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D-Index
43
Citations
5704
World Ranking
12421
National Ranking
2847

Shuai Shao 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 Shuai Shao sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 156 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.

Shuai Shao 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 Shuai Shao sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Shuai Shao is affiliated with Auburn University in the United States and has a significant publication record in engineering, particularly within mechanical engineering and related subfields. Their research focuses largely on additive manufacturing, materials science, and fatigue behaviors of advanced alloys, as reflected by numerous publications and collaborations.

The scientist's primary field of study is engineering, with 237 publications spanning several key subfields:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials

The dominant topics in their work revolve around additive manufacturing and material properties, including:

  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
  • Manufacturing Process and Optimization
  • Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties
  • High Temperature Alloys and Creep

Shuai Shao frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • International Journal of Fatigue
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Procedia Structural Integrity

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Nima Shamsaei
  • Paul Gradl
  • Reza Ghiaasiaan
  • Arun Poudel
  • Nabeel Ahmad

Among the recent papers credited to Shuai Shao are:

  • Additive manufacturing of nickel-based superalloys: A state-of-the-art review on process-structure-defect-property relationship, 2023, Progress in Materials Science
  • Feature-based volumetric defect classification in metal additive manufacturing, 2022, Nature Communications
  • A review of machine learning techniques for process and performance optimization in laser beam powder bed fusion additive manufacturing, 2022, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing
  • An investigation into the effects of cyclic strain rate on the high cycle and very high cycle fatigue behaviors of wrought and additively manufactured Inconel 718, 2020, International Journal of Fatigue
  • Fatigue behavior and modeling of additively manufactured IN718: The effect of surface treatments and surface measurement techniques, 2021, Journal of Materials Processing Technology

These publications concentrate on advanced materials and process optimization in additive manufacturing, fatigue behavior characterization, defect classification, and the application of machine learning techniques to improve additive manufacturing processes.

Best Publications

  • Intelligent Hollow Pt-CuS Janus Architecture for Synergistic Catalysis-Enhanced Sonodynamic and Photothermal Cancer Therapy.

    Shuang Liang;Xiaoran Deng;Yun Chang;Chunqiang Sun

  • Large-Pore Mesoporous-Silica-Coated Upconversion Nanoparticles as Multifunctional Immunoadjuvants with Ultrahigh Photosensitizer and Antigen Loading Efficiency for Improved Cancer Photodynamic Immunotherapy

    Binbin Ding;Binbin Ding;Shuai Shao;Shuai Shao;Chang Yu;Bo Teng

  • Strength and plasticity of nanolaminated materials

    Jian Wang;Qing Zhou;Shuai Shao;Amit Misra

  • Doxorubicin encapsulated in stealth liposomes conferred with light-triggered drug release

    Dandan Luo;Kevin A. Carter;Aida Razi;Jumin Geng

  • Fatigue of additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V, Part II: The relationship between microstructure, material cyclic properties, and component performance

    R. Molaei;A. Fatemi;A. Fatemi;N. Sanaei;J. Pegues

  • Fatigue of additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V, Part I: The effects of powder feedstock, manufacturing, and post-process conditions on the resulting microstructure and defects

    J.W. Pegues;S. Shao;N. Shamsaei;N. Sanaei

  • Hexamodal Imaging with Porphyrin-Phospholipid-Coated Upconversion Nanoparticles

    James Rieffel;Feng Chen;Jeesu Kim;Guanying Chen;Guanying Chen

  • High-Strength Nanotwinned Al Alloys with 9R Phase

    Qiang Li;Sichuang Xue;Jian Wang;Shuai Shao

  • Damage-tolerant nanotwinned metals with nanovoids under radiation environments

    Y. Chen;K Y. Yu;Y. Liu;S. Shao

  • MnO2-Disguised Upconversion Hybrid Nanocomposite: An Ideal Architecture for Tumor Microenvironment-Triggered UCL/MR Bioimaging and Enhanced Chemodynamic Therapy

    Binbin Ding;Binbin Ding;Shuai Shao;Shuai Shao;Fan Jiang;Fan Jiang;Peipei Dang;Peipei Dang

  • Monodispersed Copper(I)-Based Nano Metal–Organic Framework as a Biodegradable Drug Carrier with Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy Efficacy

    Xuechao Cai;Zhongxi Xie;Zhongxi Xie;Binbin Ding;Binbin Ding;Shuai Shao

  • Atomic-scale understanding of stress-induced phase transformation in cold-rolled Hf

    Henglv Zhao;Min Song;Song Ni;Shuai Shao

  • Functionalization of cobalt porphyrin–phospholipid bilayers with his-tagged ligands and antigens

    Shuai Shao;Jumin Geng;Hyun Ah Yi;Shobhit Gogia

  • Grain refining of Ti-6Al-4V alloy fabricated by laser and wire additive manufacturing assisted with ultrasonic vibration.

