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Herbert M. Urbassek 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 Herbert M. Urbassek sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 398 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Herbert M. Urbassek 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 Herbert M. Urbassek 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

Herbert M. Urbassek is affiliated with the Technical University of Kaiserslautern in Germany. Their research spans multiple disciplines within engineering, materials science, and physics and astronomy. A significant part of their work focuses on materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, and mechanics of materials, contributing to a broad understanding of material properties and behaviors at microscopic and atomic levels.

The scientist's publication record includes a range of papers across various reputable journals. Recent publications include:

  • A nanodispersion-in-nanograins strategy for ultra-strong, ductile and stable metal nanocomposites, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Exceptionally high spallation strength for a high-entropy alloy demonstrated by experiments and simulations, 2021, Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Molecular dynamics simulation of the Stribeck curve: Boundary lubrication, mixed lubrication, and hydrodynamic lubrication on the atomistic level, 2023, Friction
  • Response of an amorphous/crystalline interface to nanoindentation: an atomistic study, 2021, Applied Surface Science
  • Dislocation structures below a nano-indent of the CoCrNi medium-entropy alloy, 2020, Materials Letters

Urbassek's frequent coauthors indicate collaborative work within the scientific community, including Eduardo M. Bringa, Iyad Alabd Alhafez, Vardan Hoviki Vardanyan, Yudi Rosandi, and Maureen L. Nietiadi. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary efforts mainly in materials science and engineering.

The scientist's contributions appear prominently in several publication venues, emphasizing the following journals:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Applied Physics A
  • Journal of Molecular Modeling

The core topics of Urbassek's research include:

  • Microstructure and mechanical properties
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Granular flow and fluidized beds
  • Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties

Their work integrates experimental and simulation approaches, evident in simulations of material behavior under mechanical stress and atomistic studies of interfaces. This multidisciplinary focus spans atomic scale phenomena to macroscopic material performance.

Best Publications

  • Metal ablation by picosecond laser pulses: A hybrid simulation

    Carsten Schäfer;Herbert M. Urbassek;Leonid V. Zhigilei

  • Tubular structures of silicon

    G. Seifert;Th. Köhler;H. M. Urbassek;E. Hernández

  • Molecular-dynamics simulation of sputtering

    Herbert M. Urbassek

  • A gas-flow model for the sputtering of condensed gases

    Herbert M. Urbassek;Josef Michl

  • Influence of crystal anisotropy on elastic deformation and onset of plasticity in nanoindentation -- a simulational study

    Gerolf Ziegenhain;Herbert M. Urbassek;Alexander Hartmaier

  • Sputtering of Au (111) induced by 16-keV Au cluster bombardment: Spikes, craters, late emission, and fluctuations

    Thomas J. Colla;Ralf Aderjan;Rolf Kissel;Herbert M. Urbassek

  • Interaction of charged particles with solids and surfaces

    Alberto Gras-Marti;Herbert M. Urbassek;Néstor R. Arista;Fernando Flores

  • Nanoindentation and nanoscratching of iron: Atomistic simulation of dislocation generation and reactions

    Yu Gao;Carlos J. Ruestes;Herbert M. Urbassek

  • Comparative simulation study of the structure of the plastic zone produced by nanoindentation

    Yu Gao;Carlos J. Ruestes;Diego R. Tramontina;Diego R. Tramontina;Herbert M. Urbassek

  • Pair vs many-body potentials: Influence on elastic and plastic behavior in nanoindentation of fcc metals

    Gerolf Ziegenhain;Alexander Hartmaier;Herbert M. Urbassek

  • Pressure-transmitting boundary conditions for molecular-dynamics simulations

    Carsten Schäfer;Herbert M. Urbassek;Leonid V. Zhigilei;Barbara J. Garrison

  • Atomistic simulation of tantalum nanoindentation: Effects of indenter diameter, penetration velocity, and interatomic potentials on defect mechanisms and evolution

    C. J. Ruestes;C. J. Ruestes;C. J. Ruestes;A. Stukowski;Y. Tang;Diego Tramontina

  • On laser fusion cutting of metals

    W Schulz;G Simon;H M Urbassek;I Decker

  • Polycrystalline iron under compression: Plasticity and phase transitions

    Nina Gunkelmann;Eduardo M. Bringa;Eduardo M. Bringa;Keonwook Kang;Graeme J. Ackland

  • Nanoindentation into a high-entropy alloy – An atomistic study

    Iyad Alabd Alhafez;Carlos J. Ruestes;Eduardo M. Bringa;Herbert M. Urbassek

  • Nanoscratching of iron: A molecular dynamics study of the influence of surface orientation and scratching direction

    Yu Gao;Alexander Brodyanski;Michael Kopnarski;Herbert M. Urbassek

  • A nanodispersion-in-nanograins strategy for ultra-strong, ductile and stable metal nanocomposites

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  • Effect of gas‐phase collisions in pulsed‐laser desorption: A three‐dimensional Monte Carlo simulation study

    Dieter Sibold;Herbert M. Urbassek

  • The Bain versus Nishiyama–Wassermann path in the martensitic transformation of Fe

    Luis Sandoval;Herbert M Urbassek;Peter Entel

  • Molecular dynamics simulation of free and forced BSA adsorption on a hydrophobic graphite surface.

    Christian Mücksch;Herbert M Urbassek

  • Round robin computer simulation of ion transmission through crystalline layers

    K. Gärtner;D. Stock;B. Weber;G. Betz

  • Round Robin computer simulation of ejection probability in sputtering

    P. Sigmund;M.T. Robinson;M.I. Baskes;M. Hautala

Frequent Co-Authors

Eduardo M. Bringa
Eduardo M. Bringa National University of Cuyo
Thomas Michely
Thomas Michely University of Cologne
Hans Hasse
Hans Hasse Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Ralf Müller
Ralf Müller BI Norwegian Business School
Volker Schünemann
Volker Schünemann Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Josef Michl
Josef Michl University of Colorado Boulder
Alexander Hartmaier
Alexander Hartmaier Ruhr University Bochum
Thomas Frauenheim
Thomas Frauenheim University of Bremen
Rainer Spanagel
Rainer Spanagel Heidelberg University
Robert S Averback
Robert S Averback University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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