Erfan Maleki

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
83 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Erfan Maleki is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Erfan Maleki has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 32 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 32 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Erfan Maleki's work include Surface Treatment and Residual Stress (44 papers), Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (27 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (25 papers). Erfan Maleki is often cited by papers focused on Surface Treatment and Residual Stress (44 papers), Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (27 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (25 papers). Erfan Maleki collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, Italy and Iran. Erfan Maleki's co-authors include Okan Ünal, Sara Bagherifard, Mario Guagliano, Kazem Reza Kashyzadeh, Michele Bandini, Auezhan Amanov, Nasim Maleki, Remzi Varol, Ruslan Karimbaev and Young Sik Pyun and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Progress in Materials Science.

In The Last Decade

Erfan Maleki

79 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Surface post-treatments for metal additive manufacturing: Progress, challenges, and opportunities

2020 395 citations Erfan Maleki, Sara Bagherifard et al. profile →
The effects of shot peening, laser shock peening and ultrasonic nanocrystal surface modification on the fatigue strength of Inconel 718

2021 196 citations Erfan Maleki, Okan Ünal et al. Materials Science and Engineering A profile →

Peers

Erfan Maleki

Okan Ünal Türkiye

Nikolai Kashaev Germany

Weifeng He China

Volker Schulze Germany

C. P. Paul India

Liang Fang China

N.H. Loh Singapore

Gwénaëlle Proust Australia

Alejandro Toro Colombia

Hassan Ghadbeigi United Kingdom

Okan Ünal Türkiye

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erfan Maleki

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Maleki, Erfan, et al.. (2025). Laser beam powder bed fused AlSi10Mg: An overview on the effect of post-processing on the microstructure and mechanical properties. Materials & Design. 261. 115336–115336.

Maleki, Erfan, et al.. (2025). Tensile and fatigue behaviors of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V: Influence of surface texture and removal. Engineering Failure Analysis. 182. 110088–110088.

Maleki, Erfan, et al.. (2025). Determining critical surface features affecting fatigue behavior of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V. International Journal of Fatigue. 197. 108956–108956. 3 indexed citations

Yousefi, Mohammad, Erfan Maleki, Mario Guagliano, et al.. (2024). Effects of build orientation and inclined features on physical, microstructural and mechanical properties of powder bed fusion additively manufactured metallic parts. Progress in Materials Science. 147. 101357–101357. 45 indexed citations

Maleki, Erfan, Sara Bagherifard, Okan Ünal, & Mario Guagliano. (2024). Hybrid Intelligence approach to study post-processing impact on the mechanical performance of notched additively manufactured AlSi10Mg. Materials & Design. 248. 113462–113462. 3 indexed citations

Maleki, Erfan, et al.. (2024). Application of impact-based and laser-based surface severe plastic deformation methods on additively manufactured 316L: Microstructure, tensile and fatigue behaviors. Materials Science and Engineering A. 916. 147360–147360. 11 indexed citations

Maleki, Erfan, et al.. (2023). Enhancing Friction Stir Welding in Fishing Boat Construction through Deep Learning-Based Optimization. 5(2). 1–14. 1 indexed citations

Maleki, Erfan, et al.. (2023). The efficiency of tumble finishing as a final post-treatment for fatigue enhancement of notched laser powder bed fusion AlSi10Mg. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 4602–4602. 17 indexed citations

Maleki, Erfan, Okan Ünal, Shuai Shao, & Nima Shamsaei. (2023). Effects of Laser Shock Peening on Corrosion Resistance of Additive Manufactured AlSi10Mg. Coatings. 13(5). 874–874. 15 indexed citations

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Kashyzadeh, Kazem Reza, Nima Amiri, Erfan Maleki, & Okan Ünal. (2023). A Critical Review on Improving the Fatigue Life and Corrosion Properties of Magnesium Alloys via the Technique of Adding Different Elements. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 11(3). 527–527. 20 indexed citations

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Maleki, Erfan, Sara Bagherifard, Okan Ünal, Michele Bandini, & Mario Guagliano. (2022). On the effects of laser shock peening on fatigue behavior of V-notched AlSi10Mg manufactured by laser powder bed fusion. International Journal of Fatigue. 163. 107035–107035. 61 indexed citations

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Maleki, Erfan, et al.. (2022). Fatigue crack growth rate of AISI 4140 low alloy steel treated via shot peening and plasma nitriding. Vacuum. 207. 111552–111552. 25 indexed citations

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Ünal, Okan, et al.. (2021). Effects of conventional shot peening, severe shot peening, re-shot peening and precised grinding operations on fatigue performance of AISI 1050 railway axle steel. International Journal of Fatigue. 155. 106613–106613. 78 indexed citations

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Maleki, Erfan, Sara Bagherifard, Nima Razavi, et al.. (2021). Fatigue behaviour of notched laser powder bed fusion AlSi10Mg after thermal and mechanical surface post-processing. Materials Science and Engineering A. 829. 142145–142145. 63 indexed citations

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Maleki, Erfan, Sara Bagherifard, Okan Ünal, et al.. (2021). Introducing gradient severe shot peening as a novel mechanical surface treatment. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 22035–22035. 54 indexed citations

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Ünal, Okan, Erfan Maleki, & Remzi Varol. (2021). Comprehensive analysis of pulsed plasma nitriding preconditions on the fatigue behavior of AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel. International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials. 28(4). 657–664. 8 indexed citations

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Erdoğan, Azmi, et al.. (2020). Effect of severe vibratory peening on microstructural and tribological properties of hot rolled AISI 1020 mild steel. Surface and Coatings Technology. 403. 126383–126383. 34 indexed citations

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Maleki, Erfan & Kazem Reza Kashyzadeh. (2017). EFFECTS OF THE HARDENED NICKEL COATING ON THE FATIGUE BEHAVIOR OF CK45 STEEL: EXPERIMENTAL, FINITE ELEMENT METHOD, AND ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK MODELING. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 28 indexed citations

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Maleki, Erfan & Nasim Maleki. (2016). Artificial Neural Network Modeling of Pt/C Cathode Degradation in PEM Fuel Cells. Journal of Electronic Materials. 45(8). 3822–3834. 33 indexed citations

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Vaughan, Joshua, Erfan Maleki, & William Singhose. (2010). Advantages of using command shaping over feedback for crane control. 2308–2313. 28 indexed citations

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