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Donghua Dai publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donghua Dai sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 91 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Donghua Dai D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donghua Dai sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Donghua Dai is affiliated with Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in China. Their research predominantly falls within the field of Engineering, with strong contributions in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, and Materials Chemistry, among other areas.

Dai's main fields of study include:

  • Engineering

With a focus on subfields, their work encompasses:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Biomedical Engineering

The core topics in Dai's research cover:

  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
  • Shape Memory Alloy Transformations
  • Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials

Dai has published extensively, with key recent papers including:

  • "Anisotropic corrosion behavior of Sc and Zr modified Al-Mg alloy produced by selective laser melting" (2020) in Corrosion Science
  • "Influence of scanning strategy and parameter on microstructural feature, residual stress and performance of Sc and Zr modified Al-Mg alloy produced by selective laser melting" (2020) in Materials Science and Engineering A
  • "Additively manufacturing-enabled hierarchical NiTi-based shape memory alloys with high strength and toughness" (2021) in Virtual and Physical Prototyping
  • "Influence of heat treatment on corrosion behavior of rare earth element Sc modified Al-Mg alloy processed by selective laser melting" (2020) in Applied Surface Science
  • "Laser printing path and its influence on molten pool configuration, microstructure and mechanical properties of laser powder bed fusion processed rare earth element modified Al-Mg alloy" (2022) in Virtual and Physical Prototyping

Dai frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable co-authors include:

  • Dongdong Gu
  • Chenglong Ma
  • Han Zhang
  • Luhao Yuan
  • Kaijie Lin

Publications by Dai are found in multiple journals and venues, with several recurrent outlets:

  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Virtual and Physical Prototyping
  • Computational Materials Science
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology

Best Publications

  • Thermal behavior and densification mechanism during selective laser melting of copper matrix composites: Simulation and experiments

    Donghua Dai;Dongdong Gu

  • Rapid fabrication of Al-based bulk-form nanocomposites with novel reinforcement and enhanced performance by selective laser melting

    Dongdong Gu;Hongqiao Wang;Donghua Dai;Pengpeng Yuan

  • Tailoring surface quality through mass and momentum transfer modeling using a volume of fluid method in selective laser melting of TiC/AlSi10Mg powder

    Donghua Dai;Dongdong Gu

  • Porosity evolution and its thermodynamic mechanism of randomly packed powder-bed during selective laser melting of Inconel 718 alloy

    Mujian Xia;Dongdong Gu;Guanqun Yu;Donghua Dai

  • Influence of thermodynamics within molten pool on migration and distribution state of reinforcement during selective laser melting of AlN/AlSi10Mg composites

    Donghua Dai;Dongdong Gu

  • Influence of hatch spacing on heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics and laser processability during additive manufacturing of Inconel 718 alloy

    Mujian Xia;Dongdong Gu;Guanqun Yu;Donghua Dai

  • Laser additive manufacturing of nano-TiC reinforced Ni-based nanocomposites with tailored microstructure and performance

    Dongdong Gu;Hongmei Zhang;Donghua Dai;Mujian Xia

  • Selective laser melting of in-situ Al4SiC4 + SiC hybrid reinforced Al matrix composites: Influence of starting SiC particle size

    Fei Chang;Dongdong Gu;Donghua Dai;Pengpeng Yuan

  • Particulate migration behavior and its mechanism during selective laser melting of TiC reinforced Al matrix nanocomposites

    Pengpeng Yuan;Dongdong Gu;Donghua Dai

  • Laser additive manufacturing of ultrafine TiC particle reinforced Inconel 625 based composite parts: Tailored microstructures and enhanced performance

    Chen Hong;Dongdong Gu;Donghua Dai;Moritz Alkhayat

  • On the role of powder flow behavior in fluid thermodynamics and laser processability of Ni-based composites by selective laser melting

    Dongdong Gu;Mujian Xia;Donghua Dai

  • Laser metal deposition of TiC/Inconel 718 composites with tailored interfacial microstructures

    Chen Hong;Dongdong Gu;Donghua Dai;Andres Gasser

  • Selective Laser Melting Additive Manufacturing of TiC/AlSi10Mg Bulk-form Nanocomposites with Tailored Microstructures and Properties

    Dongdong Gu;Hongqiao Wang;Fei Chang;Donghua Dai

  • Effect of metal vaporization behavior on keyhole-mode surface morphology of selective laser melted composites using different protective atmospheres

    Donghua Dai;Dongdong Gu

  • Selective laser melting 3D printing of Ni-based superalloy: understanding thermodynamic mechanisms

    Mujian Xia;Dongdong Gu;Guanqun Yu;Donghua Dai

  • Influence of scan strategy and molten pool configuration on microstructures and tensile properties of selective laser melting additive manufactured aluminum based parts

    Donghua Dai;Dongdong Gu;Han Zhang;Jiapeng Xiong

  • Selective laser melting of rare earth element Sc modified aluminum alloy: Thermodynamics of precipitation behavior and its influence on mechanical properties

    Han Zhang;Dongdong Gu;Jiankai Yang;Donghua Dai

  • A Multiscale Understanding of the Thermodynamic and Kinetic Mechanisms of Laser Additive Manufacturing

    Dongdong Gu;Chenglong Ma;Mujian Xia;Donghua Dai

  • Laser energy absorption behavior of powder particles using ray tracing method during selective laser melting additive manufacturing of aluminum alloy

    Ying Yang;Dongdong Gu;Donghua Dai;Chenglong Ma

  • Laser additive manufacturing of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) reinforced aluminum matrix nanocomposites: Processing optimization, microstructure evolution and mechanical properties

    Dongdong Gu;Xiangwei Rao;Donghua Dai;Chenglong Ma

  • Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of Al-Al2O3 composites fabricated by selective laser melting

    Jiubin Jue;Dongdong Gu;Kun Chang;Donghua Dai

  • Microstructure and composition homogeneity, tensile property, and underlying thermal physical mechanism of selective laser melting tool steel parts

    Hongyu Chen;Dongdong Gu;Donghua Dai;Chenglong Ma

Frequent Co-Authors

Dongdong Gu
Dongdong Gu Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Reinhart Poprawe
Reinhart Poprawe RWTH Aachen University
Minlin Zhong
Minlin Zhong Tsinghua University
Shuhui Li
Shuhui Li University of Alabama
Yifu Shen
Yifu Shen Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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