Weilong Cong

9.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
158 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Weilong Cong is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Weilong Cong has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 87 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 67 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Weilong Cong's work include Advanced machining processes and optimization (69 papers), Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques (63 papers) and Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (63 papers). Weilong Cong is often cited by papers focused on Advanced machining processes and optimization (69 papers), Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques (63 papers) and Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (63 papers). Weilong Cong collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Weilong Cong's co-authors include Fuda Ning, Yingbin Hu, Hui Wang, Junhua Wei, Defu Liu, Jingjing Qiu, Shiren Wang, Yongjun Tang, Zhijian Pei and C. Treadwell and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Polymer.

In The Last Decade

Weilong Cong

156 papers receiving 7.4k 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.

Additive manufacturing of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites using fused deposition modeling

2015 1.3k citations Fuda Ning, Weilong Cong et al. profile →
A review of mechanical drilling for composite laminates

2011 642 citations Weilong Cong et al. profile →
Additive manufacturing of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic composites using fused deposition modeling: Effects of process parameters on tensile properties

2016 502 citations Fuda Ning, Weilong Cong et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weilong Cong United States	45	5.4k	3.6k	3.0k	2.3k	1.0k	158	7.6k
Pulak M. Pandey India	51	5.7k 1.1×	4.3k 1.2×	3.1k 1.0×	2.8k 1.2×	1.8k 1.7×	271	8.4k
Fuda Ning United States	34	2.8k 0.5×	1.8k 0.5×	2.9k 1.0×	690 0.3×	964 0.9×	93	4.8k
Alokesh Pramanik Australia	45	5.5k 1.0×	2.3k 0.6×	914 0.3×	2.5k 1.1×	572 0.6×	223	7.2k
Chuanzhen Huang China	50	5.8k 1.1×	3.1k 0.9×	1.8k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	729 0.7×	347	9.1k
Mohamed El Mansori France	43	4.6k 0.9×	1.7k 0.5×	1.0k 0.3×	1.7k 0.8×	625 0.6×	282	5.9k
Gabriele Imbalzano Australia	6	3.2k 0.6×	2.3k 0.6×	4.2k 1.4×	390 0.2×	837 0.8×	8	6.9k
Y. B. Guo United States	48	6.5k 1.2×	2.3k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	923 0.9×	198	7.8k
Gideon Levy Switzerland	23	4.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.4×	3.6k 1.2×	968 0.4×	1.1k 1.1×	45	5.7k
Syed H. Masood Australia	49	5.6k 1.0×	2.6k 0.7×	5.5k 1.8×	381 0.2×	2.3k 2.3×	249	9.3k
Flaviana Calignano Italy	45	4.6k 0.9×	983 0.3×	4.2k 1.4×	659 0.3×	819 0.8×	145	6.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhao, Bo, et al.. (2025). Molten material movement trajectories and geometries in the ultrasonic vibration-assisted laser directed energy deposition. Results in Engineering. 26. 104907–104907. 1 indexed citations

Cong, Weilong, et al.. (2025). Ultra-fast rotary ultrasonic micro-hole machining of silicon wafers: a comparative study between twist drill and diamond tools. Ultrasonics. 156. 107776–107776. 1 indexed citations

Cong, Weilong, et al.. (2025). Multi-material additive manufacturing of energy storage and conversion devices: Recent progress and future prospects. Applied Physics Reviews. 12(1). 8 indexed citations

He, Rui, et al.. (2025). Ultrasonic vibration-assisted scribing of sapphire: effects of ultrasonic vibration and tool geometry. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 136(7-8). 3559–3576. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Meng, et al.. (2025). Rotary ultrasonic micro-grooving of Silicon: Effects of ultrasonic vibration and feeding speed. Manufacturing Letters. 44. 718–725.

Li, Yunze, Zhijian Pei, & Weilong Cong. (2025). Parametric and theoretical study of hole quality in conventional micro-machining and rotary ultrasonic micro-machining of silicon. Precision Engineering. 93. 167–176. 1 indexed citations

Li, Yunze, et al.. (2024). Rotary ultrasonic surface machining of silicon: Effects of ultrasonic power and tool rotational speed. Manufacturing Letters. 41. 518–525. 5 indexed citations

Cong, Weilong, et al.. (2023). Fabrication Temperature-Related Porosity Effects on the Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured CFRP Composites. Journal of Composites Science. 7(1). 12–12. 6 indexed citations

Cong, Weilong, et al.. (2022). Finite element model of fiber volume effect on the mechanical performance of additively manufactured carbon fiber reinforced plastic composites. Forces in Mechanics. 10. 100160–100160. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Yunze, Dongzhe Zhang, Hui Wang, et al.. (2022). Theoretical and experimental investigations on rotary ultrasonic surface micro-machining of brittle materials. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 89. 106162–106162. 24 indexed citations

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Wang, Jia‐Yin, Guanzhao Wu, Shengzhou Jin, et al.. (2021). Asymmetric Catalytic Assembly of Triple‐Columned and Multilayered Chiral Folding Polymers Showing Aggregation‐Induced Emission (AIE). Chemistry - A European Journal. 28(7). e202104102–e202104102. 20 indexed citations

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Zhang, Dongzhe, Yunze Li, & Weilong Cong. (2021). Multi-scale pseudoelasticity of NiTi alloys fabricated by laser additive manufacturing. Materials Science and Engineering A. 821. 141600–141600. 28 indexed citations

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Jiang, Qiuhong, Zhichao Liu, Tao Li, Weilong Cong, & Hongchao Zhang. (2019). Emergy-based life-cycle assessment (Em-LCA) for sustainability assessment: a case study of laser additive manufacturing versus CNC machining. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 102(9-12). 4109–4120. 44 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhichao, Tao Li, Hoyeol Kim, et al.. (2019). Recent Advances and Current Developments of Molten Pool Temperature Measurement for Laser Additive Manufacturing Processes. Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering. 13(1). 13–23. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhichao, Qiuhong Jiang, Fuda Ning, et al.. (2018). Investigation of Energy Requirements and Environmental Performance for Additive Manufacturing Processes. Sustainability. 10(10). 3606–3606. 49 indexed citations

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Ning, Fuda, Weilong Cong, Zhi Pei, & C. Treadwell. (2015). Rotary ultrasonic machining of CFRP: A comparison with grinding. Ultrasonics. 66. 125–132. 128 indexed citations

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Cong, Weilong, Zhi Pei, & C. Treadwell. (2014). Preliminary study on rotary ultrasonic machining of CFRP/Ti stacks. Ultrasonics. 54(6). 1594–1602. 68 indexed citations

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Cong, Weilong, et al.. (2013). Rotary ultrasonic machining of CFRP: A mechanistic predictive model for cutting force. Ultrasonics. 54(2). 663–675. 129 indexed citations

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Cong, Weilong, Zhijian Pei, T.W. Deines, et al.. (2012). Rotary ultrasonic machining of CFRP composites: A study on power consumption. Ultrasonics. 52(8). 1030–1037. 48 indexed citations

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Cong, Weilong, Zhijian Pei, Feng Qian, T.W. Deines, & C. Treadwell. (2012). Rotary ultrasonic machining of CFRP: A comparison with twist drilling. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites. 31(5). 313–321. 58 indexed citations

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