Ryan B. Wicker

21.2k total citations · 11 hit papers
269 papers, 17.1k citations indexed

About

Ryan B. Wicker is a scholar working on Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ryan B. Wicker has authored 269 papers receiving a total of 17.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 146 papers in Automotive Engineering, 128 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 53 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ryan B. Wicker's work include Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (144 papers), Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (95 papers) and Manufacturing Process and Optimization (45 papers). Ryan B. Wicker is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (144 papers), Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (95 papers) and Manufacturing Process and Optimization (45 papers). Ryan B. Wicker collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and China. Ryan B. Wicker's co-authors include Eric MacDonald, L.E. Murr, Francisco Medina, S.M. Gaytan, David Espalin, E. Martinez, David A. Roberson, Edwin Martinez, Karina Arcaute and D.H. Hernandez and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Acta Materialia.

In The Last Decade

Ryan B. Wicker

258 papers receiving 16.4k citations

Hit Papers

Metal Fabrication by Addi... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2012 2008 2016 2014 2014 400 800 1.2k
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. Metal Fabrication by Additive Manufacturing Using Laser and Electron Beam Melting Technologies
    2012 1.3k citations L.E. Murr, S.M. Gaytan et al. profile →
  2. Microstructure and mechanical behavior of Ti–6Al–4V produced by rapid-layer manufacturing, for biomedical applications
    2008 826 citations L.E. Murr, S.M. Gaytan et al. profile →
  3. Multiprocess 3D printing for increasing component functionality
    2016 754 citations Eric MacDonald, Ryan B. Wicker profile →
  4. 3D Printing multifunctionality: structures with electronics
    2014 493 citations David Espalin, Eric MacDonald et al. profile →
  5. 3D Printing for the Rapid Prototyping of Structural Electronics
    2014 489 citations Eric MacDonald, David Espalin et al. profile →
  6. Next-generation biomedical implants using additive manufacturing of complex, cellular and functional mesh arrays
    2010 482 citations L.E. Murr, S.M. Gaytan et al. profile →
  7. Microstructures and mechanical properties of electron beam-rapid manufactured Ti–6Al–4V biomedical prototypes compared to wrought Ti–6Al–4V
    2008 469 citations L.E. Murr, S.M. Gaytan et al. profile →
  8. Characterization of titanium aluminide alloy components fabricated by additive manufacturing using electron beam melting
    2009 417 citations L.E. Murr, S.M. Gaytan et al. profile →
  9. Fracture Surface Analysis of 3D-Printed Tensile Specimens of Novel ABS-Based Materials
    2014 389 citations David A. Roberson, Ryan B. Wicker et al. profile →
  10. Fabrication of Metal and Alloy Components by Additive Manufacturing: Examples of 3D Materials Science
    2012 378 citations L.E. Murr, Edwin Martinez et al. Journal of Materials Research and Technology profile →
  11. Characterizing the effect of additives to ABS on the mechanical property anisotropy of specimens fabricated by material extrusion 3D printing
    2015 319 citations Corey Shemelya, Yirong Lin et al. Additive manufacturing profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ryan B. Wicker 10.4k 9.4k 5.4k 2.5k 2.0k 269 17.1k
Milan Brandt 7.7k 0.7× 13.9k 1.5× 3.8k 0.7× 4.2k 1.7× 1.3k 0.6× 345 17.6k
Yusheng Shi 11.3k 1.1× 16.1k 1.7× 5.2k 1.0× 4.3k 1.7× 1.3k 0.6× 491 22.9k
Dichen Li 7.2k 0.7× 4.7k 0.5× 7.1k 1.3× 1.4k 0.5× 1.7k 0.8× 468 15.2k
Chee Kai Chua 14.4k 1.4× 11.2k 1.2× 12.8k 2.4× 2.8k 1.1× 2.7k 1.4× 303 27.3k
Wai Yee Yeong 8.9k 0.9× 6.0k 0.6× 8.3k 1.5× 1.5k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 184 15.8k
Ian Gibson 10.4k 1.0× 9.2k 1.0× 3.7k 0.7× 1.2k 0.5× 3.9k 1.9× 246 16.0k
Brent Stucker 9.2k 0.9× 10.0k 1.1× 2.3k 0.4× 1.8k 0.7× 2.8k 1.4× 115 14.1k
Jean‐Pierre Kruth 17.6k 1.7× 24.3k 2.6× 5.9k 1.1× 5.0k 2.0× 4.1k 2.0× 362 30.6k
Richard Hague 8.1k 0.8× 7.7k 0.8× 2.5k 0.5× 1.3k 0.5× 2.8k 1.4× 217 12.6k
Jerry Ying Hsi Fuh 5.6k 0.5× 5.6k 0.6× 4.5k 0.8× 1.0k 0.4× 3.4k 1.7× 347 13.5k

