Xueyuan Nie

10.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
151 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Xueyuan Nie is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Xueyuan Nie has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 77 papers in Materials Chemistry and 67 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Xueyuan Nie's work include Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (60 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (50 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (44 papers). Xueyuan Nie is often cited by papers focused on Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (60 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (50 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (44 papers). Xueyuan Nie collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and United States. Xueyuan Nie's co-authors include A. Matthews, A. Leyland, Aleksey Yerokhin, D. O. Northwood, R.O. Hussein, Steve Dowey, Henry Hu, L. Wang, Efstathios I. Meletis and J. C. Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nano Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Journal of Power Sources.

In The Last Decade

Xueyuan Nie

145 papers receiving 8.4k citations

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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.

Plasma electrolysis for surface engineering

1999 2.5k citations Xueyuan Nie et al. profile →
Characterisation of oxide films produced by plasma electrolytic oxidation of a Ti–6Al–4V alloy

2000 587 citations Xueyuan Nie et al. profile →
Spectroscopic study of electrolytic plasma and discharging behaviour during the plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) process

2010 532 citations R.O. Hussein, Xueyuan Nie et al. profile →
An investigation of ceramic coating growth mechanisms in plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) processing

2013 442 citations R.O. Hussein, Xueyuan Nie et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xueyuan Nie Canada	40	6.4k	4.3k	3.2k	2.8k	1.4k	151	8.7k
Aleksey Yerokhin United Kingdom	46	7.7k 1.2×	5.8k 1.3×	3.9k 1.2×	2.9k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	102	10.1k
E. Matykina Spain	54	6.8k 1.1×	5.0k 1.1×	3.6k 1.1×	1.4k 0.5×	1.5k 1.0×	149	8.9k
Arash Fattah‐alhosseini Iran	52	5.9k 0.9×	2.9k 0.7×	3.2k 1.0×	1.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	263	8.1k
R. Arrabal Spain	50	7.2k 1.1×	6.4k 1.5×	4.5k 1.4×	1.1k 0.4×	1.0k 0.7×	147	9.4k
Carsten Blawert Germany	64	11.1k 1.7×	10.5k 2.4×	6.8k 2.1×	2.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	307	14.5k
Jun Liang China	49	4.7k 0.7×	3.3k 0.8×	2.6k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	189	7.2k
A. Leyland United Kingdom	48	10.9k 1.7×	3.6k 0.8×	5.9k 1.8×	8.5k 3.0×	1.5k 1.1×	153	14.6k
Mamoru Mabuchi Japan	64	7.3k 1.1×	7.4k 1.7×	10.9k 3.4×	1.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	399	13.8k
H.C. Man Hong Kong	57	5.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.3×	5.8k 1.8×	2.7k 1.0×	1.7k 1.2×	287	9.8k
P. Skeldon United Kingdom	71	15.1k 2.3×	4.0k 0.9×	4.0k 1.2×	1.9k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	485	18.1k

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Nie, Xueyuan, et al.. (2025). Robustness and efficiency of encapsulated selective frequency damping using different operator-splitting schemes: Application to laminar cylinder flow and transonic buffet. Journal of Computational Physics. 532. 113968–113968. 1 indexed citations

Nie, Xueyuan, Fengjun Ji, Tiansheng Bai, et al.. (2025). Pre‐Fluorination Interface Engineering of Silicon‐Based Anode for Durable Lithium‐Ion Batteries. Small. 21(44). e09098–e09098.

Zhao, Xiao, et al.. (2025). Waste rice straw biochar recycled concrete: Carbon sequestration, durability and microstructure. Journal of Cleaner Production. 512. 145690–145690. 6 indexed citations

Cai, Ran, Xueyuan Nie, Martin Ek, Yezhe Lyu, & Jens Wahlström. (2025). Reducing emissions and metallic content of brake wear particles using alumina-coated brake discs. Materials Today Communications. 49. 114003–114003.

Nie, Xueyuan, et al.. (2024). Supercritical and subcritical aeroelastic behaviors of a three-dimensional wing coupled with a nonlinear energy sink. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics. 161. 104692–104692. 6 indexed citations

Sun, Jiayi, et al.. (2022). Investigation of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-Ni Coated Cast Iron Brake Rotors Under Modified Brake Dynamometer Test Standards. SAE International Journal of Advances and Current Practices in Mobility. 4(6). 2261–2268. 3 indexed citations

Cai, Ran, et al.. (2020). Wear Performances of Gray Cast Iron Brake Rotor with Plasma Electrolytic Aluminating Coating against Different Pads. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 6 indexed citations

Cai, Ran, Chen Zhao, & Xueyuan Nie. (2019). Alumina-Based Coating with Dimples as Enabling Sustainable Technology To Reduce Wear and Emission of the Brake System. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8(2). 893–899. 15 indexed citations

Zhao, Chen, Xueyuan Nie, & Jimi Tjong. (2018). Renewable Cr₂O₃ Nanolayer on Cr(W)N Surface for Seizure Prevention at Elevated Temperatures. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(30). 25787–25793. 4 indexed citations

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Nie, Xueyuan & Jimi Tjong. (2017). General and Galvanic Corrosion Behavior of Aluminized Ultra-High Strength Steel (UHSS) and Magnesium Alloy AZ35 Altered by Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation Coating Processes. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xuezhi, Fang Li, Henry Hu, Xueyuan Nie, & Jimi Tjong. (2017). Interfacial heat transfer of squeeze casting of wrought aluminum alloy 5083 with variation in wall thicknesses. Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies. 3(3). 407–417. 1 indexed citations

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Hussein, R.O., D. O. Northwood, & Xueyuan Nie. (2014). Processing-Microstructure Relationships in the Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) Coating of a Magnesium Alloy. Materials Sciences and Applications. 5(3). 124–139. 47 indexed citations

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Wang, Linlin & Xueyuan Nie. (2013). Effect of Annealing Temperature on Tribological Properties and Material Transfer Phenomena of CrN and CrAlN Coatings. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 23(2). 560–571. 35 indexed citations

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Nie, Xueyuan, et al.. (2013). Insertion torques influenced by bone density and surface roughness of HA–TiO2 coatings. Thin Solid Films. 549. 123–130. 8 indexed citations

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Shen, Xinwei, Xueyuan Nie, & Henry Hu. (2012). Numerical Analysis of Thermal Distributions in Aluminum Engine Cylinders Influenced by Alumina Ceramic Coatings. Numerical Heat Transfer Part A Applications. 62(6). 463–478. 6 indexed citations

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Hussein, R.O., D. O. Northwood, & Xueyuan Nie. (2010). Coating growth behavior during the plasma electrolytic oxidation process. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 28(4). 766–773. 93 indexed citations

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Han, Lihong, Derek O. Northwood, Xueyuan Nie, & Henry Hu. (2009). The effect of cooling rates on the refinement of microstructure and the nanoscale indentation creep behavior of Mg–Al–Ca alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A. 512(1-2). 58–66. 25 indexed citations

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Li, Han, Xueyuan Nie, D. O. Northwood, & Henry Hu. (2009). Effect of Cooling Rates on the Microstructure Evolution and Eutectic Formation of As-cast Mg-Al-Ca Alloys. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 3 indexed citations

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Han, Lihong, Xueyuan Nie, & Henry Hu. (2009). Electrochemical behaviour of squeeze cast AJ62 magnesium alloy in salt solution and engine coolant. Materials Technology. 24(3). 170–173. 4 indexed citations

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Qi, Zhimin, et al.. (2004). Microstructure, Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Nanocomposite Multilayer Films. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials. 15(4-5). 341–358. 1 indexed citations

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