Yilun Xu

1.5k total citations
48 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Yilun Xu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yilun Xu has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Materials Chemistry, 27 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 23 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Yilun Xu's work include Microstructure and mechanical properties (20 papers), High Temperature Alloys and Creep (13 papers) and Fatigue and fracture mechanics (12 papers). Yilun Xu is often cited by papers focused on Microstructure and mechanical properties (20 papers), High Temperature Alloys and Creep (13 papers) and Fatigue and fracture mechanics (12 papers). Yilun Xu collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Singapore. Yilun Xu's co-authors include Fionn P.E. Dunne, Weifeng Wan, Daniele Dini, Daniel S. Balint, C.M. Gourlay, David Rugg, Kate Fox, David Dye, Jingwei Xian and Phani Karamched and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Acta Materialia and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Yilun Xu

42 papers receiving 977 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yilun Xu United Kingdom 22 622 541 482 164 107 48 1.0k
Alankar Alankar India 19 578 0.9× 630 1.2× 422 0.9× 43 0.3× 146 1.4× 66 975
Shigeru Hamada Japan 17 561 0.9× 392 0.7× 461 1.0× 291 1.8× 88 0.8× 141 1.1k
Weixin Yu China 16 457 0.7× 506 0.9× 428 0.9× 83 0.5× 133 1.2× 37 823
Gabriel P. Potirniche United States 19 984 1.6× 840 1.6× 691 1.4× 52 0.3× 123 1.1× 53 1.3k
Wei‐Sheng Lei China 15 396 0.6× 204 0.4× 444 0.9× 81 0.5× 50 0.5× 47 775
Faisal Qayyum Germany 19 607 1.0× 304 0.6× 505 1.0× 92 0.6× 106 1.0× 60 870
Yue Yin China 17 602 1.0× 143 0.3× 328 0.7× 65 0.4× 133 1.2× 62 905
T. Zhang China 17 642 1.0× 398 0.7× 174 0.4× 95 0.6× 119 1.1× 34 900
Per Ståhle Sweden 17 316 0.5× 550 1.0× 487 1.0× 36 0.2× 161 1.5× 85 919

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yilun Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yilun Xu

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

All Works

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Xu, Yilun, Guohua Fan, Si Gao, et al.. (2025). The role of layer strength ratio in enhancing strain hardening and achieving strength-ductility synergy in heterostructured materials. Acta Materialia. 289. 120928–120928. 15 indexed citations
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Guo, Zixu, Xiaochong Lü, Daijun Hu, et al.. (2025). Beyond first-cycle damage: Mechanistic drivers of fatigue crack nucleation in single crystals. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 206. 106393–106393.
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Guo, Zixu, Xiaohua Zhang, Guglielmo Vastola, et al.. (2025). Role of layer thickness and grain size contrast in rolling contact fatigue of coarse/fine-grained layered materials: A crystal plasticity study. Tribology International. 212. 110993–110993.
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Guo, Zixu, Xiaochong Lü, Huajian Gao, et al.. (2025). Slip system-resolved GNDs and SEDs: A multi-scale framework for predicting crack nucleation in single-crystal metals. Acta Materialia. 288. 120853–120853. 17 indexed citations
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Xu, Long, Yuefei Jia, Dongpeng Wang, et al.. (2025). Revealing effects of creep damage on high-temperature fatigue behavior for HfNbTiZr refractory high-entropy alloys: Experimental investigation and crystal-plasticity modelling. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 231. 134–150. 4 indexed citations
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Xu, Yilun, et al.. (2024). Understanding the deformation creep and role of intermetallic compound-microstructure in Sn-Ag-Cu solders. Materials Science and Engineering A. 918. 147429–147429. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Wanghui, Meizhen Xiang, Zachary H. Aitken, et al.. (2024). Unraveling the Hall-Petch to inverse Hall-Petch transition in nanocrystalline high entropy alloys under shock loading. International Journal of Plasticity. 178. 104010–104010. 31 indexed citations
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Xu, Yilun, et al.. (2023). On the importance of Crystal Plasticity Finite Element discretisation for the identification of crack initiation in RCF using energy-based criteria. Computational Materials Science. 232. 112651–112651. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Yilun, Jingwei Xian, Finn Giuliani, et al.. (2022). Multi-scale plasticity homogenization of Sn–3Ag-0.5Cu: From β-Sn micropillars to polycrystals with intermetallics. Materials Science and Engineering A. 855. 143876–143876. 9 indexed citations
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Xu, Yilun, et al.. (2021). Normal Load and Counter Body Size Influence the Initiation of Microstructural Discontinuities in Copper during Sliding. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(3). 4750–4760. 23 indexed citations
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Xu, Yilun, et al.. (2021). On the origin of microstructural discontinuities in sliding contacts: A discrete dislocation plasticity analysis. International Journal of Plasticity. 138. 102942–102942. 31 indexed citations
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Xu, Yilun, Daniel S. Balint, & Daniele Dini. (2021). On the Origin of Plastic Deformation and Surface Evolution in Nano-Fretting: A Discrete Dislocation Plasticity Analysis. Materials. 14(21). 6511–6511. 6 indexed citations
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Xu, Yilun & Daniele Dini. (2020). Capturing the hardness of coating systems across the scales. Surface and Coatings Technology. 394. 125860–125860. 10 indexed citations
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Xu, Yilun, Sudha Joseph, Phani Karamched, et al.. (2020). Predicting dwell fatigue life in titanium alloys using modelling and experiment. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5868–5868. 101 indexed citations
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Xu, Yilun, Daniel S. Balint, & Daniele Dini. (2019). A new hardness formula incorporating the effect of source density on indentation response: A discrete dislocation plasticity analysis. Surface and Coatings Technology. 374. 763–773. 26 indexed citations
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Yang, Renhe, et al.. (2019). Preparation and accelerating mechanism of aluminum sulfate-based alkali-free accelerating additive for sprayed concrete. Construction and Building Materials. 234. 117334–117334. 51 indexed citations
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Xu, Yilun. (2011). Finite element triangle mesh generation in planar area. Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Wenru, et al.. (2009). Effect of phosphorus on stress rupture properties of GH4133 Ni-base superalloy. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 19(4). 289–291. 3 indexed citations

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