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16 September 2025
Metals | Highly Cited Papers Published in 2024

We are delighted to invite you to explore the highly cited papers of 2024 that were published in Metals (ISSN: 2075-4701). We believe this collection will serve as a valuable resource for researchers in this field. As all papers in our journal are published in open access format, you have free and unlimited access to all publications.
1. “Recent Status of Production, Administration Policies, and Low-Carbon Technology Development of China’s Steel Industry”
by Yufeng Qiao and Guang Wang
Metals 2024, 14(4), 480; https://doi.org/10.3390/met14040480
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/14/4/480
2. “A Review of Deformation Mechanisms, Compositional Design, and Development of Titanium Alloys with Transformation-Induced Plasticity and Twinning-Induced Plasticity Effects”
by Yu Fu, Yue Gao, Wentao Jiang, Wenlong Xiao, Xinqing Zhao and Chaoli Ma
Metals 2024, 14(1), 97; https://doi.org/10.3390/met14010097
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/14/1/97
3. “Metal Additive Manufacturing (MAM) Applications in Production of Vehicle Parts and Components—A Review”
by Bartłomiej Sarzyński, Lucjan Śnieżek and Krzysztof Grzelak
Metals 2024, 14(2), 195; https://doi.org/10.3390/met14020195
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/14/2/195
4. “Quality Assurance in Resistance Spot Welding: State of Practice, State of the Art, and Prospects”
by Panagiotis Stavropoulos and Kyriakos Sabatakakis
Metals 2024, 14(2), 185; https://doi.org/10.3390/met14020185
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/14/2/185
5. “The Effects of Layer Thickness on the Mechanical Properties of Additive Friction Stir Deposition-Fabricated Aluminum Alloy 6061 Parts”
by Hamed Ghadimi, Mojtaba Talachian, Huan Ding, Selami Emanet and Shengmin Guo
Metals 2024, 14(1), 101; https://doi.org/10.3390/met14010101
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/14/1/101
6. “Research Progress on Thermal Conductivity of High-Pressure Die-Cast Aluminum Alloys”
by Yixian Liu and Shoumei Xiong
Metals 2024, 14(4), 370; https://doi.org/10.3390/met14040370
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/14/4/370
7. “Co-Precipitation of Metal Oxalates from Organic Leach Solution Derived from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIBs)”
by Dominik Schmitz, Hariaman Prasetyo, Alexander Birich, Rungsima Yeetsorn and Bernd Friedrich
Metals 2024, 14(1), 80; https://doi.org/10.3390/met14010080
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/14/1/80
8. “Overview: Machine Learning for Segmentation and Classification of Complex Steel Microstructures”
by Martin Müller, Marie Stiefel, Björn-Ivo Bachmann, Dominik Britz and Frank Mücklich
Metals 2024, 14(5), 553; https://doi.org/10.3390/met14050553
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/14/5/553
9. “Recent Advances in Hybrid Nanocomposites for Aerospace Applications”
by Beatriz Monteiro and Sónia Simões
Metals 2024, 14(11), 1283; https://doi.org/10.3390/met14111283
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/14/11/1283
by Zara Cherkezova-Zheleva, Marian Burada, Anca Elena Sobetkii (Slobozeanu), Daniela Paneva, Sabina Andreea Fironda and Radu-Robert Piticescu
Metals 2024, 14(6), 658; https://doi.org/10.3390/met14060658
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/14/6/658
If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about participating in cutting-edge research publications, please do not hesitate to contact the Metals Editorial Office.