Huiliang Wei

14.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
82 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Huiliang Wei is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Huiliang Wei has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 42 papers in Automotive Engineering and 9 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Huiliang Wei's work include Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (63 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (42 papers) and Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (41 papers). Huiliang Wei is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (63 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (42 papers) and Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (41 papers). Huiliang Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Belgium. Huiliang Wei's co-authors include T. DebRoy, Tuhin Mukherjee, J. W. Elmer, A. De, J.S. Zuback, Wei Zhang, J. Milewski, Alexander E. Wilson-Heid, Allison M. Beese and J. Mazumder and has published in prestigious journals such as Acta Materialia, Scientific Reports and Progress in Materials Science.

In The Last Decade

Huiliang Wei

78 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Hit Papers

Additive manufacturing of metallic components – Process, ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2017 2015 2020 2020 2022 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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. Additive manufacturing of metallic components – Process, structure and properties
    2017 6.0k citations T. DebRoy, Huiliang Wei et al. Progress in Materials Science profile →
  2. Evolution of solidification texture during additive manufacturing
    2015 437 citations Huiliang Wei, T. DebRoy et al. profile →
  3. Mechanistic models for additive manufacturing of metallic components
    2020 392 citations Huiliang Wei, Tuhin Mukherjee et al. Progress in Materials Science profile →
  4. Metallurgy, mechanistic models and machine learning in metal printing
    2020 346 citations T. DebRoy, Tuhin Mukherjee et al. profile →
  5. Microstructural evolution and tensile property enhancement of remanufactured Ti6Al4V using hybrid manufacturing of laser directed energy deposition with laser shock peening
    2022 138 citations Huiliang Wei et al. Additive manufacturing profile →
  6. Control of grain structure, phases, and defects in additive manufacturing of high-performance metallic components
    2023 137 citations Tuhin Mukherjee, J. W. Elmer et al. Progress in Materials Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Huiliang Wei China 35 10.2k 5.6k 2.0k 976 800 82 10.9k
Tuhin Mukherjee United States 28 10.1k 1.0× 6.0k 1.1× 1.7k 0.8× 839 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 63 11.0k
A. De India 37 11.3k 1.1× 5.0k 0.9× 1.7k 0.9× 1.4k 1.4× 800 1.0× 121 11.9k
Stewart Williams United Kingdom 62 13.4k 1.3× 6.3k 1.1× 2.2k 1.1× 1.5k 1.5× 858 1.1× 244 14.0k
Claus Emmelmann Germany 31 6.9k 0.7× 4.7k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 637 0.7× 841 1.1× 131 7.8k
J.S. Zuback United States 10 7.2k 0.7× 4.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 622 0.6× 589 0.7× 18 7.6k
Nima Shamsaei United States 55 11.1k 1.1× 6.5k 1.2× 2.6k 1.3× 652 0.7× 983 1.2× 238 12.5k
Weidong Huang China 56 8.4k 0.8× 3.2k 0.6× 2.5k 1.3× 1.4k 1.4× 272 0.3× 222 9.3k
Guijun Bi Singapore 47 6.0k 0.6× 2.7k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 1.0k 1.1× 656 0.8× 147 6.5k
J. Milewski United States 15 7.2k 0.7× 4.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 645 0.7× 493 0.6× 40 7.7k
Todd Palmer United States 38 6.1k 0.6× 2.5k 0.5× 2.0k 1.0× 414 0.4× 470 0.6× 126 6.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Huiliang Wei

