Hua Sun

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Hua Sun is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Hua Sun has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Materials Chemistry, 16 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 8 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. Recurrent topics in Hua Sun's work include Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes (8 papers), Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys (5 papers) and Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (5 papers). Hua Sun is often cited by papers focused on Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes (8 papers), Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys (5 papers) and Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (5 papers). Hua Sun collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Hua Sun's co-authors include En‐Hou Han, Jian‐Qiang Wang, Haowei Wang, Yi Wu, Hongze Wang, Xinqiang Wu, Xinqiang Wu, Peng Zhang, Peng Zhang and Zhijun Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Communications, Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Hua Sun

26 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.

Scanning strategy in selective laser melting (SLM): a review

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hua Sun China	17	806	625	297	275	206	28	1.4k
J. Porcayo-Calderón Mexico	22	647 0.8×	956 1.5×	400 1.3×	456 1.7×	149 0.7×	155	1.5k
Hervé Barthélémy France	4	215 0.3×	698 1.1×	134 0.5×	228 0.8×	46 0.2×	6	1.1k
Yan Ma Germany	26	1.8k 2.2×	1.0k 1.6×	398 1.3×	154 0.6×	484 2.3×	78	2.1k
Mathilde Weber France	9	261 0.3×	679 1.1×	55 0.2×	324 1.2×	40 0.2×	13	1.2k
Senka Gudić Croatia	20	281 0.3×	1.0k 1.6×	283 1.0×	210 0.8×	82 0.4×	59	1.3k
R. K. Gupta India	21	899 1.1×	1.0k 1.6×	84 0.3×	199 0.7×	164 0.8×	120	1.5k
Leidong Xie China	20	529 0.7×	460 0.7×	33 0.1×	113 0.4×	349 1.7×	41	1.4k
Alexander Bonk Germany	24	1.6k 2.0×	674 1.1×	41 0.1×	208 0.8×	344 1.7×	63	2.2k
L. Martínez-Gómez Mexico	17	187 0.2×	597 1.0×	215 0.7×	127 0.5×	107 0.5×	69	851

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hua Sun

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sun, Hua, et al.. (2025). Effects of the long-term exposure on the corrosion behavior of Ni-W-Cr and Ni-Mo-Cr alloys in NaCl-KCl-MgCl2 molten salt. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 618. 156172–156172.

Tang, Xian, Hua Ai, Hua Sun, et al.. (2025). Corrosion Mechanism and Properties of 316L Stainless Steel in NaCl-KCl Molten Salt at High Temperatures. Crystals. 15(3). 280–280. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Hua, et al.. (2024). Effects of alloying elements (Mo and W) on corrosion behavior of Ni-based alloys in NaCl-KCl-MgCl2 molten salt. Corrosion Science. 237. 112313–112313. 12 indexed citations

Ai, Hua, Yanjun Chen, Xinmei Yang, et al.. (2024). Intergranular corrosion of 316H stainless steel induced by SO42− ions in MgCl2–KCl–NaCl molten salt. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 271. 112851–112851. 6 indexed citations

Wan, Le, Zijue Tang, Huihui Yang, et al.. (2024). Achieving high robust laser conduction welding and enhanced joint conductivity in pure copper foil stacks using a flat-top blue laser. Optics & Laser Technology. 174. 110701–110701. 9 indexed citations

Ai, Hua, Xinmei Yang, Hua Sun, et al.. (2023). Study on the corrosion behavior of 316H stainless steel in molten NaCl–KCl–MgCl2 salts with and without purification. Nuclear Science and Techniques. 34(12). 9 indexed citations

Sun, Hua, et al.. (2022). Size effect in selective laser melting additive manufacturing of 700 mm large component. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 75. 125–137. 17 indexed citations

Ai, Hua, Miao Shen, Hua Sun, et al.. (2019). Effects of O2− additive on corrosion behavior of Fe–Cr–Ni alloy in molten fluoride salts. Corrosion Science. 150. 175–182. 37 indexed citations

Sun, Hua, Jian‐Qiang Wang, Zhongfeng Tang, Yiyang Liu, & Chenyang Wang. (2019). Assessment of effects of Mg treatment on corrosivity of molten NaCl-KCl-MgCl2 salt with Raman and Infrared spectra. Corrosion Science. 164. 108350–108350. 49 indexed citations

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Sun, Hua, Huiqin Yin, Lili Guo, et al.. (2019). Corrosion behaviour of 316H stainless steel in molten FLiNaK eutectic salt containing graphite particles. Corrosion Science. 160. 108174–108174. 45 indexed citations

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Sun, Hua, et al.. (2019). Interaction mechanisms of a Hastelloy N-316L stainless steel couple in molten LiF-NaF-KF salt. Corrosion Science. 164. 108317–108317. 16 indexed citations

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Sun, Hua, et al.. (2018). Corrosion behavior of 316SS and Ni-based alloys in a ternary NaCl-KCl-MgCl2 molten salt. Solar Energy. 171. 320–329. 132 indexed citations

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Zhao, Sufang, et al.. (2018). Chromium carbide coatings produced on ductile cast iron QT600-3 by thermal reactive diffusion in fluoride salt bath: Growth behavior, microstructure evolution and kinetics. Ceramics International. 45(1). 1196–1201. 16 indexed citations

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Yang, Zixu, Hanwu Lei, Yayun Zhang, et al.. (2018). Production of renewable alkyl-phenols from catalytic pyrolysis of Douglas fir sawdust over biomass-derived activated carbons. Applied Energy. 220. 426–436. 119 indexed citations

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Zhao, Sufang, Juan Hou, Guojun Yu, et al.. (2018). Formation of chromium carbide coatings on HT250 steel by thermal diffusion processes in fluoride molten salt bath. Vacuum. 155. 219–223. 19 indexed citations

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Sun, Hua, Peng Zhang, & Jian‐Qiang Wang. (2018). Effects of alloying elements on the corrosion behavior of Ni-based alloys in molten NaCl-KCl-MgCl2 salt at different temperatures. Corrosion Science. 143. 187–199. 104 indexed citations

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Sun, Hua, et al.. (2017). A structure-activity controllable synthesis of skeletal CuAlZn catalyst for hydrogenation of bicarbonate to formic acid in water. Journal of CO2 Utilization. 20. 218–223. 13 indexed citations

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Sun, Hua, et al.. (2014). Ultraviolet surface plasmon polariton propagation for ZnO semiconductor-insulator-metal waveguides. Acta Physica Sinica. 63(2). 29501–29501.

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Sun, Hua. (2011). Experimental Study on Stress Corrosion Cracking of 316LN. Hedongli gongcheng. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Hua, Xinqiang Wu, & En‐Hou Han. (2009). Effects of temperature on the protective property, structure and composition of the oxide film on Alloy 625. Corrosion Science. 51(11). 2565–2572. 97 indexed citations

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