OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Science and Technology of Welding and Joining is 4. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Friction stir welding of thick 7175 aluminium alloy plates for deepwater riser applications	149
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-treated	40
Microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti₂Ni alloy fabricated by direct energy deposition	37
Evaluation of resistance spot weldability and weld performance of zinc-coated martensitic steels	34
Exit-hole repairing in 7475 aluminium alloy welded joints based on refill friction stir processing	29
Study on the microstructure and failure mechanisms for flat resistance element welding-bonding aluminium alloy/Q235 steel joints	28
Microstructure, mechanical and electrochemical properties of wire-arc additively manufactured duplex stainless steel	25
Optimisation of precipitation hardening for 15-5 PH martensitic stainless steel produced by wire arc directed energy deposition	24
In situ dispersed carbon fibre network for reinforcing a C/C composite–TC4 alloy brazed joint	23
Complete-joint-penetration vacuum laser beam welding of nickel-based superalloy 718Plus	23
Effect of elastic pre-bending on mitigating welding deformation for aluminium alloy thick-walled plates joined by FSW	22
Modelling of fume particle behaviour and coupling glass contamination during vacuum laser beam welding	20
Material flow and microstructure evolution on the flow path of friction stir lap welded aluminium alloy	20
Phosphorus transfer behaviours and microstructural responses in EH36 shipbuilding steel subjected to CaF ₂ –Ca ₃ (PO <	19
Physics-informed machine learning models for the prediction of transient temperature distribution of ferritic steel in directed energy deposition by cold metal transfer	19
Evolution of inclusions in novel cryogenic high-Mn austenitic steel weld metal with cerium addition	18
Analytical model for estimation of interface weld strength in ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM) of similar and dissimilar tempered aluminum alloy 6061 (AA6061)	18
Interface structure and mechanical properties of Fe/Al dissimilar lap joints formed by friction stir welding using an adjustable tool	17
KTIG–MIG hybrid arc welding process	16
Effect of low heat-input double-pulse gas metal arc welding on weld formation and microstructure of 6061 aluminium alloy	16
Using fiber optic sensors to monitor the quality of resistance spot welding joints	15
Resistance spot welding of printed interlayers to join Al–Fe sheets	15
Achieving high property medium-thick Ti/Al dissimilar joints by double side friction stir welding	15
Numerical investigation of flash formation and asymmetrical cooling in resistance projection welding	14
Resistance element welding of aluminium alloy and steel using an element of aluminium	14

A new solidification cracking test: stationary weld-pool deformation test	14
Modelling wetting angle of solder on substrate using machine learning approach	14
Process stability in laser–MIG hybrid welding of aluminum alloys with various laser and arc distances	14
Effect of Ni interlayer on the microstructure, mechanical and corrosion properties of the dissimilar 1MnCrMoNi/X70 steels friction welding joint	13
A perspective on welding technology challenges in the nuclear sector	13
Study on two-stage detection of keyhole tungsten inert gas welding penetration states	13
Effect of TiC content on the microstructure and properties of Ni60A coatings produced by laser cladding	13
Improvement of mechanical properties of DP780 steel/6061 aluminum alloy lap welded joint by introducing laser-modified Zn interlayer	13
Effect of copper on microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of laser-welded CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy	13
Microstructure and enhanced mechanical performances of dissimilar Mg alloys fabricated by pulse current-assisted friction stir welding (PCaFSW)	12
High-power wire arc additive manufacturing of stainless steel with active heat management	12
Enhancing mechanical properties of friction stir welded AZ31 alloys by post-weld compression	12
Microstructures and mechanical properties of Co-based Elgiloy fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing	12
Spinodal liquid phase separation enabling dissimilar resistance spot welding of immiscible iron and copper alloy system	12
Comparison of thermomechanical responses of single-arc and dual-arc parallel additive manufacturing	12
Corrosion behaviour of 6016 aluminium/steel resistance spot welding joints in salt spray environment	11
Pre-weld friction stir processing enabling strong and ductile fusion welds on AZ91 magnesium alloy	11
Effects of bypass-current and out plasma current on droplet transfer behaviours during plasma-MIG hybrid arc welding	11
Microcosmic mechanism of performance enhancement of wire arc additive manufactured Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy based on heat treatment	11
Dissimilar friction welding of NiTi shape memory alloy and steel reinforcing bars for seismic performance	11
Microstructure and mechanical properties of friction rolling additive manufactured crossover components	11
Effect of galvannealed coating on corona bond strength of resistance spot welding	11
Residual stress distribution in a large specimen fabricated by wire-arc additive manufacturing	11
