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Ningxiner Zhao

Engineering · The Ohio State University

Early career · publishing since 2019

Publications

13

Citations

28

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

7

Publishing since 2019

Research summary
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Ningxiner Zhao's research focuses on manufacturing and materials engineering, particularly additive manufacturing (building parts layer-by-layer, including ultrasonic-based methods) and lightweight multi-material structures such as metal-fiber composites used in vehicle bodies. Earlier work also explored reconfigurable structures for guiding and focusing acoustic (sound) waves using foldable, deployable designs. The work spans materials processing, structural design, and life-cycle energy analysis of engineered components.

Additive manufacturing (including ultrasonic methods)Lightweight and multi-material structural designMetal-fiber composite materialsLife cycle energy assessment of engineered structuresReconfigurable acoustic wave-guiding structures

Publication output was minimal or absent in the mid-2010s, increased with a notable burst in 2022 and again in 2025, though with gaps (e.g., no output in 2024), suggesting an irregular but recently active publication pattern.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
17182019: 1 publication192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication212022: 4 publications222023: 1 publication23242025: 5 publications52526
Publishes in
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×5
  • Composites Part B Engineering×2
  • Materialia×1
  • Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures×1
  • Journal of Mechanical Design×1
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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 19, 2026.

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