Peter K. Liaw

16.3k total citations · 11 hit papers
236 papers, 13.4k citations indexed

About

Peter K. Liaw is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter K. Liaw has authored 236 papers receiving a total of 13.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 200 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 75 papers in Materials Chemistry and 70 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Peter K. Liaw's work include High Entropy Alloys Studies (90 papers), Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys (62 papers) and High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (61 papers). Peter K. Liaw is often cited by papers focused on High Entropy Alloys Studies (90 papers), Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys (62 papers) and High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (61 papers). Peter K. Liaw collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Taiwan. Peter K. Liaw's co-authors include Yong Zhang, Jianwei Lin, Yuefei Zhou, Che‐Wei Tsai, Yiping Lu, Tao Yuan, C.T. Liu, Tingting Zuo, Yongqiang Cheng and Tongmin Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Advanced Materials and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Peter K. Liaw

230 papers receiving 13.0k citations

Hit Papers

Solid‐Solution Phase Formation Rules... 1985 2026 1998 2012 2008 2012 2013 2018 2018 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. Solid‐Solution Phase Formation Rules for Multi‐component Alloys
    2008 2.7k citations Yong Zhang, Peter K. Liaw et al. profile →
  2. Fatigue behavior of Al0.5CoCrCuFeNi high entropy alloys
    2012 669 citations Peter K. Liaw et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  3. High-entropy Alloys with High Saturation Magnetization, Electrical Resistivity and Malleability
    2013 581 citations Yong Zhang, Peter K. Liaw et al. profile →
  4. Outstanding tensile properties of a precipitation-strengthened FeCoNiCrTi0.2 high-entropy alloy at room and cryogenic temperatures
    2018 540 citations Rui Feng, Wei Guo et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  5. Lattice distortion in a strong and ductile refractory high-entropy alloy
    2018 473 citations Chanho Lee, Gian Song et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  6. Promising properties and future trend of eutectic high entropy alloys
    2020 443 citations Yiping Lu, Tongmin Wang et al. profile →
  7. Fatigue behavior of a wrought Al0.5CoCrCuFeNi two-phase high-entropy alloy
    2015 371 citations Peter K. Liaw et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  8. Epitaxial Growth and Characterization of β ‐ SiC Thin Films
    1985 205 citations Peter K. Liaw et al. profile →
  9. Lightweight, ultrastrong and high thermal-stable eutectic high-entropy alloys for elevated-temperature applications
    2023 201 citations Yiping Lu, Tongmin Wang et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  10. CALPHAD-aided design for superior thermal stability and mechanical behavior in a TiZrHfNb refractory high-entropy alloy
    2023 173 citations Tianxin Li, Shudao Wang et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  11. Relationship between the unique microstructures and behaviors of high-entropy alloys
    2024 65 citations Peter K. Liaw, Yong Zhang 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
Peter K. Liaw United States 52 11.9k 7.4k 3.5k 1.8k 923 236 13.4k
Xiongjun Liu China 47 11.4k 1.0× 7.0k 1.0× 3.9k 1.1× 1.2k 0.7× 840 0.9× 191 13.2k
B. Cantor United Kingdom 46 13.0k 1.1× 9.5k 1.3× 5.6k 1.6× 1.5k 0.8× 879 1.0× 243 15.6k
Zhaoping Lü China 68 18.8k 1.6× 11.2k 1.5× 5.9k 1.7× 1.8k 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 243 20.8k
Junhua Luan Hong Kong 54 9.4k 0.8× 5.0k 0.7× 3.1k 0.9× 988 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 188 10.5k
Hidetoshi Fujii Japan 62 14.1k 1.2× 4.1k 0.6× 4.0k 1.2× 1.6k 0.9× 328 0.4× 605 15.5k
T.S. Chin Taiwan 25 11.1k 0.9× 8.4k 1.1× 3.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 1.4k 1.5× 146 14.5k
Hengzhi Fu China 49 9.5k 0.8× 4.0k 0.5× 6.3k 1.8× 1.2k 0.7× 637 0.7× 593 11.3k
T.G. Nieh United States 66 15.9k 1.3× 6.4k 0.9× 7.9k 2.3× 3.1k 1.8× 1.2k 1.3× 244 18.2k
D.G. McCartney United Kingdom 52 7.0k 0.6× 4.6k 0.6× 3.7k 1.1× 1.9k 1.1× 317 0.3× 208 8.7k
Swe-Kai Chen Taiwan 33 21.6k 1.8× 17.6k 2.4× 3.6k 1.0× 2.3k 1.3× 1.3k 1.4× 43 23.1k

