Michael C. Gao

19.0k total citations · 13 hit papers
154 papers, 15.5k citations indexed

About

Michael C. Gao is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael C. Gao has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 15.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 81 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 49 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Michael C. Gao's work include High Entropy Alloys Studies (79 papers), High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (77 papers) and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (30 papers). Michael C. Gao is often cited by papers focused on High Entropy Alloys Studies (79 papers), High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (77 papers) and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (30 papers). Michael C. Gao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Taiwan. Michael C. Gao's co-authors include Peter K. Liaw, Yong Zhang, Zhi Tang, Karin A. Dahmen, Zhao Ping Lu, Jeffrey A. Hawk, Junwei Qiao, David E. Alman, Michael Widom and Rui Feng and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Michael C. Gao

147 papers receiving 15.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Microstructures and properties of high-entropy alloys

2013 5.7k citations Yong Zhang, Michael C. Gao et al. profile →
Deviation from high-entropy configurations in the atomic distributions of a multi-principal-element alloy

2015 586 citations Michael C. Gao, Peter K. Liaw et al. profile →
Lattice distortion in a strong and ductile refractory high-entropy alloy

2018 473 citations Chanho Lee, Gian Song et al. Acta Materialia profile →
Mechanical properties of refractory high-entropy alloys: Experiments and modeling

2016 415 citations Junwei Qiao, Jeffrey A. Hawk et al. Journal of Alloys and Compounds profile →
A hexagonal close-packed high-entropy alloy: The effect of entropy

2016 385 citations Junwei Qiao, Michael C. Gao et al. profile →
Guidelines in predicting phase formation of high-entropy alloys

2014 307 citations Yong Zhang, Peter K. Liaw et al. profile →
Aluminum Alloying Effects on Lattice Types, Microstructures, and Mechanical Behavior of High-Entropy Alloys Systems

2013 306 citations Michael C. Gao, Yong Zhang et al. profile →
NbTaV-(Ti,W) refractory high-entropy alloys: Experiments and modeling

2016 287 citations Junwei Qiao, Michael C. Gao et al. Materials Science and Engineering A profile →
Tailoring magnetic behavior of CoFeMnNiX (X = Al, Cr, Ga, and Sn) high entropy alloys by metal doping

2017 262 citations Michael C. Gao, Lizhi Ouyang et al. Acta Materialia profile →
High-entropy functional materials

2018 235 citations Michael C. Gao, Yong Zhang et al. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources profile →
Lattice‐Distortion‐Enhanced Yield Strength in a Refractory High‐Entropy Alloy

2020 234 citations Chanho Lee, Yi Chou et al. profile →
High-throughput design of high-performance lightweight high-entropy alloys

2021 216 citations Michael C. Gao, Zongrui Pei et al. profile →
Superior High‐Temperature Strength in a Supersaturated Refractory High‐Entropy Alloy

