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Jan Van Humbeeck

Jan Van Humbeeck

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
93
Citations
38559
World Ranking
1430
National Ranking
11

Jan Van Humbeeck 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 Jan Van Humbeeck sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 535 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jan Van Humbeeck 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 Jan Van Humbeeck sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jan Van Humbeeck is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and focuses their research primarily within the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Automotive Engineering, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's research concentrates on topics related to Shape Memory Alloy Transformations, High Entropy Alloys Studies, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties, Creativity in Education and Neuroscience, and Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys.

Jan Van Humbeeck has been published frequently in the following venues:

  • Additive manufacturing
  • Scripta Materialia
  • Materials & Design
  • Journal of Material Science and Technology
  • International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Jan Van Humbeeck include:

  • Effect of process parameters on the phase transformation behavior and tensile properties of NiTi shape memory alloys fabricated by selective laser melting, 2020, Additive manufacturing
  • Surface Modified Copper Alloy Powder for Reliable Laser-based Additive Manufacturing, 2020, Additive manufacturing
  • Laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing of highly conductive parts made of optically absorptive carburized CuCr1 powder, 2020, Materials & Design
  • Size effect on the microstructure, phase transformation behavior, and mechanical properties of NiTi shape memory alloys fabricated by laser powder bed fusion, 2023, Journal of Material Science and Technology
  • Influence of Nb addition and process parameters on the microstructure and phase transformation behavior of NiTiNb ternary shape memory alloys fabricated by laser powder bed fusion, 2022, Scripta Materialia

Frequent collaborators in Jan Van Humbeeck's work include the following researchers:

  • Xiebin Wang
  • Guoqun Zhao
  • Hao Jiang
  • Rui Xi
  • S. Kustov

Best Publications

  • A study of the microstructural evolution during selective laser melting of Ti–6Al–4V

    Lore Thijs;Frederik Verhaeghe;Tom Craeghs;Jan Van Humbeeck

  • Fine-structured aluminium products with controllable texture by selective laser melting of pre-alloyed AlSi10Mg powder

    Lore Thijs;Karolien Kempen;Jean-Pierre Kruth;Jan Van Humbeeck

  • Heat treatment of Ti6Al4V produced by Selective Laser Melting: Microstructure and mechanical properties

    Bey Vrancken;Lore Thijs;Jean-Pierre Kruth;Jan Van Humbeeck

  • Non-medical applications of shape memory alloys

    Jan Van Humbeeck

  • Mechanical Properties of AlSi10Mg Produced by Selective Laser Melting

    K. Kempen;L. Thijs;J. Van Humbeeck;J.-P. Kruth

  • Selective laser melting of nano-TiB 2 decorated AlSi10Mg alloy with high fracture strength and ductility

    Xiao Peng Li;Gang Ji;Z. Chen;Ahmed Addad

  • Strong morphological and crystallographic texture and resulting yield strength anisotropy in selective laser melted tantalum

    Lore Thijs;Maria Luz Montero Sistiaga;Ruben Wauthle;Qingge Xie

  • Microstructure and mechanical properties of Selective Laser Melted 18Ni-300 steel

    K. Kempen;E. Yasa;L. Thijs;J.-P. Kruth

  • Critical overview of Nitinol surfaces and their modifications for medical applications.

    S. Shabalovskaya;J. Anderegg;J. Van Humbeeck

  • Microstructure and mechanical properties of a novel β titanium metallic composite by Selective Laser Melting

    B. Vrancken;L. Thijs;J.-P. Kruth;J. Van Humbeeck

  • Changing the alloy composition of Al7075 for better processability by selective laser melting

    Maria L. Montero Sistiaga;Raya Mertens;Bey Vrancken;Xiebin Wang

  • Effects of build orientation and heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of selective laser melted Ti6Al4V lattice structures

    Ruben Wauthle;Bey Vrancken;Britt Beynaerts;Karl Jorissen

  • Surface oxidation of NiTi shape memory alloy.

    G.S Firstov;R.G Vitchev;H Kumar;B Blanpain

  • Asymmetry of stress–strain curves under tension and compression for NiTi shape memory alloys

    Yong Liu;Z Xie;J Van Humbeeck;L Delaey

  • Part and material properties in selective laser melting of metals

    Jean-Pierre Kruth;Mohsen Badrossamay;Evren Yasa;Jan Deckers

  • Additively manufactured porous tantalum implants

    Ruben Wauthle;Johan Van Der Stok;Saber Amin Yavari;Jan Van Humbeeck

  • Damping capacity of thermoelastic martensite in shape memory alloys

    J. Van Humbeeck

  • Processing AlSi10Mg by selective laser melting: parameter optimisation and material characterisation

    K. Kempen;L. Thijs;J. Van Humbeeck;J.-P. Kruth

  • Shape Memory Alloys: A Material and a Technology

    J. Van Humbeeck

  • Crack propagation and fracture toughness of Ti6Al4V alloy produced by selective laser melting

    V. Cain;V. Cain;L. Thijs;J. Van Humbeeck;B. Van Hooreweder

  • Metallographic methods for revealing the multiphase microstructure of TRIP-assisted steels

    E Girault;Pascal Jacques;P Harlet;K Mols

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Vermant
Jan Vermant ETH Zurich
Ludo Froyen
Ludo Froyen KU Leuven
Dominique Schryvers
Dominique Schryvers University of Antwerp
Jef Vleugels
Jef Vleugels KU Leuven
Eduard Cesari
Eduard Cesari University of the Balearic Islands

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