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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
32
Citations
3883
World Ranking
3176
National Ranking
392

Zhijia Zhao 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 Zhijia Zhao sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 659+

This scientist: 119 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhijia Zhao 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 Zhijia Zhao 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: 32 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Boundary Disturbance Observer-Based Control of a Vibrating Single-Link Flexible Manipulator

    Zhijia Zhao;Xiuyu He;Choon Ki Ahn

  • Boundary Adaptive Robust Control of a Flexible Riser System With Input Nonlinearities

    Zhijia Zhao;Xiuyu He;Zhigang Ren;Guilin Wen

  • Modeling and adaptive control for a spatial flexible spacecraft with unknown actuator failures

    Zhijie Liu;Zhiji Han;Zhijia Zhao;Wei He

  • Boundary adaptive fault-tolerant control for a flexible Timoshenko arm with backlash-like hysteresis

    Zhijia Zhao;Zhijie Liu;Wei He;Keum-Shik Hong

  • Adaptive Neural-Network Boundary Control for a Flexible Manipulator With Input Constraints and Model Uncertainties

    Yong Ren;Zhijia Zhao;Chunliang Zhang;Qinmin Yang

  • Boundary Antidisturbance Control of a Spatially Nonlinear Flexible String System

    Zhijia Zhao;Choon Ki Ahn;Han-Xiong Li

  • Adaptive Neural-Network-Based Fault-Tolerant Control for a Flexible String With Composite Disturbance Observer and Input Constraints.

    Zhijia Zhao;Yong Ren;Chaoxu Mu;Tao Zou

  • Neural-Network-Based Sliding-Mode Control of an Uncertain Robot Using Dynamic Model Approximated Switching Gain

    Chengxiang Liu;Guiling Wen;Zhijia Zhao;Ramin Sedaghati

  • Composite-Learning-Based Adaptive Neural Control for Dual-Arm Robots With Relative Motion.

    Yiming Jiang;Yaonan Wang;Zhiqiang Miao;Jing Na

  • Finite-time convergence disturbance rejection control for a flexible Timoshenko manipulator

    Zhijia Zhao;Zhijie Liu

  • Dead Zone Compensation and Adaptive Vibration Control of Uncertain Spatial Flexible Riser Systems

    Zhijia Zhao;Choon Ki Ahn;Han-Xiong Li

  • Adaptive neural network control of a flexible string system with non-symmetric dead-zone and output constraint

    Zhijia Zhao;Zhijia Zhao;Jun Shi;Xuejing Lan;Xiaowei Wang

  • Neural network based boundary control of a vibrating string system with input deadzone

    Zhijia Zhao;Xiaogang Wang;Chunliang Zhang;Zhijie Liu

  • Boundary Constrained Control of Flexible String Systems Subject to Disturbances

    Zhijie Liu;Zhijia Zhao;Choon Ki Ahn

  • Control design for a vibrating flexible marine riser system

    Zhijia Zhao;Zhijie Liu;Zhifu Li;Ning Wang

  • Adaptive Neural Network Control of an Uncertain 2-DOF Helicopter With Unknown Backlash-Like Hysteresis and Output Constraints

    Unknown

  • Vibration Control for Spatial Aerial Refueling Hoses With Bounded Actuators

    Zhijie Liu;Xiuyu He;Zhijia Zhao;Choon Ki Ahn

  • UDE-Based Distributed Formation Control for MSVs With Collision Avoidance and Connectivity Preservation

    Unknown

  • Adaptive quantized fault-tolerant control of a 2-DOF helicopter system with actuator fault and unknown dead zone

    Unknown

  • Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Boundary Control for a Flexible String With Unknown Dead Zone and Actuator Fault.

    Yong Ren;Puchen Zhu;Zhijia Zhao;Jingfeng Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei He
Wei He University of Science and Technology Beijing
Choon Ki Ahn
Choon Ki Ahn Korea University
Han-Xiong Li
Han-Xiong Li City University of Hong Kong
Keum-Shik Hong
Keum-Shik Hong Pusan National University
Qinmin Yang
Qinmin Yang Zhejiang University
Chenguang Yang
Chenguang Yang University of Liverpool
Min Wang
Min Wang Qingdao University
Shengli Xie
Shengli Xie Guangdong University of Technology
Jing Na
Jing Na Kunming University of Science and Technology
Ning Wang
Ning Wang Dalian Maritime University

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