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Xiao-Ping Zhou

Xiao-Ping Zhou

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
59
Citations
13149
World Ranking
2340
National Ranking
469

Xiao-Ping Zhou 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 Xiao-Ping Zhou sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 256 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Xiao-Ping Zhou 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 Xiao-Ping Zhou sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xiao-Ping Zhou is affiliated with Chongqing University in China and specializes in engineering with a focus on mechanics of materials, civil and structural engineering, as well as aspects of geophysics and ocean engineering.

Their research primarily covers the mechanics of materials, evident through extensive work in areas such as rock mechanics and modeling, numerical methods in engineering, and hazards related to landslides. They also focus on geotechnical engineering and underground structures, geophysical methods and applications, dam engineering and safety, and fluid dynamics simulations and interactions.

Recent publications by Xiao-Ping Zhou include:

  • AE event rate characteristics of flawed granite: from damage stress to ultimate failure, 2020, Geophysical Journal International
  • Forecasting Catastrophic Rupture in Brittle Rocks Using Precursory AE Time Series, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Damage progression and acoustic emission in brittle failure of granite and sandstone, 2021, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • Evaluation of fracture mode classification in flawed red sandstone under uniaxial compression, 2020, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
  • Compression-induced crack initiation and growth in flawed rocks: A review, 2021, Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures

Xiao-Ping Zhou frequently collaborates with other researchers, with notable co-authors including:

  • Filippo Berto
  • Zhi Zhao
  • Hao Cheng
  • Wu-Wen Yao
  • Jianzhi Zhang

Their work is published repeatedly in several specialized journals, reflecting their focus in related fields. These publication venues include:

  • Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures
  • Engineering Fracture Mechanics
  • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
  • Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements

Best Publications

  • Numerical Simulation of Crack Growth and Coalescence in Rock-Like Materials Containing Multiple Pre-existing Flaws

    X. P. Zhou;J. Bi;Q. H. Qian

  • An Experimental Study of Crack Coalescence Behaviour in Rock-Like Materials Containing Multiple Flaws Under Uniaxial Compression

    X. P. Zhou;H. Cheng;Y. F. Feng

  • A 3-D conjugated bond-pair-based peridynamic formulation for initiation and propagation of cracks in brittle solids

    Yunteng Wang;Xiaoping Zhou;Yuan Wang;Yundong Shou

  • Numerical simulation of propagation and coalescence of flaws in rock materials under compressive loads using the extended non-ordinary state-based peridynamics

    Yunteng Wang;Xiaoping Zhou;Xiao Xu

  • Experimental investigation of progressive cracking processes in granite under uniaxial loading using digital imaging and AE techniques

    Xiao-Ping Zhou;Jian-Zhi Zhang;Qi-Hu Qian;Yong Niu

  • The modeling of crack propagation and coalescence in rocks under uniaxial compression using the novel conjugated bond-based peridynamics

    Yunteng Wang;Xiaoping Zhou;Yundong Shou

  • AE event rate characteristics of flawed granite: from damage stress to ultimate failure

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  • Failure behavior and crack evolution mechanism of a non-persistent jointed rock mass containing a circular hole

    Sheng-Qi Yang;Peng-Fei Yin;Yuan-Chao Zhang;Miao Chen

  • 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

  • Analysis of the excavation damaged zone around a tunnel accounting for geostress and unloading

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  • The Effects of Crack Openings on Crack Initiation, Propagation and Coalescence Behavior in Rock-Like Materials Under Uniaxial Compression

    Hao Cheng;Xiaoping Zhou;Jiang Zhu;Qihu Qian

  • Numerical simulation of crack propagation and coalescence in pre-cracked rock-like Brazilian disks using the non-ordinary state-based peridynamics

    Xiao-Ping Zhou;Yun-Teng Wang

  • The 3D Numerical Simulation for the Propagation Process of Multiple Pre-existing Flaws in Rock-Like Materials Subjected to Biaxial Compressive Loads

    J. Bi;J. Bi;X. P. Zhou;X. P. Zhou;Q. H. Qian

  • Three-dimensional numerical study on the failure characteristics of intermittent fissures under compressive-shear loads

    Yun-Teng Wang;Yun-Teng Wang;Xiao-Ping Zhou;Miao-Miao Kou

  • Analysis of stability of three-dimensional slopes using the rigorous limit equilibrium method

    X.P. Zhou;H. Cheng

  • Fracturing Behavior Study of Three-Flawed Specimens by Uniaxial Compression and 3D Digital Image Correlation: Sensitivity to Brittleness

    Xiao-Ping Zhou;Xiao-Ping Zhou;Yun-Teng Wang;Jian-Zhi Zhang;Fei-Nan Liu

  • Damage progression and acoustic emission in brittle failure of granite and sandstone

    Xiao-Ping Zhou;Jian-Zhi Zhang

  • Forecasting Catastrophic Rupture in Brittle Rocks Using Precursory AE Time Series

    Jian‐Zhi Zhang;Xiao‐Ping Zhou

  • 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

  • Progressive failure of brittle rocks with non-isometric flaws: Insights from acousto-optic-mechanical (AOM) data

    Jian‐Zhi Zhang;Xiao‐Ping Zhou;Lun‐Shi Zhou;Filippo Berto

  • An improved coupled thermo-mechanic bond-based peridynamic model for cracking behaviors in brittle solids subjected to thermal shocks

    Yunteng Wang;Xiaoping Zhou;Miaomiao Kou

  • Real-time computerized tomography (CT) experiments on limestone damage evolution during unloading

    X.P. Zhou;Y.X. Zhang;Q.L. Ha

  • Numerical simulation of crack curving and branching in brittle materials under dynamic loads using the extended non-ordinary state-based peridynamics

    Xiaoping Zhou;Yunteng Wang;Qihu Qian

Frequent Co-Authors

Filippo Berto
Filippo Berto Sapienza University of Rome
Jinbo Bi
Jinbo Bi University of Connecticut
Louis Ngai Yuen Wong
Louis Ngai Yuen Wong University of Hong Kong
Yunhuai Zhang
Yunhuai Zhang Chongqing University
Sheng-Qi Yang
Sheng-Qi Yang China University of Mining and Technology
Jianfeng Liu
Jianfeng Liu China-Japan Friendship Hospital
Jian Zhao
Jian Zhao Monash University
Yang Xiao
Yang Xiao Chongqing University
Xiaoli Zhao
Xiaoli Zhao Tongji University
Ming Huang
Ming Huang Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

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