Swee Leong Sing

13.2k total citations · 9 hit papers
130 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

About

Swee Leong Sing is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Swee Leong Sing has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 66 papers in Automotive Engineering and 32 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Swee Leong Sing's work include Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (66 papers), Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (64 papers) and Manufacturing Process and Optimization (27 papers). Swee Leong Sing is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (66 papers), Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (64 papers) and Manufacturing Process and Optimization (27 papers). Swee Leong Sing collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, United States and China. Swee Leong Sing's co-authors include Wai Yee Yeong, Chee Kai Chua, Florencia Edith Wiria, Guo Dong Goh, Zhili Dong, Z. H. Liu, Chor Yen Yap, Guo Liang Goh, Jia An and Heang Kuan Joel Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as Acta Materialia, Journal of Cleaner Production and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Swee Leong Sing

123 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Hit Papers

Review of selective laser melting: Materials and applicat... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2015 2015 2017 2020 2019 500 1000 1.5k
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. Review of selective laser melting: Materials and applications
    2015 1.8k citations Chee Kai Chua, Swee Leong Sing et al. profile →
  2. Laser and electron‐beam powder‐bed additive manufacturing of metallic implants: A review on processes, materials and designs
    2015 724 citations Swee Leong Sing, Jia An et al. profile →
  3. Characterization of mechanical properties and fracture mode of additively manufactured carbon fiber and glass fiber reinforced thermoplastics
    2017 464 citations Swee Leong Sing et al. Materials & Design profile →
  4. A review on machine learning in 3D printing: applications, potential, and challenges
    2020 452 citations Swee Leong Sing et al. profile →
  5. Particle-reinforced metal matrix nanocomposites fabricated by selective laser melting: A state of the art review
    2019 452 citations Swee Leong Sing, Chee Kai Chua et al. Progress in Materials Science profile →
  6. Numerical investigation and an effective modelling on the Selective Laser Melting (SLM) process with aluminium alloy 6061
    2014 331 citations Chee Kai Chua, Swee Leong Sing et al. profile →
  7. Process–Structure–Properties in Polymer Additive Manufacturing via Material Extrusion: A Review
    2019 311 citations Swee Leong Sing et al. profile →
  8. Laser powder bed fusion for metal additive manufacturing: perspectives on recent developments
    2020 278 citations Swee Leong Sing et al. Virtual and Physical Prototyping profile →
  9. Emerging metallic systems for additive manufacturing: In-situ alloying and multi-metal processing in laser powder bed fusion
    2021 246 citations Swee Leong Sing et al. Progress in Materials Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Swee Leong Sing Singapore 40 7.1k 6.1k 2.2k 1.5k 1.4k 130 10.3k
Richard Hague United Kingdom 56 7.7k 1.1× 8.1k 1.3× 2.5k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 2.8k 2.0× 217 12.6k
Brent Stucker United States 40 10.0k 1.4× 9.2k 1.5× 2.3k 1.0× 1.8k 1.2× 2.8k 2.0× 115 14.1k
Shu Beng Tor Singapore 49 7.9k 1.1× 3.9k 0.6× 2.2k 1.0× 2.2k 1.5× 1.4k 1.0× 189 11.0k
Syed H. Masood Australia 49 5.6k 0.8× 5.5k 0.9× 2.6k 1.1× 691 0.5× 2.3k 1.6× 249 9.3k
Martin Leary Australia 45 8.8k 1.2× 5.9k 1.0× 3.1k 1.4× 4.2k 2.8× 1.1k 0.8× 166 13.8k
Christopher Tuck United Kingdom 56 11.1k 1.6× 9.8k 1.6× 4.3k 1.9× 2.2k 1.5× 1.9k 1.4× 194 17.2k
Chander Prakash India 58 5.6k 0.8× 2.1k 0.3× 2.9k 1.3× 1.9k 1.3× 771 0.6× 408 9.8k
Ming C. Leu United States 46 4.2k 0.6× 5.3k 0.9× 2.8k 1.2× 669 0.5× 2.0k 1.5× 264 10.2k
Shoufeng Yang United Kingdom 49 5.1k 0.7× 5.2k 0.9× 4.9k 2.2× 1.9k 1.3× 561 0.4× 181 12.3k
Ehsan Toyserkani Canada 51 5.7k 0.8× 3.6k 0.6× 1.8k 0.8× 1.0k 0.7× 725 0.5× 241 8.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Swee Leong Sing

