Flynn Walsh

1.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
20 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Flynn Walsh is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Flynn Walsh has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 6 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 3 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Flynn Walsh's work include High Entropy Alloys Studies (9 papers), High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (6 papers) and Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (4 papers). Flynn Walsh is often cited by papers focused on High Entropy Alloys Studies (9 papers), High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (6 papers) and Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (4 papers). Flynn Walsh collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. Flynn Walsh's co-authors include Robert O. Ritchie, Bernd Gludovatz, Mark Asta, Andrew M. Minor, Caili Huang, Antoni P. Tomsia, Hao Bai, Yuan Chen, Benjamin Delattre and Madelyn Payne and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Flynn Walsh

19 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Bioinspired Hydroxyapatite/Poly(methyl methacrylate) Composite with a Nacre‐Mimetic Architecture by a Bidirectional Freezing Method

2015 348 citations Hao Bai, Flynn Walsh et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Exceptional fracture toughness of CrCoNi-based medium- and high-entropy alloys at 20 kelvin

2022 344 citations Dong Liu, Qin Yu et al. Science profile →
Kink bands promote exceptional fracture resistance in a NbTaTiHf refractory medium-entropy alloy

2024 103 citations David H. Cook, Punit Kumar et al. Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Flynn Walsh United States	11	654	371	306	259	233	20	1.2k
Aira Matsugaki Japan	20	1.0k 1.6×	409 1.1×	581 1.9×	460 1.8×	144 0.6×	76	1.9k
Daniele Casari Switzerland	19	574 0.9×	458 1.2×	247 0.8×	498 1.9×	134 0.6×	53	1.1k
Mui Ling Sharon Nai Singapore	19	481 0.7×	76 0.2×	368 1.2×	358 1.4×	245 1.1×	36	1.2k
Kun Yan China	25	1.2k 1.8×	440 1.2×	327 1.1×	985 3.8×	215 0.9×	76	2.6k
Michael Ball United Kingdom	16	289 0.4×	125 0.3×	522 1.7×	440 1.7×	151 0.6×	35	1.2k
Zhaodong Zhang China	18	598 0.9×	169 0.5×	116 0.4×	225 0.9×	168 0.7×	78	992
Marcus L. Young United States	25	1.1k 1.7×	259 0.7×	424 1.4×	1.8k 7.1×	296 1.3×	110	2.9k
Zehao Li China	19	414 0.6×	147 0.4×	193 0.6×	221 0.9×	366 1.6×	70	954
Zhihui Xu China	25	491 0.8×	116 0.3×	461 1.5×	614 2.4×	342 1.5×	62	1.8k
Jurgita Zekonyte United Kingdom	20	235 0.4×	71 0.2×	195 0.6×	352 1.4×	69 0.3×	48	974

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Wang, W.L., Punit Kumar, David H. Cook, et al.. (2025). Ductility mechanisms in complex concentrated refractory alloys from atomistic fracture simulations. npj Computational Materials. 11(1). 1 indexed citations

Wang, Wenqing, Flynn Walsh, Robert O. Ritchie, & Mark Asta. (2024). Elucidating the roles of chemistry, compositional complexity, and short-range order in the dislocation energetics of body-centered-cubic concentrated solid solutions. Physical Review Materials. 8(1). 4 indexed citations

Cook, David H., Punit Kumar, Madelyn Payne, et al.. (2024). Kink bands promote exceptional fracture resistance in a NbTaTiHf refractory medium-entropy alloy. Science. 384(6692). 178–184. 103 indexed citations breakdown →

Walsh, Flynn, Mingwei Zhang, Robert O. Ritchie, Mark Asta, & Andrew M. Minor. (2024). Multiple origins of extra electron diffractions in fcc metals. Science Advances. 10(31). eadn9673–eadn9673. 10 indexed citations

Walsh, Flynn, Mingwei Zhang, Robert O. Ritchie, Andrew M. Minor, & Mark Asta. (2023). Extra electron reflections in concentrated alloys do not necessitate short-range order. Nature Materials. 22(8). 926–929. 42 indexed citations

