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Maosen Cao

Maosen Cao

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
36
Citations
4480
World Ranking
2565
National Ranking
311

Maosen Cao 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 Maosen Cao sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 170 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maosen Cao 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 Maosen Cao 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: 36 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Maosen Cao is affiliated with Hohai University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a specific focus on civil and structural engineering as well as mechanics of materials. Their research intersects multiple subfields including mechanical engineering, computer vision and pattern recognition, and control and systems engineering.

The scientist's work is concentrated on a range of topics relevant to structural health and infrastructure monitoring. Key themes in their research include:

  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
  • Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring
  • Non-Destructive Testing Techniques
  • Concrete Corrosion and Durability
  • Optical Measurement and Interference Techniques
  • Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques

Maosen Cao has published numerous papers over recent years. Some notable recent publications are:

  • Prediction of concrete and FRC properties at high temperature using machine and deep learning: A review of recent advances and future perspectives (2023), Journal of Building Engineering
  • Recent advances in damage detection of wind turbine blades: A state-of-the-art review (2022), Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • An integrated surrogate model-driven and improved termite life cycle optimizer for damage identification in dams (2023), Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • Structure damage identification in dams using sparse polynomial chaos expansion combined with hybrid K-means clustering optimizer and genetic algorithm (2023), Engineering Structures
  • A Data-Driven Damage Identification Framework Based on Transmissibility Function Datasets and One-Dimensional Convolutional Neural Networks: Verification on a Structural Health Monitoring Benchmark Structure (2020), Sensors

Most of their publications appear in venues specializing in engineering and structural monitoring. Frequent publication venues where they have contributed include:

  • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (15 publications)
  • Sensors (12 publications)
  • Journal of Sound and Vibration (8 publications)
  • Smart Materials and Structures (5 publications)
  • Structural Durability & Health Monitoring (5 publications)

The scientist collaborates regularly with a group of co-authors including Wiesław Ostachowicz, Nizar Faisal Alkayem, Maciej Radzieński, Hao Xu, and Wei Xu, with co-author counts ranging from 18 to 30 joint works. This indicates a consistent network of research partnerships within their domains of expertise.

Best Publications

  • Structural damage detection using finite element model updating with evolutionary algorithms: a survey

    Nizar Faisal Alkayem;Maosen Cao;Yufeng Zhang;Mahmoud Bayat

  • Structural damage identification using damping: a compendium of uses and features

    M S Cao;G G Sha;Y F Gao;W Ostachowicz;W Ostachowicz

  • Identification of multiple damage in beams based on robust curvature mode shapes

    Maosen Cao;Maosen Cao;Maciej Radzieński;Wei Xu;Wiesław Ostachowicz;Wiesław Ostachowicz

  • A CFD analysis of the dynamics of a direct-operated safety relief valve mounted on a pressure vessel

    Xueguan Song;Lei Cui;Maosen Cao;Wenping Cao

  • A novel method for single and multiple damage detection in beams using relative natural frequency changes

    Ganggang Sha;Ganggang Sha;Maciej Radzieński;Maosen Cao;Maosen Cao;Wiesław Ostachowicz

  • Damage identification for beams in noisy conditions based on Teager energy operator-wavelet transform modal curvature

    Maosen Cao;Maosen Cao;Wei Xu;Wieslaw Ostachowicz;Wieslaw Ostachowicz;Zhongqing Su

  • Two-dimensional curvature mode shape method based on wavelets and Teager energy for damage detection in plates

    Wei Xu;Maosen Cao;Wiesław Ostachowicz;Wiesław Ostachowicz;Maciej Radzieński

  • Novel Laplacian scheme and multiresolution modal curvatures for structural damage identification

    Maosen Cao;Maosen Cao;Maosen Cao;Pizhong Qiao;Pizhong Qiao

  • Integrated wavelet transform and its application to vibration mode shapes for the damage detection of beam-type structures

    Maosen Cao;Pizhong Qiao

  • Waveform fractal dimension for mode shape-based damage identification of beam-type structures

    Pizhong Qiao;Pizhong Qiao;Maosen Cao;Maosen Cao;Maosen Cao

  • Sensitivity of fundamental mode shape and static deflection for damage identification in cantilever beams

    Maosen Cao;Maosen Cao;Lin Ye;Lin Ye;Li Min Zhou;Zhongqing Su

  • Neural network ensemble-based parameter sensitivity analysis in civil engineering systems

    M. S. Cao;M. S. Cao;L. X. Pan;Y. F. Gao;Drahomír Novák

  • Fractal dimension analysis of higher-order mode shapes for damage identification of beam structures

    Runbo Bai;Maosen Cao;Zhongqing Su;Wiesław Ostachowicz

  • A multi-scale pseudo-force model in wavelet domain for identification of damage in structural components

    Maosen Cao;Maosen Cao;Li Cheng;Zhongqing Su;Hao Xu

  • A Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)-Simplex Algorithm for Damage Identification of Delaminated Beams

    Xiangdong Qian;Maosen Cao;Maosen Cao;Zhongqing Su;Jiangang Chen

  • A concept of complex-wavelet modal curvature for detecting multiple cracks in beams under noisy conditions

    Mao-Sen Cao;Wei Xu;Wei-Xin Ren;Wiesław Ostachowicz;Wiesław Ostachowicz

  • A Data-Driven Damage Identification Framework Based on Transmissibility Function Datasets and One-Dimensional Convolutional Neural Networks: Verification on a Structural Health Monitoring Benchmark Structure.

    Tongwei Liu;Hao Xu;Minvydas Ragulskis;Maosen Cao

  • The combined social engineering particle swarm optimization for real-world engineering problems: A case study of model-based structural health monitoring

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  • Damage detection in plates using two-dimensional directional Gaussian wavelets and laser scanned operating deflection shapes

    Wei Xu;Maciej Radzieński;Wiesław Ostachowicz;Wiesław Ostachowicz;Maosen Cao;Maosen Cao

  • A Critical Review of Nonlinear Damping Identification in Structural Dynamics: Methods, Applications, and Challenges

    Tareq Al-hababi;Maosen Cao;Maosen Cao;Bassiouny Saleh;Nizar Faisal Alkayem

  • Nondestructive Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures Based on Fractal Damage Characteristic Factors

    Maosen Cao;Qingwen Ren;Pizhong Qiao

  • Multiple damage detection in laminated composite beams by data fusion of Teager energy operator-wavelet transform mode shapes

    Ganggang Sha;Ganggang Sha;Maciej Radzienski;Rohan Soman;Maosen Cao

Frequent Co-Authors

Wieslaw Ostachowicz
Wieslaw Ostachowicz Polish Academy of Sciences
Zhongqing Su
Zhongqing Su Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Pizhong Qiao
Pizhong Qiao Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Weidong Zhu
Weidong Zhu University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Xueguan Song
Xueguan Song Dalian University of Technology
Wei-Xin Ren
Wei-Xin Ren Shenzhen University
Wenping Cao
Wenping Cao Anhui University
Quan Wang
Quan Wang Shantou University
Limin Zhou
Limin Zhou Southern University of Science and Technology
Lin Ye
Lin Ye Southern University of Science and Technology

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