2026 Xiaorong Zhou: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	63	6292	6085	247	232	294	12070

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Overview

Xiaorong Zhou is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research spans key areas within engineering and materials science, focusing primarily on aluminum alloys and corrosion behavior.

The main fields of study for Xiaorong Zhou include:

Engineering
Materials Science

Their work further specializes into the following subfields:

Mechanical Engineering
Materials Chemistry
Aerospace Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Xiaorong Zhou's primary research topics involve:

Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition
Microstructure and mechanical properties
Anodic Oxide Films and Nanostructures
Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications

Their recent published papers demonstrate a focus on corrosion science and materials properties. Notable publications include:

Ferroptosis in colorectal cancer: Potential mechanisms and effective therapeutic targets (2022), published in Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
Enhanced corrosion resistance of AZ31 Mg alloy by one-step formation of PEO/Mg-Al LDH composite coating (2022), published in Corrosion Communications
Intergranular corrosion of AA6082 Al-Mg-Si alloy extrusion: The influence of trace Cu and grain boundary misorientation (2020), published in Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Mechanism for Si Poisoning of Al-Ti-B Grain Refiners in Al Alloys (2020), published in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
Role of constituent intermetallic phases and precipitates in initiation and propagation of intergranular corrosion of an Al-Li-Cu-Mg alloy (2022), published in Corrosion Science

Xiaorong Zhou has frequently published in the following venues:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
SSRN Electronic Journal
Corrosion Science
Journal of Alloys and Compounds

In collaborative work, Zhou often partners with several co-authors, including:

Wu Wei
Teruo Hashimoto
Shengping Wen
Wei Shi
Zuoren Nie

Best Publications

Grain Refining Mechanism in the Al/Al-Ti-B System

Z. Fan;Y. Wang;Y. Zhang;T. Qin

610
Citations
Release of silver and copper nanoparticles from polyethylene nanocomposites and their penetration into Listeria monocytogenes

L.A. Tamayo;P.A. Zapata;N.D. Vejar;M.I. Azócar

298
Citations
Effects of Alloying Elements in Anodizing of Aluminium

H. Habazaki;K. Shimizu;P. Skeldon;G. E. Thompson

257
Citations
Corrosion of AA2024-T3 Part II: Co-operative corrosion

A.E. Hughes;A. Boag;A.M. Glenn;D.G. McCulloch

246
Citations
Quantification of oxide film thickness at the surface of aluminium using XPS

M. R. Alexander;G. E. Thompson;X. Zhou;G. Beamson

200
Citations
Corrosion behaviour of friction stir welded AA7108 T79 aluminium alloy

D.A. Wadeson;X. Zhou;G.E. Thompson;P. Skeldon

193
Citations
Observations of intergranular corrosion in AA2024-T351: The influence of grain stored energy

C. Luo;X. Zhou;G.E. Thompson;A.E. Hughes

189
Citations
Film formation and detachment during anodizing of Al–Mg alloys

X. Zhou;G.e. Thompson;P. Skeldon;G.C. Wood

179
Citations
Corrosion of AA2024-T3 Part III: Propagation

A.M. Glenn;T.H. Muster;C. Luo;X. Zhou

172
Citations
Localised corrosion in AA 2099-T83 aluminium-lithium alloy: the role of grain orientation

Yanlong Ma;Xiaorong Zhou;Yi Liao;Yanan Yi

170
Citations
Distribution of intermetallics in an AA 2099-T8 aluminium alloy extrusion

Y. Ma;X. Zhou;G.E. Thompson;T. Hashimoto

170
Citations
Investigation of Dealloying of S phase (Al2CuMg) in AA 2024-T3 Aluminium Alloy Using High Resolution 2D and 3D Electron Imaging

Teruo Hashimoto;X. Zhang;X. Zhou;P. Skeldon

166
Citations
Durability and Corrosion of Aluminium and Its Alloys: Overview, Property Space, Techniques and Developments

N. L. Sukiman;X. Zhou;N. Birbilis;A.E. Hughes

162
Citations
Study of localized corrosion in AA2024 aluminium alloy using electron tomography

X. Zhou;C. Luo;T. Hashimoto;A.E. Hughes

160
Citations
Copper enrichment in Al-Cu alloys due to electropolishing and anodic oxidation

X. Zhou;G.E. Thompson;H. Habazaki;K. Shimizu

156
Citations
Mechanism for Zr poisoning of Al-Ti-B based grain refiners

Y Wang;C Fang;L Zhou;Teruo Hashimoto

149
Citations
Localized corrosion in AA2099-T83 aluminum–lithium alloy: The role of intermetallic particles

Y. Ma;X. Zhou;W. Huang;G.E. Thompson

149
Citations
The influence of grain structure on the corrosion behaviour of 2A97-T3 Al-Cu-Li alloy

X. Zhang;X. Zhou;T. Hashimoto;J. Lindsay

146
Citations
The importance of surface treatment to the anodic oxidation behaviour of AlCu alloys

H. Habazaki;M.A. Paez;K. Shimizu;P. Skeldon

145
Citations
Anodizing of aluminium alloys

G.E. Thompson;H. Habazaki;K. Shimizu;M. Sakairi

136
Citations
Trivalent Chromium Conversion Coating Formation on Aluminium

J.-T. Qi;T. Hashimoto;J.R. Walton;X. Zhou

134
Citations