2021 183 citations Michael C. Gao, Ke An et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Metabolic Regulation of Cardiovascular Aging 2025 ·Current Cardiology Reports ·Michael C. Gao, Toren Finkel	0
2	Switchable α‐Chalcogenocyanation and Chalcogenation of α‐Oxo Ketene Dithioacetals 2025 ·Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Tingting Peng, Tianlin Xiao, Michael C. Gao, Ye Zhang, Haifeng Yu, Xiao-Bo Zhao	0
3	Machine learning and high-throughput computational guided development of high temperature oxidation-resisting Ni-Co-Cr-Al-Fe based high-entropy alloys 2025 ·npj Computational Materials ·(unknown), William Trehern, Aditya Sundar, William Yi Wang, Saro San, Tianwei Lu, Fan Zhou, Ting Sun, Youyuan Zhang, (unknown), Zhichao Liu, Michael C. Gao, Shanshan Hu	4
4	Insights into oxygen diffusion in rare earth disilicate environmental barrier coatings 2025 ·npj Computational Materials ·Shiqiang Hao, Richard P. Oleksak, Ömer Doğan, Michael C. Gao	2
5	Developing reliable machine learning interatomic potential for Fe–Cr–Ni austenitic alloys 2025 ·Journal of Applied Physics ·Shiqiang Hao, Prashant Singh, A. V. Smirnov, D. D. Johnson, David E. Alman, Michael C. Gao	0
6	Understanding the effect of refractory metal chemistry on the stacking fault energy and mechanical property of Cantor-based multi-principal element alloys 2024 ·International Journal of Plasticity ·Prashant Singh, William Trehern, Brent Vela, Prince Sharma, Tanner Kirk, Zongrui Pei, Raymundo Arróyave, Michael C. Gao, D. D. Johnson	22
7	Effect of hydrogen on surface energy of fcc Fe alloys: A first-principles study 2024 ·Materials Today Communications ·Shun‐Li Shang, Michael C. Gao, David E. Alman, Zi‐Kui Liu	2
8	Revisiting first-principles thermodynamics by quasiharmonic approach: Application to study thermal expansion of additively-manufactured Inconel 625 2024 ·Scripta Materialia ·Shun‐Li Shang, (unknown), Michael C. Gao, Darren C. Pagan, Zi‐Kui Liu	6
9	Computational insights into the structural, thermodynamic and transport properties of CaF2-MgF2 binary fluoride system at high temperatures 2024 ·Computational Materials Science ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Stephen Lam, Karl Ludwig, Uday B. Pal, Michael C. Gao, Adam Powell, (unknown)	2
10	Prevalence and prognostic impact of complex percutaneous coronary intervention among octogenarians 2024 ·Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions ·Alessandro Spirito, Michael C. Gao, Samantha Sartori, Birgit Vogel, (unknown), Ranbir Singh, (unknown), George Dangas, Annapoorna Kini, Samin K. Sharma, Roxana Mehran	2
11	Mechanical properties of pure elements from a comprehensive first-principles study to data-driven insights 2024 ·Materials Science and Engineering A ·Shun‐Li Shang, Michael C. Gao, Yi Wang, Jingjing Li, Allison M. Beese, Zi‐Kui Liu	3
12	Computational Design of High-Entropy Rare Earth Disilicates as Next-Generation Thermal/Environmental Barrier Coatings 2023 ·Acta Materialia ·Shiqiang Hao, Richard P. Oleksak, Ömer Doğan, Michael C. Gao	18
13	Novel refractory high-entropy metal-ceramic composites with superior mechanical properties 2023 ·International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials ·Xin Chen, Fei Wang, Xiang Zhang, Shanshan Hu, Xingbo Liu, Samuel A. Humphry-Baker, Michael C. Gao, Lingfeng He, Yongfeng Lu, Bai Cui	12
14	X-ray and molecular dynamics study of the temperature-dependent structure of FLiNaK 2023 ·Nuclear Materials and Energy ·(unknown), (unknown), Karl Ludwig, (unknown), (unknown), Anubhav Wadehra, Michael C. Gao, Chris J. Benmore, Melissa J. Rose, Nicholas J. Condon, Adam Powell, Yu Zhong, Uday B. Pal	3
15	Effects of Zr addition on lattice strains and electronic structures of NbTaTiV high-entropy alloy 2021 ·Materials Science and Engineering A ·Chanho Lee, Gian Song, Michael C. Gao, Lizhi Ouyang, Ke An, Saryu Fensin, Peter K. Liaw	21
16	Predicting temperature-dependent ultimate strengths of body-centered-cubic (BCC) high-entropy alloys 2021 ·npj Computational Materials ·(unknown), Xuesong Fan, Xiao Yang, Michael C. Gao, Yong Zhang, Peter K. Liaw	21
17	A brief review of data-driven ICME for intelligently discovering advanced structural metal materials: Insight into atomic and electronic building blocks 2020 ·Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources ·William Yi Wang, Bin Tang, De-Ye Lin, Chengxiong Zou, Ying Zhang, Shun‐Li Shang, (unknown), Jun Gao, (unknown), Hongchao Kou, Haifeng Song, (unknown), (unknown), Michael C. Gao, Zi‐Kui Liu, Jinshan Li	28
18	Temperature dependence of elastic and plastic deformation behavior of a refractory high-entropy alloy 2020 ·Science Advances ·Chanho Lee, George Kim, Yi Chou, Brianna L. Musicó, Michael C. Gao, Ke An, Gian Song, Yi‐Chia Chou, V. Keppens, Wei Chen, Peter K. Liaw	179
19	Wear behavior of Al_0.6CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloys: Effect of environments 2018 ·Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources ·Ming Chen, (unknown), Huijun Yang, Peter K. Liaw, Michael C. Gao, Jeffrey A. Hawk, Junwei Qiao	106
20	Annealing effect for the Al0.3CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy fibers 2018 ·Journal of Alloys and Compounds ·Dongyue Li, Michael C. Gao, Jeffrey A. Hawk, Yong Zhang	37

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