Wei Sha

15.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
368 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Wei Sha is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Sha has authored 368 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 143 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 130 papers in Materials Chemistry and 70 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Wei Sha's work include Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (54 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (37 papers) and High Temperature Alloys and Creep (37 papers). Wei Sha is often cited by papers focused on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (54 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (37 papers) and High Temperature Alloys and Creep (37 papers). Wei Sha collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and India. Wei Sha's co-authors include Savko Malinov, K.G. Keong, Zhengxiao Guo, J. Sudagar, Jianshe Lian, Ziqi Guo, A. Zhecheva, Marios Soutsos, Zhanli Guo and Jacek Kwasny and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Wei Sha

348 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Electroless nickel, alloy, composite and nano coatings – A critical review

2013 722 citations Wei Sha et al. profile →
Structural Identification by Mass Spectrometry of Oxidized Phospholipids in Minimally Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein That Induce Monocyte/Endothelial Interactions and Evidence for Their Presence in Vivo

1997 659 citations Andrew D. Watson, Norbert Leitinger et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Effect of slag content and activator dosage on the resistance of fly ash geopolymer binders to sulfuric acid attack

2018 258 citations Timothy A. Aiken, Jacek Kwasny et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei Sha United Kingdom	57	5.3k	5.1k	2.4k	1.9k	1.8k	368	12.6k
Qingyuan Wang China	68	7.7k 1.5×	5.7k 1.1×	5.3k 2.3×	3.0k 1.5×	4.4k 2.4×	1.1k	21.6k
Cheng Yan China	68	3.5k 0.7×	5.7k 1.1×	1.7k 0.7×	8.0k 4.1×	943 0.5×	695	18.6k
Yandong Wang China	65	11.5k 2.2×	10.7k 2.1×	2.6k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	594 0.3×	633	20.0k
Wei Gao New Zealand	61	4.6k 0.9×	7.5k 1.5×	1.6k 0.7×	4.9k 2.5×	319 0.2×	799	15.5k
Yujie Wei China	54	5.5k 1.0×	7.1k 1.4×	2.2k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	355 0.2×	292	13.1k
Weihua Li China	61	1.2k 0.2×	8.6k 1.7×	521 0.2×	2.5k 1.3×	4.3k 2.4×	477	14.6k
Lin Liu China	49	5.1k 1.0×	3.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	1.9k 1.0×	674 0.4×	563	10.4k
Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian India	66	3.9k 0.7×	5.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	2.5k 1.3×	417 0.2×	563	17.1k
Abdul Shakoor Qatar	54	2.0k 0.4×	3.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	3.8k 2.0×	1.4k 0.7×	502	10.7k
Chang Chen China	52	3.9k 0.7×	2.7k 0.5×	2.3k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	477	10.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Sha

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kuang, J., et al.. (2025). Molybdenum in situ etching-treated ultrathin NiFeMo LDHs nanosheet arrays as a performance anodic catalyst for efficient industrial production of hydrogen. Nanoscale. 17(30). 17529–17536.

Wang, Jiahao, et al.. (2025). Physico-mechanical properties and synergistic hydration mechanism of steel slag-GBFS based alkali-activated composites incorporated with silica fume. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 36. 3327–3341. 4 indexed citations

Duan, Rui, et al.. (2025). Thermodynamic Analysis of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-Gas Turbine-Kalina Cycle Combined System Based on Ammonia Fuel. Energy & Fuels. 39(7). 3658–3667. 1 indexed citations

Ding, Yu, et al.. (2025). Respiratory Metabolism and Metabolomics of Red Swamp Crayfish Procambarus clarkii Under Low Temperature Stress. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology. 343(5). 578–589. 2 indexed citations

Niu, Jianan, Jiangwen Wang, Zilong Dong, et al.. (2024). Customizable, self-healing, and biocompatible microLED-hydrogel integration displays. Nano Energy. 129. 110074–110074. 7 indexed citations

Li, Mengying, et al.. (2024). Physicochemical performance and hydration mechanism of alkali activated GGBS-steel slag-stockpiled CFB fly ash cementitious composites. Construction and Building Materials. 458. 139635–139635. 10 indexed citations

Fasola, Carolina E., et al.. (2023). Effect of Delayed Oncoplastic Reduction Mammoplasty on Radiation Treatment Delay Following Breast-Conserving Surgery for Breast Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 30(13). 8362–8370. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Jiangwen, Jianan Niu, Wei Sha, et al.. (2023). Flexible high-resolution micro-LED display device with integrations of transparent, conductive, and highly elastic hydrogel. Nano Research. 16(9). 11893–11899. 18 indexed citations

Wang, Li, et al.. (2023). Metabolic Profiles of Clinical Isolates of Drug-Susceptible and Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A Metabolomics-Based Study. Infection and Drug Resistance. Volume 16. 2667–2680. 4 indexed citations

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Aiken, Timothy A., et al.. (2023). Factors affecting the drying shrinkage of alkali-activated slag/fly ash mortars. MRS Advances. 8(22). 1266–1272. 2 indexed citations

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Aiken, Timothy A., Lei Gu, Jacek Kwasny, et al.. (2022). Acid resistance of alkali-activated binders: A review of performance, mechanisms of deterioration and testing procedures. Construction and Building Materials. 342. 128057–128057. 50 indexed citations

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Theodoropoulos, George, Chunjing Wu, Wei Sha, et al.. (2019). Targeting the Kynurenine Pathway for the Treatment of Cisplatin-Resistant Lung Cancer. Molecular Cancer Research. 18(1). 105–117. 41 indexed citations

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Lim, James B.P., et al.. (2015). Optimal design of cold-formed steel portal frames for stressed-skin action using genetic algorithm. Engineering Structures. 93. 36–49. 24 indexed citations

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Sha, Wei. (2012). Research Progress of the Polyacrylic Acid Sodium with Low Molecular Weight. Guangzhou Chemical Industry. 1 indexed citations

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Sha, Wei. (2009). EXAMINING MEDIATORS OF STRUCTURAL ASSURANCE CONSTRUCTS IN BUSINESS-TO-CONSUMER E-COMMERCE. Journal of the Association for Information Systems.

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Jing, Naijie, Yidong Li, Xuejun Xu, et al.. (2003). Targeting Stat3 with G-Quartet Oligodeoxynucleotides in Human Cancer Cells. DNA and Cell Biology. 22(11). 685–696. 77 indexed citations

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Sha, Wei. (2001). Solid offering from Wilkinson (Mass Transport in Solids and Fluids, David S. Wilkinson). 9(4). 26–26. 1 indexed citations

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Keong, K.G., Wei Sha, & Savko Malinov. (2001). Crystallisation kinetics and phase transformation behaviour of electroless nickel-phosphorus deposit with 6~9 wt.% phosphorus content. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters). 14(6). 419–424. 4 indexed citations

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Watson, Andrew D., Norbert Leitinger, Mohamad Navab, et al.. (1997). Structural Identification by Mass Spectrometry of Oxidized Phospholipids in Minimally Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein That Induce Monocyte/Endothelial Interactions and Evidence for Their Presence in Vivo. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(21). 13597–13607. 659 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sha, Wei. (1993). Laser Ablated Superconducting and Related Thin Films:A Microscopical Investigation. Rare Metals. 12(4). 271–274. 1 indexed citations

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