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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Friction stir welding of thick 7175 aluminium alloy plates for deepwater riser applications	53
Evaluation of resistance spot weldability and weld performance of zinc-coated martensitic steels	46
Microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti₂Ni alloy fabricated by direct energy deposition	36
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	35
Interface structure and mechanical properties of Fe/Al dissimilar lap joints formed by friction stir welding using an adjustable tool	33
Elastic pre-compensation for welding-induced shrinkage and bending deformations of thick plates by friction stir welding	33
Effect of elastic pre-bending on mitigating welding deformation for aluminium alloy thick-walled plates joined by FSW	28
Evolution of inclusions in novel cryogenic high-Mn austenitic steel weld metal with cerium addition	27
KTIG–MIG hybrid arc welding process	24
Material flow and microstructure evolution on the flow path of friction stir lap welded aluminium alloy	23
Optimisation of precipitation hardening for 15-5 PH martensitic stainless steel produced by wire arc directed energy deposition	23
Microstructure, mechanical and electrochemical properties of wire-arc additively manufactured duplex stainless steel	21
Integrated finite element simulation on tensile deformation behaviour in AA6082-T6 defective and defect-free friction stir welds	21
Study on the microstructure and failure mechanisms for flat resistance element welding-bonding aluminium alloy/Q235 steel joints	20
Complete-joint-penetration vacuum laser beam welding of nickel-based superalloy 718Plus	20
In situ dispersed carbon fibre network for reinforcing a C/C composite–TC4 alloy brazed joint	19
Analytical model for estimation of interface weld strength in ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM) of similar and dissimilar tempered aluminum alloy 6061 (AA6061)	18
Hierarchical importance of physical factors causing gas porosity in powder bed fusion additive manufacturing	18
Phosphorus transfer behaviours and microstructural responses in EH36 shipbuilding steel subjected to CaF ₂ –Ca ₃ (PO <	17
Using fiber optic sensors to monitor the quality of resistance spot welding joints	17
Exit-hole repairing in 7475 aluminium alloy welded joints based on refill friction stir processing	17
Effect of low heat-input double-pulse gas metal arc welding on weld formation and microstructure of 6061 aluminium alloy	17
Physics-informed machine learning models for the prediction of transient temperature distribution of ferritic steel in directed energy deposition by cold metal transfer	17
Columnar-to-equiaxed grain transition in laser-MIG hybrid welding of aluminum alloy via an external steady magnetic field	16
Achieving high property medium-thick Ti/Al dissimilar joints by double side friction stir welding	16

Resistance spot welding of printed interlayers to join Al–Fe sheets	16
Modelling wetting angle of solder on substrate using machine learning approach	15
Resistance element welding of aluminium alloy and steel using an element of aluminium	15
Effect of TiC content on the microstructure and properties of Ni60A coatings produced by laser cladding	15
Numerical investigation of flash formation and asymmetrical cooling in resistance projection welding	15
Microstructure and enhanced mechanical performances of dissimilar Mg alloys fabricated by pulse current-assisted friction stir welding (PCaFSW)	14
A perspective on welding technology challenges in the nuclear sector	14
Study on two-stage detection of keyhole tungsten inert gas welding penetration states	14
Process stability in laser–MIG hybrid welding of aluminum alloys with various laser and arc distances	14
Spinodal liquid phase separation enabling dissimilar resistance spot welding of immiscible iron and copper alloy system	14
Microstructures and mechanical properties of Co-based Elgiloy fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing	13
Improvement of mechanical properties of DP780 steel/6061 aluminum alloy lap welded joint by introducing laser-modified Zn interlayer	13
Dissimilar friction welding of NiTi shape memory alloy and steel reinforcing bars for seismic performance	13
Comparison of thermomechanical responses of single-arc and dual-arc parallel additive manufacturing	13
Effects of bypass-current and out plasma current on droplet transfer behaviours during plasma-MIG hybrid arc welding	13
Enhancing mechanical properties of friction stir welded AZ31 alloys by post-weld compression	13
Pre-weld friction stir processing enabling strong and ductile fusion welds on AZ91 magnesium alloy	12
Accurate measurement of porosity size and morphology in aluminium alloy laser welds	12
Corrosion behaviour of 6016 aluminium/steel resistance spot welding joints in salt spray environment	12
High-power wire arc additive manufacturing of stainless steel with active heat management	12
Wire-feeding friction stir welding for large-gap width tolerances	12
Residual stress distribution in a large specimen fabricated by wire-arc additive manufacturing	12
Microcosmic mechanism of performance enhancement of wire arc additive manufactured Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy based on heat treatment	11
Study on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Fe₃₅Co₁₄Ni₁₇Cr₁₅Nb₁₉ and Fe₃₃Co₁₄Ni₁₅Cr₁₂Nb<	11
Microstructure and mechanical properties of TiC nanoparticles reinforced 7075 aluminium alloy fabricated by oscillating laser-arc hybrid additive manufacturing	11
