• Professor Kaynak is the recipient of 100. Year (100th anniversary of Republic of Türkiye) TUBITAK (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye) Incentive Award in the field of Manufacturing Engineering, December 2023.
• Professor Kaynak is the recipient of Turkish Academy of Sciences' Outstanding Young Scientist award (TUBA-GEBİP) in 2020, December 2020.
• Professor Kaynak has been featured among the World’s Top 2% Scientists List according to Stanford University study in 2021, 2022, and 2023 (2023 single year: ranked the 24th best in the world in the area of manufacturing; 2023 carrier: ranked the 61th best in the world in the area of manufacturing)
• Professor Kaynak is the recipient of Marmara University  2022 Scientific Project Award in Engineering Field. October 2022.
• Executive Board Member of International Cooperation Department of The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), June 2019- October 2021.
• Professor Kaynak is the recipient of TUBITAK project Performance Award, 2020.
• Best Paper Awards, CIRP CSI Surface Integrity Conference, “Finish machining-induced surface roughness, microhardness and XRD analysis of selective laser melted Inconel 718 alloy”, co-authored with Emre Tascioglu, July 2018.
• Council of Higher Education Doctorate Scholarship, August 2009-August 2013.
• Best Paper Awards, Sustainable Life in Manufacturing SLIM 2010, “Sustainability evaluation in Machining of NiTi Shape Memory Alloys”, co-authored with H. Karaca and I.S. Jawahir, June 24, 2010.

• 2018 January- present, R&D and Design Center Consultant & Manager (part-time), Torun Metal Company (Global Manufacturing Company, located in Turkey, Germany, and Czech Republic. Torun Metal has been ranked 455th in Turkey's Top 500 Industrial Companies. Torun Metal has been ranked 237th in Turkey's Top 1000 Exporters. It produces brass, aluminum, and stainless steel components by using various manufacturing operations such as machining, hot forging, and high pressure die casting processes. It also has its own die and mold shop and cutting tool manufacturing plant)
• 2021 September-2024 November, Cutting Tool Manufacturing Consultant & Coordinator, Torun Cutting Tool (It is a part of Torun Metal Company).
• 2021 January- 2021 May, Project Consultant (Part-Time) Uzel Machine (Local manufacturing company)
• 2016 December- November 2017, R&D Center Consultant (part-time), Cengiz Makina & IMPRO (Chinese global metal parts manufacturer for automotive and aerospace industries)
• 2016 April- November 2017, Manufacturing Consultant (part-time) CANPA Manufacturing Company (Local machining and manufacturing company)

Industry Appointments

University Appointments

• Profes2020 - Present, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Design and Manufacturing Division, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
• 2024 June until 2027 June, External Examiner, School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia
• 2021 July-2022 July, Research Fellow, School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia
• 2015-2020, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Design and Manufacturing Division, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
• 2014-2015      Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey

• 2009-2013      PhD Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, KY, Lexington, USA

• Additive Manufacturing Committee Member of Turkish Standards Institutions (2020- Present)
• Member of Marmara University Scientific Research Projects Committee (2018-2024)
• Member of Marmara University Patent Committee (2019 - 2021)

Professional National Membership, Service

• Turkish Young Academy of Science (TUBA)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• Society of Manufacturing Engineering (SME)
• International Congress on Machining ( Member of Steering Committee, 2014-present)
• Turkish Additive Manufacturing Association (Founding Member, 2018)
• Machine Design and Manufacturing Association (Member, 2016- present)

• Machining Science and Technology: An International Journal (Deputy Technical Editor, 2023- Present)
• Journal of Additive Manufacturing Technologies (Editor in Chief, 2021- Present)
• Journal of Advances in Manufacturing Engineering (Editorial Board Member, 2020-Present
• Machining Science and Technology: An International Journal (Associate Editor, 2015- 2023)
• Machining Science and Technology: An International Journal (Editorial Assistant, 2012-2015)
• International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Pure Sciences (Subject Editor, 2018 - 2022)
• Journal of Machine Design and Manufacturing (Editorial Board Member, 2016-Present)
• Digital Manufacturing Technology, (Associate Editor, 2021- 2023)

