Anne Mertens

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Anne Mertens is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Anne Mertens has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 28 papers in Materials Chemistry and 14 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Anne Mertens's work include Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (25 papers), High Entropy Alloys Studies (23 papers) and Metal Alloys Wear and Properties (14 papers). Anne Mertens is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (25 papers), High Entropy Alloys Studies (23 papers) and Metal Alloys Wear and Properties (14 papers). Anne Mertens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Chile and Netherlands. Anne Mertens's co-authors include Jacqueline Lecomte‐Beckers, Jérôme Tchoufack Tchuindjang, Pascal Jacques, Francis Delannay, Joseph R. McDermid, Hakan Paydas, Anne Habraken, Jocelyn Delahaye, Raoul Carrus and E. Girault and has published in prestigious journals such as Acta Materialia, Scientific Reports and Materials Science and Engineering A.

In The Last Decade

Anne Mertens

70 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Influence of Si precipitates on fracture mechanisms of AlSi10Mg parts processed by Selective Laser Melting

2019 211 citations Jocelyn Delahaye, Jérôme Tchoufack Tchuindjang et al. Acta Materialia profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anne Mertens Belgium	24	1.9k	873	573	324	266	76	2.2k
Qingge Xie China	22	1.7k 0.9×	967 1.1×	336 0.6×	391 1.2×	155 0.6×	53	1.9k
Shi-Hoon Choi South Korea	29	2.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	302 0.5×	749 2.3×	159 0.6×	107	2.5k
Emad Maawad Germany	29	2.7k 1.4×	1.4k 1.6×	348 0.6×	466 1.4×	89 0.3×	113	3.1k
Julián Arnaldo Ávila Brazil	21	1.5k 0.8×	483 0.6×	569 1.0×	248 0.8×	208 0.8×	81	1.8k
Gregory N. Haidemenopoulos Greece	26	1.7k 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	152 0.3×	593 1.8×	345 1.3×	99	2.1k
Philipp Kürnsteiner Germany	16	2.6k 1.4×	729 0.8×	1.1k 2.0×	247 0.8×	158 0.6×	31	2.8k
S.A. Mantri United States	27	2.1k 1.1×	1.3k 1.5×	294 0.5×	320 1.0×	66 0.2×	58	2.3k
M. Srinivas India	25	1.7k 0.9×	969 1.1×	147 0.3×	674 2.1×	164 0.6×	85	2.1k
Atef Hamada Finland	32	2.6k 1.4×	1.7k 1.9×	259 0.5×	888 2.7×	664 2.5×	129	3.1k
Zan Li China	24	4.2k 2.2×	1.8k 2.1×	1.2k 2.2×	263 0.8×	99 0.4×	47	4.5k

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Castro, Jaime Tupiassú Pinho de, et al.. (2025). Density-Based Topology-Optimized 3D-Printed Fixtures for Cyclic Mechanical Testing of Lattice Structures. Polymers. 17(18). 2468–2468. 2 indexed citations

Dedry, Olivier, et al.. (2025). On the role of the hierarchical structures in the friction-induced phenomena of directed energy deposited 316L+WC sliding against different counter-bodies. Tribology International. 212. 110973–110973.

Tuninetti, Víctor, César Garrido, Ángelo Oñate, et al.. (2025). Ultrahigh Damping Efficiency in Laser Powder Bed Fusion Kelvin Metamaterials for Hysteretic Applications. Advanced Engineering Materials. 28(2).

Oñate, Ángelo, Juan Pablo Sanhueza, Christopher Salvo, et al.. (2024). Sigma Phase Stabilization by Nb Doping in a New High-Entropy Alloy in the FeCrMnNiCu System: A Study of Phase Prediction and Nanomechanical Response. Metals. 14(1). 74–74. 4 indexed citations

Delahaye, Jocelyn, et al.. (2024). Extension of a phase-field KKS model to predict the microstructure evolution in LPBF AlSi10Mg alloy submitted to non isothermal processes. Computational Materials Science. 244. 113197–113197. 3 indexed citations

Dedry, Olivier, et al.. (2023). Unveiling the complex wear sequence of a directed energy deposited 316L+WC hierarchical composite against alumina. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 26. 621–638. 8 indexed citations

Tuninetti, Víctor, Jérôme Tchoufack Tchuindjang, Laurent Duchêne, et al.. (2023). Optimizing laser power of directed energy deposition process for homogeneous AISI M4 steel microstructure. Optics & Laser Technology. 163. 109426–109426. 15 indexed citations

Mertens, Anne, et al.. (2023). Metal Matrix Composites. Trans Tech Publications Ltd. eBooks. 3 indexed citations

Tchuindjang, Jérôme Tchoufack, et al.. (2019). Fabrication and improvement of 316L+WC composite coatings processed by Laser Cladding. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations

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Delahaye, Jocelyn, Jérôme Tchoufack Tchuindjang, Jacqueline Lecomte‐Beckers, et al.. (2019). Influence of Si precipitates on fracture mechanisms of AlSi10Mg parts processed by Selective Laser Melting. Acta Materialia. 175. 160–170. 211 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tchuindjang, Jérôme Tchoufack, et al.. (2018). Segregation network structure investigation on 316L stainless steel processed by Laser Cladding. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations

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Mertens, Anne, et al.. (2015). Thermal Treatments of AlSi10Mg Processed by Laser Beam Melting. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 23 indexed citations

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Mertens, Anne, et al.. (2012). Utilisation et technique de production du fer et du bois dans les charpentes de comble mosanes : premiers jalons d’une évolution du XIIe au XVIIIe siècle. ArchéoSciences. 36. 95–115. 2 indexed citations

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Mertens, Anne, et al.. (2012). How Does the Economic Crisis Affect the Psychological Well-Being? Comparing College Students and Employees.. Research in higher education journal. 18. 1 indexed citations

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Mertens, Anne, Quentin Contrepois, Thierry Dormal, Olivier Lemaire, & Jacqueline Lecomte‐Beckers. (2012). Ti alloys processed by selective laser melting and by laser cladding: microstructures and mechanical properties. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 4 indexed citations

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Mertens, Anne, et al.. (2012). Does a doctoral degree pay off? An empirical analysis of rates of return of German doctorate holders. Higher Education. 66(2). 217–231. 38 indexed citations

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Mertens, Anne, Pascal Jacques, Jilt Sietsma, & Francis Delannay. (2008). Relative Influences of Aluminium and Silicon on the Kinetics of Bainite Formation from Intercritical Austenite. steel research international. 79(12). 954–959. 5 indexed citations

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Zhao, L., T. A. Kop, Jilt Sietsma, et al.. (2002). Quantitative dilatometric analysis of intercritical annealing in a low-silicon TRIP steel. Journal of Materials Science. 37(8). 1585–1591. 22 indexed citations

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Mertens, Anne, et al.. (2002). On the optimisation of the mechanical properties of two aluminium-alloyed multiphase TRIP-assisted steels. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations

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Mertens, Anne, et al.. (2001). On the influence of aluminium content on the stability of retained austenite in multiphase TRIP-assisted steels. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations

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