Yongkun Mu

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Yongkun Mu is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yongkun Mu has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 29 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 10 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yongkun Mu's work include High Entropy Alloys Studies (37 papers), High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (28 papers) and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (24 papers). Yongkun Mu is often cited by papers focused on High Entropy Alloys Studies (37 papers), High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (28 papers) and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (24 papers). Yongkun Mu collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Hong Kong. Yongkun Mu's co-authors include Yuefei Jia, Yandong Jia, Shiwei Wu, C.T. Liu, Gang Wang, Peter K. Liaw, Long Xu, Y.F. Jia, Qijie Zhai and Kang Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Acta Materialia, Materials Science and Engineering A and Corrosion Science.

In The Last Decade

Yongkun Mu

44 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

A high-entropy alloy with dislocation-precipitate skeleton for ultrastrength and ductility

2022 177 citations Yongkun Mu, Yuefei Jia et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yongkun Mu China	18	983	661	193	96	43	48	1.0k
Yanqing Su China	15	937 1.0×	649 1.0×	255 1.3×	116 1.2×	25 0.6×	23	1.0k
Zhongsheng Yang China	18	1.2k 1.2×	752 1.1×	214 1.1×	76 0.8×	75 1.7×	53	1.2k
K.C. Cho United States	11	890 0.9×	600 0.9×	147 0.8×	92 1.0×	32 0.7×	12	933
Xiaoyu Sun China	14	620 0.6×	337 0.5×	194 1.0×	64 0.7×	41 1.0×	32	669
Shengguo Ma China	15	1.2k 1.2×	853 1.3×	196 1.0×	125 1.3×	48 1.1×	37	1.2k
Nataliya Shaburova Russia	14	918 0.9×	669 1.0×	153 0.8×	71 0.7×	34 0.8×	76	958
Damian Kalita Poland	14	717 0.7×	434 0.7×	276 1.4×	98 1.0×	43 1.0×	41	824
Sujung Son South Korea	17	726 0.7×	426 0.6×	169 0.9×	72 0.8×	42 1.0×	43	771
Sang Hun Shim South Korea	15	904 0.9×	613 0.9×	144 0.7×	65 0.7×	42 1.0×	30	937
M. Frank United States	21	1.4k 1.4×	939 1.4×	260 1.3×	132 1.4×	65 1.5×	29	1.4k

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Mu, Yongkun, et al.. (2025). Ultra-high hardness and wear resistance combined with excellent corrosion resistance of novel dual-phase Al-Cr-Fe-V-Ti high-entropy alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1029. 180855–180855. 5 indexed citations

Yang, Hong‐Ming, Minghui Li, Gengchen Li, et al.. (2025). In-situ alloying of metal particle-reinforced CoCrNi medium-entropy alloy via laser powder bed fusion. Intermetallics. 178. 108643–108643. 3 indexed citations

Jia, Yuefei, Yuefei Jia, Gengchen Li, et al.. (2025). Achieving ambient superformability in a lightweight refractory medium-entropy alloy via stagewise adaptive microstructural buffers. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 248. 212–223. 7 indexed citations

Li, Gengchen, Zhibin Wu, Yong Dong, et al.. (2025). Microstructures, properties and preparations of lightweight refractory high-entropy alloys: A review. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 35. 3183–3204. 15 indexed citations

Li, Jianchao, Tao Wang, Huan Wang, et al.. (2025). Designing multi-scale architecture for simultaneously improved strength and ductility in titanium matrix composite. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1040. 183482–183482.

Qiu, Xinming, Yufeng Wu, Jiahao Fang, et al.. (2025). Corrosion and wear behaviors of selective electron beam melted (FeCoNi)86Al7Ti7 high-entropy alloy with hierarchical microstructure. Materials & Design. 260. 115196–115196. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Jing, Qingwei Gao, Jianhong Gong, et al.. (2025). Advancing the mechanical performance of chemically complex alloys through strategically engineered bamboo-inspired multi-stage heterostructures. Composites Part B Engineering. 302. 112547–112547. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Jiayu, Yongkun Mu, Xinming Qiu, et al.. (2025). In-situ reaction-driven self-lubricating protection for superior wear resistance in electron beam additively manufactured hierarchical high-entropy nanocomposites. Tribology International. 214. 111203–111203. 1 indexed citations

Li, Jianchao, Xiang Gao, Yongkun Mu, et al.. (2024). Fundamental approach to superior trade-off between strength and ductility of TiB/Ti64 composites via additive manufacturing: From phase diagram to microstructural design. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 221. 220–232. 12 indexed citations

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Hu, Zhen, Hao Dong, Yongkun Mu, et al.. (2024). High strength and ductility high-entropy intermetallic matrix composites reinforced with in-situ hierarchical TiB2 particles. Composites Part B Engineering. 283. 111556–111556. 15 indexed citations

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Wang, Yangxin, Tong Wang, Chundong Hu, et al.. (2024). Developing high strength/high toughness grades steels by dual-precipitates co-configuration during aging process. Materials Characterization. 208. 113623–113623. 13 indexed citations

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Yi, Jun, et al.. (2023). Dynamic mechanical properties and microstructural evolutions of nanocrystalline Ni at 77 K and 298 K. Materials Science and Engineering A. 886. 145734–145734. 2 indexed citations

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Jia, Yuefei, Shiwei Wu, Yongkun Mu, et al.. (2023). Efficient Coarse‐Grained Superplasticity of a Gigapascal Lightweight Refractory Medium Entropy Alloy. Advanced Science. 10(12). e2207535–e2207535. 32 indexed citations

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Mu, Yongkun, Kang Sun, Yuefei Jia, et al.. (2023). 3D-printed strong and ductile high-entropy alloys with orientation arranged nanostructure complex. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 968. 171824–171824. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhenhui, Yandong Jia, Pan Ma, et al.. (2023). Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of (FeCoNi)85·84Al7·07Ti7.09 high-entropy alloy by selective laser melting with aging treatment. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 25. 6313–6322. 4 indexed citations

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Jia, Yuefei, Gang Wang, Shiwei Wu, et al.. (2022). A lightweight refractory complex concentrated alloy with high strength and uniform ductility. Applied Materials Today. 27. 101429–101429. 44 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhenhui, et al.. (2022). Microstructural evolution of (FeCoNi)85.84Al7.07Ti7.09 high-entropy alloy fabricated by an optimized selective laser melting process. Materials & Design. 224. 111326–111326. 17 indexed citations

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Xing, Yanxia, Caiju Li, Yongkun Mu, et al.. (2022). Strengthening and deformation mechanism of high-strength CrMnFeCoNi high entropy alloy prepared by powder metallurgy. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 132. 119–131. 56 indexed citations

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Ma, Xindi, Yongkun Mu, Kang Sun, et al.. (2021). Effect of Adding Ag on the Nanoindentation Behavior of Cu-Zr-Al-Based Metallic Glass. Acta Metallurgica Sinica. 57(4). 567–574. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Shiwei, Tao Yang, Boxuan Cao, et al.. (2021). Multicomponent Ni-rich high-entropy alloy toughened with irregular-shaped precipitates and serrated grain boundaries. Scripta Materialia. 204. 114066–114066. 50 indexed citations

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