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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

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
350

Irene J. Beyerlein publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Irene J. Beyerlein sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 659+

This scientist: 560 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Irene J. Beyerlein D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Irene J. Beyerlein sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 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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