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D-Index
53
Citations
7800
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9360
National Ranking
378

Nong Gao 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 Nong Gao sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 158 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nong Gao 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 Nong Gao sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nong Gao is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and materials science, with a significant emphasis on mechanical engineering and materials chemistry. Their work spans several applied subfields including automotive engineering, aerospace engineering, and mechanics of materials.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of additive manufacturing materials and processes, microstructure and mechanical properties of alloys, and investigations into high entropy alloys. Their main research topics include:

  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
  • Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications

Nong Gao has coauthored with several frequent collaborators, notably:

  • Shahir Mohd Yusuf
  • M.J. Starink
  • P.A.S. Reed
  • Nur Hidayah Musa
  • Wiktor Bednarczyk

Their scholarly output appears in multiple publication venues, particularly in journals focused on materials science and engineering. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Journal of Materials Science
  • Metals
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Among their recent noteworthy papers are:

  • "Abnormal grain growth in a Zn-0.8Ag alloy after processing by high-pressure torsion" (2021), published in Acta Materialia
  • "Exceptional thermal stability and enhanced hardness in a nanostructured Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr alloy processed by high pressure torsion" (2022), published in Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
  • "Effect of sample orientation on the microstructure and microhardness of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg processed by high-pressure torsion" (2020), published in The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • "Interfacial characterisation of multi-material 316L stainless steel/Inconel 718 fabricated by laser powder bed fusion" (2020), published in Materials Letters
  • "Microstructure and mechanical properties of a Zn-0.5Cu alloy processed by high-pressure torsion" (2020), published in Materials Science and Engineering A

Best Publications

  • Precipitation hardening in Al¿Cu¿Mg alloys revisited

    S.C. Wang;M.J. Starink;N. Gao

  • Review: The Impact of Metal Additive Manufacturing on the Aerospace Industry

    Shahir Yasin Bin Mohd Yusuf;Samuel Cutler;Nong Gao

  • Altered ageing behaviour of a nanostructured Mg-8.2Gd-3.8Y-1.0Zn-0.4Zr alloy processed by high pressure torsion

    W.T. Sun;X.G. Qiao;M.Y. Zheng;C. Xu

  • Microstructural evolution, strengthening and thermal stability of an ultrafine-grained Al–Cu–Mg alloy

    Ying Chen;Ying Chen;Nong Gao;Gang Sha;Gang Sha;Simon P. Ringer

  • Investigation on Porosity and Microhardness of 316L Stainless Steel Fabricated by Selective Laser Melting

    Shahir Mohd Yusuf;Yifei Chen;Richard Boardman;Shoufeng Yang

  • Enhanced strength–ductility synergy in nanostructured Cu and Cu–Al alloys processed by high-pressure torsion and subsequent annealing

    X.H. An;S.D. Wu;Z.F. Zhang;R.B. Figueiredo

  • The influence of stacking fault energy on the mechanical properties of nanostructured Cu and Cu-Al alloys processed by high-pressure torsion

    X.H. An;Q.Y. Lin;S.D. Wu;Z.F. Zhang

  • PREDICTING GRAIN REFINEMENT BY COLD SEVERE PLASTIC DEFORMATION IN ALLOYS USING VOLUME AVERAGED DISLOCATION GENERATION

    Marco J. Starink;Xiao Guang Qiao;Jiuwen Zhang;Nong Gao

  • Evolution of microstructural homogeneity in copper processed by high-pressure torsion

    X.H. An;S.D. Wu;Z.F. Zhang;R.B. Figueiredo

  • Influence of energy density on metallurgy and properties in metal additive manufacturing

    Shahir Yasin Bin Mohd Yusuf;Nong Gao

  • Room temperature precipitation in quenched Al–Cu–Mg alloys: a model for the reaction kinetics and yield strength development

    M. J. Starink;N. Gao;L. Davin;J. Yan

  • Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of a two-phase Cu–Ag alloy processed by high-pressure torsion to ultrahigh strains

    Y.Z. Tian;S.D. Wu;Z.F. Zhang;R.B. Figueiredo

  • Influence of grain structure and slip planarity on fatigue crack growth in low alloying artificially aged 2xxx aluminium alloys

    N. Kamp;N. Kamp;N. Gao;M.J. Starink;I. Sinclair

  • Tribological properties of ultrafine-grained materials processed by severe plastic deformation

    Nong Gao;Chuan Ting Wang;Robert J. K. Wood;Terence G. Langdon;Terence G. Langdon

  • The corrosion behaviour of commercial purity titanium processed by high-pressure torsion

    Mengyan Nie;Chuan Ting Wang;Chuan Ting Wang;Minghong Qu;Nong Gao

  • Effect of grain size on the micro-tribological behavior of pure titanium processed by high-pressure torsion

    Chuan Ting Wang;Nong Gao;Mark G. Gee;Robert J.K. Wood

  • Grain size effects in a Ni-based turbine disc alloy in the time and cycle dependent crack growth regimes

    R. Jiang;S. Everitt;M. Lewandowski;N. Gao

  • Relations between microstructure, precipitation, age-formability and damage tolerance of Al-Cu-Mg-Li (Mn,Zr,Sc) alloys for age forming

    M.J. Starink;N. Gao;N. Kamp;S.C. Wang

  • Significance of stacking fault energy on microstructural evolution in Cu and Cu-Al alloys processed by high-pressure torsion

    X. H. An;Q. Y. Lin;S. D. Wu;Z. F. Zhang

  • Microstructure and corrosion performance of 316L stainless steel fabricated by Selective Laser Melting and processed through high-pressure torsion

    Shahir Yasin Bin Mohd Yusuf;Mengyan Nie;Ying Chen;Shoufeng Yang;Shoufeng Yang

  • Hardness homogeneity on longitudinal and transverse sections of an aluminum alloy processed by ECAP

    Saleh N. Alhajeri;Nong Gao;Terence G. Langdon;Terence G. Langdon

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco J. Starink
Marco J. Starink University of Southampton
Terence G. Langdon
Terence G. Langdon University of Southern California
Xiao Guang Qiao
Xiao Guang Qiao Harbin Institute of Technology
Roberto B. Figueiredo
Roberto B. Figueiredo Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Shuncai Wang
Shuncai Wang University of Southampton
M.Y. Zheng
M.Y. Zheng Harbin Institute of Technology
Ian Sinclair
Ian Sinclair University of Southampton
Xianghai An
Xianghai An University of Sydney
Gang Sha
Gang Sha Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Rob Dwyer-Joyce
Rob Dwyer-Joyce University of Sheffield

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