Selected Publications

The group has published 133 peer-reviewed journal articles in Chinese and English. Seven papers have been recognised as highly cited—five through Essential Science Indicators (ESI) and two by Chinese journals. The selections below highlight recent advances, foundational contributions, and highly cited studies.

Recent Publications

1. Ruifu Zhang, Qian Tao, Zhipeng Zhao, Wentao Wang, Xilin Lu. Anti-slosh design and experimental investigation of liquid storage tank with a non-intrusive isolation system. Structures, 87 (2026), 111656. DOI

2. Ruifu Zhang, Luqi Zhang, Yuying Xia, Chao Pan, Zhipeng Zhao. Experimental Assessment of a Lightweight Tuned Mass Inerter System for Structural Vibration Control. Journal of Structural Engineering, 152(6) (2026), 04026058. DOI

3. Li Zhang, Songtao Xue, Tianli Chen, Liyu Xie, Ruifu Zhang, Zijian Yang. Performance assessment of crank inerters integrated into base-isolated structures for multi-level seismic protection. Engineering Structures, 357 (2026), 122490. DOI

4. Li Zhang, Ruifu Zhang, Yuying Xia, Zhipeng Zhao. A lightweight pendulum tuned mass inerter system for enhanced vibration control. Engineering Structures, 338 (2025), 120555. DOI

5. Ruifu Zhang, Qian Tao, Lihao Chen, Songhe Liu, Chao Pan. Inerter-Based Solution to Vibration Mitigation Against Structural Eccentricity. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 29(10) (2025), 2126-2147. DOI

6. Chunfeng Wan, Puyu Li, Jiale Hou, Wenlong Zhao, Liyu Xie, Ruifu Zhang, Changqing Miao, Songtao Xue. Digital modeling of vortex-induced vibration of main girder of a large-span suspension bridge based on deep learning. Structures, 82 (2025), 110494. DOI

7. Ruifu Zhang, Minjun Wu, Zhipeng Zhao, Yuanchen Tang. Structural state nonlinearity-based design and modification formulae of inerter-based systems. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 187 (2024), 108946. DOI

Foundational and Highly Cited Papers

Citation counts are from a Web of Science report dated 23 March 2026 (Core Collection citations / total citations).

1. Seismic response mitigation of a wind turbine tower using a tuned parallel inerter mass system. Engineering Structures (2019). 245 / 265 citations. DOI

2. Damping enhancement principle of inerter system. Structural Control and Health Monitoring (2020). 182 / 209 citations. DOI

3. Demand-based optimal design of oscillator with parallel-layout viscous inerter damper. Structural Control and Health Monitoring (2018). 163 / 177 citations. DOI

4. Design of structure with inerter system based on stochastic response mitigation ratio. Structural Control and Health Monitoring (2018). 142 / 164 citations. DOI

5. Seismic response mitigation of structures with a friction pendulum inerter system. Engineering Structures (2019). 130 / 142 citations. DOI

6. A tuned liquid inerter system for vibration control. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences (2019). 124 / 131 citations. DOI

7. Optimal design and seismic performance of tuned fluid inerter applied to structures with friction isolators. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (2020). 121 / 126 citations. DOI

8. Optimal design based on analytical solution for storage tank with inerter isolation system. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (2020). 101 / 102 citations. DOI

Selected Chinese-Language Publications

1. Ruifu Zhang, Minjun Wu, Chao Pan. Discussion on Basic Concepts and Design Paradigm of Inerter-Based Vibration Mitigation Systems. Journal of Vibration Engineering, 2024. DOI

2. Ruifu Zhang, Yanru Cao, Chao Pan, Xiuyan Hu. Lightweight Structural Control Based on Tuned Mass Inerter System (TMIS) under Typical Excitation. Engineering Mechanics, 2022. DOI

3. Chao Pan, Yuan Liu, Ruifu Zhang, Jingzhou Lu. Performance-Cost Design Method of Inerter System Based on Closed-Form Formulae. Journal of Building Structures, 2022. DOI

4. Chao Pan, Xiao Han, Ruifu Zhang, Jingzhou Lu. Closed-Form Design Formula for Inerter System Based on the Principle of Maximum Damping Enhancement. Engineering Mechanics, 2023. DOI

5. Ruifu Zhang, Luqi Zhang, Chao Pan, Qingjun Chen. Multi-Objective Control Effect of Inerter System with Nonlinear Viscous Damping Considering Functionality of Buildings. Advanced Engineering Sciences, 2023. DOI

6. Chao Pan, Mingyue Jiang, Ruifu Zhang, Jingzhou Lu. Velocity Minimization Principle for Design of Inerter System. Journal of Vibration Engineering, 2026. DOI