Evolution of residual stress in dissimilar welded rotor joint of novel Ni-Fe-based/Ni-based superalloy during welding and heat treatment	10
A fully coupled thermal–microstructural–mechanical finite element process model for directed energy deposition additive manufacturing of Ti–6Al–4V	10
Microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V/Ni-Ti functionally graded material fabricated by multi-wire arc additive manufacturing	10
Wire-feeding friction stir welding for large-gap width tolerances	10
Microstructure characterisation of electromagnetic pulse welded high-strength aluminium alloys	10
Study on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Fe₃₅Co₁₄Ni₁₇Cr₁₅Nb₁₉ and Fe₃₃Co₁₄Ni₁₅Cr₁₂Nb<	10
Butt welding of TiZrMoCuBe MGC/TC4 titanium alloy using a pulsed Nd:YAG laser	10
Residual stress reduction in wire arc additively manufactured parts using in-situ electric pulses	9
Binary classification of welding defect based on deep learning	9
The influence of bypass current on arc energy density and metal transfer behaviour in bypass current compressed gas metal arc welding	9
Linear growth behaviour of intermetallic compound layer in electronic interconnections	9
Improvement of inhomogeneity of microstructure and mechanical properties for 316 stainless steel laser-MIG hybrid welded joint assisted by alternating magnetic field	9
Microstructure and mechanical properties of TiC nanoparticles reinforced 7075 aluminium alloy fabricated by oscillating laser-arc hybrid additive manufacturing	9
In-situ microstructural evolution during tensile loading of CoCrFeMnNi high entropy alloy welded joint probed by high energy synchrotron X-ray diffraction	9
Occurrence and avoidance of liquid metal embrittlement in resistance spot welding of springback-afflicted deep-drawn components	9
Morphology, mechanical property, and molten pool dynamics by narrow gap AMF-GTAW with swing filler wire	9
Numerical study of beam oscillation and its effect on the solidification parameters and grain morphology in remote laser welding of high-strength aluminium alloys	9
An integrated methodology for estimating the interface temperature and effects of powder diameters in laser transmission welding process	9
Liquation cracking susceptibility of remelted and reheated weld metals in CM247LC superalloy using multi-bead Varestraint testing	8
Microstructural evaluation in dissimilar liquid phase bonding of cast Al–Si alloy and stainless steel using pure zinc filler metal	8
Weld strength and heat-affected zone size in friction welded NFA and CostE	8
Microstructure change of titanium layer in titanium/aluminium laminate metal composites during ultrasonic additive manufacturing	8
The interface microstructure and phase constitution of Nb/316L composite plates fabricated by explosive welding	8
Seamless heat transfer analysis for part scale laser powder bed fusion by harnessing the computer-aided design model with an analytical thermal model	8
Linear friction welding of light metals and carbon fiber-reinforced plastics	8
Welding evolution and interfacial phenomena during ultrasonic spot welding of multi-layered aluminium alloy 1050 thin sheets	8
Investigation of keyhole behaviour and its impact on the performance of laser beam oscillating welding through imaging and acoustic signal analysis	8

Aluminium foil-aided ultrasonic welding of NiTi and 304 stainless steel: A study of mechanical properties and interface microstructure	8
Quality improvement in resistance spot welding of H1000 austenitic stainless steel using an external magnetic field	8
A swing arc narrow gap gas metal arc welding process assisted by direct-current hot wire	8
Heat propagation simulation of thin-walled Ti6Al4V alloy components fabricated by double-wire GTAW additive manufacturing	8
Effect of surface oxide layers in solid-state welding of aluminium alloys – review	8
The effect of oscillating capping TIG welding on residual stresses of 2219-T8 butt joint	8
Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of CNT/Al composite joints via friction stir welding	8
Quality monitoring of projection welding using machine learning with small data sets	7
Friction stir welding: Process, temperature, microstructure and properties	7
Effect of Ni interlayer on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al/Mg dissimilar friction stir welding joints	7
Characterisation of structural modifications on cold-formed AA2024 substrates by wire arc additive manufacturing	7
Interface improvement of plasma cladded Ni-based coating on copper induced by substrate preheating	7
Process parameters selection for multi-layer friction surfacing of 7075 aluminium alloy	7
Initial stress-based residual stress and distortion computation for part scale laser powder bed fusion	7
Implementation of a two-stage algorithm for NG-GMAW seam tracking and oscillation width adaptation in pipeline welding	7
Development of a cold spot joining method that enables sound joining of carbon steel below the A₁ temperature	7
Critical review on fusion welding of magnesium alloys: metallurgical challenges and opportunities	7
Evaluating porosity formation in gas metal arc directed energy deposition of an aluminium alloy	6
A feasible operational parameter window for enhancement of welding speed in friction stir welding of 2195-T8 Al–Li alloy	6
Using kinetics to avoid sigma phase formation on hyper duplex stainless weld cladding	6
Joining mechanism evolution of fusion welded TC4 titanium alloy/304 stainless steel dissimilar joint by GTAW	6
