Radovan Kovacevic

15.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
303 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Radovan Kovacevic is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Radovan Kovacevic has authored 303 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 229 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 75 papers in Computational Mechanics and 53 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Radovan Kovacevic's work include Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (131 papers), Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (81 papers) and Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (57 papers). Radovan Kovacevic is often cited by papers focused on Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (131 papers), Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (81 papers) and Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (57 papers). Radovan Kovacevic collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Radovan Kovacevic's co-authors include Andreas W. Momber, Parisa Farahmand, Fanrong Kong, Junjie Ma, Jia‐Hu Ouyang, MinYoung Song, Arun Dev Dhar Dwivedi, Haoran Fan, M. Mazar Atabaki and Blair E. Carlson and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Journal of Materials Science and Sensors.

In The Last Decade

Radovan Kovacevic

296 papers receiving 11.9k 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.

Finite element modeling of friction stir welding—thermal and thermomechanical analysis

2003 375 citations Radovan Kovacevic et al. profile →
Microstructural evolution in the friction stir welded 6061 aluminum alloy (T6-temper condition) to copper

2005 363 citations Radovan Kovacevic et al. Journal of Materials Processing Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Radovan Kovacevic United States	65	10.6k	2.1k	2.1k	1.6k	1.4k	303	12.6k
Mario Guagliano Italy	53	7.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	1.9k 0.9×	2.8k 1.7×	489 0.3×	242	9.0k
Adam T. Clare United Kingdom	48	7.6k 0.7×	3.5k 1.7×	671 0.3×	1.1k 0.7×	693 0.5×	216	9.4k
Aitzol Lamíkiz Spain	52	7.0k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	280 0.1×	790 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	243	7.7k
M. Ramulu United States	47	6.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	318 0.2×	1.5k 0.9×	361 0.2×	232	7.8k
M.A. Elbestawi Canada	55	8.6k 0.8×	2.4k 1.1×	265 0.1×	859 0.5×	820 0.6×	232	9.7k
Fritz Klocke Germany	57	13.9k 1.3×	1.7k 0.8×	406 0.2×	2.4k 1.5×	1.3k 0.9×	768	16.7k
Dragoş Axinte United Kingdom	57	7.7k 0.7×	313 0.1×	422 0.2×	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	268	10.8k
Frank Vollertsen Germany	39	5.2k 0.5×	634 0.3×	566 0.3×	1.9k 1.1×	1.7k 1.2×	279	6.2k
Zhanqiang Liu China	52	6.7k 0.6×	469 0.2×	349 0.2×	1.4k 0.8×	437 0.3×	386	8.5k
Lin Hua China	45	6.5k 0.6×	491 0.2×	812 0.4×	3.7k 2.3×	251 0.2×	420	8.1k

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Akbari, Meysam & Radovan Kovacevic. (2018). An investigation on mechanical and microstructural properties of 316LSi parts fabricated by a robotized laser/wire direct metal deposition system. Additive manufacturing. 23. 487–497. 106 indexed citations

Yazdian, Nima, et al.. (2018). Numerical simulation and experimental validation of residual stress and welding distortion induced by laser-based welding processes of thin structural steel plates in butt joint configuration. Optics & Laser Technology. 104. 170–182. 99 indexed citations

Ding, Yaoyu, et al.. (2016). Development of sensing and control system for robotized laser-based direct metal addition system. Additive manufacturing. 10. 24–35. 85 indexed citations

Yang, Guang, Junjie Ma, Hui-Ping Wang, Blair E. Carlson, & Radovan Kovacevic. (2016). Studying the effect of lubricant on laser joining of AA 6111 panels with the addition of AA 4047 filler wire. Materials & Design. 116. 176–187. 18 indexed citations

Ma, Junjie, et al.. (2016). Laser-based welding of 17-4 PH martensitic stainless steel in a tubular butt joint configuration with a built-in backing bar. Optics & Laser Technology. 82. 38–52. 19 indexed citations

Duan, Yuanyuan, et al.. (2012). Fatigue testing of electron beam‐melted Ti‐6Al‐4V ELI alloy for dental implants. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 101B(1). 124–130. 31 indexed citations

Ma, Junjie, Fanrong Kong, Blair E. Carlson, & Radovan Kovacevic. (2012). Two-pass laser welding of galvanized high-strength dual-phase steel for a zero-gap lap joint configuration. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 213(3). 495–507. 56 indexed citations

Labudovic, M. & Radovan Kovacevic. (2009). Use of a Laser/TIG combination for surface modification of Ti-6Al-4V alloy. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 17(2). 237–239.

Fan, Haoran & Radovan Kovacevic. (2007). The Front Line of Modeling Heat and Mass Transfer in Arc Welding Processes. JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN WELDING SOCIETY. 76(2). 82–89. 10 indexed citations

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Yao, Y. Lawrence, et al.. (2005). A Web-based curriculum development on nontraditional manufacturing with interactive features. International journal of engineering education. 21. 546–554. 2 indexed citations

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Kovacevic, Radovan, et al.. (2001). Rapid prototyping based on variable polarity gas tungsten arc welding for a 5356 aluminium alloy. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B Journal of Engineering Manufacture. 215(11). 1519–1527. 39 indexed citations

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Labudovic, M., et al.. (1999). Mechanism of surface modification of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy using a gas tungsten arc heat source. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 30(6). 1597–1603. 16 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yong & Radovan Kovacevic. (1997). Fundamentals of constructing particle-laden jetflow by fractal point sets and predicting 3D solid-erosion rates. Chaos Solitons & Fractals. 8(2). 207–220. 6 indexed citations

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Kovacevic, Radovan, et al.. (1996). Monitoring of weld joint penetration based on weld pool geometrical appearance. Welding Journal. 75(10). 63 indexed citations

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Kovacevic, Radovan, et al.. (1996). Sensing Free Surface of Arc Weld Pool Using Specular Reflection: Principle and Analysis. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B Journal of Engineering Manufacture. 210(6). 553–564. 41 indexed citations

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Mohan, Ram S., et al.. (1996). Heat Flux Determination at the AWJ Cutting Zone Using IR Thermography and Inverse Heat Conduction Problem. 245–254. 3 indexed citations

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Cao, Zhongliang, et al.. (1996). Numerical Analysis of Fully Penetrated Weld Pools in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. 210(2). 187–195. 27 indexed citations

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Kovacevic, Radovan, et al.. (1995). On-Line Monitoring of the Electric Arc-Spraying Process Based on Acoustic Signatures. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B Journal of Engineering Manufacture. 209(5). 369–379. 3 indexed citations

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Kovacevic, Radovan, et al.. (1993). Stochastic Modelling of Surface Texture Generated by High-Energy Jets. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B Journal of Engineering Manufacture. 207(2). 129–140. 4 indexed citations

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Kovacevic, Radovan, et al.. (1992). Identification of Surface Characteristics from Large Samples. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. 206(4). 275–284. 6 indexed citations

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