Leyu Lin

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Leyu Lin is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Polymers and Plastics and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Leyu Lin has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 30 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 21 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Leyu Lin's work include Tribology and Wear Analysis (34 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (18 papers) and Lubricants and Their Additives (14 papers). Leyu Lin is often cited by papers focused on Tribology and Wear Analysis (34 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (18 papers) and Lubricants and Their Additives (14 papers). Leyu Lin collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and United States. Leyu Lin's co-authors include A. S. Argon, Alois K. Schlarb, Xianqiang Pei, Roland Bennewitz, Xinyan Shi, C. K. Chan, Yang Lyu, I. Montvay, Gernot Münster and J. Sloan and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Nuclear Physics B and Carbon.

In The Last Decade

Leyu Lin

53 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Structure and plastic deformation of polyethylene 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 100 200 300 400
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. Structure and plastic deformation of polyethylene
    1994 476 citations Leyu Lin, A. S. Argon Journal of Materials 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
Leyu Lin Germany 19 749 620 432 187 178 59 1.4k
M. J. Folkes United Kingdom 20 691 0.9× 538 0.9× 439 1.0× 211 1.1× 47 0.3× 39 1.2k
John Arnold United States 19 209 0.3× 386 0.6× 88 0.2× 206 1.1× 45 0.3× 79 1.3k
Ulrich Eisele Germany 17 171 0.2× 289 0.5× 408 0.9× 442 2.4× 70 0.4× 58 1.1k
P. B. Bowden United Kingdom 16 1.2k 1.6× 659 1.1× 469 1.1× 298 1.6× 21 0.1× 21 1.7k
Sabine Cantournet France 14 388 0.5× 263 0.4× 155 0.4× 176 0.9× 26 0.1× 28 851
Г. М. Бартенев Russia 14 433 0.6× 372 0.6× 332 0.8× 264 1.4× 22 0.1× 209 1.0k
Siyang Gao China 19 185 0.2× 716 1.2× 465 1.1× 364 1.9× 49 0.3× 56 1.2k
K. A. Narh United States 15 339 0.5× 103 0.2× 190 0.4× 138 0.7× 43 0.2× 52 692
Erdong Wang China 18 194 0.3× 284 0.5× 804 1.9× 355 1.9× 115 0.6× 68 1.3k
R. Schirrer France 19 252 0.3× 894 1.4× 295 0.7× 535 2.9× 27 0.2× 58 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Leyu Lin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leyu Lin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leyu Lin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Leyu Lin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Leyu Lin 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 Leyu Lin. Leyu Lin is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Lin, Leyu, et al.. (2025). Manufacturing and Recycling of 3D-Printed All-Polymer Composites. Recycling. 10(5). 168–168.
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Lin, Leyu, et al.. (2023). On the environmental stress cracking of a vibration-welded polycarbonate (PC)-based nanocomposite. Polymer. 285. 126338–126338. 3 indexed citations
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Hua, Chi, et al.. (2023). Tribological performance of a polyethersulfone (PESU)-based nanocomposite with potential surface changes of the metallic counterbody. Applied Surface Science. 636. 157850–157850. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Yaonan, Jiwen Liu, Hongying Zhao, et al.. (2023). Enhanced wear resistance of sustainable tire materials with plasma modified pyrolysis carbon black. Carbon. 213. 118201–118201. 9 indexed citations
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Lin, Leyu, et al.. (2023). Dependence of the tribological performance of PEEK-based sustainable composites on the temperature. Materials Today Sustainability. 25. 100625–100625. 2 indexed citations
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Schlarb, Alois K., et al.. (2021). Performance and mechanisms of different tribological thermoplastic composites in sliding contact with steel. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials. 36(2). 642–656. 2 indexed citations
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Lin, Leyu & Alois K. Schlarb. (2019). Tribological response of the PEEK/SCF/graphite composite by releasing rigid particles into the tribosystem. Tribology International. 137. 173–179. 29 indexed citations
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Lin, Leyu, He Wang, Xiangyu Song, et al.. (2018). Study on the impact of graphene and cellulose nanocrystal on the friction and wear properties of SBR/NR composites under dry sliding conditions. Wear. 414-415. 43–49. 21 indexed citations
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Lin, Leyu & Alois K. Schlarb. (2012). A study on environmental stress cracking in nano-SiO2-filled polycarbonate. Journal of Materials Science. 47(18). 6614–6620. 13 indexed citations
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Hsia, K. Jimmy, et al.. (1994). Numerical simulation of semi-crystalline nylon 6: elastic constants of crystalline and amorphous parts. Journal of Materials Science. 29(6). 1601–1611. 9 indexed citations
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Lin, Leyu & A. S. Argon. (1992). Deformation resistance in oriented nylon 6. Macromolecules. 25(15). 4011–4024. 94 indexed citations
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Lin, Leyu, et al.. (1990). A scalar-fermion model in the limit of infinitely heavy fermions. The European Physical Journal C. 48(2). 355–364. 3 indexed citations
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Chan, C. K. & Leyu Lin. (1990). Effects of Shear on the Phase Transition of Binary Mixtures. Europhysics Letters (EPL). 11(1). 13–18. 30 indexed citations

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