Numerical study of beam oscillation and its effect on the solidification parameters and grain morphology in remote laser welding of high-strength aluminium alloys	11
Evolution of residual stress in dissimilar welded rotor joint of novel Ni-Fe-based/Ni-based superalloy during welding and heat treatment	11
Microstructure and mechanical properties of friction rolling additive manufactured crossover components	11
Butt welding of TiZrMoCuBe MGC/TC4 titanium alloy using a pulsed Nd:YAG laser	11
Microstructure characterisation of electromagnetic pulse welded high-strength aluminium alloys	11
Morphology, mechanical property, and molten pool dynamics by narrow gap AMF-GTAW with swing filler wire	11
A fully coupled thermal–microstructural–mechanical finite element process model for directed energy deposition additive manufacturing of Ti–6Al–4V	11
The effects of nickel coating thickness on weldability and cracking in laser welded Cu-Al joints	11
Linear growth behaviour of intermetallic compound layer in electronic interconnections	11
Improvement of inhomogeneity of microstructure and mechanical properties for 316 stainless steel laser-MIG hybrid welded joint assisted by alternating magnetic field	11
Residual stress reduction in wire arc additively manufactured parts using in-situ electric pulses	10
The influence of bypass current on arc energy density and metal transfer behaviour in bypass current compressed gas metal arc welding	10
Occurrence and avoidance of liquid metal embrittlement in resistance spot welding of springback-afflicted deep-drawn components	10
An integrated methodology for estimating the interface temperature and effects of powder diameters in laser transmission welding process	10
Microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V/Ni-Ti functionally graded material fabricated by multi-wire arc additive manufacturing	10
Binary classification of welding defect based on deep learning	10
Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of CNT/Al composite joints via friction stir welding	9
Quality improvement in resistance spot welding of H1000 austenitic stainless steel using an external magnetic field	9
Liquation cracking susceptibility of remelted and reheated weld metals in CM247LC superalloy using multi-bead Varestraint testing	9
Welding evolution and interfacial phenomena during ultrasonic spot welding of multi-layered aluminium alloy 1050 thin sheets	9
Heat propagation simulation of thin-walled Ti6Al4V alloy components fabricated by double-wire GTAW additive manufacturing	9
Microstructural evaluation in dissimilar liquid phase bonding of cast Al–Si alloy and stainless steel using pure zinc filler metal	9
Initial stress-based residual stress and distortion computation for part scale laser powder bed fusion	9
A swing arc narrow gap gas metal arc welding process assisted by direct-current hot wire	9
In-situ microstructural evolution during tensile loading of CoCrFeMnNi high entropy alloy welded joint probed by high energy synchrotron X-ray diffraction	9

Seamless heat transfer analysis for part scale laser powder bed fusion by harnessing the computer-aided design model with an analytical thermal model	9
Characterisation of structural modifications on cold-formed AA2024 substrates by wire arc additive manufacturing	9
Linear friction welding of light metals and carbon fiber-reinforced plastics	9
The interface microstructure and phase constitution of Nb/316L composite plates fabricated by explosive welding	8
Development of a cold spot joining method that enables sound joining of carbon steel below the A₁ temperature	8
The effect of oscillating capping TIG welding on residual stresses of 2219-T8 butt joint	8
Friction stir welding: Process, temperature, microstructure and properties	8
Effect of static magnetic field and cold wire feeding on the mechanical properties of stainless steel/nickel-based functionally graded material fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing	8
Investigation of keyhole behaviour and its impact on the performance of laser beam oscillating welding through imaging and acoustic signal analysis	8
Quality monitoring of projection welding using machine learning with small data sets	8
Aluminium foil-aided ultrasonic welding of NiTi and 304 stainless steel: A study of mechanical properties and interface microstructure	8
Interface improvement of plasma cladded Ni-based coating on copper induced by substrate preheating	8
Effect mechanism of softening zone constraint on tensile failure of high-strength steel laser-welded joints	8
Implementation of a two-stage algorithm for NG-GMAW seam tracking and oscillation width adaptation in pipeline welding	8
Effect of surface oxide layers in solid-state welding of aluminium alloys – review	8
Microstructure change of titanium layer in titanium/aluminium laminate metal composites during ultrasonic additive manufacturing	8
Process parameters selection for multi-layer friction surfacing of 7075 aluminium alloy	8
Quasi-equal strength and toughness matching rail steel joint obtained via friction welding below A _c1 temperature	7
Using kinetics to avoid sigma phase formation on hyper duplex stainless weld cladding	7
Impact of austenite nanograins induced by sliding friction on interfacial strength during ultrasonic welding	7
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	7
Utilising a novel multi-electrode approach for improving micro-resistance spot welding productivity for electric-mobility battery interconnects	7
