2026 Hans-Jörg Fecht: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	60	6998	6762	407	394	376	14112

Hans-Jörg Fecht 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 Hans-Jörg Fecht sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 376 publications — 74th percentile

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

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

Hans-Jörg Fecht 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 Hans-Jörg Fecht sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% 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

2017 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Hans-Jörg Fecht is affiliated with the University of Ulm in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a strong focus on Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry as subfields. Additional areas of study include Atmospheric Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Mechanics of Materials.

Their work covers several key topics in materials research, notably:

Solidification and crystal growth phenomena
Nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions
Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics
Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys
Neural Networks and Applications
Metal and Thin Film Mechanics

Hans-Jörg Fecht has produced numerous publications, with recurrent contributions to notable venues such as:

Advanced Engineering Materials
Microgravity Science and Technology
International Journal of Materials Research (formerly Zeitschrift fuer Metallkunde)
Fractal and Fractional
Modern Physics Letters B

Selected recent papers include:

Precise Measurements of Thermophysical Properties of Liquid Ti-6Al-4V (Ti64) Alloy On Board the International Space Station (2020), Advanced Engineering Materials
Surface Properties of Liquid Al-Ni Alloys: Experiments Vs Theory (2020), Microgravity Science and Technology
Thermophysical Properties of an Fe_57.75Ni_19.25Mo₁₀C₅B₈ Glass-Forming Alloy Measured in Microgravity (2020), Advanced Engineering Materials
Thermophysical properties of the TiAl-2Cr-2Nb alloy in the liquid phase measured with an electromagnetic levitation device on board the International Space Station, ISS-EML (2021), International Journal of Materials Research (formerly Zeitschrift fuer Metallkunde)
Investigating Thermophysical Properties Under Microgravity: A Review (2020), Advanced Engineering Materials

Frequent collaborators include Markus Mohr, Vojislav V. Mitić, Branislav Vlahović, R. Novaković, and Branislav Randjelović, demonstrating an extensive collaborative network in the field.

In addition to articles, Hans-Jörg Fecht has authored book publications, with a notable work titled Metallurgy in Space (2022) published by Springer International Publishing.

Hans-Jörg Fecht's contributions to their fields have been recognized through appointments as a Member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2017 and as a Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Best Publications

The mechanism of formation of nanostructure and dissolution of cementite in a pearlitic steel during high pressure torsion

Yu. Ivanisenko;W. Lojkowski;R.Z. Valiev;H.-J. Fecht

611
Citations
Structural and thermodynamic properties of heavily mechanically deformed Ru and AlRu

E. Hellstern;H. J. Fecht;Z. Fu;W. L. Johnson

595
Citations
Nanostructure formation by mechanical attrition

H.-J. Fecht

566
Citations
Nanostructure formation on the surface of railway tracks

W. Lojkowski;W. Lojkowski;M. Djahanbakhsh;G. Bürkle;S. Gierlotka

334
Citations
Effect of size and shape of metal particles to improve hardness and electrical properties of carbon nanotube reinforced copper and copper alloy composites

Sheikh M. Uddin;Tanvir Mahmud;Christoph Wolf;Carsten Glanz

326
Citations
Zr–(Cu,Ag)–Al bulk metallic glasses

Q.K. Jiang;X.D. Wang;X.P. Nie;G.Q. Zhang

312
Citations
Entropy and enthalpy catastrophe as a stability limit for crystalline material

H. J. Fecht;W. L. Johnson

299
Citations
Formation of white-etching layers on rail treads

G. Baumann;H.J. Fecht;S. Liebelt

277
Citations
Shear-induced α→γ transformation in nanoscale Fe-C composite

Yu. Ivanisenko;I. MacLaren;X. Sauvage;R.Z. Valiev

248
Citations
Thermodynamics of Cu47Ti34Zr11Ni8, Zr52.5Cu17.9Ni14.6Al10Ti5 and Zr57Cu15.4Ni12.6Al10Nb5 bulk metallic glass forming alloys

S. C. Glade;R. Busch;D. S. Lee;W. L. Johnson

245
Citations
Synthesis and properties of hydroxyapatite-containing porous titania coating on ultrafine-grained titanium by micro-arc oxidation.

Z.Q. Yao;Yu. Ivanisenko;T. Diemant;A. Caron

230
Citations
Metastable phase formation in the Zr-Al binary system induced by mechanical alloying

H. J. Fecht;G. Han;Z. Fu;W. L. Johnson

224
Citations
Thermodynamics, enthalpy relaxation and fragility of the bulk metallic glass-forming liquid Pd43Ni10Cu27P20

G. J. Fan;Jörg F. Löffler;Jörg F. Löffler;R. K. Wunderlich;H.-J. Fecht

204
Citations
Flexible piezoelectric nanogenerators based on a fiber/ZnO nanowires/paper hybrid structure for energy harvesting

Qingliang Liao;Zheng Zhang;Xiaohui Zhang;Markus Mohr

195
Citations
Formation of face-centered-cubic titanium by mechanical attrition

I. Manna;P. P. Chattopadhyay;P. Nandi;F. Banhart

180
Citations
Deformation mechanisms in nanocrystalline palladium at large strains

Yu. Ivanisenko;L. Kurmanaeva;J. Weissmueller;K. Yang

171
Citations
La-based bulk metallic glasses with critical diameter up to 30 mm

Q.K. Jiang;G.Q. Zhang;G.Q. Zhang;L. Yang;X.D. Wang

161
Citations
Effect of pre-existing shear bands on the tensile mechanical properties of a bulk metallic glass

Q.P. Cao;J.W. Liu;K.J. Yang;F. Xu

161
Citations
Calorimetric, thermomechanical, and rheological characterizations of bulk glass-forming Pd40Ni40P20

G. Wilde;G. P. Görler;R. Willnecker;H. J. Fecht

145
Citations
γ' formation in superalloy U720LI

David Ulrich Furrer;Hans-Jorg Fecht

143
Citations
Thermal stability of nanocrystalline iron prepared by mechanical attrition

C.H. Moelle;H.J. Fecht

140
Citations
Annealing behaviour of nanostructured carbon steel produced by severe plastic deformation

Yu. Ivanisenko;R.K. Wunderlich;R.Z. Valiev;H.-J. Fecht

135
Citations