• Machining Science and Technology: An International Journal
• International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture
• International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
• Journal of Manufacturing Processes
• Journal of Materials Processing Technology 
• CIRP Manufacturing Science and Engineering
• Journal of Additive Manufacturing
• Procedia CIRP
• Journal of Engineering Manufacture
• Smart Materials and Structures
• Materials & Design
• Advances in Manufacturing,
• Journal of Powder Technology
• Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science
• Archives of Metallurgy and Materials
• International Journal of Automation Technology
• International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 
• Applied Surface Science
• SN Applied Science
• Materials and Manufacturing Processes
• International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing
• Journal of Cleaner Production
• Gazi Üni. Müh. Mimarlık Dergisi
• Measurement
• International Journal of Precision Technology
• International journal of Fatigue
• Int.Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials
• Sigma Journal Engineering and Natural Science
• Metals
• Shape Memory and Superelasticity
• ASME Manufacturing Science and Engineering
• Gazi University Journal of Science
• Materials Research Express
• Journal of Tribology International
 

Note: More than 300 research papers submitted to all these journals were reviewed.

• Member of the Scientific Committee of the 21th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, September 10 - 12, 2025 Bolongo, Italy.
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the 20th CIRP Conference on Modeling of Machining Operations (CMMO), 22-23 May 2025, Belgium.
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the 20th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, October 9 - 11, 2024 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the 20th International Conference on Machine Design and Production, UMTIK 2024, 14-17 August 2024, Nevşehir, Turkey.
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the 19^th CIRP Conference on Modeling of Machining Operations- CMMO 2023, 31th May-02th June 2023, Karlsruhe, Germany.
• Member of the Scientific Committee of 6^th CIRP Conference on Surface Integrity-CSI 2022, July 8-10, 2022, Lyon, France.
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the 19th International Conference on Machine Design and Production, UMTIK 2022, 1-3 September 2022, Nevşehir, Turkey.
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the 18^th CIRP Conference on Modeling of Machining Operations- CMMO 2021, June 15-17, 2021, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
• Member of the Scientific Committee of 5^th CIRP E-Conference on Surface Integrity-CSI, June 1-5, 2020, Mondragon, Spain.
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the 16th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, GCSM 2018, October 2-4, 2018, Lexington, KY, USA
• Member of the Scientific Committee of 4^th CIRP Conference on Surface Integrity-CSI 2018, July 11-13, 2018, Tianjin, China.
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the 18th International Conference on Machine Design and Production, UMTIK 2018, July, 2018,
• Member of the Scientific Committee of 16th CIRP Conference on Modeling of Machining Operations, June, 2017
• Member of the Scientific Committee of 6. International Symposium on Machining (UTIS 2016), November, 2015
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the First International Symposium on Industrial Design Engineering, May 8-9, 2014, Karabuk, Turkey

Member of Organizing & Scientific Committee in International Conferences 

• 11th International Congress on Machining (Steering Committee member, Academic Committee member) 1-3 November 2024, Antalya, Turkey.
• AMCTurkey Additive Manufacturing Conference (Steering committee member, 2024), 25-27 April 2024, Antalya, Turkey.
• AMCTurkey Additive Manufacturing Conference (Co-Chair, 2022), 06-8 October 2022, İzmir, Turkey.
• AMCTurkey Additive Manufacturing Conference (Co-Chair, 2021), 09-10 September 2021, Istanbul, Turkey.
• 11^th International Congress on Machining (Steering Committee member, Academic Committee member), 9-11 December 2021, Antalya Turkey.
• TAMA Additive Days Online Seminar Series (Chair of Organizing Committee, 2020), 06.10.2020-31.12.2020, Istanbul, Turkey.
• AMCTurkey Additive Manufacturing Conference (Co-Chair, 2019), 17-18 October 2019, Istanbul, Turkey.
• 10th International Congress on Machining (Steering Committee member, Academic Committee member) 7-9 November 2019, Antalya, Turkey.
• 9th International Symposium on Machining (Steering Committee member, Academic Committee member) 8-9 November 2018, Antalya, Turkey.
• 8th International Congress on Machining (Steering Committee member,) 2-4 November 2017, Antalya, Turkey.
• 18. International Conference on Machine Design and Production “Surface Integrity Symposium” (Co-Chair, 2018), 3-6 July 2018, Eskisehir, Turkey.
• Panel organizer on “Additive Manufacturing in Turkey: Developments, Applications and Difficulties”  the 18th International Conference on Machine Design and Production, July 3-6, 2018, Eskisehir, Turkey.
• 7^th International Symposium on Machining (Symposium Chair) 3-5 November 2016, Istanbul, Turkey.
• Special Session Organizer on “Cryogenic Machining”, the 17th International Conference on Machine Design and Production, July 12-15, 2016, Bursa, Turkey.

