Wenjun Lu

8.4k total citations · 7 hit papers
145 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Wenjun Lu is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenjun Lu has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 64 papers in Materials Chemistry and 54 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wenjun Lu's work include High Entropy Alloys Studies (61 papers), High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (43 papers) and Microstructure and mechanical properties (28 papers). Wenjun Lu is often cited by papers focused on High Entropy Alloys Studies (61 papers), High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (43 papers) and Microstructure and mechanical properties (28 papers). Wenjun Lu collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United Kingdom. Wenjun Lu's co-authors include Dierk Raabe, Zhiming Li, Dirk Ponge, Christian H. Liebscher, Baptiste Gault, Gerhard Dehm, Jianjun Li, Zhangwei Wang, Seok Su Sohn and Hong Luo and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Wenjun Lu

135 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

Ultrastrong Medium‐Entropy Single‐Phase Alloys Designed v... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2020 2023 2020 2021 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Ultrastrong Medium‐Entropy Single‐Phase Alloys Designed via Severe Lattice Distortion
    2018 462 citations Wenjun Lu, Dierk Raabe et al. profile →
  2. A strong and ductile medium-entropy alloy resists hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion
    2020 237 citations Wenjun Lu, Zhiming Li et al. profile →
  3. Tailoring planar slip to achieve pure metal-like ductility in body-centred-cubic multi-principal element alloys
    2023 215 citations Wenjun Lu, Junhua Hou et al. profile →
  4. Ultrastrong lightweight compositionally complex steels via dual-nanoprecipitation
    2020 215 citations Zhangwei Wang, Wenjun Lu et al. profile →
  5. Superior mechanical properties of a selective-laser-melted AlZnMgCuScZr alloy enabled by a tunable hierarchical microstructure and dual-nanoprecipitation
    2021 208 citations Wenjun Lu, Christian H. Liebscher et al. profile →
  6. Reactive wear protection through strong and deformable oxide nanocomposite surfaces
    2021 164 citations Zhiming Li, Wenjun Lu et al. profile →
  7. Lattice distortion enabling enhanced strength and plasticity in high entropy intermetallic alloy
    2024 60 citations Junhua Hou, Wenjun Lu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wenjun Lu China 46 5.5k 2.8k 2.5k 924 649 145 6.6k
Ying Yang United States 37 4.3k 0.8× 2.6k 0.9× 2.7k 1.1× 495 0.5× 420 0.6× 187 6.1k
Seok Su Sohn South Korea 46 6.8k 1.2× 2.8k 1.0× 3.2k 1.3× 1.5k 1.6× 1.3k 2.0× 191 7.5k
Zengbao Jiao Hong Kong 44 7.4k 1.4× 3.8k 1.3× 2.5k 1.0× 894 1.0× 475 0.7× 144 8.1k
K.G. Pradeep India 36 9.1k 1.7× 6.5k 2.3× 2.1k 0.8× 832 0.9× 234 0.4× 99 9.8k
Suihe Jiang China 28 4.4k 0.8× 2.2k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 706 0.8× 230 0.4× 92 5.1k
Hiroyuki Kokawa Japan 56 11.1k 2.0× 4.0k 1.4× 3.8k 1.5× 1.1k 1.2× 1.5k 2.3× 268 12.1k
Pedro E.J. Rivera-Díaz-del-Castillo United Kingdom 49 6.0k 1.1× 1.3k 0.5× 4.3k 1.7× 1.9k 2.1× 1.3k 2.1× 150 7.0k
Qin Yu China 38 4.4k 0.8× 1.6k 0.6× 2.2k 0.9× 893 1.0× 143 0.2× 128 5.4k
Stefanie Sandlöbes Germany 36 5.3k 1.0× 1.2k 0.4× 3.7k 1.5× 1.5k 1.6× 466 0.7× 58 6.3k

