2026 Yong Zhang: 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	92	1492	1432	470	466	637	50518

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Overview

Yong Zhang is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology Beijing in China. Their research predominantly spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with over 700 publications associated with engineering and more than 200 in materials science.

The scientist has a notable focus on several specialized subfields, including:

Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Materials Chemistry
Mechanics of Materials
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Their main research topics cover a range of material science and engineering subjects, especially those related to high entropy alloys and advanced materials. Key thematic areas in their work include:

High Entropy Alloys Studies
High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
Advanced materials and composites
Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties

Among their recent publications are:

"Mechanical behavior of high-entropy alloys," 2021, Progress in Materials Science
"Hierarchical crack buffering triples ductility in eutectic herringbone high-entropy alloys," 2021, Science
"Multistage work hardening assisted by multi-type twinning in ultrafine-grained heterostructural eutectic high-entropy alloys," 2020, Materials Today
"Functional properties and promising applications of high entropy alloys," 2020, Scripta Materialia
"A review on the dynamic-mechanical behaviors of high-entropy alloys," 2023, Progress in Materials Science

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Yong Zhang include:

Peter K. Liaw
Zhiming Li
Dingshun Yan
Kefu Gan
Xuehui Yan

The scientist's work is published in various venues, with the most frequent publication venues being:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Materials Science and Engineering A
Metals
Journal of Material Science and Technology

In addition to journal articles, Yong Zhang has contributed to book publications, including a title published by IntechOpen:

High Entropy Materials - Microstructures and Properties (2022)

Best Publications

Microstructures and properties of high-entropy alloys

Yong Zhang;Ting Ting Zuo;Zhi Tang;Michael C. Gao

6985
Citations
Solid‐Solution Phase Formation Rules for Multi‐component Alloys

Yong Zhang;Yun Jun Zhou;Jun Pin Lin;Guo Liang Chen

3413
Citations
Prediction of high-entropy stabilized solid-solution in multi-component alloys

X. Yang;Y. Zhang

2776
Citations
Beating the superparamagnetic limit with exchange bias

Vassil Skumryev;Stoyan Stoyanov;Yong Zhang;George Hadjipanayis

1936
Citations
Solid solution alloys of AlCoCrFeNiTix with excellent room-temperature mechanical properties

Y. J. Zhou;Y. Zhang;Y. L. Wang;G. L. Chen

1361
Citations
Mechanical behavior of high-entropy alloys

Weidong Li;Di Xie;Dongyue Li;Yong Zhang

1161
Citations
Science and technology in high-entropy alloys

Weiran Zhang;Peter K. Liaw;Yong Zhang

1049
Citations
High-Entropy Alloys

Yong Zhang;Jien-Wei Yeh;Jian F. Sun;Jun P. Lin

1006
Citations
Alloy Design and Properties Optimization of High-Entropy Alloys

Y. Zhang;X. Yang;P. K. Liaw

891
Citations
Novel microstructure and properties of multicomponent CoCrCuFeNiTix alloys

X.F. Wang;Y. Zhang;Y. Qiao;G.L. Chen

809
Citations
High-entropy Alloys with High Saturation Magnetization, Electrical Resistivity and Malleability

Yong Zhang;TingTing Zuo;YongQiang Cheng;Peter K. Liaw

717
Citations
Hierarchical crack buffering triples ductility in eutectic herringbone high-entropy alloys

Peijian Shi;Runguang Li;Yi Li;Yuebo Wen

593
Citations
Effect of Nb addition on the microstructure and properties of AlCoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy

S.G. Ma;Y. Zhang

579
Citations
High-entropy Al0.3CoCrFeNi alloy fibers with high tensile strength and ductility at ambient and cryogenic temperatures

Dongyue Li;Chengxin Li;Tao Feng;Yidong Zhang

526
Citations
A hexagonal close-packed high-entropy alloy: The effect of entropy

Y.J. Zhao;J.W. Qiao;S.G. Ma;M.C. Gao

445
Citations
Effects of AL addition on microstructure and mechanical properties of AlxCoCrFeNi High-entropy alloy

Tengfei Yang;Songqin Xia;Shi Liu;Chenxu Wang

413
Citations
Multistage work hardening assisted by multi-type twinning in ultrafine-grained heterostructural eutectic high-entropy alloys

Peijian Shi;Yunbo Zhong;Yi Li;Weili Ren

399
Citations
Guidelines in predicting phase formation of high-entropy alloys

Y. Zhang;Z. P. Lu;S. G. Ma;P. K. Liaw

397
Citations
Synthesis and optical properties of tetrapod-like zinc oxide nanorods

Unknown

380
Citations
Aluminum Alloying Effects on Lattice Types, Microstructures, and Mechanical Behavior of High-Entropy Alloys Systems

Zhi Tang;Michael C. Gao;Haoyan Diao;Tengfei Yang;Tengfei Yang

377
Citations
Effects of compositional complexity on the ion-irradiation induced swelling and hardening in Ni-containing equiatomic alloys

K. Jin;C. Lu;L.M. Wang;J. Qu

359
Citations
Microstructure and compressive properties of multicomponent Alx(TiVCrMnFeCoNiCu)100−x high-entropy alloys

Y.J. Zhou;Y. Zhang;Y.L. Wang;G.L. Chen

314
Citations
Microstructure and Compressive Properties of NbTiVTaAlx High Entropy Alloys

X. Yang;Y. Zhang;Y. Zhang;P.K. Liaw

295
Citations