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Xiuhua, Hui Li, Xuefeng Chen, et al.. (2025). In-situ multi-eye monitoring of melt pool temperature field in laser additive manufacturing by light field camera. Additive manufacturing. 102. 104747–104747. 3 indexed citations
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Miao, Lei, Huiliang Wei, Rong Chen, et al.. (2025). Superior mechanical properties of a high temperature Co-based superalloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion. Additive Manufacturing Letters. 14. 100311–100311. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Yuan, Meng Jiang, Xi Chen, et al.. (2025). Achieving columnar to equiaxed transition in the as-deposited condition via coaxial wire feeding during laser directed energy deposition of Ti-6Al-4V. Additive manufacturing. 102. 104732–104732. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiangyuan, Wenhe Liao, Tingting Liu, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the layer-wise dynamics of defect evolution in laser powder bed fusion: Insights for in-situ monitoring and control. Additive manufacturing. 94. 104414–104414. 9 indexed citations
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Zou, Zhiyong, Kai Zhang, Tingting Liu, et al.. (2024). In situ monitoring with melt pool data based on multi-signal fusion method in laser powder bed fusion. Measurement. 234. 114877–114877. 12 indexed citations
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Liu, Tingting, Huiliang Wei, Kai Zhang, et al.. (2024). Manipulating microstructure and mechanical property during laser powder bed fusion: Multi-material, in-situ alloying, and processing. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1007. 176438–176438. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Changchun, et al.. (2023). Investigation of the Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process of Ti-6.5Al-3.5Mo-1.5Zr-0.3Si Alloy. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 36(1). 2 indexed citations
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Mukherjee, Tuhin, J. W. Elmer, Huiliang Wei, et al.. (2023). Control of grain structure, phases, and defects in additive manufacturing of high-performance metallic components. Progress in Materials Science. 138. 101153–101153. 137 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wei, Huiliang, Rong Chen, Zhiyong Li, et al.. (2023). Interdependent evolution of deformation, fracture and recovering deposition during laser powder bed fusion. Additive manufacturing. 72. 103610–103610. 8 indexed citations
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Yang, Tao, Xiangyuan Chen, Tingting Liu, et al.. (2023). Crack-free high-strength AA-7075 fabricated by laser powder bed fusion with inoculations of metallic glass powders. Materials Science and Engineering A. 891. 145916–145916. 15 indexed citations
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Jiang, Hao, Xiebin Wang, Rui Xi, et al.. (2023). Size effect on the microstructure, phase transformation behavior, and mechanical properties of NiTi shape memory alloys fabricated by laser powder bed fusion. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 157. 200–212. 51 indexed citations
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Yang, Tao, et al.. (2023). Effect of processing parameters on overhanging channel forming quality during laser powder bed fusion of AlSi10Mg. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 109. 537–548. 8 indexed citations
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Yang, Tao, Xiangyuan Chen, Tingting Liu, et al.. (2023). Characterization of crack-free AA-7075 fabricated by laser powder bed fusion with addition of Zr50.7Cu28Al12.3Ni9 metallic glass. Materials Letters. 353. 135283–135283. 2 indexed citations
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Wei, Huiliang, Tuhin Mukherjee, Wei Zhang, et al.. (2020). Mechanistic models for additive manufacturing of metallic components. Progress in Materials Science. 116. 100703–100703. 392 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wei, Huiliang, Gerry Knapp, Tuhin Mukherjee, & T. DebRoy. (2018). Three-dimensional grain growth during multi-layer printing of a nickel-based alloy Inconel 718. Additive manufacturing. 25. 448–459. 121 indexed citations
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Yang, Tao, Tingting Liu, Wenhe Liao, et al.. (2018). The influence of process parameters on vertical surface roughness of the AlSi10Mg parts fabricated by selective laser melting. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 266. 26–36. 164 indexed citations
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Yang, Lijun, et al.. (2017). Composition change of stainless steels during keyhole mode laser welding. Welding Journal. 96(7). 14 indexed citations
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DebRoy, T., Huiliang Wei, J.S. Zuback, et al.. (2017). Additive manufacturing of metallic components – Process, structure and properties. Progress in Materials Science. 92. 112–224. 6046 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wei, Huiliang, J. J. Blecher, Todd Palmer, & T. DebRoy. (2015). Fusion zone microstructure and geometry in complete-joint-penetration laser-arc hybrid welding of low-alloy steel. Welding Journal. 94(4). 12 indexed citations

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