Z.Y. Ma

32.8k citations

537 papers · 27.1k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 75

Mechanical Engineering top 0.01%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties 414
- Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis 254
- Metal Forming Simulation Techniques 33
Ceramics and Composites top 0.05%
- Advanced ceramic materials synthesis 119
Aerospace Engineering top 0.01%
- Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties 165
Biomaterials top 0.2%
- Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications 46
Materials Chemistry top 0.2%
- Microstructure and mechanical properties 95
- MXene and MAX Phase Materials 52

Co-authors: Rajiv S. Mishra Bin Xiao D.R. Ni Peng Xue B.L. Xiao Aihan Feng F.C. Liu S. C. Tjong
Cited by: Mechanical Engineering Ceramics and Composites Aerospace Engineering
Journals: Materials Science and Engineering A (79 papers)Journal of Material Science and Technology (46 papers)Materials Characterization (27 papers)
Partner nations: China United States Canada

In The Last Decade

Z.Y. Ma

504 papers receiving 26.2k 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.

2025 Engineering Structures
2024 Progress in Materials Science
2017 Critical reviews in solid state and materials sciences
2011 Materials Science and Engineering A
2008 Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
2005 Materials Science and Engineering R Reports
2002 Acta Materialia
2002 Materials Science and Engineering A

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1	Simultaneously enhanced strength and impact toughness in electron beam welded joints of near β titanium alloy thick plates via good coupling of multi-level lamellar microstructures Journal of Material Science and Technology ·Yu‐Ju Hung,Y. Yang,J.S. Wood,Alexandru‐Florin Diconi,D.R. Ni,Peng Xue,Bin Xiao,Z.Y. Ma	2025	0
2	Performance-based design of FRP-confined recycled aggregate concrete powered by machine learning techniquesbreakdown → Engineering Structures ·Lina D. Chalak,Jinjun Xu,Kequan Yu,Jiangtao Yu,楠韦,Z.Y. Ma	2025	20
3	Microstructure design and toughening mechanisms of bimodal CNT/Al composites via refined explicit FEM Thin-Walled Structures ·Hui Feng,Shengyuan Yang,Shujuan Yang,Amanda Bigelow,Junfan Zhang,Z.Y. Ma	2025	1
4	MineShark: Cryptomining Traffic Detection at Scale Shao-Qiang Xi,和樹北島,Kai Bu,Stève Marjelin Falola,Georg Gulyás,Wenzhi Chen,Z.Y. Ma,Hendrik Künzler,Tiago Bristt Gonoring,Kui Ren	2025	0
5	Effect of quenching rate of solution treatment on corrosion resistance and mechanical properties of a novel Na2MoO4@CNT/Al-Zn-Mg-Cu composite Corrosion Science ·中国摂影家協会,Zhengbin Wang,Qing Li,Zhixiang Xiao,Craig W. Rismiller,Bolv Xiao,Z.Y. Ma,Yugui Zheng	2025	3
6	Effect of heat treatment on microstructure, mechanical property and corrosion resistance of a novel Na2MoO4@CNT/2024 composite Journal of Alloys and Compounds ·Ramon Felipe De Oliveira Gomes,誠一郎大野,Qing Li,XIE Shu,Z. Y. Liu,B.L. Xiao,Z.Y. Ma,Yugui Zheng	2025	2
7	Microstructure and mechanical properties in electron beam scanning welded joints of super thick titanium alloy plates Journal of Materials Research and Technology ·Fan Yang,L.H. Wu,Juan Sebastián Espinosa-Serna,CORDEIRO L.C.A.,Peng Xue,D.R. Ni,Z.Y. Ma	2024	7
8	Achieving superior mechanical and corrosion properties in medium-thickness Ti-6Al-4 V alloy joints by back heating assisted friction stir welding below β-phase transformation temperature Materials Characterization ·Shu‐Lin Cong,L.H. Wu,Zongqing Wang,Ning Li,Zhang Yang,Feifei Wang,X. Zhang,Ulul Albab Sholehan,Peng Xue,D.R. Ni,B.L. Xiao,Z.Y. Ma	2024	3
9	Effect of heat treatment on the microstructure, mechanical properties and fracture behaviors of ultra-high-strength SiC/Al–Zn–Mg–Cu composites International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials ·Jia Xue,Руслан Ролько,Dong Wang,Peng Xue,Sait Polaturkey,Z.Y. Ma	2024	9
