Dr Hanxing Zhu

2027

• Wang, H. et al. 2027. Data-driven multi-objective inverse design of programmable Vorochiral metamaterials for customized orthotic midsoles. Thin-Walled Structures 232 (Part 1) 115667. (10.1016/j.tws.2026.115667)

2026

• Wang, H. et al., 2026. Bioinspired functionally graded Vorochiral metamaterials with enhanced energy absorption and dissipation. Journal of Materials Research and Technology 45 , pp.4164-4182. (10.1016/j.jmrt.2026.10.071)
• Ji, Z. et al. 2026. Microstructure-driven terahertz absorption in single-layer graphene: Statistical insights from random grain-boundary networks. Materials & Design 268 116471. (10.1016/j.matdes.2026.116471)
• Lyu, Y. et al., 2026. Compound bow-inspired novel design of a quasi-zero stiffness metastructure for low-frequency suspended vibration isolation. Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica (10.1007/s10338-026-00817-7)
• Zhang, Y. et al., 2026. Investigation of phyllite particle-breakage characteristics and pore-structure evolution based on computed tomography scanning. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment 85 476. (10.1007/s10064-026-05138-0)
• Wang, H. et al., 2026. A novel random chiral metamaterial with multi-step plateau: Vorochiral metamaterial. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 315 111438. (10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2026.111438)
• Lan, Y. et al., 2026. Data-driven inverse design of metastructures for tailored quasi-zero-stiffness performance. International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design 22 78. (10.1007/s10999-026-09897-2)
• Qi, P. et al. 2026. Quantifying the effects of geometric parameters on the bending stiffness of multilayer graphene platelet films. Carbon 247 121023. (10.1016/j.carbon.2025.121023)
• Liang, C. et al., 2026. Laboratory investigation of breakage and deformation characteristics of phyllite residual fills under varying gradation conditions. Granular Matter 28 33. (10.1007/s10035-025-01606-8)
• Wang, H. et al., 2026. Approximate analytical prediction on elastic properties of Diamond structures with varying porosities and orientations. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 13 1626104. (10.3389/fbioe.2025.1626104)
• Qi, P. and Zhu, H. 2026. A geometry-controlled scaling framework for tensile failure in nacreous multilayer graphene assemblies. Presented at: IEEE 3M-NANO International Conference 2026 Suzhou, China 27-31 July 2026. IEEE 3M-NANO International Conference 2026 Proceedings. IEEE.
• Wang, X. , Zhu, H. and Lyu, Y. 2026. The mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of crosslinked actin filament network. Presented at: EEE 3M-NANO International Conference 2026 Suzhou, China 27-31 July 2026. EEE 3M-NANO International Conference 2026 Proceedings. IEEE.

2025

• Malekzadeh, P. , Heydarpour, Y. and Zhu, H. 2025. Thermoelastic analysis of sandwich conical shells with GPLs reinforced face sheets and porous core under moving thermomechanical loading. Composite Structures 373 119713. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2025.119713)
• Zhang, Y. et al., 2025. Experimental study on the effect of realistic shapes on single-grain crushing characteristics of fragmented weathered phyllite as subgrade filler. International Journal of Geomechanics 25 (10) 04025218. (10.1061/IJGNAI.GMENG-11105)
• Qi, P. et al. 2025. Quantifying the effects of geometric parameters on the elastic properties of multilayer graphene platelet films. Advanced Materials 37 (33) 2502546. (10.1002/adma.202502546)
• Zhang, Y. et al., 2025. Experimental study on engineering properties of weathered phyllite filler with different gravel contents. Case Study in Construction Materials 22 e04397. (10.1016/j.cscm.2025.e04397)
• Heydarpour, Y. et al., 2025. Non-Fourier heat transfer analysis of sandwich conical shells with GPLs reinforced face sheets and porous core under moving heat flux. Results in Physics 73 108240. (10.1016/j.rinp.2025.108240)
• Zeng, X. et al., 2025. Atomic-level cation occupation and magnetic properties of Ce 3+ -doped ZnFe 2 O 4 spinel ferrite †. RSC Advances 15 (26), pp.20908-20915. (10.1039/d5ra01515d)
• Wang, X. et al., 2025. Additively manufactured plate lattice interpenetrating composites with high yield strength and energy absorbing capability. Composite Structures 353 118709. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2024.118709)
• Wang, X. et al., 2025. Additively manufactured plate lattice interpenetrating composites with high yield strength and energy absorbing capacity. Composite Structures 353 118709.
• Liang, X. , Zhu, H. and Maddalena, R. 2025. Surface-modified bamboo fibre-reinforced LC3 concrete: Microstructure, hydration and durability [Abstract]. Presented at: 44th Cement & Concrete Science Conference Leeds, UK 15-16 September 2025.
• Qi, P. , Chen, X. and Zhu, H. 2025. Bending stiffness of nacre-like hierarchical graphene nanofilms: A finite element mModelling approach [Abstract]. Presented at: 4th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Rome, Italy 12-13 June 2025.
• Wang, H. et al., 2025. Data-driven inverse design of novel spinodoid bone scaffolds with highly matched mechanical properties in three orthogonal directions. Materials & Design 251 113697. (10.1016/j.matdes.2025.113697)
• Zhu, H. , Qi, P. and Chen, X. 2025. Modelling the mechanical properties of multilayer graphene platelet films. Presented at: IEEE 3M-NANO International Conference Changchun, China 28 July - 01 August 2025.