Influence of filler wires on hardness and coating dilution in high-speed laser-welded Al–Si-coated 22MnB5 steel	7
Solidification behaviour of austenitic stainless steels during welding and directed energy deposition	7
Evaluating porosity formation in gas metal arc directed energy deposition of an aluminium alloy	7
Trailing rotating-extrusion-assisted wire arc additive manufacturing of duplex stainless steel	7
Influence of reduced pressure on arc and weld pool properties in TIG welding	7
Joining mechanism evolution of fusion welded TC4 titanium alloy/304 stainless steel dissimilar joint by GTAW	7
Microstructure and mechanical properties of high manganese steel welded joints for LNG storage tanks using two distinct filler wires	7
The characteristics of dynamic stability in aluminium alloy keyhole weld pool flow	6
A feasible operational parameter window for enhancement of welding speed in friction stir welding of 2195-T8 Al–Li alloy	6
Natural aging of heterogeneous arc-welded AA6061-AA7075 joints with nanocomposite filler	6
Comparative study on weld characterisation and corrosion performance of laser-welded NiTinol	6
Effects of the laser spot size and beam wobbling on the properties of aluminum 6061 weld metal	6
Ta/Cu transition region in TC4/Inconel718 bimetallic structure fabricated by laser deposition manufacturing	6
Application of experimental data-driven neural network models for assessing the weldabilities of CFRP/DP780 with REW	6
Abnormal dislocation substructure in the ultrasonically welded joints of Cu single crystals	6
Microstructure and mechanical properties of the C/C composites and Nb joints brazed with CoCrFeNi HEAs	6
Formation of delta-ferrite and its effect on impact toughness of GTAW weld metals in a 12 wt-% Cr steel	6
Statistical analysis of residual stresses in austenitic pipe girth welds	6
Formation mechanisms and mitigation strategies of internal void defects during laser powder bed fusion of thin walls	6
Process envelope and void defect analysis in FSW of AA2024, AA5052 and AA7075 aluminium alloys	6
Influence of boron segregation on the hot ductility of T23 steel CGHAZ	6
Microstructure and failure behavior of ultrasonic-assisted resistance spot welded AA6061/Ti6Al4V joints	6
Ultrasonic welding of copper alloys: a review	5
Effect of beam oscillation frequency on porosity in laser welding of aluminum alloy lap-butt joints	5
Enhancing mechanical properties of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg joints via friction stir welding with Cu interlayer and post-weld heat treatment	5
Oscillating laser welding of SLM-deposited AlSi10Mg sheets with filler wire: Pores, microstructure and mechanical performance	5
Ring-supported friction stir welding enables plasticity for AZ31B magnesium alloy joints	5
Comparative analysis of filler metals on microstructure and mechanical performance of TIG-welded AISI 201 austenitic stainless steel joints	5
Effects of Z-axis lifting height on porosity and microstructure by blue laser directed energy deposition	5
Influence of Y ₂ O ₃ on microstructure and properties of 800 MPa high-strength steel weld metal	5
Innovative combined arc welding technique for joining Ti–6Al–4V and Inconel 718 dissimilar metals	5
Improved tensile strength of welded AlSi10Mg alloys by using laser metal deposition	5
Fe–Al intermetallic suppression of dissimilar RSW joints using stainless-steel interlayers	5
Influencing mechanisms of weld root tip on microstructure and mechanical properties of electron beam welded joints of titanium alloy thick plates	5
Test for stress relief cracking susceptibility in creep resistant chromium-molybdenum steels	5
Study on the crystallisation of amorphous alloy–titanium alloy joints during different welding processes	4
Ultrasonic welding of Cu cables bonding: Tensile, porosity and evolution of microstructure	4
Micro-resistance welding of NiTi shape memory alloy wire and MP35N wire	4
Characteristics of interface reaction layer and joining strength of AA6061/Ti6Al4V dissimilar joints in ultrasonic-assisted resistance spot welding	4
Investigation on microstructure and tensile shear properties of 9Cr oxide dispersion strengthened steel resistance spot welded joint	4
Variety of microstructure and mechanical properties along the laser impact welded interface	4
Recent progress in process, structure, properties, and performance in additive manufacturing	4
The most unforgettable character Prof. Tom Eagar	4
Coupled simulation of plume–keyhole interaction in laser deep penetration welding	4
Microstructures and properties of TIG welded 5A06-Al: responses to variable Ar-He alternating supplying conditions	4
Comparative study of GTAW and GMAW for WAAM: Microstructural and mechanical insights in ER70S-6 and 316L stainless steel depositions	4
Friction stir alloying of AZ61 and mild steel with Al-CNT additive	4
Void-free interface between in and high-impurity Cu joint	4
Process optimisation of cold spray additive manufacturing of FeCoNiCrMn high-entropy alloy	4
Formation, quantification and morphology of retained austenite in the heat-affected zone of a high-strength steel	4
Interface microstructure and mechanical properties of wire-laser directed energy deposited Inconel 718 on CuCrZr substrate	4
A comparative study of microstructure and mechanical properties of conventional and synergistic double-sided FSW joints of 6061 zxaluminium alloy	4
Understanding the grain refinement mechanisms in aluminium 2319 alloy produced by wire arc additive manufacturing	4
Half-sectioned spot weld parameter optimisation for liquid metal embrittlement analysis in advanced high-strength steels	4