Kamel Fezzaa

13.1k total citations · 8 hit papers
270 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Kamel Fezzaa is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, Kamel Fezzaa has authored 270 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 80 papers in Computational Mechanics and 71 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in Kamel Fezzaa's work include Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (55 papers), Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques (53 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (35 papers). Kamel Fezzaa is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (55 papers), Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques (53 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (35 papers). Kamel Fezzaa collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Kamel Fezzaa's co-authors include Tao Sun, Cang Zhao, Niranjan D. Parab, Anthony D. Rollett, Lianyi Chen, Ross Cunningham, Luis I. Escano, Qilin Guo, Wes Everhart and Lianghua Xiong and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Kamel Fezzaa

264 papers receiving 9.8k citations

Hit Papers

Keyhole threshold and morphology in laser melting reveale... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2019 2017 2020 2019 2018 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. Keyhole threshold and morphology in laser melting revealed by ultrahigh-speed x-ray imaging
    2019 764 citations Cang Zhao, Niranjan D. Parab et al. Science profile →
  2. Real-time monitoring of laser powder bed fusion process using high-speed X-ray imaging and diffraction
    2017 593 citations Cang Zhao, Kamel Fezzaa et al. profile →
  3. Critical instability at moving keyhole tip generates porosity in laser melting
    2020 487 citations Cang Zhao, Niranjan D. Parab et al. Science profile →
  4. Pore elimination mechanisms during 3D printing of metals
    2019 319 citations Niranjan D. Parab, Qilin Guo et al. profile →
  5. Transient dynamics of powder spattering in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing process revealed by in-situ high-speed high-energy x-ray imaging
    2018 319 citations Qilin Guo, Cang Zhao et al. profile →
  6. Keyhole fluctuation and pore formation mechanisms during laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing
    2022 240 citations Samuel J. Clark, Kamel Fezzaa et al. profile →
  7. Machine learning–aided real-time detection of keyhole pore generation in laser powder bed fusion
    2023 192 citations Zhongshu Ren, Lin Gao et al. Science profile →
  8. Magnetic modulation of keyhole instability during laser welding and additive manufacturing
    2025 21 citations Samuel J. Clark, Kamel Fezzaa et al. 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
Kamel Fezzaa United States 50 5.8k 3.0k 2.3k 2.2k 1.4k 270 10.1k
Éric Maire France 58 8.0k 1.4× 1.6k 0.6× 812 0.4× 4.4k 2.1× 3.9k 2.7× 314 14.5k
Xianghui Xiao United States 49 2.8k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 417 0.2× 2.0k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 247 10.0k
Anthony D. Rollett United States 70 13.4k 2.3× 3.6k 1.2× 1.1k 0.5× 10.0k 4.7× 5.7k 4.0× 415 18.7k
John Banhart Germany 71 12.6k 2.2× 2.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 8.5k 4.0× 1.8k 1.2× 417 21.5k
Ryan Dehoff United States 54 9.1k 1.6× 5.0k 1.7× 368 0.2× 3.0k 1.4× 752 0.5× 186 11.4k
Alexander Rack France 47 1.5k 0.3× 1.1k 0.4× 387 0.2× 1.2k 0.6× 579 0.4× 279 6.8k
Anton du Plessis South Africa 45 5.8k 1.0× 4.4k 1.5× 452 0.2× 1.2k 0.6× 791 0.5× 208 10.0k
Manyalibo J. Matthews United States 51 9.0k 1.6× 5.2k 1.8× 2.3k 1.0× 3.2k 1.5× 1.3k 0.9× 197 13.2k
Sven C. Vogel United States 52 5.6k 1.0× 501 0.2× 222 0.1× 6.7k 3.1× 1.8k 1.3× 361 10.5k
Robert Atwood United Kingdom 39 2.7k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 262 0.1× 1.3k 0.6× 595 0.4× 115 5.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fezzaa, Kamel, et al.. (2025). Effects of shielding gas and spot reduction on humping suppression in high-speed laser welding. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 157. 1066–1078.
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Bustillos, Jenniffer, et al.. (2024). Operando visualization of porous metal additive manufacturing with foaming agents through high-speed x-ray imaging. Additive manufacturing. 94. 104505–104505. 3 indexed citations
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Escano, Luis I., Samuel J. Clark, Qilin Guo, et al.. (2024). In-situ characterization of defect formation and elimination dynamics during electron beam melting using high-speed X-ray imaging. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11. 100239–100239. 2 indexed citations
