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Metallurgy and Material Science

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Sean Orzolek
Detroit R&D (United States)
2
Hicham Amegroud
Mohammed V University
3
Tamsin Dobson
University of Bristol
4
Ahmed Aliyu
Dalhousie University
5
Xiuyuan Wang
Tsinghua–Berkeley Shenzhen Institute
6
Khashayar Morshed-Behbahani
Dalhousie University
7
Q.N. Song
Xidian University
8
Nima Zoghipour
Marmara University
9
Jinyu Pi
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
10
Changliang Yao
Korea Maritime and Ocean University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Electropolymerized conducting polyaniline coating on nickel-aluminum bronze alloy for improved corrosion resistance in marine environment
Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects|2024
50 cit.
2
Perspectives on the unusual electrochemical corrosion of Nickel Aluminum Bronze (NAB) alloy fabricated through laser-powder bed fusion additive manufacturing
Corrosion Science|2024
41 cit.
3
Electrochemical insight into the passivity and corrosion of 316 L stainless steel fabricated through wire arc additive manufacturing
Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects|2024
40 cit.
4
Corrosion mechanisms of plasma welded Nickel aluminium bronze immersed in seawater
Corrosion Science|2024
33 cit.
5
Effect of heat input on bead geometry and mechanical properties in wire arc additive manufacturing of a nickel aluminum bronze alloy
Journal of Materials Research and Technology|2024
25 cit.
6
Mechanism of corrosion behavior between Pb-rich phase and Cu-rich structure of high Sn–Pb bronze alloy in neutral salt spray environment
Journal of Materials Research and Technology|2024
21 cit.
7
Effect of heat treatment on microstructural evolution and corrosion behavior of wire-arc additive manufactured nickel aluminum bronze alloy
Corrosion Science|2025
21 cit.
8
Influence of friction stir processing (FSP) on arc directed energy deposited 316 L stainless steel: A corrosion science study
Corrosion Communications|2024
17 cit.
9
On the corrosion and passivity of Inconel alloy 625 in HNO3 solution
Corrosion Communications|2024
17 cit.
10
A purine derivative for the modulation of the corrosion behavior of nickel aluminum bronze in seawater: A comprehensive and in-depth investigation on the corrosion inhibition mechanism
Corrosion Science|2024
16 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Zhong Wu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2
Mohsen Mohammadi
University of New Brunswick
3
Momina Rauf
National University of Sciences and Technology
4
David R. Edmunds
United States Geological Survey
5
Justin Binfet
Wyoming Game and Fish Department
6
Zhenbo Qin
Tianjin University
7
Lianmin Cao
Shandong University of Science and Technology
8
Zhong Wu
Bengbu Medical College
9
Yanjun Sun
Jiamusi University
10
Adil O. Abdullah
Tishk International University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Effect of compressive stress on cavitation erosion-corrosion behavior of nickel-aluminum bronze alloy
Ultrasonics Sonochemistry|2022
51 cit.
2
Microstructure, texture, and anisotropic mechanical behavior of selective laser melted maraging stainless steels
Materials Characterization|2022
48 cit.
3
Laser powder bed fusion of pure copper electrodes
Materials & Design|2024
38 cit.
4
Dislocations mobility in superalloy-steel hybrid components produced using wire arc additive manufacturing
Materials & Design|2022
28 cit.
5
Effect of building direction on high strain-rate compressive behavior of heat-treated LPBF-maraging steels using Split Hopkinson pressure bar apparatus
Materials Science and Engineering A|2022
25 cit.
6
Dynamic recrystallization under hot deformation of additively manufactured 316 L stainless steel
Materials Characterization|2023
24 cit.
7
Corrosion performance of wire arc additively manufactured NAB alloy
npj Materials Degradation|2023
24 cit.
8
High strain rate deformation behavior, texture and microstructural evolution, characterization of adiabatic shear bands, and constitutive models in electron beam melted Ti-6Al-4V under dynamic compression loadings
Journal of Materials Research and Technology|2022
23 cit.
9
Finite element heat transfer analysis in selective laser melting of AlSi10Mg alloy using bi-directional scan strategy: Enhanced thermal conductivity considerations
Journal of Materials Research and Technology|2023
16 cit.
10
The effect of compressive stress on cavitation-erosion corrosion behavior of 304 stainless steel
Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials|2022
15 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Wenbin Hu
Tianjin University
2
Weijie Lü
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
3
K.R. Stokes
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
4
Z.Y. Ma
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
5
Frank C. Walsh
University of Southampton
6
Roger Newman
Medical University of South Carolina
7
Daniel Larouche
Université Laval
8
H.C. Man
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
9
F.T. Cheng
Green Chemistry
10
David Turnbull
The University of Queensland

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Friction stir welding and processing
Materials Science and Engineering R Reports|2005
6.7k cit.
2
Molecular Transport in Liquids and Glasses
The Journal of Chemical Physics|1959
3.9k cit.
3
Under what conditions can a glass be formed?
Contemporary Physics|1969
2.2k cit.
4
Rate of Nucleation in Condensed Systems
The Journal of Chemical Physics|1949
2.1k cit.
5
Formation of Crystal Nuclei in Liquid Metals
Journal of Applied Physics|1950
1.8k cit.
6
Recrystallization and grain growth
Progress in Metal Physics|1952
1.5k cit.
7
Free-Volume Model of the Amorphous Phase: Glass Transition
The Journal of Chemical Physics|1961
1.3k cit.
8
On the Free-Volume Model of the Liquid-Glass Transition
The Journal of Chemical Physics|1970
785 cit.
9
Electrochemical corrosion of unalloyed copper in chloride media––a critical review
Corrosion Science|2003
781 cit.
10
Nucleation Catalysis.
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry|1952
767 cit.

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