Jan Bohlen

8.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
167 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Jan Bohlen is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Bohlen has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 155 papers in Biomaterials, 153 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 63 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Jan Bohlen's work include Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (155 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (139 papers) and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (53 papers). Jan Bohlen is often cited by papers focused on Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (155 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (139 papers) and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (53 papers). Jan Bohlen collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Czechia and United Kingdom. Jan Bohlen's co-authors include Dietmar Letzig, Karl Ulrich Kainer, Sangbong Yi, Sean R. Agnew, S. Yi, Kerstin Hantzsche, Patrik Dobroň, Joachim Wendt, František Chmelı́k and Ch. Hartig and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Acta Materialia and Materials Science and Engineering A.

In The Last Decade

Jan Bohlen

161 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

The texture and anisotropy of magnesium–zinc–rare earth a... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2009 250 500 750
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. The texture and anisotropy of magnesium–zinc–rare earth alloy sheets
    2007 882 citations Jan Bohlen, Dietmar Letzig et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  2. Effect of rare earth additions on microstructure and texture development of magnesium alloy sheets
    2009 602 citations Jan Bohlen, Karl Ulrich Kainer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jan Bohlen Germany 37 6.0k 5.8k 3.0k 1.6k 1.3k 167 6.6k
Hidetoshi Somekawa Japan 45 4.9k 0.8× 5.2k 0.9× 3.3k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 1.5k 1.2× 193 6.3k
Talal Al‐Samman Germany 35 4.9k 0.8× 5.1k 0.9× 3.1k 1.0× 1.7k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 92 6.2k
Dietmar Letzig Germany 39 6.6k 1.1× 6.5k 1.1× 3.2k 1.1× 1.9k 1.2× 1.3k 1.1× 165 7.3k
Mihriban Pekguleryuz Canada 38 4.1k 0.7× 4.4k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 2.0k 1.3× 649 0.5× 100 5.2k
Ruizhi Wu China 56 7.8k 1.3× 7.9k 1.4× 5.2k 1.7× 2.5k 1.5× 1.5k 1.2× 255 9.5k
Anil K. Sachdev United States 36 2.3k 0.4× 3.8k 0.6× 2.0k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 830 0.7× 125 4.3k
Daokui Xu China 41 3.5k 0.6× 3.2k 0.6× 2.7k 0.9× 1.0k 0.6× 635 0.5× 91 4.4k
C.L. Mendis Germany 35 3.2k 0.5× 3.2k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 626 0.5× 88 4.0k
C.H. Cáceres Australia 39 2.2k 0.4× 4.4k 0.8× 2.1k 0.7× 2.5k 1.6× 1.2k 1.0× 110 5.0k
Xiaodong Peng China 30 2.9k 0.5× 2.9k 0.5× 1.9k 0.6× 991 0.6× 704 0.6× 110 4.0k

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All Works

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Bohlen, Jan, et al.. (2025). Connecting texture development to die design in extruded flat products. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 134. 891–903. 1 indexed citations
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Zengin, Hüseyin, Carsten Blawert, Safa Polat, et al.. (2025). Corrosion behaviour of biodegradable Mg-Zn-Mn-Ce, Mg-Zn-Ca-Ce, and Mg-Zn-Ca-Mn quaternary magnesium alloys in phosphate-buffered saline. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1013. 178582–178582. 6 indexed citations
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Bohlen, Jan, et al.. (2025). Machine learning pipeline for Structure–Property modeling in Mg-alloys using microstructure and texture descriptors. Acta Materialia. 295. 121132–121132. 2 indexed citations
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Bohlen, Jan, et al.. (2024). Deciphering the effects of rolling temperature on the texture development and formability of W1 and WZ10 magnesium alloy. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1010. 177783–177783. 2 indexed citations
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Khalifa, Noomane Ben, et al.. (2024). How alloying and processing effects can influence the microstructure and mechanical properties of directly extruded thin zinc wires. Materials Science and Engineering A. 905. 146720–146720. 1 indexed citations
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Dieringa, Hajo, et al.. (2024). Novel Magnesium Nanocomposite for Wire-Arc Directed Energy Deposition. Materials. 17(2). 500–500. 2 indexed citations
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Pawlak, Andrzej, Wojciech Stopyra, Bogumiła Kuźnicka, et al.. (2023). Properties of medium-manganese steel processed by laser powder bed fusion: The effect of microstructure in as-built and intercritically annealed state on energy absorption during tensile and impact tests. Materials Science and Engineering A. 870. 144859–144859. 4 indexed citations
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Aroso, Ivo M., Joana M. Silva, Sviatlana V. Lamaka, et al.. (2023). Understanding the corrosion of Mg alloys in in vitro urinary tract conditions: A step forward towards a biodegradable metallic ureteral stent. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 11(11). 4301–4324. 10 indexed citations
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Kurz, Gerrit, et al.. (2023). Microstructure and Texture Evolution of the Magnesium Alloy ZMX210 during Rolling and Annealing. Materials. 16(12). 4227–4227. 1 indexed citations
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Wiese, Björn, et al.. (2023). Property design of extruded magnesium-gadolinium alloys through machine learning. Materials Today Communications. 36. 106566–106566. 4 indexed citations
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Bohlen, Jan, et al.. (2023). Influence of Ca addition on the dynamic and static recrystallization behavior of direct extruded flat profiles of Mg-Y-Zn alloy. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 11(10). 3736–3748. 12 indexed citations
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Kurz, Gerrit, et al.. (2022). Effect of Process Temperature on the Texture Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Rolled and Extruded AZ31 Flat Products. Crystals. 12(9). 1307–1307. 15 indexed citations
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Knapek, Michal, Eva Jablonská, František Lukáč, et al.. (2021). Corrosion and mechanical properties of a novel biomedical WN43 magnesium alloy prepared by spark plasma sintering. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 9(3). 853–865. 24 indexed citations
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Yi, Sangbong, et al.. (2020). On the Direct Extrusion of Magnesium Wires from Mg-Al-Zn Series Alloys. Metals. 10(9). 1208–1208. 30 indexed citations
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Boehlert, Carl J., et al.. (2016). In-Situ EBSD Technique Characterizes Microstructure Evolution of Magnesium Alloy. AM&P Technical Articles. 174(6). 19–21. 2 indexed citations
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Bohlen, Jan. (2009). Latest developments in optical emission spectrometry for iron and steel industry:combined quantitative analysis and analysis of non-metallic inclusions. Metallurgical Analysis.
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Bohlen, Jan, et al.. (2004). Metallographische Gefügeuntersuchungen von Magnesiumlegierungen / The Metallographical Examination of Magnesium Alloys. Practical Metallography. 41(5). 233–246. 63 indexed citations
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Bohlen, Jan. (1974). Tensile strength of Douglas-fir laminated-veneer lumber. Forest Products Journal. 1 indexed citations

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