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Kim Verbeken

Kim Verbeken

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
58
Citations
12946
World Ranking
7647
National Ranking
87

Kim Verbeken 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 Kim Verbeken sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 442 publications — 82nd percentile

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

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

Kim Verbeken 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 Kim Verbeken sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kim Verbeken is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has an extensive research portfolio primarily situated within the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work focuses on specialized areas including Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Metals and Alloys, Mechanics of Materials, and Biomedical Engineering.

Verbeken's research topics extensively cover hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals, corrosion behavior and inhibition, microstructure and mechanical properties of steels, nuclear materials and properties, metallurgical processes and thermodynamics, material properties and failure mechanisms, and welding techniques and residual stresses.

Recent publications include:

  • Use of existing steel pipeline infrastructure for gaseous hydrogen storage and transport: A review of factors affecting hydrogen induced degradation (2022), Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering
  • Effect of speciation and composition on the kinetics and precipitation of arsenic sulfide from industrial metallurgical wastewater (2020), Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Microstructural based hydrogen diffusion and trapping models applied to Fe-C X alloys (2020), Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Critical assessment of the evaluation of thermal desorption spectroscopy data for duplex stainless steels: A combined experimental and numerical approach (2020), Acta Materialia
  • Critical verification of the Kissinger theory to evaluate thermal desorption spectra (2021), International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Verbeken has frequently published in several scientific venues, including:

  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Procedia Structural Integrity
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Corrosion Science

Their research collaboration network features notable coauthors such as Tom Depover, Lisa Claeys, Inge Bellemans, Stijn Hertelé, and Margo Cauwels. Verbeken has worked extensively with these colleagues, contributing to a substantial volume of scientific literature.

Best Publications

  • Open air biocathode enables effective electricity generation with microbial fuel cells

    Peter Clauwaert;David van der Ha;Nico Boon;Kim Verbeken

  • Microstructure and texture evolution during cold rolling and annealing of a high Mn TWIP steel

    Lieven Bracke;Kim Verbeken;Leo Kestens;Leo Kestens;Jan Penning

  • Effect of hydrogen charging on the mechanical properties of advanced high strength steels

    T. Depover;D. Pérez Escobar;E. Wallaert;Z. Zermout

  • Modern HSLA steels and role of non-recrystallisation temperature

    Stephanie Vervynckt;Kim Verbeken;B Lopez;JJ Jonas

  • The detrimental effect of hydrogen at dislocations on the hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility of Fe-C-X alloys: An experimental proof of the HELP mechanism

    Tom Depover;Kim Verbeken

  • Microstructure-based model for the static mechanical behaviour of multiphase steels

    J. Bouquerel;K. Verbeken;B.C. De Cooman

  • Internal and surface damage of multiphase steels and pure iron after electrochemical hydrogen charging

    D. Pérez Escobar;C. Miñambres;L. Duprez;K. Verbeken;K. Verbeken

  • Advanced high strength steels for automotive industry

    J. Galán;L. Samek;P. Verleysen;K. Verbeken

  • The effect of TiC on the hydrogen induced ductility loss and trapping behavior of Fe-C-Ti alloys

    Tom Depover;Kim Verbeken

  • Diclofenac oxidation by biogenic manganese oxides.

    Ilse Forrez;Marta Carballa;Kim Verbeken;Lynn Vanhaecke

  • Combined thermal desorption spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction study of hydrogen trapping in cold deformed TRIP steel

    D. Pérez Escobar;T. Depover;L. Duprez;K. Verbeken

  • Tempering Kinetics of the Martensitic Phase in DP Steel

    T. Waterschoot;K. Verbeken;B. C. De Cooman

  • Determination of the hydrogen fugacity during electrolytic charging of steel

    Qian Liu;Aleks D. Atrens;Zhiming Shi;Kim Verbeken

  • High shear enrichment improves the performance of the anodophilic microbial consortium in a microbial fuel cell.

    Nico Boon;Peter Aelterman;Peter Clauwaert

  • Through process texture evolution and magnetic properties of high Si non-oriented electrical steels

    Jurij J. Sidor;Kim Verbeken;Edgar Gomes;Juergen Schneider

  • Evaluation of hydrogen trapping in high strength steels by thermal desorption spectroscopy

    D. Pérez Escobar;K. Verbeken;K. Verbeken;L. Duprez;M. Verhaege

  • Influence of temperature on the effectiveness of a biogenic carbonate surface treatment for limestone conservation.

    Willem De Muynck;Kim Verbeken;Nele De Belie;Willy Verstraete

  • Evaluation of the effect of V4C3 precipitates on the hydrogen induced mechanical degradation in Fe-C-V alloys

    Tom Depover;Kim Verbeken

  • Recrystallization–precipitation interaction during austenite hot deformation of a Nb microalloyed steel

    Stephanie Vervynckt;Kim Verbeken;Kim Verbeken;P Thibaux;Yvan Houbaert

  • Corrosion and corrosion prevention in heat exchangers

    Willem Faes;Steven Lecompte;Zaaquib Yunus Ahmed;Johan Van Bael

  • Microstructural characterization of hydrogen induced cracking in TRIP-assisted steel by EBSD

    Aurélie Laureys;Tom Depover;Roumen Petrov;Roumen Petrov;Kim Verbeken

  • Microtextural study of orientation change during nucleation and growth in a cold rolled ULC steel

    Kim Verbeken;Leo Kestens;Jj Jonas

Frequent Co-Authors

Leo Kestens
Leo Kestens Ghent University
Herman Terryn
Herman Terryn Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Roumen Petrov
Roumen Petrov Ghent University
Bart Blanpain
Bart Blanpain KU Leuven
Willy Verstraete
Willy Verstraete Ghent University
Gijs Du Laing
Gijs Du Laing Ghent University
Nico Boon
Nico Boon Ghent University
Isabel Van Driessche
Isabel Van Driessche Ghent University
Rino Morent
Rino Morent Ghent University
Kevin Van Geem
Kevin Van Geem Ghent University

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