Yaojun Lin

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Yaojun Lin is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yaojun Lin has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 45 papers in Materials Chemistry and 23 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yaojun Lin's work include Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (32 papers), Microstructure and mechanical properties (25 papers) and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (15 papers). Yaojun Lin is often cited by papers focused on Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (32 papers), Microstructure and mechanical properties (25 papers) and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (15 papers). Yaojun Lin collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Norway. Yaojun Lin's co-authors include Enrique J. Lavernia, Zhigang Yan, Fei Chen, Lianmeng Zhang, Chi Zhang, Qiang Shen, Yongqiang Ye, Yizhang Zhou, Mingyong Jia and Wei Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Acta Materialia and Materials Science and Engineering A.

In The Last Decade

Yaojun Lin

60 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

  1. Additive manufacturing of functionally graded materials: A review
    2019 456 citations Chi Zhang, Fei Chen et al. Materials Science and Engineering A profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yaojun Lin China 20 1.1k 611 362 297 215 62 1.5k
Yangwei Wang China 21 1.2k 1.1× 592 1.0× 254 0.7× 248 0.8× 300 1.4× 80 1.5k
Xingye Guo China 20 1.1k 0.9× 620 1.0× 493 1.4× 444 1.5× 157 0.7× 71 1.6k
Yong Hu China 17 697 0.6× 350 0.6× 201 0.6× 166 0.6× 176 0.8× 105 1.1k
Ji‐Hun Yu South Korea 24 1.8k 1.6× 517 0.8× 517 1.4× 594 2.0× 158 0.7× 118 2.3k
Paola Bassani Italy 23 1.2k 1.0× 729 1.2× 275 0.8× 388 1.3× 138 0.6× 84 1.5k
Tilmann Beck Germany 24 1.6k 1.4× 944 1.5× 399 1.1× 289 1.0× 751 3.5× 192 2.2k
Xingchuan Xia China 24 1.6k 1.4× 687 1.1× 540 1.5× 112 0.4× 392 1.8× 89 1.8k
I.A. Figueroa Mexico 19 1.0k 0.9× 662 1.1× 268 0.7× 91 0.3× 135 0.6× 141 1.4k
Timing Zhang China 24 1.5k 1.3× 1.0k 1.6× 335 0.9× 197 0.7× 338 1.6× 68 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Yaojun Lin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yaojun Lin

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yaojun Lin

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

All Works

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Zhang, Chi, Yang Liu, Mingyong Jia, et al.. (2025). Synergistic enhancement of strength and ductility in laser direct energy deposited Ti-6Al-4V alloy via dual-microalloying with Cu and Nb. Materials Letters. 399. 139046–139046. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Zhifeng, Like Xu, G. Y. Yin, et al.. (2024). Enhancing surface strength of tungsten by gradient nano-grained structure. Journal of Applied Physics. 135(19). 3 indexed citations
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Lin, Yaojun, et al.. (2024). Design of cost-effective powder consolidation towards highly alloyed tool steels with enhanced mechanical properties. Materials Science and Engineering A. 899. 146449–146449. 1 indexed citations
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Cao, Xinjian, Jie Guo, Haixin Li, et al.. (2024). Microstructure and wear behavior of AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel coating fabricated by laser cladding and plasma nitriding. Materials Letters. 383. 137951–137951. 4 indexed citations
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Lin, Yaojun, et al.. (2022). Improving mechanical properties of a cast Al–Mg alloy with high Mg content by rapid solidification. Materials Science and Engineering A. 852. 143709–143709. 9 indexed citations
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Ye, Yongqiang, et al.. (2021). Refined WC grain size and improved mechanical properties in a hardmetal WC-8Co processed via short-time semi-solid hot pressing. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 889. 161560–161560. 22 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chi, Fei Chen, Zhifeng Huang, et al.. (2019). Additive manufacturing of functionally graded materials: A review. Materials Science and Engineering A. 764. 138209–138209. 456 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yan, Zhigang & Yaojun Lin. (2019). Faulted dipoles in a nanostructured 7075 Al alloy produced via high-pressure torsion. Materials Science and Engineering A. 754. 232–237. 4 indexed citations
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Yan, Zhigang, et al.. (2017). Recovery Phenomenon During Annealing of an As-Rapidly Solidified Al Alloy. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 48(6). 3027–3035. 2 indexed citations
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Wen, Haiming, Yaojun Lin, David N. Seidman, et al.. (2015). An Efficient and Cost-Effective Method for Preparing Transmission Electron Microscopy Samples from Powders. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 21(5). 1184–1194. 11 indexed citations
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Lin, Yaojun, et al.. (2015). Melt spinning induces sub-micrometric/micrometric grained structure and dislocations in 7075 Al alloy. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 651. 699–704. 16 indexed citations
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Lin, Yaojun, Bo Wu, Shulei Li, et al.. (2014). The quantitative relationship between microstructure and mechanical property of a melt spun Al–Mg alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A. 621. 212–217. 22 indexed citations
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Lin, Yaojun, Bo Yao, Zhihui Zhang, et al.. (2012). Strain Energy During Mechanical Milling: Part II. Experimental. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 43(11). 4258–4265. 4 indexed citations
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Zheng, Baolong, Yaojun Lin, Yizhang Zhou, & Enrique J. Lavernia. (2009). Gas Atomization of Amorphous Aluminum Powder: Part II. Experimental Investigation. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B. 40(6). 995–1004. 42 indexed citations
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Lin, Yaojun, Yizhang Zhou, & Enrique J. Lavernia. (2008). Mechanisms of Grain Size Evolution during Aluminum Spray Forming. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B. 39(6). 862–869. 3 indexed citations
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Lin, Yaojun, Yizhang Zhou, & Enrique J. Lavernia. (2004). A numerical study of oxidation behavior during reactive atomization and deposition. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B. 35(6). 1173–1185. 6 indexed citations
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Lin, Yaojun, Yizhang Zhou, & Enrique J. Lavernia. (2004). An analytical model for the oxide size in Al alloys synthesized by reactive atomization and deposition. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 35(10). 3265–3273. 2 indexed citations

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