2026 Zhi-Wei Shan: 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	52	9461	9134	2688	2676	186	12018

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Materials Science

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Overview

Zhi-Wei Shan is a researcher affiliated with Xi'an Jiaotong University in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a significant focus on Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. Additional subfields of study in their work include Biomaterials, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Mechanics of Materials.

The main topics covered in Zhi-Wei Shan's research involve

Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications
Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
Microstructure and mechanical properties
Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
High Entropy Alloys Studies
Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys

Their scientific output includes frequent publications in several academic venues, notably

SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of Material Science and Technology
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
Acta Materialia

Zhi-Wei Shan's recent papers reflect a focus on advanced materials and their mechanical properties, including work published in high-impact journals such as Science, Science Advances, and Nature Materials. Selected recent publications include:

Exceptional plasticity in the bulk single-crystalline van der Waals semiconductor InSe, 2020, Science
Phase transition enhanced superior elasticity in freestanding single-crystalline multiferroic BiFeO ₃ membranes, 2020, Science Advances
Quantitative tests revealing hydrogen-enhanced dislocation motion in α-iron, 2023, Nature Materials
Facile and General Method to Synthesize Pt-Based High-Entropy-Alloy Nanoparticles, 2022, ACS Nano
Rafting-Enabled Recovery Avoids Recrystallization in 3D-Printing-Repaired Single-Crystal Superalloys, 2020, Advanced Materials

The scientist collaborates frequently with a number of coauthors in their research, including Boyu Liu, Rongshi Chen, Hong Yan, Degang Xie, and E. Ma, each contributing significantly across multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

Grain boundary-mediated plasticity in nanocrystalline nickel.

Zhiwei Shan;E. A. Stach;J. M. K. Wiezorek;J. A. Knapp

1071
Citations
Mechanical annealing and source-limited deformation in submicrometre-diameter Ni crystals

Z. W. Shan;Raja K. Mishra;S. A. Syed Asif;Oden L. Warren

1005
Citations
Nano-sized twins induce high rate sensitivity of flow stress in pure copper

L. Lu;L. Lu;R. Schwaiger;Z.W. Shan;M. Dao

806
Citations
Strong crystal size effect on deformation twinning

Qian Yu;Zhi-Wei Shan;J u Li;Xiaoxu Huang

759
Citations
A new view of the onset of plasticity during the nanoindentation of aluminium

Andrew M. Minor;S. A. Syed Asif;Zhiwei Shan;Eric A. Stach

526
Citations
Large plasticity in magnesium mediated by pyramidal dislocations

Bo Yu Liu;Fei Liu;Nan Yang;Xiao Bo Zhai

410
Citations
Electron-beam-assisted superplastic shaping of nanoscale amorphous silica.

Kun Zheng;Chengcai Wang;Yong-Qiang Cheng;Yonghai Yue

352
Citations
Elastic strain engineering for unprecedented materials properties

Ju Li;Zhiwei Shan;Evan Ma

314
Citations
Exceptional plasticity in the bulk single-crystalline van der Waals semiconductor InSe

Tian-Ran Wei;Tian-Ran Wei;Min Jin;Yuecun Wang;Hongyi Chen

294
Citations
Twinning-like lattice reorientation without a crystallographic twinning plane

Bo-Yu Liu;Jian Wang;Bin Li;Lu-De Lu

279
Citations
Mechanics and Dynamics of the Strain-Induced M1–M2 Structural Phase Transition in Individual VO2 Nanowires

Hua Guo;Hua Guo;Kai Chen;Kai Chen;Yunje Oh;Kevin Wang

271
Citations
Ultrahigh stress and strain in hierarchically structured hollow nanoparticles

Z. W. Shan;Z. W. Shan;G. Adesso;A. Cabot;A. Cabot;M. P. Sherburne

246
Citations
The Mechanical Properties of Nanowires.

Shiliang Wang;Zhiwei Shan;Han Huang

232
Citations
Plastic flow and failure resistance of metallic glass: Insight from in situ compression of nanopillars

Z. W Shan;Ju Li;Y. Q Cheng;A. M. Minor

220
Citations
Hydrogenated vacancies lock dislocations in aluminium

Degang Xie;Suzhi Li;Meng Li;Zhangjie Wang

198
Citations
Dislocation starvation and exhaustion hardening in Mo alloy nanofibers

Claire Chisholm;Claire Chisholm;Hongbin Bei;M. B. Lowry;M. B. Lowry;Jason Oh

197
Citations
Inflating hollow nanocrystals through a repeated Kirkendall cavitation process.

He Tianou;Weicong Wang;Xiaolong Yang;Xiaolong Yang;Zhenming Cao

190
Citations
In situ study of the initiation of hydrogen bubbles at the aluminium metal/oxide interface

De-Gang Xie;Zhang-Jie Wang;Jun Sun;Ju Li;Ju Li

183
Citations
Zinc oxide nanotetrapods

Zheng Chen;Zhiwei Shan;M S Cao;Lei Lu

149
Citations
Sample size matters for Al88Fe7Gd5 metallic glass: Smaller is stronger

C.-C. Wang;J. Ding;Y.-Q. Cheng;J.-C. Wan

139
Citations
Approaching the ideal elastic limit of metallic glasses

Lin Tian;Yong-Qiang Cheng;Zhi-Wei Shan;Ju Li

28
Citations