2024

• Zhu, H. and Zhang, Z. 2024. Interpenetrating composites with enhanced stiffness, desired Poisson's ratio and superior conductivity. Presented at: Cardiff University School of Engineering Research Conference Cardiff, Wales 12-13 June, 2024. Proceedings of the Cardiff University School of Engineering Research Conference 2024. Cardiff: Cardiff University Press. , pp.5-8. (10.18573/conf3.c)
• Zhang, Y. et al., 2024. Simulation of geological uncertainty using coupled Markov Chain: A case study at a manually filled Loess Site. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering 10 (2)(10.1061/AJRUA6.RUENG-1263)
• Zhang, Y. et al., 2024. Infuence of soil parameter spatial variability on railway loess-filled embankment settlement. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment 83 295. (10.1007/s10064-024-03797-5)
• Jiang, J. et al., 2024. Design of novel triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) bone scaffold with multi-functional pores: lower stress shielding and higher mass transport capacity. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 12 1401899. (10.3389/fbioe.2024.1401899)
• Qi, P. and Zhu, H. 2024. The research on mechanical properties and compressive behavior of graphene foam with multi-scale model. In: Spezi, E. and Bray, M. eds. Proceedings of the Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023. Cardiff, Wales: Cardiff University Press. , pp.100-104. (10.18573/conf1.x)
• Qi, P. , Chen, X. and Zhu, H. 2024. Geometric optimization and mechanical analysis of multilayer graphene platelet films: A finite element approach. Presented at: UKACM 2024 Conference Durham University 10-12 April 2024. (10.62512/conf.ukacm2024)
• Xie, L. et al., 2024. Review on the research progress of three-dimensional honeycomb carbon: properties and ap. SCIENTIA SINICA Physica, Mechanica & Astronomica 54 (5) 254607. (10.1360/SSPMA-2023-0294)
• Zhu, H. , Qi, P. and Chen, X. 2024. Mechanics model of multilayer graphene platelet films. Presented at: IEEE 3M-NANO international Conference Zhongshan, China 29 July - 3 August 2024.

2023

• Ma, L. et al., 2023. Dimension-dependent mechanical features of Au-nanocrystalline nanofilms. Nano Research 16 (12), pp.13400-13408. (10.1007/s12274-023-6091-2)
• Zhu, H. 2023. The elastic properties and yield strengths of low-density honeycombs and open-cell foams. In: Xu, H. , Yang, C. and Zhang, L. eds. Transport Perspectives for Porous Medium Applications. IntechOpen. , pp.1-13. (10.5772/intechopen.1003167)
• Wang, H. et al., 2023. A review on the mechanical metamaterials and their applications in the field of biomedical engineering. Frontiers in Materials 10 1273961. (10.3389/fmats.2023.1273961)
• Chen, X. et al., 2023. Polymerization force–regulated actin filament–Arp2/3 complex interaction dominates self-adaptive cell migrations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120 (36) e2306512120. (10.1073/pnas.2306512120)
• Lu, Y. et al., 2023. Predicting the effective compressive modulus of human cancellous bone using the conventional neural network method. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 26 (10), pp.1150-1159. (10.1080/10255842.2022.2112183)
• Wang, X. et al. 2023. Nonlinear elastic behaviors and deformation mechanisms of nano-structured crosslinked biopolymer networks. Extreme Mechanics Letters 61 102017. (10.1016/j.eml.2023.102017)
• Qi, P. et al. 2023. A review of the mechanical properties of Graphene Aerogel materials: experimental measurements and computer simulations. Materials 16 (5)(10.3390/ma16051800)

