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D-Index
50
Citations
9696
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46

Daniel Kiener 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 Daniel Kiener sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 240 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daniel Kiener 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 Daniel Kiener sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Daniel Kiener is affiliated with the University of Leoben in Austria and focuses their research on Engineering and Materials Science. Their main subfields of study include Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their research covers a range of topics, particularly emphasizing Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, Microstructure and mechanical properties, Advanced materials and composites, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research, Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications, and Fusion materials and technologies.

Daniel Kiener has published frequently in several venues, with the most common being Materials & Design, Acta Materialia, Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources, JOM, and Advanced Engineering Materials.

Some of their recent papers include:

  • In-situ observation of the initiation of plasticity by nucleation of prismatic dislocation loops, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Nanoscale pore structure of Carboniferous coals from the Ukrainian Donets Basin: A combined HRTEM and gas sorption study, 2020, International Journal of Coal Geology
  • Thermally activated deformation mechanisms and solid solution softening in W-Re alloys investigated via high temperature nanoindentation, 2020, Materials & Design
  • Disordered interfaces enable high temperature thermal stability and strength in a nanocrystalline aluminum alloy, 2021, Acta Materialia
  • Interface-related deformation phenomena in metallic glass/high entropy nanolaminates, 2022, Acta Materialia

They have collaborated closely with several co-authors including Markus Alfreider, Michael Burtscher, Verena Maier-Kiener, Michael Wurmshuber, and Helmut Clemens.

Best Publications

  • A further step towards an understanding of size-dependent crystal plasticity: In situ tension experiments of miniaturized single-crystal copper samples

    Daniel Kiener;Wolfgang Grosinger;Gerhard Dehm;Gerhard Dehm;Reinhard Pippan

  • FIB damage of Cu and possible consequences for miniaturized mechanical tests

    Daniel Kiener;Christian Motz;Martin Rester;Monika Jenko

  • In situ observation of dislocation nucleation and escape in a submicrometre aluminium single crystal.

    Sang Ho Oh;Marc Legros;Daniel Kiener;Gerhard Dehm;Gerhard Dehm;Gerhard Dehm

  • In situ nanocompression testing of irradiated copper

    D. Kiener;Peter Hosemann;Stuart Maloy;A. M. Minor;A. M. Minor

  • Micro-compression testing: A critical discussion of experimental constraints

    Daniel Kiener;Christian Motz;Gerhard Dehm;Gerhard Dehm

  • Determination of Mechanical Properties of Copper at the Micron Scale

    Daniel Kiener;Christian Motz;Thomas Schöberl;Monika Jenko

  • Source Truncation and Exhaustion: Insights from Quantitative in situ TEM Tensile Testing

    D. Kiener;D. Kiener;A. M. Minor;A. M. Minor

  • Issues to consider using nano indentation on shallow ion beam irradiated materials

    Peter Hosemann;Daniel Kiener;Yongqiang Wang;Stuart A. Maloy

  • Synthesis and biological evaluation of a bioresponsive and endosomolytic siRNA-polymer conjugate.

    Martin Meyer;Christian Dohmen;Alexander Philipp;Daniel Kiener

  • Fracture toughness investigations of tungsten alloys and SPD tungsten alloys

    M. Faleschini;H. Kreuzer;D. Kiener;R. Pippan

  • Source-controlled yield and hardening of Cu(1 0 0) studied by in situ transmission electron microscopy

    D. Kiener;D. Kiener;A.M. Minor;A.M. Minor

  • Reversible cyclic deformation mechanism of gold nanowires by twinning–detwinning transition evidenced from in situ TEM

    Subin Lee;Jiseong Im;Young Dong Yoo;Erik Bitzek

  • Decomposition pathways in age hardening of Ti-Al-N films

    R. Rachbauer;S. Massl;E. Stergar;D. Holec

  • Bioinspired nacre-like alumina with a bulk-metallic glass-forming alloy as a compliant phase.

    Amy Wat;Je In Lee;Chae Woo Ryu;Bernd Gludovatz

  • In-situ TEM observation of {101¯2} twin-dominated deformation of Mg pillars: Twinning mechanism, size effects and rate dependency

    Jiwon Jeong;Jiwon Jeong;Markus Alfreider;Ruth Konetschnik;Daniel Kiener

  • In situ TEM straining of single crystal Au films on polyimide: Change of deformation mechanisms at the nanoscale

    Sang Ho Oh;Marc Legros;Daniel Kiener;Patric Alfons Gruber

  • Achieving the ideal strength in annealed molybdenum nanopillars

    M. B. Lowry;M. B. Lowry;D. Kiener;D. Kiener;M. M. LeBlanc;Claire Chisholm

  • Cyclic response of copper single crystal micro-beams

    Daniel Kiener;C. Motz;W. Grosinger;D. Weygand

  • The use of femtosecond laser ablation as a novel tool for rapid micro-mechanical sample preparation

    Manuel J. Pfeifenberger;Melanie Mangang;Stefan Wurster;Jens Reiser

  • An exploratory study to determine applicability of nano-hardness and micro-compression measurements for yield stress estimation

    Peter Hosemann;Peter Hosemann;J. G. Swadener;Daniel Kiener;Gerry S. Was

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerhard Dehm
Gerhard Dehm Max Planck Institute for Iron Research
Reinhard Pippan
Reinhard Pippan Austrian Academy of Sciences
Peter Hosemann
Peter Hosemann University of California, Berkeley
Andrew M. Minor
Andrew M. Minor University of California, Berkeley
Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer
Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer University of Leoben
Christian Mitterer
Christian Mitterer University of Leoben
Anton Hohenwarter
Anton Hohenwarter University of Leoben
Jürgen Eckert
Jürgen Eckert University of Leoben
Jozef Keckes
Jozef Keckes University of Leoben
Christina Scheu
Christina Scheu Max Planck Society

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