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Bart Blanpain

Bart Blanpain

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
62
Citations
19630
World Ranking
6356
National Ranking
64

Bart Blanpain 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 Bart Blanpain sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 619 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bart Blanpain 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 Bart Blanpain sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Bart Blanpain is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has a research focus primarily within the field of engineering, encompassing 153 publications. Their work spans several subfields including mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, water science and technology, materials chemistry, and aerospace engineering. Their extensive research contributions emphasize metallurgical processes and thermodynamics, metal extraction and bioleaching, extraction and separation processes, minerals flotation and separation techniques, bauxite residue and utilization, iron and steelmaking processes, and concrete and cement materials research.

The scientist has published multiple papers in notable venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B
  • Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy
  • ISIJ International
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review

Their recent significant papers include:

  • Sustainable and Comprehensive Utilization of Copper Slag: A Review and Critical Analysis, 2023, Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy
  • Correlating the amorphous phase structure of vitrified bauxite residue (red mud) to the initial reactivity in binder systems, 2022, Cement and Concrete Composites
  • A review of the technologies for antimony recovery from refractory ores and metallurgical residues, 2022, Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review
  • Quantification of the Fe3+ concentration in lead silicate glasses using X-band CW-EPR, 2020, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids
  • Hydrogen reduction of bauxite residue and selective metal recovery, 2022, Materials Today Proceedings

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, reflecting active collaborative research. These co-authors include Muxing Guo with 52 joint publications, Annelies Malfliet with 30, Zhongfu Cheng with 12, Yiannis Pontikes with 11, and Zilong Qiu with 11 joint works.

Best Publications

  • Recycling of rare earths: a critical review

    Koen Binnemans;Peter Tom Jones;Bart Blanpain;Tom Van Gerven

  • An introduction to phase-field modeling of microstructure evolution

    Nele Moelans;Bart Blanpain;Patrick Wollants

  • Towards zero-waste valorisation of rare-earth-containing industrial process residues: a critical review

    Koen Binnemans;Peter Tom Jones;Bart Blanpain;Tom Van Gerven

  • Cold rolling behaviour of an austenitic Fe–30Mn–3Al–3Si TWIP-steel: the importance of deformation twinning

    Steven Vercammen;Bart Blanpain;B.C. De Cooman;Patrick Wollants

  • Surface oxidation of NiTi shape memory alloy.

    G.S Firstov;R.G Vitchev;H Kumar;B Blanpain

  • Enhanced Landfill Mining in view of multiple resource recovery: a critical review

    Peter Tom Jones;Daneel Geysen;Yves Tielemans;Steven Van Passel

  • Recovery of rare earths and other valuable metals from bauxite residue (red mud): A review

    Chenna Rao Borra;Bart Blanpain;Yiannis Pontikes;Koen Binnemans

  • From NdFeB magnets towards the rare-earth oxides: a recycling process consuming only oxalic acid

    Tom Vander Hoogerstraete;Bart Blanpain;Tom Van Gerven;Koen Binnemans

  • Effect of mechanical activation on the hydraulic properties of stainless steel slags

    Lubica Kriskova;Yiannis Pontikes;Özlem Cizer;Gilles Mertens

  • Selective recovery of rare earths from bauxite residue by combination of sulfation, roasting and leaching

    Chenna Rao Borra;Jasper Mermans;Bart Blanpain;Yiannis Pontikes

  • Calibration procedures for frictional measurements with a lateral force microscope

    Erjia Liu;Bart Blanpain;Jean-Pierre Celis

  • Stabilization of Basic Oxygen Furnace Slag by Hot-stage Carbonation Treatment.

    Rafael M. Santos;Da Ling;Amin Sarvaramini;Muxing Guo

  • Smelting of Bauxite Residue (Red Mud) in View of Iron and Selective Rare Earths Recovery

    Chenna Rao Borra;Bart Blanpain;Yiannis Pontikes;Koen Binnemans

  • Phase field simulations of grain growth in two-dimensional systems containing finely dispersed second-phase particles

    Nele Moelans;Bart Blanpain;Patrick Wollants

  • Pinning effect of second-phase particles on grain growth in polycrystalline films studied by 3-D phase field simulations

    Nele Moelans;Bart Blanpain;Patrick Wollants

  • Effect of accelerated carbonation on AOD stainless steel slag for its valorisation as a CO2-sequestering construction material

    Muhammad Salman;Özlem Cizer;Yiannis Pontikes;Rafael M. Santos

  • Degradation mechanisms and use of refractory linings in copper production processes: A critical review

    Annelies Malfliet;Sina Lotfian;Lennart Scheunis;Veselin Petkov

  • Hot stage processing of metallurgical slags

    Dirk Durinck;Fredrik Engström;Sander Arnout;Jeroen Heulens

  • A phase field model for the simulation of grain growth in materials containing finely dispersed incoherent second-phase particles

    Nele Moelans;Bart Blanpain;Patrick Wollants

  • In situ observation of the direct and indirect dissolution of MgO particles in CaO–Al2O3–SiO2-based slags

    Junhu Liu;Muxing Guo;Peter Tom Jones;Frederik Verhaeghe

  • Plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition growth of Si nanowires with low melting point metal catalysts: an effective alternative to Au-mediated growth

    F. Iacopi;Philippe Vereecken;M. Schaekers;M. Caymax

  • Oxidational wear of TiN coatings on tool steel and nitrided tool steel in unlubricated fretting

    H. Mohrbacher;B. Blanpain;J.P. Celis;J.R. Roos

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhi Sun
Zhi Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jef Vleugels
Jef Vleugels KU Leuven
Diran Apelian
Diran Apelian University of California, Irvine
Kim Verbeken
Kim Verbeken Ghent University

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