2026 Alicia Durán: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	56	8369	8090	146	144	251	9698

Overview

Alicia Durán is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and specializes in the field of Materials Science, with a primary focus on Materials Chemistry, Ceramics and Composites, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomaterials, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their research encompasses several main topics including:

Glass properties and applications
Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition
Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications
Solid State Laser Technologies
Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
Nuclear materials and radiation effects

Durán has published extensively, with recent papers including:

"Electrochemical Characterization of Polymeric Coatings for Corrosion Protection: A Review of Advances and Perspectives", 2022, published in Polymers
"Integrated self-healing coating system for outstanding corrosion protection of AA2024", 2020, published in Surface and Coatings Technology
"58S and 68S sol-gel glass-like bioactive coatings for enhancing the implant performance of AZ91D magnesium alloy", 2020, published in Surface and Coatings Technology
"Glass-Ceramics Processed by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) for Optical Applications", 2020, published in Applied Sciences
"Processing and luminescence of Eu/Dy-doped Sr2MgSi2O7 glass-ceramics", 2020, published in Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Frequently appearing publication venues for their work include:

International Journal of Applied Glass Science
SSRN Electronic Journal
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Open Ceramics
Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology

Durán has collaborated often with several researchers, including:

Yolanda Castro
Dušan Galusek
María J. Pascual
R. Balda
J. Fernández

Best Publications

Updated definition of glass-ceramics

J. Deubener;M. Allix;M.J. Davis;A. Duran

392
Citations
Structural considerations about SiO2 glasses prepared by sol-gel

A. Duran;C. Serna;V. Fornes;J.M. Fernandez Navarro

356
Citations
Synthesis and photocatalytic properties of dense and porous TiO2-anatase thin films prepared by sol–gel

N. Arconada;A. Durán;S. Suárez;R. Portela

256
Citations
Oxidation Protection Coatings for C/SiC based on Yttrium Silicate

J.D. Webster;M.E. Westwood;F.H. Hayes;R.J. Day

248
Citations
Yttrium Silicate Coatings for Oxidation Protection of Carbon–Silicon Carbide Composites

Mario Aparicio;Alicia Durán

225
Citations
Bioactive coatings prepared by sol-gel on stainless steel 316L

C. García;S. Ceré;Alicia Durán

204
Citations
SOL-GEL COATINGS ON 316L STEEL FOR CLINICAL APPLICATIONS

Pablo Galliano;Juan José De Damborenea;M Jesús Pascual;Alicia Durán

199
Citations
Polymeric sol–gel coatings as protective layers of aluminium alloys

A Conde;A Durán;J.J de Damborenea

187
Citations
Sintering of glasses in the system RO–Al2O3–BaO–SiO2 (R=Ca, Mg, Zn) studied by hot-stage microscopy

C. Lara;M.J. Pascual;M.O. Prado;A. Durán

163
Citations
Increased electrical conductivity of LiPON glasses produced by ammonolysis

Francisco Muñoz;Alicia Durán;Luis Pascual;Lionel Montagne

114
Citations
Composition and structure dependence of the properties of lithium borophosphate glasses showing boron anomaly

Francisco Muñoz;Lionel Montagne;Luis Pascual;Alicia Durán

113
Citations
Structure and properties of high Li2O-containing aluminophosphate glasses

Florian Moreau;Alicia Durán;Francisco Muñoz

112
Citations
Preparation of lithium ion conductive Al-doped Li7La3Zr2O12 thin films by a sol–gel process

Kiyoharu Tadanaga;Hiromi Egawa;Akitoshi Hayashi;Masahiro Tatsumisago

112
Citations
Coatings produced by electrophoretic deposition from nano-particulate silica sol–gel suspensions

Y. Castro;B. Ferrari;R. Moreno;A. Durán

98
Citations
An interpretation for the increase of ionic conductivity by nitrogen incorporation in LiPON oxynitride glasses

Nerea Mascaraque;José Luis G. Fierro;Alicia Durán;Francisco Muñoz

97
Citations
Electrochemical and in vitro behaviour of sol–gel coated 316L stainless steel

J. Gallardo;A. Durán;J.J. de Damborenea

96
Citations
Electrochemical techniques for practical evaluation of corrosion inhibitor effectiveness. Performance of cerium nitrate as corrosion inhibitor for AA2024T3 alloy

N.C. Rosero-Navarro;M. Curioni;R. Bingham;A. Durán

96
Citations
Sol-gel coatings on carbon steel: Electrochemical evaluation

Andrés Pepe;Pablo Galliano;Mario Aparicio;Alicia Durán

92
Citations
Photocatalytic properties in aqueous solution of porous TiO2-anatase films prepared by sol–gel process

Noemi Arconada;Yolanda Castro;Alicia Durán

85
Citations
Improved corrosion resistance of AA2024 alloys through hybrid organic–inorganic sol–gel coatings produced from sols with controlled polymerisation

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83
Citations
Corrosion behaviour of silica hybrid coatings produced from basic catalysed particulate sols by dipping and EPD

Y. Castro;B. Ferrari;R. Moreno;A. Durán

81
Citations
Electrochemical behaviour of SiO2 sol-gel coatings on stainless steel

J. de Damborenea;N. Pellegri;O. de Sanctis;A. Durán

80
Citations