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Lamb, J., Adriana Eres-Castellanos, Jonah Klemm-Toole, et al.. (2024). Quantification of melt pool dynamics and microstructure during simulated additive manufacturing. Scripta Materialia. 245. 116036–116036. 8 indexed citations
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Asherloo, Mohammadreza, et al.. (2023). Understanding process-microstructure-property relationships in laser powder bed fusion of non-spherical Ti-6Al-4V powder. Materials Characterization. 198. 112757–112757. 22 indexed citations
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Jiang, Miao, et al.. (2023). Adaptations for gas exchange enabled the elongation of lepidopteran proboscises. Current Biology. 33(14). 2888–2896.e2. 1 indexed citations
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Drake, Jennifer, et al.. (2023). Observation of Impact Induced Failure in Slotted HMX Crystals Using X-Ray Phase Contrast Imaging. Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials. 9(4). 365–374. 3 indexed citations
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Ren, Zhongshu, Lin Gao, Samuel J. Clark, et al.. (2023). Machine learning–aided real-time detection of keyhole pore generation in laser powder bed fusion. Science. 379(6627). 89–94. 192 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fezzaa, Kamel, et al.. (2022). Phase Contrast X‐Ray Imaging of the Collapse of an Engineered Void in Single‐Crystal HMX. Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics. 47(10). 6 indexed citations
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Andrade, Vincent De, Viktor Nikitin, Michael Wojcik, et al.. (2021). Fast X‐ray Nanotomography with Sub‐10 nm Resolution as a Powerful Imaging Tool for Nanotechnology and Energy Storage Applications. Advanced Materials. 33(21). e2008653–e2008653. 49 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jing, Zhong Tao, Tao Sun, et al.. (2021). Strain rate effects on the mechanical behavior of porous titanium with different pore sizes. Materials Science and Engineering A. 821. 141593–141593. 22 indexed citations
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Zhao, Cang, Niranjan D. Parab, Xuxiao Li, et al.. (2020). Critical instability at moving keyhole tip generates porosity in laser melting. Science. 370(6520). 1080–1086. 487 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tao, Zhong, Z.Y. Zhong, Tao Sun, et al.. (2019). Rate-dependent phase transition of high density polyethylene. Materialia. 6. 100274–100274. 8 indexed citations
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Claus, Benjamin, Jinling Gao, Xuedong Zhai, et al.. (2019). In Situ Observation of Adiabatic Shear Band Formation in Aluminum Alloys. Experimental Mechanics. 60(2). 153–163. 30 indexed citations
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Torelli, Roberto, Katarzyna Matusik, Alan Kastengren, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of Shot-to-Shot In-Nozzle Flow Variations in a Heavy-Duty Diesel Injector Using Real Nozzle Geometry. SAE international journal of fuels and lubricants. 11(4). 379–295. 34 indexed citations
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Parab, Niranjan D., et al.. (2018). Dynamic crack propagation from a circular defect in a unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced plastic composite. Journal of Composite Materials. 52(25). 3539–3547. 5 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yu, Ruiqin Tan, Huaming Hou, et al.. (2018). Dynamic damage and fracture of a conductive glass under high-rate compression: A synchrotron based study. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 494. 40–49. 8 indexed citations
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Fezzaa, Kamel, et al.. (2016). Short time dynamics of water coalescence on a flat water pool. Current Applied Physics. 16(12). 1554–1559. 1 indexed citations
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Coutier-Delgosha, Olivier, et al.. (2012). Velocimetry in both phases of a cavitating flow by fast X-ray imaging. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations
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Fezzaa, Kamel, et al.. (2005). High-Pressure Diesel Injection Studied by Time-Resolved X-Ray Phase-Contrast Imaging. 2005. 209–212. 6 indexed citations

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