• Developing novel design, material, production and machine technologies for additive manufacturing process/Developing post-processing processes for products fabricated by additive manufacturing, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) TUBITAK-SAYEM Funded Project: 21.03.2022- continue, Yusuf Kaynak (PI).
• Mechanical and chemical surface processing for additively manufactured components, Industrial funded project,; 01.10.2021-continue, ASELSAN Company (Turkish defense corporation) Funded project;  Yusuf Kaynak (PI).
• Industry Doctorate Project in collaboration with Marmara University and Torun Copper Alloys Metal Industry and Trade Inc., The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), BIDB Funded Project,; 15.02.2019-present, Yusuf Kaynak (PI).
• Plastic deformation response of additively manufactured stainless steel during orthogonal cutting process, 09.11.2022- 01.12.2024, MU Funded project; Yusuf Kaynak (PI).  
• The effects of post-processing on Inconel 718 components with various wall thickness fabricated by additive manufacturing,13.02.2019-16.07.2021, MU Funded project; Yusuf Kaynak (PI).
• Investigation surface integrity characteristic of shape memory alloys resulting from machining operations,15.02.2018-15.02.2019, MU Funded project; Yusuf Kaynak (PI).
• Investigation and Improvement of Surface Integrity Characteristics of Inconel 718 Alloy Parts Produced by Selective Laser Melting, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) Funded Project; 12.15.2018- 06.15.2021, Yusuf Kaynak (PI).
• An Investigation of Machining Process-Surface Integrity-Product Performance Relationship of NiTiHf Shape Memory Alloys, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) and NASA Glenn Research Center (USA)  Funded Project; 06.01.2017- 01.12.2019, Yusuf Kaynak (PI).
• Innovative cryogenic processing for enhanced surface integrity characteristics, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)- Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS) Funded Project; 07.01.2015-07.01.2018, Yusuf Kaynak (PI, Turkey), Franci Pusavec (PI, Slovenia)
• MU Scientific Research Project Department, Investigation new strategies for improving cutting tool performance in machining operations,01.02.2017-01.04.2018, MU Funded project; Yusuf Kaynak (PI).
• High Speed Machining of Ti-5553 Alloy Under Cryogenic, MQL, and High Pressure Coolant: Machining Performance and Surface Integrity Characteristics, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) Funded Project; 07.01.2015-07.01.2017, Yusuf Kaynak (PI).
• The effect of cutting parameters on chip formation and surface integrity in high speed machining of Ti-6Al-4V alloys, 01.04.2016-01.10.2017, MU Funded project; Yusuf Kaynak (PI).
• High Speed Machining Process of Advanced Materials Used for Implant Manufacturing, 08.04.2015-08.04.2018, MU Funded project; Yusuf Kaynak (PI).  
Cryogenic Burnishing and Machining of Titanium Alloy, 01.06.2012-01.07.2013, GE Funded project, Yusuf Kaynak (Researcher).

Torun Metal Company’s Research Projects,
• 35 Research projects were completed in 7 years.
• 8 Research projects have been still continued.
• 2 European Union-funded projects were completed in 7 years.
• 4 External-funded research projects were completed in 7 years.




Uzel Machine Company’s Research Project,

• 1 Research project was completed in 2021.




Cengiz Makina & IMPRO’s Research Project,

• 1 Research project was completed in 2017.




CANPA Manufacturing Company’s Research Projects,

• 3 Research projects were completed in 2017.
• 1 External-Funded project was completed in 2016. 

• Kaynak, Y. “ Post processing of Additively Manufactured Components: Recent Advances and Challenges”, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), 17 December 2024, Nanjing, China

• Kaynak, Y. “ The Role and Contribution of Cutting Tool Technology to Sustainable Machining Process”, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), 18 December 2024, Nanjing, China

• Kaynak, Y. “ Post-Processing Techniques of Additively Manufactured Components” International Conference of 3D Printing & Vacuum Technology, Islamabad, October 2024, Pakistan.

• Kaynak, Y. “Digital transformation and good example for advanced manufacturing technologies in industry” MAKTEK EUROASIA fair, Istanbul, October 2024, Turkey.

• Kaynak, Y. “Important point for Research Project preparation and writing” RTE University, Rize, August 2024, Turkey.

• Kaynak, Y. “Advances in Cutting Tool Technology and Post-processing Applications”, Symposium on Industrial, Materials & Manufacturing 2024, June 2024, Malaysia.