2022

• Markov, P. et al. 2022. Delayed reorganisation of F-actin cytoskeleton and reversible chromatin condensation in scleral fibroblasts under simulated pathological strain. Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports 32 101338.
• Lu, Y. et al., 2022. Designing anisotropic porous bone scaffolds using a self-learning convolutional neural network model. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 10 973275. (10.3389/fbioe.2022.973275)
• Zhang, Z. et al. 2022. The near-isotropic elastic properties of interpenetrating composites reinforced by regular fibre-networks. Materials & Design 221 110923. (10.1016/j.matdes.2022.110923)
• Lu, Y. et al., 2022. Comparison of the design maps of TPMS based bone scaffolds using a computational modeling framework simultaneously considering various conditions. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 236 (8), pp.1157-1168. (10.1177/09544119221102704)
• Heydarpour, Y. , Malekzadeh, P. and Zhu, H. 2022. Three-dimensional response of multilayer FG-GPLRC spherical panels under blast loading. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics 22 (11) 2250111. (10.1142/S0219455422501115)
• Ma, Y. and Zhu, H. 2022. Elasto-plastic behaviour of three-dimensional stochastic fibre networks. In: Silberschmidt, V. V. ed. Mechanics of Fibrous Networks. Elsevier. , pp.165-178. (10.1016/B978-0-12-822207-2.00006-4)

2021

• Wang, P. et al., 2021. Nanostructuring enforced sandwich-tubular CNT-Cu interconnects. Composite Structures 278 114705. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2021.114705)
• Jiao, Y. et al. 2021. In vitro cytocompatibility of a Zr-based metallic glass modified by laser surface texturing for potential implant applications. Applied Surface Science 547 149194. (10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.149194)
• Markov, P. et al. 2021. 3D immuno-confocal image reconstruction of fibroblast cytoskeleton and nucleus architecture. Journal of Biophotonics 14 (1) e202000202. (10.1002/jbio.202000202)
• Jiao, Y. et al. 2021. Softening and hardening on a Zr-based bulk metallic glass induced by nanosecond laser surface melting. Materials Science and Engineering: A 803 140497. (10.1016/j.msea.2020.140497)

2020

• Lu, Y. et al., 2020. Quantifying the discrepancies in the geometric and mechanical properties of the theoretically designed and additively manufactured scaffolds. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 112 (10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.104080)
• Wang, X. et al. 2020. The elastic properties and deformation mechanisms of actin filament networks crosslinked by filamins. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 112 104075. (10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.104075)
• Zhang, R. et al., 2020. Influence mechanisms under different immersion methods and different strengths of concrete in corrosive environments, and verification via long-term field test. Structural Concrete 21 , pp.1853-1864. (10.1002/suco.202000084)
• Chen, X. et al. 2020. Predictive assembling model reveals the self-adaptive elastic properties of lamellipodial actin networks for cell migration. Communications Biology 3 616. (10.1038/s42003-020-01335-z)
• Jiao, Y. et al. 2020. Investigations in the fabrication of surface patterns for wettability modification on a Zr-based bulk metallic glass by nanosecond laser surface texturing. Journal of Materials Processing Technology 283 116714. (10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2020.116714)
• Lu, Y. et al., 2020. Relationship between the morphological mechanical and permeability properties of porous bone scaffolds and underlying microstructure. PLoS ONE 15 (9) e0238471. (10.1371/journal.pone.0238471)
• Zhang, Z. et al. 2020. Auxetic interpenetrating composites: A new approach to non-porous materials with a negative or zero Poisson's ratio. Composite Structures 243 112195. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112195)
• Zhang, R. et al., 2020. Research on the corrosion/permeability/forest resistance of concrete by experimental and microscopic mechanisms under different water-binder ratios. International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 14 10. (10.1186/s40069-019-0382-8)

