Albert C. To

9.1k citations

166 papers · 7.1k · 3 hit papers · h-index 45

Impact in

Automotive Engineering top 0.1%
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering top 0.2%
- Manufacturing Process and Optimization

Papers in

Mechanical Engineering 84
- Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes 55
- Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses 32
- High Entropy Alloys Studies 14
Automotive Engineering 46
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies 45

Co-authors: Pu Zhang (17 shared papers)Xuan Liang (21 shared papers)Jikai Liu (10 shared papers)Lin Cheng (10 shared papers)Emre Biyikli (11 shared papers)Qian Chen (13 shared papers)Qingcheng Yang (10 shared papers)Wing Kam Liu (7 shared papers)
Journals: Additive manufacturing (31 papers)Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (17 papers)Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (6 papers)JOM (5 papers)Materials & Design (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States China Türkiye

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163 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Albert C. To's Hit Papers

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Additive manufacturing of nickel-based superalloys: A state-of-the-art review on process-structure-defect-property relationship 2023 · 311 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2023 Progress in Materials Science
2018 Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
2018 Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

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1	Current and future trends in topology optimization for additive manufacturing Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization ·Jikai Liu, Andrew T. Gaynor, Shikui Chen, Zhan Kang, Krishnan Suresh, Akihiro Takezawa, Lei Li, Junji Kato, Jinyuan Tang, Charlie C. L. Wang, (unknown), Xuan Liang, Albert C. To Hit paper breakdown →	2018	661
2	Additive manufacturing of nickel-based superalloys: A state-of-the-art review on process-structure-defect-property relationship Progress in Materials Science ·Amir Mostafaei, Reza Ghiaasiaan, I‐Ting Ho, Seth Strayer, Kai-Chun Chang, Nima Shamsaei, Shuai Shao, Santanu Paul, An‐Chou Yeh, Sammy Tin, Albert C. To Hit paper breakdown →	2023	311
3	Functionally graded lattice structure topology optimization for the design of additive manufactured components with stress constraints Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering ·(unknown), (unknown), Albert C. To Hit paper breakdown →	2018	250
4	A review of multi-scale and multi-physics simulations of metal additive manufacturing processes with focus on modeling strategies Additive manufacturing ·Mohamad Bayat, Wen Dong, Jesper Thorborg, Albert C. To, Jesper Henri Hattel	2021	208
5	Efficient Design-Optimization of Variable-Density Hexagonal Cellular Structure by Additive Manufacturing: Theory and Validation Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering ·Pu Zhang, Jakub Toman, Yiqi Yu, Emre Biyikli, Mesut Kırca, Markus Chmielus, Albert C. To	2014	195
6	Finite element modeling and validation of thermomechanical behavior of Ti-6Al-4V in directed energy deposition additive manufacturing Additive manufacturing ·Qingcheng Yang, Pu Zhang, Lin Cheng, Min Zheng, Minking K. Chyu, Albert C. To	2016	192
7	An inherent strain based multiscale modeling framework for simulating part-scale residual deformation for direct metal laser sintering Additive manufacturing ·Qian Chen, Xuan Liang, Devlin Hayduke, Jikai Liu, (unknown), Jason Oskin, Ryan Whitmore, Albert C. To	2019	186
8	Efficient design optimization of variable-density cellular structures for additive manufacturing: theory and experimental validation Rapid Prototyping Journal ·(unknown), Pu Zhang, Emre Biyikli, (unknown), Joshua Robbins, Albert C. To	2017	183
9	Interplay between phononic bandgaps and piezoelectric microstructures for energy harvesting Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids ·Stefano Gonella, Albert C. To, Wing Kam Liu	2008	178
10	Invited review: Machine learning for materials developments in metals additive manufacturing Additive manufacturing ·Nathan S. Johnson, Praveen S. Vulimiri, Albert C. To, Xin-Ya Zhang, Craig Brice, Branden B. Kappes, Aaron P. Stebner	2020	175
11	A modified method for estimating inherent strains from detailed process simulation for fast residual distortion prediction of single-walled structures fabricated by directed energy deposition Additive manufacturing ·Xuan Liang, Lin Cheng, Qian Chen, Qingcheng Yang, Albert C. To	2018	163
12	Role of anisotropic properties on topology optimization of additive manufactured load bearing structures Scripta Materialia ·Pu Zhang, Jikai Liu, Albert C. To	2016	139
13	On utilizing topology optimization to design support structure to prevent residual stress induced build failure in laser powder bed metal additive manufacturing Additive manufacturing ·(unknown), Xuan Liang, (unknown), (unknown), John Lemon, Albert C. To	2019	137
14	Coupling lattice structure topology optimization with design-dependent feature evolution for additive manufactured heat conduction design Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering ·Lin Cheng, Jikai Liu, Xuan Liang, Albert C. To	2018	119
15	Biomimetic staggered composites with highly enhanced energy dissipation: Modeling, 3D printing, and testing Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids ·Pu Zhang, Mary A. Heyne, Albert C. To	2015	118
16	Broadband wave filtering of bioinspired hierarchical phononic crystal Applied Physics Letters ·Pu Zhang, Albert C. To	2013	116
17	Variation of hardness, microstructure, and Laves phase distribution in direct laser deposited alloy 718 cuboids Materials & Design ·Erica Stevens, Jakub Toman, Albert C. To, Markus Chmielus	2017	113
18	Quantitative texture prediction of epitaxial columnar grains in additive manufacturing using selective laser melting Additive manufacturing ·Jian Liu, Albert C. To	2017	109
19	Statistical volume element method for predicting microstructure–constitutive property relations Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering ·Xiaolei Yin, Wei Chen, Albert C. To, Cahal McVeigh, Wing Kam Liu	2008	105
20	Modified inherent strain method for efficient prediction of residual deformation in direct metal laser sintered components Computational Mechanics ·Xuan Liang, Qian Chen, Lin Cheng, Devlin Hayduke, Albert C. To	2019	104

About Albert C. To

Albert C. To is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanics of Materials, having authored 166 papers that have together received 7.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (55 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (45 papers), Topology Optimization in Engineering (35 papers), Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (32 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (16 papers), Manufacturing Process and Optimization (14 papers), High Entropy Alloys Studies (14 papers) and Graphene research and applications (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Automotive Engineering (2.7k citations), Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (1.1k citations), Mechanical Engineering (4.0k citations), Civil and Structural Engineering (1.8k citations) and Mechanics of Materials (1.3k citations). Albert C. To has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Türkiye. Frequent co-authors include Pu Zhang, Xuan Liang, Jikai Liu, Lin Cheng, Emre Biyikli, Qian Chen, Qingcheng Yang, Wing Kam Liu, Wen Dong and Hao Deng. Their work appears in journals such as Additive manufacturing, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, JOM and Materials & Design.

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