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98
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David C. Dunand 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 David C. Dunand sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 623 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.

David C. Dunand 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 David C. Dunand sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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

  • 2012 - TMS Fellow for seminal advances in the physical and mechanical metallurgy of metallic composites, foams and alloys, and in particular titanium and shape-memory alloys
  • 2012 - TMS Fellow for seminal advances in the physical and mechanical metallurgy of metallic composites, foams and alloys, and in particular titanium and shape-memory alloys
  • 2007 - ASM Fellow For significant contributions to understanding the mechanical properties of dispersion - strengthened alloys, metal matrix composites and metallic foams.

Overview

David C. Dunand is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and materials science, with a significant number of publications in the subfields of mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, aerospace engineering, biomedical engineering, and automotive engineering.

Their main research topics include:

  • Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • High Temperature Alloys and Creep
  • Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties

David C. Dunand has contributed to multiple recent papers, including:

  • Sustainability through alloy design: Challenges and opportunities, 2020, Progress in Materials Science
  • Coarsening- and creep resistance of precipitation-strengthened Al-Mg-Zr alloys processed by selective laser melting, 2020, Acta Materialia
  • Cavitation-resistant intergranular precipitates enhance creep performance of θ'-strengthened Al-Cu based alloys, 2022, Acta Materialia
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties of cast Al-Ce-Sc-Zr-(Er) alloys strengthened by Al11Ce3 micro-platelets and L12 Al3(Sc,Zr,Er) nano-precipitates, 2022, Acta Materialia
  • Microstructure and creep properties of cast near-eutectic Al-Ce-Ni alloys, 2021, Materials Science and Engineering A

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Dunand include:

  • Christoph Kenel
  • Samuel M. Pennell
  • Jovid Rakhmonov
  • Clement N. Ekaputra
  • Anthony De Luca

The publication venues where Dunand has frequently contributed are:

  • Materials Science and Engineering A
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Acta Materialia
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Over their career, Dunand has been recognized as an ASM Fellow in 2007 for contributions related to the mechanical properties of dispersion-strengthened alloys, metal matrix composites, and metallic foams.

Best Publications

  • Porous Metals and Metallic Foams: Current Status and Recent Developments†

    Louis Philippe Lefebvre;John Banhart;David C. Dunand

  • Precipitation strengthening at ambient and elevated temperatures of heat-treatable Al(Sc) alloys

    David N. Seidman;Emmanuelle A. Marquis;David C. Dunand

  • Porous NiTi for bone implants: a review.

    A. Bansiddhi;T.D. Sargeant;S.I. Stupp;D.C. Dunand

  • Criteria for developing castable, creep-resistant aluminum-based alloys - A review

    Keith E. Knipling;David C. Dunand;David N. Seidman

  • Precipitation evolution in Al–0.1Sc, Al–0.1Zr and Al–0.1Sc–0.1Zr (at.%) alloys during isochronal aging

    Keith E. Knipling;Keith E. Knipling;Richard A. Karnesky;Richard A. Karnesky;Constance P. Lee;David C. Dunand

  • Mechanical properties of Al(Sc,Zr) alloys at ambient and elevated temperatures

    Christian B. Fuller;David N. Seidman;David C. Dunand

  • Microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-Mg-Zr alloys processed by selective laser melting

    Joseph R. Croteau;Seth Griffiths;Marta D. Rossell;Christian Leinenbach

  • Coarsening resistance at 400 °C of precipitation-strengthened Al–Zr–Sc–Er alloys

    Christopher Booth-Morrison;David C. Dunand;David N. Seidman

  • Processing of titanium foams

    David C. Dunand

  • Ambient- and high-temperature mechanical properties of isochronally aged Al-0.06Sc, Al-0.06Zr and Al-0.06Sc-0.06Zr (at.%) alloys

    Keith E. Knipling;Keith E. Knipling;David N. Seidman;David C. Dunand

  • Giant magnetic-field-induced strains in polycrystalline Ni–Mn–Ga foams

    Markus Chmielus;Markus Chmielus;X. X. Zhang;X. X. Zhang;Cassie Lynne Witherspoon;D. C. Dunand

  • Size Effects on Magnetic Actuation in Ni-Mn-Ga Shape-Memory Alloys

    David C. Dunand;Peter Müllner

  • Precipitation evolution in Al–Zr and Al–Zr–Ti alloys during aging at 450–600 °C

    Keith E. Knipling;Keith E. Knipling;David C. Dunand;David N. Seidman

  • Precipitation evolution in Al-Zr and Al-Zr-Ti alloys during isothermal aging at 375-425 °C

    Keith E. Knipling;Keith E. Knipling;David C. Dunand;David N. Seidman

  • Freeze casting – A review of processing, microstructure and properties via the open data repository, FreezeCasting.net

    Kristen L. Scotti;David C. Dunand

  • SMARTS - A spectrometer for strain measurement in engineering materials

    M. A.M. Bourke;David C Dunand;E. Ustundag

  • High strength, low stiffness, porous NiTi with superelastic properties

    Christian Greiner;Scott M. Oppenheimer;David C. Dunand

  • Directionally freeze-cast titanium foam with aligned, elongated pores

    Yasumasa Chino;David C. Dunand

  • Plasticity and Damage in Aluminum Syntactic Foams Deformed under Dynamic and Quasi-Static Conditions

    Dorian K. Balch;John G. O’Dwyer;Graham R. Davis;Carl M. Cady

  • Microstructure of Al3Sc with ternary transition-metal additions

    Y Harada;D.C Dunand

  • Hybrid bone implants: self-assembly of peptide amphiphile nanofibers within porous titanium.

    Timothy D. Sargeant;Mustafa O. Guler;Scott M. Oppenheimer;Alvaro Mata

Frequent Co-Authors

David N. Seidman
David N. Seidman Northwestern University
Andreas Mortensen
Andreas Mortensen École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Jonathan Almer
Jonathan Almer Argonne National Laboratory
L. Catherine Brinson
L. Catherine Brinson Duke University
Jennifer A. Lewis
Jennifer A. Lewis Harvard University
Yung-Eun Sung
Yung-Eun Sung Seoul National University
Samuel I. Stupp
Samuel I. Stupp Northwestern University
Peter W. Voorhees
Peter W. Voorhees Northwestern University
Emmanuelle A. Marquis
Emmanuelle A. Marquis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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