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D-Index
45
Citations
8089
World Ranking
5473
National Ranking
1052

Zhihua Chen 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 Zhihua Chen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 377 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhihua Chen 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 Zhihua Chen sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zhihua Chen is affiliated with Tianjin University in China and specializes in engineering, with a focus on civil and structural engineering, building and construction, mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, and materials chemistry. Their work encompasses a wide range of studies in structural load-bearing analysis, structural behavior of reinforced concrete, structural engineering and vibration analysis, structural analysis and optimization, fire effects on concrete materials, BIM and construction integration, and wood treatment and properties.

Chen has contributed extensively to academic literature, with notable recent publications including:

  • Seismic behavior and moment transfer capacity of an innovative self-locking inter-module connection for modular steel building (2021, Engineering Structures)
  • Exploration of the multidirectional stability and response of prefabricated volumetric modular steel structures (2021, Journal of Constructional Steel Research)
  • Tensile and shear performance of rotary inter-module connection for modular steel buildings (2020, Journal of Constructional Steel Research)
  • Experimental study and numerical analysis on seismic performance of FRP confined high-strength rectangular concrete-filled steel tube columns (2021, Thin-Walled Structures)
  • State-of-the-art review on research and application of original bamboo-based composite components in structural engineering (2021, Structures)

The scholar frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Structures
  • Journal of Constructional Steel Research
  • Engineering Structures
  • Journal of Building Engineering
  • Thin-Walled Structures

Zhihua Chen collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including Hongbo Liu, Jiadi Liu, Yansheng Du, Liulu Guo, and Kashan Khan. These collaborations have contributed to a substantial body of research in modular steel structures, seismic performance, and composite materials.

Their research interests focus particularly on the development and analysis of structural systems with an emphasis on load-bearing capabilities and seismic behavior. This includes investigation into innovative modular connections, multidirectional stability, shear and tensile performance in steel buildings, and the application of composite materials such as bamboo-based components in construction. Additionally, Chen has worked on the integration of building information modeling and construction processes, as well as the impact of fire on concrete materials.

Best Publications

  • Experimental study on interior connections in modular steel buildings

    Zhihua Chen;Jiadi Liu;Yujie Yu

  • Experimental study of an innovative modular steel building connection

    Zhihua Chen;Jiadi Liu;Yujie Yu;Chenhua Zhou

  • Experimental investigation into the post-fire mechanical properties of hot-rolled and cold-formed steels

    Jie Lu;Hongbo Liu;Hongbo Liu;Zhihua Chen;Zhihua Chen;Xiangwei Liao

  • Rotational stiffness of inter-module connection in mid-rise modular steel buildings

    Zhihua Chen;Yang Liu;Xu Zhong;Jiadi Liu

  • Seismic behavior of special shaped column composed of concrete filled steel tubes

    Ting Zhou;Zhihua Chen;Hongbo Liu

  • Experimental behavior and design method of rectangular concrete-filled tubular columns using Q460 high-strength steel

    Yansheng Du;Yansheng Du;Zhihua Chen;Ming-Xiang Xiong

  • Research on pretensioned modular frame test and simulations

    Zhihua Chen;Hongxing Li;Aoyi Chen;Yujie Yu

  • Static stability behavior of aluminum alloy single-layer spherical latticed shell structure with Temcor joints

    Hongbo Liu;Yizhe Ding;Zhihua Chen

  • Seismic behavior and moment transfer capacity of an innovative self-locking inter-module connection for modular steel building

    Zhihua Chen;Jian Wang;Jiadi Liu;Kashan Khan

  • Experimental seismic behavior of innovative composite shear walls

    Xiaomeng Zhang;Ying Qin;Zhihua Chen

  • Exploration of the multidirectional stability and response of prefabricated volumetric modular steel structures

    Zhihua Chen;Kashan Khan;Arsalan Khan;Khadija Javed

  • Analysis and design of the general and outmost-ring stiffened suspen-dome structures

    Wenjiang Kang;Zhihua Chen;Heung-Fai Lam;Chenran Zuo

  • Rectangular concrete-filled steel tubular beam-columns using high-strength steel: Experiments and design

    Yansheng Du;Yansheng Du;Zhihua Chen;J.Y. Richard Liew;Ming-Xiang Xiong

  • Experimental study on the seismic performance of L-shaped column composed of concrete-filled steel tubes frame structures

    Ting Zhou;Yumeng Jia;Minyang Xu;Xiaodun Wang

  • Experimental investigation of new internal-diaphragm connections to CFT columns under cyclic loading

    Ying Qin;Ying Qin;Zhihua Chen;Zhihua Chen;Xiaodun Wang

  • Experimental and analytical studies on the stability of structural steel tube and coupler scaffolds without X-bracing

    Hongbo Liu;Qiuhong Zhao;Xiaodun Wang;Ting Zhou

  • Rigidity of corrugated plate sidewalls and its effect on the modular structural design

    Yujie Yu;Zhihua Chen

  • Finite element study of behavior and interface force conditions of seven-wire strand under axial and lateral loading

    Yujie Yu;Yujie Yu;Zhihua Chen;Hongbo Liu;Xiaodun Wang

  • Behavior of rectangular concrete-filled high-strength steel tubular columns with different aspect ratio

    Yansheng Du;Yansheng Du;Zhihua Chen;Yujie Yu

  • Experimental seismic behavior of through-diaphragm connections to concrete-filled rectangular steel tubular columns

    Ying Qin;Ying Qin;Zhihua Chen;Qiangyue Yang;Kuijie Shang

  • Theoretical and experimental study on the temperature distribution of H-shaped steel members under solar radiation

    Hongbo Liu;Zhihua Chen;Ting Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Yu Bai
Yu Bai Peking University
Luke Bisby
Luke Bisby University of Edinburgh
David A. Nethercot
David A. Nethercot Imperial College London
J.Y. Richard Liew
J.Y. Richard Liew National University of Singapore
Federico M. Mazzolani
Federico M. Mazzolani University of Naples Federico II
Leroy Gardner
Leroy Gardner Imperial College London
Jia-Bao Yan
Jia-Bao Yan Tianjin University
Heung-Fai Lam
Heung-Fai Lam City University of Hong Kong

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