Iain Masters

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

About

Iain Masters is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Iain Masters has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 14 papers in Automotive Engineering and 9 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Iain Masters's work include Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (15 papers), Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (15 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (13 papers). Iain Masters is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (15 papers), Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (15 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (13 papers). Iain Masters collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, India and Egypt. Iain Masters's co-authors include K. Evans, Abhishek Das, David Williams, Nikhil Kumar, Anup Barai, Richard Dashwood, Han Li, Rajat Roy, Gregory J. Gibbons and Sam G. Collins and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Materials Science, Journal of Materials Processing Technology and Composite Structures.

In The Last Decade

Iain Masters

37 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Models for the elastic deformation of honeycombs

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Iain Masters United Kingdom	15	1.3k	291	259	239	227	39	1.5k
Xinchun Zhang China	18	1.1k 0.9×	185 0.6×	265 1.0×	171 0.7×	231 1.0×	69	1.4k
David Sypeck United States	14	995 0.8×	273 0.9×	272 1.1×	231 1.0×	238 1.0×	26	1.2k
Majid Safarabadi Iran	23	798 0.6×	565 1.9×	214 0.8×	121 0.5×	244 1.1×	78	1.3k
Tian Zhao China	18	848 0.7×	382 1.3×	157 0.6×	248 1.0×	306 1.3×	33	1.2k
Hamidreza Yazdani Sarvestani Canada	18	599 0.5×	315 1.1×	153 0.6×	375 1.6×	204 0.9×	61	1.2k
Douglas T. Queheillalt United States	14	1.2k 0.9×	321 1.1×	280 1.1×	301 1.3×	271 1.2×	21	1.3k
Xingyu Wei China	18	804 0.6×	369 1.3×	228 0.9×	124 0.5×	179 0.8×	39	1.0k
Ola Harrysson United States	13	1.3k 1.0×	97 0.3×	151 0.6×	591 2.5×	242 1.1×	22	1.5k
V.H. Carneiro Portugal	16	732 0.6×	122 0.4×	91 0.4×	170 0.7×	184 0.8×	50	906
Dong Han China	25	1.6k 1.3×	108 0.4×	233 0.9×	156 0.7×	156 0.7×	43	1.8k

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Kumar, Nikhil, et al.. (2025). Analysis of Stirring Action to Control Grain Refinement of Inconel 625 Superalloy Bead on Plate Using Laser Wobble Technology. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 34(8). 6916–6925. 1 indexed citations

Masters, Iain, et al.. (2025). High-brightness laser welding with beam wobbling: Achieving high-strength Al/Steel joints for battery busbars. Journal of Advanced Joining Processes. 11. 100305–100305.

Masters, Iain, et al.. (2025). Influence of nickel-plating on laser weldability of aluminium busbars for lithium-ion battery interconnects. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 36. 4501–4515. 2 indexed citations

Masters, Iain, et al.. (2025). Laser Overlap Welding of Tab-to-Terminal Electrical Interconnects for Electric Vehicle Battery Pack. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 34(22). 26139–26147.

Moffat, J. R., et al.. (2024). In-depth evaluation of laser welding of thick busbar to 21700 Li-ion cell terminal for electric supercar vehicle battery pack. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 33. 3058–3067. 3 indexed citations

Kumar, Nikhil, et al.. (2024). Dual-mode laser beam welding of similar and dissimilar material tab-to-busbar for electric vehicle battery pack. Journal of Advanced Joining Processes. 10. 100250–100250. 6 indexed citations

Kumar, Nikhil, et al.. (2024). Real-time electro-thermo-mechanical performance evaluation of laser welded AA 1050 busbar. Journal of Energy Storage. 103. 114385–114385. 2 indexed citations

Kumar, Nikhil, et al.. (2024). A modelling approach for laser welding of busbars to lithium-ion prismatic cell terminals to enhance failure prediction. Optics & Laser Technology. 176. 110989–110989. 5 indexed citations

Masters, Iain, et al.. (2023). Utilising blue laser over infrared laser to enhance control of penetration depth and weld strength for producing electric vehicle battery interconnects. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 317. 117989–117989. 14 indexed citations

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Wood, Michael, et al.. (2022). Laser Doppler Vibrometry for Evaluating the Quality of Welds in Lithium-Ion Supercells. Energies. 15(12). 4379–4379. 2 indexed citations

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Collins, Sam G., et al.. (2022). Laser wobble welding of steel to Aluminium busbar joints for Li-ion battery packs. Optics & Laser Technology. 151. 108000–108000. 21 indexed citations

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Kumar, Nikhil, Iain Masters, & Abhishek Das. (2021). In-depth evaluation of laser-welded similar and dissimilar material tab-to-busbar electrical interconnects for electric vehicle battery pack. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 70. 78–96. 85 indexed citations

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Kumar, Nikhil, et al.. (2021). Laser wobble welding of fluid-based cooling channel joining for battery thermal management. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 67. 151–169. 20 indexed citations

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Das, Abhishek, et al.. (2020). Blue laser welding of multi-layered AISI 316L stainless steel micro-foils. Optics & Laser Technology. 132. 106498–106498. 40 indexed citations

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Das, Abhishek, et al.. (2020). Feasibility of Fillet Edge Weld Using Laser Wobble Technique. Procedia CIRP. 95. 846–851. 12 indexed citations

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Das, Abhishek, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of Key Geometrical and Mechanical Properties for Remote Laser Welded AC-170PX Aluminium Joints. Journal of Laser Micro/Nanoengineering. 8 indexed citations

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Das, Abhishek, Anup Barai, Iain Masters, & David Williams. (2019). Comparison of Tab-To-Busbar Ultrasonic Joints for Electric Vehicle Li-Ion Battery Applications. World Electric Vehicle Journal. 10(3). 55–55. 58 indexed citations

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Das, Abhishek, Iain Masters, & David Williams. (2018). Process robustness and strength analysis of multi-layered dissimilar joints using ultrasonic metal welding. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 101(1-4). 881–900. 48 indexed citations

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Dashwood, Richard, et al.. (2016). Improvements in numerical simulation of the SPR process using a thermo-mechanical finite element analysis. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 236. 148–161. 53 indexed citations

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Caddock, B. D., K. Evans, & Iain Masters. (1989). Diffusion behaviour of the core-sheath structure in E-glass fibres exposed to aqueous HCl. Journal of Materials Science. 24(11). 4100–4105. 7 indexed citations

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