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X. Zhang

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1991
Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMetal and Thin Film MechanicsFusion materials and technologiesAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesIon-surface interactions and analysis

Publications

546

Citations

22,395

Est. group size

~52

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

36

Publishing since 1991

Research summary
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This researcher works on the mechanical behavior and radiation response of metals and alloys, using techniques like in-situ deformation testing and ion irradiation experiments to understand how materials deform, harden, or degrade at the microscopic level. Much of the work focuses on improving the strength and ductility of alloys (including aluminum, tungsten, and intermetallic compounds) through control of dislocations, grain boundaries, and interfaces, with applications relevant to structural materials and nuclear/fusion environments. Note: the publication list includes some titles (e.g., on optical microcombs, dileptons in heavy-ion collisions, pig body 3D reconstruction) that appear unrelated to this core materials science focus, possibly reflecting a name-matching issue in the underlying data.

Mechanical behavior and deformation of metals and alloysRadiation damage and ion irradiation effects in materialsGrain boundary and interface engineeringAdditive manufacturing of aluminum alloysIntermetallic compounds and dislocation-mediated plasticity

Publication output grew from 2017 through a peak around 2019-2020, then gradually declined through 2025, suggesting a slowing trend in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 22.6/year recently
2017: 22 publications172018: 34 publications182019: 37 publications192020: 39 publications39202021: 33 publications212022: 29 publications222023: 34 publications232024: 25 publications242025: 20 publications252026: 5 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Acta Materialia×30
  • Scripta Materialia×18
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×12
  • Nanoscale×10
  • Nano Letters×9
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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