Cian Hughes

555 total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 423 citations indexed

About

Cian Hughes is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Cian Hughes has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 423 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 6 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 4 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Cian Hughes's work include Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (6 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (4 papers) and Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles (3 papers). Cian Hughes is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (6 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (4 papers) and Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles (3 papers). Cian Hughes collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and Türkiye. Cian Hughes's co-authors include Dermot Brabazon, Muhannad Ahmed Obeidi, R. McCann, P.J. McNally, Rajani K. Vijayaraghavan, Darragh S. Egan, Denis P. Dowling, Éanna McCarthy, Inam Ul Ahad and Mimi Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Journal of Chromatography A and Journal of Physics D Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Cian Hughes

14 papers receiving 406 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.

In-situ sensing, process monitoring and machine control in Laser Powder Bed Fusion: A review

2021 243 citations R. McCann, Muhannad Ahmed Obeidi et al. Additive manufacturing profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cian Hughes Ireland	7	302	166	92	73	59	16	423
H. H. Chiang United States	8	433 1.4×	97 0.6×	46 0.5×	22 0.3×	118 2.0×	11	558
G. Eder Austria	16	146 0.5×	152 0.9×	104 1.1×	124 1.7×	10 0.2×	36	1.1k
Yi Di Boon Singapore	8	194 0.6×	60 0.4×	31 0.3×	86 1.2×	20 0.3×	10	374
H. M. Vishwanatha India	8	191 0.6×	84 0.5×	46 0.5×	40 0.5×	33 0.6×	37	275
James McGuffin-Cawley United States	8	283 0.9×	116 0.7×	21 0.2×	62 0.8×	26 0.4×	15	351
Weihao Yuan China	6	275 0.9×	170 1.0×	18 0.2×	71 1.0×	32 0.5×	11	386
Wim Zoetelief Netherlands	9	165 0.5×	85 0.5×	50 0.5×	14 0.2×	44 0.7×	11	300
Giacomo Struzziero Netherlands	11	281 0.9×	96 0.6×	28 0.3×	31 0.4×	60 1.0×	16	392
Erwin Baur Germany	9	94 0.3×	69 0.4×	43 0.5×	16 0.2×	20 0.3×	14	256

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cian Hughes

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16 of 16 papers shown

Hughes, Cian, et al.. (2025). Evaluating residual stress in additively manufactured nitinol shape memory alloy. PubMed. 2(1). 16–16. 1 indexed citations

Hughes, Cian, Sithara P. Sreenilayam, & Dermot Brabazon. (2023). Laser nanostructured gold biosensor for proto-oncogene detection. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 17196–17196. 4 indexed citations

Ekoi, Emmanuel J., et al.. (2022). Resultant physical properties of as-built nitinol processed at specific volumetric energy densities and correlation with in-situ melt pool temperatures. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 21. 2757–2777. 14 indexed citations

McCann, R., Cian Hughes, & Dermot Brabazon. (2022). Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Aluminium Alloy 6061 for Ultra-High Vacuum Applications. Key engineering materials. 926. 242–249. 5 indexed citations

Mussatto, Andre, Robert Groarke, Rajani K. Vijayaraghavan, et al.. (2022). Assessing dependency of part properties on the printing location in laser-powder bed fusion metal additive manufacturing. Materials Today Communications. 30. 103209–103209. 23 indexed citations

Obeidi, Muhannad Ahmed, et al.. (2021). Laser beam powder bed fusion of nitinol shape memory alloy (SMA). Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 14. 2554–2570. 60 indexed citations

McCann, R., Muhannad Ahmed Obeidi, Cian Hughes, et al.. (2021). In-situ sensing, process monitoring and machine control in Laser Powder Bed Fusion: A review. Additive manufacturing. 45. 102058–102058. 243 indexed citations breakdown →

Al-Sabi, Ahmed, et al.. (2020). Development of a selective inhibitor for Kv1.1 channels prevalent in demyelinated nerves. Bioorganic Chemistry. 100. 103918–103918. 4 indexed citations

Hughes, Cian, et al.. (2020). Trace multi-class organic explosives analysis in complex matrices enabled using LEGO®-inspired clickable 3D-printed solid phase extraction block arrays. Journal of Chromatography A. 1629. 461506–461506. 17 indexed citations

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Hughes, Cian, R. McCann, Brian Freeland, & Dermot Brabazon. (2020). Electrochemical and chronoamperometry assessment of nano‑gold sensor surfaces produced via novel laser fabrication methods. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 880. 114813–114813. 3 indexed citations

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Sreenilayam, Sithara P., Cian Hughes, Inam Ul Ahad, et al.. (2020). Wearable Devices for Monitoring Work related Musculoskeletal and Gait Disorders. 103–108.

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Ahad, Inam Ul, Joanna Pabijan, Katarzyna Pogoda, et al.. (2018). Modification of Polymer Substrates with Extreme Ultraviolet - Potential Application in Cancer Cell Identification. Acta Physica Polonica A. 133(2). 283–285.

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Hughes, Cian, R. McCann, Komal Bagga, et al.. (2018). Modelling and optimisation of single-step laser-based gold nanostructure deposition with tunable optical properties. Optics & Laser Technology. 108. 295–305. 3 indexed citations

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Hughes, Cian, et al.. (2017). Agricultural Feedstock Supplemented with Manganese for Biosurfactant Production by Bacillus subtilis. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 9(4). 613–618. 25 indexed citations

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McCann, R., Cian Hughes, Komal Bagga, et al.. (2017). Pulsed laser deposition of plasmonic nanostructured gold on flexible transparent polymers at atmospheric pressure. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 50(24). 245303–245303. 20 indexed citations

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Hughes, Cian, G.P. Sabol, & G. P. Airey. (1974). A technique for the examination of thick oxide films by use of transmission electron microscopy.. 199–210. 1 indexed citations

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