2026 Jef Vleugels: 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	73	3888	3763	38	37	637	17493

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Overview

Jef Vleugels is a researcher affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium. Their work primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a particular focus on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Ceramics and Composites, Biomedical Engineering, and Automotive Engineering. This multidisciplinary approach supports a varied research portfolio centered on advanced materials and manufacturing techniques.

The main topics covered in their research include:

Advanced materials and composites
Advanced ceramic materials synthesis
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
Dental materials and restorations
Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes
MXene and MAX Phase Materials

Jef Vleugels has published extensively across several academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

Journal of the European Ceramic Society
International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials
Dental Materials
Journal of Nuclear Materials
SSRN Electronic Journal

Recent notable papers related to their field of expertise are:

Laser surface texturing of zirconia-based ceramics for dental applications: A review, 2021, Materials Science and Engineering C
Mechanical properties, aging stability and translucency of speed-sintered zirconia for chairside restorations, 2020, Dental Materials
Importance of tetragonal phase in high-translucent partially stabilized zirconia for dental restorations, 2020, Dental Materials
Additively Manufactured Zirconia for Dental Applications, 2021, Materials
Additive manufacturing of zirconia ceramics by material jetting, 2021, Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Their work shows significant collaboration with several frequent co-authors, highlighting a network of partnerships in related research areas. These collaborators include:

Bart Van Meerbeek
Shuigen Huang
Fei Zhang
Konstantina Lambrinou
Annabel Braem

Best Publications

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

844
Citations
Modelling of the temperature distribution during field assisted sintering

K. Vanmeensel;A. Laptev;J. Hennicke;J. Vleugels

575
Citations
Additive manufacturing of ceramics: A review

Jan Deckers;Jef Vleugels;Jean-Pierre Kruth

443
Citations
Strength, toughness and aging stability of highly-translucent Y-TZP ceramics for dental restorations

Fei Zhang;Masanao Inokoshi;Masanao Inokoshi;Maria Batuk;Joke Hadermann

417
Citations
Additive manufacturing of alumina parts by indirect selective laser sintering and post processing

Khuram Shahzad;Jan Deckers;Jean-Pierre Kruth;Jef Vleugels

280
Citations
Selective laser melting of tungsten and tungsten alloys

Aljaž Iveković;Neda Omidvari;Bey Vrancken;Karel Lietaert

258
Citations
Additive manufacturing of zirconia parts by indirect selective laser sintering

Khuram Shahzad;Jan Deckers;Zhongying Zhang;Jean-Pierre Kruth

254
Citations
Shaping of engineering ceramics by electro, chemical and physical processes

Eleonora Ferraris;Jef Vleugels;Yuebin Guo;David Bourell

240
Citations
NbC as grain growth inhibitor and carbide in WC–Co hardmetals

S.G. Huang;R.L. Liu;L. Li;O. Van der Biest

193
Citations
Preparation and indirect selective laser sintering of alumina/PA microspheres

Khuram Shahzad;Jan Deckers;Stijn Boury;Bram Neirinck

178
Citations
Friction and wear characteristics of WC-Co cemented carbides in dry reciprocating sliding contact

K Bonny;P. De Baets;Y. Perez;Jef Vleugels

176
Citations
Highly-translucent, strong and aging-resistant 3Y-TZP ceramics for dental restoration by grain boundary segregation.

Fei Zhang;Kim Vanmeensel;Maria Batuk;Joke Hadermann

172
Citations
Microstructure and mechanical properties of pulsed electric current sintered B4C-TiB2 composites

S.G. Huang;K. Vanmeensel;O.J.A. Malek;O. Van der Biest

164
Citations
Synthesis of the new MAX phase Zr2AlC

T. Lapauw;K. Lambrinou;T. Cabioch;Joseph Halim;Joseph Halim

163
Citations
Strong ZrB2–SiC–WC Ceramics at 1600°C

Ji Zou;Ji Zou;Guo-Jun Zhang;Chun-Feng Hu;Toshiyuki Nishimura

157
Citations
Synthesis of the novel Zr3AlC2 MAX phase

T. Lapauw;Joseph Halim;Joseph Halim;Jun Lu;T. Cabioch

152
Citations
Extrusion-based 3D printing of ceramic components

Matthias Faes;Hans Valkenaers;Frederik Vogeler;Jef Vleugels

149
Citations
Staphylococcal biofilm growth on smooth and porous titanium coatings for biomedical applications

Annabel Braem;Lieve Van Mellaert;Tina Mattheys;Dorien Hofmans

145
Citations
ZrB2 Powders Synthesis by Borothermal Reduction

Songlin Ran;Omer Van der Biest;Jef Vleugels

144
Citations
Binderless WC and WC-VC materials obtained by pulsed electric current sintering

S.G. Huang;K. Vanmeensel;O. Van der Biest;J. Vleugels

141
Citations
HYBRID SINTERING WITH A TUBULAR SUSCEPTOR IN A CYLINDRICAL SINGLE-MODE MICROWAVE FURNACE

C Zhao;J Vleugels;C Groffils;P.J Luypaert

137
Citations