Zhang, Mingwei, Flynn Walsh, Mark Asta, Robert O. Ritchie, & Andrew M. Minor. (2023). Diffuse Electron Diffraction Intensities in Concentrated Solid Solutions Do Not Necessarily Come from Short-range Order. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 29(Supplement_1). 437–438. 3 indexed citations

Walsh, Flynn, Anas Abu-Odeh, & Mark Asta. (2023). Reconsidering short-range order in complex concentrated alloys. MRS Bulletin. 48(7). 753–761. 20 indexed citations

Walsh, Flynn, Mark Asta, & Lin‐Wang Wang. (2022). Realistic magnetic thermodynamics by local quantization of a semiclassical Heisenberg model. npj Computational Materials. 8(1). 5 indexed citations

Walsh, Flynn, Robert O. Ritchie, & Mark Asta. (2022). Theoretical antiferromagnetism of ordered face-centered cubic Cr-Ni alloys. Physical Review Materials. 6(11). 6 indexed citations

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Liu, Dong, Qin Yu, Saurabh Kabra, et al.. (2022). Exceptional fracture toughness of CrCoNi-based medium- and high-entropy alloys at 20 kelvin. Science. 378(6623). 978–983. 344 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Mingwei, Qin Yu, Carolina Frey, et al.. (2022). Determination of peak ordering in the CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy via nanoindentation. Acta Materialia. 241. 118380–118380. 54 indexed citations

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Walsh, Flynn, Anirudh Raju Natarajan, & Anton Van der Ven. (2022). Order parameters for antiferromagnetic structures: A first-principles study of iridium manganese. Physical Review Materials. 6(4). 3 indexed citations

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Walsh, Flynn, Mark Asta, & Robert O. Ritchie. (2021). Magnetically driven short-range order can explain anomalous measurements in CrCoNi. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(13). 76 indexed citations

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Walsh, Flynn, Robert O. Ritchie, & Mark Asta. (2020). Interdependence of Magnetic and Chemical Short-Range Order in the CrCoNi Multi-Principal Element Alloy. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Felix N., Elizabeth A. Zimmermann, Flynn Walsh, et al.. (2019). On the Origins of Fracture Toughness in Advanced Teleosts: How the Swordfish Sword's Bone Structure and Composition Allow for Slashing under Water to Kill or Stun Prey. Advanced Science. 6(12). 1900287–1900287. 24 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Felix N., Elizabeth A. Zimmermann, Flynn Walsh, et al.. (2019). Biomimetics: On the Origins of Fracture Toughness in Advanced Teleosts: How the Swordfish Sword's Bone Structure and Composition Allow for Slashing under Water to Kill or Stun Prey (Adv. Sci. 12/2019). Advanced Science. 6(12). 1 indexed citations

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Walsh, Flynn, et al.. (2018). Atomistic Simulations of Compression Tests on γ-Precipitate Containing Ni3Al Nanocubes. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 49(9). 4158–4166. 10 indexed citations

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Gludovatz, Bernd, Flynn Walsh, Elizabeth A. Zimmermann, et al.. (2017). Multiscale structure and damage tolerance of coconut shells. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 76. 76–84. 53 indexed citations

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Dole, Neha S., Courtney M. Mazur, Claire Acevedo, et al.. (2017). Osteocyte-Intrinsic TGF-β Signaling Regulates Bone Quality through Perilacunar/Canalicular Remodeling. Cell Reports. 21(9). 2585–2596. 126 indexed citations

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Bai, Hao, Flynn Walsh, Bernd Gludovatz, et al.. (2015). Bioinspired Hydroxyapatite/Poly(methyl methacrylate) Composite with a Nacre‐Mimetic Architecture by a Bidirectional Freezing Method. Advanced Materials. 28(1). 50–56. 348 indexed citations breakdown →

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