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Louis Ngai Yuen Wong

Louis Ngai Yuen Wong

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
58
Citations
12790
World Ranking
2485
National Ranking
500

Louis Ngai Yuen Wong 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 Louis Ngai Yuen Wong sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 158 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Louis Ngai Yuen Wong 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 Louis Ngai Yuen Wong sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Louis Ngai Yuen Wong is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China, focusing on research in the field of Engineering. Their work spans several specialized subfields, including Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Ocean Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's primary research interests center on Rock Mechanics and Modeling, covering topics such as landslides and related hazards, geophysical methods and applications, tunneling and rock mechanics, earthquake and tectonic studies, drilling and well engineering, and geothermal energy systems and applications.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Wong demonstrate a focus on the mechanical behavior of rocks and their engineering implications. These include:

  • Rock brittleness indices and their applications to different fields of rock engineering: A review, 2020, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  • Rock strengthening or weakening upon heating in the mild temperature range?, 2020, Engineering Geology
  • Microcracking behavior of three granites under mode I loading: Insights from acoustic emission, 2020, Engineering Geology
  • Influence of grain size on strength of polymineralic crystalline rock: New insights from DEM grain-based modeling, 2021, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  • Characterization of roughness and shear behavior of thermally treated granite fractures, 2021, Engineering Geology

Wong frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  • Engineering Geology
  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Collaboration is an integral part of Wong's research activities, with frequent co-authors including Xin Cui, Fanzhen Meng, Zhijun Wu, Zihan Liu, and Yahui Zhang.

Best Publications

  • The Brazilian Disc Test for Rock Mechanics Applications: Review and New Insights

    Diyuan Li;Diyuan Li;Louis Ngai Yuen Wong

  • Crack Coalescence in Molded Gypsum and Carrara Marble: Part 1. Macroscopic Observations and Interpretation

    L. N. Y. Wong;H. H. Einstein

  • Systematic evaluation of cracking behavior in specimens containing single flaws under uniaxial compression

    L.N.Y. Wong;H.H. Einstein

  • Cracking Processes in Rock-Like Material Containing a Single Flaw Under Uniaxial Compression: A Numerical Study Based on Parallel Bonded-Particle Model Approach

    Xiao Ping Zhang;Xiao Ping Zhang;Louis Ngai Yuen Wong

  • Crack Initiation, Propagation and Coalescence in Rock-Like Material Containing Two Flaws: a Numerical Study Based on Bonded-Particle Model Approach

    Xiao Ping Zhang;Xiao Ping Zhang;Louis Ngai Yuen Wong

  • Frictional crack initiation and propagation analysis using the numerical manifold method

    Zhijun Wu;Louis Ngai Yuen Wong

  • Crack Coalescence in Molded Gypsum and Carrara Marble: Part 2—Microscopic Observations and Interpretation

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  • Water effects on rock strength and stiffness degradation

    Louis Ngai Yuen Wong;Varun Maruvanchery;Gang Liu

  • Influence of grain size heterogeneity on strength and microcracking behavior of crystalline rocks

    Jun Peng;Jun Peng;Louis Ngai Yuen Wong;Cee Ing Teh

  • Experimental Study on the Growth, Coalescence and Wrapping Behaviors of 3D Cross-Embedded Flaws Under Uniaxial Compression

    Xiao-Ping Zhou;Jian-Zhi Zhang;Louis Ngai Yuen Wong

  • Rock brittleness indices and their applications to different fields of rock engineering: A review

    Fanzhen Meng;Fanzhen Meng;Louis Ngai Yuen Wong;Hui Zhou

  • Influence of water content and anisotropy on the strength and deformability of low porosity meta-sedimentary rocks under triaxial compression

    Diyuan Li;Diyuan Li;Louis Ngai Yuen Wong;Gang Liu;Xiaoping Zhang

  • Loading rate effects on cracking behavior of flaw-contained specimens under uniaxial compression

    Xiao Ping Zhang;Xiao Ping Zhang;Louis Ngai Yuen Wong

  • Effects of twin tunnels construction beneath existing shield-driven twin tunnels

    Qian Fang;Dingli Zhang;QianQian Li;Louis Ngai Yuen Wong

  • Influence of flaw inclination angle and loading condition on crack initiation and propagation

    Huanqiang Li;Louis Ngai Yuen Wong

  • Rock strengthening or weakening upon heating in the mild temperature range

    Louis Ngai Yuen Wong;Yahui Zhang;Zhijun Wu

  • Shallow tunnelling method (STM) for subway station construction in soft ground

    Qian Fang;Qian Fang;Dingli Zhang;Louis Ngai Yuen Wong

  • Different mechanical and cracking behaviors of single-flawed brittle gypsum specimens under dynamic and quasi-static loadings

    Chunjiang Zou;Louis Ngai Yuen Wong;Jin Jie Loo;Boon Siong Gan

  • Numerical study on coalescence of two pre-existing coplanar flaws in rock

    Louis Ngai Yuen Wong;Huan Qiang Li

  • Shear Rate Effects on the Post-peak Shear Behaviour and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Artificially Split Granite Joints

    Fanzhen Meng;Fanzhen Meng;Louis Ngai Yuen Wong;Hui Zhou;Jin Yu

  • Modeling Micro-cracking Behavior of Bukit Timah Granite Using Grain-Based Model

    Jun Peng;Jun Peng;Jun Peng;Louis Ngai Yuen Wong;Cee Ing Teh;Zhihuan Li

  • Understanding the fracture behavior of brittle and ductile multi-flawed rocks by uniaxial loading by digital image correlation

    XP Zhou;Y.J. Lian;L.N.Y. Wong;Filippo Berto

Frequent Co-Authors

Diyuan Li
Diyuan Li Central South University
Xiao-Ping Zhou
Xiao-Ping Zhou Chongqing University
Hui Zhou
Hui Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yu-Yong Jiao
Yu-Yong Jiao China University of Geosciences
Guowei Ma
Guowei Ma University of Western Australia
Quansheng Liu
Quansheng Liu Wuhan University
Xibing Li
Xibing Li Central South University
Xiaoli Zhao
Xiaoli Zhao Tongji University
Filippo Berto
Filippo Berto Sapienza University of Rome

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