2026 Ivan Petrov: 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	83	2352	2274	682	642	355	26380

Overview

Ivan Petrov is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and materials science, with significant contributions spanning multiple subfields and specialized topics.

The main fields of study covered by their work include:

Engineering
Materials Science

Within these fields, Petrov has concentrated on several subfields, including:

Materials Chemistry
Mechanics of Materials
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Computational Mechanics

Their research topics emphasize:

Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
Semiconductor materials and devices
MXene and MAX Phase Materials
Ion-surface interactions and analysis
Advanced materials and composites

Petrov has published extensively in a range of scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

Surface and Coatings Technology
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films
Acta Materialia
Vacuum
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Among recent publications, notable papers feature the following titles, years of publication, and venues:

"Improving the high-temperature oxidation resistance of TiB2 thin films by alloying with Al," 2020, Acta Materialia
"Microstructure and materials properties of understoichiometric TiBx thin films grown by HiPIMS," 2020, Surface and Coatings Technology
"Adaptive hard and tough mechanical response in single-crystal B1 VNx ceramics via control of anion vacancies," 2020, Acta Materialia
"Improved oxidation properties from a reduced B content in sputter-deposited TiBx thin films," 2021, Surface and Coatings Technology
"3D-to-2D Morphology Manipulation of Sputter-Deposited Nanoscale Silver Films on Weakly Interacting Substrates via Selective Nitrogen Deployment for Multifunctional Metal Contacts," 2020, ACS Applied Nano Materials

Collaborations form an important part of Petrov's research activity. Frequent co-authors are:

Lars Hultman
Grzegorz Greczyński
Babak Bakhit
Johanna Rosén
Justinas Pališaitis

Best Publications

Microstructural evolution during film growth

I. Petrov;P.B. Barna;Lars Hultman;J.E. Greene

2176
Citations
Stretchable batteries with self-similar serpentine interconnects and integrated wireless recharging systems.

Sheng Xu;Yihui Zhang;Yihui Zhang;Jiung Cho;Juhwan Lee

1530
Citations
A novel pulsed magnetron sputter technique utilizing very high target power densities

Vladimir Kouznetsov;Karol Macák;Jochen M. Schneider;Ulf Helmersson

1306
Citations
Growth of semiconducting graphene on palladium.

Soon-Yong Kwon;Cristian V Ciobanu;Vania Petrova;Vivek B Shenoy

467
Citations
Development of preferred orientation in polycrystalline TiN layers grown by ultrahigh vacuum reactive magnetron sputtering

J. E. Greene;J.‐E. Sundgren;L. Hultman;I. Petrov

452
Citations
Detection of Single Atoms and Buried Defects in Three Dimensions by Aberration-Corrected Electron Microscope with 0.5-Å Information Limit

C. Kisielowski;B. Freitag;M. Bischoff;H. van Lin

431
Citations
Pathways of atomistic processes on TiN(001) and (111) surfaces during film growth: An ab initio study

D. Gall;S. Kodambaka;M. A. Wall;I. Petrov

400
Citations
Microstructure modification of TiN by ion bombardment during reactive sputter deposition

I. Petrov;L. Hultman;U. Helmersson;J.-E. Sundgren

380
Citations
Surface changes on LiNi0.8Co0.2O2 particles during testing of high-power lithium-ion cells

D.P Abraham;R.D Twesten;M Balasubramanian;I Petrov

372
Citations
Interface microstructure engineering by high power impulse magnetron sputtering for the enhancement of adhesion

A. P. Ehiasarian;J. G. Wen;I. Petrov

369
Citations
Ionized sputter deposition using an extremely high plasma density pulsed magnetron discharge

Karol Macák;Vladimir Kouznetsov;Jochen Schneider;Ulf Helmersson

353
Citations
Growth of poly- and single-crystal ScN on MgO(001): Role of low-energy N2+ irradiation in determining texture, microstructure evolution, and mechanical properties

D. Gall;I. Petrov;N. Hellgren;L. Hultman

319
Citations
Polycrystalline TiN films deposited by reactive bias magnetron sputtering: Effects of ion bombardment on resputtering rates, film composition, and microstructure

I. Petrov;L. Hultman;J.‐E. Sundgren;J. E. Greene

294
Citations
High‐flux low‐energy (≂20 eV) N+2 ion irradiation during TiN deposition by reactive magnetron sputtering: Effects on microstructure and preferred orientation

L. Hultman;J.‐E. Sundgren;J. E. Greene;D. B. Bergstrom

293
Citations
High power pulsed magnetron sputtered CrNX films

A.P. Ehiasarian;W.-D. Munz;Lars Hultman;Ulf Helmersson

290
Citations
Crystal growth and microstructure of polycrystalline Ti1−xAlxN alloy films deposited by ultra-high-vacuum dual-target magnetron sputtering

U. Wahlström;L. Hultman;J.-E. Sundgren;F. Adibi

288
Citations
Highly Sensitive, Mechanically Stable Nanopore Sensors for DNA Analysis

Bala Murali Venkatesan;Brian Dorvel;Sukru Yemenicioglu;Nicholas Watkins

285
Citations
Microscopy and Spectroscopy of Lithium Nickel Oxide-Based Particles Used in High Power Lithium-Ion Cells

D Abraham;R D. Twesten;Mahalingam Balasubramanian;J Kropf

279
Citations
Average energy deposited per atom : a universal parameter for describing ion-assisted film growth ?

I. Petrov;F. Adibi;J. E. Greene;L. Hultman

277
Citations
Self-organized nanocolumnar structure in superhard TiB2 thin films

P. H. Mayrhofer;C. Mitterer;J. G. Wen;J. E. Greene

275
Citations
Synthesis of metastable epitaxial zinc‐blende‐structure AlN by solid‐state reaction

I. Petrov;E. Mojab;R. C. Powell;J. E. Greene

270
Citations