Wen Chen

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
108 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Wen Chen is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Wen Chen has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 25 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 25 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Wen Chen's work include High Entropy Alloys Studies (41 papers), Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (33 papers) and High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (25 papers). Wen Chen is often cited by papers focused on High Entropy Alloys Studies (41 papers), Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (33 papers) and High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (25 papers). Wen Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Hong Kong. Wen Chen's co-authors include Jan Schroers, Ze Liu, Ting Zhu, Christopher M. Spadaccini, Yin Zhang, Thomas Voisin, Jittisa Ketkaew, Jie Ren, Yinmin Wang and Cheng Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Wen Chen

99 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Strong yet ductile nanolamellar high-entropy alloys by additive manufacturing

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wen Chen United States	32	2.7k	1.0k	728	529	439	108	3.6k
Yi Tan China	32	2.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	657 0.9×	195 0.4×	456 1.0×	239	3.6k
Thomas Weißgärber Germany	27	1.7k 0.6×	1.4k 1.4×	319 0.4×	492 0.9×	235 0.5×	92	3.2k
Anping Dong China	30	2.2k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	691 0.9×	652 1.2×	228 0.5×	125	3.3k
Lei Deng China	30	1.4k 0.5×	1.4k 1.4×	443 0.6×	278 0.5×	273 0.6×	174	3.0k
Amirhossein Pakseresht Iran	33	2.0k 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	748 1.0×	142 0.3×	426 1.0×	69	3.1k
Hyunjoo Choi South Korea	31	2.7k 1.0×	2.1k 2.1×	589 0.8×	229 0.4×	489 1.1×	180	4.4k
Kinga A. Unocic United States	36	2.2k 0.8×	2.5k 2.4×	1.5k 2.1×	475 0.9×	433 1.0×	155	4.1k
Ping Zhang China	36	1.9k 0.7×	1.5k 1.5×	590 0.8×	309 0.6×	438 1.0×	241	4.0k
Jun Shen China	41	4.2k 1.6×	2.6k 2.6×	735 1.0×	280 0.5×	356 0.8×	198	5.7k
Ashutosh Sharma South Korea	35	2.0k 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	826 1.1×	146 0.3×	601 1.4×	168	4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Wen Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wen Chen

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All Works

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Bae, Jong‐Soo, Emre Tekoğlu, Jian Liu, et al.. (2025). Additive manufacturing of strong and ductile In939+TiB2 by laser powder bed fusion. Materials Science and Engineering A. 939. 148446–148446.

Zhang, Shengbiao, Chenyang Li, Shahryar Mooraj, et al.. (2025). Unravelling Microstructure Selection in an Additively Manufactured Eutectic High‐Entropy Alloy. Advanced Materials. 37(44). e08659–e08659.

Mooraj, Shahryar, et al.. (2025). A precipitation-hardened high-entropy alloy with excellent mechanical properties additively manufactured by in-situ alloying. Materials Science and Engineering A. 948. 149302–149302. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Jian, Chenyang Li, Yicheng Lai, et al.. (2025). High-throughput discovery of ultrahigh-temperature multi-principal element alloys by combinatorial additive manufacturing. Nature Communications. 17(1). 668–668.

Wen, Lihui, et al.. (2025). Thermosensitive hydrogel composite with si-Cx43 nanoparticles and anti-VEGF agent for synergistic treatment of diabetic retinopathy. Materials Today Bio. 33. 101917–101917. 2 indexed citations

Gao, Xiaoyu, Jian Liu, Le Bo, et al.. (2024). Achieving superb mechanical properties in CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy microfibers via electric current treatment. Acta Materialia. 277. 120203–120203. 38 indexed citations

Dai, Ying, et al.. (2024). Synthesis and chromatic properties of novel eco-friendly green pigments Pr Ca2-Al2SiO7 (0 < x ≤ 0.1). Ceramics International. 51(8). 9817–9823.

Mooraj, Shahryar, George Kim, Xuesong Fan, et al.. (2024). Additive manufacturing of defect-free TiZrNbTa refractory high-entropy alloy with enhanced elastic isotropy via in-situ alloying of elemental powders. Communications Materials. 5(1). 27 indexed citations

Han, Ying, Yongwen Sun, Jian Liu, et al.. (2024). Ubiquitous short-range order in multi-principal element alloys. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6486–6486. 32 indexed citations

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Kodama, Ryosuke, Norimasa Ozaki, Takayoshi Sano, et al.. (2024). Static and shock compression studies of eutectic high-entropy alloy AlCoCrFeNi2.1 to ultrahigh pressures. Journal of Applied Physics. 135(9). 2 indexed citations

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Mooraj, Shahryar, Shuai Feng, Jian Liu, et al.. (2024). Martensitic transformation induced strength-ductility synergy in additively manufactured maraging 250 steel by thermal history engineering. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 211. 212–225. 12 indexed citations

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Mooraj, Shahryar & Wen Chen. (2023). A review on high-throughput development of high-entropy alloys by combinatorial methods. 3(1). 4–4. 43 indexed citations

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Liu, Yanfang, Jie Ren, Shuai Guan, et al.. (2023). Microstructure and mechanical behavior of additively manufactured CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloys: Laser directed energy deposition versus powder bed fusion. Acta Materialia. 250. 118884–118884. 82 indexed citations

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Gao, Xiaoyu, Jian Liu, Wujing Fu, et al.. (2023). Strong and ductile CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy microfibers at ambient and cryogenic temperatures. Materials & Design. 233. 112250–112250. 16 indexed citations

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Tekoğlu, Emre, Jong‐Soo Bae, Jian Liu, et al.. (2023). Metal matrix composite with superior ductility at 800 °C: 3D printed In718+ZrB2 by laser powder bed fusion. Composites Part B Engineering. 268. 111052–111052. 34 indexed citations

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Su, Chang, Xianhua Chen, Jun Tan, et al.. (2023). Achieving superior elevated-temperature strength of Mg-12Gd-3Y alloys by Nd addition. Materials Science and Engineering A. 867. 144730–144730. 23 indexed citations

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Feng, Shuai, Shuai Guan, Shengbiao Zhang, et al.. (2023). Ultrafine-grained Fe-TiB2 high-modulus nanocomposite steel with high strength and isotropic mechanical properties by laser powder bed fusion. Additive manufacturing. 70. 103569–103569. 17 indexed citations

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Son, Sujung, Jungwan Lee, Peyman Asghari‐Rad, et al.. (2023). Hierarchically heterogeneous microstructure and mechanical behavior of the multi-materials prepared by powder severe plastic deformation. Materials Research Letters. 11(11). 915–924. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Kun, Ming Zhang, Wen Chen, et al.. (2022). Hybrid post-processing effects of magnetic abrasive finishing and heat treatment on surface integrity and mechanical properties of additively manufactured Inconel 718 superalloys. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 128. 10–21. 38 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yu, et al.. (2012). Study of Rail Surface Irregularity Detection Based on Asymmetrical Chord Offset Method. 829–832. 7 indexed citations

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