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All Works

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Tan, Xiaodong, et al.. (2025). Mitigating embrittlement of sigma phase in dual-phase high-entropy alloys through heterostructure design. International Journal of Plasticity. 187. 104272–104272. 18 indexed citations
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Yan, Fengqin, Yu Wang, Wenjun Lu, & Xiuyan Li. (2025). Nanolamellar and ultrafine equiaxed (α + β) phase heterogeneously architected by nanotwins in a twinning-induced plasticity Ti-12Mo alloy. Acta Materialia. 288. 120844–120844. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jiawen, et al.. (2025). Nanoindentation Crack Suppression and Hardness Increase in SrTiO3 by Dislocation Engineering. JOM. 77(5). 3503–3512. 2 indexed citations
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Hou, Junhua, Pengfei Qu, Dongpeng Hua, et al.. (2025). Atomic-scale mechanisms of dislocation-driven ε→γtwin reversion in metastable compositionally complex alloys: insights from experiments and molecular dynamics simulations. International Journal of Plasticity. 192. 104432–104432.
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Zhang, Hao, Shang Sui, Shangxiong Huangfu, et al.. (2025). Microstructure and fracture behavior of multi-elements strengthened CoCrNi alloy produced by laser-directed energy deposition. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1011. 178461–178461. 3 indexed citations
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Bao, Weizong, et al.. (2025). Unveiling the internal oxidation mechanism in Cantor alloys: Role of Laves phase and Ta variations. Corrosion Science. 249. 112855–112855.
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Bao, Weizong, et al.. (2024). Re-gaining work hardening in gradient interstitial high-entropy alloys via selective recrystallization. Scripta Materialia. 258. 116507–116507. 4 indexed citations
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Qin, Feng, Kaiqing Dai, Junhua Hou, et al.. (2024). Medium entropy alloy-induced strong size dependence in the strengthening and shear instability of nanolayered metallic composites. Mechanics of Materials. 197. 105107–105107. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Meng, et al.. (2024). Role of TiC on the microstructure, tensile property and thermal stability of laser powder bed fusion fabricated AlSi10Mg alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A. 915. 147182–147182. 6 indexed citations
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Hou, Junhua, et al.. (2024). A mechanical strong yet ductile CoCrNi/Cr2B composite enabled by in-situ formed borides during laser powder bed fusion. Composites Part B Engineering. 278. 111428–111428. 22 indexed citations
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Lu, Wenjun, Lei Wu, Zhen‐Dong Yang, et al.. (2024). Bioconversion of agriculture by-products with functionally enhanced Streptomyces sp. SCUT-3: Fish skin as a model. Food Chemistry. 463(Pt 1). 141106–141106. 3 indexed citations
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Tan, Xiaodong, Wenjun Lu, Ning Guo, et al.. (2023). Effect of tempering and partitioning (T&P) treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of a low-carbon low-alloy quenched and dynamically partitioned (Q-DP) steel. Materials Science and Engineering A. 872. 144968–144968. 10 indexed citations
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Guo, Yueling, et al.. (2023). Improving oxidation resistance of TaMoZrTiAl refractory high entropy alloys via Nb and Si alloying. Corrosion Science. 223. 111455–111455. 32 indexed citations
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Lu, Wenjun, Wenqi Guo, Zhangwei Wang, et al.. (2023). Advancing strength and counteracting embrittlement by displacive transformation in heterogeneous high-entropy alloys containing sigma phase. Acta Materialia. 246. 118717–118717. 68 indexed citations
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Fang, Xufei, et al.. (2023). Underlying Mechanism for “Loss of Passivation” Effect of a High-Carbon Martensitic Stainless Steel Coating via Laser Cladding. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 170(2). 21513–21513. 3 indexed citations
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Qin, Feng, Feihu Chen, Junhua Hou, et al.. (2023). Strong resistance to shear instability in multilayered metallic composites by nanoscale amorphous-BCC crystalline interfaces. Materials Science and Engineering A. 891. 145919–145919. 11 indexed citations
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Guo, Yueling, Lina Jia, Wenjun Lu, & Hu Zhang. (2022). Morphological Heredity of Intermetallic Nb5Si3 Dendrites in Hypereutectic Nb-Si Based Alloys via Non-Equilibrium Solidification. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 35(1). 1 indexed citations
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Liao, Wei–Bing, et al.. (2021). Microstructures and mechanical properties of CoCrFeNiMn high-entropy alloy coatings by detonation spraying. Intermetallics. 132. 107138–107138. 56 indexed citations
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Gao, Zhiguo, Yao‐Jia Li, Zhikun Liu, et al.. (2021). Small-Molecule-Selective Organosilica Nanoreactors for Copper-Catalyzed Azide–Alkyne Cycloaddition Reactions in Cellular and Living Systems. Nano Letters. 21(8). 3401–3409. 28 indexed citations

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