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Gerald S. Frankel 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 Gerald S. Frankel sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 434 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gerald S. Frankel 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 Gerald S. Frankel sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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

  • 2006 - ASM Fellow For sustained leadership in the area of corrosion research and education in metallurgy and corrosion science.

Overview

Gerald S. Frankel is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research focus lies primarily within materials science and engineering, with substantial contributions to the fields of materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, metals and alloys, aerospace engineering, and civil and structural engineering.

The main topics addressed in Gerald S. Frankel's research include:

  • Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition
  • Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals
  • Concrete Corrosion and Durability
  • High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
  • Anodic Oxide Films and Nanostructures

Frequent publication venues for their work comprise:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Corrosion Science
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • CORROSION
  • npj Materials Degradation

Gerald S. Frankel has contributed to several research papers, including:

  • Localized corrosion: Passive film breakdown vs. Pit growth stability, Part VI: Pit dissolution kinetics of different alloys and a model for pitting and repassivation potentials (2021), published in Corrosion Science
  • Controlling the corrosion resistance of multi-principal element alloys (2020), published in Scripta Materialia
  • Electrochemical metrics for corrosion resistant alloys (2021), published in Scientific Data
  • Recent Advances in Corrosion Science Applicable To Disposal of High-Level Nuclear Waste (2021), published in Chemical Reviews
  • Aqueous passivation of multi-principal element alloy Ni38Fe20Cr22Mn10Co10: Unexpected high Cr enrichment within the passive film (2020), published in Acta Materialia

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors:

  • Xiaolei Guo
  • Tianshu Li
  • Christopher D. Taylor
  • Jie Lian
  • John R. Scully

Gerald S. Frankel was recognized as an ASM Fellow in 2006 for sustained leadership in corrosion research and education within metallurgy and corrosion science.

Best Publications

  • Pitting Corrosion of Metals A Review of the Critical Factors

    G. S. Frankel

  • Fundamentals and advances in magnesium alloy corrosion

    Mohsen Esmaily;Jan-Erik Svensson;S. Fajardo;S. Fajardo;Nick Birbilis

  • Metastable Pitting of Stainless Steel

    G. S. Frankel;L. Stockert;F. Hunkeler;H. Boehni

  • Characterization of AA2024-T3 by Scanning Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy

    P. Schmutz;G. S. Frankel

  • Copper Corrosion With and Without Inhibitors

    V. Brusic;M. A. Frisch;B. N. Eldridge;F. P. Novak

  • Corrosion mechanism and hydrogen evolution on Mg

    Sebastian Thomas;Nikhil V Medhekar;Gerald S Frankel;Nick Birbilis

  • Corrosion Study of AA2024‐T3 by Scanning Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy and In Situ Atomic Force Microscopy Scratching

    P. Schmutz;G. S. Frankel

  • Corrosion Protection of Untreated AA‐2024‐T3 in Chloride Solution by a Chromate Conversion Coating Monitored with Raman Spectroscopy

    Jun Zhao;Gerald Frankel;Richard L. McCreery

  • Effects of chromate and chromate conversion coatings on corrosion of aluminum alloy 2024-T3

    J. Zhao;L. Xia;A. Sehgal;D. Lu

  • Transitions between pitting and intergranular corrosion in AA2024

    Weilong Zhang;G.S Frankel

  • A Study of Corrosion and Pitting Initiation of AA2024-T3 Using Atomic Force Microscopy

    P. Leblanc;G. S. Frankel

  • Characterization of Corrosion Interfaces by the Scanning Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy Technique

    V. Guillaumin;P. Schmutz;G. S. Frankel

  • Role of Grain-Boundary Precipitates and Solute- Depleted Zone on the Intergranular Corrosion of Aluminum Alloy 7150

    T. Ramgopal;P. I. Gouma;G. S. Frankel

  • Understanding localized corrosion

    G.S. Frankel;N. Sridhar

  • Effect of Cu Content on Corrosion Behavior of 7xxx Series Aluminum Alloys

    Qingjiang Meng;G. S. Frankel

  • Storage and Release of Soluble Hexavalent Chromium from Chromate Conversion Coatings Equilibrium Aspects of Cr VI Concentration

    Lin Xia;Ejii Akiyama;Gerald Frankel;Richard McCreery

  • A comparative review of the aqueous corrosion of glasses, crystalline ceramics, and metals

    Gerald S. Frankel;John D. Vienna;Jie Lian;John R. Scully

  • Evidence for enhanced catalytic activity of magnesium arising from anodic dissolution

    Nick Birbilis;Nick Birbilis;Andrew D King;Sebastian Thomas;Gerald S Frankel

  • Perspective—Localized Corrosion: Passive Film Breakdown vs Pit Growth Stability

    G. S. Frankel;Tianshu Li;J. R. Scully

  • Mechanisms of corrosion inhibition of AA2024-T3 by vanadates

    M. Iannuzzi;Gerald S. Frankel

  • The growth of 2-D pits in thin film aluminum

    G.S. Frankel

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Scully
John R. Scully University of Virginia
Christopher V. Jahnes
Christopher V. Jahnes IBM (United States)
Nick Birbilis
Nick Birbilis Deakin University
Martin Stratmann
Martin Stratmann Max Planck Society
Heather C. Allen
Heather C. Allen The Ohio State University
Richard L. McCreery
Richard L. McCreery University of Alberta
Philippe Marcus
Philippe Marcus Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Liang Zhen
Liang Zhen Harbin Institute of Technology
Jie Lian
Jie Lian Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Roger C. Newman
Roger C. Newman University of Toronto

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