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D-Index
58
Citations
9721
World Ranking
7810
National Ranking
1936

Frank Ernst 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 Frank Ernst sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 249 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frank Ernst 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 Frank Ernst sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Frank Ernst is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions to materials chemistry, metals and alloys, and mechanics of materials. This work extends into specialized areas such as mechanical and aerospace engineering.

Their research topics cover several critical themes including:

  • Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals
  • Metal and thin film mechanics
  • Corrosion behavior and inhibition
  • Machine learning applications in materials science
  • X-ray diffraction in crystallography
  • High-temperature coating behaviors
  • Additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies

Frank Ernst has published extensively in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Metals
  • Integrating materials and manufacturing innovation
  • Scripta Materialia
  • Acta Materialia
  • Journal of Nuclear Materials

They have collaborated frequently with coauthors such as Zhe Ren, Roger H. French, Tianshu Li, Szu-Chia Chien, and Wolfgang Windl.

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "Understanding the efficacy of concentrated interstitial carbon in enhancing the pitting corrosion resistance of stainless steel," published in 2021 in Acta Materialia
  • "Stress-Corrosion Cracking of AISI 316L Stainless Steel in Seawater Environments: Effect of Surface Machining," published in 2020 in Metals
  • "Phase Identification in Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Patterns of Ti-6Al-4V Using Computer Vision and Deep Learning," published in 2024 in Integrating materials and manufacturing innovation
  • "The passivity of low-temperature carburized austenitic stainless steel AISI-316L in a simulated boiling-water-reactor environment," published in 2020 in Journal of Nuclear Materials
  • "Exploring 2D X-ray diffraction phase fraction analysis with convolutional neural networks: Insights from kinematic-diffraction simulations," published in 2024 in MRS Advances

Their work on machine learning in materials science reflects a multidisciplinary approach incorporating computer vision and deep learning techniques applied to phase identification and diffraction analysis.

Best Publications

  • Raman spectroscopy characterization of titania nanoparticles produced by flame pyrolysis: The influence of size and stoichiometry

    A. Li Bassi;D. Cattaneo;V. Russo;C. E. Bottani

  • Metal-oxide interfaces

    F. Ernst

  • Colossal carbon supersaturation in austenitic stainless steels carburized at low temperature

    Y Cao;F Ernst;G.M Michal

  • The influence of grain boundary inclination on the structure and energy of Σ=3 grain boundaries in copper

    U. Wolf;F. Ernst;T. Muschik;M. W. Finnis

  • Carbon supersaturation due to paraequilibrium carburization: Stainless steels with greatly improved mechanical properties

    G. M. Michal;F. Ernst;H. Kahn;Y. Cao

  • Synthesis of GaN-carbon composite nanotubes and GaN nanorods by arc discharge in nitrogen atmosphere

    Weiqiang Han;Philipp Redlich;Frank Ernst;Manfred Rühle

  • Atomistic structure of 90° domain walls in ferroelectric PbTiO3 thin films

    S. Stemmer;S. K. Streiffer;F. Ernst;M. Rüuhle

  • Theoretical prediction and direct observation of the 9R structure in Ag.

    F. Ernst;Mike W. Finnis;D. Hofmann;T. Muschik

  • Formation of carbon-induced germanium dots

    O. G. Schmidt;C. Lange;K. Eberl;O. Kienzle

  • Modified Stranski–Krastanov growth in stacked layers of self-assembled islands

    O. G. Schmidt;O. Kienzle;Y. Hao;K. Eberl

  • Phase segregation, Cu migration and junction formation in Cu(In, Ga)Se2

    R. Herberholz;U. Rau;H. W. Schock;T. Haalboom

  • High resolution transmission electron microscopy studies of the Ag/MgO interface

    A. Trampert;F. Ernst;C.P. Flynn;H.F. Fischmeister

  • Shape Control in Epitaxial Electrodeposition: Cu2O Nanocubes on InP(001)

    Run Liu;Fumiyasu Oba;Eric W. Bohannan;Frank Ernst

  • Aligned CNx nanotubes by pyrolysis of ferrocene/C60 under NH3 atmosphere

    Wei Qiang Han;Philipp Kohler-Redlich;Torsten Seeger;Frank Ernst

  • Synthesis, Characterization, and Bioavailability in Rats of Ferric Phosphate Nanoparticles

    Fabian Rohner;Frank O. Ernst;Myrtha Arnold;Monika Hilbe

  • On the generation of new orientations during recrystallization: Recent results on the recrystallization of tensile-deformed fcc single crystals

    A. Berger;P.-J. Wilbrandt;F. Ernst;U. Klement

  • Carbide precipitation in austenitic stainless steel carburized at low temperature

    F. Ernst;Y. Cao;G. M. Michal;Arthur Heuer

  • Quantitative high-resolution transmission electron microscopy of the incoherent Σ3 (211) boundary in Cu

    D. Hofmann;F. Ernst

  • Synthesizing boron nitride nanotubes filled with SiC nanowires by using carbon nanotubes as templates

    Weiqiang Han;Philipp Redlich;Frank Ernst;Manfred Rühle

  • Nanostructured Ca-based sorbents with high CO2 uptake efficiency

    Hong Lu;Panagiotis G. Smirniotis;Frank O. Ernst;Sotiris E. Pratsinis

  • GERMANIUM QUANTUM DOTS EMBEDDED IN SILICON : QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF SELF-ALIGNMENT AND COARSENING

    O. Kienzle;F. Ernst;M. Rühle;O. G. Schmidt

Frequent Co-Authors

Manfred Rühle
Manfred Rühle Max Planck Society
Arthur H. Heuer
Arthur H. Heuer Case Western Reserve University
Oliver G. Schmidt
Oliver G. Schmidt Chemnitz University of Technology
Karl Eberl
Karl Eberl Dr. Eberl MBE-Komponenten GmbH
Pirouz Pirouz
Pirouz Pirouz Case Western Reserve University
Fumiyasu Oba
Fumiyasu Oba Tokyo Institute of Technology
Jay A. Switzer
Jay A. Switzer Missouri University of Science and Technology
Wei-Qiang Han
Wei-Qiang Han Zhejiang University
Rishi Raj
Rishi Raj University of Colorado Boulder
Gerhard Abstreiter
Gerhard Abstreiter Technical University of Munich

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