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D-Index
75
Citations
28135
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3393
National Ranking
944

Joost J. Vlassak 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 Joost J. Vlassak sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 226 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joost J. Vlassak 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 Joost J. Vlassak sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Joost J. Vlassak is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans various subfields including Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomaterials, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Advanced Materials and Mechanics, Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Shape Memory Alloy Transformations, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, as well as Microplastics and Plastic Pollution.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Joost J. Vlassak include Zhigang Suo, Jong-hyoung Kim, Juanjuan Zheng, Quan Jiao, and Jinyoung Seo.

Their research has appeared in several publication venues, with notable contributions to the Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, arXiv (Cornell University), The Cambridge Structural Database, Acta Materialia, and Extreme Mechanics Letters.

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Ultra-sensitive and resilient compliant strain gauges for soft machines," 2020, Nature
  • "Lightweight Highly Tunable Jamming-Based Composites," 2020, Soft Robotics
  • "Liquid-metal micro-networks with strain-induced conductivity for soft electronics and robotic skin," 2022, npj Flexible Electronics
  • "Electrical resistivity as a descriptor for classification of amorphous versus crystalline phases of alloys," 2022, Acta Materialia
  • "Chemically Coupled Interfacial Adhesion in Multimaterial Printing of Hydrogels and Elastomers," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Best Publications

  • Highly stretchable and tough hydrogels

    Jeong-Yun Sun;Xuanhe Zhao;Widusha R. K. Illeperuma;Ovijit Chaudhuri

  • Tough adhesives for diverse wet surfaces

    J. Li;J. Li;J. Li;A. D. Celiz;A. D. Celiz;J. Yang;Q. Yang;Q. Yang

  • Determination of indenter tip geometry and indentation contact area for depth-sensing indentation experiments

    K. W. McElhaney;J. J. Vlassak;W. D. Nix

  • A new bulge test technique for the determination of Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio of thin films

    J.J. Vlassak;W.D. Nix

  • Instrumented cardiac microphysiological devices via multimaterial three-dimensional printing

    Johan U. Lind;Johan U. Lind;Travis A. Busbee;Travis A. Busbee;Alexander D. Valentine;Alexander D. Valentine;Francesco S. Pasqualini;Francesco S. Pasqualini

  • Measuring the elastic properties of anisotropic materials by means of indentation experiments

    Joost J. Vlassak;W.D. Nix

  • Highly Stretchable and Tough Hydrogels below Water Freezing Temperature.

    Xavier P. Morelle;Xavier P. Morelle;Widusha R. Illeperuma;Kevin Tian;Ruobing Bai

  • Metal films on polymer substrates stretched beyond 50

    Nanshu Lu;Xi Wang;Zhigang Suo;Joost Vlassak

  • Fracture of electrodes in lithium-ion batteries caused by fast charging

    Kejie Zhao;Matt Pharr;Joost J. Vlassak;Zhigang Suo

  • Extremely Stretchable and Fast Self‐Healing Hydrogels

    Insu Jeon;Insu Jeon;Jiaxi Cui;Jiaxi Cui;Widusha R. K. Illeperuma;Joanna Aizenberg

  • Ultra-sensitive and resilient compliant strain gauges for soft machines.

    Oluwaseun A. Araromi;Moritz A. Graule;Kristen L. Dorsey;Sam Castellanos

  • Hybrid Hydrogels with Extremely High Stiffness and Toughness

    Jianyu Li;Widusha Ruwangi Kaushalya Illeperuma;Zhigang Suo;Joost J. Vlassak

  • Numerical study on the measurement of thin film mechanical properties by means of nanoindentation

    Xi Chen;Joost J. Vlassak

  • 3D Printing of Transparent and Conductive Heterogeneous Hydrogel-Elastomer Systems.

    Kevin Tian;Jinhye Bae;Shannon E. Bakarich;Canhui Yang;Canhui Yang

  • Stiff, strong, and tough hydrogels with good chemical stability

    Jianyu Li;Zhigang Suo;Joost J. Vlassak

  • High ductility of a metal film adherent on a polymer substrate

    Yong Xiang;Teng Li;Zhigang Suo;Joost J. Vlassak

  • Lithium-Assisted Plastic Deformation of Silicon Electrodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries: A First-Principles Theoretical Study

    Kejie Zhao;Wei L. Wang;John Gregoire;Matt Pharr

  • Using indentation to characterize the poroelasticity of gels

    Yuhang Hu;Xuanhe Zhao;Joost J. Vlassak;Zhigang Suo

  • Large Plastic Deformation in High-Capacity Lithium-Ion Batteries Caused by Charge and Discharge

    Kejie Zhao;Matt Pharr;Shengqiang Cai;Joost J. Vlassak

  • Indentation modulus of elastically anisotropic half spaces

    Joost J. Vlassak;W. D. Nix

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhigang Suo
Zhigang Suo Harvard University
William D. Nix
William D. Nix Stanford University
Kejie Zhao
Kejie Zhao Purdue University West Lafayette
Kyu Hwan Oh
Kyu Hwan Oh Seoul National University
Jan Schroers
Jan Schroers Yale University
Efthimios Kaxiras
Efthimios Kaxiras Harvard University
Nanshu Lu
Nanshu Lu The University of Texas at Austin
David J. Mooney
David J. Mooney Harvard University
John M. Gregoire
John M. Gregoire California Institute of Technology
Stefano Curtarolo
Stefano Curtarolo Duke University

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