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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Friction stir welding of thick 7175 aluminium alloy plates for deepwater riser applications143
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-treated40
Evaluation of resistance spot weldability and weld performance of zinc-coated martensitic steels36
Microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti2Ni alloy fabricated by direct energy deposition34
Complete-joint-penetration vacuum laser beam welding of nickel-based superalloy 718Plus29
Exit-hole repairing in 7475 aluminium alloy welded joints based on refill friction stir processing27
Study on the microstructure and failure mechanisms for flat resistance element welding-bonding aluminium alloy/Q235 steel joints24
Effect of elastic pre-bending on mitigating welding deformation for aluminium alloy thick-walled plates joined by FSW22
Improved mechanical properties of laser-arc hybrid welded Al/steel dissimilar butt-joint through beam oscillation21
Analytical model for estimation of interface weld strength in ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM) of similar and dissimilar tempered aluminum alloy 6061 (AA6061)21
Modelling of fume particle behaviour and coupling glass contamination during vacuum laser beam welding21
Optimisation of precipitation hardening for 15-5 PH martensitic stainless steel produced by wire arc directed energy deposition20
Microstructure, mechanical and electrochemical properties of wire-arc additively manufactured duplex stainless steel20
Material flow and microstructure evolution on the flow path of friction stir lap welded aluminium alloy19
Evolution of inclusions in novel cryogenic high-Mn austenitic steel weld metal with cerium addition19
In situ dispersed carbon fibre network for reinforcing a C/C composite–TC4 alloy brazed joint19
KTIG–MIG hybrid arc welding process18
Interface structure and mechanical properties of Fe/Al dissimilar lap joints formed by friction stir welding using an adjustable tool18
Physics-informed machine learning models for the prediction of transient temperature distribution of ferritic steel in directed energy deposition by cold metal transfer18
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