K.C. Chan

10.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
383 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

K.C. Chan is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, K.C. Chan has authored 383 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 268 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 140 papers in Materials Chemistry and 84 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in K.C. Chan's work include Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys (142 papers), Microstructure and mechanical properties (48 papers) and Metal Forming Simulation Techniques (37 papers). K.C. Chan is often cited by papers focused on Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys (142 papers), Microstructure and mechanical properties (48 papers) and Metal Forming Simulation Techniques (37 papers). K.C. Chan collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. K.C. Chan's co-authors include L. Liu, L. Xia, Shunhua Chen, T.M. Yue, Qianjie Chen, Di Zhu, Wing Bun Lee, Fei Hu, Chak Yin Tang and Guijun Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

K.C. Chan

376 papers receiving 8.7k 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.

  1. Strong and ductile titanium–oxygen–iron alloys by additive manufacturing
    2023 172 citations Zibin Chen, K.C. Chan et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
K.C. Chan 5.7k 3.4k 1.9k 1.1k 1.1k 383 8.9k
A. Gebert 5.7k 1.0× 5.0k 1.5× 1.9k 1.0× 1.0k 0.9× 541 0.5× 304 9.2k
Leon L. Shaw 4.5k 0.8× 5.0k 1.5× 3.1k 1.6× 1.3k 1.2× 1.4k 1.4× 235 10.5k
K. Asami 3.4k 0.6× 5.3k 1.6× 2.4k 1.3× 570 0.5× 1.2k 1.1× 213 8.6k
Chao Yang 6.2k 1.1× 5.1k 1.5× 1.1k 0.6× 867 0.8× 782 0.7× 386 9.5k
Kefu Yao 5.5k 1.0× 3.0k 0.9× 664 0.4× 941 0.9× 1.6k 1.5× 234 7.3k
Alex A. Volinsky 4.9k 0.9× 6.8k 2.0× 2.4k 1.3× 707 0.6× 1.4k 1.3× 489 12.3k
Hailong Zhang 4.3k 0.7× 5.3k 1.6× 1.3k 0.7× 1.7k 1.6× 676 0.6× 331 9.0k
G. Sundararajan 5.4k 0.9× 5.0k 1.5× 1.9k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 2.6k 2.5× 263 10.3k
Yutao Pei 4.7k 0.8× 4.7k 1.4× 1.1k 0.6× 661 0.6× 776 0.7× 302 8.9k
I. Manna 6.3k 1.1× 3.9k 1.1× 954 0.5× 470 0.4× 1.3k 1.2× 297 9.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K.C. Chan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K.C. Chan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K.C. Chan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with K.C. Chan. K.C. Chan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Gong, Shanhe, Yanjie Zhai, Chengkai Jin, et al.. (2025). Interface engineering of single-molecular heterojunction catalysts for CO2 electroreduction in strong acid medium. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8704–8704.
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Qu, Shuo, Di Ouyang, Lei Zhang, et al.. (2024). High strength bioinspired cellular metallic glasses with excellent energy absorption. Acta Materialia. 285. 120688–120688. 3 indexed citations
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Ren, Chuanxi, Zizheng Song, Saad Waqar, et al.. (2024). Exceptional strength and ductility in heterogeneous multi-gradient TiAl alloys through additive manufacturing. Acta Materialia. 281. 120395–120395. 32 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yongyun, Shulong Ye, Chuangshi Feng, et al.. (2024). Origins of strength stabilities at elevated temperatures in additively manufactured refractory high entropy alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A. 915. 147225–147225. 5 indexed citations
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Ouyang, Di, et al.. (2024). The microcrack inhibition and mechanical properties of an in-situ synthesized refractory high-entropy alloy fabricated by additive manufacturing. Materials Science and Engineering A. 913. 147071–147071. 7 indexed citations
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Hu, Yizhou, et al.. (2024). Micro-holes machining characteristics of Cf-ZrB2-SiC by Micro-EDM and taper control based on swing device. Ceramics International. 51(8). 10477–10490. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoyu, K.C. Chan, T.M. Yue, et al.. (2023). An Analysis of the Uneven Tool Electrode Wear Mechanism in the Micro-electrical Discharge Machining Process. International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology. 10(6). 1375–1391. 10 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yongyang, Xubo Li, Xusheng Yang, et al.. (2023). Compositionally complex doping for low-V Ti-Cr-V hydrogen storage alloys. Chemical Engineering Journal. 477. 146970–146970. 25 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yongyun, K.C. Chan, Rocco Lupoi, et al.. (2023). Enhancement on mechanical properties of CoCrNi medium entropy alloy via cold spray additive manufacturing associated with sintering. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 94. 413–423. 15 indexed citations
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Chan, K.C., et al.. (2023). A super strong high entropy alloy with discontinuous precipitation and fine grains by additive manufacturing and thermomechanical treatment. Materials Science and Engineering A. 876. 145164–145164. 12 indexed citations
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Zhu, Peng, Yu Yao, Cheng Zhang, et al.. (2023). V0.5Nb0.5ZrTi refractory high-entropy alloy fabricated by laser addictive manufacturing using elemental powders. International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials. 113. 106220–106220. 18 indexed citations
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Ouyang, Di, Pengcheng Zhang, Cheng Zhang, et al.. (2023). High-strength lamellar high-entropy alloys in-situ synthesized by laser additive manufacturing. Materials Science and Engineering A. 867. 144745–144745. 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiang, et al.. (2023). Excellent magnetocaloric performance of a Fe88Zr4Pr4B4 amorphous alloy and its amorphous hybrids. Intermetallics. 161. 107982–107982. 13 indexed citations
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Chen, Chunhong, Fangyi Shi, Renjie Li, et al.. (2023). A multifunctional MXene-porous polydopamine interface for stable and dendrite-free zinc metal batteries. Energy storage materials. 63. 102966–102966. 39 indexed citations
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Chan, K.C., et al.. (2023). Electrochemical discharge machining of a high-precision micro-holes array in a glass wafer using a damping and confinement technique. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 99. 152–167. 12 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yongyang, Xusheng Yang, Liming Zeng, et al.. (2023). Role of Rare-Earth Alloys in Lithium Borohydride Regeneration from Hydrous Lithium Metaborate. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 11(24). 8931–8938. 6 indexed citations
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Qian, Lei, et al.. (2023). Amorphous Thickness-Dependent Strengthening–Softening Transition in Crystalline–Amorphous Nanocomposites. Nano Letters. 23(23). 11288–11296. 19 indexed citations
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Han, Dongyeob, Jingli Ren, Shuangxi Song, et al.. (2017). Slip avalanche in nanoscratching of metallic glasses. Journal of Applied Physics. 122(11). 3 indexed citations

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