Z.Y. Ma

33.6k citations

545 papers · 27.7k · 8 hit papers · h-index 76

Impact in

Mechanical Engineering top 0.01%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
- Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis
- Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
Ceramics and Composites top 0.05%
- Advanced ceramic materials synthesis

Papers in

Mechanical Engineering 494
- Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties 417
- Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis 255
- Metal Forming Simulation Techniques 33
Materials Chemistry 223
- Microstructure and mechanical properties 95
- MXene and MAX Phase Materials 52

Co-authors: Rajiv S. Mishra (17 shared papers)Bin Xiao (109 shared papers)D.R. Ni (161 shared papers)B.L. Xiao (87 shared papers)Aihan Feng (17 shared papers)F.C. Liu (44 shared papers)S. C. Tjong (21 shared papers)Z.Y. Liu (36 shared papers)
Journals: Materials Science and Engineering A (79 papers)Journal of Material Science and Technology (46 papers)Materials Characterization (27 papers)Scripta Materialia (27 papers)Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) (27 papers)
Partner nations: China United States Canada

In The Last Decade

Z.Y. Ma

515 papers receiving 27.0k citations

Z.Y. Ma's Hit Papers

8 papers align trajectories log scale

Performance-based design of FRP-confined recycled aggregate concrete powered by machine learning techniques 2025 · 33 citations

What are hit papers?

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.

2025 Engineering Structures
2024 Progress in Materials Science
2017 Critical reviews in solid state and materials sciences
2011 Materials Science and Engineering A
2008 Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
2005 Materials Science and Engineering R Reports
2002 Acta Materialia
2002 Materials Science and Engineering A

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1	Friction stir welding and processing Materials Science and Engineering R Reports ·Rajiv S. Mishra, Z.Y. Ma Hit paper breakdown →	2005	5496
2	Friction Stir Processing Technology: A Review Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A ·Z.Y. Ma Hit paper breakdown →	2008	989
3	Friction stir processing: a novel technique for fabrication of surface composite Materials Science and Engineering A ·Rajiv S. Mishra, Z.Y. Ma, Indrajit Charit Hit paper breakdown →	2002	937
4	Superplastic deformation behaviour of friction stir processed 7075Al alloy Acta Materialia ·Z.Y. Ma, Rajiv S. Mishra, M. W. Mahoney Hit paper breakdown →	2002	348
5	Effect of friction stir welding parameters on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the dissimilar Al–Cu joints Materials Science and Engineering A ·(unknown), D.R. Ni, D. Wang, Bin Xiao, Z.Y. Ma Hit paper breakdown →	2011	334
6	Recent Advances in Friction Stir Welding/Processing of Aluminum Alloys: Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties Critical reviews in solid state and materials sciences ·Z.Y. Ma, Aihan Feng, D. L. Chen, Junjun Shen Hit paper breakdown →	2017	308
7	Enhanced mechanical properties of friction stir welded dissimilar Al–Cu joint by intermetallic compounds Materials Science and Engineering A ·(unknown), Bin Xiao, D.R. Ni, Z.Y. Ma	2010	284
8	Singly dispersed carbon nanotube/aluminum composites fabricated by powder metallurgy combined with friction stir processing Carbon ·Z. Y. Liu, Bin Xiao, Wenxi Wang, Z.Y. Ma	2011	265
9	Effect of ball-milling time on mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes reinforced aluminum matrix composites Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing ·Z.Y. Liu, Shuhui Xu, B.L. Xiao, (unknown), W.G. Wang, Z.Y. Ma	2012	260
10	Microstructural refinement and property enhancement of cast light alloys via friction stir processing Scripta Materialia ·Z.Y. Ma, Adam L. Pilchak, M.C. Juhas, James C. Williams	2007	242
11	Enhanced mechanical properties of Mg–Al–Zn cast alloy via friction stir processing Scripta Materialia ·Aihan Feng, Z.Y. Ma	2006	242
12	Effect of welding parameters on tensile properties and fracture behavior of friction stir welded Al–Mg–Si alloy Scripta Materialia ·Shufang Ren, Z.Y. Ma, Lili Chen	2006	194
13	Effect of friction stir processing on the microstructure of cast A356 aluminum Materials Science and Engineering A ·Z.Y. Ma, Siddharth R. Sharma, Rajiv S. Mishra	2006	185
14	Microstructural modification of as-cast Al-Si-Mg alloy by friction stir processing Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A ·Z.Y. Ma, Siddharth R. Sharma, Rajiv S. Mishra	2006	184
15	In-situ Ti-TiB metal–matrix composite prepared by a reactive pressing process Scripta Materialia ·Z.Y. Ma, S. C. Tjong, Laiyao Gen	2000	172
16	Reactive mechanism and mechanical properties of in situ composites fabricated from an Al–TiO2 system by friction stir processing Acta Materialia ·Q. Zhang, Bin Xiao, W.G. Wang, Z.Y. Ma	2012	166
17	Effect of microstructural evolution on mechanical properties of friction stir welded AA2009/SiCp composite Composites Science and Technology ·Aihan Feng, Bo Xiao, Z.Y. Ma	2008	164
18	Influence of Tool Dimension and Welding Parameters on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Friction-Stir-Welded 6061-T651 Aluminum Alloy Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A ·F.C. Liu, Z.Y. Ma	2008	163
19	Deformation and strengthening mechanisms of a carbon nanotube reinforced aluminum composite Carbon ·F. Mokdad, D.L. Chen, Z.Y. Liu, Bin Xiao, D.R. Ni, Z.Y. Ma	2016	158
20	Development of a fine-grained microstructure and the properties of a nugget zone in friction stir welded pure copper Scripta Materialia ·G.M. Xie, Z.Y. Ma, Lin Geng	2007	158

About Z.Y. Ma

Z.Y. Ma is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Aerospace Engineering, Ceramics and Composites and Mechanics of Materials, having authored 545 papers that have together received 27.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (417 papers), Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (255 papers), Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (166 papers), Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (120 papers), Microstructure and mechanical properties (95 papers), MXene and MAX Phase Materials (52 papers), Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (46 papers) and Metal Forming Simulation Techniques (33 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Mechanical Engineering (26.2k citations), Ceramics and Composites (3.1k citations), Aerospace Engineering (8.9k citations), Biomaterials (2.8k citations) and Materials Chemistry (9.9k citations). Z.Y. Ma has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Rajiv S. Mishra, Bin Xiao, D.R. Ni, B.L. Xiao, Aihan Feng, F.C. Liu, S. C. Tjong, Z.Y. Liu, Indrajit Charit and D. Wang. Their work appears in journals such as Materials Science and Engineering A, Journal of Material Science and Technology, Materials Characterization, Scripta Materialia and Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters).

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