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Franz Dieter Fischer

Franz Dieter Fischer

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
75
Citations
18368
World Ranking
3494
National Ranking
15

Franz Dieter Fischer 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 Franz Dieter Fischer sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 475 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Franz Dieter Fischer 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 Franz Dieter Fischer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Franz Dieter Fischer is affiliated with the University of Leoben in Austria. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with a substantial focus on specialized subfields such as materials chemistry, mechanics of materials, mechanical engineering, atmospheric science, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work covers various main topics, including:

  • Nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions
  • Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties
  • Thermoelastic and Magnetoelastic Phenomena
  • Composite Material Mechanics
  • Elasticity and Material Modeling
  • Chemical and Physical Properties of Materials

Franz Dieter Fischer has contributed to multiple recent publications, demonstrating ongoing research activity. Notable papers include:

  • Surface Energy of Au Nanoparticles Depending on Their Size and Shape, 2020, published in Nanomaterials
  • Materials science-based guidelines to develop robust hard thin film materials, 2024, published in Progress in Materials Science
  • Surface stress of gold nanoparticles revisited, 2021, published in International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • Thermodynamic trapping and diffusion model for multiple species in systems with multiple sorts of traps, 2022, published in Acta Materialia
  • Generalization of classical Hillert's grain growth and LSW theories to a wide family of kinetic evolution equations and stationary distribution functions, 2022, published in Acta Materialia

The scientist frequently publishes in several established venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Acta Materialia
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • Scripta Materialia

Frequent co-authors associated with their work include Gerald A. Zickler, Klaus Hackl, Jiří Svoboda, and H.J. Böhm.

In addition to articles, Franz Dieter Fischer has published books with Wochenschau Verlag, including at least two editions titled "Weimar bilingual" released in 2023.

Best Publications

  • A new view on transformation induced plasticity (TRIP)

    F. D. Fischer;G. Reisner;E. Werner;K. Tanaka

  • Modeling concepts for intermetallic titanium aluminides

    F. Appel;H. Clemens;F.D. Fischer

  • Final Results of GERDA on the Search for Neutrinoless Double-β Decay.

    M. Agostini;M. Agostini;G. R. Araujo;A. M. Bakalyarov;M. Balata

  • Size effects on the martensitic phase transformation of NiTi nanograins

    T. Waitz;T. Antretter;F.D. Fischer;F.D. Fischer;N.K. Simha

  • Modelling of kinetics in multi-component multi-phase systems with spherical precipitates I. – Theory

    J Svoboda;F.D Fischer;F.D Fischer;P Fratzl;P Fratzl;Ernst Kozeschnik

  • Fracture statistics of brittle materials: Weibull or normal distribution.

    Chunsheng Lu;Chunsheng Lu;Robert Danzer;Franz Dieter Fischer

  • On the role of surface energy and surface stress in phase-transforming nanoparticles

    F.D. Fischer;T. Waitz;D. Vollath;N.K. Simha

  • Hindered Crack Propagation in Materials with Periodically Varying Young's Modulus—Lessons from Biological Materials†

    Peter Fratzl;Himadri S. Gupta;Franz Dieter Fischer;Otmar Kolednik

  • Transformation-Induced Plasticity (TRIP)

    F. D. Fischer;Q.-P. Sun;K. Tanaka

  • Modelling of kinetics in multi-component multi-phase systems with spherical precipitates: II: Numerical solution and application

    Ernst Kozeschnik;J Svoboda;P Fratzl;P Fratzl;F.D Fischer;F.D Fischer

  • Molecular‐beam epitaxy of beryllium‐chalcogenide‐based thin films and quantum‐well structures

    A. Waag;F. Fischer;H. J. Lugauer;Th. Litz

  • Bioinspired Design Criteria for Damage‐Resistant Materials with Periodically Varying Microstructure

    Otmar Kolednik;Jozef Predan;Franz Dieter Fischer;Peter Fratzl

  • On the relation between the principle of maximum dissipation and inelastic evolution given by dissipation potentials

    Klaus Hackl;Franz Dieter Fischer

  • Surface energy of nanoparticles - influence of particle size and structure.

    Dieter Vollath;Franz Dieter Fischer;David Holec

  • J-integral and crack driving force in elastic–plastic materials

    N.K. Simha;F.D. Fischer;G.X. Shan;C.R. Chen

  • Applicability of the Hertz contact theory to rail-wheel contact problems

    W. Yan;F. D. Fischer

  • Intermetallic β‐Solidifying γ‐TiAl Based Alloys − From Fundamental Research to Application

    Svea Mayer;Petra Erdely;Franz Dieter Fischer;David Holec

  • Inhomogeneity effects on the crack driving force in elastic and elastic–plastic materials

    N.K Simha;F.D Fischer;O Kolednik;C.R Chen

  • Application of the thermodynamic extremal principle to modeling of thermodynamic processes in material sciences

    Jiri Svoboda;Ilja Turek;Franz Dieter Fischer

  • Buckling of stretched strips

    N Friedl;F.G Rammerstorfer;F.D Fischer

  • Size effects on martensitic phase transformations in nanocrystalline NiTi shape memory alloys

    T. Waitz;T. Antretter;F. D. Fischer;H. P. Karnthaler

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Waag
Andreas Waag Technische Universität Braunschweig
Peter Fratzl
Peter Fratzl Max Planck Society
Helmut Clemens
Helmut Clemens University of Leoben
Georges Cailletaud
Georges Cailletaud Mines ParisTech
Gerhard Dehm
Gerhard Dehm Max Planck Institute for Iron Research
Thomas Siegmund
Thomas Siegmund Purdue University West Lafayette
Rainer Abart
Rainer Abart University of Vienna
Wenyi Yan
Wenyi Yan Monash University
Thierry Baron
Thierry Baron Grenoble Alpes University

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