OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Science and Technology of Welding and Joining is 8. 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.)

Article	Citations
Friction stir welding of thick 7175 aluminium alloy plates for deepwater riser applications	143
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
Evaluation of resistance spot weldability and weld performance of zinc-coated martensitic steels	36
Microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti₂Ni alloy fabricated by direct energy deposition	34
Complete-joint-penetration vacuum laser beam welding of nickel-based superalloy 718Plus	29
Exit-hole repairing in 7475 aluminium alloy welded joints based on refill friction stir processing	27
Study on the microstructure and failure mechanisms for flat resistance element welding-bonding aluminium alloy/Q235 steel joints	24
Effect of elastic pre-bending on mitigating welding deformation for aluminium alloy thick-walled plates joined by FSW	22
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 welding	21
Improved mechanical properties of laser-arc hybrid welded Al/steel dissimilar butt-joint through beam oscillation	21
Microstructure, mechanical and electrochemical properties of wire-arc additively manufactured duplex stainless steel	20
Optimisation of precipitation hardening for 15-5 PH martensitic stainless steel produced by wire arc directed energy deposition	20
Evolution of inclusions in novel cryogenic high-Mn austenitic steel weld metal with cerium addition	19
In situ dispersed carbon fibre network for reinforcing a C/C composite–TC4 alloy brazed joint	19
Material flow and microstructure evolution on the flow path of friction stir lap welded aluminium alloy	19
Interface structure and mechanical properties of Fe/Al dissimilar lap joints formed by friction stir welding using an adjustable tool	18
Physics-informed machine learning models for the prediction of transient temperature distribution of ferritic steel in directed energy deposition by cold metal transfer	18
KTIG–MIG hybrid arc welding process	18
Effect of low heat-input double-pulse gas metal arc welding on weld formation and microstructure of 6061 aluminium alloy	17
Resistance spot welding of printed interlayers to join Al–Fe sheets	17
Using fiber optic sensors to monitor the quality of resistance spot welding joints	16
A new solidification cracking test: stationary weld-pool deformation test	16
Achieving high property medium-thick Ti/Al dissimilar joints by double side friction stir welding	16
Process stability in laser–MIG hybrid welding of aluminum alloys with various laser and arc distances	15

