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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
USA
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
99
Citations
33912
World Ranking
70
National Ranking
37

Materials Science

D-Index
100
Citations
34580
World Ranking
1060
National Ranking
351

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  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award

Overview

Irene J. Beyerlein is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with a focus on mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, ceramics and composites, as well as atomic and molecular physics and optics.

The key topics of their work include titanium alloys microstructure and properties, high temperature alloys and creep, microstructure and mechanical properties, intermetallics and advanced alloy properties, advanced materials characterization techniques, advanced materials and composites, and additive manufacturing materials and processes.

Recent publications by Beyerlein demonstrate an active engagement in materials research and mechanics. These include:

  • Microplasticity in polycrystalline materials from thermal cycling, 2024, Computational Mechanics
  • Development of geometrically necessary dislocation density and micromechanical fields in solid state thermal cycle, 2025, Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • Evaluating the <111>, <110>, and <001> slip directions of the B2 intermetallic by way of anisotropic elasticity theory, 2025, Mechanics Research Communications
  • Temperature-induced migration of Σ3[112] twin boundaries in NiCr alloy, 2025, Journal of Materials Science
  • Thermo-Mechanical Experiments for Deformation Twinning in High-Purity Titanium, 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal

Beyerlein frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Anderson Nascimento, Akhilesh Pedgaonkar, Curt A. Bronkhorst, Yixi Shen, and Justin A. Mayer. These collaborations are reflected in the coauthorship of multiple recent research articles.

Their work appears across several publication venues notable in the fields of engineering and materials science, such as Computational Mechanics, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Mechanics Research Communications, Journal of Materials Science, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Best Publications

  • Heterostructured materials: superior properties from hetero-zone interaction

    Yuntian Zhu;Kei Ameyama;Peter M. Anderson;Irene J. Beyerlein

  • A dislocation-based constitutive law for pure Zr including temperature effects

    I.J. Beyerlein;C.N. Tomé

  • Defect-interface interactions

    I.J. Beyerlein;M.J. Demkowicz;A. Misra;B.P. Uberuaga

  • Statistical analyses of deformation twinning in magnesium

    I.J. Beyerlein;L. Capolungo;P.E. Marshall;R.J. McCabe

  • Radiation damage tolerant nanomaterials

    I.J. Beyerlein;A. Caro;M.J. Demkowicz;N.A. Mara

  • Texture evolution in equal-channel angular extrusion

    Irene J. Beyerlein;László S. Tóth

  • Growth Twins and Deformation Twins in Metals

    Irene J. Beyerlein;Xinghang Zhang;Amit Misra

  • Microstructure of cryogenic treated M2 tool steel

    J.Y Huang;Y.T Zhu;X.Z Liao;I.J Beyerlein

  • Design of Radiation Tolerant Materials Via Interface Engineering

    Weizhong Han;Michael J. Demkowicz;Nathan A. Mara;Engang Fu

  • Texture formation during equal channel angular extrusion of fcc and bcc materials: comparison with simple shear

    Saiyi Li;Irene J. Beyerlein;Mark A.M. Bourke

  • An atomic and probabilistic perspective on twin nucleation in Mg

    J. Wang;I.J. Beyerlein;C.N. Tomé

  • High-strength and thermally stable bulk nanolayered composites due to twin-induced interfaces

    Shijian Zheng;Irene J. Beyerlein;John S. Carpenter;Keonwook Kang;Keonwook Kang

  • Effects of lattice distortion and chemical short-range order on the mechanisms of deformation in medium entropy alloy CoCrNi

    Wu-Rong Jian;Zhuocheng Xie;Shuozhi Xu;Yanqing Su

  • Effect of microstructure on the nucleation of deformation twins in polycrystalline high-purity magnesium: A multi-scale modeling study

    I.J. Beyerlein;R.J. McCabe;C.N. Tomé

  • Nucleation and growth of twins in Zr: A statistical study

    L. Capolungo;P.E. Marshall;R.J. McCabe;I.J. Beyerlein

  • Multiplicity of dislocation pathways in a refractory multiprincipal element alloy

    Fulin Wang;Glenn H. Balbus;Shuozhi Xu;Yanqing Su

  • NANOMATERIALS BY SEVERE PLASTIC DEFORMATION

    Y Perlovich;M Isaenkova;Fesenko;M Grekhov

  • Strain rate and temperature effects on the selection of primary and secondary slip and twinning systems in HCP Zr

    Marko Knezevic;Milovan Zecevic;Irene J. Beyerlein;John F. Bingert

  • Finite element analysis of the plastic deformation zone and working load in equal channel angular extrusion

    S. Li;M.A.M. Bourke;I.J. Beyerlein;D.J. Alexander

  • Heterostructured stainless steel: Properties, current trends, and future perspectives

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  • Modeling texture and microstructural evolution in the equal channel angular extrusion process

    I.J. Beyerlein;R.A. Lebensohn;C.N. Tomé

  • Bulk texture evolution of Cu–Nb nanolamellar composites during accumulative roll bonding

    J. S. Carpenter;S. C. Vogel;J. E. Ledonne;D. L. Hammon

Frequent Co-Authors

Jian Wang
Jian Wang University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Nathan A. Mara
Nathan A. Mara University of Minnesota
Carlos N. Tomé
Carlos N. Tomé Los Alamos National Laboratory
Shijian Zheng
Shijian Zheng Hebei University of Technology
Rodney J. McCabe
Rodney J. McCabe Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ruifeng Zhang
Ruifeng Zhang Beihang University
Amit Misra
Amit Misra University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sven C. Vogel
Sven C. Vogel Los Alamos National Laboratory
Timothy C. Germann
Timothy C. Germann Los Alamos National Laboratory
Laurent Capolungo
Laurent Capolungo Los Alamos National Laboratory

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