2026 Cynthia A. Volkert: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	43	12222	11819	663	643	140	9839

Cynthia A. Volkert 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 Cynthia A. Volkert sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 140 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Cynthia A. Volkert 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 Cynthia A. Volkert sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2011 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Engineering Sciences

Overview

Cynthia A. Volkert is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany. Their research spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Mechanics of Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

The primary topics of Cynthia A. Volkert's research include:

Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques
Advancements in Battery Materials
Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals
Metal and Thin Film Mechanics

Their frequent coauthors are:

Matthias Krüger (9 publications)
Lin Tian (7 publications)
Jonas Arlt (6 publications)
Florian Schönewald (5 publications)
Marcel Risch (5 publications)

Cynthia A. Volkert has published extensively in several venues, most notably:

arXiv (Cornell University) with 9 publications
Acta Materialia with 3 publications
SSRN Electronic Journal with 3 publications
Physical Review B with 2 publications
Advanced Energy Materials with 2 publications

Representative recent papers include:

"The Structural Origins of Wood Cell Wall Toughness," 2020, Advanced Materials
"Tracking the Diffusion-Controlled Lithiation Reaction of LiMn₂O₄ by In Situ TEM," 2020, ACS Applied Energy Materials
"Closing the gap between theory and experiment for lithium manganese oxide spinels using a high-dimensional neural network potential," 2020, Physical Review B
"Flaw-insensitive fracture of a micrometer-sized brittle metallic glass," 2021, Acta Materialia
"Manganese dissolution in alkaline medium with and without concurrent oxygen evolution in LiMn₂O₄," 2024, Energy Advances

In 2011, Cynthia A. Volkert received recognition from the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina for contributions in Engineering Sciences.

Best Publications

Focused Ion Beam Microscopy and Micromachining

C. A. Volkert;A. M. Minor

995
Citations
Size effects in the deformation of sub-micron Au columns

Cynthia Ann Volkert;Erica T Lilleodden

860
Citations
Effect of sample size on deformation in amorphous metals

C. A. Volkert;A. Donohue;F. Spaepen

588
Citations
Size effects on the mechanical behavior of nanoporous Au.

Juergen Biener;Andrea M. Hodge;Joel R. Hayes;Cynthia A. Volkert

555
Citations
Ultrahigh strength single crystalline nanowhiskers grown by physical vapor deposition.

Gunther Richter;Karla Hillerich;Daniel S Gianola;Reiner Mönig

512
Citations
Volume change during the formation of nanoporous gold by dealloying.

S. Parida;D. Kramer;C. A. Volkert;H. Rösner

492
Citations
Stress and plastic flow in silicon during amorphization by ion bombardment

C. A. Volkert

474
Citations
Scaling equation for yield strength of nanoporous open-cell foams

A.M. Hodge;J. Biener;J.R. Hayes;P.M. Bythrow

418
Citations
Approaching the theoretical strength in nanoporous Au

C. A. Volkert;E. T. Lilleodden;D. Kramer;J. Weissmüller

379
Citations
Length-scale-controlled fatigue mechanisms in thin copper films

G.P. Zhang;G.P. Zhang;C.A. Volkert;R. Schwaiger;P. Wellner

208
Citations
Reconstructing a Nanoporous Metal in Three Dimensions: An Electron Tomography Study of Dealloyed Gold Leaf

H. Rösner;S. Parida;D. Kramer;C. A. Volkert

203
Citations
Mechanical Testing of Thin Films and Small Structures

Oliver Kraft;Cynthia A. Volkert

193
Citations
Time-resolved Laue diffraction of deforming micropillars.

Robert Maaß;Steven Van Petegem;Helena Van Swygenhoven;Peter M. Derlet

139
Citations
Densification, anisotropic deformation, and plastic flow of SiO2 during MeV heavy ion irradiation

E. Snoeks;A. Polman;C. A. Volkert

138
Citations
Topology-dependent scaling laws for the stiffness and strength of nanoporous gold

K.R. Mangipudi;E. Epler;C.A. Volkert

136
Citations
In situ nanomechanical testing in focused ion beam and scanning electron microscopes.

Daniel S Gianola;Andreas Sedlmayr;Reiner Mönig;Cynthia A. Volkert

123
Citations
A single shear band in a metallic glass: Local core and wide soft zone

Robert Maaß;Konrad Samwer;Walter Arnold;Cynthia A. Volkert

118
Citations
Long range stress fields and cavitation along a shear band in a metallic glass: The local origin of fracture

Robert Maaß;Pascal Birckigt;Christine Borchers;Konrad Samwer

113
Citations
Thermal fatigue testing of thin metal films

R. Mönig;R. R. Keller;C. A. Volkert

113
Citations
Mechanical behavior of nanoscale Cu/PdSi multilayers

I. Knorr;N.M. Cordero;N.M. Cordero;E.T. Lilleodden;E.T. Lilleodden;C.A. Volkert;C.A. Volkert

110
Citations
Effect of film thickness and grain size on fatigue-induced dislocation structures in Cu thin films

G. P. Zhang;R. Schwaiger;C. A. Volkert;O. Kraft

108
Citations