2026 David J. Srolovitz: 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	112	658	628	199	196	609	43621

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Materials Science

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43621

Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award

Overview

David J. Srolovitz is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions across various related subfields.

The main fields of study for Srolovitz include:

Materials Science
Engineering

The subfields of research cover:

Materials Chemistry
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanics of Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Their research spans several core topics such as:

Microstructure and mechanical properties
Machine Learning in Materials Science
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels
Solidification and crystal growth phenomena
Nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions
High Entropy Alloys Studies
Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties

Recent publications showcase a range of studies within materials science and related applications. Selected papers include:

"Strain engineering of 2D semiconductors and graphene: from strain fields to band-structure tuning and photonic applications," 2020, Light Science & Applications
"Simultaneously enhancing the ultimate strength and ductility of high-entropy alloys via short-range ordering," 2021, Nature Communications
"Tracking the sliding of grain boundaries at the atomic scale," 2022, Science
"Deep potentials for materials science," 2022, Materials Futures
"A highly distorted ultraelastic chemically complex Elinvar alloy," 2022, Nature

Srolovitz frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

Jian Han
Tongqi Wen
Xiaoqing Pan
Zhaoxuan Wu
Caihao Qiu

Their publications are distributed across notable venues such as:

arXiv (Cornell University)
SSRN Electronic Journal
Acta Materialia
Microscopy and Microanalysis
npj Computational Materials

Best Publications

Development of new interatomic potentials appropriate for crystalline and liquid iron

M I Mendelev;S Han;D J Srolovitz;Graeme Ackland

1579
Citations
High-Rate, Gas-Phase Growth of MoS2 Nested Inorganic Fullerenes and Nanotubes

Y. Feldman;E. Wasserman;D. J. Srolovitz;R. Tenne

1535
Citations
Computer simulation of grain growth—I. Kinetics

M.P Anderson;D.J Srolovitz;G.S Grest;P.S Sahni

1447
Citations
ON THE STABILITY OF SURFACES OF STRESSED SOLIDS

David J. Srolovitz

1338
Citations
Development of an interatomic potential for phosphorus impurities in α-iron

Graeme Ackland;M.I. Mendelev;D.J. Srolovitz;S. Han

830
Citations
Computer simulation of grain growth—II. Grain size distribution, topology, and local dynamics

D.J Srolovitz;M.P Anderson;P.S Sahni;G.S Grest

661
Citations
Development of an interatomic potential for phosphorus impurities in iron

G. J. Ackland;M. I. Mendelev;D. Srolovitz;S. Han

559
Citations
Strain engineering of 2D semiconductors and graphene: from strain fields to band-structure tuning and photonic applications.

Zhiwei Peng;Xiaolin Chen;Yulong Fan;David J. Srolovitz

500
Citations
Crystal-melt interfacial free energies in hcp metals: A molecular dynamics study of Mg

D. Y. Sun;M. I. Mendelev;C. A. Becker;K. Kudin

483
Citations
Computer simulation of normal grain growth in three dimensions

M. P. Anderson;G. S. Grest;D. J. Srolovitz;D. J. Srolovitz

462
Citations
Computer simulation of grain growth-III. Influence of a particle dispersion

D.J. Srolovitz;M.P. Anderson;G.S. Grest;P.S. Sahni

430
Citations
Simulation and theory of abnormal grain growth: anisotropic grain boundary energies and mobilities

A. D. Rollett;David J. Srolovitz;M. P. Anderson

413
Citations
Capillary instabilities in thin films. I. Energetics

D. J. Srolovitz;S. A. Safran

412
Citations
Computer simulation of grain growth—V. Abnormal grain growth

D.J Srolovitz;D.J Srolovitz;G.S Grest;M.P Anderson

410
Citations
Grain-boundary kinetics: A unified approach

Jian Han;Spencer L. Thomas;David J. Srolovitz;David J. Srolovitz

401
Citations
Engineering the shape and structure of materials by fractal cut

Yigil Cho;Joong-Ho Shin;Avelino Costa;Tae Ann Kim

390
Citations
Physical Origins of Intrinsic Stresses in Volmer–Weber Thin Films

Jerrold A. Floro;Eric Chason;Robert C. Cammarata;David J. Srolovitz

374
Citations
The von Neumann relation generalized to coarsening of three-dimensional microstructures

Robert D. MacPherson;David J. Srolovitz

373
Citations
Measurement of the cleavage energy of graphite

Wen Wang;Shuyang Dai;Xide Li;Jiarui Yang

367
Citations
Cracklike surface instabilities in stressed solids.

W. H. Yang;D. J. Srolovitz

360
Citations
Structural defects in amorphous solids Statistical analysis of a computer model

D. Srolovitz;K. Maeda;V. Vitek;T. Egami

351
Citations
Computer simulation of recrystallization-I. Homogeneous nucleation and growth

D.J. Srolovitz;G.S. Grest;M.P. Anderson

337
Citations