Elena López

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Elena López is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Elena López has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 34 papers in Automotive Engineering and 12 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Elena López's work include Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (50 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (34 papers) and High Entropy Alloys Studies (26 papers). Elena López is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (50 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (34 papers) and High Entropy Alloys Studies (26 papers). Elena López collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Sweden and Italy. Elena López's co-authors include Anton du Plessis, Jean Pitot, Paul Gradl, Filippo Berto, Michael J. Brooks, Glen Snedden, Martin Leary, Christoph Leyens, Frank Brueckner and Mirko Riede and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Materials Science and Composites Science and Technology.

In The Last Decade

Elena López

69 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Metal additive manufacturing in aerospace: A review 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 400 800 1.2k
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. Metal additive manufacturing in aerospace: A review
    2021 1.4k citations Elena López et al. Materials & Design profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elena López Germany 15 1.7k 1.1k 297 265 198 73 2.1k
Bradley Howell Jared United States 21 1.2k 0.7× 761 0.7× 213 0.7× 199 0.8× 297 1.5× 65 1.7k
Luke Parry United Kingdom 8 2.3k 1.3× 1.6k 1.4× 275 0.9× 162 0.6× 213 1.1× 10 2.5k
Dong‐Gyu Ahn South Korea 17 1.4k 0.8× 785 0.7× 225 0.8× 276 1.0× 166 0.8× 116 1.7k
Jean Pitot South Africa 6 1.1k 0.7× 810 0.7× 189 0.6× 204 0.8× 119 0.6× 18 1.5k
Joseph William Newkirk United States 25 2.1k 1.2× 999 0.9× 589 2.0× 178 0.7× 139 0.7× 146 2.4k
Paul Gradl United States 23 2.5k 1.4× 1.6k 1.4× 424 1.4× 332 1.3× 218 1.1× 97 3.0k
Glen Snedden South Africa 7 1.2k 0.7× 808 0.7× 183 0.6× 204 0.8× 118 0.6× 32 1.5k
Usman Ali Canada 22 1.7k 1.0× 946 0.8× 342 1.2× 166 0.6× 128 0.6× 59 2.0k
Jennifer Hernandez United States 9 2.8k 1.6× 1.9k 1.6× 549 1.8× 225 0.8× 268 1.4× 11 3.1k
Kamran Mumtaz United Kingdom 20 3.0k 1.7× 2.0k 1.7× 440 1.5× 276 1.0× 167 0.8× 44 3.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elena López

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elena López

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All Works

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Stepien, Lukas, et al.. (2025). Additive manufacturing of zinc auxetic stents: tuning mechanical properties through process and structural design. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 152. 442–457. 1 indexed citations
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Ladani, Leila, et al.. (2025). Powder Bed Fabrication of Copper: A Comprehensive Literature Review. Metals. 15(10). 1114–1114. 3 indexed citations
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Kaspar, Jörg, et al.. (2024). Tuning the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al-Co-Cr-Fe-Ni-Ti Compositionally Complex Alloys Manufactured by Means of L-DED. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology. 34(2-3). 920–927.
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Riede, Mirko, et al.. (2024). Microstructure of NiAl-Ta-Cr in situ alloyed by induction-assisted laser-based directed energy deposition. Materials & Design. 238. 112667–112667. 4 indexed citations
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Riede, Mirko, et al.. (2024). Laser-based directed energy deposition and characterisation of cBN-reinforced NiAl-based coatings. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 134(1-2). 657–675. 3 indexed citations
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Kaspar, Jörg, et al.. (2023). Grain size manipulation by wire laser direct energy deposition of 316L with ultrasonic assistance. Journal of Laser Applications. 35(3). 6 indexed citations
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Marquardt, Axel, Lukas Stepien, Elena López, et al.. (2023). Influence of Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion Process Parameters at Constant Volumetric Energy Density on Surface Topography and Microstructural Homogeneity of a Titanium Aluminide Alloy. Advanced Engineering Materials. 25(15). 7 indexed citations
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Stepien, Lukas, et al.. (2023). Process development for laser powder bed fusion of GRCop-42 using a 515 nm laser source. Journal of Laser Applications. 35(4). 8 indexed citations
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Mayerhofer, Michael, et al.. (2023). Additive Manufacturing of Side-Coupled Cavity Linac Structures from Pure Copper: A First Concept. Instruments. 7(4). 56–56. 4 indexed citations
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López, Elena, et al.. (2023). Fracture toughness of AlSi10Mg alloy produced by direct energy deposition with different crack plane orientations. Materials Today Communications. 37. 107460–107460. 8 indexed citations
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Marquardt, Axel, Lukas Stepien, Elena López, et al.. (2022). Locally Adapted Microstructures in an Additively Manufactured Titanium Aluminide Alloy Through Process Parameter Variation and Heat Treatment. Advanced Engineering Materials. 25(2). 3 indexed citations
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Marquardt, Axel, Lukas Stepien, Elena López, et al.. (2022). Influence of Two‐Step Heat Treatments on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a β‐Solidifying Titanium Aluminide Alloy Fabricated via Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion. Advanced Engineering Materials. 25(2). 2 indexed citations
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Marquardt, Axel, Lukas Stepien, Elena López, et al.. (2021). Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion of γ-Titanium Aluminide: Effect of Processing Parameters on Part Density, Surface Characteristics, and Aluminum Content. Metals. 11(7). 1093–1093. 11 indexed citations
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Polenz, S., et al.. (2021). Development of a System for Additive Manufacturing of Ceramic Matrix Composite Structures Using Laser Technology. Materials. 14(12). 3248–3248. 5 indexed citations
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Leyens, Christoph, Jens Standfuß, Andreas Wetzig, et al.. (2021). Laser processing: solutions for industry. PhotonicsViews. 18(6). 32–36. 3 indexed citations
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Bernhardt, Anne, et al.. (2020). Surface conditioning of additively manufactured titanium implants and its influence on materials properties and in vitro biocompatibility. Materials Science and Engineering C. 119. 111631–111631. 54 indexed citations
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Seidel, André, H. Wendrock, Mirko Riede, et al.. (2018). Additive Manufacturing of Powdery Ni-Based Superalloys Mar-M-247 and CM 247 LC in Hybrid Laser Metal Deposition. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 49(9). 3812–3830. 43 indexed citations

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