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D-Index
83
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23454
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2393
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691

Kenneth S. Vecchio 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 Kenneth S. Vecchio sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 307 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth S. Vecchio 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 Kenneth S. Vecchio sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - ASM Fellow For contributions to the design of advance multifunctional materials, to the advanced characterization of materials, and as an educator and mentor in materials engineering.

Overview

Kenneth S. Vecchio is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a significant focus on Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry within these broader areas.

The scientist's subfields of study include:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Biomedical Engineering

Main topics of research include:

  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Kenneth S. Vecchio illustrate areas of inquiry in high-entropy materials and machine learning applications in materials science. Selected recent publications are:

  • "Discovery of high-entropy ceramics via machine learning," 2020, npj Computational Materials
  • "Searching for high entropy alloys: A machine learning approach," 2020, Acta Materialia
  • "Bulk high-entropy nitrides and carbonitrides," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "A universal configurational entropy metric for high-entropy materials," 2021, Scripta Materialia
  • "Dual-phase high-entropy ultra-high temperature ceramics," 2020, Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Frequent co-authors in their publications are:

  • Kevin Kaufmann
  • Haoren Wang
  • Chaoyi Zhu
  • Tyler Harrington
  • Mingde Qin

Kenneth S. Vecchio publishes regularly in scientific venues such as:

  • Acta Materialia
  • Journal of the European Ceramic Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Scripta Materialia
  • Microscopy and Microanalysis

Their work has been recognized with the ASM Fellow award in 2009 for contributions to the design of advanced multifunctional materials, advanced characterization techniques, and educational mentorship in materials engineering.

Best Publications

  • High-Entropy Metal Diborides: A New Class of High-Entropy Materials and a New Type of Ultrahigh Temperature Ceramics.

    Joshua Gild;Yuanyao Zhang;Tyler Harrington;Sicong Jiang

  • High-entropy high-hardness metal carbides discovered by entropy descriptors

    Pranab Sarker;Tyler Harrington;Cormac Toher;Corey Oses

  • A new class of high-entropy perovskite oxides

    Sicong Jiang;Tao Hu;Joshua Gild;Naixie Zhou

  • Phase stability and mechanical properties of novel high entropy transition metal carbides

    Tyler J. Harrington;Joshua Gild;Pranab Sarker;Cormac Toher

  • Influence of temperature and strain rate on the mechanical behavior of three amorphous polymers: Characterization and modeling of the compressive yield stress

    J. Richeton;S. Ahzi;K.S. Vecchio;F.C. Jiang

  • High-entropy fluorite oxides

    Joshua Gild;Mojtaba Samiee;Jeffrey L. Braun;Tyler Harrington

  • DYNAMIC RECRYSTALLIZATION IN HIGH-STRAIN, HIGH-STRAIN-RATE PLASTIC DEFORMATION OF COPPER

    U. Andrade;M. A. Meyers;K. S. Vecchio;Atul Harish Chokshi

  • The influence of stacking fault energy on the mechanical behavior of Cu and Cu-Al alloys : Deformation twinning, work hardening, and dynamic recovery

    Aashish Rohatgi;Kenneth S. Vecchio;George T. Gray

  • Quasi-static and dynamic mechanical response of Haliotis rufescens (abalone) shells

    Rainer Menig;Marc H. Meyers;Marc A. Meyers;Kenneth S. Vecchio

  • Calcium phosphate-bearing matrices induce osteogenic differentiation of stem cells through adenosine signaling

    Yu Ru V. Shih;Yu Ru V. Shih;Yongsung Hwang;Ameya Phadke;Heemin Kang

  • Prediction of carbon nanotube growth success by the analysis of carbon–catalyst binary phase diagrams

    Christian P. Deck;Kenneth Vecchio

  • Remotely Triggered Release from Magnetic Nanoparticles

    A. M. Derfus;A. M. Derfus;G. von Maltzahn;G. von Maltzahn;T. J. Harris;T. J. Harris;T. Duza

  • A high-entropy silicide: (Mo0.2Nb0.2Ta0.2Ti0.2W0.2)Si2

    Joshua Gild;Jeffrey Braun;Kevin Kaufmann;Eduardo Marin

  • Conversion of bulk seashells to biocompatible hydroxyapatite for bone implants

    Kenneth S. Vecchio;Xing Zhang;Jennifer B. Massie;Mark Wang

  • Bacterial toxin-triggered drug release from gold nanoparticle-stabilized liposomes for the treatment of bacterial infection.

    Dissaya Pornpattananangkul;Li Zhang;Sage Olson;Santosh Aryal

  • Recrystallization kinetics within adiabatic shear bands

    J.A. Hines;K.S. Vecchio

  • Resistance-curve and fracture behavior of Ti–Al3Ti metallic–intermetallic laminate (MIL) composites

    Aashish Rohatgi;David J. Harach;Kenneth S. Vecchio;Kenneth P. Harvey

  • Modeling and validation of the large deformation inelastic response of amorphous polymers over a wide range of temperatures and strain rates

    J. Richeton;S. Ahzi;K.S. Vecchio;F.C. Jiang

  • Microstructural evolution in adiabatic shear bands in Ta and Ta–W alloys

    M.T Pérez-Prado;J.A Hines;K.S Vecchio

  • Synthetic multifunctional metallic-intermetallic laminate composites

    Kenneth S. Vecchio

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc A. Meyers
Marc A. Meyers University of California, San Diego
Jian Luo
Jian Luo University of California, San Diego
George T. Gray
George T. Gray Los Alamos National Laboratory
Stefano Curtarolo
Stefano Curtarolo Duke University
Patrick E. Hopkins
Patrick E. Hopkins University of Virginia
Donald W. Brenner
Donald W. Brenner North Carolina State University
Sia Nemat-Nasser
Sia Nemat-Nasser University of California, San Diego
Jon-Paul Maria
Jon-Paul Maria Pennsylvania State University
Eugene A. Olevsky
Eugene A. Olevsky San Diego State University
Said Ahzi
Said Ahzi University of Strasbourg

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