• Kaynak, Y. “The importance of Human Resource and Education for Cutting Tool Production” TaTes (Seminar organized by Cutting Tool Companies)  2024, Istanbul, May 2024, Turkey

• Kaynak, Y. “Post-processing and surface integrity in additive manufacturing” 3D Printers and additive manufacturing workshop, Yıldız Technical University, 3 May 2023, Istanbul, Turkey.

• Kaynak, Y. “The importance of post-processing and recent applications in additive manufacturing” Advanced alloys developing, powder fabrication and metal additive manufacturing workshop, Sivas Science and Technology University, 8-9 December 2022, Sivas, Turkey.

• Kaynak, Y. “Post Processing in Additive Manufacturing Process” ITU Additive Thinking Conference, Istanbul Technical University, 24-25 May, 2022.Istanbul, Turkey.

• Kaynak, Y. “Machining-induced surface integrity and post-processing of various engineering materials” Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research and Management, Industrial-academic talk online series, 09 February 2021, Ahmedabad, India.

• Kaynak, Y. “Post-Processing for Additive Manufactured Parts” TAMA Additive Days Online Seminar Series, 08 December 2020, Turkey.

• Kaynak, Y. “Modeling of Phase Transformation Response of Shape Memory Materials and Finite Element Method Using Deform software, Scientific Forming Technologies Corporation User Group Meeting, 9 November 2020. United State of America.

• Kaynak, Y. “Cryogenic Machining of Advanced Engineering Materials”, Shenyang, 18th International Manufacturing Conference (IMCC 2019), 9-11 October 2019, Shenyang, China.

• Kaynak, Y. “Sustainable Technologies of Metallic Materials”, International workshop Sustainable technologies of metallic materials, 2-5 June 2015, Maribor, Slovenia,

• Machining Symposium Proceeding Book, November 2016 (In Turkish)
• Y.Kaynak, O. Kıtay, O Ertugrul, Chapter Title: Post Processing and quality control, Book Title: Additive Manufacturing, ISBN: 978-625-427-864-8, Pp:373-431, April 2024 (in Turkish)