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Yanting, et al.. (2025). In-situ alloying modulation in additive manufacturing of titanium-tantalum alloy: From melt pool modelling to process development. Materials Science and Engineering R Reports. 166. 101082–101082. 2 indexed citations
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Arifvianto, Budi, Suyitno Suyitno, Urip Agus Salim, et al.. (2025). Fabrication of Metallic Products Using Digital Light Processing‐Based Additive Manufacturing: A Review. Advanced Engineering Materials. 28(1).
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Tang, Sisi, et al.. (2025). Achieving superior high-temperature strength and ductility in near-α titanium alloys by in-situ silicide modulation. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 237. 38–53. 8 indexed citations
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Fereiduni, Eskandar, Ali Ghasemi, Mohamed Balbaa, et al.. (2025). Synergy of laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) and heat treatment for CuNi2SiCr alloy enhancement. Materials & Design. 255. 114189–114189. 2 indexed citations
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We, Zhang, et al.. (2025). Defects, monitoring, and AI-enabled control in soft material additive manufacturing: a review. Virtual and Physical Prototyping. 20(1).
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An, Jia, et al.. (2025). Microstructure control for inoculated high-strength aluminum alloys fabricated by additive manufacturing: A state-of-the-art review. Progress in Materials Science. 154. 101502–101502. 8 indexed citations
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Qin, Qingyu, et al.. (2024). Capsicum leaf protein-based bionanocomposite films for packaging application: Effect of corn starch content on film properties. Food Chemistry. 451. 139449–139449. 6 indexed citations
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Lan, Liwei, Wenxian Wang, Zeqin Cui, & Swee Leong Sing. (2024). Mechanical, materials, and physicochemical effects on the high-temperature tribological behaviour of laser additive manufacturing AlCoCrFeNi 2.1 eutectic high-entropy alloys. Virtual and Physical Prototyping. 19(1). 16 indexed citations
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Liu, Yifan, Jianhui Su, Xinbo Wang, et al.. (2024). A bidirectional-modification strategy for enhancing the reliability of thermoplastic-metal hybrid joint from atomic-scale. Composites Part B Engineering. 286. 111795–111795. 10 indexed citations
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Ngadiman, Nor Hasrul Akhmal, et al.. (2024). Biomaterials for tissue engineering scaffolds: Balancing efficiency and eco-friendliness through life cycle assessment. Cleaner Environmental Systems. 16. 100253–100253. 8 indexed citations
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Xu, Tianyu, Zhengwu Zhu, Gaoyang Mi, Swee Leong Sing, & Xiuquan Ma. (2024). Simultaneous reduction in laser welding energy consumption and strength improvement of aluminum alloy joint by addition of trace carbon nanotubes. Journal of Cleaner Production. 448. 141557–141557. 6 indexed citations
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Pouranvari, M., et al.. (2024). The role of microstructure stability in the failure of exhaust valves in heavy-duty diesel engines. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 33. 9843–9852.
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Michaloski, John L., Guodong Shao, Jorge Arinez, et al.. (2011). Analysis of sustainable manufacturing using simulation for integration of production and building service. Annual Simulation Symposium. 93–101. 20 indexed citations
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Bengtsson, Nils, Guodong Shao, Björn Johansson, et al.. (2009). Input data management methodology for discrete event simulation. Winter Simulation Conference. 1335–1344. 27 indexed citations
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Sing, Swee Leong, et al.. (2008). A real world pilot implementation of the Core Manufacturing Simulation Data model. Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology). 3 indexed citations
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Johansson, Marcus, Björn Johansson, Anders Skoogh, et al.. (2007). A test implementation of the core manufacturing simulation data specification. Winter Simulation Conference. 1673–1681. 29 indexed citations
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Jain, Sanjay & Swee Leong Sing. (2005). Stress testing a supply chain using simulation. Winter Simulation Conference. 1650–1657. 19 indexed citations
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McLean, Charles R. & Swee Leong Sing. (2001). The expanding role of simulation in future manufacturing. Winter Simulation Conference. 2. 1478–1486. 29 indexed citations

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