelectric Sensors and Actuators Incorporated in Intelligent Structures

Clinton Y. K. Chee;Liyong Tong;Grant P. Steven

405
Citations
Modelling for predicting the mechanical properties of textile composites : A review

P Tan;L Tong;G.P Steven

346
Citations
Analysis and design of structural bonded joints

Liyong Tong;Grant P. Steven

344
Citations
Shape and topology optimization of compliant mechanisms using a parameterization level set method

Zhen Luo;Liyong Tong;Michael Yu Wang;Shengyin Wang

265
Citations
Grafting carbon nanotubes directly onto carbon fibers for superior mechanical stability: Towards next generation aerospace composites and energy storage applications

Mohammad S. Islam;Yan Deng;Liyong Tong;Shaikh N. Faisal

257
Citations
Improved genetic algorithm for design optimization of truss structures with sizing, shape and topology variables

Wenyan Tang;Liyong Tong;Yuanxian Gu

212
Citations
A damage zone model for the failure analysis of adhesively bonded joints

Andrew Sheppard;Andrew Sheppard;Don Kelly;Don Kelly;Liyong Tong;Liyong Tong

210
Citations
Behavior of 3D orthogonal woven CFRP composites. Part I. Experimental investigation

Ping Tan;Liyong Tong;G.P. Steven;Takashi Ishikawa

207
Citations
Realization of Morphing Wings: A Multidisciplinary Challenge

Srinivas Vasista;Liyong Tong;K. C. Wong

198
Citations
An identification method for enclosed voids restriction in manufacturability design for additive manufacturing structures

Shutian Liu;Quhao Li;Wenjiong Chen;Liyong Tong;Liyong Tong

181
Citations
Design of piezoelectric actuators using a multiphase level set method of piecewise constants

Zhen Luo;Liyong Tong;Junzhao Luo;Peng Wei

177
Citations
Structural topology optimization considering connectivity constraint

Quhao Li;Wenjiong Chen;Shutian Liu;Liyong Tong

162
Citations
Micro-electromechanics models for piezoelectric-fiber-reinforced composite materials

Ping Tan;Liyong Tong

159
Citations
A semi-implicit level set method for structural shape and topology optimization

Junzhao Luo;Zhen Luo;Liping Chen;Liyong Tong

157
Citations
Behavior of 3D orthogonal woven CFRP composites. Part II. FEA and analytical modeling approaches

Ping Tan;Liyong Tong;G.P. Steven

155
Citations
A new level set method for systematic design of hinge-free compliant mechanisms

Junzhao Luo;Zhen Luo;Shikui Chen;Liyong Tong

154
Citations
A level set method for structural shape and topology optimization using radial basis functions

Zhen Luo;Liyong Tong;Zhan Kang

150
Citations
The role of grafting force and surface wettability in interfacial enhancement of carbon nanotube/carbon fiber hierarchical composites

Chao Wang;Chao Wang;Yibin Li;Liyong Tong;Qiang Song

147
Citations
Shape optimisation of adhesive fillets

Adrian R Rispler;Liyong Tong;Grant P. Steven;Michael R Wisnom

143
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Quantian Luo University of Sydney

Grant P. Steven University of Sydney

Xiaodong He Chinese Academy of Sciences

Zhen Luo University of Technology Sydney

Shutian Liu Harbin Institute of Technology

Yibin Li Harbin Institute of Technology

Adrian P. Mouritz RMIT University

Rongguo Wang Harbin Institute of Technology

Michael Yu Wang Great Bay University

Andrew I. Minett University of Sydney

External Links

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