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Christoph Beckermann

Christoph Beckermann

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
62
Citations
17911
World Ranking
595
National Ranking
268

Materials Science

D-Index
59
Citations
16758
World Ranking
7253
National Ranking
1797

Christoph Beckermann publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christoph Beckermann sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 218 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Christoph Beckermann D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

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

30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 83rd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Heat Transfer Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Christoph Beckermann is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with a focus on several subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry, and Computational Mechanics.

Their work is concentrated on topics such as Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties, Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics, Metallurgy and Material Forming, Solidification and Crystal Growth Phenomena, Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer, Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows, and Erosion and Abrasive Machining.

Recent publications by Beckermann include:

  • Simulation of Shrinkage Porosity Formation During Alloy Solidification, 2020, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
  • Benchmark Al-Cu Solidification Experiments in Microgravity and on Earth, 2022, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
  • Measurement of Air Entrainment During Pouring of an Aluminum Alloy, 2020, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B
  • Advanced modeling of shrinkage porosity in castings, 2020, IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering
  • In-situ measurements of dendrite tip shape selection in a metallic alloy, 2022, Physical Review Materials

Beckermann has collaborated frequently with the following co-authors:

  • H. Neumann-Heyme
  • Vahid Khalajzadeh
  • Thomas J. Williams
  • F. V. Guerra
  • Lucas Archer

Their research has been published in several venues, notably including:

  • Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
  • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering
  • Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B
  • Physical Review Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

In 2017, Christoph Beckermann received the Heat Transfer Memorial Award from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Best Publications

  • Phase-Field Simulation of Solidification

    W. J. Boettinger;J. A. Warren;C. Beckermann;A. Karma

  • Solidification microstructures and solid-state parallels: Recent developments, future directions

    M. Asta;C. Beckermann;A. Karma;W. Kurz

  • Regular Article: Modeling Melt Convection in Phase-Field Simulations of Solidification

    C Beckermann;H.-J Diepers;I Steinbach;A Karma

  • A volume-averaged two-phase model for transport phenomena during solidification

    J. Ni;C. Beckermann

  • Sharp interface tracking using the phase-field equation

    Y. Sun;C. Beckermann

  • Equiaxed dendritic solidification with convection: Part I. Multiscale/multiphase modeling

    C. Y. Wang;C. Beckermann

  • Modelling of macrosegregation: applications and future needs

    C. Beckermann

  • Natural convection solid/liquid phase change in porous media

    C. Beckermann;R. Viskanta

  • Natural convection flow and heat transfer between a fluid layer and a porous layer inside a rectangular enclosure

    C. Beckermann;S. Ramadhyani;R. Viskanta

  • Phase-field modeling of binary alloy solidification with coupled heat and solute diffusion.

    J. C. Ramirez;C. Beckermann;A. Karma;H.-J. Diepers

  • Phase-field simulations of dendritic crystal growth in a forced flow.

    X. Tong;C. Beckermann;A. Karma;Q. Li

  • EFFECT OF A CENTERED CONDUCTING BODY ON NATURAL CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER IN AN ENCLOSURE

    John M. House;Christoph Beckermann;Theodore F. Smith

  • A two-phase mixture model of liquid-gas flow and heat transfer in capillary porous media—I. Formulation

    Wang Chao-Yang;C. Beckermann

  • A solutal interaction mechanism for the columnar-to-equiaxed transition in alloy solidification

    Marcelo Aquino Martorano;Christoph Beckermann;Charles-André Gandin

  • Mathematical Modeling of Transport Phenomena During Alloy Solidification

    C. Beckermann;R. Viskanta

  • Formation of macrosegregation by multicomponent thermosolutal convection during the solidification of steel

    M. C. Schneider;C. Beckermann

  • A Multiphase Solute Diffusion Model for Dendritic Alloy Solidification

    C. Y. Wang;C. Beckermann

  • A NUMERICAL STUDY OF NON-DARCIAN NATURAL CONVECTION IN A VERTICAL ENCLOSURE FILLED WITH A POROUS MEDIUM

    C. Beckermann;R. Viskanta;S. Ramadhyani

  • Modeling of micro- and macrosegregation and freckle formation in single-crystal nickel-base superalloy directional solidification

    M. C. Schneider;J. P. Gu;C. Beckermann;W. J. Boettinger

  • Simulation of Convection and Macrosegregation in a Large Steel Ingot

    J. P. Gu;C. Beckermann

Frequent Co-Authors

Alain Karma
Alain Karma Northeastern University
R. Viskanta
R. Viskanta Purdue University West Lafayette
Chao-Yang Wang
Chao-Yang Wang Pennsylvania State University
William J. Boettinger
William J. Boettinger National Institute of Standards and Technology
Ingo Steinbach
Ingo Steinbach Ruhr University Bochum
Vaughan R Voller
Vaughan R Voller University of Minnesota
Michel Rappaz
Michel Rappaz École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Wilfried Kurz
Wilfried Kurz École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Peter W. Voorhees
Peter W. Voorhees Northwestern University
Lars Arnberg
Lars Arnberg Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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