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Aleksander Kostka

Aleksander Kostka

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
52
Citations
12770
World Ranking
9443
National Ranking
529

Aleksander Kostka 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 Aleksander Kostka sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 217 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Aleksander Kostka 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 Aleksander Kostka sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Aleksander Kostka is affiliated with Ruhr University Bochum in Germany and has an extensive research profile centered around engineering and materials science. Their work encompasses various subfields including mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and aerospace engineering. The scholar's research themes reflect a broad focus on advanced materials and their performance under different conditions.

Kostka's publications show particular expertise in the following topics:

  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques
  • High Temperature Alloys and Creep
  • High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

The list of recent scholarly papers includes:

  • Laser metal deposition of refractory high-entropy alloys for high-throughput synthesis and structure-property characterization, 2020, International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing
  • Revealing Dynamic Surface and Subsurface Reconstruction of High-Entropy Alloy Electrocatalysts during the Oxygen Evolution Reaction at the Atomic Scale, 2024, ACS Catalysis
  • Quantitative analysis of grain boundary diffusion, segregation and precipitation at a sub-nanometer scale, 2021, Acta Materialia
  • Influence of the PTFE Membrane Thickness on the CO2 Electroreduction Performance of Sputtered Cu-PTFE Gas Diffusion Electrodes, 2021, ChemElectroChem
  • Spinodal decomposition versus classical γ' nucleation in a nickel-base superalloy powder: An in-situ neutron diffraction and atomic-scale analysis, 2020, Acta Materialia

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kostka are:

  • Alfred Ludwig
  • Anjana Devi
  • Detlef Rogalla
  • Guillaume Laplanche
  • Gunther Eggeler

Kostka's research has been published repeatedly in several respected venues, including:

  • Advanced Materials Interfaces
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Acta Materialia
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Scripta Materialia

Best Publications

  • Reasons for the superior mechanical properties of medium-entropy CrCoNi compared to high-entropy CrMnFeCoNi

    G. Laplanche;A. Kostka;C. Reinhart;J. Hunfeld

  • Microstructure evolution and critical stress for twinning in the CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy

    G. Laplanche;A. Kostka;O.M. Horst;G. Eggeler

  • Design of a twinning-induced plasticity high entropy alloy

    Yun Deng;Yun Deng;Cemal Cem Tasan;Konda Gokuldoss Pradeep;Konda Gokuldoss Pradeep;Hauke Springer

  • Degradation Mechanisms of Pt/C Fuel Cell Catalysts under Simulated Start–Stop Conditions

    Josef C. Meier;Carolina Galeano;Ioannis Katsounaros;Angel A. Topalov

  • On the formation and growth of intermetallic phases during interdiffusion between low-carbon steel and aluminum alloys

    H. Springer;A. Kostka;E.J. Payton;D. Raabe

  • On the contribution of carbides and micrograin boundaries to the creep strength of tempered martensite ferritic steels

    Aleksander Kostka;Kwan Tak;Ralph Hellmig;Yuri Estrin

  • Segregation stabilizes nanocrystalline bulk steel with near theoretical strength.

    Yujiao Li;Yujiao Li;Dierk Raabe;Michael Herbig;Pyuck-Pa Choi

  • Phase stability and kinetics of σ-phase precipitation in CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloys

    G. Laplanche;S. Berglund;C. Reinhart;A. Kostka

  • Hierarchical microstructure of explosive joints: Example of titanium to steel cladding

    J. Song;A. Kostka;M. Veehmayer;D. Raabe

  • Smaller is less stable: Size effects on twinning vs. transformation of reverted austenite in TRIP-maraging steels

    Meimei Wang;Cemal Cem Tasan;Dirk Ponge;Aleksander Kostka

  • Microstructural evolution of a Ni-based superalloy (617B) at 700 °C studied by electron microscopy and atom probe tomography

    Darius Tytko;Pyuck-Pa Choi;Jutta Klöwer;Aleksander Kostka

  • Influence of intermetallic phases and Kirkendall-porosity on the mechanical properties of joints between steel and aluminium alloys

    Hauke Springer;Aleksander Kostka;J.F. dos Santos;Dierk Raabe

  • Stability investigations of electrocatalysts on the nanoscale

    Josef C. Meier;Ioannis Katsounaros;Carolina Galeano;Hans J. Bongard

  • Microstructure of friction stir welding of aluminium alloy to magnesium alloy

    A. Kostka;R.S. Coelho;J. dos Santos;A.R. Pyzalla

  • Metallic composites processed via extreme deformation: Toward the limits of strength in bulk materials

    Dierk Raabe;Pyuck-Pa Choi;Yujiao Li;Aleksander Kostka

  • Friction-stir dissimilar welding of aluminium alloy to high strength steels: Mechanical properties and their relation to microstructure

    R. S. Coelho;R. S. Coelho;A. Kostka;J. F. dos Santos;A. Kaysser-Pyzalla;A. Kaysser-Pyzalla

  • The nucleation of Mo-rich Laves phase particles adjacent to M23C6 micrograin boundary carbides in 12% Cr tempered martensite ferritic steels

    Mehmet Ikbal Isik;Aleksander Kostka;Aleksander Kostka;Victoria A. Yardley;Konda Gokuldoss Pradeep;Konda Gokuldoss Pradeep

  • On the nucleation of Laves phase particles during high-temperature exposure and creep of tempered martensite ferritic steels

    M. I. Isik;A. Kostka;G. Eggeler

  • Advanced Scale Bridging Microstructure Analysis of Single Crystal Ni-Base Superalloys†

    Alireza B. Parsa;Philip Wollgramm;Hinrich Buck;Christoph Somsen

  • Microstructure and mechanical properties of magnesium alloy AZ31B laser beam welds

    R. S. Coelho;A. Kostka;H. Pinto;S. Riekehr

Frequent Co-Authors

Dierk Raabe
Dierk Raabe Max Planck Institute for Iron Research
Pyuck-Pa Choi
Pyuck-Pa Choi Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Gunther Eggeler
Gunther Eggeler Ruhr University Bochum
Alfred Ludwig
Alfred Ludwig Ruhr University Bochum
Karl Johann Jakob Mayrhofer
Karl Johann Jakob Mayrhofer Forschungszentrum Jülich
Christoph Somsen
Christoph Somsen Ruhr University Bochum
Easo P George
Easo P George Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Dirk Ponge
Dirk Ponge Max Planck Society
Reiner Kirchheim
Reiner Kirchheim University of Göttingen
Baptiste Gault
Baptiste Gault Max Planck Institute for Iron Research

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