Mengning Xu

444 total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 289 citations indexed

About

Mengning Xu is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomaterials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Mengning Xu has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 289 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 9 papers in Biomaterials and 6 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Mengning Xu's work include Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (9 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (8 papers) and Microstructure and mechanical properties (5 papers). Mengning Xu is often cited by papers focused on Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (9 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (8 papers) and Microstructure and mechanical properties (5 papers). Mengning Xu collaborates with scholars based in China and Hong Kong. Mengning Xu's co-authors include Bo Gao, Lirong Xiao, Yuntian Zhu, Hao Zhou, Xuefei Chen, Yi Liu, Yuanxun Cao, Zhaohua Hu, Zongyao Li and Xiaodong Han and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Advanced Functional Materials and Materials Science and Engineering A.

In The Last Decade

Mengning Xu

12 papers receiving 282 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.

Heterostructured Metallic Structural Materials: Research Methods, Properties, and Future Perspectives

2024 79 citations Bo Gao, Lirong Xiao et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mengning Xu China	10	261	128	115	88	53	13	289
M. E. Moussa Egypt	12	279 1.1×	165 1.3×	142 1.2×	181 2.1×	49 0.9×	33	324
Chenchen Zhi China	9	290 1.1×	124 1.0×	175 1.5×	112 1.3×	100 1.9×	25	331
Young‐Ok Yoon South Korea	12	316 1.2×	201 1.6×	98 0.9×	235 2.7×	116 2.2×	45	387
Luping Long China	6	328 1.3×	183 1.4×	237 2.1×	81 0.9×	60 1.1×	15	366
Congcong Zhu China	9	279 1.1×	151 1.2×	59 0.5×	173 2.0×	59 1.1×	18	323
M. Yu. Gryaznov Russia	10	295 1.1×	285 2.2×	132 1.1×	91 1.0×	104 2.0×	38	367
A. Razal Rose India	6	352 1.3×	81 0.6×	166 1.4×	91 1.0×	40 0.8×	14	358
Yandong Yu China	11	363 1.4×	216 1.7×	301 2.6×	123 1.4×	83 1.6×	32	411
T.Y. Kwak South Korea	13	306 1.2×	175 1.4×	277 2.4×	125 1.4×	111 2.1×	18	375
Alexis Oudin France	8	326 1.2×	151 1.2×	99 0.9×	142 1.6×	198 3.7×	11	370

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13 of 13 papers shown

Xu, Mengning, Lirong Xiao, Bo Gao, et al.. (2025). Strengthening mechanisms induced by sequential grain refinement and solid solution strengthening in dual-phase heterostructured Mg-Li alloys with low Al content. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1021. 179527–179527. 6 indexed citations

Xu, Mengning, Hongwei Ma, Lirong Xiao, et al.. (2025). Heterogeneous plastic deformation and crack passivation behaviors influenced by phase morphology in Mg-Li alloys. Materials Characterization. 228. 115360–115360.

Xu, Mengning, et al.. (2025). Current progress in strengthening, plastic deformation and thermal stability of Mg alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1018. 179151–179151. 18 indexed citations

Xu, Mengning, et al.. (2024). Preparing strong and ductile AZ80 Mg alloy via warm rotary swaging. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 34. 807–818. 3 indexed citations

Meng, Jiaqi, Yonghao Zhao, Yi Liu, et al.. (2024). Impact of gradient microstructure on strain hardening via activation of multiple deformation mechanisms in CoCrNi medium entropy alloy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 41002–41002. 10 indexed citations

Xu, Mengning, Tianjiao Li, Dongdi Yin, et al.. (2024). Towards extraordinary strength-ductility synergy in pure Mg via dislocation transmutation. International Journal of Plasticity. 183. 104160–104160. 17 indexed citations

Gao, Bo, Lirong Xiao, Jiajun Hu, et al.. (2024). Heterostructured Metallic Structural Materials: Research Methods, Properties, and Future Perspectives. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(51). 79 indexed citations breakdown →

Liu, Yi, Mengning Xu, Lirong Xiao, et al.. (2023). Dislocation array reflection enhances strain hardening of a dual-phase heterostructured high-entropy alloy. Materials Research Letters. 11(8). 638–647. 61 indexed citations

Xu, Mengning, Na Li, Xuechao Sha, et al.. (2022). In-situ TEM observations on interaction of basal <a> dislocations and β′ phases in a Mg–Gd binary alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A. 841. 143017–143017. 31 indexed citations

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Peng, Zhen, Yi Liu, Lirong Xiao, et al.. (2022). Formation mechanism of co-axial grain boundaries in a Mg alloy. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 11(3). 1094–1101. 10 indexed citations

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Liu, Huan, Bo Gao, Yi Yang, et al.. (2022). Strain hardening behavior and microstructure evolution of gradient-structured Cu-Al alloys with low stack fault energy. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 19. 220–229. 26 indexed citations

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Liu, Yi, Yang Song, Na Li, et al.. (2021). Mechanical Properties and Microstructure Evolution of Mg-Gd Alloy during Aging Treatment. Metals. 12(1). 39–39. 10 indexed citations

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Chen, Xuefei, Lirong Xiao, Yi Liu, et al.. (2020). High strength-ductility of heterogeneous sandwich Mg–Y alloys produced by high pressure torsion. Vacuum. 179. 109568–109568. 18 indexed citations

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