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David J. Srolovitz

David J. Srolovitz

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Materials Science
China
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
112
Citations
43621
World Ranking
658
National Ranking
200

David J. Srolovitz 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 J. Srolovitz sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 609 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David J. Srolovitz 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 J. Srolovitz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 112 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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

  • 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

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

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

  • Computer simulation of grain growth—I. Kinetics

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

  • ON THE STABILITY OF SURFACES OF STRESSED SOLIDS

    David J. Srolovitz

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

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

  • 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

  • Development of an interatomic potential for phosphorus impurities in iron

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Computer simulation of normal grain growth in three dimensions

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

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

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

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

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

  • Capillary instabilities in thin films. I. Energetics

    D. J. Srolovitz;S. A. Safran

  • Computer simulation of grain growth—V. Abnormal grain growth

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

  • Grain-boundary kinetics: A unified approach

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

  • Engineering the shape and structure of materials by fractal cut

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

  • Physical Origins of Intrinsic Stresses in Volmer–Weber Thin Films

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

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

    Robert D. MacPherson;David J. Srolovitz

  • Measurement of the cleavage energy of graphite

    Wen Wang;Shuyang Dai;Xide Li;Jiarui Yang

  • Cracklike surface instabilities in stressed solids.

    W. H. Yang;D. J. Srolovitz

  • Structural defects in amorphous solids Statistical analysis of a computer model

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

  • Computer simulation of recrystallization-I. Homogeneous nucleation and growth

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary S. Grest
Gary S. Grest Sandia National Laboratories
Yong-Wei Zhang
Yong-Wei Zhang Institute of High Performance Computing
Mikhail I. Mendelev
Mikhail I. Mendelev Ames Research Center
Yang Xiang
Yang Xiang Hohai University
Anthony D. Rollett
Anthony D. Rollett Carnegie Mellon University
Roberto Car
Roberto Car Princeton University
Seungwu Han
Seungwu Han Seoul National University
Elizabeth A. Holm
Elizabeth A. Holm University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James E. Butler
James E. Butler Euclid TechLabs, LLC
Lasar S. Shvindlerman
Lasar S. Shvindlerman RWTH Aachen University

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