Science and Technology of Welding and Joining

Papers
(The H4-Index of Science and Technology of Welding and Joining is 18. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Friction stir welding of thick 7175 aluminium alloy plates for deepwater riser applications53
Evaluation of resistance spot weldability and weld performance of zinc-coated martensitic steels46
Microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti2Ni alloy fabricated by direct energy deposition36
Variations of the improved characteristics on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al–Cu alloy fabricated by magnetic field assisted wire-arc additive manufacturing after heat-treated35
Interface structure and mechanical properties of Fe/Al dissimilar lap joints formed by friction stir welding using an adjustable tool33
Elastic pre-compensation for welding-induced shrinkage and bending deformations of thick plates by friction stir welding33
Effect of elastic pre-bending on mitigating welding deformation for aluminium alloy thick-walled plates joined by FSW28
Evolution of inclusions in novel cryogenic high-Mn austenitic steel weld metal with cerium addition27
KTIG–MIG hybrid arc welding process24
Material flow and microstructure evolution on the flow path of friction stir lap welded aluminium alloy23
Optimisation of precipitation hardening for 15-5 PH martensitic stainless steel produced by wire arc directed energy deposition23
Integrated finite element simulation on tensile deformation behaviour in AA6082-T6 defective and defect-free friction stir welds21
Microstructure, mechanical and electrochemical properties of wire-arc additively manufactured duplex stainless steel21
Complete-joint-penetration vacuum laser beam welding of nickel-based superalloy 718Plus20
Study on the microstructure and failure mechanisms for flat resistance element welding-bonding aluminium alloy/Q235 steel joints20
In situ dispersed carbon fibre network for reinforcing a C/C composite–TC4 alloy brazed joint19
Hierarchical importance of physical factors causing gas porosity in powder bed fusion additive manufacturing18
Analytical model for estimation of interface weld strength in ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM) of similar and dissimilar tempered aluminum alloy 6061 (AA6061)18
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