B. Luan

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

B. Luan is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomaterials and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Luan has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Materials Chemistry, 22 papers in Biomaterials and 18 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in B. Luan's work include Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (22 papers), Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (19 papers) and Hydrogen Storage and Materials (15 papers). B. Luan is often cited by papers focused on Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (22 papers), Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (19 papers) and Hydrogen Storage and Materials (15 papers). B. Luan collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Australia and United States. B. Luan's co-authors include David W. Shoesmith, Vahid Dehnavi, Xing Yang Liu, Sohrab Rohani, Shi Xue Dou, Huan Liu, Xijin Li, Ningren Cui, Huijun Zhao and Isobel Davidson and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemistry of Materials, Journal of The Electrochemical Society and Journal of Power Sources.

In The Last Decade

B. Luan

53 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Protective coatings on magnesium and its alloys — a critical review

2002 2.1k citations B. Luan et al. Journal of Alloys and Compounds profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. Luan Canada	27	3.0k	2.7k	1.8k	795	539	54	4.2k
Liang Wu China	43	5.0k 1.6×	3.8k 1.4×	2.1k 1.2×	600 0.8×	772 1.4×	214	6.6k
Sergey L. Sinebryukhov Russia	40	3.0k 1.0×	2.3k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	689 0.9×	775 1.4×	207	4.7k
С. В. Гнеденков Russia	41	3.1k 1.0×	2.5k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	702 0.9×	844 1.6×	209	4.9k
Fan Zhang China	25	1.4k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	594 0.7×	225 0.4×	130	2.6k
Yinghui Wei China	33	1.9k 0.6×	937 0.3×	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 1.3×	520 1.0×	204	3.6k
Wei Tang China	27	1.3k 0.4×	997 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	754 0.9×	200 0.4×	66	2.4k
Guangsheng Huang China	40	2.3k 0.8×	3.1k 1.2×	3.4k 1.9×	866 1.1×	641 1.2×	208	4.9k
M. Jamesh Hong Kong	26	1.8k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	866 0.5×	2.2k 2.8×	304 0.6×	39	4.4k
Jia She China	34	2.6k 0.9×	3.4k 1.3×	3.7k 2.1×	417 0.5×	695 1.3×	157	5.1k
Zhonghao Jiang China	41	3.1k 1.0×	1.4k 0.5×	2.3k 1.3×	1.5k 1.8×	1.2k 2.3×	157	4.9k

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Dehnavi, Vahid, W. Jeffrey Binns, James J. Noël, David W. Shoesmith, & B. Luan. (2018). Growth behaviour of low-energy plasma electrolytic oxidation coatings on a magnesium alloy. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 6(3). 229–237. 66 indexed citations

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Li, Xijin & B. Luan. (2012). Discovery of Al2O3 particles incorporation mechanism in plasma electrolytic oxidation of AM60B magnesium alloy. Materials Letters. 86. 88–91. 81 indexed citations

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Dehnavi, Vahid, et al.. (2012). Effect of Electrical Parameters on Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation Coatings of 6061 Al Alloy. 1. 1 indexed citations

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Fu, Dong, et al.. (2011). Nano SiO2 particle formation and deposition on polypropylene separators for lithium-ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources. 206. 325–333. 202 indexed citations

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Luan, B., et al.. (2010). Surface Modification and Fabrication of Li-Ion Battery Components for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle. ECS Transactions. 25(35). 59–71. 8 indexed citations

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Luan, B., et al.. (2008). Formation of hydroxyapatite coating using novel chemo-biomimetic method. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 19(10). 3211–3220. 12 indexed citations

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Luan, B., et al.. (2007). Nanometer‐scale surface modification of Ti6Al4V alloy for orthopedic applications. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 84A(1). 63–72. 12 indexed citations

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Luan, B., et al.. (2007). Surface Modification of AZ91 Magnesium Alloy. Materials science forum. 546-549. 513–518. 4 indexed citations

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Luan, B., et al.. (2007). Fabrication of Ti/polymer biocomposites for load-bearing implant applications. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 197(1-3). 428–433. 19 indexed citations

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Luan, B., et al.. (2007). Novel hydroxyapatite coating on new porous titanium and titanium-HDPE composite for hip implant. Surface and Coatings Technology. 202(13). 2960–2968. 12 indexed citations

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Luan, B., et al.. (2006). Novel copper immersion coating on magnesium alloy AZ91D in an alkaline bath. Journal of Coatings Technology and Research. 3(3). 241–246. 9 indexed citations

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Luan, B., et al.. (2005). Optimization and performance analysis of copper immersion coating on AZ91 magnesium alloy. Journal of Coatings Technology and Research. 2(6). 493–498. 6 indexed citations

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Luan, B., et al.. (2005). Sono-Immersion Deposition on Magnesium Alloy. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 152(3). C131–C131. 5 indexed citations

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Luan, B., et al.. (2004). Residual stress analysis—an important consideration for coating of stereolithography polymers. Surface and Coatings Technology. 192(2-3). 323–330. 16 indexed citations

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Luan, B., et al.. (2002). ChemInform Abstract: Protective Coatings on Magnesium and Its Alloys — A Critical Review. ChemInform. 33(26). 5 indexed citations

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Cui, Ningren, B. Luan, D. H. Bradhurst, Huan Liu, & Shi Xue Dou. (2002). Surface-modified Mg/sub 2/Ni-type negative electrode materials for Ni-MH battery. 317–322. 1 indexed citations

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Cui, Ningren, B. Luan, Huijun Zhao, Huan Liu, & Shi Xue Dou. (1996). Synthesis and electrode characteristics of the new composite alloys Mg2Ni-xwt.% Ti2Ni. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 240(1-2). 229–234. 28 indexed citations

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Luan, B.. (1996). Effects of potassium-boron addition on the performance of titanium based hydrogen storage alloy electrodes. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 21(5). 373–379. 29 indexed citations

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Luan, B., Huijun Zhao, Huan Liu, & Shi Xue Dou. (1996). On the discharging process of titanium-based hydrogen storage alloy electrode via a.c. impedance analysis. Journal of Power Sources. 62(1). 75–79. 7 indexed citations

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Luan, B., Ningren Cui, Huan Liu, Huijun Zhao, & Shi Xue Dou. (1995). Effect of cobalt addition on the performance of titanium-based hydrogen-storage electrodes. Journal of Power Sources. 55(2). 197–203. 38 indexed citations

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