Numerical investigation of flash formation and asymmetrical cooling in resistance projection welding	15
Effect of copper on microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of laser-welded CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy	14
Effect of TiC content on the microstructure and properties of Ni60A coatings produced by laser cladding	14
Modelling wetting angle of solder on substrate using machine learning approach	14
Effect of Ni interlayer on the microstructure, mechanical and corrosion properties of the dissimilar 1MnCrMoNi/X70 steels friction welding joint	14
Resistance element welding of aluminium alloy and steel using an element of aluminium	14
A perspective on welding technology challenges in the nuclear sector	14
Improvement of mechanical properties of DP780 steel/6061 aluminum alloy lap welded joint by introducing laser-modified Zn interlayer	13
Microstructure and enhanced mechanical performances of dissimilar Mg alloys fabricated by pulse current-assisted friction stir welding (PCaFSW)	13
Study on two-stage detection of keyhole tungsten inert gas welding penetration states	13
Spinodal liquid phase separation enabling dissimilar resistance spot welding of immiscible iron and copper alloy system	13
Enhancing mechanical properties of friction stir welded AZ31 alloys by post-weld compression	12
Dissimilar friction welding of NiTi shape memory alloy and steel reinforcing bars for seismic performance	12
Comparison of thermomechanical responses of single-arc and dual-arc parallel additive manufacturing	12
Effects of bypass-current and out plasma current on droplet transfer behaviours during plasma-MIG hybrid arc welding	12
High-power wire arc additive manufacturing of stainless steel with active heat management	12
Pre-weld friction stir processing enabling strong and ductile fusion welds on AZ91 magnesium alloy	12
Residual stress distribution in a large specimen fabricated by wire-arc additive manufacturing	12
Microstructures and mechanical properties of Co-based Elgiloy fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing	12
Effect of galvannealed coating on corona bond strength of resistance spot welding	12
Microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V/Ni-Ti functionally graded material fabricated by multi-wire arc additive manufacturing	11
A fully coupled thermal–microstructural–mechanical finite element process model for directed energy deposition additive manufacturing of Ti–6Al–4V	11
Wire-feeding friction stir welding for large-gap width tolerances	11
Study on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Fe₃₅Co₁₄Ni₁₇Cr₁₅Nb₁₉ and Fe₃₃Co₁₄Ni₁₅Cr₁₂Nb<	11
Microstructure and mechanical properties of friction rolling additive manufactured crossover components	11
Corrosion behaviour of 6016 aluminium/steel resistance spot welding joints in salt spray environment	11
Microcosmic mechanism of performance enhancement of wire arc additive manufactured Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy based on heat treatment	11
Evolution of residual stress in dissimilar welded rotor joint of novel Ni-Fe-based/Ni-based superalloy during welding and heat treatment	11
Butt welding of TiZrMoCuBe MGC/TC4 titanium alloy using a pulsed Nd:YAG laser	10
Microstructure and mechanical properties of TiC nanoparticles reinforced 7075 aluminium alloy fabricated by oscillating laser-arc hybrid additive manufacturing	10
Microstructure characterisation of electromagnetic pulse welded high-strength aluminium alloys	10
Morphology, mechanical property, and molten pool dynamics by narrow gap AMF-GTAW with swing filler wire	10
Binary classification of welding defect based on deep learning	10
Linear growth behaviour of intermetallic compound layer in electronic interconnections	10
The influence of bypass current on arc energy density and metal transfer behaviour in bypass current compressed gas metal arc welding	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
Occurrence and avoidance of liquid metal embrittlement in resistance spot welding of springback-afflicted deep-drawn components	9
Residual stress reduction in wire arc additively manufactured parts using in-situ electric pulses	9
In-situ microstructural evolution during tensile loading of CoCrFeMnNi high entropy alloy welded joint probed by high energy synchrotron X-ray diffraction	9
Improvement of inhomogeneity of microstructure and mechanical properties for 316 stainless steel laser-MIG hybrid welded joint assisted by alternating magnetic field	9
An integrated methodology for estimating the interface temperature and effects of powder diameters in laser transmission welding process	9
Linear friction welding of light metals and carbon fiber-reinforced plastics	8
Liquation cracking susceptibility of remelted and reheated weld metals in CM247LC superalloy using multi-bead Varestraint testing	8
Heat propagation simulation of thin-walled Ti6Al4V alloy components fabricated by double-wire GTAW additive manufacturing	8
The interface microstructure and phase constitution of Nb/316L composite plates fabricated by explosive welding	8
Initial stress-based residual stress and distortion computation for part scale laser powder bed fusion	8
Effect of surface oxide layers in solid-state welding of aluminium alloys – review	8
Investigation of keyhole behaviour and its impact on the performance of laser beam oscillating welding through imaging and acoustic signal analysis	8
Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of CNT/Al composite joints via friction stir 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

Quality improvement in resistance spot welding of H1000 austenitic stainless steel using an external magnetic field	8
The effect of oscillating capping TIG welding on residual stresses of 2219-T8 butt joint	8
Quality monitoring of projection welding using machine learning with small data sets	8
Nugget formation analysis of Al/Steel clinch-resistance hybrid spot welding	8
Microstructure change of titanium layer in titanium/aluminium laminate metal composites during ultrasonic additive manufacturing	8
Aluminium foil-aided ultrasonic welding of NiTi and 304 stainless steel: A study of mechanical properties and interface microstructure	8
Weld strength and heat-affected zone size in friction welded NFA and CostE	8
Microstructural evaluation in dissimilar liquid phase bonding of cast Al–Si alloy and stainless steel using pure zinc filler metal	8
A swing arc narrow gap gas metal arc welding process assisted by direct-current hot wire	8
Development of a cold spot joining method that enables sound joining of carbon steel below the A₁ temperature	8
Effect of Ni interlayer on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al/Mg dissimilar friction stir welding joints	8
Process parameters selection for multi-layer friction surfacing of 7075 aluminium alloy	8