2019

• Jiao, Y. et al. 2019. Investigations in nanosecond laser micromachining on the Zr52.8Cu17.6Ni14.8Al9.9Ti4.9 bulk metallic glass: experimental and theoretical study. Journal of Materials Processing Technology 273 116232. (10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2019.05.013)
• Lu, Y. et al., 2019. The anisotropic elastic behavior of the widely-used triply-periodic minimal surface based scaffolds. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 99 , pp.56-65. (10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.07.012)
• Hou, J. et al., 2019. Magic auxeticity angle of graphene. Carbon 149 , pp.350-354. (10.1016/j.carbon.2019.04.057)
• Lu, Y. et al., 2019. Influence of vitamin D status and mechanical loading on the morphometric and mechanical properties of the mouse tibia. Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering 39 (4), pp.523-531. (10.1007/s40846-018-0433-7)
• Lu, Y. et al., 2019. Effect of parathyroid hormone on the structural, densitometric and failure behaviours of mouse tibia in the spatiotemporal space. PLoS ONE 14 (7) e0219575. (10.1371/journal.pone.0219575)
• Luo, Q. et al. 2019. Experimental investigation on the heat dissipation performance of flared-fin heat sinks for concentration photovoltaic modules. Applied Thermal Engineering 157 113666. (10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.04.076)
• Wang, X. , Zhu, H. and Kennedy, D. 2019. Viscoelastic properties of crosslinked actin filament networks. Presented at: 12th EBSA Biophysics Congress, 10th ICBP-IUPAP Biophysics Congress Madrid, Spain 20-24 July 2019.
• Lin, X. et al. 2019. The elastic properties of composites reinforced by a transversely isotropic random fibre-network. Composite Structures 208 , pp.33-44. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.09.097)
• Markov, P. et al. 2019. Building a cell-specific cytoskeletal finite element model of scleral fibroblasts. Presented at: 25th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB 2019) Vienna, Austria 7-10 July 2019.
• Markov, P. et al. 2019. Effects of mechanical load on cytoskeletal protein arrangement in scleral fibroblasts. Presented at: The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting Vancouver, BC, Canada 28 April -- 2 May 2019.

2018

• Yang, J. et al., 2018. The effect of off-axis angles on the mesoscale deformation response and failure behavior of an orthotropic textile carbon-epoxy composite. Composite Structures 206 , pp.952-959. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.08.010)
• Yang, M. et al., 2018. Influences of interfaces on dynamic recrystallization and texture evolution during hot rolling of graphene nanoribbon/Cu composites. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 49 (12), pp.6401-6415. (10.1007/s11661-018-4921-8)
• Zhang, H. et al., 2018. Hot deformation behavior and processing maps of diamond/Cu composites. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 49 (6), pp.2202-2212. (10.1007/s11661-018-4547-x)
• Zhu, H. et al. 2018. Giant thermal expansion in 2D and 3D cellular materials. Advanced Materials 30 (18) 1705048. (10.1002/adma.201705048)
• Hu, L. et al., 2018. Extended efficient network-matrix model inspired by natural palmate leaves. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 119 , pp.20-25. (10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.11.098)
• Xu, C. et al., 2018. Experimental investigation on the mechanical behavior of 3D carbon/carbon composites under biaxial compression. Composite Structures 188 , pp.7-14. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.11.035)
• Ma, Y. H. et al. 2018. The elasto-plastic behaviour of three-dimensional stochastic fibre networks with cross-linkers. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 110 , pp.155-172. (10.1016/j.jmps.2017.09.014)
• Lin, X. , Ma, Y. and Zhu, H. 2018. Viscoelastic properties of fibre-network materials. Presented at: 6TH European Conferences on Computational Mechanics Glasgow, UK 10-15 June 2018.
• Markov, P. , Blain, E. and Zhu, H. 2018. Can particle accelerators help prevent blindness?. Presented at: The UCL SenSyT (Sensory Systems, Technologies and Therapies) Symposium 2018 UCL, London 3 December 2018.
• Wang, X. , Zhu, H. and Kennedy, D. 2018. Effects of crosslink geometry on the elastic properties of nano-structured biopolymer networks. Presented at: 6th European Conferences on Computational Mechanics Glasgow, UK 10-15 June 2018.
• Zhang, Z. , Zhu, H. and Rezgui, Y. 2018. Comparison of lattice structured interpenetrating composites with enhanced Young's modulus. Presented at: 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics Glasgow, UK 10-15 June 2018.
• Zhu, H. 2018. Cellular materials with giant positive and negative thermal expansion. Presented at: 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics Glasgow, UK 10-15 June 2018.

2017

• Yang, M. et al., 2017. Simultaneously improving the mechanical and electrical properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) composites by high-quality graphitic nanoribbons. Scientific Reports 7 17137. (10.1038/s41598-017-17365-3)
• Liu, J. et al., 2017. Mechanical manipulation of magnetic nanoparticles by magnetic force microscopy. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 443 , pp.184-189. (10.1016/j.jmmm.2017.07.069)
• Yang, M. et al., 2017. Leaf-like carbon nanotube-graphene nanoribbon hybrid reinforcements for enhanced load transfer in copper matrix composites. Scripta Materialia 138 , pp.17-21. (10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.05.024)
• Yang, M. et al., 2017. Simultaneously enhancing the strength, ductility and conductivity of copper matrix composites with graphene nanoribbons. Carbon 118 , pp.250-260. (10.1016/j.carbon.2017.03.055)
• Lin, X. and Zhu, H. 2017. Numerical simulation for the yield behaviour of stochastic fibre reinforced composites with overlap. Presented at: The 3rd International Conference on Mechanics of Composites Bologna, Italy 4-7, July 2017.
• Li, Y. , Rezgui, Y. and Zhu, H. 2017. District heating and cooling optimization and enhancement – towards integration of renewables, storage and smart grid. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 72 , pp.281-294. (10.1016/j.rser.2017.01.061)
• Deng, B. et al. 2017. The normal-auxeticity mechanical phase transition in graphene. 2D Materials 4 (2) 021020. (10.1088/2053-1583/aa61e5)
• Zhu, H. 2017. Size-dependent and tunable elastic and geometrical properties of nano-structured hierarchical cellular materials. Presented at: 2nd International Conference on Computational and Experimental Methods for composite materials and structures Wuhan, China 22-24 May 2017.
• Zhu, H. and Ma, Y. 2017. The deformation mechanisms of fibre-network materials. Presented at: 3rd International Conference on Mechanics of Composites Bologna, Italy 4-7 July 2017.

