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Armelle Vardelle

Armelle Vardelle

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
44
Citations
9004
World Ranking
11956
National Ranking
369

Armelle Vardelle 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 Armelle Vardelle sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 211 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Armelle Vardelle 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 Armelle Vardelle sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - ASM Fellow "For important advances in both modeling and diagnostics of thermal spray processes, including two and three-dimensional aspects."

Overview

Armelle Vardelle is affiliated with the University of Limoges in France and has contributed extensively to research in engineering and physics. Their work focuses primarily on thermal spray processes, plasma arcs, and material mechanics, with a notable concentration on high-temperature coatings and plasma diagnostics.

The main fields of study represented in their publications include:

  • Engineering
  • Physics and Astronomy

The subfields highlighted in their research cover:

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Key topics explored across their body of work include:

  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
  • Vacuum and Plasma Arcs
  • Plasma Diagnostics and Applications
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena
  • Antimicrobial agents and applications

Frequent collaborators in their research comprise:

  • Vincent Rat
  • Christophe Chazelas
  • Rodion Zhukovskii
  • Ron Molz
  • Gilles Mariaux

The scientist has published multiple papers in several journals with repeated appearances in:

  • Journal of Thermal Spray Technology
  • Coatings
  • Thermal Spray
  • Engineering Science and Technology an International Journal
  • Journal of Physics D Applied Physics

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Effect of Electromagnetic Boundary Conditions on Reliability of Plasma Torch Models," 2020, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology
  • "Predicted Anode Arc Attachment by LTE (Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium) and 2-T (Two-Temperature) Arc Models in a Cascaded-Anode DC Plasma Spray Torch," 2021, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology
  • "Numerical Simulation of Plasma Jet Characteristics under Very Low-Pressure Plasma Spray Conditions," 2021, Coatings
  • "Thermal spray copper-based coatings against contamination of thermoplastic surfaces: A systematic review," 2022, Engineering Science and Technology an International Journal
  • "Model of a non-transferred arc cascaded-anode plasma torch: the two-temperature formulation," 2021, Journal of Physics D Applied Physics

Armelle Vardelle was recognized as an ASM Fellow in 2012 for contributions to the advancement of modeling and diagnostics of thermal spray processes, encompassing two and three-dimensional aspects.

Best Publications

  • The 2017 Plasma Roadmap: Low temperature plasma science and technology

    I. Adamovich;S. D. Baalrud;A. Bogaerts;P. J. Bruggeman

  • Knowledge concerning splat formation : An invited review

    P. Fauchais;M. Fukumoto;A. Vardelle;M. Vardelle

  • Quo vadis thermal spraying

    P. Fauchais;A. Vardelle;B. Dussoubs

  • The 2016 Thermal Spray Roadmap

    Armelle Vardelle;Christian Moreau;Jun Akedo;Hossein Ashrafizadeh

  • Thermal plasmas

    P. Fauchais;A. Vardelle

  • Influence of particle parameters at impact on splat formation and solidification in plasma spraying processes

    M. Vardelle;A. Vardelle;A. C. Leger;P. Fauchais

  • Arc Plasma Torch Modeling

    J.P. Trelles;Christophe Chazelas;Armelle Vardelle;J.V.R. Heberlein

  • Substrate temperature effects on splat formation, microstructure development and properties of plasma sprayed coatings Part I: Case study for partially stabilized zirconia☆

    S Sampath;X.Y Jiang;J Matejicek;A.C Leger

  • Plasma—particle momentum and heat transfer: Modelling and measurements

    M. Vardelle;A. Vardelle;P. Fauchais;M. I. Boulos

  • A Perspective on Plasma Spray Technology

    Armelle Vardelle;Christian Moreau;Nickolas J. Themelis;Christophe Chazelas

  • Thermal plasmas

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  • Plasma spray: Study of the coating generation

    P. Fauchais;M. Vardelle;A. Vardelle;L. Bianchi

  • Spray parameters and particle behavior relationships during plasma spraying

    M. Vardelle;A. Vardelle;P. Fauchais

  • Splat formation and cooling of plasma-sprayed zirconia

    L. Bianchi;A.C. Leger;M. Vardelle;A. Vardelle

  • Thermal Sprayed Coatings Used Against Corrosion and Corrosive Wear

    Pierre Fauchais;Armelle Vardelle

  • Controlling particle injection in plasma spraying

    M. Vardelle;P. Fauchais;A. Vardelle;K. I. Li

  • Heat, mass and momentum transfer in coating formation by plasma spraying

    P. Fauchais;A. Vardelle

  • Modeling the restrike mode operation of a DC plasma spray torch

    Eric Moreau;Christophe Chazelas;Gilles Mariaux;Armelle Vardelle

  • What Do We Know, What are the Current Limitations of Suspension Plasma Spraying?

    P. Fauchais;M. Vardelle;A. Vardelle;Simon Goutier

  • La projection par plasma : une revue

    P. Fauchais;A. Grimaud;A. Vardelle;M. Vardelle

  • Experimental investigation of powder vaporization in thermal plasma jets

    M. Vardelle;C. Trassy;A. Vardelle;P. Fauchais

  • Reactive thermal plasmas: ultrafine particle synthesis and coating deposition

    P. Fauchais;A. Vardelle;A. Denoirjean

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Fauchais
Pierre Fauchais University of Limoges
Nickolas J. Themelis
Nickolas J. Themelis Columbia University
Sanjay Sampath
Sanjay Sampath Stony Brook University
Christian Moreau
Christian Moreau Concordia University
Chang-Jiu Li
Chang-Jiu Li Xi'an Jiaotong University
Luca Lusvarghi
Luca Lusvarghi University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Sylvie Rossignol
Sylvie Rossignol University of Limoges
Christopher C. Berndt
Christopher C. Berndt Swinburne University of Technology
Giovanni Bolelli
Giovanni Bolelli University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Petri Vuoristo
Petri Vuoristo Tampere University

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