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49
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Francois Barthelat 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 Francois Barthelat sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 139 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.

Francois Barthelat 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 Francois Barthelat sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Francois Barthelat is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's work covers a wide range of topics including Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition, Advanced Materials and Mechanics, Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions, Biomimetic Flight and Propulsion Mechanisms, Granular Flow and Fluidized Beds, and Structural Analysis and Optimization.

Among recent publications, select papers authored or co-authored by Francois Barthelat include:

  • Structural and mechanical properties of fish scales for the bio-inspired design of flexible body armors: A review (2020, Acta Biomaterialia)
  • Centrifugation and index matching yield a strong and transparent bioinspired nacreous composite (2021, Science)
  • Is the Bouligand architecture tougher than regular cross-ply laminates? A discrete element method study (2020, Extreme Mechanics Letters)
  • Segmentations in fins enable large morphing amplitudes combined with high flexural stiffness for fish-inspired robotic materials (2021, Science Robotics)
  • Manipulating the geometry of architectured beams for maximum toughness and strength (2020, Materials & Design)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Francois Barthelat include J. William Pro, Ahmed S. Dalaq, Ashta Navdeep Karuriya, Aram Bahmani, and Saurabh Das.

The scientist has published extensively in journals such as the Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Extreme Mechanics Letters, Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, and Bioinspiration & Biomimetics.

Best Publications

  • On the mechanics of mother-of-pearl: a key feature in the material hierarchical structure

    F. Barthelat;H. Tang;P.D. Zavattieri;C.-M. Li

  • Merger of structure and material in nacre and bone - Perspectives on de novo biomimetic materials

    Horacio D. Espinosa;Jee E. Rim;Francois Barthelat;Markus J. Buehler

  • Structure and mechanics of interfaces in biological materials

    Francois Barthelat;Zhen Yin;Markus J. Buehler

  • An Experimental Investigation of Deformation and Fracture of Nacre–Mother of Pearl

    F. Barthelat;H. D. Espinosa

  • Impact-resistant nacre-like transparent materials

    Z. Yin;F. Hannard;F. Barthelat

  • Overcoming the brittleness of glass through bio-inspiration and micro-architecture

    M. Mirkhalaf;A. Khayer Dastjerdi;F. Barthelat

  • Mechanical properties of nacre constituents and their impact on mechanical performance

    François Barthelat;Chun-Ming Li;Claudia Comi;Horacio D. Espinosa

  • Biomimetics for next generation materials.

    Francois Barthelat

  • Toughness amplification in natural composites

    Francois Barthelat;Reza Rabiei

  • Structure and Mechanical Performance of a “Modern” Fish Scale

    Deju Zhu;Cesar Fuentes Ortega;Ramak Motamedi;Lawrence Szewciw

  • Nacre from mollusk shells: a model for high-performance structural materials

    Francois Barthelat

  • Dynamic failure of metallic pyramidal truss core materials - Experiments and modeling

    S. Lee;F. Barthelat;J. W. Hutchinson;Horacio Dante Espinosa

  • Architectured materials in engineering and biology: fabrication, structure, mechanics and performance

    F. Barthelat

  • Mechanics considerations for microporous titanium as an orthopedic implant material.

    Sarah Thelen;François Barthelat;L. Catherine Brinson

  • A Novel “Subset Splitting” Procedure for Digital Image Correlation on Discontinuous Displacement Fields

    J. Poissant;F. Barthelat

  • Designing nacre-like materials for simultaneous stiffness, strength and toughness: Optimum materials, composition, microstructure and size

    Francois Barthelat

  • Failure mode transition in nacre and bone-like materials.

    Reza Rabiei;Sacheen Bekah;Francois Barthelat

  • On the mechanics of fishscale structures

    Franck J. Vernerey;Francois Barthelat

  • Puncture resistance of the scaled skin from striped bass: collective mechanisms and inspiration for new flexible armor designs.

    Deju Zhu;Lawrence Szewciw;Franck Vernerey;Francois Barthelat

  • Bio-inspired “jigsaw”-like interlocking sutures: Modeling, optimization, 3D printing and testing

    I.A. Malik;M. Mirkhalaf;F. Barthelat

  • Deformation rate effects on failure modes of open-cell Al foams and textile cellular materials

    Sungsoo Lee;François Barthelat;Nicolaie Moldovan;Horacio D. Espinosa

Frequent Co-Authors

Horacio D. Espinosa
Horacio D. Espinosa Northwestern University
Deju Zhu
Deju Zhu Hunan University
Pablo D. Zavattieri
Pablo D. Zavattieri Purdue University West Lafayette
Samuel Goroshin
Samuel Goroshin McGill University
Marc D. McKee
Marc D. McKee McGill University
Marta Cerruti
Marta Cerruti McGill University
Luc Mongeau
Luc Mongeau McGill University
Yong Zhu
Yong Zhu North Carolina State University
Christopher J. Barrett
Christopher J. Barrett McGill University

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