1、焊接结构应力变形控制
2、先进钢铁材料焊接性
3、焊接电弧物理与熔池热力行为

已在国内外学术期刊发表论文32篇（SCI收录23篇），申请发明专利8件，登记软件著作权1项。近年来代表性论文：
1、Kaiyuan Zhang, Wenchao Dong*, Shanping Lu*. Transformation plasticity of AF1410 steel and its influences on the welding residual stress and distortion: Experimental and numerical study. Materials Science & Engineering A, 2021, 821: 141628.
2、Kaiyuan Zhang, Wenchao Dong*, Shanping Lu*. Finite element and experiment analysis of welding residual stress in S355J2 steel considering the bainite transformation. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2021, 62(2): 80-89.
3、Wenchao Dong, Mingyue Wen, Huiyong Pang, Shanping Lu*. Effect of post-weld heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the HAZs for a Fe-Cr-Ni-Mo high-strength steel. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), 2020, 33(3): 391-402.
4、Wenchao Dong, Dianbao Gao, Shanping Lu*. Numerical investigation on residual stresses of the safe-end/nozzle dissimilar metal welded joint in CAP1400 nuclear power plants. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), 2019, 32(5): 618-628.
5、文明月, 董文超, 庞辉勇, 陆善平*. 一种Fe-Cr-Ni-Mo高强钢焊接热影响区的显微组织与冲击韧性研究. 金属学报, 2018, 54(4): 501-511.