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All Works

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Mireles, Jorge, et al.. (2025). User-enabled installation qualification method for laser-based powder bed fusion of metals (PBF-LB/M) machine scanner subsystem. Additive manufacturing. 100. 104694–104694. 1 indexed citations
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Oliveira, J.P., et al.. (2024). A holistic approach for evaluation of Gaussian versus ring beam processing on structure and properties in laser powder bed fusion. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 325. 118293–118293. 5 indexed citations
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Hu, Guangyu, et al.. (2023). Automated Segmentation and Chord Length Distribution of Melt Pools in Complex 3D Printed Metal Artifacts. Integrating materials and manufacturing innovation. 13(1). 229–243. 2 indexed citations
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Renteria, Anabel, Luis A. Chavez, Michael R. Haberman, et al.. (2021). Paste extrusion 3D printing and characterization of lead zirconate titanate piezoelectric ceramics. Ceramics International. 47(15). 22042–22048. 24 indexed citations
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Gradl, Paul, et al.. (2021). Microstructure and hardness comparison of as-built inconel 625 alloy following various additive manufacturing processes. Results in Materials. 12. 100239–100239. 47 indexed citations
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Wicker, Ryan B., et al.. (2020). Toward a common laser powder bed fusion qualification test artifact. Additive manufacturing. 39. 101803–101803. 33 indexed citations
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Chavez, Luis A., et al.. (2019). Fabrication and characterization of 3D printing induced orthotropic functional ceramics. Smart Materials and Structures. 28(12). 125007–125007. 21 indexed citations
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Liang, Min, Corey Shemelya, David A. Roberson, et al.. (2018). 3-D Printed Parts for a Multilayer Phased Array Antenna System. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters. 17(11). 2150–2154. 15 indexed citations
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Espalin, David, et al.. (2017). Increasing component functionality via multi-process additive manufacturing. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 10194. 101941F–101941F. 11 indexed citations
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Shemelya, Corey, Min Liang, David Espalin, et al.. (2015). 3D printing multi-functionality: Embedded RF antennas and components. European Conference on Antennas and Propagation. 1–5. 21 indexed citations
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Segal, Jacob, J. H. Smith, Richard Bates, et al.. (2015). Optical fabrication of lightweighted 3D printed mirrors. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9573. 957308–957308. 20 indexed citations
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Roberson, David A., et al.. (2014). Novel ABS-based binary and ternary polymer blends for material extrusion 3D printing. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 29(17). 1859–1866. 131 indexed citations
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Wicker, Ryan B.. (2011). Frontiers in Additive Manufacturing. 한국정밀공학회 학술발표대회 논문집. 3–4. 7 indexed citations
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Kim, Ho-Chan, Jae‐Won Choi, & Ryan B. Wicker. (2010). Development of a Multi-material Stereolithography System. Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering. 27(3). 135–141. 1 indexed citations
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Arcaute, Karina, Brenda K. Mann, & Ryan B. Wicker. (2010). Fabrication of Off-the-Shelf Multilumen Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Nerve Guidance Conduits Using Stereolithography. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 17(1). 27–38. 44 indexed citations
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Murr, L.E., S.M. Gaytan, M. Isabel Más-López, et al.. (2009). Metallographic Characterization of Additive-Layer Manufactured Products by Electron Beam Melting of Ti-6Al-4V Powder. Practical Metallography. 46(9). 442–453. 7 indexed citations
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Nordquist, Christopher, et al.. (2004). Miniature RF components enabled by mesoscale rapid manufacturing.. Rapid Prototyping Journal. 2 indexed citations

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