2016

• Yang, M. et al., 2016. Longgitudinal splitting versus sequential unzipping of thick-walled carbon nanotubes: Towards controllable systhesis of high-quality graphitic nanoribbons. Carbon 110 , pp.480-489. (10.1016/j.carbon.2016.09.055)
• Zhu, H. et al. 2016. Nano-structured interpenetrating composites with enhanced Young's modulus and desired Poisson's ratio. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 91 (1), pp.195-202. (10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.10.006)
• Li, Y. , Rezgui, Y. and Zhu, H. 2016. Dynamic simulation of heat losses in a district heating system: a case study in Wales. Presented at: 2016 Smart Energy Grid Engineering (SEGE) 21-24 August 2016. Smart Energy Grid Engineering (SEGE), 2016 IEEE. IEEE. , pp.273. (10.1109/SEGE.2016.7589537)
• You, J. F. et al., 2016. The high strain compression of micro- and nano-sized random irregular honeycombs. Materials Research Express 3 (9) 095023. (10.1088/2053-1591/3/9/095023)
• Zhu, H. , Fan, T. and Zhang, D. 2016. Composite materials with enhanced conductivities. Advanced Engineering Materials 18 (7), pp.1174-1180. (10.1002/adem.201500482)
• Yan, R. et al., 2016. Bio-inspired plasmonic nanoarchitectured hybrid system towards enhanced far red-to-near infrared solar photocatalysis. Scientific Reports 6 20001. (10.1038/srep20001)
• Ma, Y. , Zhu, H. and Su, B. 2016. Size-dependent and tunable mechanical properties of micro-and nano-sized stochastic fibrous structres. Presented at: 24th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Montreal, Canada 21-25 August 2016.
• Zhu, H. 2016. Composites with enhanced conductivity and Young's modulus and desired Poisson's ratio. Presented at: 24th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Montreal, Canada 21-25 August 2016.
• Zhu, H. 2016. Enhancing the isotropic thermal conductivity of composite materials. Presented at: 2nd International Conference on Mechanics of Composites Porto, Portugal 11-14 July 2016.

2015

• Zhu, H. X. , Fan, T. X. and Zhang, D. 2015. Composite materials with enhanced dimensionless Young's modulus and desired Poisson's ratio. Scientific Reports 5 14103. (10.1038/srep14103)
• Hu, L. et al., 2015. Optimal pinnate leaf-like network/matrix structure for enhanced conductive cooling. Energy Conversion and Management 89 , pp.775-780. (10.1016/j.enconman.2014.10.030)
• Ma, Y. , Zhu, H. and Su, B. 2015. The mechanical behaviour of 3D stochastic fibrous materials. Presented at: 4th International Conference on Material Modeling Berkeley,CA 27- 29 May 2015.
• You, H. , Zhu, H. and Zhang, J. 2015. Mechanics of nano-structured hierarchical and self-similar two-dimensional cellular materia. Presented at: 6th International Conference on Experiments/Process/System Modelling/Simulation/Optimization Athens, Greece 8-11 July, 2015.

