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Axel van de Walle

Axel van de Walle

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
47
Citations
11839
World Ranking
10996
National Ranking
2577

Axel van de Walle publications per year

1984: 1 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publications 1999: 1 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 13 publications
1984 2025

195 publications in total across all disciplines

Axel van de Walle publication distribution in Materials Science in 2027

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Axel van de Walle sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 148 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Axel van de Walle D-index placement in Materials Science in 2027

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Axel van de Walle sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Axel van de Walle is affiliated with Brown University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Aerospace Engineering, and Geophysics.

Their research interests have concentrated around various topics, such as:

  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties
  • Nuclear Materials and Properties
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys

Axel van de Walle has co-authored with several researchers frequently, including Qi-Jun Hong, Siya Zhu, Jan Schroers, Stefano Curtarolo, and Alexandra Navrotsky. These collaborations have involved a significant number of joint publications, indicating a diverse set of research partnerships across multiple specializations.

Prominent venues where Axel van de Walle has published include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Calphad
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Acta Materialia
  • Computational Materials Science

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Axel van de Walle include:

  • Evaluation of individual and ensemble probabilistic forecasts of COVID-19 mortality in the United States, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Theoretical prediction of high melting temperature for a Mo-Ru-Ta-W HCP multiprincipal element alloy, 2021, npj Computational Materials
  • Evaluation of individual and ensemble probabilistic forecasts of COVID-19 mortality in the US, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Melting temperature prediction using a graph neural network model: From ancient minerals to new materials, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A systematic analysis of phase stability in refractory high entropy alloys utilizing linear and non-linear cluster expansion models, 2021, Acta Materialia

Best Publications

  • Efficient stochastic generation of special quasirandom structures

    A. van de Walle;P. Tiwary;M. de Jong;D.L. Olmsted

  • Automating first-principles phase diagram calculations

    A. van de Walle;G. Ceder

  • The Alloy Theoretic Automated Toolkit: A User Guide

    A. van de Walle;M. Asta;G. Ceder

  • Multicomponent multisublattice alloys, nonconfigurational entropy and other additions to the Alloy Theoretic Automated Toolkit

    Axel van de Walle

  • The effect of lattice vibrations on substitutional alloy thermodynamics

    A. van de Walle;G. Ceder

  • Self-driven lattice-model Monte Carlo simulations of alloy thermodynamic properties and phase diagrams

    A van de Walle;M Asta

  • Method for locating low-energy solutions within DFT+U

    B. Meredig;A. Thompson;H. A. Hansen;C. Wolverton

  • Self-driven lattice-model Monte Carlo simulations of alloy thermodynamic

    A. van de Walle;M. Asta

  • Theoretical prediction of high melting temperature for a Mo–Ru–Ta–W HCP multiprincipal element alloy

    Qi-Jun Hong;Jan Schroers;Douglas Hofmann;Stefano Curtarolo

  • First-principles calculations of the structural and thermodynamic properties of bcc, fcc and hcp solid solutions in the Al-TM (TM = Ti, Zr and Hf) systems: A comparison of cluster expansion and supercell methods

    G. Ghosh;A. van de Walle;M. Asta

  • Prediction of the material with highest known melting point from ab initio molecular dynamics calculations

    Qi-Jun Hong;Axel van de Walle

  • Defect-controlled electronic properties in AZn2Sb2 Zintl phases

    Gregory S. Pomrehn;Alex Zevalkink;Wolfgang G. Zeier;Axel van de Walle

  • Thermodynamic properties of binary hcp solution phases from special quasirandom structures

    Dongwon Shin;Raymundo Arróyave;Zi Kui Liu;Axel Van De Walle

  • Structure, energetics, and mechanical stability of Fe-Cu bcc alloys from first-principles calculations

    Jefferson Zhe Liu;A van de Walle;G Ghosh;M Asta

  • CORRECTING OVERBINDING IN LOCAL-DENSITY-APPROXIMATION CALCULATIONS

    A. van de Walle;G. Ceder

  • A complete representation of structure-property relationships in crystals.

    A. van de Walle

  • First-Principles Computation of the Vibrational Entropy of Ordered and Disordered Ni3Al

    A. van de Walle;G. Ceder

  • First-principles study of ternary fcc solution phases from special quasirandom structures

    Dongwon Shin;Axel Van De Walle;Yi Wang;Zi Kui Liu

  • Methods for First-Principles Alloy Thermodynamics

    Axel van de Walle

  • First-principles calculations of the Zn–Zr system

    R. Arroyave;A. van de Walle;Z.-K. Liu

  • Carbides and Nitrides of Zirconium and Hafnium.

    Sergey V. Ushakov;Alexandra Navrotsky;Qi Jun Hong;Axel van de Walle

  • Evaluation of individual and ensemble probabilistic forecasts of COVID-19 mortality in the US

    Estee Y Cramer;Evan L Ray;Velma K Lopez;Johannes Bracher

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Asta
Mark Asta University of California, Berkeley
Alexandra Navrotsky
Alexandra Navrotsky Arizona State University
Gerbrand Ceder
Gerbrand Ceder University of California, Berkeley
Christopher Woodward
Christopher Woodward United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Zi-Kui Liu
Zi-Kui Liu Pennsylvania State University
G. Jeffrey Snyder
G. Jeffrey Snyder Northwestern University
Eric S. Toberer
Eric S. Toberer Colorado School of Mines
Dane Morgan
Dane Morgan University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jan Schroers
Jan Schroers Yale University
Stefano Curtarolo
Stefano Curtarolo Duke University

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