Sansan Ao

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Sansan Ao is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sansan Ao has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 25 papers in Materials Chemistry and 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sansan Ao's work include Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (48 papers), Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (26 papers) and Shape Memory Alloy Transformations (17 papers). Sansan Ao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (48 papers), Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (26 papers) and Shape Memory Alloy Transformations (17 papers). Sansan Ao collaborates with scholars based in China, Portugal and Netherlands. Sansan Ao's co-authors include Zhen Luo, J.P. Oliveira, Zhi Zeng, Wei Zhang, Sunusi Marwana Manladan, Z. Luo, Wenchao Ke, Weidong Liu, Yang Li and Baoqiang Cong and has published in prestigious journals such as Carbon, Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Electrochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Sansan Ao

97 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Improving the weldability and mechanical property of ultr... 2025 2026 2025 10 20 30
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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. Improving the weldability and mechanical property of ultrasonic spot welding of Cu sheets through a surface gradient structure
    2025 36 citations Zenglei Ni, А. А. Назаров et al. Journal of Materials Research and Technology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sansan Ao China 28 1.9k 660 519 353 284 100 2.3k
Hao Lü China 27 1.7k 0.9× 702 1.1× 617 1.2× 220 0.6× 199 0.7× 134 2.4k
Rahul S. Mulik India 28 1.3k 0.7× 753 1.1× 525 1.0× 347 1.0× 599 2.1× 82 2.0k
Stephen F. Corbin Canada 26 2.0k 1.0× 1.0k 1.6× 232 0.4× 529 1.5× 134 0.5× 101 2.5k
Zhen Luo China 35 2.9k 1.5× 651 1.0× 556 1.1× 901 2.6× 312 1.1× 159 3.3k
Guntram Wagner Germany 22 1.4k 0.7× 411 0.6× 215 0.4× 355 1.0× 118 0.4× 155 1.9k
Adepu Kumar India 26 2.1k 1.1× 677 1.0× 351 0.7× 398 1.1× 236 0.8× 92 2.2k
Basil Kuriachen India 22 1.7k 0.9× 385 0.6× 612 1.2× 266 0.8× 452 1.6× 102 1.8k
Shuyun Jiang China 27 1.9k 1.0× 562 0.9× 280 0.5× 247 0.7× 195 0.7× 141 2.5k
Aykut Çanakçı Türkiye 27 1.7k 0.9× 578 0.9× 347 0.7× 343 1.0× 242 0.9× 81 2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sansan Ao

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ao, Sansan, Zhiyong Xiong, Lei Wang, et al.. (2025). Sodium storage behavior of hard carbon derived from waste sorghum distiller's grains. New Journal of Chemistry. 49(40). 17760–17767.
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Ni, Zenglei, et al.. (2025). Improving the weldability and mechanical property of ultrasonic spot welding of Cu sheets through a surface gradient structure. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 36. 2652–2668. 36 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ao, Sansan, et al.. (2025). Numerical investigation on the ultrasonic spot welding of CF/PA6 with and without a blank holding force. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 154. 270–282. 1 indexed citations
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Ao, Sansan, et al.. (2025). Advances in welding of poly-aryl-ether-ketone (PAEK) polymers and carbon fiber-reinforced PAEK (CF/PAEK) composites. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 39. 9780–9798.
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Zhang, Yilong, et al.. (2025). Study on the durability of ultrasonically welded carbon fiber reinforced PA6 to AA6061 aluminum alloy joints. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 38. 2854–2864. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, et al.. (2024). Comparative investigation on the microstructure and corrosion properties of surfacing cobalt alloys by various methods. Surface and Coatings Technology. 494. 131386–131386. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhaolong, et al.. (2024). Ultrasonic welding of continuous carbon fiber reinforced PEEK with embossed energy directors. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 131. 256–269. 10 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhiyao, et al.. (2024). Effects of post-weld heat treatment on microstructure, tensile properties and linear expansion behavior of laser welded Invar alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A. 914. 147169–147169. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Weidong, et al.. (2024). Electrochemical Jet Machining of Surface Texture: Improving the Strength of Hot-Pressure-Welded AA6061-CF/PA66 Joints. Journal of Composites Science. 8(7). 263–263. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Tianzheng, et al.. (2024). Investigation of ultrasonic welding of CF/PA66 using nylon mesh energy directors. Polymer Composites. 45(15). 14245–14256. 3 indexed citations
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Zhou, Haipeng, et al.. (2024). Effect of Process Parameters on Joint Performance in Hot Pressure Welding of 6061 Aluminum Alloy to CF/PA66. Materials. 17(2). 329–329. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Yang, et al.. (2023). Enhancing the ultrasonic plastic welding strength of Al/CFRTP joint via coated metal surface and structured composite surface. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 108. 227–237. 27 indexed citations
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Yang, Li, et al.. (2023). Investigation of ultrasonic welding of CF/PA66 using stainless steel mesh energy directors. Thin-Walled Structures. 188. 110795–110795. 13 indexed citations
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Luo, Zhen, et al.. (2023). A novel welding method for extra-thick high-strength steel: Double-sided narrow gap oscillating laser and oscillating laser-TIG hybrid welding. Optics & Laser Technology. 164. 109432–109432. 9 indexed citations
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Chen, Yi, Yang Li, Chao Liu, et al.. (2023). Enhancing Mechanical Properties: Exploring the Effect of Annealing Temperature on Wire Arc Additively Manufactured High-Strength Steel. Materials. 16(21). 6969–6969. 1 indexed citations
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Ao, Sansan, Wei Zhang, J.P. Oliveira, et al.. (2022). Microstructure and mechanical properties of dissimilar NiTi and 304 stainless steel joints produced by ultrasonic welding. Ultrasonics. 121. 106684–106684. 24 indexed citations
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Li, Yang, et al.. (2021). Ultrasonic welding of short carbon fiber reinforced PEEK with spherical surface anvils. Composites Part B Engineering. 231. 109599–109599. 39 indexed citations
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Liu, Weidong, Hui Zhang, Zhen Luo, et al.. (2018). Electrochemical micromachining on titanium using the NaCl-containing ethylene glycol electrolyte. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 255. 784–794. 51 indexed citations

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