Lefu Zhang

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
155 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Lefu Zhang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Aerospace Engineering and Metals and Alloys. According to data from OpenAlex, Lefu Zhang has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Materials Chemistry, 68 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 63 papers in Metals and Alloys. Recurrent topics in Lefu Zhang's work include High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (63 papers), Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (63 papers) and Nuclear Materials and Properties (41 papers). Lefu Zhang is often cited by papers focused on High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (63 papers), Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (63 papers) and Nuclear Materials and Properties (41 papers). Lefu Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Japan. Lefu Zhang's co-authors include Xianglong Guo, Zhao Shen, Donghai Du, Jiamei Wang, Rui Tang, Kai Chen, Ping Lai, Peter L. Andresen, Wenhua Gao and Kai Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Acta Materialia, Electrochimica Acta and Materials Science and Engineering A.

In The Last Decade

Lefu Zhang

150 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Integrated effects of non-equilibrium microstructures on stress corrosion cracking susceptibility of post-treated laser powder-bed-fusion 316 L stainless steels

2025 24 citations Kai Chen, Zaiqing Que et al. Corrosion Science profile →
Predicting intergranular stress corrosion cracking of stainless steels in high-temperature water by incorporating crystallographic factor

2025 20 citations Kai Chen, Huigang Shi et al. Acta Materialia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lefu Zhang China	34	1.8k	1.6k	1.4k	1.1k	840	155	3.3k
Changheui Jang South Korea	32	1.8k 1.0×	1.9k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	707 0.8×	188	3.2k
Zhao Shen China	32	1.5k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	591 0.6×	532 0.6×	109	2.8k
Lizhen Tan United States	36	3.2k 1.8×	2.5k 1.6×	1.7k 1.3×	628 0.6×	718 0.9×	106	4.8k
Éric Andrieu France	36	2.1k 1.1×	2.4k 1.5×	1.3k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	880 1.0×	132	3.5k
Ulrich Krupp Germany	33	1.6k 0.9×	2.9k 1.9×	903 0.7×	989 0.9×	1.6k 1.9×	227	3.8k
K. Sridharan United States	31	1.9k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	383 0.4×	739 0.9×	84	3.4k
Fabio Scenini United Kingdom	27	1.4k 0.8×	981 0.6×	621 0.5×	819 0.8×	311 0.4×	93	2.1k
Pratheek Shanthraj Germany	26	1.6k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	588 0.4×	253 0.2×	987 1.2×	65	2.5k
Alisson Kwiatkowski da Silva Germany	24	1.4k 0.8×	2.3k 1.5×	968 0.7×	308 0.3×	407 0.5×	45	2.9k

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Chen, Kai, Yong You, Xiaoqing Shang, et al.. (2025). Oxide stress and fracture susceptibility on a surface gradient microstructure of an additively manufactured steel. Acta Materialia. 304. 121779–121779. 1 indexed citations

Su, Ranran, Zhu Liu, Kai Chen, et al.. (2024). High-resolution characterization reveals the role of Al content in the evolution of oxide scales formed on alumina-forming alloy exposed to supercritical water. Corrosion Science. 231. 111968–111968. 4 indexed citations

Wu, Yule, Jiamei Wang, Xianglong Guo, & Lefu Zhang. (2024). A coupled electro-chemo-mechanical model for the stress corrosion cracking prediction of stainless steel in high-temperature water. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 308. 110376–110376. 3 indexed citations

Qiu, Xi, et al.. (2024). Characterization of the oxide film formed on alumina-forming austenitic stainless steel in deaerated, DH, DO, and OT supercritical water. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 598. 155177–155177. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Jiamei, et al.. (2024). Effect of low-temperature plasma nitriding on the sliding wear behavior of 17–4PH stainless steel in high temperature water. Materials Today Communications. 40. 110062–110062. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Kai, Miao Song, Zhao Shen, et al.. (2024). Printed cellular structure enhancing re-passivation of stress corrosion cracking in high-temperature water. Corrosion Science. 244. 112636–112636. 46 indexed citations

Lai, Ping, et al.. (2024). General corrosion behavior and mechanism of low-temperature plasma nitrided 17–4PH stainless steel in high temperature water. Materials Characterization. 209. 113702–113702. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Jiamei, Tianyu Zhu, Yule Wu, et al.. (2024). The effect of nano-sized precipitates on stress corrosion cracking propagation of Alloy 718 under constant loads in PWR primary water. Corrosion Science. 242. 112577–112577. 4 indexed citations

Shi, Huigang, Lefu Zhang, Yanping Huang, et al.. (2024). New insight on the formation of uneven oxide scales on AFA steel in supercritical CO2: Roles of recrystallization degree on the high temperature corrosion resistance. Corrosion Science. 241. 112540–112540. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Jiamei, Y. Zhou, Yule Wu, et al.. (2024). Revealing the superior oxidation resistance of alloy 690 in deaerated supercritical water at 600 °C through advanced characterization. Materials Characterization. 210. 113853–113853. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Jiamei, et al.. (2024). Revealing the environmental-assisted degeneration mechanism of an Al-containing dual-phase high entropy alloy in supercritical water. Materials Characterization. 217. 114375–114375. 4 indexed citations

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Guo, Xianglong, Zhu Liu, Yang Gao, et al.. (2023). New insights into the initial oxidation behavior of an ultra-corrosion resistant alumina-forming austenitic steel in supercritical carbon dioxide: The effects of precipitated intragranular intermetallic compounds. Corrosion Science. 220. 111260–111260. 16 indexed citations

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Wang, Jiamei, et al.. (2023). The cracking growth behavior of a sensitized Alloy 800H in supercritical water. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 583. 154509–154509. 3 indexed citations

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Gao, Yang, Zhu Liu, Shuo Cong, et al.. (2023). Oxide scale growth behavior of alumina-forming austenitic stainless steel exposed to supercritical water. Corrosion Science. 227. 111681–111681. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Jiamei, Tianyu Zhu, Xiaoqiang Liu, et al.. (2023). Insights into the stress corrosion cracking propagation behavior of Alloy 690 and 316 L stainless steel in KOH versus LiOH oxygenated water. Corrosion Science. 224. 111556–111556. 20 indexed citations

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Wu, Yule, Jiamei Wang, Junbao Zhang, et al.. (2023). Insights into the effects of δ-ferrite on crack tip stress/strain and stress corrosion cracking propagation behavior of austenite weld metal: A numerical and experimental study. International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping. 205. 105007–105007. 6 indexed citations

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Luo, Xingqi, Shuaihui Sun, Jianjun Feng, et al.. (2023). Experimental study of gas–liquid two-phase operating characteristics and bubble evolution law of a semi-open mixed-flow pump. Ocean Engineering. 272. 113733–113733. 14 indexed citations

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Shen, Zhao, Xiang-Feng Pan, Li Li, Lefu Zhang, & Xuelian Xu. (2014). Stress Corrosion Cracking Behavior of Austenitic Stainless Steel. Corrosion Science and Protetion Technology. 26(2). 143–148. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lefu. (2012). XPS Analysis of Zinc Injection Effects on General Corrosion of Nickel-Base Alloy 690. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lefu, et al.. (2009). Corrosion Behaviors of Candidate Materials for Supercritical-Cooled Water Reactor. Hedongli gongcheng. 30(5). 62–66. 2 indexed citations

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