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Cheng Bi

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1983Rising activity

Publications

146

Citations

1,043

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

44

Publishing since 1983

Research summary
AI-generated

The publication record attributed to this name spans an unusually wide range of subjects, including magnetorheological finishing of titanium alloys, hydrogen safety, photovoltaic power forecasting, quantum-dot image sensors, mathematics, dentistry, and telecommunications engineering, with no clear single research focus. This breadth, combined with a very small estimated recurring co-author group, suggests the data may represent multiple distinct individuals sharing the same name rather than one coherent research program. Prospective students should verify institutional affiliation and topic focus directly before drawing conclusions about this profile.

Magnetorheological and ultrasonic-assisted finishingPorous and foamed materials characterizationHydrogen safety and energy systemsMiscellaneous engineering and applied physics topicsCross-disciplinary/ambiguous authorship

Publication counts rose from single digits in 2017-2019 to a peak of 26 in 2023, then declined to single digits by 2025, indicating a period of growth followed by a recent slowdown.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 13.8/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 7 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 11 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 12 publications222023: 26 publications26232024: 15 publications242025: 7 publications252026: 9 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Cambridge Structural Database×20
  • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering×5
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy×4
  • Scientific Reports×4
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×3
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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