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Albano Cavaleiro

Albano Cavaleiro

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
54
Citations
11495
World Ranking
8845
National Ranking
43

Albano Cavaleiro publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Albano Cavaleiro sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 426 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Albano Cavaleiro D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Albano Cavaleiro sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Albano Cavaleiro is affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions in specialized subfields such as Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's work focuses on a range of topics related to materials and mechanical properties, including Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research, Tribology and Wear Analysis, Lubricants and Their Additives, Advanced materials and composites, Semiconductor materials and devices, and Copper Interconnects and Reliability.

Albano Cavaleiro has published extensively in prominent outlets, with frequent contributions to:

  • Surface and Coatings Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Coatings
  • Tribology International
  • Applied Surface Science

Some notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Cavaleiro include:

  • "Room and High Temperature Tribological Behaviour of W-DLC Coatings Produced by DCMS and Hybrid DCMS-HiPIMS Configuration" (2020) published in Coatings
  • "Machining performance of TiSiN(Ag) coated tools during dry turning of TiAl6V4 aerospace alloy" (2021) published in Ceramics International
  • "Mechanical Properties and Vacuum Tribological Performance of Mo-S-N Sputtered Coatings" (2020) published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Synthesis and structural properties of Mo-S-N sputtered coatings" (2020) published in Applied Surface Science
  • "An insight on the MoS2 tribo-film formation to determine the friction performance of Mo-S-N sputtered coatings" (2021) published in Surface and Coatings Technology

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers including Filipe Fernandes, Fábio Ferreira, Manuel Evaristo, Talha Bin Yaqub, and S. Carvalho.

Best Publications

  • Characterisation of Ti1−xSixNy nanocomposite films

    F Vaz;L Rebouta;P Goudeau;J Pacaud

  • Review on self-lubricant transition metal dichalcogenide nanocomposite coatings alloyed with carbon

    T. Polcar;T. Polcar;A. Cavaleiro

  • Ultra-microhardness testing procedure with Vickers indenter

    J.M Antunes;A Cavaleiro;L.F Menezes;M.I Simões

  • Nanostructured TiC/a-C coatings for low friction and wear resistant applications

    Y.T. Pei;D. Galvan;J.Th.M. De Hosson;A. Cavaleiro

  • An XPS study of Au alloyed Al–O sputtered coatings

    N.M. Figueiredo;N.J.M. Carvalho;A. Cavaleiro

  • Microstructure and mechanical properties of nanocomposite (Ti,Si,Al)N coatings

    S Carvalho;L Rebouta;A Cavaleiro;L.A Rocha

  • Functional properties of ceramic-Ag nanocomposite coatings produced by magnetron sputtering

    S. Calderon Velasco;S. Calderon Velasco;A. Cavaleiro;S. Carvalho;S. Carvalho

  • High-temperature tribological properties of CrAlN, CrAlSiN and AlCrSiN coatings

    Tomas Polcar;Albano Cavaleiro

  • High temperature properties of CrAlN, CrAlSiN and AlCrSiN coatings – Structure and oxidation

    Tomas Polcar;Tomas Polcar;Albano Cavaleiro

  • Sliding properties of MoS2 layers: load and interlayer orientation effects

    G. Levita;A. Cavaleiro;Elisa Molinari;T. Polcar;T. Polcar

  • Structural, electrical, optical, and mechanical characterizations of decorative ZrOxNy thin films

    P. Carvalho;F. Vaz;L. Rebouta;L. Cunha

  • Structural, mechanical and tribological properties of Mo–S–C solid lubricant coating

    J.V. Pimentel;T. Polcar;T. Polcar;A. Cavaleiro

  • Influence of Ag content on mechanical and tribological behavior of DLC coatings

    N.K. Manninen;F. Ribeiro;A. Escudeiro;T. Polcar;T. Polcar

  • Effects of laser processing on the transformation characteristics of NiTi: A contribute to additive manufacturing

    J.P. Oliveira;J.P. Oliveira;A.J. Cavaleiro;A.J. Cavaleiro;N. Schell;Andreas Stark

  • High temperature tribology of CrN and multilayered Cr/CrN coatings

    T. Polcar;T. Polcar;R. Martinez;T. Vítů;L. Kopecký

  • The influence of the addition of C and N on the wear behaviour of W–S–C/N coatings

    A. Nossa;A. Cavaleiro

  • Tuning of the surface plasmon resonance in TiO2/Au thin films grown by magnetron sputtering: The effect of thermal annealing

    M. Torrell;R. Kabir;L. Cunha;Mikhail Vasilevskiy

  • Complex frictional analysis of self-lubricant W-S-C/Cr coating

    Tomas Polcar;Fredrik Gustavsson;Thomas Thersleff;Staffan Jacobson

  • Property change in ZrNxOy thin films: effect of the oxygen fraction and bias voltage

    F. Vaz;P. Carvalho;L. Cunha;L. Rebouta

  • Structural changes in Zr–Si–N films vs. their silicon content

    D. Pilloud;J.F. Pierson;A.P. Marques;A. Cavaleiro

  • Influence of Cr additions on the structure and oxidation resistance of multilayered TiAlCrN films

    M. Danek;F. Fernandes;A. Cavaleiro;T. Polcar;T. Polcar

Frequent Co-Authors

Tomas Polcar
Tomas Polcar University of Southampton
Eduardo Alves
Eduardo Alves Instituto Superior Técnico
L. Rebouta
L. Rebouta University of Minho
Yutao Pei
Yutao Pei University of Groningen
Paulo J Ferreira
Paulo J Ferreira Instituto Superior Técnico
J.Th.M. De Hosson
J.Th.M. De Hosson University of Groningen
Christopher M.A. Brett
Christopher M.A. Brett University of Coimbra
Staffan Jacobson
Staffan Jacobson Uppsala University
Altino Loureiro
Altino Loureiro University of Coimbra
Mariana Henriques
Mariana Henriques University of Minho

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