Bonnie Attard

798 total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 621 citations indexed

About

Bonnie Attard is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Bonnie Attard has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 621 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 6 papers in Automotive Engineering and 6 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Bonnie Attard's work include Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (8 papers), Surface Treatment and Residual Stress (6 papers) and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (6 papers). Bonnie Attard is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (8 papers), Surface Treatment and Residual Stress (6 papers) and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (6 papers). Bonnie Attard collaborates with scholars based in Malta, China and United Kingdom. Bonnie Attard's co-authors include Chaolin Tan, Wenyou Ma, Tongchun Kuang, Panpan Zhang, Kesong Zhou, Runsheng Li, Jie Teng, Anping Dong, Haiou Zhang and Dafan Du and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Surface and Coatings Technology and Materials Chemistry and Physics.

In The Last Decade

Bonnie Attard

15 papers receiving 602 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Review on field assisted metal additive manufacturing
    2023 214 citations Chaolin Tan, Runsheng Li et al. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bonnie Attard Malta 10 554 242 145 83 49 17 621
Wengang Zhai Singapore 14 752 1.4× 289 1.2× 183 1.3× 78 0.9× 57 1.2× 39 799
Mehran Rafieazad Canada 11 560 1.0× 330 1.4× 98 0.7× 54 0.7× 68 1.4× 13 640
Kemal Davut Türkiye 13 496 0.9× 153 0.6× 157 1.1× 102 1.2× 34 0.7× 49 546
Oscar Sánchez-Mata Canada 14 731 1.3× 335 1.4× 147 1.0× 45 0.5× 50 1.0× 15 755
Tianyan Liu China 9 450 0.8× 250 1.0× 86 0.6× 48 0.6× 39 0.8× 19 496
Pablo D. Enrique Canada 12 567 1.0× 280 1.2× 83 0.6× 46 0.6× 46 0.9× 28 610
H.Y. Wan China 12 750 1.4× 402 1.7× 117 0.8× 79 1.0× 77 1.6× 23 797
Derui Jiang Australia 9 537 1.0× 242 1.0× 87 0.6× 35 0.4× 61 1.2× 11 592
Weijian Qian China 9 525 0.9× 233 1.0× 128 0.9× 145 1.7× 67 1.4× 11 618

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bonnie Attard

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Lin, Xiaojing, Di Zhao, Guoxin Lu, et al.. (2025). Laser shock peening without coating induces deeper surface integrity changes in Ti60 than mechanical shot peening. Optics & Laser Technology. 189. 113100–113100. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Guoxin, Bonnie Attard, Arif Rochman, et al.. (2025). A post-treatment to reduce stress concentration sensitivity under intermediate-temperature fatigue in GH4169: High-energy impact composite modification. OAR@UM (University of Malta). 1(3). 100039–100039.
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Li, Runsheng, et al.. (2025). Enhancing fatigue resistance in WAAM AZ80 magnesium and wrought Al6082 through shot peening: a comparative study. Progress in Additive Manufacturing. 10(12). 11627–11645.
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Attard, Bonnie, et al.. (2024). Multi-material stainless steel fabrication using plasma wire arc additive manufacturing. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 30. 3996–4002. 13 indexed citations
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Buhagiar, Joseph, et al.. (2024). Microstructural analysis of additively manufactured Ti–6Al–4V subjected to duplex surface treatment. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 319. 129303–129303. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiang, Sansan Shuai, Guoxin Lu, et al.. (2024). Residual stress release and corresponding microstructural changes in high-energy impact-modified GH4169 after aging at 425 °C and 650 °C. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 33. 6461–6466. 6 indexed citations
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Lu, Guoxin, Qiang Wang, Bonnie Attard, Huhu Su, & Shijian Zheng. (2024). Evidence of microstructural evolution linked to non-monotonic distribution of micromechanical properties induced by shot peening. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 207. 238–245. 6 indexed citations
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Attard, Bonnie, et al.. (2024). Comparison of 3D-Printed Single Crown Outcomes Among Different Computer-Aided Design Software Programs. The International Journal of Prosthodontics. 37(7). S63–S70. 3 indexed citations
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Lu, Guoxin, Qiang Wang, Huhu Su, Bonnie Attard, & Shijian Zheng. (2024). Nanoscale microstructural factors contributing to the improvement of the micromechanical wear properties of mechanical shot-peened nickel-based superalloys. Tribology International. 193. 109358–109358. 19 indexed citations
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Tan, Chaolin, Runsheng Li, Jinlong Su, et al.. (2023). Review on field assisted metal additive manufacturing. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. 189. 104032–104032. 214 indexed citations breakdown →
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Taylor, M.P., et al.. (2021). Microstructural characterisation and high-temperature oxidation of laser powder bed fusion processed Inconel 625. Materials Letters. 311. 131582–131582. 13 indexed citations
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Piglione, Alessandro, Bonnie Attard, Vitor V. Rielli, et al.. (2021). On the constitutive relationship between solidification cells and the fatigue behaviour of IN718 fabricated by laser powder bed fusion. Additive manufacturing. 47. 102347–102347. 31 indexed citations
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Tan, Chaolin, Xinyue Zhang, Dongdong Dong, et al.. (2020). In-situ synthesised interlayer enhances bonding strength in additively manufactured multi-material hybrid tooling. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. 155. 103592–103592. 57 indexed citations
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Attard, Bonnie, et al.. (2020). Microstructural control during laser powder fusion to create graded microstructure Ni-superalloy components. Additive manufacturing. 36. 101432–101432. 50 indexed citations
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Tan, Chaolin, Kesong Zhou, Wenyou Ma, et al.. (2018). Selective laser melting of high-performance pure tungsten: parameter design, densification behavior and mechanical properties. Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. 19(1). 370–380. 167 indexed citations
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Attard, Bonnie, A. Leyland, A. Matthews, et al.. (2018). Improving the surface characteristics of Ti-6Al-4V and Timetal 834 using PIRAC nitriding treatments. Surface and Coatings Technology. 339. 208–223. 24 indexed citations
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Attard, Bonnie, A. Matthews, A. Leyland, & Glenn Cassar. (2014). Enhanced surface performance of Ti-6Al-4V alloy using a novel duplex process combining PVD-Al coating and triode plasma oxidation. Surface and Coatings Technology. 257. 154–164. 13 indexed citations

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