Ma Qian

31.2k total citations · 17 hit papers
537 papers, 24.4k citations indexed

About

Ma Qian is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ma Qian has authored 537 papers receiving a total of 24.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 350 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 228 papers in Materials Chemistry and 97 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ma Qian's work include Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (104 papers), Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties (100 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (88 papers). Ma Qian is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (104 papers), Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties (100 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (88 papers). Ma Qian collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and United States. Ma Qian's co-authors include Milan Brandt, David H. StJohn, Wei Xu, Mark Easton, Martin Leary, Peng Cao, Ming Yan, Huiping Tang, Tingting Song and Peter Choong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Ma Qian

508 papers receiving 23.8k citations

Hit Papers

Topological design and ad... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2016 2019 2014 2020 2011 500 1000 1.5k
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. Topological design and additive manufacturing of porous metals for bone scaffolds and orthopaedic implants: A review
    2016 1.7k citations Martin Leary, Ma Qian et al. profile →
  2. SLM lattice structures: Properties, performance, applications and challenges
    2019 1.1k citations Martin Leary, Ma Qian et al. profile →
  3. Additive manufacturing of strong and ductile Ti–6Al–4V by selective laser melting via in situ martensite decomposition
    2014 1.0k citations Milan Brandt, Joe Elambasseril et al. profile →
  4. Grain structure control during metal 3D printing by high-intensity ultrasound
    2020 615 citations C.J. Todaro, Mark Easton et al. Nature Communications profile →
  5. The Interdependence Theory: The relationship between grain formation and nucleant selection
    2011 578 citations David H. StJohn, Ma Qian et al. profile →
  6. Grain refinement of magnesium alloys
    2005 570 citations David H. StJohn, Ma Qian et al. profile →
  7. In situ tailoring microstructure in additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V for superior mechanical performance
    2016 551 citations Edward W. Lui, Ma Qian et al. profile →
  8. Selective laser melting (SLM) of AlSi12Mg lattice structures
    2016 417 citations Martin Leary, Joe Elambasseril et al. profile →
  9. Glucose-oxidase like catalytic mechanism of noble metal nanozymes
    2021 378 citations Ma Qian et al. Nature Communications profile →
  10. Effect of Powder Reuse Times on Additive Manufacturing of Ti-6Al-4V by Selective Electron Beam Melting
    2015 363 citations Huiping Tang, Ma Qian et al. profile →
  11. Inconel 625 lattice structures manufactured by selective laser melting (SLM): Mechanical properties, deformation and failure modes
    2018 360 citations Martin Leary, Ma Qian et al. profile →
  12. Heat treatment for metal additive manufacturing
    2022 309 citations Ma Qian et al. profile →
  13. Zirconium Alloys for Orthopaedic and Dental Applications
    2018 291 citations Tingting Song, Ma Qian et al. profile →
  14. Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation Boosts Reduction of Nitrate to Ammonia over Single-Atom Cu with Cu(I)-N3C1 Sites
    2022 203 citations Yinghao Xue, Qihui Yu et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  15. Strong and ductile titanium–oxygen–iron alloys by additive manufacturing
    2023 172 citations Tingting Song, Shenglu Lu et al. profile →
  16. Programmable A-to-Y base editing by fusing an adenine base editor with an N-methylpurine DNA glycosylase
    2023 138 citations Ma Qian et al. profile →
  17. Ti3C2Tx MXene-Based Multifunctional Tactile Sensors for Precisely Detecting and Distinguishing Temperature and Pressure Stimuli
    2023 124 citations Ma Qian et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ma Qian 18.0k 9.8k 6.4k 4.3k 3.4k 537 24.4k
Xin Lin 17.8k 1.0× 8.4k 0.9× 6.2k 1.0× 3.8k 0.9× 4.0k 1.2× 988 28.6k
Lai‐Chang Zhang 19.2k 1.1× 14.1k 1.4× 5.6k 0.9× 2.5k 0.6× 4.6k 1.3× 448 27.1k
L.E. Murr 17.9k 1.0× 9.6k 1.0× 6.9k 1.1× 3.1k 0.7× 4.2k 1.2× 558 25.3k
David Hui 9.8k 0.5× 9.2k 0.9× 7.8k 1.2× 1.5k 0.3× 8.8k 2.6× 452 36.3k
Matthew S. Dargusch 15.4k 0.9× 14.1k 1.4× 2.8k 0.4× 2.4k 0.6× 4.5k 1.3× 438 24.3k
Mingxing Zhang 12.5k 0.7× 8.3k 0.8× 1.4k 0.2× 6.0k 1.4× 1.1k 0.3× 612 21.0k
Jian Lü 26.3k 1.5× 19.9k 2.0× 1.8k 0.3× 7.2k 1.7× 5.6k 1.6× 1.0k 41.8k
Amit Bandyopadhyay 9.9k 0.5× 6.7k 0.7× 8.5k 1.3× 1.0k 0.2× 15.6k 4.6× 344 28.3k
Filippo Berto 12.3k 0.7× 3.9k 0.4× 5.2k 0.8× 1.3k 0.3× 3.2k 0.9× 856 23.5k
Kun Zhou 9.5k 0.5× 12.0k 1.2× 4.1k 0.6× 1.8k 0.4× 6.6k 1.9× 752 33.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ma Qian

