2026 Armelle Vardelle: 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	44	11958	11562	369	355	211	9004

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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

1032
Citations
Knowledge concerning splat formation : An invited review

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

584
Citations
Quo vadis thermal spraying

P. Fauchais;A. Vardelle;B. Dussoubs

438
Citations
The 2016 Thermal Spray Roadmap

Armelle Vardelle;Christian Moreau;Jun Akedo;Hossein Ashrafizadeh

361
Citations
Thermal plasmas

P. Fauchais;A. Vardelle

337
Citations
Influence of particle parameters at impact on splat formation and solidification in plasma spraying processes

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

332
Citations
Arc Plasma Torch Modeling

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

289
Citations
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

263
Citations
Plasma—particle momentum and heat transfer: Modelling and measurements

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

250
Citations
A Perspective on Plasma Spray Technology

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

225
Citations
Thermal plasmas

Unknown

205
Citations
Plasma spray: Study of the coating generation

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

189
Citations
Spray parameters and particle behavior relationships during plasma spraying

M. Vardelle;A. Vardelle;P. Fauchais

185
Citations
Splat formation and cooling of plasma-sprayed zirconia

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

185
Citations
Thermal Sprayed Coatings Used Against Corrosion and Corrosive Wear

Pierre Fauchais;Armelle Vardelle

181
Citations
Controlling particle injection in plasma spraying

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

163
Citations
Heat, mass and momentum transfer in coating formation by plasma spraying

P. Fauchais;A. Vardelle

136
Citations
Modeling the restrike mode operation of a DC plasma spray torch

Eric Moreau;Christophe Chazelas;Gilles Mariaux;Armelle Vardelle

133
Citations
What Do We Know, What are the Current Limitations of Suspension Plasma Spraying?

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

127
Citations
La projection par plasma : une revue

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

126
Citations
Experimental investigation of powder vaporization in thermal plasma jets

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

122
Citations
Reactive thermal plasmas: ultrafine particle synthesis and coating deposition

P. Fauchais;A. Vardelle;A. Denoirjean

119
Citations