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Yu Zhao

Engineering · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1995
Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresGeotechnical Engineering and AnalysisTunneling and Rock MechanicsDrilling and Well EngineeringGrouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics

Publications

162

Citations

1,213

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

32

Publishing since 1995

Research summary
AI-generated

This name appears to be associated with a highly diverse set of publications spanning geotechnical and tunneling engineering, materials science, control systems, ophthalmology, food science, and medical biochemistry, which suggests the bibliographic record may combine work from multiple different researchers sharing the same name rather than a single coherent research program. The clearest concentration of relevant engineering work relates to underground construction and tunneling, including topics like tunnel lining safety, shield tunneling in soil, ground deformation modeling, and rock mechanics under impact loading. Prospective students interested in geotechnical and tunneling engineering should look closely at the specific subset of publications on underground space, soil-structure interaction, and rock fracture mechanics to assess actual research fit.

Tunneling and underground space engineeringGeotechnical engineering and soil mechanicsRock mechanics and fracture behaviorStructural reliability and digital twins for infrastructureGround deformation and foundation interaction

Publication output grew sharply from 2017-2021 (2-8 per year) to a peak of 29 in 2022, then has gradually declined to around 14-15 per year in 2024-2025.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 18.0/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 7 publications182019: 8 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 8 publications212022: 29 publications29222023: 24 publications232024: 15 publications242025: 14 publications252026: 8 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×15
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×8
  • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology×3
  • Transportation Geotechnics×3
  • Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment×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 19, 2026.

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