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9529
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Sindo Kou 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 Sindo Kou sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 198 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sindo Kou 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 Sindo Kou sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sindo Kou is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a strong emphasis on mechanical engineering and aerospace engineering. The scientist's work also covers fields such as materials chemistry, mechanics of materials, and metals and alloys.

Their published research explores various aspects of metallurgy, welding, and material properties. Key topics addressed include:

  • Aluminum alloy microstructure properties
  • Advanced welding techniques analysis
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties of steels
  • Metallurgical processes and thermodynamics
  • Welding techniques and residual stresses
  • Metallurgy and material forming
  • Metal alloys wear and properties

Frequent publication venues for Sindo Kou's work include:

  • Science and Technology of Welding & Joining
  • Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
  • Metals
  • Materials
  • Welding Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with the scientist are:

  • Tianli Zhang
  • Ping Yu
  • Sanbao Lin
  • Chunzhi Xia
  • Jiangwei Liu

Representative recent publications show a focus on solidification cracking and weldability, with works such as:

  • "Evaluating susceptibility of Ni-base alloys to solidification cracking by transverse-motion weldability test," 2020, Science and Technology of Welding & Joining
  • "Solidification Cracking Susceptibility of Stainless Steels: New Test and Explanation," 2020, Welding Journal
  • "Role of liquid backfilling in reducing solidification cracking in aluminium welds," 2020, Science and Technology of Welding & Joining
  • "Predicting Susceptibility to Solidification Cracking and Liquation Cracking by CALPHAD," 2021, Metals
  • "Solidification cracking susceptibility of quaternary aluminium alloys," 2021, Science and Technology of Welding & Joining

Best Publications

  • A criterion for cracking during solidification

    Sindo Kou

  • Fluid flow and weld penetration in stationary arc welds

    Sindo Kou;D. K. Sun

  • Solidification and liquation cracking issues in welding

    Sindo Kou

  • Al-to-Mg Friction Stir Welding: Effect of Material Position, Travel Speed, and Rotation Speed

    Vahid Firouzdor;Sindo Kou

  • Macrosegregation in dissimilar-metal fusion welding

    T. Soysal;S. Kou;D. Tat;T. Pasang

  • Grain refining by ultrasonic stirring of the weld pool

    Tao Yuan;Sindo Kou;Zhen Luo

  • Three-dimensional convection in laser melted pools

    S. Kou;Y. H. Wang

  • Formation of Liquid and Intermetallics in Al-to-Mg Friction Stir Welding

    Vahid Firouzdor;Sindo Kou

  • A Fundamental Study of Laser Transformation Hardening

    Sindo Kou;D. K. Sun;Y. P. Le

  • Transport phenomena and materials processing

    Sindo Kou

  • Crack susceptibility of binary aluminum alloys during solidification

    Jiangwei Liu;Sindo Kou

  • Susceptibility of ternary aluminum alloys to cracking during solidification

    Jiangwei Liu;Sindo Kou

  • Hot cracking of binary Mg–Al alloy castings

    G. Cao;S. Kou

  • Hot tearing of ternary Mg−Al−Ca alloy castings

    G. Cao;S. Kou

  • Welding parameters and the grain structure of weld metal — A thermodynamic consideration

    S. Kou;Y. Le

  • Effect of fluid flow on macrosegregation in axi-symmetric ingots

    S. D. Ridder;S. Kou;R. Mehrabian

  • Computer Simulation of Convection in Moving Arc Weld Pools

    S. Kou;Y. H. Wang

  • Effect of diffusion on susceptibility to cracking during solidification

    Jiangwei Liu;Sindo Kou

  • Experiments to simulate effect of Marangoni convection on weld pool shape

    C. Limmaneevichitr;S. Kou

  • Improving arc joining of Al to steel and Al to stainless steel

    Honggang Dong;Liqun Yang;Chuang Dong;Sindo Kou

  • Marangoni convection in weld pools with a free surface

    M. C. Tsai;Sindo Kou

Frequent Co-Authors

Y. A. Chang
Y. A. Chang University of Wisconsin–Madison
Xiaochun Li
Xiaochun Li University of California, Los Angeles
Roderic S. Lakes
Roderic S. Lakes University of Wisconsin–Madison
Chuang Dong
Chuang Dong Dalian University of Technology
Rainer Schmid-Fetzer
Rainer Schmid-Fetzer Clausthal University of Technology
Chuanlun L. Zhang
Chuanlun L. Zhang Southern University of Science and Technology
John H. Perepezko
John H. Perepezko University of Wisconsin–Madison
Lih-Sheng Turng
Lih-Sheng Turng University of Wisconsin–Madison

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