Shihai Sun

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 902 citations indexed

About

Shihai Sun is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Shihai Sun has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 902 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 19 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 5 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Shihai Sun's work include High Entropy Alloys Studies (26 papers), High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (18 papers) and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (17 papers). Shihai Sun is often cited by papers focused on High Entropy Alloys Studies (26 papers), High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (18 papers) and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (17 papers). Shihai Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and Singapore. Shihai Sun's co-authors include Takayoshi Nakano, Takuya Ishimoto, Koji Hagihara, Yunfei Xue, Takeshi Nagase, Mitsuharu Todai, Takao Hori, Benpeng Wang, Liang Wang and Siqi Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Materials Science and Engineering A, Journal of Alloys and Compounds and Scripta Materialia.

In The Last Decade

Shihai Sun

32 papers receiving 880 citations

Hit Papers

Crystallographic texture ... 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. Crystallographic texture control of beta-type Ti–15Mo–5Zr–3Al alloy by selective laser melting for the development of novel implants with a biocompatible low Young's modulus
    2017 334 citations Takuya Ishimoto, Koji Hagihara 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
Shihai Sun China 14 851 304 303 167 52 36 902
Naresh Nadammal Germany 13 869 1.0× 168 0.6× 390 1.3× 134 0.8× 38 0.7× 18 899
Xihe Liu Sweden 6 1.1k 1.3× 174 0.6× 667 2.2× 108 0.6× 49 0.9× 7 1.1k
David A. Brice United States 8 759 0.9× 381 1.3× 329 1.1× 78 0.5× 30 0.6× 12 816
Alena Kreitcberg Canada 16 935 1.1× 311 1.0× 514 1.7× 45 0.3× 63 1.2× 32 1.0k
Meurig Thomas United Kingdom 11 844 1.0× 206 0.7× 220 0.7× 335 2.0× 73 1.4× 20 903
Stefan Wikman Spain 6 935 1.1× 194 0.6× 474 1.6× 69 0.4× 34 0.7× 7 997
Galina G. Maier Russia 17 727 0.9× 393 1.3× 161 0.5× 114 0.7× 37 0.7× 79 827
Priyanshu Bajaj Germany 9 1.0k 1.2× 177 0.6× 481 1.6× 90 0.5× 49 0.9× 16 1.1k
Yaojia Ren China 15 548 0.6× 178 0.6× 189 0.6× 153 0.9× 21 0.4× 34 596
Michał Ziętala Poland 7 633 0.7× 116 0.4× 271 0.9× 76 0.5× 29 0.6× 15 675

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shihai Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shihai Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shihai Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shihai Sun 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 Shihai Sun. Shihai Sun is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sun, Shihai, Yukui Cai, Pin Zhang, et al.. (2025). Scratching force and material removal mechanism of 2.5D SiO2f/SiO2 composites under single-abrasive scratch test. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 153. 16–28.
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Liu, Shien, et al.. (2025). Simultaneous improvement in strength and ductility of 3D-printed refractory high-entropy alloys by addition of molybdenum. Materials Science and Engineering A. 928. 148042–148042. 3 indexed citations
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Cui, Jiaxiang, Shien Liu, Liang Wang, et al.. (2025). Copper alloying to enhance the mechanical properties and oxidation resistance of ductile refractory high-entropy alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1029. 180778–180778. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Bolun, Liang Wang, Ke Jin, et al.. (2025). Ti-Zr-V-Nb-Al BCC high-entropy alloy with outstanding uniform ductility achieved by grain refinement. Microstructures. 5(1). 2 indexed citations
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Han, Qing, Qiuhong Zhang, Xiaoyang Zhou, et al.. (2025). Excellent mechanical properties and thermal stability in a Zr gettering treated (VNb)80(TaTi)20 refractory multi-principal element alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A. 934. 148299–148299. 1 indexed citations
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Cui, Jiaxiang, Songshen Chen, Fuxin Liu, et al.. (2024). Effect of B2 nanoprecipitates on mechanical behavior of TiZrNbVAl lightweight high entropy alloys upon dynamic loading. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1002. 175311–175311. 9 indexed citations
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Cui, Jiaxiang, Shien Liu, Tianrui Zhang, et al.. (2024). Modulus-mismatch strategy optimized lightweight refractory high-entropy alloys for superior synergy of mechanical properties and thermostability. Materials Science and Engineering A. 908. 146767–146767. 16 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yufei, Jiaxiang Cui, Bolun Li, et al.. (2024). Grain refinement induced dynamic plasticity improvement in lightweight high entropy alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 997. 174968–174968. 6 indexed citations
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Cui, Jiaxiang, et al.. (2024). Regulate local chemical order to achieve high strength and ductility in TiZrNbVAl lightweight high entropy alloys via adding oxygen. Materials Science and Engineering A. 906. 146721–146721. 14 indexed citations
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Cui, Jiaxiang, Qian Zhao, Yuxue Liu, et al.. (2024). Effect of TiN on the microstructure and mechanical property of As-cast TiZrNbVAl lightweight high entropy alloy. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1010. 178063–178063. 1 indexed citations
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Pan, Yu, Shien Liu, Benpeng Wang, et al.. (2023). Achieving outstanding strength-ductility matching in BCC light-weight high entropy alloys via high content ordered nanoprecipitates. Materials Science and Engineering A. 889. 145861–145861. 36 indexed citations
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Wang, Xutao, Tianxiang Li, Liang Wang, et al.. (2023). A lightweight orthorhombic-phase strengthened TiZrVNbAl multicomponent intermetallic alloy with promising ambient ductility and high-temperature strength. Materials Science and Engineering A. 865. 144644–144644. 9 indexed citations
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Ishimoto, Takuya, et al.. (2023). Impact of gas flow direction on the crystallographic texture evolution in laser beam powder bed fusion. Virtual and Physical Prototyping. 18(1). 17 indexed citations
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Ru, Liyun, Yichao Zhu, Shihai Sun, et al.. (2023). A TiV-rich lightweight medium entropy alloy with excellent specific strength and good strain hardening ability. 301–301. 1 indexed citations
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Nagase, Takeshi, Takao Hori, Mitsuharu Todai, Shihai Sun, & Takayoshi Nakano. (2019). Additive manufacturing of dense components in beta‑titanium alloys with crystallographic texture from a mixture of pure metallic element powders. Materials & Design. 173. 107771–107771. 102 indexed citations
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Lee, Sung-Ho, et al.. (2019). Preparation of Titanium Alloy/Bioactive Glass Composite for Biomedical Applications via Selective Laser Melting. MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS. 60(9). 1779–1784. 6 indexed citations

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