2026 James L. Smialek: 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	51	9930	9591	2387	2216	176	9124

James L. Smialek 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 James L. Smialek sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 176 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James L. Smialek 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 James L. Smialek sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

James L. Smialek is affiliated with the Glenn Research Center in the United States. Their research spans key areas in engineering and materials science, with a focus on materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, ceramics and composites, and biomedical engineering.

Their work contributes extensively to topics including:

High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
Advanced Ceramic Materials Synthesis
Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
MXene and MAX Phase Materials
Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
Nuclear Materials and Properties
Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes

Among their recent publications are the following papers:

Invited Review Paper in Commemoration of Over 50 Years of Oxidation of Metals: Alumina Scale Adhesion Mechanisms: A Retrospective Assessment, 2022, Oxidation of Metals
Durability of YSZ coated Ti ₂ AlC in 1300°C high velocity burner rig tests, 2020, Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Origins of a Low-Sulfur Superalloy Al2O3 Scale Adhesion Map, 2021, Crystals
Relative Ti2AlC Scale Volatility under 1300 °C Combustion Conditions, 2020, Coatings

They have frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

Michael D. Cuy
Bryan J. Harder
Ke An
Tom Sanviemvongsak
Daniel Monceau

Their work has appeared multiple times in various scientific venues, notably:

Corrosion Science
Crystals
High Temperature Corrosion of Materials
Research Square
Oxidation of Metals

Best Publications

Effect of the /theta/-/alpha/-Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/ transformation on the oxidation behavior of /beta/-NiAl + Zr

George C. Rybicki;James L. Smialek

571
Citations
Phase stability in plasma-sprayed, partially stabilized zirconia-yttria

R. A. Miller;J. L. Smialek;R. G. Garlick

446
Citations
Transient oxidation of Single-Crystal β-NiAl

J. Doychak;J. Doychak;J. L. Smialek;T. E. Mitchell;T. E. Mitchell

374
Citations
SiC Recession Caused by SiO2 Scale Volatility under Combustion Conditions: I, Experimental Results and Empirical Model

Raymond C. Robinson;James L. Smialek

354
Citations
Sic Recession Due to Sio2 Scale Volatility Under Combustion Conditions: Part 2; Thermodynamics and Gaseous Diffusion Model

Elizabeth J. Opila;James L. Smialek;Raymond C. Robinson;Dennis S. Fox

345
Citations
The oxidation and protection of gamma titanium aluminides

Michael P. Brady;William J. Brindley;James L. Smialek;Ivan E. Locci

303
Citations
Oxide morphology and spalling model for NiAl

James L. Smialek

288
Citations
18O Tracer studies of Al2O3 scale formation on NiCrAl alloys

K. P. R. Reddy;J. L. Smialek;A. R. Cooper

250
Citations
SiC and Si3N4 Recession Due to SiO2 Scale Volatility Under Combustor Conditions

James L. Smialek;R. Craig Robinson;Elizabeth J. Opila;Dennis S. Fox

231
Citations
Transformation temperatures of martensite in beta phase nickel aluminide

James L. Smialek;Robert F. Hehemann

227
Citations
Effect of sulfur removal on Al2O3 scale adhesion

James L. Smialek

227
Citations
Effects of hydrogen annealing, sulfur segregation and diffusion on the cyclic oxidation resistance of superalloys: A review

J.L. Smialek;D.T. Jayne;J.C. Schaeffer;W.H. Murphy

205
Citations
On the growth of Al2O3 scales

A.H. Heuer;A.H. Heuer;T. Nakagawa;M.Z. Azar;D.B. Hovis

200
Citations
Adherent Al2O3 scales formed on undoped NiCrAl alloys

James L. Smialek

192
Citations
Alumina Scale Formation: A New Perspective

Arthur H. Heuer;David B. Hovis;James L. Smialek;Brian Gleeson

177
Citations
Turbine airfoil degradation in the persian gulf war

James L. Smialek;Frances A. Archer;Ralph G. Garlick

161
Citations
Hot Corrosion of Sintered α‐Sic at 1000°C

Nathan S. Jacobson;James L. Smialek

154
Citations
Silicon based substrate with environmental/thermal barrier layer

Harry Edwin Eaton;William Patrick Allen;Nathan S. Jacobson;Nanottam P. Bansal

148
Citations
Dopant Effect of Yttrium and the Growth and Adherence of Alumina on Nickel‐Aluminum Alloys

Alfred B. Anderson;S. P. Mehandru;J. L. Smialek

142
Citations
The role of Cr in promoting protective alumina scale formation by γ-based TiAlCr alloys— II. Oxidation behavior in air

M.P. Brady;J.L. Smialek;D.L. Humphrey;J. Smith

142
Citations