Michael F. Zaeh

8.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
465 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Michael F. Zaeh is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael F. Zaeh has authored 465 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 313 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 117 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 102 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Michael F. Zaeh's work include Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (108 papers), Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (93 papers) and Advanced machining processes and optimization (87 papers). Michael F. Zaeh is often cited by papers focused on Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (108 papers), Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (93 papers) and Advanced machining processes and optimization (87 papers). Michael F. Zaeh collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Canada. Michael F. Zaeh's co-authors include Johannes Kriegler, Jan Bernd Habedank, Philipp Schmidt, Andreas Jossen, H. Krauss, Harald Krauss, Joachim Milberg, Martin J. Brand, Lucas Hille and Christian Seidel and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Advanced Functional Materials and Journal of The Electrochemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Michael F. Zaeh

425 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

Investigations on residual stresses and deformations in s... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300 400 500
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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 residual stresses and deformations in selective laser melting
    2009 517 citations Michael F. Zaeh et al. Production Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael F. Zaeh Germany 37 4.4k 2.0k 1.4k 1.3k 851 465 6.6k
Aitzol Lamíkiz Spain 52 7.0k 1.6× 1.8k 0.9× 1.5k 1.1× 1.3k 1.0× 1.9k 2.3× 243 7.7k
Yingguang Li China 37 2.6k 0.6× 950 0.5× 749 0.5× 1.7k 1.3× 858 1.0× 255 5.0k
Abdulrahman Al‐Ahmari Saudi Arabia 38 2.5k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 831 0.6× 1.9k 1.5× 1.1k 1.3× 294 5.8k
Geok Soon Hong Singapore 38 2.8k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 945 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 1.6k 1.9× 150 5.0k
M.A. Elbestawi Canada 55 8.6k 2.0× 2.4k 1.2× 1.9k 1.3× 1.4k 1.1× 3.3k 3.9× 232 9.7k
Robert G. Landers United States 35 2.4k 0.6× 2.0k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 952 0.8× 768 0.9× 216 4.5k
Dinghua Zhang China 38 3.5k 0.8× 433 0.2× 1.2k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 1.5k 1.8× 267 4.5k
Eckart Uhlmann Germany 35 5.0k 1.1× 621 0.3× 1.7k 1.2× 898 0.7× 2.8k 3.3× 375 6.1k
Frank Liou United States 39 4.5k 1.0× 2.7k 1.3× 270 0.2× 1.1k 0.9× 476 0.6× 336 5.8k
Wenhe Liao China 35 3.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 617 0.4× 355 0.3× 919 1.1× 200 4.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael F. Zaeh

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael F. Zaeh

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Goeldner, Maurice, et al.. (2025). Tool wear prediction for coated cutting inserts during milling of Ti-6Al-4V using a grey box model. Wear. 584-585. 206352–206352.
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Metzner, A. B., et al.. (2025). A methodology for the prioritization of factors influencing human errors in manual assembly lines. Production Engineering. 19(6). 1341–1358.
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Wenzler, David, Juergen Mueller, Jonas Hensel, et al.. (2025). Mechanical properties and microstructure of hybrid-manufactured 316 L using PBF-LB/M and DED-Arc/M. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 137(5-6). 2781–2792. 2 indexed citations
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Kern, Thomas, et al.. (2024). A modular chatbot framework for assisting workers in diverse production tasks. Procedia CIRP. 130. 1268–1275. 1 indexed citations
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Jordan, Patrick W., et al.. (2024). Sustainability assessment of production networks using simulation-data-based process mining. Procedia Computer Science. 237. 493–501.
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Jordan, Patrick W., et al.. (2024). Data-Driven Approach for Decision-Making in Reactive Disassembly Planning to Enable Case-Based Reasoning. Procedia CIRP. 130. 1117–1123. 2 indexed citations
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Hundelshausen, Felix von, et al.. (2024). Inline failure detection in laser beam welding of battery cells: Acoustic and spectral emission analysis for quality monitoring. Journal of Laser Applications. 36(2). 3 indexed citations
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Zaeh, Michael F., et al.. (2024). A scan strategy for the manufacturing of support-free overhangs via Powder Bed Fusion of metals using a laser beam. Procedia CIRP. 124. 129–134. 2 indexed citations
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Wenzler, David, et al.. (2024). Experimental investigations on the formation mechanisms of shrink lines in powder bed fusion of metals using a laser beam. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9. 100149–100149.
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Zhao, Wei, et al.. (2024). Adaption of Classical Grain Nucleation Models for the Application in PBF-LB/M Microstructure Simulations. mediaTUM (Technical University of Munich). 1 indexed citations
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Geiger, Christian, et al.. (2024). Acoustic process monitoring during the laser beam welding of stainless-steel foils using an adjustable ring mode laser beam source. Journal of Laser Applications. 36(4). 1 indexed citations
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Kränkel, Thomas, et al.. (2023). Selective Paste Intrusion: Integration of reinforcement by WAAM — Concept and current research with special attention to cooling strategies. Construction and Building Materials. 406. 133236–133236. 7 indexed citations
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Maleksaeedi, Saeed, et al.. (2023). A priori evaluation of the printability of water-based anode dispersions in inkjet printing. Production Engineering. 18(1). 61–74. 2 indexed citations
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Zaeh, Michael F., et al.. (2023). Approach towards a Quality Assurance System for Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing. Processes. 11(2). 612–612. 2 indexed citations
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Kriegler, Johannes, et al.. (2022). Processing of lithium metal for the production of post-lithium-ion batteries using a pulsed nanosecond fiber laser. Results in Materials. 15. 100305–100305. 15 indexed citations
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Wimmer, Andreas, et al.. (2022). Underlying Methodology for a Thermal Process Monitoring System for Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing. 7(1). 10–10. 5 indexed citations
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