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Shape Memory Alloy Transformations

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Liuliu Han
Max-Planck-Institut für Nachhaltige Materialien
2
Irene Ferretto
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
3
Jianbin Zhan
Chongqing University
4
Keyvan Safaei
University of Toledo
5
Hongyang Lin
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
6
Rui Xi
Shandong University
7
Žiga Ahčin
University of Ljubljana
8
Guoyao Zhang
Luohe Medical College
9
Mugong Zhang
Xi'an Jiaotong University
10
Agnieszka Chmielewska
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw

Rising Stars Papers

1
Achieving fine tailoring of elastocaloric properties of laser powder bed-fused NiTi alloy via laser beam manipulation
International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture|2024
57 cit.
2
Effect of solution treatment on the microstructure, phase transformation behavior and functional properties of NiTiNb ternary shape memory alloys fabricated via laser powder bed fusion in-situ alloying
International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing|2024
36 cit.
3
Quasi-linear superelasticity and associated elastocaloric effect in boron-doped polycrystalline Ni-Mn-Ti alloys
Acta Materialia|2024
28 cit.
4
Prominent superelastic response induced by Ni4Ti3 phase in NiTi alloys fabricated via wire-arc directed energy deposition
Materials Science and Engineering A|2024
22 cit.
5
Tailorable elastocaloric cooling performance of wire-arc directed energy deposition NiTi alloy through concentration gradient design
Journal of Material Science and Technology|2025
18 cit.
6
Unleashing the elastocaloric cooling potential of 3D-printed NiTi alloy with heterogeneous microstructures and Ni4Ti3 nanoparticles
Composites Part B Engineering|2024
17 cit.
7
Thermodynamics‐Guided High‐Throughput Discovery of Eutectic High‐Entropy Alloys for Rapid Solidification
Advanced Science|2024
16 cit.
8
Two-gigapascal-strong ductile soft magnets
Nature Communications|2024
16 cit.
9
A 4D-printed NiTi alloy with encoded microstructures evades the cooling capacity–energy efficiency trade-off in elastocaloric refrigeration
Materials Science and Engineering R Reports|2026
13 cit.
10
Halide-sulfide bilayer electrolytes for LiFePO<sub>4</sub>-based all-solid-state batteries
Green Chemistry|2024
9 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Lingwei Li
Hangzhou Dianzi University
2
İbrahim Nazem Qader
University of Raparin
3
Yue Zheng
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
4
Haile Yan
Northeastern University
5
Yunting Guo
Northeast Forestry University
6
Pragya Shandilya
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology
7
Zhiyang Wei
Centre of Excellence for Advanced Materials
8
Dilip M. Parikh
Pandit Deendayal Energy University
9
Hugo Rodrigue
Sungkyunkwan University
10
Shuhan Li
Nanchang Hangkong University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Recent progress in the development of RE2TMTM’O6 double perovskite oxides for cryogenic magnetic refrigeration
Journal of Material Science and Technology|2022
220 cit.
2
Rare‐Earth‐Free Mn<sub>30</sub>Fe<sub>20−</sub><i><sub>x</sub></i>Cu<i><sub>x</sub></i>Al<sub>50</sub> Magnetocaloric Materials with Stable Cubic CsCl‐Type Structure for Room‐Temperature Refrigeration
Advanced Functional Materials|2023
126 cit.
3
The emergence of considerable room temperature magnetocaloric performances in the transition metal high-entropy alloys
Materials Today Physics|2023
107 cit.
4
Exploration of the rare-earth cobalt nickel-based magnetocaloric materials for hydrogen liquefaction
Journal of Material Science and Technology|2023
107 cit.
5
Multistage semisupervised active learning framework for crack identification, segmentation, and measurement of bridges
Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering|2022
100 cit.
6
Designing gadolinium-transition metals-based perovskite type high entropy oxides with good cryogenic magnetocaloric performances
Journal of Material Science and Technology|2024
77 cit.
7
Non-Fluorinated Flexible Superhydrophobic Surface with Excellent Mechanical Durability and Self-Cleaning Performance
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces|2022
74 cit.
8
Enhanced Cryogenic Magnetocaloric Effect from 4<i>f</i>‐3<i>d</i> Exchange Interaction in <i>B</i>‐Site Ordered Gd<sub>2</sub>CuTiO<sub>6</sub> Double Perovskite Oxide
Advanced Functional Materials|2024
66 cit.
9
Corrosion resistance and biocompatibility of graphene oxide coating on the surface of the additively manufactured NiTi alloy
Progress in Organic Coatings|2022
50 cit.
10
Magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect in Tb2CoCrO6 oxide
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials|2025
45 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Dimitris C. Lagoudas
Texas A&M University
2
Xiaobing Ren
National Institute for Materials Science
3
Shuichi Miyazaki
University of Tsukuba
4
Gunther Eggeler
Ruhr University Bochum
5
Oliver Gutfleisch
Technische Universität Darmstadt
6
Antoni Planes
Universitat de Barcelona
7
İbrahim Karaman
Texas A&M University
8
Qingping Sun
Xi'an Jiaotong University
9
Hüseyin Şehitoğlu
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
10
Hans Jürgen Maier
Leibniz University Hannover

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Physical metallurgy of Ti–Ni-based shape memory alloys
Progress in Materials Science|2005
4.5k cit.
2
Large Piezoelectric Effect in Pb-Free Ceramics
Physical Review Letters|2009
2.7k cit.
3
Inverse magnetocaloric effect in ferromagnetic Ni–Mn–Sn alloys
Nature Materials|2005
2k cit.
4
Giant magnetocaloric effect driven by structural transitions
Nature Materials|2012
1.5k cit.
5
On the mechanical behaviour of titanium alloy TiAl6V4 manufactured by selective laser melting: Fatigue resistance and crack growth performance
International Journal of Fatigue|2012
1.4k cit.
6
Large electric-field-induced strain in ferroelectric crystals by point-defect-mediated reversible domain switching
Nature Materials|2004
1.2k cit.
7
Magnetocaloric effect and its relation to shape-memory properties in ferromagnetic Heusler alloys
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter|2009
1.1k cit.
8
Martensitic transformation, shape memory effect and superelasticity of Ti–Nb binary alloys
Acta Materialia|2006
992 cit.
9
Influence of Ni on martensitic phase transformations in NiTi shape memory alloys
Acta Materialia|2010
986 cit.
10
Aerospace applications of shape memory alloys
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering|2007
912 cit.

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