2026 Klaus Friedrich: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	103	930	53	546	34501

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Materials Science

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Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Klaus Friedrich was affiliated with the Technical University of Kaiserslautern in Germany. Their research contributions spanned several core areas within engineering and materials science, with a focus on polymers, composites, and mechanical properties.

The main fields of study covered by their work included:

Engineering
Materials Science

Within these fields, Friedrich concentrated on several subfields:

Polymers and Plastics
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanics of Materials
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Automotive Engineering

The research topics prominently addressed by Friedrich featured:

Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
Tribology and Wear Analysis
Fiber-reinforced Polymer Composites
Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
Polymer Crystallization and Properties
Lubricants and Their Additives

Friedrich's recent scientific publications include:

"Eco-friendly and sustainable processing of wood-based materials" (2021), published in Green Chemistry
"Multifunctionality of polymer composites based on recycled carbon fibers: A review" (2021), published in Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research
"Rheological and energy absorption characteristics of a concentrated shear thickening fluid at various temperatures" (2020), published in International Journal of Impact Engineering
"High strength epoxy system modified with soft block copolymer and stiff core-shell rubber nanoparticles: Morphology, mechanical properties, and fracture mechanisms" (2020), published in eXPRESS Polymer Letters
"On the tribological properties of extremely different wood materials" (2021), published in European Journal of Wood and Wood Products

Friedrich frequently published in these venues:

Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research
Green Chemistry
International Journal of Impact Engineering
eXPRESS Polymer Letters
European Journal of Wood and Wood Products

The scientist collaborated repeatedly with several coauthors, including:

Bernd Wetzel
E. I. Akpan
Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa
Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai
Lin Ye

Best Publications

Epoxy nanocomposites ¿ fracture and toughening mechanisms

Bernd Wetzel;Patrick Rosso;Frank Haupert;Klaus Friedrich

1046
Citations
Structure–property relationships of irradiation grafted nano-inorganic particle filled polypropylene composites

Min Zhi Rong;Ming Qiu Zhang;Yong Xiang Zheng;Han Min Zeng

842
Citations
Effects of various fillers on the sliding wear of polymer composites

Klaus Friedrich;Zhong Zhang;Alois K. Schlarb

783
Citations
Tensile performance improvement of low nanoparticles filled-polypropylene composites

Chun Lei Wu;Ming Qiu Zhang;Min Zhi Rong;Klaus Friedrich

782
Citations
Artificial neural networks applied to polymer composites: a review

Z Zhang;K Friedrich

734
Citations
Polymer composites for tribological applications

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685
Citations
Manufacturing Aspects of Advanced Polymer Composites for Automotive Applications

Klaus Friedrich;Klaus Friedrich;Abdulhakim A. Almajid

644
Citations
Property improvements of in situ epoxy nanocomposites with reduced interparticle distance at high nanosilica content

Hui Zhang;Zhong Zhang;Klaus Friedrich;Christian Eger

591
Citations
Improvement of tensile properties of nano-SiO2/PP composites in relation to percolation mechanism

Min Zhi Rong;Ming Qiu Zhang;Yong Xiang Zheng;Han Min Zeng

537
Citations
Mechanical properties and failure behaviour of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composites under the influence of moisture

R. Selzer;K. Friedrich

506
Citations
Recent advances in polymer composites' tribology

K. Friedrich;Z. Lu;A.M. Hager

441
Citations
On sliding friction and wear of PEEK and its composites

Z.P. Lu;K. Friedrich

402
Citations
Tribological properties of epoxy nanocomposites: I. Enhancement of the wear resistance by nano-TiO2 particles

L. Chang;Z. Zhang;C. Breidt;K. Friedrich

379
Citations
Polymer Composites: From Nano- to Macro-Scale

Klaus Friedrich

379
Citations
Effect of particle surface treatment on the tribological performance of epoxy based nanocomposites

Ming Qiu Zhang;Min Zhi Rong;Shu Li Yu;Bernd Wetzel

337
Citations
Friction and wear of polymer composites

X.Q. Pei;K. Friedrich

335
Citations
Application of fracture mechanics to composite materials

Klaus Friedrich

335
Citations
Impact and wear resistance of polymer nanocomposites at low filler content

Bernd Wetzel;Frank Haupert;Klaus Friedrich;Ming Qiu Zhang

334
Citations
Effect of inorganic nanoparticles on mechanical property, fracture toughness and toughening mechanism of two epoxy systems

Jun Ma;Mao-Song Mo;Xu-Sheng Du;Patrick Rosso

330
Citations
A toughened epoxy resin by silica nanoparticle reinforcement

P. Rosso;L. Ye;K. Friedrich;S. Sprenger

322
Citations
Significantly modified tribological performance of epoxy nanocomposites at very low graphene oxide content

Xiao-Jun Shen;Xiao-Jun Shen;Xian-Qiang Pei;Shao-Yun Fu;Shao-Yun Fu;Klaus Friedrich;Klaus Friedrich

314
Citations