Gang Sha

16.3k total citations · 10 hit papers
234 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Gang Sha is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Gang Sha has authored 234 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 163 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 153 papers in Materials Chemistry and 107 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Gang Sha's work include Microstructure and mechanical properties (96 papers), Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (86 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (73 papers). Gang Sha is often cited by papers focused on Microstructure and mechanical properties (96 papers), Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (86 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (73 papers). Gang Sha collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Gang Sha's co-authors include Simon P. Ringer, Alfred Cerezo, Shenbao Jin, Xiaozhou Liao, Xavier Sauvage, Jian Hu, Yinong Shi, K. Lu, R.K.W. Marceau and Jizi Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Gang Sha

223 papers receiving 13.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Grain boundary stability governs hardening and softening in extremely fine nanograined metals

2017 716 citations Gang Sha et al. profile →
Early-stage precipitation in Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloy (7050)

2004 703 citations Gang Sha et al. Acta Materialia profile →
Microstructural origins of high strength and high ductility in an AlCoCrFeNi2.1 eutectic high-entropy alloy

2017 682 citations Ningning Liang, Gang Sha et al. Acta Materialia profile →
A high-specific-strength and corrosion-resistant magnesium alloy

2015 655 citations Gang Sha et al. Nature Materials profile →
High-content ductile coherent nanoprecipitates achieve ultrastrong high-entropy alloys

2018 531 citations Gang Sha, Yandong Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →
High-entropy Al0.3CoCrFeNi alloy fibers with high tensile strength and ductility at ambient and cryogenic temperatures

2016 452 citations Gang Sha, Peter K. Liaw et al. Acta Materialia profile →
Tailoring planar slip to achieve pure metal-like ductility in body-centred-cubic multi-principal element alloys

2023 215 citations Yang Ren, Gang Sha et al. Nature Materials profile →
Uniting tensile ductility with ultrahigh strength via composition undulation

2022 168 citations Heng Li, Hongxiang Zong et al. Nature profile →
Multi-heterostructure and mechanical properties of N-doped FeMnCoCr high entropy alloy

2021 168 citations Shenbao Jin, Gang Sha et al. International Journal of Plasticity profile →
More resilient polyester membranes for high-performance reverse osmosis desalination

2024 126 citations Gang Sha et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gang Sha

