Sheldon Wu

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 897 citations indexed

About

Sheldon Wu is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sheldon Wu has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 897 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 5 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 5 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Sheldon Wu's work include Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (6 papers), Laser Material Processing Techniques (5 papers) and Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (5 papers). Sheldon Wu is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (6 papers), Laser Material Processing Techniques (5 papers) and Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (5 papers). Sheldon Wu collaborates with scholars based in United States. Sheldon Wu's co-authors include Manyalibo J. Matthews, Gabe Guss, Alexander M. Rubenchik, Umberto Scipioni Bertoli, Julie M. Schoenung, Wayne E. King, Michael F. Crumb, Saad A. Khairallah, Tien T. Roehling and John D. Roehling and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Acta Materialia and Science Advances.

In The Last Decade

Sheldon Wu

15 papers receiving 860 citations

Hit Papers

In-situ characterization of laser-powder interaction and ... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300
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. In-situ characterization of laser-powder interaction and cooling rates through high-speed imaging of powder bed fusion additive manufacturing
    2017 315 citations Umberto Scipioni Bertoli, Gabe Guss et al. Materials & Design profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sheldon Wu United States 8 776 459 140 94 74 15 897
Michael S. Oliver United States 8 287 0.4× 143 0.3× 122 0.9× 113 1.2× 52 0.7× 10 580
V. Eyraud France 5 254 0.3× 113 0.2× 35 0.3× 86 0.9× 106 1.4× 7 431
Isabelle Choquet Sweden 14 386 0.5× 62 0.1× 194 1.4× 101 1.1× 123 1.7× 44 628
А. М. Оришич Russia 17 712 0.9× 61 0.1× 252 1.8× 199 2.1× 16 0.2× 169 993
Michael Schnick Germany 16 728 0.9× 61 0.1× 77 0.6× 100 1.1× 247 3.3× 33 832
Francis Briand France 14 554 0.7× 27 0.1× 203 1.4× 38 0.4× 138 1.9× 28 679
Mirko Aden Germany 13 192 0.2× 30 0.1× 259 1.9× 80 0.9× 24 0.3× 30 473
V. V. Semak United States 12 482 0.6× 34 0.1× 396 2.8× 36 0.4× 44 0.6× 40 642
C. V. Madhusudana Australia 13 399 0.5× 57 0.1× 59 0.4× 177 1.9× 79 1.1× 27 698
Andrew Seltzman United States 10 180 0.2× 105 0.2× 28 0.2× 64 0.7× 15 0.2× 30 277

Countries citing papers authored by Sheldon Wu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sheldon Wu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sheldon Wu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sheldon Wu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sheldon Wu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sheldon Wu. Sheldon Wu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Tumkur, T. U., Thomas Voisin, Rongpei Shi, et al.. (2021). Nondiffractive beam shaping for enhanced optothermal control in metal additive manufacturing. Science Advances. 7(38). eabg9358–eabg9358. 80 indexed citations
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Rubenchik, Alexander M., Wayne E. King, & Sheldon Wu. (2018). Scaling laws for the additive manufacturing. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 257. 234–243. 175 indexed citations
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Calta, Nicholas P., Gabe Guss, Sheldon Wu, et al.. (2017). High Speed Hyperspectral Thermal Imaging of the Melt Pool Dynamics During Metal Additive Manufacturing. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 54. ATh4B.2–ATh4B.2. 4 indexed citations
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Bertoli, Umberto Scipioni, Gabe Guss, Sheldon Wu, Manyalibo J. Matthews, & Julie M. Schoenung. (2017). In-situ characterization of laser-powder interaction and cooling rates through high-speed imaging of powder bed fusion additive manufacturing. Materials & Design. 135. 385–396. 315 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Sheldon, et al.. (2017). Polarization effects associated with thermal processing of HY-80 structural steel using high-power laser diode array. Optical Engineering. 56(12). 1–1. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Sheldon, Tien T. Roehling, Saad A. Khairallah, et al.. (2017). Laser beam ellipticity and microstructural control in metal additive manufacturing. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 14. ATu1C.3–ATu1C.3. 1 indexed citations
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Roehling, Tien T., Sheldon Wu, Saad A. Khairallah, et al.. (2017). Modulating laser intensity profile ellipticity for microstructural control during metal additive manufacturing. Acta Materialia. 128. 197–206. 217 indexed citations
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McNelley, Terry R., et al.. (2017). Analysis of High-Power Diode Laser Heating Effects on HY-80 Steel for Laser Assisted Friction Stir Welding Applications. World Journal of Engineering and Technology. 5(1). 97–112. 3 indexed citations
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Ly, Sonny, Alexander M. Rubenchik, Gabe Guss, et al.. (2016). Probing melt pool dynamics and particle ejection using high speed optical diagnostics. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 214. AW4J.2–AW4J.2. 1 indexed citations
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Rubenchik, Alexander M., et al.. (2014). Temperature-dependent 780-nm laser absorption by engineering grade aluminum, titanium, and steel alloy surfaces. Optical Engineering. 53(12). 122506–122506. 31 indexed citations
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Hartemann, F. V. & Sheldon Wu. (2013). Nonlinear Brightness Optimization in Compton Scattering. Physical Review Letters. 111(4). 44801–44801. 15 indexed citations
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Wu, Sheldon, Thomas F. Soules, Ralph H. Page, et al.. (2008). Resonance transition 795-nm rubidium laser using He buffer gas. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7005. 700523–700523. 5 indexed citations
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Wu, Sheldon, Thomas F. Soules, Ralph H. Page, et al.. (2008). Hydrocarbon-free resonance transition 795-nm rubidium laser. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6874. 68740E–68740E. 4 indexed citations
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Wu, Sheldon, Thomas F. Soules, Ralph H. Page, et al.. (2007). Hydrocarbon-free resonance transition 795-nm rubidium laser. Optics Letters. 32(16). 2423–2423. 31 indexed citations
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Wu, Sheldon, Thomas F. Soules, Ralph H. Page, et al.. (2007). Resonance transition 795-nm rubidium laser using 3He buffer gas. Optics Communications. 281(5). 1222–1225. 13 indexed citations

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