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Ahmet T. Alpas

Ahmet T. Alpas

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 61 657 598 31 31 219 12155
Materials Science 61 6836 6605 119 114 222 12202

Ahmet T. Alpas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ahmet T. Alpas between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ahmet T. Alpas published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2011. 15 of the 232 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2011. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 6 publications
1987 2025

232 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ahmet T. Alpas: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 2
1989 1
1990 3
1991 1
1992 2
1993 4
1994 2
1995 4
1996 5
1997 9
1998 2
1999 2
2000 3
2001 4
2002 3
2003 8
2004 4
2005 8
2006 9
2007 11
2008 9
2009 7
2010 6
2011 16
2012 8
2013 9
2014 7
2015 9
2016 6
2017 13
2018 9
2019 5
2020 2
2021 9
2022 8
2023 6
2024 9
2025 6
Total 232
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Ahmet T. Alpas publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ahmet T. Alpas sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 217–226 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 219 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117 219
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Ahmet T. Alpas D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ahmet T. Alpas sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42 61
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Overview

Ahmet T. Alpas is affiliated with the University of Windsor in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research spans key subfields such as Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work covers various topics including:

  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Tribology and Wear Analysis
  • Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
  • Metal Alloys Wear and Properties
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Lubricants and Their Additives
  • Cellular and Composite Structures

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "A review of advanced materials, structures and deformation modes for adaptive energy dissipation and structural crashworthiness" (2022), published in Thin-Walled Structures
  • "The high temperature wear mechanisms of iron-nickel steel (NCF 3015) and nickel based superalloy (inconel 751) engine valves" (2021), published in Wear
  • "Microscopic and atomistic mechanisms of sliding friction of MoS2: Effects of undissociated and dissociated H2O" (2021), published in Applied Surface Science
  • "High-temperature tribological behavior of Ti containing diamond-like carbon coatings with emphasis on running-in coefficient of friction" (2021), published in Surface and Coatings Technology
  • "Development of an NO2 Gas Sensor Based on Laser-Induced Graphene Operating at Room Temperature" (2024), published in Sensors

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • S. Bhowmick
  • John Magliaro
  • Shayan Shirzadian
  • Zeyuan Cui
  • Amir Masoud Khodadadi Behtash

Alpas has published multiple articles in a number of journals, with frequent publications in venues such as:

  • Wear
  • Surface and Coatings Technology
  • The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Lubricants

Their body of work predominantly addresses wear mechanisms, tribological behavior, materials deformation, and coatings, reflecting a multifaceted approach to materials engineering challenges and surface science applications.

Best Publications

  • Transition between mild and severe wear in aluminium alloys

    J. Zhang;A.T. Alpas

  • Effect of microstructure (particulate size and volume fraction) and counterface material on the sliding wear resistance of particulate-reinforced aluminum matrix composites

    A. T. Alpas;J. Zhang

  • Effect of SiC particulate reinforcement on the dry sliding wear of aluminium-silicon alloys (A356)

    A.T. Alpas;J. Zhang

  • The role of tribo-layers on the sliding wear behavior of graphitic aluminum matrix composites

    A.R Riahi;A.T Alpas

  • Sliding wear map for the magnesium alloy Mg-9Al-0.9 Zn (AZ91)

    H Chen;A.T Alpas

  • Effect of grain size on friction and wear of nanocrystalline aluminum

    Z.N. Farhat;Y. Ding;D.O. Northwood;A.T. Alpas

  • Wear mechanism maps for metal matrix composites

    S. Wilson;A.T. Alpas

  • Wear regimes and transitions in Al2O3 particulate-reinforced aluminum alloys

    J. Zhang;A.T. Alpas

  • Tribo-layer formation during sliding wear of TiN coatings

    S Wilson;A.T Alpas

  • A parametric study of the relationship between microstructure and wear resistance of Al–Si alloys

    M. Elmadagli;T. Perry;A.T. Alpas

  • Wear mechanisms in hybrid composites of Graphite-20 Pct SiC in A356 Aluminum Alloy (Al-7 Pct Si-0.3 Pct Mg)

    W. Ames;A. T. Alpas

  • Sliding and abrasive wear behaviour of an aluminum (2014)-SiC particle reinforced composite

    A.T. Alpas;J.D. Embury

  • Delamination wear in ductile materials containing second phase particles

    J. Zhang;A.T. Alpas

  • Wear rate transitions in cast aluminum-silicon alloys reinforced with SiC particles

    A.T. Alpas;J. Zhang

  • Effect of temperature on the sliding wear performance of Al alloys and Al matrix composites

    S. Wilson;A.T. Alpas

  • Atmospheric effects on the adhesion and friction between non-hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating and aluminum – A first principles investigation

    Yue Qi;Erkan Konca;Ahmet T. Alpas

  • Plastic deformation and damage accumulation below the worn surfaces

    Ahmet T. Alpas;Henry Hu;Jingzeng Zhang

  • Minimum quantity lubrication drilling of aluminium–silicon alloys in water using diamond-like carbon coated drills

    Sukanta Bhowmick;Ahmet T. Alpas

  • Wear map for grey cast iron

    A.R. Riahi;A.T. Alpas

  • Role of humidity in reducing sliding friction of multilayered graphene

    Sukanta Bhowmick;Anindya Banerji;Ahmet T. Alpas

  • High temperature tribological behavior of W containing diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating against titanium alloys

    A. Banerji;S. Bhowmick;A.T. Alpas

Frequent Co-Authors

Fatih G. Sen
Fatih G. Sen Argonne National Laboratory
Yue Qi
Yue Qi Brown University
Derek O. Northwood
Derek O. Northwood University of Windsor
Yang-Tse Cheng
Yang-Tse Cheng University of Kentucky
Lyndon Edwards
Lyndon Edwards Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
J.D. Embury
J.D. Embury McMaster University
Anil K. Sachdev
Anil K. Sachdev General Motors (United States)
Adri C. T. van Duin
Adri C. T. van Duin Pennsylvania State University
Adrian P. Gerlich
Adrian P. Gerlich University of Waterloo
Gianluigi A. Botton
Gianluigi A. Botton McMaster University

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