Hongbo Xia

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Hongbo Xia is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongbo Xia has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 18 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 9 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Hongbo Xia's work include Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (27 papers), Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (18 papers) and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (15 papers). Hongbo Xia is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (27 papers), Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (18 papers) and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (15 papers). Hongbo Xia collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and Canada. Hongbo Xia's co-authors include Caiwang Tan, Liqun Li, Ninshu Ma, Xiaoguo Song, Bo Chen, Shaogang Wang, Xiaoye Zhao, Haoyue Li, Jianhui Su and Kaiping Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Materials Science and Engineering A and Applied Surface Science.

In The Last Decade

Hongbo Xia

45 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Toward understanding the fractured mechanism in laser welded–brazed Al/steel interface by in–situ SEM tensile observations

2024 68 citations Hongbo Xia, Caiwang Tan et al. Journal of Materials Processing Technology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hongbo Xia China	22	1.2k	408	307	275	124	46	1.5k
Yinghao Feng China	14	745 0.6×	355 0.9×	226 0.7×	205 0.7×	55 0.4×	38	919
Zhen Tan China	19	1.1k 0.9×	687 1.7×	350 1.1×	190 0.7×	171 1.4×	82	1.5k
A. Gourav Rao India	24	1.3k 1.1×	409 1.0×	561 1.8×	245 0.9×	41 0.3×	66	1.6k
Xingchuan Xia China	24	1.6k 1.3×	540 1.3×	687 2.2×	392 1.4×	223 1.8×	89	1.8k
Ahmad Rezaeian Iran	21	1.2k 1.0×	401 1.0×	771 2.5×	287 1.0×	33 0.3×	53	1.5k
Yaojun Lin China	20	1.1k 0.9×	362 0.9×	611 2.0×	215 0.8×	42 0.3×	62	1.5k
Huakang Bian Japan	26	1.3k 1.1×	381 0.9×	695 2.3×	390 1.4×	407 3.3×	65	1.6k
Peng Dong China	24	1.7k 1.4×	637 1.6×	807 2.6×	298 1.1×	184 1.5×	78	2.2k
Rajashekhara Shabadi France	21	979 0.8×	262 0.6×	782 2.5×	164 0.6×	280 2.3×	60	1.5k
Amin Abdollahzadeh Iran	31	2.2k 1.8×	838 2.1×	444 1.4×	186 0.7×	265 2.1×	52	2.3k

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Zeng, Yijian, Jin Yang, Min Zheng, et al.. (2025). Influence of laser powder bed fusion of high-entropy alloy transition layer on the wetting and spreading behaviour of Al alloy on steel substrate surface. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 340. 118872–118872. 6 indexed citations

Xie, Sainan, Youwei Tian, Xingxing Wang, et al.. (2025). Numerical simulation and process parameter optimization of laser spot welding for ultra-thin sheets. Optics & Laser Technology. 193. 114240–114240. 2 indexed citations

Xia, Hongbo, Jianfeng Gong, Jian Peng, et al.. (2025). Improvement of tensile and deforming abilities of Al/steel laser welded-brazed joints by addition of Si. Optics & Laser Technology. 186. 112684–112684. 1 indexed citations

Lin, Danyang, Qi Chen, Xin Xi, et al.. (2024). Laser powder bed fusion to fabricate high-entropy alloy FeCoCrNiMo0.5 with excellent high-temperature strength and ductility. Materials Science and Engineering A. 900. 146413–146413. 36 indexed citations

Shang, Jingyu, Yuxiao Wang, Jinlei Wu, et al.. (2024). Exploration of Unconventional excitation wavelength and dynamic emission in rare-earth doped multilayer core-shell Structures: Application for optical “Hard” and “Soft” switching. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 678(Pt C). 283–290. 1 indexed citations

Tian, Ruyu, Shuai Chen, Jiawei Wu, et al.. (2023). Elemental diffusion, atomic substitution mechanisms and interfacial fracture behavior in laser welded–brazed Al/Ti. Materials Characterization. 202. 112998–112998. 15 indexed citations

Li, Hongliang, Hongyang Cao, Hongbo Xia, et al.. (2023). Effects of laser power on the microstructural evolution and mechanical performance in laser dissimilar welding of TC4 to SiCp/6092Al composite. Materials Characterization. 206. 113391–113391. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Qinghang, Haowei Zhai, Li Wang, et al.. (2023). Simultaneous enhancement of strength and ductility in friction stir welded AZ31 alloy via multi-pass hot-rolling and subsequent annealing. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 23. 5181–5192. 8 indexed citations

Song, Wei, et al.. (2023). Fatigue performance assessment of thick TIG-Dressing cruciform welded joints made by Q355D structural steel. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 27. 5977–5993. 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Qinghang, Haowei Zhai, Hongbo Xia, et al.. (2022). Relating Initial Texture to Deformation Behavior During Cold Rolling and Static Recrystallization Upon Subsequent Annealing of an Extruded WE43 Alloy. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters). 35(11). 1793–1811. 10 indexed citations

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Jiao, Junke, et al.. (2022). Experimental Study on Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Composites Cutting with Nanosecond Laser. Materials. 15(19). 6686–6686. 18 indexed citations

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Lin, Danyang, Hongbo Xia, Haoyue Li, et al.. (2022). Welding characterization evolutions for dual spot laser welded-brazed Al/steel joint with various spot configurations. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 19. 697–708. 15 indexed citations

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Tan, Caiwang, Jianhui Su, Yifan Liu, et al.. (2022). Enhanced interfacial bonding strength of laser bonded titanium alloy/CFRTP joint via hydrogen bonds interaction. Composites Part B Engineering. 239. 109966–109966. 120 indexed citations

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Wang, Qinghang, Haowei Zhai, Lintao Liu, et al.. (2021). Novel Mg-Bi-Mn wrought alloys: The effects of extrusion temperature and Mn addition on their microstructures and mechanical properties. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 10(9). 2588–2606. 74 indexed citations

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Chen, Guang, Xiangdong Jia, Xi Chen, et al.. (2021). Microstructure, Tensile Properties and Heat-Resistant Properties of Selective Laser Melted Almgsczr Alloy Under Long-Term Aging Treatment. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Hongliang, et al.. (2021). Influence of Welding Process on Microstructure and Properties of Laser Welding of SiCp/6061 Al Matrix Composite. Frontiers in Materials. 8. 3 indexed citations

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Xia, Hongbo, Suli Wu, & Yang Liu. (2020). Photoelectrochemically active perovskite QDs/TiO ₂ inverse opal with enhanced photoluminescence intensity. Nanotechnology. 31(20). 205704–205704. 4 indexed citations

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Tan, Caiwang, Hongbo Xia, Xiaoye Zhao, et al.. (2018). Influence of Al additions in Zn–based filler metals on laser welding–brazing of Al/steel. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 34. 251–263. 60 indexed citations

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Xia, Hongbo, Liankai Zhang, Caiwang Tan, et al.. (2018). Effect of heat input on a laser powder deposited Al/steel butt joint. Optics & Laser Technology. 111. 459–469. 20 indexed citations

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Xia, Hongbo, et al.. (2013). Microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti/Al explosive cladding. Materials & Design (1980-2015). 56. 1014–1019. 119 indexed citations

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