Zhongji Sun

3.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
55 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Zhongji Sun is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhongji Sun has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 21 papers in Materials Chemistry and 13 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Zhongji Sun's work include Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (26 papers), High Entropy Alloys Studies (19 papers) and Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (13 papers). Zhongji Sun is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (26 papers), High Entropy Alloys Studies (19 papers) and Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (13 papers). Zhongji Sun collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, Germany and China. Zhongji Sun's co-authors include Xipeng Tan, Shu Beng Tor, Wai Yee Yeong, Chee Kai Chua, Marion Descoins, D. Mangelinck, Beng Kang Tay, C.S. Lim, Chengcheng Wang and Stefan Zaefferer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Zhongji Sun

51 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Selective laser melting of stainless steel 316L with low porosity and high build rates

2016 573 citations Zhongji Sun et al. profile →
Simultaneously enhanced strength and ductility for 3D-printed stainless steel 316L by selective laser melting

2018 491 citations Zhongji Sun, Chee Kai Chua et al. profile →
Reducing hot tearing by grain boundary segregation engineering in additive manufacturing: example of an AlxCoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy

2020 209 citations Zhongji Sun, Eric A. Jägle et al. Acta Materialia profile →

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Machine Learning for the Design of High Entropy Alloys: A Review 2025 ·(unknown), (unknown), Zhongji Sun, Pei Wang, Chee Koon Ng	0
2	High throughput additive manufacturing and characterization of immiscible Cu-Fe binary system using compositional gradient approach 2025 ·Journal of Alloys and Compounds ·Siyuan Wei, Delvin Wuu, (unknown), Kwang Boon Lau, Zhongji Sun, Jing Jun Lee, Fei Liu, Baicheng Zhang, Pei Wang, Upadrasta Ramamurty	0
3	Innovations in IN939: From Cast Alloy to Additive Manufacturing 2025 ·(unknown), (unknown), Delvin Wuu, (unknown), (unknown), Siyuan Wei, Chee Koon Ng, (unknown), Pei Wang, Zhongji Sun, Zhili Dong	1
4	In-situ nano-reprecipitation enables superior cryogenic mechanical properties in a 3D printable medium-entropy alloy 2025 ·Nature Communications ·Tiwen Lu, Xiyu Chen, Binhan Sun, (unknown), Ning Yao, Yufei Chen, Zhongji Sun, Hongyu Chen, Alisson Kwiatkowski da Silva, Haitao Lu, Xiaofeng Yang, Bingbing Wan, Jianping Tan, S. Scudino, Xian‐Cheng Zhang, Dierk Raabe, S.T. Tu	1
5	Cu-rich nano precipitates simultaneously enhance the tensile properties, antibacterial efficacy, and corrosion resistance of ultra-high strength steel 2025 ·Acta Materialia ·Boxin Wei, Mengchao Niu, (unknown), Jin Xu, Zhongji Sun, Wei Wang, Tangqing Wu, Upadrasta Ramamurty	13
6	Deciphering the effect of interstitials on the mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of high entropy alloys at the cryogenic temperature 2025 ·Materials Science and Engineering A ·(unknown), Shiyi Chen, (unknown), Zhongji Sun, Songsong Xu, Shichao Liu, (unknown), Ronghai Wu, Xiaoxiang Wu	4
7	Extraordinary ductility in the 75W–25Cu composite at elevated temperatures 2024 ·Materials Science and Engineering A ·Mi Zhang, Wenqi Guo, Guoju Li, (unknown), Yanling Pei, (unknown), Pei Wang, Zhongji Sun, Xiaoxiang Wu	1
8	Crack mitigation in additively manufactured AlCrFe2Ni2 high-entropy alloys through engineering phase transformation pathway 2024 ·Communications Materials ·Shahryar Mooraj, (unknown), Shengbiao Zhang, Yanming Zhang, Jie Ren, Shuai Guan, Chenyang Li, (unknown), Nicolas Argibay, Wei Chen, Wentao Yan, Dierk Raabe, Zhongji Sun, Wen Chen	16
9	Thermodynamics‐Guided High‐Throughput Discovery of Eutectic High‐Entropy Alloys for Rapid Solidification 2024 ·Advanced Science ·Liuliu Han, Zhongji Sun, Wenzhen Xia, Shao‐Pu Tsai, Xukai Zhang, (unknown), Pei Wang, (unknown), Zhiming Li, Yong Liu, Dierk Raabe	9
10	Additive manufacturing of sustainable and heat-resistant Al-Fe-Mo-Si-Zr alloys 2024 ·Journal of Alloys and Compounds ·Zhongji Sun, Moritz Roscher, (unknown), (unknown), Chang Liu, Shao‐Pu Tsai, Chee Koon Ng, Cheng Tan, (unknown), Eric A. Jägle	5
11	Near-theoretical strength and deformation stabilization achieved via grain boundary segregation and nano-clustering of solutes 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Chang Liu, (unknown), Zhongji Sun, Wenjun Lu, James P. Best, Xuehan Li, Wenzhen Xia, Yilun Gong, Ye Wei, Bozhao Zhang, Jun Ding, Ge Wu, E. Ma	26
12	Laser-based directed energy deposition of Monel K-500 and Stellite 6 multi-materials 2024 ·Virtual and Physical Prototyping ·Ze Chen, Zhongji Sun, Yang Qi, (unknown), (unknown), Sastry Yagnanna Kandukuri, Paulo Bártolo, Kun Zhou	3
13	Revealing the underlying mechanism in controlling Young’s modulus of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V using fuzzified machine learning 2024 ·Virtual and Physical Prototyping ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Zhongji Sun, Chee Kai Chua, Swee Leong Sing	3
14	Laser powder bed fusion of crack-susceptible stainless maraging steel undergoing solid-state phase transformations 2023 ·Acta Materialia ·Zhongji Sun, Binhan Sun, (unknown), (unknown), Kwang Boon Lau, Fengxia Wei, Alisson Kwiatkowski da Silva, Ming Lin, (unknown), Pei Wang, Upadrasta Ramamurty	23
15	Thermodynamics-guided alloy and process design for additive manufacturing 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Zhongji Sun, Yan Ma, Dirk Ponge, Stefan Zaefferer, Eric A. Jägle, Baptiste Gault, Anthony D. Rollett, Dierk Raabe	101
16	Micro–PTA powder cladding on a hot work tool steel 2014 ·International Journal of Materials and Product Technology ·Zhongji Sun, Zhongkai Huang	0
17	A Sectional Model for Investigating Microcontamination in a Rotating Disk CVD Reactor 2004 ·Aerosol Science and Technology ·Zhongji Sun, Richard L. Axelbaum, Ronald Davis	1
18	Monte Carlo Simulation of Multicomponent Aerosols Undergoing Simultaneous Coagulation and Condensation 2004 ·Aerosol Science and Technology ·Zhongji Sun, Richard L. Axelbaum, José I. Huertas	17
19	Study of the mechanism of spatter produced by basic welding electrodes 1996 ·Welding Journal ·(unknown), Zhongji Sun, Ding Fan	11
20	Process diagrams for laser beam welding of carbon manganese steels 1996 ·Welding Journal ·John C. Ion, Antti Salminen, Zhongji Sun	7

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