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Jean-Pierre Kruth

Jean-Pierre Kruth

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Materials Science
Belgium
2026
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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 107 40 38 1 1 574 58840
Materials Science 102 939 894 7 7 438 55171

Jean-Pierre Kruth publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jean-Pierre Kruth between 1977 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jean-Pierre Kruth published across 47 years, from 1977 to 2023, averaging 12.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2011. 3 of the 607 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2011. 1977: 2 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 14 publications 1995: 15 publications 1996: 15 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 18 publications 1999: 19 publications 2000: 23 publications 2001: 30 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 24 publications 2004: 22 publications 2005: 26 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 30 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 25 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 33 publications 2012: 29 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 28 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 1 publication
1977 2023

607 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jean-Pierre Kruth: publications per year, 1977 to 2023
Year Publications
1977 2
1978 2
1979 6
1980 3
1981 1
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 2
1988 2
1989 7
1990 3
1991 2
1992 11
1993 7
1994 14
1995 15
1996 15
1997 16
1998 18
1999 19
2000 23
2001 30
2002 10
2003 24
2004 22
2005 26
2006 15
2007 30
2008 10
2009 25
2010 19
2011 33
2012 29
2013 30
2014 28
2015 26
2016 19
2017 20
2018 17
2019 8
2020 9
2021 4
2022 2
2023 1
Total 607
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Jean-Pierre Kruth 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 Jean-Pierre Kruth sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 567–576 publications, is where this scientist sits. 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
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 574 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11 574
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Jean-Pierre Kruth 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 Jean-Pierre Kruth sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 93+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 107 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100 107
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Jean-Pierre Kruth is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and focuses their research in the field of Engineering. Their work spans several subfields, notably Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Materials Chemistry.

The primary research topics explored by Jean-Pierre Kruth include:

  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Manufacturing Process and Optimization
  • Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Laser Material Processing Techniques

Jean-Pierre Kruth has contributed to multiple publications, with recent notable papers including:

  • Role of powder particle size on laser powder bed fusion processability of AlSi10mg alloy, 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
  • Crack mitigation in Laser Powder Bed Fusion processed Hastelloy X using a combined numerical-experimental approach, 2021, Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • In situ transformations during SLM of an ultra-strong TiC reinforced Ti composite, 2020, Scientific Reports

The frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Materials & Design
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology
  • Scientific Reports

Jean-Pierre Kruth has collaborated multiple times with several co-authors, such as:

  • Brecht Van Hooreweder
  • Kim Vanmeensel
  • Suraj Dinkar Jadhav
  • Sasan Dadbakhsh
  • Pushkar Prakash Dhekne

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

  • Residual stresses in selective laser sintering and selective laser melting

    Peter Mercelis;Jean‐Pierre Kruth

  • 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

  • Selective laser melting of iron-based powder

    Jean-Pierre Kruth;Ludo Froyen;J. Van Vaerenbergh;Peter Mercelis

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

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

  • Progress in Additive Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping

    Jean-Pierre Kruth;MC Leu;T Nakagawa

  • Consolidation phenomena in laser and powder-bed based layered manufacturing

    Jean-Pierre Kruth;G Levy;F Klöcke;T Childs

  • Binding Mechanisms in Selective Laser Sintering and Selective Laser Melting

    Jean-Pierre Kruth;Peter Mercelis;J Van Vaerenbergh;Ludo Froyen

  • RAPID MANUFACTURING AND RAPID TOOLING WITH LAYER MANUFACTURING (LM) TECHNOLOGIES, STATE OF THE ART AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES

    Gideon N. Levy;Ralf Schindel;J.P. Kruth

  • Selective laser melting of biocompatible metals for rapid manufacturing of medical parts

    Ben Vandenbroucke;Jean‐Pierre Kruth

  • Materials for additive manufacturing

    David Bourell;Jean Pierre Kruth;Ming Leu;Gideon Levy

  • Lasers and materials in selective laser sintering

    Jean-Pierre Kruth;X Wang;T Laoui;Ludo Froyen

  • Material incress manufacturing by rapid prototyping techniques

    Jean-Pierre Kruth

  • Mechanical Properties of AlSi10Mg Produced by Selective Laser Melting

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

  • Computed tomography for dimensional metrology

    Jean-Pierre Kruth;M. Bartscher;S. Carmignato;R. Schmitt

  • 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

  • The effect of pore geometry on the in vitro biological behavior of human periosteum-derived cells seeded on selective laser-melted Ti6Al4V bone scaffolds

    S. Van Bael;Y. C. Chai;Y. C. Chai;S. Truscello;M. Moesen

  • Industrial applications of computed tomography

    L De Chiffre;S Carmignato;Jean-Pierre Kruth;R Schmitt

  • Composites by rapid prototyping technology

    Sanjay Kumar;Jean-Pierre Kruth

  • 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

  • Binding mechanisms in selective laser sintering and selective laser melting

    Jean-Pierre Kruth;Peter Mercelis;M Rombouts;Ludo Froyen

Frequent Co-Authors

Bert Lauwers
Bert Lauwers KU Leuven
Ludo Froyen
Ludo Froyen KU Leuven
Joost Duflou
Joost Duflou KU Leuven
Wim Dewulf
Wim Dewulf KU Leuven
Jef Vleugels
Jef Vleugels KU Leuven
Tahar Laoui
Tahar Laoui University of Sharjah

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