Emerging Source Citation İndex

SCI, SCI-Expanded

• Kitay, O., & Kaynak, Y. (2025). Machining and deformation response of wrought and additively manufactured 316L stainless steel under cryogenic cooling and dry condition. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, published: February 2025.
• Liao, Z., Schoop, J. M., Saelzer, J., Bergmann, B., Priarone, P. C., Splettstößer, A., Bedekar, V.M., Zagner, F., Kaynak, Y. (2024) Review of current best-practices in machinability evaluation and understanding for improving machining performance. CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 50, 151-184.
• Kitay, O., & Kaynak, Y. (2024) Analysis of cutting tool geometry induced machining response, surface integrity and anisotropy relation of additively manufactured 316L stainless steel. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 120, 719-732.
• Demirtas, M., Ivanov, K. V., purcek, G., Yanar, H., & Kaynak, Y. (2024) Surface modification of additively manufactured Inconel 718 alloy by low‐energy high‐current electron beam irradiation. Advanced Engineering Materials, 26, 2400633.
• Zoghipour, N., Tascioglu, E., & Kaynak, Y. (2024). Machinability of extruded and multi-directionally hot forged eco-friendly brass alloys. Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 63(2), 414-425.
• Atay, G., Coşkun, H., & Kaynak, Y. (2024). Failure analysis of punches and investigation notch impact strength of tool steel cryogenic treated with tempering used in hot forging. Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 63(4), 1689-1696.
• Zoghipour, N., & Kaynak, Y. (2023). Development of a predictive analytical cutting force and torque model for flat bottom drilling of metals using mechanistic approach. Machining Science and Technology, 27(6), 697-721.
• Sunay, N., Kaya, M., Yılmaz, M.S., Kaynak, Y. (2023) Effects of heat treatment on surface integrity and wear performance of Inconel 718 alloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion process additive manufacturing under different laser power and scanning speed parameters. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 45:430, 1-16.
• Güneşsu, E., Yılmaz, M. S., Taşçıoğlu, E., Sharif, S., & Kaynak, Y. (2022). Effect of Drag Finish Post-processing on Surface Integrity and Wear Behavior of Ti-6Al-4V Fabricated by Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 31(12), 9962-9971.
• Taşcıoğlu, E., Kıtay, Ö., Keskin, A. Ö., & Kaynak, Y. (2022). Effect of printing parameters and post-process on surface roughness and dimensional deviation of PLA parts fabricated by extrusion-based 3D printing. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 44(4), 139.
• Kaynak, Y., Taşcıoğlu, E., Sharif, S., Suhaimi, M. A., & Benefan, O. (2022). The effect of cooling on machining and phase transformation responses of Ni-rich NiTiHf high-temperature shape memory alloy. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 75, 1144-1152.
• Huang, B., Kaynak, Y., Sun, Y., Khraisheh, M. K., & Jawahir, I. S. (2022). Surface layer modification by cryogenic burnishing of Al 7050-T7451 alloy with near ultra-fine grained structure. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 144(3).
• Taşcıoğlu, E., Kaynak, Y., Sharif, S., Pıtır, F., & Suhaimi, M. A. (2022). Machining-induced surface integrity of Inconel 718 alloy fabricated by powder bed fusion additive manufacturing under various laser processing parameters. Machining Science and Technology, 26(1), 49-71.
• Karabulut, Y., Kaynak, Y., Sharif, S., & Suhaimi, M. A. (2022). Effect of machining and drag finishing on the surface integrity and mechanical properties of Inconel 718 alloys fabricated by laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing. Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik, 53(1), 109-118.
• Khanna, N., Zadafiya, K., Patel, T., Kaynak, Y., Rashid, R. A. R., & Vafadar, A. (2021). Review on machining of additively manufactured nickel and titanium alloys. Journal of materials research and technology, 15, 3192-3221.
• Tascıoğlu, E., Khan, HM., Kaynak, Y. Coskun, M., Tarakci, G., Koç. E.(2021) Effect of aging and finish machining on the surface integrity of selective laser melted maraging steel”, Rapid Prototyping Journal, 27(10) 1900-1909.