Effect mechanism of softening zone constraint on tensile failure of high-strength steel laser-welded joints	6
Impact of austenite nanograins induced by sliding friction on interfacial strength during ultrasonic welding	6
Formation of delta-ferrite and its effect on impact toughness of GTAW weld metals in a 12 wt-% Cr steel	6
Microstructure and failure behavior of ultrasonic-assisted resistance spot welded AA6061/Ti6Al4V joints	6
Solidification behaviour of austenitic stainless steels during welding and directed energy deposition	6
Mechanical rolling and annealing of wire-arc additively manufactured stainless steel plates	6
Effects of the laser spot size and beam wobbling on the properties of aluminum 6061 weld metal	6
Influence of reduced pressure on arc and weld pool properties in TIG welding	6
Process stability and forming accuracy on wire arc additive manufactured Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloy with different electrode positive/electrode negative ratios of CMT advance process	6
Back diffusion resisting solidification cracking in austenitic stainless steels	6
Microstructure and mechanical properties of high manganese steel welded joints for LNG storage tanks using two distinct filler wires	6
Utilising a novel multi-electrode approach for improving micro-resistance spot welding productivity for electric-mobility battery interconnects	6
Trailing rotating-extrusion-assisted wire arc additive manufacturing of duplex stainless steel	6
Quasi-equal strength and toughness matching rail steel joint obtained via friction welding below A_c1 temperature	6
Material flow and viscous slips during stationary shoulder friction stir welding of Ti6Al4V	6
Application of experimental data-driven neural network models for assessing the weldabilities of CFRP/DP780 with REW	5
Influence of boron segregation on the hot ductility of T23 steel CGHAZ	5
Formation mechanisms and mitigation strategies of internal void defects during laser powder bed fusion of thin walls	5
Improved tensile strength of welded AlSi10Mg alloys by using laser metal deposition	5
Effect of beam oscillation frequency on porosity in laser welding of aluminum alloy lap-butt joints	5
Gas tungsten arc weldability of stainless steel 304 using CoCrFeMnNi filler metals for cryogenic applications	5
Comparative study on weld characterisation and corrosion performance of laser-welded NiTinol	5
Ta/Cu transition region in TC4/Inconel718 bimetallic structure fabricated by laser deposition manufacturing	5
The characteristics of dynamic stability in aluminium alloy keyhole weld pool flow	5
Natural aging of heterogeneous arc-welded AA6061-AA7075 joints with nanocomposite filler	5
Comparative analysis of filler metals on microstructure and mechanical performance of TIG-welded AISI 201 austenitic stainless steel joints	5
Fe–Al intermetallic suppression of dissimilar RSW joints using stainless-steel interlayers	5
Dissimilar diffusion bonding behaviour of Ti₂AlNb alloy and TiBw/Ti64 composites using the Ti interlayer	5
Microstructure and mechanical properties of the C/C composites and Nb joints brazed with CoCrFeNi HEAs	5
Statistical analysis of residual stresses in austenitic pipe girth welds	5
Roles of tension and solidification shrinkage in solidification cracking during aluminium arc welding	5
Abnormal dislocation substructure in the ultrasonically welded joints of Cu single crystals	5
Tool tilt angle induced variation of shoulder-workpiece contact condition in friction stir welding	5
Effects of Z-axis lifting height on porosity and microstructure by blue laser directed energy deposition	5
Test for stress relief cracking susceptibility in creep resistant chromium-molybdenum steels	5
Ultrasonic welding of copper alloys: a review	5
Ultrasonic welding of Cu cables bonding: Tensile, porosity and evolution of microstructure	4
Recent progress in process, structure, properties, and performance in additive manufacturing	4
Suppression of softening in heat affected zone by Mo addition in friction stir welded martensitic steel	4
Variety of microstructure and mechanical properties along the laser impact welded interface	4
Study on the crystallisation of amorphous alloy–titanium alloy joints during different welding processes	4
Stress measurement and correction with contour method for additively manufactured round-rod specimen	4
Influencing mechanisms of weld root tip on microstructure and mechanical properties of electron beam welded joints of titanium alloy thick plates	4
Influence of Y ₂ O ₃ on microstructure and properties of 800 MPa high-strength steel weld metal	4
Void-free interface between in and high-impurity Cu joint	4
Friction stir alloying of AZ61 and mild steel with Al-CNT additive	4
Microstructures and properties of TIG welded 5A06-Al: responses to variable Ar-He alternating supplying conditions	4
Half-sectioned spot weld parameter optimisation for liquid metal embrittlement analysis in advanced high-strength steels	4
Oscillating laser welding of SLM-deposited AlSi10Mg sheets with filler wire: Pores, microstructure and mechanical performance	4
Microstructure and mechanical properties of nanosecond pulsed laser welded Al–Cu–steel laminated structures	4
Process optimisation of cold spray additive manufacturing of FeCoNiCrMn high-entropy alloy	4
The most unforgettable character Prof. Tom Eagar	4
Micro-resistance welding of NiTi shape memory alloy wire and MP35N wire	4