Peer-reviewed journal papers (with >100 citations)

1. Enhanced Densification and Mechanical Properties of ZrB2-SiC Processed by a Preceramic Polymer Coating Route,
   Sumin Zhu, William G. Fahrenholtz, Gregory E. Hilmas, Scripta Materialia, 59 (1), 123-126 (2008)

2. Pressureless Sintering of Zirconium Diboride: Particle Size and Additive Effects,
   William G. Fahrenholtz, Gregory E. Hilmas, Shi C. Zhang, Sumin Zhu, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 91 (5), 1398-1404 (2008)

3. Microwave Sintering of a ZrB2-B4C Particulate Ceramic Composite,
   Sumin Zhu, William G. Fahrenholtz, Gregory E. Hilmas, Shi C. Zhang, Composites Part A, 39 (3), 449-453 (2008)

4. Pressureless Sintering of Zirconium Diboride Using Boron Carbide and Carbon Additions,
   Sumin Zhu, William G. Fahrenholtz, Gregory E. Hilmas, Shi C. Zhang, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 90 (11), 3660-3663 (2007)

5. Pressureless Sintering of Carbon-Coated Zirconium Diboride Powders,
   Sumin Zhu, William G. Fahrenholtz, Gregory E. Hilmas, Shi C. Zhang, Materials Science and Engineering, A459 (1-2), 167-171 (2007)

6. Influence of Silicon Carbide Particle Size on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Zirconium Diboride-Silicon Carbide Composites,
   Sumin Zhu, William G. Fahrenholtz, Gregory E. Hilmas, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 27 (4), 2077-2083 (2007)

7. Fabrication of Mullite-bonded Porous Silicon Carbide Ceramics by in situ Reaction Bonding,
   Shuqiang Ding, Sumin Zhu, Yuping Zeng, Dongliang Jiang, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 27 (4), 2095-2102 (2007)

8. Preparation and Characterization of SiC/cordierite Composite Porous Ceramics,
   Sumin Zhu, Shuqiang Ding, Hong'an Xi, Qin Li, Ruoding Wang, Ceramics International, 33 (1), 115-118 (2007)
   

9. Preparation, Structural Characterization, and Electrochemical Properties of Chemically Modified Mesoporous Carbon,
   Hongfang Li, Hong'an Xi, Sumin Zhu, Zhaoyin Wen, Ruoding Wang, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 96 (1-3), 357-362 (2006)

10. Nickle Oxide Nanocrystallites within the Wall of Ordered Mesoporous Carbon CMK-3: Synthesis and Characterization,
    Hongfang Li, Sumin Zhu, Hong'an Xi, Ruoding Wang, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 89 (1-3), 196-203 (2006)

11. Nickel Oxide Nanocrystallites Embedded Within the Wall of Ordered Mesoporous Carbon,
    Hongfang Li, Hong'an Xi, Sumin Zhu, Ruoding Wang, Materials Letters, 60 (7), 943-946 (2006)

12. Effect of Y2O3 Addition on the Properties of Reaction-Bonded Porous SiC Ceramics,
    Shuqiang Ding, Sumin Zhu, Yuping Zeng, Dongliang Jiang, Ceramics International, 32 (4), 461-466 (2006)

13. In Situ Growth of beta-SiC Nanowires in Porous SiC Ceramics,
    Sumin Zhu, Hong'an Xi, Qin Li, Ruoding Wang, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 88 (9), 2619-2621 (2005)

14. Low Temperature Fabrication of Porous SiC Ceramics by Preceramic Polymer Reaction Bonding,
    Sumin Zhu, Shuqiang Ding, Hong'an Xi, Ruoding Wang, Materials Letters, 59 (2), 595-597 (2005)
    Most cited paper in the topic of "porous silicon carbide ceramics" among all the papers published since 2005 in the world

15. Preparation and Characterization of Macroporous Sol-Gel Bioglass,
    Na Li, Qing Jie, Sumin Zhu, Ruoding Wang, Ceramics International, 31 (5), 641-646 (2005)

16. Polycarbosilane Conversion Bonded Porous SiC Ceramics,
    Sumin Zhu, Ruoding Wang, Na Li, Hong'an Xi, Qin Li, and Shuqiang Ding, Key Engineering Materials, 280-283, 1267-1270 (2005)

17. In Situ Reaction Synthesis of Porous Silica-Matrix Ceramics,Shuqiang Ding, Dongliang Jiang, Sumin Zhu, Key Engineering Materials, 280-283, 1143-1146 (2005)

18. Preparation and Evaluation of Macroporous Sol-Gel Bioglass with High Mechanical Strength,
    Na Li, Chao Wang, Sumin Zhu, Qin Li, Ruoding Wang, Key Engineering Materials, 280-283, 1585-1588 (2005)

19. Preparation of Macroporous Sol-Gel Bioactive Glass Using Polyethylene Glycol as Pore Formers,
    Na Li, Chao Wang, Sumin Zhu, Ruoding Wang, Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 21 (1), 95-100 (2005)

20. A New Route to Prepare Macroporous Bioactive Sol-Gel Glasses with High Mechanical Strength,
    Na Li, Qing Jie, Sumin Zhu, Ruoding Wang, Materials Letters, 58 (22-23), 2747-2750 (2004)