2014

• Zhu, H. X. et al. 2014. The elastic and geometrical properties of micro- and nano-structured hierarchical random irregular honeycombs. Journal of Materials Science 49 (16), pp.5690-5702. (10.1007/s10853-014-8288-y)
• Hu, L. et al., 2014. Efficient network-matrix architecture for general flow transport inspired by natural pinnate leaves. Soft Matter 10 , pp.8442-8447. (10.1039/C4SM01413H)
• Ru, J. et al., 2014. Microstructure, capillary performance and gas permeability of biporous copper fabricated by tape casting. Powder Technology 256 , pp.182-187.
• Shi, N. et al., 2014. Artificial chloroplast: Au/chloroplast-morph-TiO2 with fast electron transfer and enhanced photocatalytic activity. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 39 (11), pp.5617-5624.
• Zhang, H. et al. 2014. Modeling the high strain compression of nano-sized random irregular Voronoi honeycombs. Presented at: 8th International Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting Paris, France June 30-3 July 2014.
• Zhu, H. , Balint, D. and Guo, Z. 2014. Theoretical analysis and computational simulation of advanced structured materials. Advances in Condensed Matter Physics 2014 367916. (10.1155/2014/367916)
• Zhu, H. , Ma, Y. and Su, B. 2014. Designing nanofibrous materials for bioscience and medical applications. Presented at: 7th World Congress of Biomechanics Boston, USA 6-11 July 2014.
• Zhu, H. , You, J. and Zhang, H. 2014. High strain compression behaviour of nano-structured hierarchical irregular honeycombs. Presented at: 11th World Congress of Computational Mechanics Barcelona, Spain 20-25 July 2014.
• Zhu, H. et al. 2014. The effects of regularity on the geometrical properties of Voronoi tessellations. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 406 , pp.42-58. (10.1016/j.physa.2014.03.012)

2013

• Ding, L. et al., 2013. Butterfly wing architecture assisted CdS/Au/TiO2 Z-scheme type photocatalytic water splitting. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 38 (20), pp.8244-8253. (10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.04.093)
• Shabana, Y. et al. 2013. Influence of processing defects on the measured properties of Cu-A12O3 composites : a forensic investigation. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 46 , pp.140-146. (10.1016/j.compositesa.2012.11.004)
• Zhang, H. et al. 2013. Effects of cell irregularity on the elastic properties of nano-sized honeycombs. Presented at: 13th International Conference on Computational Mechanics CM13 Durham, UK 25-27 March 2013.
• Zhu, H. 2013. Mechanics of Macro-, Micro- and Nano-structured Hierarchical Honeycombs. Presented at: 7th International Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting, ACE-X 2013 Madrid, Spain 1-4 July 2013.
• Zhu, H. 2013. Size-dependent elastic properties of honeycombs. Presented at: IUTAM symposium on Surface Effects in the Mechanics of Nanomaterials and Heterostructures Beijing, China 8-12 August 2010. Published in: Cocks, A. and Wang, J. eds. Iutam Symposium on Surface Effects in the Mechanics of Nanomaterials and Heterostructures: Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium held in Beijing, China, 8-12 August, 2010. IUTAM Bookseries Vol. 31. New York NY: Springer Verlag. , pp.157-170. (10.1007/978-94-007-4911-5_14)
• Zhu, H. and Wang, Z. B. 2013. Size-Dependent and Tunable Elastic and Geometric Properties of Hierarchical Nano-Porous Materials. Science of Advanced Materials 5 (6), pp.677-686. (10.1166/sam.2013.1503)

2012

• Lu, Y. et al., 2012. Numerical modelling of the fibre–matrix interaction in biaxial loading for hyperelastic soft tissue models. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering 28 (4), pp.401-411. (10.1002/cnm.1455)
• Zhu, H. 2012. Size-dependent and tunable elastic properties of hierarchical honeycombs and open-celled foams. Presented at: 23rd International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM) Beijing, China 19-24 August 2012.
• Zhu, H. 2012. Tunable bending stiffness, natural frequency and buckling force of nanowires and nanoplates. Presented at: 8th European Solid Mechanics Congress Graz, Austria 9-15 July 2012.
• Zhu, H. and Wang, Z. 2012. Tunable mechanical properties of hierarchical nano-porous materials. Presented at: 2nd International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale Xi'an, China 29 August - 1 September 2012.
• Zhu, H. et al. 2012. Tunable bending stiffness, buckling force, and natural frequency of nanowires and nanoplates. World Journal of Nano Science and Engineering 02 (03), pp.161-169. (10.4236/wjnse.2012.23021)
• Zhu, H. et al. 2012. Size-dependent and tunable elastic properties of hierarchical honeycombs with regular square and equilateral triangular cells. Acta Materialia 60 (12), pp.4927-4939. (10.1016/j.actamat.2012.05.009)

