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Zhongyi Zhang is affiliated with the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields with a strong focus on Engineering and Materials Science, contributing to 79 and 42 publications respectively. Within these main fields, their work particularly addresses subfields such as Mechanics of Materials, Polymers and Plastics, Mechanical Engineering, Plant Science, and Biomaterials.

Their research topics cover a range of areas including Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Mechanical Behavior of Composites, Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques, and Petroleum Processing and Analysis.

Zhongyi Zhang has authored papers investigating various aspects of composite materials and cellular regulation mechanisms. Selected publications include:

  • Enhancement of impact toughness and damage behaviour of natural fibre reinforced composites and their hybrids through novel improvement techniques: A critical review, 2021, Composite Structures
  • The Effect of Various Environmental Conditions on the Impact Damage Behaviour of Natural-Fibre-Reinforced Composites (NFRCs)-A Critical Review, 2023, Polymers
  • Investigation into the fatigue properties of flax fibre epoxy composites and hybrid composites based on flax and glass fibres, 2021, Composite Structures
  • LncRNA embryonic stem cells expressed 1 (Lncenc1) is identified as a novel regulator in neuropathic pain by interacting with EZH2 and downregulating the expression of Bai1 in mouse microglia, 2020, Experimental Cell Research
  • Falling Weight Impact Damage Characterisation of Flax and Flax Basalt Vinyl Ester Hybrid Composites, 2020, Polymers

Their frequent coauthors include Hom Nath Dhakal, Antigoni Barouni, Abu Saifullah, Chulin Jiang, and Moumita Sit. Zhang's work has been published in venues such as Polymers, Composite Structures, Applied Sciences, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, with Polymers and Composite Structures being notable publication venues with multiple contributions.

Best Publications

  • Effect of water absorption on the mechanical properties of hemp fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites

    Hom Dhakal;Zhongyi Zhang;Mel Richardson

  • Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped MnO/Graphene Nanosheets Hybrid Material for Lithium Ion Batteries

    Kejun Zhang;Pengxian Han;Lin Gu;Lixue Zhang

  • Development of flax/carbon fibre hybrid composites for enhanced properties

    Hom Dhakal;Zhongyi Zhang;R. Guthrie;James MacMullen

  • The low velocity impact response of non-woven hemp fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites

    H.N. Dhakal;Z.Y. Zhang;M.O.W. Richardson;O.A.Z. Errajhi

  • NiCo2S4 sub-micron spheres: an efficient non-precious metal bifunctional electrocatalyst

    Zhongyi Zhang;Zhongyi Zhang;Xiaogang Wang;Guanglei Cui;Aihua Zhang

  • A facile method of preparing mixed conducting LiFePO4/graphene composites for lithium-ion batteries

    Li Wang;Li Wang;Haibo Wang;Zhihong Liu;Chen Xiao

  • Impact response of Kevlar composites with nanoclay enhanced epoxy matrix

    P.N.B. Reis;J.A.M. Ferreira;Z.Y. Zhang;T. Benameur

  • Processing, Properties, and Applications of Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Layer Silicates: A Review

    Abdulrahman Alateyah;Abdulrahman Alateyah;Hom Dhakal;Zhongyi Zhang

  • Enhancement of impact toughness and damage behaviour of natural fibre reinforced composites and their hybrids through novel improvement techniques: A critical review

    M. Muneer Ahmed;H.N. Dhakal;Z.Y. Zhang;A. Barouni

  • Low velocity impact induced damage evaluation and its effect on the residual flexural properties of pultruded GRP composites

    Z.Y. Zhang;M.O.W. Richardson

  • Microphase separation, stress relaxation and creep behavior of polyurethane nanocomposites

    Hesheng Xia;Mo Song;Zhongyi Zhang;Mel Richardson

  • Effect of water absorption on Mode I interlaminar fracture toughness of flax/basalt reinforced vinyl ester hybrid composites

    F. A. Almansour;Hom Dhakal;Zhong Yi Zhang

  • Nanostructured titanium nitride/PEDOT:PSS composite films as counter electrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells.

    Hongxia Xu;Xiaoying Zhang;Chuanjian Zhang;Zhihong Liu

  • Rising damp in masonry walls and the importance of mortar properties

    Eric Rirsch;Zhongyi Zhang

  • Enhancement of the thermoelectric properties of PEDOT:PSS via one-step treatment with cosolvents or their solutions of organic salts

    Siyao Zhang;Zeng Fan;Zeng Fan;Xinwei Wang;Zhongyin Zhang

  • Low-velocity impact response of non-woven hemp fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites: Influence of impactor geometry and impact velocity

    Hom Dhakal;Zhongyi Zhang;Nick Bennett;P Reis

  • Nanoindentation behaviour of layered silicate reinforced unsaturated polyester nanocomposites

    Hom Dhakal;Zhongyi Zhang;Mel Richardson

  • Electrodeposition of nanostructured cobalt selenide films towards high performance counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells

    Zhongyi Zhang;Zhongyi Zhang;Shuping Pang;Hongxia Xu;Zhenzhong Yang

  • Characterization of polyetheretherketone–hydroxyapatite nanocomposite materials

    Lin Wang;Luqian Weng;Shenhua Song;Zhongyi Zhang

  • Hierarchical micro/nano-structured titanium nitride spheres as a high-performance counter electrode for a dye-sensitized solar cell

    Xiaoying Zhang;Xiao Chen;Shanmu Dong;Zhihong Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Hom Nath Dhakal
Hom Nath Dhakal University of Portsmouth
Shenhua Song
Shenhua Song Harbin Institute of Technology
Mikael Skrifvars
Mikael Skrifvars University of Borås
Fabrizio Sarasini
Fabrizio Sarasini Sapienza University of Rome
Mo Song
Mo Song Loughborough University
Hesheng Xia
Hesheng Xia Sichuan University
Alain Bourmaud
Alain Bourmaud University of Southern Brittany

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