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All Works

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Liu, Bin, et al.. (2025). Multiscale mechanics of architectured dual-phase high-entropy alloys: Dislocation-interface synergy governing strength-ductility paradigm. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1035. 181379–181379. 1 indexed citations
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Xie, Dongyue, Chia‐Yi Wu, Leeseung Kang, et al.. (2025). Deformation Behaviors in Single BCC‐Phase Refractory Multi‐Principal Element Alloys under Dynamic Conditions. Advanced Science. 12(36). e08180–e08180. 2 indexed citations
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Lian, Wei, et al.. (2024). High-strength and low-thermal-conductivity porous multi-principal cation mullite ceramic. Ceramics International. 51(5). 5821–5831. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Feng, Fuyu Dong, Yue Zhang, et al.. (2024). Effect of hydrogen on thermal deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of MoNbHfZrTi refractory high-entropy alloy. Intermetallics. 166. 108193–108193. 9 indexed citations
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Niu, Ben, Zhen Li, Qing Wang, et al.. (2024). Phase-field simulation of α-α′ phase separation in nuclear Fe-Cr-Al-based alloys induced by chemical composition and irradiation. Materials Today Communications. 38. 108431–108431. 2 indexed citations
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Hua, Nengbin, Yang Xu, Xiongwei Liang, et al.. (2024). Remarkable enhancement of the corrosive-wear resistance for Ti-Zr-Hf-Nb-Fe high-entropy alloys by a facile high-temperature oxidation treatment. Tribology International. 200. 110172–110172. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Dongyue, et al.. (2024). Microstructure and mechanical properties of CoCrFeNiAl0.5Ti0.1 high entropy alloy rod. Materials Science and Engineering A. 913. 147015–147015. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Tianxin, Shudao Wang, Yiping Lu, et al.. (2023). CALPHAD-aided design for superior thermal stability and mechanical behavior in a TiZrHfNb refractory high-entropy alloy. Acta Materialia. 246. 118728–118728. 173 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hua, Nengbin, Youxiong Ye, Qianting Wang, et al.. (2023). Self-lubricating behavior of a PdCuNiP glassy alloy by in-situ nanocrystallization during dry friction. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 616. 122485–122485. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Bingbing, Peter K. Liaw, Jamieson Brechtl, et al.. (2019). Effects of Cu and Zn on microstructures and mechanical behavior of the medium-entropy aluminum alloy. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 820. 153092–153092. 53 indexed citations
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Andreoli, Angelo F., J. Orava, Peter K. Liaw, et al.. (2019). The elastic-strain energy criterion of phase formation for complex concentrated alloys. Materialia. 5. 100222–100222. 40 indexed citations
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Xu, Xiandong, Yang Ren, Akihiko Hirata, et al.. (2019). Temperature-dependent compression behavior of an Al0.5CoCrCuFeNi high-entropy alloy. Materialia. 5. 100243–100243. 20 indexed citations
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Kim, George, Haoyan Diao, Chanho Lee, et al.. (2019). First-principles and machine learning predictions of elasticity in severely lattice-distorted high-entropy alloys with experimental validation. Acta Materialia. 181. 124–138. 160 indexed citations
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Lee, Chanho, Gian Song, Michael C. Gao, et al.. (2018). Lattice distortion in a strong and ductile refractory high-entropy alloy. Acta Materialia. 160. 158–172. 473 indexed citations breakdown →
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Guo, Xiaoxiang, Xie Xie, Jingli Ren, et al.. (2017). Plastic dynamics of the Al0.5CoCrCuFeNi high entropy alloy at cryogenic temperatures: Jerky flow, stair-like fluctuation, scaling behavior, and non-chaotic state. Applied Physics Letters. 111(25). 27 indexed citations
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Bian, Xilei, G. Wang, Long Yan, et al.. (2016). Manipulation of free volumes in a metallic glass through Xe-ion irradiation. Acta Materialia. 106. 66–77. 140 indexed citations
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Liaw, Peter K. & Metals Minerals. (1993). First International Conference on Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Aging Materials : proceedings of a symposium sponsored by the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society held in conjunction with ASM International during Materials Week '92 in Chicago, Illinois, November 2-5, 1992. 1 indexed citations
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Fine, M. E. & Peter K. Liaw. (1991). Morris E. Fine Symposium : October 8-11, 1990 Detroit, Michigan, TMS Fall Meeting. 1 indexed citations
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Liaw, Peter K., et al.. (1990). Fundamental relationships between microstructures and mechanical properties of metal matrix composites : proceedings of a symposium. 6 indexed citations

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