OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Science and Technology of Welding and Joining is 9. 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
Integrated finite element simulation on tensile deformation behaviour in AA6082-T6 defective and defect-free friction stir welds	21
Microstructure, mechanical and electrochemical properties of wire-arc additively manufactured duplex stainless steel	21
Complete-joint-penetration vacuum laser beam welding of nickel-based superalloy 718Plus	20
Study on the microstructure and failure mechanisms for flat resistance element welding-bonding aluminium alloy/Q235 steel joints	20
In situ dispersed carbon fibre network for reinforcing a C/C composite–TC4 alloy brazed joint	19
Hierarchical importance of physical factors causing gas porosity in powder bed fusion additive manufacturing	18
Analytical model for estimation of interface weld strength in ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM) of similar and dissimilar tempered aluminum alloy 6061 (AA6061)	18
Physics-informed machine learning models for the prediction of transient temperature distribution of ferritic steel in directed energy deposition by cold metal transfer	17
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
Resistance spot welding of printed interlayers to join Al–Fe sheets	16
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
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
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
Spinodal liquid phase separation enabling dissimilar resistance spot welding of immiscible iron and copper alloy system	14
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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