• Kıtay, Ö., Kaynak, Y. (2021) The effect of flood, high-pressure cooling, and CO₂-Assisted cryogenic machining on microhardness, microstructure and x-ray diffraction patterns of NiTi shape memory alloy, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance,30 (2021) 5799-5810.
• Karabulut, Y.; Tascioglu, E.; Kaynak, Y. (2021) “Heat treatment temperature-induced microstructure, microhardness and wear resistance of Inconel 718 produced by selective laser melting additive manufacturing”, Optik, Volume 227, February 2021, 163907. 
• Khan, H. M., Özer, G., Tarakci, G., Coskun, M., Koc, E., & Kaynak, Y. (2021). The impact of aging and drag‐finishing on the surface integrity and corrosion behavior of the selective laser melted maraging steel samples. 52, 60-73. Materials Science and Engineering Technology, 52(1), 60-73. 
• Khan, H. M., Karabulut, Y., Kitay, O., Kaynak, Y., & Jawahir, I. S. (2021). Influence of the post-processing operations on surface integrity of metal components produced by laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing: a review. Machining Science and Technology, 25(1), 118-176.
• Agrawal, C., Khanna, N., Gupta, M. K., & Kaynak, Y. (2020). Sustainability assessment of in-house developed environment-friendly hybrid techniques for turning Ti-6Al-4V. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 26, e00220. 
• Jawahir, I.S.; Schoop, J.; Kaynak, Y.; Lu, T.; Balaji, A.K.; Ghosh R. (2020) “Progress towards modeling and optimization of sustainable machining processes” Keynote Paper, ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 142(11): 110811.
• Aslantas, K.; Alatrushi, L.K.H.; Bedir, F.; Kaynak, Y.; Yılmaz, N. (2020) “An experimental analysis of minimum chip thickness in micro milling of two different titanium alloys” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 234(12), 1486-1498.
• Kaynak, Y.; Manchiraju, S.; Jawahir, I.S.; Biermann, D. (2020) “Chip Formation and Phase Transformation in Orthogonal Machining of NiTi Shape Memory Alloy: Microstructure-based Modelling and Experimental Validation” CIRP Annals. 69 (1), 85-88.
• Tascioglu, E.; Karabulut, Y.; Kaynak, Y., (2020) “Influence of heat treatment temperature on the microstructural, mechanical, and wear behavior of 316L stainless steel fabricated by laser powder bed additive manufacturing”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 107, 1947-1956.
• Tankus, K.; Tascioglu, E.; Atay, G.; Brunken, H.; Kaynak, Y. (2020) “The effect of cutting parameters and cutting tools on machining performance of carbon graphite material”, Machining Science and Technology: An International Journal, 24 (1) 96-111. 
• Kaybal, B.H.; Unuvar, A.; Kaynak, Y.; Avcı, A. (2020). “Evaluation of boron nitride nanoparticles on delamination in drilling carbon fiber epoxy nanocomposite materials”, Journal of Composite Materials, 54(2) 215-227. 
• Kaynak, Y.; Kitay, O. (2019) “The effect of post-processing operations on surface characteristics of 316L stainless steel produced by selective laser melting”, Additive Manufacturing, 26 (2019), 84-93.
• Tascioglu, E.; Gharibi, A.; Kaynak, Y. (2019) “High speed machining of near beta titanium Ti-5553 alloy under various cooling and lubrication conditions”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 102 (9-12), 4257-4271. 
• Kirmacioglu, K.E.; Kaynak, Y.; Benafan, O. (2019) “Machinability of Ni-Rich NiTiHf High Temperature Shape Memory Alloy”, Smart Materials & Structures, 28 (5), 055008.
• Kaynak, Y.; Gharibi A. (2019) “Cryogenic Machining of Titanium Ti-5553 Alloy”, ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 141(4), 041012.
• Gharibi, A.; Kaynak, Y. (2019) “The influence of depth of cut on cryogenic machining performance of hardened steel”, Journal of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of Gazi University, 34 (2) 581-596. 
• Aslantaş, K.; Kaynak, Y. (2019) “Micro milling of NiTi shape memory alloy and determination of critical chip thickness” Journal of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of Gazi University, 34 (3), 1201-1211.
• Kaynak, Y.; Gharibi A.; Yılmaz, Ü.; Köklü, U.; Aslantaş, K. (2018) “A comparison of flood cooling, minimum quantity lubrication and high pressure coolant on machining and surface integrity of titanium Ti-5553 alloy” , Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 34, 503-512.   