2011

• Liu, H. et al., 2011. Hydrogen evolution via sunlight water splitting on an artificial butterfly wing architecture [Letter]. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 13 (23), pp.10872-10876. (10.1039/C1CP20787C)
• Lu, Y. T. et al., 2011. Modelling skeletal muscle fibre orientation arrangement. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 14 (12), pp.1079-1088. (10.1080/10255842.2010.509100)
• Shabana, Y. et al. 2011. Thermo-mechanical modeling of functionally graded materials. Presented at: 21st National and 10th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer conference Chennai, India 27-30 December 2011.
• Shi, N. et al., 2011. Biogenic N-I-codoped TiO2 photocatalyst derived from kelp for efficient dye degradation. Energy and Environmental Science 4 , pp.172-180. (10.1039/c0ee00363h)
• Zhu, H. 2011. Size-dependent elastic properties of micro- and nano-open-celled foams. Structural Longevity 5 (1), pp.17-24. (10.3970/sl.2011.005.017)
• Zhu, H. 2011. Size-dependent elastic properties of micro- and nano-open-celled foams. Presented at: International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences (ICCES'11) Nanjing, China 18-21 April 2011.
• Zhu, H. and Chen, C. Y. 2011. Combined effects of relative density and material distribution on the mechanical properties of metallic honeycombs. Mechanics of Materials 43 (5), pp.279-286. (10.1016/j.mechmat.2011.02.010)
• Zhu, H. , Fan, T. X. and Zhang, D. 2011. On the optimal mechanical properties of hierarchical biomaterials. In: Su, B. , Sanchez, C. and Yang, X. eds. Hierarchically Structured Porous Materials: From Nanoscience to Catalysis, Separation, Optics, Energy, and Life Science. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. , pp.621-630.
• Zhu, H. et al. 2011. Size-dependent mechanical properties of nano-cellular materials. Presented at: 3M-NANO International Conference Changchun, China 26 August - 2 September 2011.

2010

• Lu, Y. T. et al., 2010. A visco-hyperelastic model for skeletal muscle tissue under high strain rates. Journal of Biomechanics 43 (13), pp.2629-2632. (10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.05.030)
• Lu, Y. T. , Zhu, H. and Richmond, S. 2010. A visco-hyperelastic constitutive model for skeletal muscle tissue. Presented at: 17th Congress of European Society of Biomechanics Edinburgh, UK 5-8 July 2010.
• Lu, Y. T. et al., 2010. Modelling the fibre orientation arrangement of skeletal muscle using FEM-NURBS method. Presented at: 9th International Symposium Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering Valencia, Spain 24-27 February 2010. Published in: Middleton, J. ed. Proceedings of the 9th Intl Symposium of Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (CMBBE2010) Valencia, Spain 24 – 27 Feb 2010. Solihull: Arup
• Zhu, H. 2010. Corrigendum to "Size-dependent elastic properties of micro- and nano-honeycombs". Journal of the Mechanics of Physics and Solids 58 (6), pp.843. (10.1016/j.jmps.2010.04.006)
• Zhu, H. 2010. Effects of relative density and material distribution on the elastic properties and yield strength of metallic honeycombs. Materials Science Forum (Volumes 638-642) , pp.1003-1008. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.638-642.1003)
• Zhu, H. 2010. Size-dependent elastic properties of micro- and nano-honeycombs. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 58 (5), pp.696-709. (10.1016/j.jmps.2010.02.009)

2009

• Lu, Y. T. et al., 2009. Three dimensional skeletal muscle tissue modelling. Presented at: 1st international conference on biodental engineering Porto, Portugal 26-27 June 2009. Biodental engineering : proceedings of the 1 International Conference on Biodental Engineering, Porto, Portugal, 26-27 June 2009. Boca Raton, Fla: CRC
• Zhu, H. 2009. Effects of Relative Density and Material Distribution on the Elastic Properties and Yield Strength of Metallic Honeycombs. Presented at: THERMEC Berlin, Germany
• Zhu, H. , Wang, J. and Karihaloo, B. L. 2009. Effects of Surface and Initial Stresses on the Bending Stiffness of Trilayer Plates and Nanofilms. Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures 4 (3), pp.589-604.

2008

• Zhu, H. 2008. The Effects of Surface and Initial Stresses on the Bending Stiffness of Nanowires. Nanotechnology 19 (40) 405703. (10.1088/0957-4484/19/40/405703)
• Zhu, H. and Karihaloo, B. L. 2008. Size-dependent bending of thin metallic films. International Journal of Plasticity 24 (6), pp.991-1007. (10.1016/j.ijplas.2007.08.002)

2007

• Zhu, H. 2007. Large deformation pure bending of an elastic plastic power-law-hardening wide plate: analysis and application. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 49 (4), pp.500-514. (10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2006.09.002)

2006

• Zhu, H. , Thorpe, S. M. and Windle, A. H. 2006. The effect of cell irregularity on the high strain compression of 2D Voronoi honeycombs. International Journal of Solids and Structures 43 (5), pp.1061-1078. (10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2005.05.008)

2005

• Zhu, H. et al. 2005. Numerical simulations of crack formation from pegs in thermal barrier systems with NiCoCrAlY bond coats. Materials Science and Engineering A 404 (1-2), pp.26-32. (10.1016/j.msea.2005.05.033)

2004

• Zhu, H. 2004. Modelling the round-off and the tensile/compressive failure behaviour of plant and vegetable tissues. Presented at: Proceedings of ICTAM Warsaw, Poland, pp.409.

