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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
78
Citations
30462
World Ranking
236
National Ranking
114

Materials Science

D-Index
83
Citations
32251
World Ranking
2321
National Ranking
671

Ting Zhu 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 Ting Zhu sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 162 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ting Zhu 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 Ting Zhu 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: 125 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 106 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: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award

Overview

Ting Zhu is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with a focus on materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanics of materials, and automotive engineering.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Microstructure and mechanical properties
  • Metal and thin film mechanics
  • Advanced battery materials and technologies
  • High temperature alloys and creep
  • Advancements in battery materials
  • Force microscopy techniques and applications
  • Advanced materials and composites

Ting Zhu has published numerous articles, with some of the recent notable papers being:

  • "Strong yet ductile nanolamellar high-entropy alloys by additive manufacturing," 2022, Nature
  • "Lithium whisker growth and stress generation in an in situ atomic force microscope-environmental transmission electron microscope set-up," 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Tracking the sliding of grain boundaries at the atomic scale," 2022, Science
  • "Deformation-induced crystalline-to-amorphous phase transformation in a CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Electro-chemo-mechanics of lithium in solid state lithium metal batteries," 2020, Energy & Environmental Science

The frequent venues where Ting Zhu has published include:

  • Acta Materialia
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ACS Energy Letters

Collaborative efforts have been a significant aspect of Ting Zhu's research, with frequent coauthors such as:

  • Yin Zhang
  • David L. McDowell
  • Kunqing Ding
  • Olivier Pierron
  • Sandra Stangebye

Best Publications

  • Size-dependent fracture of silicon nanoparticles during lithiation.

    Xiao Hua Liu;Li Zhong;Shan Huang;Scott X. Mao

  • Additively manufactured hierarchical stainless steels with high strength and ductility

    Y. Morris Wang;Thomas Voisin;Joseph T. McKeown;Jianchao Ye

  • Ultra-strength materials

    Ting Zhu;Ju Li

  • Tuning element distribution, structure and properties by composition in high-entropy alloys.

    Qingqing Ding;Yin Zhang;Xiao Chen;Xiaoqian Fu

  • Towards strength–ductility synergy through the design of heterogeneous nanostructures in metals

    Evan Ma;Ting Zhu

  • Anisotropic Swelling and Fracture of Silicon Nanowires during Lithiation

    Xiao Hua Liu;He Zheng;He Zheng;Li Zhong;Shan Huang

  • Fracture toughness of graphene

    Peng Zhang;Lulu Ma;Feifei Fan;Zhi Zeng

  • Atomistic mechanisms governing elastic limit and incipient plasticity in crystals

    Ju Li;Krystyn J. Van Vliet;Ting Zhu;Sidney Yip

  • Temperature and strain-rate dependence of surface dislocation nucleation.

    Ting Zhu;Ju Li;Amit Samanta;Austin Leach

  • Strong yet ductile nanolamellar high-entropy alloys by additive manufacturing

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  • In situ atomic-scale imaging of electrochemical lithiation in silicon

    Xiao Hua Liu;Jiang Wei Wang;Shan Huang;Feifei Fan

  • Highly Durable Na2V6O16·1.63H2O Nanowire Cathode for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Battery

    Ping Hu;Ting Zhu;Xuanpeng Wang;Xiujuan Wei

  • Interfacial plasticity governs strain rate sensitivity and ductility in nanostructured metals

    Ting Zhu;J u Li;Amit Samanta;Hyoung Gyu Kim

  • Quantifying the early stages of plasticity through nanoscale experiments and simulations

    Krystyn J. Van Vliet;Ju Li;Ting Zhu;Sidney Yip

  • Two-phase electrochemical lithiation in amorphous silicon

    Jiang Wei Wang;Yu He;Feifei Fan;Xiao Hua Liu

  • In Situ TEM Experiments of Electrochemical Lithiation and Delithiation of Individual Nanostructures

    Xiao Hua Liu;Yang Liu;Akihiro Kushima;Sulin Zhang

  • Reversible Nanopore Formation in Ge Nanowires during Lithiation–Delithiation Cycling: An In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Study

    Xiao Hua Liu;Shan Huang;S. Tom Picraux;Ju Li;Ju Li

  • Exfoliation of montmorillonite and related properties of clay/polymer nanocomposites

    Ting Ting Zhu;Chun Hui Zhou;Freeman Bwalya Kabwe;Qi Qi Wu

  • Plastic anisotropy and associated deformation mechanisms in nanotwinned metals

    Zesheng You;Xiaoyan Li;Liangjin Gui;Qiuhong Lu

  • Lithium whisker growth and stress generation in an in situ atomic force microscope–environmental transmission electron microscope set-up

    Liqiang Zhang;Liqiang Zhang;Tingting Yang;Congcong Du;Qiunan Liu

  • In situ atomic-scale observation of twinning-dominated deformation in nanoscale body-centred cubic tungsten

    Jiangwei Wang;Zhi Zeng;Christopher R. Weinberger;Ze Zhang

  • Harnessing the concurrent reaction dynamics in active Si and Ge to achieve high performance lithium-ion batteries

    Qiaobao Zhang;Qiaobao Zhang;Huixin Chen;Huixin Chen;Langli Luo;Bote Zhao

  • In-Situ TEM Electrochemistry of Anode Materials in Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Jian Yu Huang;Xiao Hua Liu;Yang Liu;John P. Sullivan

Frequent Co-Authors

Sulin Zhang
Sulin Zhang Pennsylvania State University
Jian Yu Huang
Jian Yu Huang Yanshan University
Scott X. Mao
Scott X. Mao University of Pittsburgh
David L. McDowell
David L. McDowell Georgia Institute of Technology
Ze Zhang
Ze Zhang Zhejiang University
Akihiro Kushima
Akihiro Kushima University of Central Florida
Lei Lu
Lei Lu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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