Zhijian Shen

11.7k total citations · 7 hit papers
151 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Zhijian Shen is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Ceramics and Composites. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhijian Shen has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 85 papers in Materials Chemistry and 71 papers in Ceramics and Composites. Recurrent topics in Zhijian Shen's work include Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (70 papers), Advanced materials and composites (46 papers) and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (38 papers). Zhijian Shen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (70 papers), Advanced materials and composites (46 papers) and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (38 papers). Zhijian Shen collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, China and United Kingdom. Zhijian Shen's co-authors include Mats Nygren, Yuan Zhong, Leifeng Liu, Zhe Zhao, Wei Liu, Kamran Saeidi, Xin Zhou, Xihe Liu, Mats Johnsson and Daqing Cui and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Zhijian Shen

148 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Hit Papers

Dislocation network in additive... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2017 2002 2014 2015 2002 250 500 750
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. Dislocation network in additive manufactured steel breaks strength–ductility trade-off
    2017 871 citations Leifeng Liu, Qingqing Ding et al. Materials Today profile →
  2. Spark Plasma Sintering of Alumina
    2002 655 citations Zhijian Shen, Mats Johnsson et al. Journal of the American Ceramic Society profile →
  3. Hardened austenite steel with columnar sub-grain structure formed by laser melting
    2014 653 citations Kamran Saeidi, Xiang Gao et al. Materials Science and Engineering A profile →
  4. Intragranular cellular segregation network structure strengthening 316L stainless steel prepared by selective laser melting
    2015 621 citations Yuan Zhong, Leifeng Liu et al. profile →
  5. Formation of tough interlocking microstructures in silicon nitride ceramics by dynamic ripening
    2002 434 citations Zhijian Shen, Hong Peng et al. profile →
  6. Microstructure of selective laser melted AlSi10Mg alloy
    2019 362 citations Xihe Liu, Congcong Zhao et al. profile →
  7. Balling phenomena in selective laser melted tungsten
    2015 323 citations Xihe Liu, Zhijian Shen 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
Zhijian Shen Sweden 45 6.9k 3.8k 2.5k 2.4k 1.0k 151 9.7k
Zhiqiang Li China 59 9.4k 1.4× 6.6k 1.7× 1.0k 0.4× 3.6k 1.5× 898 0.9× 278 11.5k
Nahum Travitzky Germany 41 2.6k 0.4× 1.8k 0.5× 1.8k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 168 5.8k
Omer Van der Biest Belgium 49 6.3k 0.9× 4.5k 1.2× 919 0.4× 4.0k 1.6× 960 0.9× 431 9.6k
U. Kühn Germany 55 8.7k 1.3× 4.5k 1.2× 1.7k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 494 0.5× 236 9.9k
Hejun Li China 47 3.5k 0.5× 3.4k 0.9× 854 0.3× 2.8k 1.1× 851 0.8× 311 7.5k
Jon Binner United Kingdom 40 2.9k 0.4× 2.4k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 2.9k 1.2× 1.2k 1.2× 175 6.3k
Akira Kawasaki Japan 45 4.5k 0.7× 3.3k 0.9× 680 0.3× 2.7k 1.1× 729 0.7× 319 7.7k
Leon L. Shaw United States 57 4.5k 0.7× 5.0k 1.3× 1.5k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 866 0.8× 235 10.5k
S. Scudino Germany 58 11.3k 1.6× 3.9k 1.0× 4.3k 1.7× 1.5k 0.6× 703 0.7× 220 12.2k
John J. Lewandowski United States 54 12.7k 1.9× 5.5k 1.4× 1.9k 0.8× 3.2k 1.3× 550 0.5× 266 14.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jin, Wentao, Zhijian Shen, Yulin Gan, et al.. (2025). Programmable Logic and Reservoir Computing Based on Hydrogenation‐Engineered Spin‐Orbit Torque. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(14).
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Chen, Jiamin, et al.. (2024). Aligning halloysite nanotubes in elastomer toward flexible film with enhanced dielectric constant. Composites Communications. 52. 102140–102140. 3 indexed citations
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Yu, Chenfan, Yuan Zhong, Peng Zhang, et al.. (2020). Effect of Build Direction on Fatigue Performance of L-PBF 316L Stainless Steel. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters). 33(4). 539–550. 22 indexed citations
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Xing, Leilei, Congcong Zhao, Hao Chen, Zhijian Shen, & Wei Liu. (2020). Microstructure of a Ti–50 wt% Ta alloy produced via laser powder bed fusion. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters). 33(7). 981–990. 18 indexed citations
