Weiran Zhang

1.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
5 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Weiran Zhang is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Weiran Zhang has authored 5 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 5 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 2 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Weiran Zhang's work include High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (4 papers), High Entropy Alloys Studies (4 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (1 paper). Weiran Zhang is often cited by papers focused on High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (4 papers), High Entropy Alloys Studies (4 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (1 paper). Weiran Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Weiran Zhang's co-authors include Yong Zhang, Peter K. Liaw, Guihong Geng, Xuehui Yan, Yaqi Wu, Peter K. Liaw, Guiqun Liu, Limeng Liu, Alexander M. Laptev and Dongxin Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Materials Science and Engineering A, Metals and Science China Materials.

In The Last Decade

Weiran Zhang

5 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Science and technology in high-entropy alloys

2018 882 citations Weiran Zhang, Peter K. Liaw et al. Science China Materials profile →
Relationship between the unique microstructures and behaviors of high-entropy alloys

2024 65 citations Yaqi Wu, Peter K. Liaw et al. International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weiran Zhang China	5	936	731	246	114	75	5	1.0k
Sheetal Kumar Dewangan South Korea	19	825 0.9×	602 0.8×	228 0.9×	84 0.7×	36 0.5×	60	970
Zhengwang Zhu China	16	624 0.7×	415 0.6×	160 0.7×	82 0.7×	59 0.8×	41	709
Jinglong Qu China	17	505 0.5×	218 0.3×	240 1.0×	222 1.9×	18 0.2×	61	637
Mohsen Saboktakin Rizi Iran	14	667 0.7×	450 0.6×	157 0.6×	51 0.4×	11 0.1×	32	732
Linxin He China	15	254 0.3×	228 0.3×	333 1.4×	149 1.3×	76 1.0×	35	592
Renhai Shi United States	16	558 0.6×	249 0.3×	239 1.0×	51 0.4×	16 0.2×	34	621
X. Li China	13	979 1.0×	306 0.4×	521 2.1×	227 2.0×	16 0.2×	20	1.1k
Wuhua Yuan China	15	479 0.5×	265 0.4×	432 1.8×	117 1.0×	27 0.4×	42	646
Jichun Dai China	13	420 0.4×	230 0.3×	189 0.8×	81 0.7×	20 0.3×	19	561
Fengsheng Qu China	13	580 0.6×	362 0.5×	204 0.8×	105 0.9×	8 0.1×	31	691

Countries citing papers authored by Weiran Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weiran Zhang

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

All Works

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5 of 5 papers shown

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Wu, Yaqi, Peter K. Liaw, Weiran Zhang, et al.. (2024). Relationship between the unique microstructures and behaviors of high-entropy alloys. International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials. 31(6). 1350–1363. 65 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Weiran, Yasong Li, Peter K. Liaw, & Yong Zhang. (2022). A Strategic Design Route to Find a Depleted Uranium High-Entropy Alloy with Great Strength. Metals. 12(4). 699–699. 6 indexed citations

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Geng, Guihong, Dongxin Wang, Weiran Zhang, Limeng Liu, & Alexander M. Laptev. (2020). Fabrication of Cu–Ni–Si alloy by melt spinning and its mechanical and electrical properties. Materials Science and Engineering A. 776. 138979–138979. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weiran, Peter K. Liaw, & Yong Zhang. (2018). Science and technology in high-entropy alloys. Science China Materials. 61(1). 2–22. 882 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Weiran, Peter K. Liaw, & Yong Zhang. (2018). A Novel Low-Activation VCrFeTaxWx (x = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, and 1) High-Entropy Alloys with Excellent Heat-Softening Resistance. Entropy. 20(12). 951–951. 76 indexed citations

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