Guifang Sun

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
144 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Guifang Sun is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Guifang Sun has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 50 papers in Materials Chemistry and 29 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Guifang Sun's work include Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (57 papers), Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (39 papers) and High Entropy Alloys Studies (38 papers). Guifang Sun is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (57 papers), Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (39 papers) and High Entropy Alloys Studies (38 papers). Guifang Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Mexico. Guifang Sun's co-authors include Jinzhong Lu, Zhandong Wang, Kaiyu Luo, C.Y. Cui, Zhonghua Ni, Y.K. Zhang, Mingzhi Chen, Rui Zhou, Jianzhong Zhou and Yi Lu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Physics Letters and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Guifang Sun

132 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Microstructural response and grain refinement mechanism o... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300
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. Microstructural response and grain refinement mechanism of commercially pure titanium subjected to multiple laser shock peening impacts
    2017 314 citations Jinzhong Lu, Guifang Sun et al. profile →

Peers

Guifang Sun
R. Kaul India
Zoheir Farhat Canada
Chuanhai Jiang China
Zhen‐Guo Yang China
Chao Guo China
Liuhe Li China
A. R. Marder United States
Hongtao Ding United States
C.Y. Cui China
Chengbiao Wang China
R. Kaul India
Guifang Sun
Citations per year, relative to Guifang Sun Guifang Sun (= 1×) peers R. Kaul

Countries citing papers authored by Guifang Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Guifang Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Guifang Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Guifang Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Guifang Sun based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Guifang Sun. Guifang Sun is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Wang, Zhandong, et al.. (2025). Tailoring the mechanical and corrosion properties of direct metal deposited 316L stainless steel by underwater ultrasonic impact treatment. Materials Science and Engineering A. 924. 147844–147844.
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Xiang, Chao, et al.. (2025). Effect of microalloying on microstructure and mechanical properties of FeCrNi medium-entropy alloy prepared by laser metal deposition. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1024. 180262–180262. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Kai, et al.. (2024). Investigation of thermal and fluid dynamics behaviors of melt pool during laser direct metal deposition on inclined substrates. Materials Today Communications. 41. 110953–110953. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Nan, Zhimin Guo, Qingfei Li, et al.. (2024). Construction of novel surfactant-modified metal-organic framework adenine-UiO-66 with enhanced piezocatalytic degradation of diclofenac sodium. Solid State Sciences. 148. 107436–107436. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Kun, et al.. (2024). Research on gas pore formation and inhibition mechanism of high nitrogen steel during laser direct metal deposition. Optics & Laser Technology. 175. 110788–110788. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Rui, Kun Yang, Yang Hu, et al.. (2024). Predicting the porosity of as-built additive manufactured samples based on machine learning method for small datasets. Optics & Laser Technology. 177. 111203–111203.
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Wang, Zhandong, et al.. (2024). Tailoring microstructural evolution in laser deposited nickel-aluminum bronze alloy by controlling water cooling condition. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 335. 118659–118659. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Kai, et al.. (2024). Optimization of process parameters for gas-powder flow behavior in the coaxial nozzle during laser direct metal deposition based on numerical simulation. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 130(7-8). 3967–3982. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhandong, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility of underwater laser direct metal deposited 316L stainless steel. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 82. 858–871. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhandong, Mingzhi Chen, Kai Zhao, et al.. (2024). Effect of different feedstocks on the microstructure and mechanical properties of HSLA steel repaired by underwater laser direct metal deposition. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 314. 128935–128935. 9 indexed citations
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Hu, Yang, et al.. (2024). Combination effects of laser heating and water cooling on the repair performance of Hastelloy C-276 by underwater laser direct metal deposition. Optics & Laser Technology. 180. 111534–111534. 3 indexed citations
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Chai, Qing, et al.. (2023). Numerical study on the collision effect of particles in the gas-powder flow by coaxial nozzles for laser cladding. Optics & Laser Technology. 163. 109449–109449. 7 indexed citations
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Sun, Guifang, Zhandong Wang, Yi Lu, et al.. (2022). Underwater Laser Welding/Cladding for High-performance Repair of Marine Metal Materials: A Review. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 35(1). 43 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yongkang, Lei Zhang, Kaiyu Luo, et al.. (2012). Effects of laser shock processing on mechanical properties of laser welded ANSI 304 stainless steel joint. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 25(2). 285–292. 19 indexed citations
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Duo, Shuwang, et al.. (2009). Investigation of Surface Reaction and Degradation Mechanism of Kapton during Atomic Oxygen Exposure. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 19(6). 535–539. 11 indexed citations

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