Muxin Yang

6.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
45 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Muxin Yang is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Muxin Yang has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 29 papers in Materials Chemistry and 13 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Muxin Yang's work include Microstructure and mechanical properties (24 papers), Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (16 papers) and High Entropy Alloys Studies (16 papers). Muxin Yang is often cited by papers focused on Microstructure and mechanical properties (24 papers), Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (16 papers) and High Entropy Alloys Studies (16 papers). Muxin Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Muxin Yang's co-authors include Xiaolei Wu, Fuping Yuan, Yuntian Zhu, Ping Jiang, Yue Pan, Guilin Wu, Yujie Wei, Xiaoxu Huang, E. Ma and Yan Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Applied Physics and Acta Materialia.

In The Last Decade

Muxin Yang

42 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

Heterogeneous lamella structure unites ultrafine-grain st... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2016 2018 2018 2022 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. Heterogeneous lamella structure unites ultrafine-grain strength with coarse-grain ductility
    2015 1.6k citations Xiaolei Wu, Muxin Yang et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Back stress strengthening and strain hardening in gradient structure
    2016 1.2k citations Muxin Yang, Yue Pan et al. Materials Research Letters profile →
  3. Dynamically reinforced heterogeneous grain structure prolongs ductility in a medium-entropy alloy with gigapascal yield strength
    2018 460 citations Muxin Yang, Fuping Yuan et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. Dynamic shear deformation of a CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy with heterogeneous grain structures
    2018 319 citations Yan Ma, Fuping Yuan et al. profile →
  5. Designing structures with combined gradients of grain size and precipitation in high entropy alloys for simultaneous improvement of strength and ductility
    2022 192 citations Shuang Qin, Muxin Yang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Muxin Yang China 27 4.8k 2.8k 1.8k 924 343 45 5.2k
I. Sabirov Spain 37 3.9k 0.8× 3.7k 1.3× 1.2k 0.6× 1.4k 1.5× 344 1.0× 126 4.7k
Heinz Werner Höppel Germany 38 5.2k 1.1× 4.5k 1.6× 1.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.9× 451 1.3× 142 6.1k
S. V. S. Narayana Murty India 37 3.9k 0.8× 2.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 2.3k 2.5× 255 0.7× 281 4.7k
M. Yu. Murashkin Russia 39 5.0k 1.0× 4.9k 1.8× 3.0k 1.6× 1.2k 1.3× 405 1.2× 139 5.9k
V. Subramanya Sarma India 39 4.0k 0.8× 3.1k 1.1× 1.4k 0.7× 1.9k 2.1× 154 0.4× 133 4.8k
Nariman A. Enikeev Russia 29 2.5k 0.5× 2.5k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 750 0.8× 195 0.6× 111 3.2k
Hiroshi Utsunomiya Japan 28 5.5k 1.1× 4.5k 1.6× 1.2k 0.7× 2.0k 2.2× 793 2.3× 190 6.0k
Chong Li China 31 2.9k 0.6× 1.4k 0.5× 997 0.5× 768 0.8× 104 0.3× 123 3.2k
B.P. Kashyap India 36 2.9k 0.6× 2.6k 0.9× 933 0.5× 1.6k 1.8× 343 1.0× 190 3.9k
Ehab A. El‐Danaf Saudi Arabia 25 2.6k 0.5× 1.8k 0.7× 778 0.4× 799 0.9× 289 0.8× 74 3.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Wei, Muxin Yang, Sihai Jiao, et al.. (2025). Interface and microstructure of heterogeneous laminated steels upon shear loading. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1020. 179600–179600.
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Wang, Xi, et al.. (2025). Modeling on rolling contact fatigue life of gear steel with gradient structure. Wear. 580-581. 206243–206243.
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Ma, Yan, Zihan Zhang, Muxin Yang, et al.. (2024). Superior tensile properties induced by triple-level heterogeneous structures in the CoNiV-based medium-entropy alloy. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 214. 245–254. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zihan, Yan Ma, Muxin Yang, et al.. (2023). Improving ductility by coherent nanoprecipitates in medium entropy alloy. International Journal of Plasticity. 172. 103821–103821. 50 indexed citations
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Qin, Shuang, Muxin Yang, Ping Jiang, et al.. (2023). Superior dynamic shear properties by structures with dual gradients in medium entropy alloys. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 153. 166–180. 26 indexed citations
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Wang, Wei, et al.. (2023). Excellent dynamic properties and corresponding deformation mechanisms in a microband-induced plasticity steel with dual-heterogeneous structure. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 27. 5350–5359. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zihan, Wei Wang, Shuang Qin, et al.. (2022). Dual heterogeneous structured medium-entropy alloys showing a superior strength-ductility synergy at cryogenic temperature. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 17. 3262–3276. 39 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zihan, Yan Ma, Shuang Qin, et al.. (2022). Unusual phase transformation and novel hardening mechanisms upon impact loading in a medium entropy alloy with dual heterogeneous structure. Intermetallics. 151. 107747–107747. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Jian, Muxin Yang, Xiaolei Wu, & Fuping Yuan. (2022). Achieving better synergy of strength and ductility by adjusting size and volume fraction of coherent κ’–carbides in a lightweight steel. Materials Science and Engineering A. 857. 144085–144085. 17 indexed citations
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Qin, Shuang, Muxin Yang, Fuping Yuan, & Xiaolei Wu. (2021). Simultaneous Improvement of Yield Strength and Ductility at Cryogenic Temperature by Gradient Structure in 304 Stainless Steel. Nanomaterials. 11(7). 1856–1856. 15 indexed citations
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Yuan, Fuping, et al.. (2020). Exceptional tensile properties under cryogenic temperature in heterogeneous laminates induced by non-uniform martensite transformation and strain delocalization. Materials Science and Engineering A. 791. 139780–139780. 28 indexed citations
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Yang, Muxin, et al.. (2018). Plastic yielding and tensile strength of near-micrometer grain size pure iron. Materials Science and Engineering A. 744. 764–772. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanfei, et al.. (2018). Improved back stress and synergetic strain hardening in coarse-grain/nanostructure laminates. Materials Science and Engineering A. 727. 113–118. 151 indexed citations
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Ma, Yan, Muxin Yang, Ping Jiang, Fuping Yuan, & Xiaolei Wu. (2017). Plastic deformation mechanisms in a severely deformed Fe-Ni-Al-C alloy with superior tensile properties. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 15619–15619. 19 indexed citations
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Moering, Jordan, et al.. (2016). Synergetic strengthening far beyond rule of mixtures in gradient structured aluminum rod. Scripta Materialia. 122. 106–109. 101 indexed citations
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Yang, Muxin, Yue Pan, Fuping Yuan, Yuntian Zhu, & Xiaolei Wu. (2016). Back stress strengthening and strain hardening in gradient structure. Materials Research Letters. 4(3). 145–151. 1157 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Xiaolei, Fuping Yuan, Muxin Yang, et al.. (2015). Nanodomained Nickel Unite Nanocrystal Strength with Coarse-Grain Ductility. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 11728–11728. 129 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiaolei, Muxin Yang, Fuping Yuan, et al.. (2015). Heterogeneous lamella structure unites ultrafine-grain strength with coarse-grain ductility. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(47). 14501–14505. 1588 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Muxin, Gang Yang, Zhengdong Liu, et al.. (2013). EFFECT OF EQUAL--CHANNEL ANGULAR PRESSING ON THE MICROSTRUCTURES AND TENSILE PROPERTIES OF 18Ni(C--250) MARAGING STEEL. ACTA METALLURGICA SINICA. 48(2). 164–169. 1 indexed citations

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