• Kaynak, Y.; Gharibi, A.; Ozkutuk, M. (2018) “Experimental and numerical study of chip formation in orthogonal cutting of Ti-5553 alloy: the influence of cryogenic, MQL, and high pressure coolant supply”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 94 (1-4), 1411-1428. 
• Kaynak, Y.; Huang, B.; Karaca, H.E.; Jawahir, I.S. (2017) “Surface Characteristics of Machined NiTi Shape Memory Alloy: The Effects of Cryogenic Cooling and Preheating Conditions”, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 26 (7), 3597-3606.
• Perçin, M.; K. Aslantas, A.; Ucun, I., Kaynak, Y.; Çicek. A. (2016) “Micro-drilling of Ti6Al4V alloy: The effects of cooling/lubricating”, Precision Engineering, 45, 450-462. 
• Xia, T.; Kaynak, Y.; Arvin, C.; Jawahir, I.S. (2015) “Cryogenic cooling-induced process performance and surface integrity in drilling CFRP composite material”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 82(1), 605-616.  
• Kaynak, Y.; Karaca, H.E.; Noebe, R.D.; Jawahir, I.S. (2015) “The effect of active phase of the work material on machining performance of a NiTi shape memory alloy”, Journal of Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 46 (6), 2625-2636.
• Kaynak, Y.; Karaca, H.E.; Jawahir, I.S. (2015) “Cutting speed dependent microstructure and transformation behavior of NiTi alloy in dry and cryogenic machining”, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 24 (1), 452-460.
• Kaynak, Y.; Robertson, S.; Karaca, H.E.; Jawahir, I.S. (2015) “Progressive tool-wear in machining of room-temperature Austenitic NiTi Alloys: The influences of cooling/lubricating, melting, heat treatments conditions”, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 215, 95-104.
• Kaynak, Y. (2014) “Machining and Phase Transformation Response of Room-Temperature Austenitic NiTi Shape Memory Alloy”, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 23 (9), 3354-3360.
• Kaynak, Y. (2014) “Evaluation of machining performance in cryogenic machining of Inconel 718 and comparison of machining performance with dry and MQL machining”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 72 (5-8), 919-933.
• Kaynak, Y; Tobe, H.; Noebe, R.D.; Karaca, H.E.: Jawahir, I.S. (2014) “The effects of machining on microstructure and transformation behavior of NiTi alloy”, Scripta Materialia, 74, 60-63.  
• Kaynak, Y.; Lu, T.; Jawahir, I.S. (2014) “Cryogenic machining–induced surface integrity: A review and comparison with Dry, MQL, and Flood cooled machining”, Machining Science and Technology: An International Journal, 18 (2), 149-198. 
• Kaynak, Y; Karaca, H.E.; Noebe, R.D.; Jawahir, I.S. (2013) “Tool-wear analysis in cryogenic machining of NiTi shape memory alloys: A comparison of tool-wear performance with dry and MQL machining”, Wear, 306 (1-2), 51-63.
• Kurt, M.; Kaynak, Y.; Kamber, O.Ş.; Mutlu, B.; Bakir, B.; Koklu, U. (2010)  “Influence of molding conditions on the shrinkage and roundness of  injection molded parts”, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 46 (5-8), 571-578. 
• Kurt, M.; Kamber, Ö.Ş.; Kaynak, Y.; Atakök, G.; Girit, O. (2009) “Experimental investigation  of plastic injection molding: assessment of the effects of cavity pressure and mold temperature on the quality of the final products”, Materials and Design, 30 (8), 3217-3224. 
• Kurt, M.; Kaynak, Y.; Bağcı, E.; Demirer, H.; Kurt, M. (2009) “Dimensional analyses and surface quality of the laser cutting process for engineering plastics", The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 41 (3-4), 259-267. 
• Kurt, M.; Bağcı, E.; Kaynak, Y. (2009) “Application of Taguchi methods in the optimization of cutting parameters for surface finish and hole diameter accuracy in dry drilling processes”, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 40 (5-6), 458-469. 
• Ozmen, D.; Kurt, M.; Ekici, B.; Kaynak, Y. (2009) “Static, dynamic and fatigue analysis of a semi-automatic gun locking block”, Engineering Failure Analysis, 16 (7), 2235–2244.
• Kurt, M.; Kaynak, Y.; Bagci, E. (2008) “Evaluation of drilled hole quality in Al 2024 alloy”, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 37 (11-12),1051-1060.