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All Works

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Zhang, Min, Kang Gao, Jinlong Liu, et al.. (2025). Breaking Stiffness‐Tunability Trade‐offs in Metamaterials: a Minimal Surface Guided Hybrid Lattice Strategy. Advanced Science. 12(39). e10586–e10586. 3 indexed citations
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Lu, Shenglu, Tingting Song, Alexander E. Medvedev, et al.. (2025). Characterizing α-phase variants in titanium alloys via EBSD: Understanding colour indexing challenges. Micron. 198. 103893–103893.
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Qian, Ma, et al.. (2025). Fish body swing and tail vortex structure on maneuverability and agility during C-turn at different curvatures. Physics of Fluids. 37(3). 2 indexed citations
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Noronha, Jordan, et al.. (2024). Titanium Multi‐Topology Metamaterials with Exceptional Strength (Adv. Mater. 34/2024). Advanced Materials. 36(34).
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Zhong, Haozhang, et al.. (2024). Characterization of the structural features of Ti-6Al-4V hollow-strut lattices fabricated by laser powder bed fusion. Materials Characterization. 217. 114364–114364. 1 indexed citations
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Elambasseril, Joe, et al.. (2024). Spray Fluidized Bed Assisted Flexible Robust Lightweight Hollow Metallic Sphere Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator. ACS Applied Electronic Materials. 6(9). 6543–6553.
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Noronha, Jordan, Martin Leary, Milan Brandt, & Ma Qian. (2024). AlSi10Mg hollow-strut lattice metamaterials by laser powder bed fusion. Materials Advances. 5(9). 3751–3770. 17 indexed citations
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Qian, Ma, Haochen Xu, Ziyi Chen, et al.. (2023). Biocatalytic enantioselective γ-C–H lactonization of aliphatic carboxylic acids. Nature Synthesis. 3(1). 123–130. 17 indexed citations
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Pang, Xiongqi, Ma Qian, Hua Bai, et al.. (2023). Quantitative characterization of critical reservoir physical properties of tight oil charging in the third member of the Shahejie Formation in the Gaobei Slope of Nanpu Sag, Bohai Bay Basin. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 230. 212212–212212. 3 indexed citations
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Zhong, Haozhang, Tingting Song, Raj Das, et al.. (2023). Ultralight, ductile metal mechanical metamaterials with super elastic admissible strain (0.1). Journal of Material Science and Technology. 162. 227–233. 5 indexed citations
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Zhong, Haozhang, Tingting Song, Chuanwei Li, et al.. (2023). The Gibson-Ashby model for additively manufactured metal lattice materials: Its theoretical basis, limitations and new insights from remedies. Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science. 27(3). 101081–101081. 80 indexed citations
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Noronha, Jordan, J. G. Dash, Martin Leary, et al.. (2023). Node-reinforced hollow-strut metal lattice materials for higher strength. Scripta Materialia. 234. 115547–115547. 33 indexed citations
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Qian, Ma, et al.. (2023). Analysing the effect of defects on stress concentration and fatigue life of L-PBF AlSi10Mg alloy using finite element modelling. Progress in Additive Manufacturing. 9(2). 341–359. 26 indexed citations
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Lu, Shenglu, Dandan Han, Tingting Song, et al.. (2023). Massive transformations in titanium alloys: Role of relative orientation of adjacent parent grains. Scripta Materialia. 239. 115776–115776. 9 indexed citations
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Song, Tingting, et al.. (2023). Laser directed energy deposition of Ti-1Al-8V-5Fe alloy: From zero to significant tensile plasticity. Scripta Materialia. 239. 115814–115814. 16 indexed citations
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Xue, Yinghao, Qihui Yu, Ma Qian, et al.. (2022). Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation Boosts Reduction of Nitrate to Ammonia over Single-Atom Cu with Cu(I)-N3C1 Sites. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(20). 14797–14807. 203 indexed citations breakdown →
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Todaro, C.J., Mark Easton, Dong Qiu, et al.. (2020). Grain structure control during metal 3D printing by high-intensity ultrasound. Nature Communications. 11(1). 142–142. 615 indexed citations breakdown →
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Huang, Liqing, Ma Qian, Zuming Liu, et al.. (2017). In situ preparation of TiB nanowires for high-performance Ti metal matrix nanocomposites. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 735. 2640–2645. 60 indexed citations
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Wang, Xu, et al.. (2015). Comparison of electromagnetic and piezoelectric vibration energy harvesters with different interface circuits. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 72-73. 906–924. 33 indexed citations

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