    Ding Yuan;Shuaiqi Shao;Chunhuan Guo;Fengchun Jiang

  • Metalloporphyrin Nanoparticles: Coordinating Diverse Theranostic Functions.

    Shuai Shao;Venugopal Rajendiran;Venugopal Rajendiran;Jonathan F. Lovell

  • Understanding the Microstructure Formation of Ti-6Al-4V During Direct Laser Deposition via In-Situ Thermal Monitoring

    Garrett J. Marshall;W. Joseph Young;Scott M. Thompson;Nima Shamsaei

  • O2-Loaded pH-Responsive Multifunctional Nanodrug Carrier for Overcoming Hypoxia and Highly Efficient Chemo-Photodynamic Cancer Therapy

    Zhongxi Xie;Zhongxi Xie;Xuechao Cai;Chunqiang Sun;Shuang Liang;Shuang Liang

  • Glide dislocation nucleation from dislocation nodes at semi-coherent {1 1 1} Cu–Ni interfaces

    Shuai Shao;Jian Wang;Irene J. Beyerlein;Amit Misra

  • Characterizing the boundary lateral to the shear direction of deformation twins in magnesium

    Y. Liu;N. Li;S. Shao;M. Gong

  • Spiral Patterns of Dislocations at Nodes in (111) Semi-coherent FCC Interfaces

    Shuai Shao;Jian Wang;Amit Misra;Richard G. Hoagland

  • Fatigue crack growth behavior of additively manufactured 17-4 PH stainless steel: Effects of build orientation and microstructure

    P.D. Nezhadfar;Emma Burford;Kathryn Anderson-Wedge;Bin Zhang

  • Single Crystalline Nanostructures of Topological Crystalline Insulator SnTe with Distinct Facets and Morphologies

    Z. Li;S. Shao;N. Li;K. McCall

  • Microstructure, Fatigue Behavior, and Failure Mechanisms of Direct Laser-Deposited Inconel 718

    Alex S. Johnson;Shuai Shao;Nima Shamsaei;Scott M. Thompson

  • Interface structure and the inception of plasticity in Nb/NbC nanolayered composites

    I. Salehinia;S. Shao;J. Wang;H.M. Zbib

  • Effect of alloying elements on the γ’ antiphase boundary energy in Ni-base superalloys

    M. Dodaran;A. Hemmasian Ettefagh;S.M. Guo;M.M. Khonsari

  • Modeling Interface-Dominated Mechanical Behavior of Nanolayered Crystalline Composites

    Jian Wang;Caizhi Zhou;Irene J. Beyerlein;Shuai Shao

  • Solubility of argon in laser additive manufactured α-titanium under hot isostatic pressing condition

    Shuai Shao;Mohammad J. Mahtabi;Nima Shamsaei;Scott M. Thompson

  • An investigation into the effects of cyclic strain rate on the high cycle and very high cycle fatigue behaviors of wrought and additively manufactured Inconel 718

    Muztahid Muhammad;Palmer Frye;Jutima Simsiriwong;Jutima Simsiriwong;Shuai Shao

  • Energy minimization mechanisms of semi-coherent interfaces

    Shuai Shao;J. Wang;Amit Misra

  • Plastic Deformation of Metal/Ceramic Nanolayered Composites

    I. Salehinia;S. Shao;J. Wang;H. M. Zbib

Frequent Co-Authors

Nima Shamsaei
Nima Shamsaei Auburn University
Jian Wang
Jian Wang University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Jun Lin
Jun Lin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hussein M. Zbib
Hussein M. Zbib Washington State University
Ping'an Ma
Ping'an Ma University of Science and Technology of China
Amit Misra
Amit Misra University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ziyong Cheng
Ziyong Cheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jun Wang
Jun Wang University of Central Florida
Michael M. Khonsari
Michael M. Khonsari Louisiana State University
David F. Bahr
David F. Bahr Purdue University West Lafayette

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