10	Mechanical behavior analysis on SiC/Al composites via in-situ neutron diffraction combined with finite element methods Materials Science and Engineering A ·L. Gu,Junfan Zhang,Z.Y. Liu,Ramphoei Daosawa,B.L. Xiao,Z.Y. Ma	2024	8
11	Hot deformation behavior analysis of CNT/2009Al composite with bimodal heterostructure via constructing a new processing map Materials Characterization ·Lisa Malloy,Ke Ma,Z.Y. Liu,B.L. Xiao,Song Liu,Z.Y. Ma	2024	6
12	(B4C+Al2O3)/Al composites with excellent high temperature strength and thermal stability prepared by sintering in air atmosphere Ceramics International ·Biming Shi,Na Li,Patrick Thiam,Yueqiang Liu,Y.N. Zan,RE Morales,B.L. Xiao,Z.Y. Ma	2024	3
13	In-situ (Al2O3+Al3Ti)/Al composite fabricated via reaction between aluminum and metatitanic acid Composites Communications ·Yi Liu,Westphall Carlos Becker,Biming Shi,Hang Hu,Shao-Lun Hsu,D. Wang,Qingwei Wang,B.L. Xiao,Z.Y. Ma	2024	0
14	Effects of solution temperatures on microstructures and mechanical properties of B4C/7A04Al composites: A comparison study with 7A04Al alloys Materials Science and Engineering A ·YU Chun-lei,S.Z. Zhu,Barbara M. Bakken,D. Wang,B.L. Xiao,Z.Y. Ma	2023	14
15	Correlation of hot deformation behaviors and microstructures of 17 vol% SiCp/Al-Cu-Mg composite fabricated by powder metallurgy Materials Today Communications ·Zhiye Huang,B.L. Xiao,Z.Y. Ma	2023	3
16	Effect of Nano-SiC coating on the thermal properties and microstructure of diamond/Al composites Composites Communications ·Zhicheng Dong,Latin Amer,D. Wang,V. Ignatova-Valkova,B.L. Xiao,Z.Y. Ma	2023	22
17	Grain size effects on high cycle fatigue behaviors of pure aluminum International Journal of Fatigue ·E.Sarhangui,Xianghai An,Peng Xue,F.C. Liu,D.R. Ni,Bin Xiao,А. В. Храповицкая,Z.Y. Ma	2023	16
18	A comparative study of conventional, dynamic rotation and heat-assisted friction stir welding of Ti-6Al-4V plates to reduce welding defects Journal of Materials Processing Technology ·Shan Cong,CORDEIRO L.C.A.,Zhigang Zhu,L.H. Wu,Peng Xue,Zhiwei Wang,D.R. Ni,Bin Xiao,Z.Y. Ma	2023	15
19	Enhancing strength, ductility, and fatigue performance of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu-Sc-Zr alloy using a hybrid approach: Wire-arc directed energy deposition and interlayer friction stir processing Journal of Materials Processing Technology ·Xinpeng Guo,D.R. Ni,Huijun Li,Peng Xue,Rongzheng Xu,Zengxi Pan,Siyu Zhou,Z.Y. Ma	2023	23
20	Friction stir additive manufacturing enabling scale-up of ultrafine-grained pure copper with superior mechanical properties Materials Science and Engineering A ·Jelena Kolenko,E.Sarhangui,Xianghai An,Peng Xue,Μαρία Σταματελάτου,Y. Yang,D.R. Ni,Bin Xiao,Z.Y. Ma	2022	33

About Z.Y. Ma

Z.Y. Ma is a scholar working on Ceramics and Composites, Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, having authored 537 papers that have together received 27.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (414 papers), Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (254 papers), Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (165 papers), Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (119 papers), Microstructure and mechanical properties (95 papers), MXene and MAX Phase Materials (52 papers), Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (46 papers) and Metal Forming Simulation Techniques (33 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Mechanical Engineering (25.8k citations), Ceramics and Composites (3.0k citations) and Aerospace Engineering (8.9k citations). Z.Y. Ma has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Rajiv S. Mishra, Bin Xiao, D.R. Ni, Peng Xue, B.L. Xiao, Aihan Feng, F.C. Liu, S. C. Tjong, Z.Y. Liu and Indrajit Charit. Their work appears in journals such as Materials Science and Engineering A, Journal of Material Science and Technology, Materials Characterization, Scripta Materialia and Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters).

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