2003

• Zhu, H. X. and Melrose, J. R. 2003. Time-dependent aspects of the mechanical propertied of plant and vegetative tissues. Journal of Materials Science 38 (11), pp.2489-2498. (10.1023/A:1023969521658)
• Zhu, H. and Melrose, J. R. 2003. A mechanics model for the compression of plant and vegetable tissues. Journal of Theoretical Biology 221 (1), pp.89-101.

2002

• Zhu, H. and Windle, A. H. 2002. Effects of cell irregularity on the high strain compression of open-cell foams. Acta Materialia 50 (5), pp.1041-1052. (10.1016/S1359-6454(01)00402-5)

2001

• Zhu, H. , Hobdell, J. R. and Windle, A. H. 2001. Effects of cell irregularity on the elastic properties of 2D Voronoi honeycombs. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 49 (4), pp.857-870. (10.1016/S0022-5096(00)00046-6)
• Zhu, H. , Thorpe, S. M. and Windle, A. H. 2001. The geometrical properties of irregular two-dimensional Voronoi tessellations. Philosophical Magazine 81 (12), pp.2765-2783. (10.1080/01418610010032364)

2000

• Zhu, H. , Hobdell, J. R. and Windle, A. H. 2000. The effects of cell irregularity on the elastic properties of open-cell foams. Acta Materialia 48 (20), pp.4893-4900. (10.1016/S1359-6454(00)00282-2)
• Zhu, H. and Mills, N. J. 2000. The in-plane non-linear compression of regular honeycombs. International Journal of Solids and Structures 37 (13), pp.1931-1949. (10.1016/S0020-7683(98)00324-2)

1999

• Mills, N. J. and Zhu, H. 1999. The high strain compression of closed-cell polymer foams. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 47 (3), pp.669-695. (10.1016/S0022-5096(98)00007-6)
• Zhu, H. and Mills, N. J. 1999. Modeling the creep of open-cell polymer foams. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 47 (7), pp.1437-1457.
• Zhu, H. and Mills, N. 1999. Modelling the creep of open-cell polymer foams. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 47 (7), pp.1437-1457. (10.1016/S0022-5096(98)00116-1)

1997

• Zhu, H. , Knott, J. F. and Mills, N. J. 1997. Analysis of the elastic properties of open-cell foams with tetrakaidecahedral cells. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 45 (3), pp.319-341. (10.1016/S0022-5096(96)00090-7)
• Zhu, H. , Mills, N. J. and Knott, J. F. 1997. Analysis of the high strain compression of open-cell foams. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 45 (11-12), pp.1875-1899. (10.1016/S0022-5096(97)00027-6)

1993

• Li, C. , Zhu, H. and Li, G. 1993. An investigation on the microstructural change in the propagating crack tip zone of steel. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 46 (1), pp.157-163. (10.1016/0013-7944(93)90313-H)

1992

• Guangxia, L. , Zhu, H. and Changchun, L. 1992. Effects of pre-deformation on the fracture toughness and COD-reduced factor β of low-carbon steels. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 42 (4), pp.693-697. (10.1016/0013-7944(92)90051-F)
• Zhu, H. et al. 1992. Effects of prestrain on the crack rotational factor for pressure vessel steels. International Journal of Fracture 53 (4), pp.R45-R52.
• Zhu, H. et al. 1992. Effects of prestrain on the fracture properties of pressure vessel steel. International Journal of Fracture 53 (3), pp.291-299. (10.1007/BF00017342)

1991

• Li, C. C. , Li, G. X. and Zhu, H. 1991. Crack initiation by void growth in carbon manganese steel related to effective plastic strain increment. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics 16 (2), pp.161-165. (10.1016/0167-8442(91)90033-G)
• Zhu, H. et al. 1991. Effect of prestrain on the fracture toughness of steel 16MnR. Acta Metallurgica Sinica 27 (1), pp.49-54.
• Zhu, H. , Li, C. and Li, G. 1991. The critical void growth ratio and crack initiation condition in the crack tip zone of 20g steel. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 38 (2-3), pp.175-183. (10.1016/0013-7944(91)90080-K)