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Christoph Somsen

Christoph Somsen

Christoph Somsen 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 Christoph Somsen sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

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

Christoph Somsen 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 Christoph Somsen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

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Overview

Christoph Somsen is affiliated with Ruhr University Bochum in Germany. Their research is principally focused on engineering and materials science, with significant contributions to mechanical engineering and materials chemistry. They have also worked in aerospace engineering, physiology, and mechanics of materials.

The main topics of Somsen's work encompass shape memory alloy transformations, high entropy alloys studies, and high temperature alloys and creep. Additional areas of research include high-temperature coating behaviors, additive manufacturing materials and processes, intermetallics and advanced alloy properties, and body composition measurement techniques.

Frequent publication venues for Somsen include the Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Acta Materialia, Osteologie/Osteology, Intermetallics, and Scripta Materialia.

Somsen has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, such as Gunther Eggeler, Aleksander Kostka, Guillaume Laplanche, Jan Frenzel, and C. Lauhoff.

Recent papers by Somsen include:

  • Chemical complexity, microstructure and martensitic transformation in high entropy shape memory alloys, 2020, Intermetallics
  • Effect of off-stoichiometric compositions on microstructures and phase transformation behavior in Ni-Cu-Pd-Ti-Zr-Hf high entropy shape memory alloys, 2020, Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Effects of aging on the stress-induced martensitic transformation and cyclic superelastic properties in Co-Ni-Ga shape memory alloy single crystals under compression, 2022, Acta Materialia
  • Design of a new wrought CrCoNi-based medium-entropy superalloy C-264 for high-temperature applications, 2021, Materials & Design
  • Linear growth of reaction layer during in-situ TEM annealing of thin film Al/Ni diffusion couples, 2022, Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Best Publications

  • The influences of temperature and microstructure on the tensile properties of a CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy

    F. Otto;F. Otto;A. Dlouhý;C.-H. Somsen;H. Bei

  • Influence of Ni on martensitic phase transformations in NiTi shape memory alloys

    J. Frenzel;Easo P George;Easo P George;A. Dlouhy;Ch. Somsen

  • Amorphous Cobalt Boride (Co2B) as a Highly Efficient Nonprecious Catalyst for Electrochemical Water Splitting: Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution

    Justus Masa;Philipp Weide;Daniel Peeters;Ilya Sinev

  • On the multiplication of dislocations during martensitic transformations in NiTi shape memory alloys

    T. Simon;A. Kröger;C. Somsen;A. Dlouhy

  • On the effect of long-term creep on the microstructure of a 12% chromium tempered martensite ferritic steel

    A. Aghajani;Ch. Somsen;G. Eggeler

  • Elementary martensitic transformation processes in Ni-rich NiTi single crystals with Ni4Ti3 precipitates

    J. Michutta;Ch. Somsen;A. Yawny;A. Dlouhy

  • High-temperature and low-stress creep anisotropy of single-crystal superalloys

    L. Agudo Jácome;P. Nörtershäuser;J.-K. Heyer;A. Lahni

  • Advanced Scale Bridging Microstructure Analysis of Single Crystal Ni-Base Superalloys†

    Alireza B. Parsa;Philip Wollgramm;Hinrich Buck;Christoph Somsen

  • On the nature of γ′ phase cutting and its effect on high temperature and low stress creep anisotropy of Ni-base single crystal superalloys

    L. Agudo Jácome;L. Agudo Jácome;P. Nörtershäuser;C. Somsen;A. Dlouhý

  • Metallic materials for structural applications beyond nickel-based superalloys

    Martin Heilmaier;Manja Krüger;H. Saage;Joachim Rösler

  • Multiple-step martensitic transformations in Ni-rich NiTi shape memory alloys

    M.C. Carroll;Ch. Somsen;G. Eggeler

  • On the influence of heterogeneous precipitation on martensitic transformations in a Ni-rich NiTi shape memory alloy

    Jafar Khalil-Allafi;Gunther Eggeler;A. Dlouhy;Wolfgang W. Schmahl

  • On the formation and growth of Mo-rich Laves phase particles during long-term creep of a 12% chromium tempered martensite ferritic steel

    A. Aghajani;F. Richter;C. Somsen;S.G. Fries

  • Effect of nitrogen doping on the reducibility, activity and selectivity of carbon nanotube-supported iron catalysts applied in CO2 hydrogenation

    Ly May Chew;Praewpilin Kangvansura;Holger Ruland;Hendrik J. Schulte

  • Effect of low-temperature precipitation on the transformation characteristics of Ni-rich NiTi shape memory alloys during thermal cycling

    M.F.-X. Wagner;M.F.-X. Wagner;S.R. Dey;S.R. Dey;H. Gugel;J. Frenzel

  • Double minimum creep of single crystal Ni-base superalloys

    X. Wu;P. Wollgramm;C. Somsen;A. Dlouhy

  • On the crystallographic anisotropy of nanoindentation in pseudoelastic NiTi

    Janine Pfetzing-Micklich;Christoph Somsen;Antonin Dlouhy;Christoph Begau

  • Martensitic phase transformation in Ni-rich NiTi single crystals with one family of Ni4Ti3 precipitates

    J Michutta;M.C Carroll;A Yawny;Ch Somsen

  • Ductilization of Mo–Si solid solutions manufactured by powder metallurgy

    H. Saage;M. Krüger;D. Sturm;M. Heilmaier

  • Fabrication and characterization of nanoporous gold composites through chemical dealloying of two phase Al–Au alloys

    Zhonghua Zhang;Yan Wang;Yan Wang;Zhen Qi;Christoph Somsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Gunther Eggeler
Gunther Eggeler Ruhr University Bochum
Jan Frenzel
Jan Frenzel Ruhr University Bochum
Thomas Niendorf
Thomas Niendorf University of Kassel
Aleksander Kostka
Aleksander Kostka Ruhr University Bochum
Wolfgang W. Schmahl
Wolfgang W. Schmahl Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Hans Jürgen Maier
Hans Jürgen Maier University of Hannover
Y.I. Chumlyakov
Y.I. Chumlyakov National Research Tomsk State University
Alfred Ludwig
Alfred Ludwig Ruhr University Bochum
Easo P George
Easo P George Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Pyuck-Pa Choi
Pyuck-Pa Choi Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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