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D-Index
48
Citations
7562
World Ranking
4658
National Ranking
133

Barbara Previtali publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Barbara Previtali sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 348 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Barbara Previtali D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Barbara Previtali sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Barbara Previtali is affiliated with the Polytechnic University of Milan in Italy. Their research predominantly focuses on engineering, with a particular emphasis on mechanical engineering.

The main fields of study covered in their work include:

  • Engineering

Within engineering, they explore several subfields such as:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering

The key topics that feature prominently in their publications are:

  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Laser Material Processing Techniques
  • Manufacturing Process and Optimization
  • Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma

Barbara Previtali has contributed research to several venues, with the most frequent publication outlets including:

  • Journal of Laser Applications
  • Procedia CIRP
  • The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • Additive Manufacturing

Their recent papers include:

  • Design and functional testing of a novel balloon-expandable cardiovascular stent in CoCr alloy produced by selective laser melting, 2020, Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • Development of processing strategies for multigraded selective laser melting of Ti6Al4V and IN718, 2020, Powder Technology
  • The influence of novel beam shapes on melt pool shape and mechanical properties of LPBF produced Al-alloy, 2022, Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • Cracking mechanism in a laser powder bed fused cold-work tool steel: The role of residual stresses, microstructure and local elemental concentrations, 2021, Acta Materialia
  • Layer-wise control of selective laser melting by means of inline melt pool area measurements, 2020, Journal of Laser Applications

The researcher has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, with the top collaborators being:

  • Ali Gökhan Demir
  • Leonardo Caprio
  • Francesco Galbusera
  • Simone Maffia
  • Valentina Furlan

Best Publications

  • Novel Zn-based alloys for biodegradable stent applications: Design, development and in vitro degradation.

    Ehsan Mostaed;Malgorzata Urszula Sikora-Jasinska;A. Mostaed;Sergio Loffredo

  • Additive manufacturing of cardiovascular CoCr stents by selective laser melting

    Ali Gökhan Demir;Barbara Previtali

  • In situ monitoring of selective laser melting of zinc powder via infrared imaging of the process plume

    M. Grasso;A.G. Demir;B. Previtali;B.M. Colosimo

  • Additively manufactured iron-manganese for biodegradable porous load-bearing bone scaffold applications

    Danilo Carluccio;Chun Xu;Jeffrey Venezuela;Yuxue Cao

  • Selective laser melting finite element modeling: Validation with high-speed imaging and lack of fusion defects prediction

    Claire Bruna-Rosso;Ali Gökhan Demir;Barbara Previtali

  • Multi-material selective laser melting of Fe/Al-12Si components

    Ali Gökhan Demir;Barbara Previtali

  • Finite element shape optimization for biodegradable magnesium alloy stents.

    W. Wu;Lorenza Petrini;Dario Gastaldi;Tomaso Maria Tobia Villa

  • Investigation of remelting and preheating in SLM of 18Ni300 maraging steel as corrective and preventive measures for porosity reduction

    Ali Gökhan Demir;Barbara Previtali

  • Effect of Surface Texture on the Adhesion Performance of Laser Treated Ti6Al4V Alloy

    Pietro Maressa;Luca Francesco Anodio;Andrea Bernasconi;Ali Gokhan Demir

  • Application of traditional investment casting process to aluminium matrix composites

    Barbara Previtali;Dante Pocci;Cataldo Taccardo

  • Deformation and failure mechanisms of Ti–6Al–4V as built by selective laser melting

    Atieh Moridi;Atieh Moridi;Atieh Moridi;Ali Gökhan Demir;Leonardo Caprio;A. John Hart

  • Selective laser melting of pure Cu with a 1 kW single mode fiber laser

    Matteo Colopi;Leonardo Caprio;A. G. Demir;B. Previtali

  • Selective laser melting of pure Zn with high density for biodegradable implant manufacturing

    Ali Gökhan Demir;Lorenzo Monguzzi;Barbara Previtali

  • Processability of pure Zn and pure Fe by SLM for biodegradable metallic implant manufacturing

    Marco Montani;Ali Gökhan Demir;Ehsan Mostaed;Maurizio Vedani

  • Monitoring of laser metal deposition height by means of coaxial laser triangulation

    Simone Donadello;Maurizio Motta;Ali Gökhan Demir;Barbara Previtali

  • Repairing of sintered tools using laser cladding by wire

    Edoardo Capello;Daniele Colombo;Barbara Previtali

  • Limits and solutions in processing pure Cu via selective laser melting using a high-power single-mode fiber laser

    Matteo Colopi;Ali Gökhan Demir;Leonardo Caprio;Barbara Previtali

  • From pulsed to continuous wave emission in SLM with contemporary fiber laser sources: effect of temporal and spatial pulse overlap in part quality

    Ali Gökhan Demir;Paolo Colombo;Barbara Previtali

  • Laser welding and surface treatment of a 22Cr-5Ni-3Mo duplex stainless steel

    E. Capello;P. Chiarello;B. Previtali;M. Vedani

  • High-speed imaging and process characterization of coaxial laser metal wire deposition

    Maurizio Motta;Ali Gökhan Demir;Barbara Previtali

  • The influence of operator skills, process parameters and materials on clad shape in repair using laser cladding by wire

    Edoardo Capello;Barbara Previtali

Frequent Co-Authors

Maurizio Vedani
Maurizio Vedani Polytechnic University of Milan
Francesco Migliavacca
Francesco Migliavacca Polytechnic University of Milan
Matthew S. Dargusch
Matthew S. Dargusch University of Queensland
Malik Maaza
Malik Maaza University of South Africa
Diego Mantovani
Diego Mantovani Université Laval
Michael Bermingham
Michael Bermingham University of Queensland
Mario Guagliano
Mario Guagliano Polytechnic University of Milan
K. Kaviyarasu
K. Kaviyarasu University of South Africa
Sergio M. Savaresi
Sergio M. Savaresi Polytechnic University of Milan

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