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Robert Y. Liang is affiliated with the University of Akron in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Engineering and Environmental Science.

The scientist's work is distributed across several subfields, including Civil and Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Social Psychology, and Ecology. This multidisciplinary approach supports a diverse range of research topics that integrate engineering principles with environmental and biological processes.

Robert Y. Liang's research topics include:

  • Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Plant Ecology and Soil Science
  • Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

The scientist has contributed to the academic literature with notable publications spanning from 2020 to 2025. Key recent papers are:

  • "Statistical analysis of spatial distribution of external corrosion defects in buried pipelines using a multivariate Poisson-lognormal model," 2020, published in Structure and Infrastructure Engineering
  • "Unsupervised and Simultaneous Stratigraphic Interpretation of CPT Soundings at Site Scale," 2021, published in International Journal of Geomechanics
  • "Assessing the impact of multi-source environmental variables on soil organic carbon in different land use types of China using an interpretable high-precision machine learning method," 2024, published in Ecological Indicators
  • "High-performance prediction of soil organic carbon using automatic hyperparameter optimization method in the yellow river delta of China," 2025, published in Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
  • "Research progress on the cross-regulation between ferroptosis and immunogenic cell death in tumor micro-environment," 2025, published in Frontiers in Oncology

Robert Y. Liang has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Hui Wang
  • Feng Wang
  • Meiyan Xiang
  • Weihao Yang
  • Miao Lu

The scientist has published in various venues important to their fields of study, including:

  • Ecological Indicators
  • Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
  • Frontiers in Oncology
  • Structure and Infrastructure Engineering
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Detection of cracks in beam structures using measurements of natural frequencies

    Robert Y. Liang;Fred K. Choy;Jialou Hu

  • Theoretical study of crack-induced eigenfrequency changes on beam structures

    Robert Y. Liang;Jialou Hu;Fred Choy

  • Predicting Moisture-Dependent Resilient Modulus of Cohesive Soils Using Soil Suction Concept

    Robert Y Liang;Samer R Rabab'ah;Mohammad Khasawneh

  • An integrated approach to detection of cracks using vibration characteristics

    Jialou Hu;Robert Y. Liang

  • A reliability based approach for evaluating the slope stability of embankment dams

    R.Y. Liang;O.K. Nusier;A.H. Malkawi

  • Quantifying stratigraphic uncertainties by stochastic simulation techniques based on Markov random field

    Zhao Li;Xiangrong Wang;Hui Wang;Robert Y. Liang

  • Quantitative NDE technique for assessing damages in beam structures

    Robert Y. Liang;Jialou Hu;Fred Choy

  • Numerical Study of Soil Arching Mechanism in Drilled Shafts for Slope Stabilization

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  • Probabilistic analysis of shield-driven tunnel in multiple strata considering stratigraphic uncertainty

    Xiangrong Wang;Zhao Li;Hui Wang;Qiguo Rong

  • STABILITY ANALYSIS OF DRILLED SHAFTS REINFORCED SLOPE

    Sanping Zeng;Robert Liang

  • SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM AGING BEHAVIOR OF RUBBER MODIFIED ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE

    Robert Y. Liang;Suckhong Lee

  • Anisotropic Plasticity Model for Undrained Cyclic Behavior of Clays. I: Theory

    Robert Y. Liang;Fenggang Ma

  • A case study integrating numerical simulation and GB-InSAR monitoring to analyze flexural toppling of an anti-dip slope in Fushun open pit

    Zhao Li;Jin'an Wang;Lin Li;Lixiang Wang

  • Bayesian Modeling of External Corrosion in Underground Pipelines Based on the Integration of Markov Chain Monte Carlo Techniques and Clustered Inspection Data

    Hui Wang;Ayako Yajima;Robert Y. Liang;Homero Castaneda

  • New Formulation of Compressive Strength of Preformed-Foam Cellular Concrete: An Evolutionary Approach

    Behnam Kiani;Amir H. Gandomi;Siavash Sajedi;Robert Y. Liang

  • VIKOR method for ranking concrete bridge repair projects with target-based criteria

    Zhicheng Gao;Robert Y. Liang;Tiemin Xuan

  • Methodology for Establishing Risk Criteria for Dams in Developing Countries, Case Study of China

    Wei Ge;Zongkun Li;Robert Y. Liang;Wei Li

  • Material selection for repair of structural concrete using VIKOR method

    Behnam Kiani;Robert Y. Liang;Jacob Gross

  • A semi-supervised clustering-based approach for stratification identification using borehole and cone penetration test data

    Xiangrong Wang;Hui Wang;Robert Y. Liang;Yang Liu

  • A Bayesian unsupervised learning approach for identifying soil stratification using cone penetration data

    Hui Wang;Xiangrong Wang;J. Florian Wellmann;Robert Y. Liang

  • A Bayesian model framework for calibrating ultrasonic in-line inspection data and estimating actual external corrosion depth in buried pipeline utilizing a clustering technique

    Hui Wang;Ayako Yajima;Robert Y. Liang;Homero Castaneda

  • Limiting equilibrium method for slope/drilled shaft system

    Mohammad M. Yamin;Robert Y. Liang

  • Numerical solution for laterally loaded piles in a two-layer soil profile

    Ke Yang;Robert Liang

  • Probabilistic landslide hazard assessment using Copula modeling technique

    Manouchehr Motamedi;Robert Y. Liang

Frequent Co-Authors

Hanlong Liu
Hanlong Liu Chongqing University
James K. Mitchell
James K. Mitchell Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Amir H. Gandomi
Amir H. Gandomi University of Technology Sydney
Anil Misra
Anil Misra University of Kansas
Hongwei Huang
Hongwei Huang Tongji University
Yang Xiao
Yang Xiao Chongqing University
Xuanming Ding
Xuanming Ding Chongqing University
Ching S. Chang
Ching S. Chang University of Massachusetts Amherst

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