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Wen, Qingbo, Zhaoju Yu, Xingmin Liu, et al.. (2019). Mechanical properties and electromagnetic shielding performance of single-source-precursor synthesized dense monolithic SiC/HfCxN1−x/C ceramic nanocomposites. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 7(34). 10683–10693. 33 indexed citations
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Liu, Xihe, Congcong Zhao, Xin Zhou, et al.. (2019). CNT-reinforced AlSi10Mg composite by selective laser melting: Microstructural and mechanical properties. Materials Science and Technology. 35(9). 1038–1045. 28 indexed citations
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Rännar, Lars‐Erik, Andrey Koptyug, Jon Olsén, Kamran Saeidi, & Zhijian Shen. (2017). Hierarchical structures of stainless steel 316L manufactured by Electron Beam Melting. Additive manufacturing. 17. 106–112. 77 indexed citations
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Liu, Leifeng, Qingqing Ding, Yuan Zhong, et al.. (2017). Dislocation network in additive manufactured steel breaks strength–ductility trade-off. Materials Today. 21(4). 354–361. 871 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Ranran, Tarek A. Elkhooly, Qianli Huang, et al.. (2017). A dual-layer macro/mesoporous structured TiO 2 surface improves the initial adhesion of osteoblast-like cells. Materials Science and Engineering C. 78. 443–451. 15 indexed citations
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Trunec, Martin, Jens Klimke, & Zhijian Shen. (2016). Transparent alumina ceramics densified by a combinational approach of spark plasma sintering and hot isostatic pressing. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 36(16). 4333–4337. 51 indexed citations
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Saeidi, Kamran, Xiang Gao, Yang Zhong, & Zhijian Shen. (2014). Hardened austenite steel with columnar sub-grain structure formed by laser melting. Materials Science and Engineering A. 625. 221–229. 653 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shen, Zhijian, Yan Xiong, Thomas Höche, et al.. (2010). Ordered coalescence of nanocrystals: a path to strong macroporous nanoceramics. Nanotechnology. 21(20). 205602–205602. 9 indexed citations
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Shen, Zhijian, et al.. (2008). Sialon Ceramics Prepared by Using CaH 2 as a Sintering Additive. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 91(9). 2997–3004. 10 indexed citations
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Trunec, Martin, Karel Maca, & Zhijian Shen. (2008). Warm pressing of zirconia nanoparticles by the spark plasma sintering technique. Scripta Materialia. 59(1). 23–26. 31 indexed citations
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Leonova, Ekaterina, Abbas Saeed Hakeem, Kjell Jansson, et al.. (2007). Nitrogen-rich La–Si–Al–O–N oxynitride glass structures probed by solid state NMR. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 354(1). 49–60. 66 indexed citations
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Guo, Xingyuan, Ping Xiao, Jing Liu, & Zhijian Shen. (2005). Fabrication of Nanostructured Hydroxyapatite via Hydrothermal Synthesis and Spark Plasma Sintering. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 88(4). 1026–1029. 67 indexed citations
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Shen, Zhijian, Hong Peng, Jing Liu, & Mats Nygren. (2003). Conversion from nano- to micron-sized structures: experimental observations. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 24(12). 3447–3452. 44 indexed citations
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Shen, Zhijian, et al.. (2001). Thermal shock resistance of α/β-sialon ceramic composites. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 21(8). 999–1005. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, Hongzhi, Lian Gao, Zhijian Shen, & Mats Nygren. (2001). Mechanical properties and microstructures of Al2O3–5 vol.% YAG composites. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 21(6). 779–783. 21 indexed citations
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Shen, Zhijian, et al.. (2000). Oxide/oxide composites in the system Cr2O3-Y2O3-Al2O3. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 20(5). 625–630. 16 indexed citations

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