2026 Konrad Wegener: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	61	634	577	9	8	653	17861

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Switzerland Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Konrad Wegener is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has a research profile centered on engineering, with a primary focus on mechanical engineering and several related subfields.

The main fields of study associated with their work include:

Engineering

Within engineering, their subfields of study cover:

Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Computational Mechanics
Automotive Engineering
Mechanics of Materials

The main topics explored by Konrad Wegener span areas that involve manufacturing processes and material technologies, including:

Advanced machining processes and optimization
Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
Laser Material Processing Techniques
Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Konrad Wegener include:

"The Influence of Particle Shape, Powder Flowability, and Powder Layer Density on Part Density in Laser Powder Bed Fusion," 2021, published in Metals
"Ensemble transfer learning for refining stability predictions in milling using experimental stability states," 2020, published in The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
"Direct laser additive manufacturing of high performance oxide ceramics: A state-of-the-art review," 2021, published in Journal of the European Ceramic Society
"Multi-Resolution SPH Simulation of a Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing Process," 2021, published in Applied Sciences
"Mutual comparison of acoustic, pyrometric and thermographic laser powder bed fusion monitoring," 2021, published in Materials & Design

Konrad Wegener has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

Adriaan B. Spierings
Michal Kuffa
Markus Bambach
Hagen Klippel
Lukáš Weiss

The scientific contributions are published in various prominent venues, with multiple articles appearing in:

Procedia CIRP
The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
CIRP journal of manufacturing science and technology
International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems
CIRP Annals

Best Publications

Thermal issues in machine tools

Josef Mayr;Jerzy Jedrzejewski;Eckart Uhlmann;M. Alkan Donmez

976
Citations
Laser based additive manufacturing in industry and academia

Michael Schmidt;Marion Merklein;David Bourell;Dimitri Dimitrov

650
Citations
Microstructural features of Sc- and Zr-modified Al-Mg alloys processed by selective laser melting

Adriaan B. Spierings;Karl Dawson;Thorsten Heeling;Peter J. Uggowitzer

555
Citations
Investigations on the microstructure and crack formation of IN738LC samples processed by selective laser melting using Gaussian and doughnut profiles

Michael Cloots;Peter J. Uggowitzer;Konrad Wegener

443
Citations
Fatigue performance of additive manufactured metallic parts

Adriaan B. Spierings;Thomas L. Starr;Konrad Wegener

442
Citations
Powder flowability characterisation methodology for powder-bed-based metal additive manufacturing

A. B. Spierings;M. Voegtlin;T. Bauer;K. Wegener

413
Citations
Conditioning and monitoring of grinding wheels

K. Wegener;H.-W. Hoffmeister;B. Karpuschewski;F. Kuster

374
Citations
SLM-processed Sc- and Zr- modified Al-Mg alloy: Mechanical properties and microstructural effects of heat treatment

Adriaan B. Spierings;Karl Dawson;Kerstin Kern;Frank Palm

339
Citations
Influence of cutting edge radius on cutting forces in machining titanium

C.-F. Wyen;K. Wegener

305
Citations
Materials perspective of polymers for additive manufacturing with selective laser sintering

Manfred Schmid;Antonio Amado;Konrad Wegener

282
Citations
High temperature material properties of IN738LC processed by selective laser melting (SLM) technology

L. Rickenbacher;T. Etter;S. Hövel;Konrad Wegener

264
Citations
Processability of different IN738LC powder batches by selective laser melting

Roman Engeli;Roman Engeli;Thomas Etter;Simone Hövel;Konrad Wegener

260
Citations
Influence of SLM scan-speed on microstructure, precipitation of Al3Sc particles and mechanical properties in Sc- and Zr-modified Al-Mg alloys

Adriaan B. Spierings;Karl Dawson;Peter J. Uggowitzer;Konrad Wegener

254
Citations
Abrasive fine-finishing technology

Fukuo Hashimoto;Hitomi Yamaguchi;Peter Krajnik;Konrad Wegener

244
Citations
Mechatronic Systems for Machine Tools

R. Neugebauer;B. Denkena;K. Wegener

244
Citations
An integrated cost‐model for selective laser melting (SLM)

L. Rickenbacher;Adriaan B. Spierings;Konrad Wegener

229
Citations
Polymer Powders for Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)

Manfred Schmid;Antonio Amado;Konrad Wegener

224
Citations
Melt pool simulation for the evaluation of process parameters in selective laser melting

Thorsten Heeling;Michael Cloots;Konrad Wegener

203
Citations
Microstructure characterization of SLM-processed Al-Mg-Sc-Zr alloy in the heat treated and HIPed condition

Adriaan B. Spierings;Karl Dawson;Phillip Dumitraschkewitz;Stefan Pogatscher

198
Citations
Additive Manufacturing: Polymers applicable for laser sintering (LS)

Manfred Schmid;Konrad Wegener

174
Citations
A physical modeling and predictive simulation of the laser cladding process

Florian Wirth;Konrad Wegener

166
Citations
Note on the Rate and Energy Efficiency Limits for Additive Manufacturing

Timothy Gutowski;Sheng Jiang;Daniel Cooper;Gero Corman

160
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Leinenbach Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

Ralph Spolenak ETH Zurich

Peter J. Uggowitzer ETH Zurich

André R. Studart ETH Zurich

Eckart Uhlmann Technical University of Berlin

Christian Brecher RWTH Aachen University

Roberto Teti University of Naples Federico II

Christos G. Aneziris TU Bergakademie Freiberg

John Botsis École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Thomas Graule University of Freiburg

External Links

Personal website of Konrad Wegener

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