Emerging Source Citation İndex

• Zoghipour, N., Celik, F., Tascioglu, E.,  Kaynak, Y. (2023). Development of an artificial neural network model for criticizing the burr formation during flat bottom drilling of CuZn38As brass alloy considering cutting tool geometry. Procedia CIRP, 117, 396-401.
• Zoghipour, N., Tascioglu, E., Celik, F.,  Kaynak, Y. (2022). The influence of edge radius and lead content on machining performance of brass alloys. Procedia CIRP, 112, 274-279.
• Yaman, N., Sunay, N., Kaya, M., Kaynak, Y. (2022). Enhancing surface integrity of additively manufactured Inconel 718 by roller burnishing process. Procedia CIRP, 108, 681-686.
• Tascioglu, E., Zoghipour, N., Sharif, S., Kaynak, Y. (2022). Machining-induced surface integrity in brass alloys. Procedia CIRP, 108, 654-659.
• Zoghipour, N., Atay, G., Kaynak, Y. (2021). Modeling and optimization of drilling operation of lead-free brass alloys considering various cutting tool geometries and copper content. Procedia CIRP, 102, 246-251.
• Şirin, T. B., Kaynak, Y. (2021). Prediction of residual stress and distortion in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing process of Inconel 718 alloy. Procedia CIRP, 99, 330-335.
• Zoghipour, N., Yaratan, A. F., Kaynak, Y. (2021). Multi objective optimization of rough pocket milling strategies during machining of lead-free brass alloys using Desirability function and Genetic algorithms-based analysis. Procedia CIRP, 99, 145-150.
• Karabulut, Y., Kaynak, Y. (2020). Drilling process and resulting surface properties of Inconel 718 alloy fabricated by Selective Laser Melting Additive Manufacturing. Procedia CIRP, 87, 355-359.
• Zoghipour, N., Tascioglu, E., Atay, G., Kaynak, Y. (2020). Machining-induced surface integrity of holes drilled in lead-free brass alloy. Procedia CIRP, 87, 148-152.
• Kaynak, Y., Tascioglu, E., Benafan, O. (2019) Surface Integrity Characteristics of NiTiHf High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys. International Conference on Advanced Surface Enhancement, 10-12 September 2019. Singapore, published in INCASE 2019: Advanced Surface Enhancement, Springer, 254-262.
• Tascioglu, E., Kaynak, Y., Poyraz, Ö., Orhangül, A.,  Ören, S. (2019). The Effect of Finish-Milling Operation on Surface Quality and Wear Resistance of Inconel 625 Produced by Selective Laser Melting Additive Manufacturing. International Conference on Advanced Surface Enhancement, 10-12 September 2019. Singapour, published in INCASE 2019: Advanced Surface Enhancement, Springer, 263-272.
• Şirin, T.B., Kaynak, Y. (2019) Surface integrity and wear resistance of maraging steel produced by Additive Manufacturing Direct Metal Laser Sintering. IMCC2019, Shenyang, China, 9-12 October 2019, pp.651-661
• Kaynak, Y., Tascioglu, E. (2018) Finish machining-induced surface roughness, microhardness and XRD analysis of selective laser melted Inconel 718 alloy. Procedia CIRP, 71, pp.500-504.
• Özkütük, M., Kaynak, Y. “The effect of material parameters on chip formation in orthogonal cutting simulation of Ti-5553 Alloy. 16th CIRP Conference on Modeling of Machining Operations, Cluny, 2017, France.
• Gharibi, A., Kaynak, Y. (2016) The Influence of Liquid Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide Cryogenic Coolants on Machining Performance of Hardened Steel. UTIS 2016, November 3-5, 2016, Istanbul, Turkey. 
• Gharibi, A., Kaynak, Y.  (2016) Tool wear and surface quality in machining process of stainless steel: the effects of various coolant supply pressures. HSM 2016, October 4-5, Metz, France.
• Gharibi, A., Duman, E., Özkütük, M., Kaynak, Y. (2016) Comparison the effects of liquid nitrogen and carbon dioxide cryogenic coolants on progressive tool wear. 17. UMTİK Conference,12-15 July,2016  Bursa, Turkey.
• Gharibi, A., Kaynak, Y. (2016)  The effects of high-pressure coolant on progressive tool wear in machining stainless steel. 17. UMTİK Conference,12-15 July, 2016 Bursa, Turkey.
• Kaynak, Y., Manchiraju, S., Jawahir, I.S. (2015) Modeling and simulation of machining-induced surface integrity characteristics of NiTi alloy. 15th CIRP Conference on Modelling of Machining Operations, June 11-12, Karlsruhe, Germany.
• Huang, B., Kaynak, Y., Sun, Y., Jawahir, I.S. (2015) Surface Layer Modification by Cryogenic Burnishing of Al 7050-T7451 Alloy and Validation with FEM-based Burnishing Model. 15th CIRP Conference on Modelling of Machining Operations, June 11-12, Karlsruhe, Germany.
• Jawahir, I.S., Kaynak, Y., Lu, T. (2014) The impact of novel material processing methods on component quality, life and performance, (Keynote Paper). Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference in Through-life Engineering Services, United Kingdom, 3rd International Conference on Through-life Engineering Services, Procedia CIRP, 2014, 33-44.
• Jawahir, I.S., Kaynak, Y., Lu, T., Huang, B. (2014) Sustainable machining: developing predictive performance models and optimization techniques for improved product/process performance, (Keynote Paper). AMPT 2014 Conference, United Arab Emirates.
• Kaynak, Y., Karaca, H.E., Jawahir, I.S. (2014) Surface integrity characteristics of NiTi shape memory alloys resulting from dry and cryogenic machining. 2^nd CIRP Conference on Surface integrity (CSI), Nottingham, United Kingdom.
• Y. Kaynak, H.E. Karaca, R.D. Noebe, Jawahir, I.S. (2014) Analysis of Tool-wear and Cutting Force Components in Dry, Preheated, and Cryogenic Machining of NiTi Shape Memory Alloys”, Procedia CIRP, Vol 8, p  497-502, 2013.
• Huang,; Y. Kaynak,; D. Umbrello,; I.S. Jawahir (2012) Cryogenic Machining of Hard-to-machine Material, AISI 52100: A Study of Chip Morphology and Comparison with Dry Machining”, Advanced Materials Research, 500:140-145. (Proceedings of the 10th Asia-Pacific Conference on Materials Processing (APCMP2012), 14-17 June 2012, Jinan, China 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AM.500.140, Trans Tech Publications, ISBN: 978-3-03785-399-3)
• I.S. Jawahir,; Z.Pu,; S.Yang,;  G.Rotella,;  Y. Kaynak,; T. Lu,; A. Deshpande,; D. Umbrello,; O.W. Dillon Jr. (2012) Cryogenic Processing of Materials for    Enhanced Product Life, Performance and Sustainability. AMPT 2012, (Keynote presentation)
• Y. Kaynak,; H.E. Karaca,; I.S. Jawahir, (2011) Cryogenic machining of NiTi shape memory alloy”, 6th Int. Conference and Exhibition on Design and Production of Machines and Dies/Molds, p 23-26,
• Y. Kaynak,: H.E. Karaca,;  I.S. Jawahir, (2010) Sustainability evaluation in machining of NiTi shape memory alloys. 1 st International Conference on Sustainable Life In Manufacturing (SLIM 2010), 24-25 June 2010, Egirdir, Isparta, Turkey.

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