Michael Cloots

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 849 citations indexed

About

Michael Cloots is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Cloots has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 849 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 4 papers in Automotive Engineering and 4 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Michael Cloots's work include Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (12 papers), Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (8 papers) and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (4 papers). Michael Cloots is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (12 papers), Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (8 papers) and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (4 papers). Michael Cloots collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland and Netherlands. Michael Cloots's co-authors include Konrad Wegener, Peter J. Uggowitzer, Thorsten Heeling, Adriaan B. Spierings, Karsten Kunze, Josef Stirnimann, Roland E. Logé, Andreas Burn, Nikola Kalentics and Marie J. Pierik and has published in prestigious journals such as Materials Science and Engineering A, Journal of Materials Processing Technology and Materials & Design.

In The Last Decade

Michael Cloots

14 papers receiving 823 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Investigations on the microstructure and crack formation of IN738LC samples processed by selective laser melting using Gaussian and doughnut profiles
    2015 346 citations Michael Cloots, Peter J. Uggowitzer et al. Materials & Design profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Michael Cloots 801 465 97 72 72 14 849
Gunther Mohr 739 0.9× 477 1.0× 107 1.1× 64 0.9× 77 1.1× 28 807
Richard P. Martukanitz 554 0.7× 373 0.8× 67 0.7× 77 1.1× 77 1.1× 24 624
Fermín Garciandía 930 1.2× 678 1.5× 110 1.1× 45 0.6× 99 1.4× 15 984
Mustafa Megahed 611 0.8× 481 1.0× 88 0.9× 109 1.5× 57 0.8× 33 688
Kai Hilgenberg 737 0.9× 450 1.0× 89 0.9× 89 1.2× 60 0.8× 50 802
Nadia Kouraytem 735 0.9× 419 0.9× 86 0.9× 99 1.4× 137 1.9× 14 808
Sebastian Bremen 517 0.6× 366 0.8× 82 0.8× 47 0.7× 59 0.8× 21 577
Ben Brown 610 0.8× 433 0.9× 70 0.7× 92 1.3× 59 0.8× 26 649
Laura Cordova 572 0.7× 436 0.9× 38 0.4× 70 1.0× 65 0.9× 22 627
Michael Karg 460 0.6× 385 0.8× 84 0.9× 73 1.0× 42 0.6× 18 522

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Cloots

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Cloots

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Cloots, Michael, Jin Zhang, Iñigo Bermejo, et al.. (2025). P0956 Predicting Clinical Remission in Crohn’s Disease: A Comparative Study of Expert-Generated and Computer-Generated Bayesian Networks. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 19(Supplement_1). i1783–i1783. 1 indexed citations
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Cloots, Michael, et al.. (2021). Residual stress reduction of LPBF-processed CM247LC samples via multi laser beam strategies. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 117(7-8). 2093–2103. 23 indexed citations
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Wegener, Konrad, et al.. (2021). Relevance of single channel signals for two-colour pyrometer process monitoring of laser powder bed fusion. International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems. 14(2). 1–1. 4 indexed citations
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Cloots, Michael, et al.. (2021). Relevance of single channel signals for two-colour pyrometer process monitoring of laser powder bed fusion. International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems. 14(2). 111–111. 4 indexed citations
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Cloots, Michael, et al.. (2021). Mutual comparison of acoustic, pyrometric and thermographic laser powder bed fusion monitoring. Materials & Design. 210. 110036–110036. 44 indexed citations
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Cloots, Michael, et al.. (2020). Determining process stability of Laser Powder Bed Fusion using pyrometry. Procedia CIRP. 95. 127–132. 14 indexed citations
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Cloots, Michael, et al.. (2020). Focus shift analysis, to manufacture dense and crack-free SLM-processed CM247LC samples. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 289. 116948–116948. 38 indexed citations
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Cloots, Michael, et al.. (2020). Surface quality improvement and adjustment of SLM-processed CM247LC samples by modulated laser parameters. Procedia CIRP. 95. 109–114. 2 indexed citations
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Kalentics, Nikola, Andreas Burn, Michael Cloots, & Roland E. Logé. (2018). 3D laser shock peening as a way to improve geometrical accuracy in selective laser melting. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 101(5-8). 1247–1254. 42 indexed citations
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Heeling, Thorsten, Michael Cloots, & Konrad Wegener. (2017). Melt pool simulation for the evaluation of process parameters in selective laser melting. Additive manufacturing. 14. 116–125. 146 indexed citations
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Cloots, Michael, et al.. (2017). Approaches to minimize overhang angles of SLM parts. Rapid Prototyping Journal. 23(2). 362–369. 32 indexed citations
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Cloots, Michael, Karsten Kunze, Peter J. Uggowitzer, & Konrad Wegener. (2016). Microstructural characteristics of the nickel-based alloy IN738LC and the cobalt-based alloy Mar-M509 produced by selective laser melting. Materials Science and Engineering A. 658. 68–76. 92 indexed citations
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Cloots, Michael, Peter J. Uggowitzer, & Konrad Wegener. (2015). Investigations on the microstructure and crack formation of IN738LC samples processed by selective laser melting using Gaussian and doughnut profiles. Materials & Design. 89. 770–784. 346 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cloots, Michael, Adriaan B. Spierings, & Konrad Wegener. (2013). Assessing New Support Minimizing Strategies for the Additive Manufacturing Technology SLM. Texas Digital Library (University of Texas). 61 indexed citations

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