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Ion irradiation introduced high-density core-shell structured nanoprecipitates in FeCrNi 2025 ·Journal of Materials Research and Technology ·Yizhou Qian, Xiaolei Ma, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yugang Wang, Tongde Shen, Gang Sha, Chenxu Wang	0
2	Modulating L12 precipitation behavior and mechanical properties in an Fe-rich medium-entropy alloy fabricated via laser powder bed fusion 2025 ·International Journal of Plasticity ·(unknown), Wenhua Wu, Yuxuan Zhao, Yue Sun, Chenghao Song, (unknown), Gang Sha, Zengbao Jiao, Tao Yang, Hao Chen	6
3	Effect of Cu content on HPT-induced grain boundary evolution, decomposition, segregation, and grain refinement in Al-xCu alloys 2025 ·Journal of Alloys and Compounds ·(unknown), Shenbao Jin, (unknown), Zhiping Wang, Xianghai An, Xiaozhou Liao, Jiehua Li, Gang Sha	0
4	Cr microalloying enables high thermal stability of interphase-precipitated alloy carbides in low carbon ferritic steels 2025 ·Scripta Materialia ·Yong Yang, Haokai Dong, Boning Zhang, Chenghao Song, Gang Sha, Wei Wang, Zhigang Yang, Hao Chen	3
5	Microstructures and mechanical properties of cast Al–Mg–Si alloy with combined addition of Sc and Zr 2025 ·Journal of Materials Research and Technology ·(unknown), Jie Zhou, Xianfeng Li, Gang Li, Qian Wang, Yaqi Deng, Zhiping Wang, Gang Sha, Haowei Wang	8
6	Modulated clustering and precipitation in an Al–Mg–Si alloy AA 6014 via enhanced pre-aging 2025 ·Acta Materialia ·Meng Liu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kaixin Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Feng Qian, (unknown), Xingzhong Cao, Huan Zhao, Gang Sha, (unknown), John Banhart, (unknown)	0
7	Coupling effects of temperature and strain rate on the mechanical behavior and microstructure evolution of a powder-plasma-arc additive manufactured high-entropy alloy with multi-heterogeneous microstructures 2024 ·Acta Materialia ·J. Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Dan Zhao, Xizhang Chen, Shengguo Ma, (unknown), (unknown), Gang Sha, Junwei Qiao, Jamieson Brechtl, Peter K. Liaw, Zhihua Wang	34
8	Optimizing the mechanical and corrosion properties of an ultrafine-grained Al-Cu-Mg alloy through cyclic deformation: Clusters and lattice defects 2024 ·Journal of Alloys and Compounds ·Ying Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Houan Zhang, Qianting Wang, Sandeep Sahu, Nong Gao, Gang Sha, M.J. Starink	3
9	Achieving high strength and large ductility in a Cr30Co30Ni30Al5Ti5 alloy through intergranular precipitation 2024 ·Journal of Material Science and Technology ·Jiawei Zou, (unknown), (unknown), Jun Ding, (unknown), (unknown), Bozhao Zhang, Xiaoqian Fu, Yujie Chen, (unknown), Qi Xu, Lin Gu, Ze Zhang, Gang Sha, Qian Yu	4
10	Revealing the high strength and high thermal stability of a nano-lamellar Cu-0.1 at.% Zr alloy 2024 ·Acta Materialia ·Yao Jiang, (unknown), Ningning Liang, Si Lan, (unknown), (unknown), Gang Sha, Sergiy V. Divinski, Gerhard Wilde, Jing Tao Wang	13
11	Overcoming strength-ductility trade-off by hybridising different classes of titanium alloys 2024 ·Materials Science and Engineering A ·Ahmad Zafari, Edward W. Lui, Shenbao Jin, (unknown), Tesfaye Tadesse Molla, Gang Sha, Kenong Xia	4
12	Achieving high performance by optimized heat treatment in a spray formed Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloy 2024 ·Materials Science and Engineering A ·Zhiping Wang, Jiwei Geng, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yugang Li, Peikang Xia, Xianfeng Li, Dong Chen, Gang Sha, Haowei Wang	22
13	Ultrastrong and ductile medium-entropy alloys via hierarchical ordering 2024 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), Yonghao Zhao, (unknown), Rui Hou, Fei Liang, Ruisheng Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Ningning Liang, Bing Zhou, (unknown), Gang Sha, Guang Chen, Yandong Wang, Xiang Chen	25
14	Achieving excellent strength-ductility combination in an Inconel 625 superalloy via short-term stress-aging treatment 2023 ·Scripta Materialia ·Xudong Liu, Jiangkun Fan, Dian Jiao, Bin Tang, Hongchao Kou, Gang Sha, Jinshan Li	19
15	An exceptionally strong, ductile and impurity-tolerant austenitic stainless steel prepared by laser additive manufacturing 2023 ·Acta Materialia ·Yong Chen, Hongmei Zhu, Pengbo Zhang, Zhongchang Wang, Meng Wang, Gang Sha, He Lin, Jingyuan Ma, (unknown), (unknown), Pengfei Zheng, Lihua Zhou, Sheng Li, (unknown), (unknown), Changjun Qiu	20
16	Synergy of multiple precipitate/matrix interface structures for a heat resistant high-strength Al alloy 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Qiang Lü, Jianchuan Wang, Hongcheng Li, Shenbao Jin, Gang Sha, Jiangbo Lu, Li Wang, (unknown), Xinyue Lan, Liya Li, Kai Li, Yong Du	79
17	Dual nanoprecipitation and nanoscale chemical heterogeneity in a secondary hardening steel for ultrahigh strength and large uniform elongation 2023 ·Journal of Material Science and Technology ·(unknown), Jinhua Wang, Shijie Zhang, Daixiu Wei, Yang Chen, (unknown), Wu Gong, Stefanus Harjo, Xiaochun Liu, Zengbao Jiao, Zhigang Yang, Gang Sha, Chunxu Wang, Guang Chen, Hao Chen	19
18	Uniting tensile ductility with ultrahigh strength via composition undulation breakdown → 2022 ·Nature ·Heng Li, Hongxiang Zong, Suzhi Li, Shenbao Jin, (unknown), Matthew J. Cabral, (unknown), Qianwei Huang, (unknown), Yang Ren, Kaiyuan Yu, Shuang Han, Xiangdong Ding, Gang Sha, Jianshe Lian, Xiaozhou Liao, E. Ma, Jun Sun	168
19	A medium-range structure motif linking amorphous and crystalline states 2021 ·Nature Materials ·Si Lan, L. Zhu, Zhenduo Wu, Lin Gu, Qinghua Zhang, Huihui Kong, Jizi Liu, (unknown), Sinan Liu, Gang Sha, Y.G. Wang, Qi Liu, Wei Liu, Peiyi Wang, C.T. Liu, Yang Ren, Xun‐Li Wang	149
20	Tailoring microstructure of metallic glass for delocalized plasticity by pressure annealing: Forward and inverse studies 2021 ·Acta Materialia ·Yao Tang, Qingkun Zhao, Haofei Zhou, Weifei Hu, (unknown), Lei Zheng, Raymond Kwesi Nutor, (unknown), Q.P. Cao, Dongxian Zhang, Gang Sha, (unknown), J.Z. Jiang	9

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