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Lance Lewis Snead

Lance Lewis Snead

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
76
Citations
22691
World Ranking
3251
National Ranking
910

Lance Lewis Snead 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 Lance Lewis Snead sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 364 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lance Lewis Snead 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 Lance Lewis Snead sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lance Lewis Snead is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with a particular emphasis on nuclear materials and properties.

The scientist's work covers several main fields of study:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Within these fields, their subfields of study include:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials

The main topics explored in their research involve:

  • Nuclear Materials and Properties
  • Fusion materials and technologies
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies
  • Advanced ceramic materials synthesis
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Nuclear reactor physics and engineering

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Lance Lewis Snead are:

  • David Sprouster
  • Yutai Katoh
  • Koroush Shirvan
  • Takaaki Koyanagi
  • P Neggi

The researcher has published in several venues multiple times, with frequent appearances in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Annals of Nuclear Energy
  • Journal of Nuclear Materials
  • Scripta Materialia
  • Acta Materialia

Recent published papers include:

  • "Evaluation of the effects of neutron irradiation on first-generation corrosion mitigation coatings on SiC for accident-tolerant fuel cladding," 2020, Journal of Nuclear Materials
  • "X-ray characterization of anisotropic defect formation in SiC under irradiation with applied stress," 2021, Scripta Materialia
  • "Deuterium trapping mechanisms in reduced activation ferritic martensitic steels and their correlation with mechanical strengthening," 2025, Acta Materialia
  • "Low Temperature Neutron Irradiation Stability of Zirconium Hydride and Yttrium Hydride," 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Nitrogen and Metal Impurities of Historic and Modern Graphite Grades," 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Handbook of SiC properties for fuel performance modeling

    Lance L. Snead;Takashi Nozawa;Yutai Katoh;Thak Sang Byun

  • Accident tolerant fuels for LWRs: A perspective

    Steven J Zinkle;Steven J Zinkle;Kurt A Terrani;Jess C Gehin;Larry J Ott

  • Designing Radiation Resistance in Materials for Fusion Energy

    Steven J Zinkle;Lance Lewis Snead

  • Advanced Oxidation Resistant Iron-Based Alloys for LWR Fuel Cladding

    Kurt A Terrani;Steven J Zinkle;Lance Lewis Snead

  • Continuous SiC fiber, CVI SiC matrix composites for nuclear applications: Properties and irradiation effects

    Yutai Katoh;Kazumi Ozawa;Chunghao Shih;Takashi Nozawa

  • Development and property evaluation of nuclear grade wrought FeCrAl fuel cladding for light water reactors

    Yukinori Yamamoto;Bruce A. Pint;Kurt A. Terrani;Kevin G. Field

  • Radiation effects in SiC for nuclear structural applications

    Yutai Katoh;Lance Lewis Snead;Izabela Szlufarska;William J. Weber;William J. Weber

  • Current status and critical issues for development of SiC composites for fusion applications

    Yutai Katoh;Lance L. Snead;Charles H. Henager;A. Hasegawa

  • Current status and recent research achievements in SiC/SiC composites

    Y. Katoh;L.L. Snead;C.H. Henager;T. Nozawa

  • Limits on irradiation-induced thermal conductivity and electrical resistivity in silicon carbide materials

    L.L Snead

  • Opportunities and limitations for ion beams in radiation effects studies: Bridging critical gaps between charged particle and neutron irradiations

    S.J. Zinkle;S.J. Zinkle;L.L. Snead

  • Radiation tolerance of neutron-irradiated model Fe-Cr-Al alloys

    Kevin G. Field;Xunxiang Hu;Kenneth C. Littrell;Yukinori Yamamoto

  • Properties of zirconium carbide for nuclear fuel applications

    Yutai Katoh;Gokul Vasudevamurthy;Takashi Nozawa;Lance Lewis Snead

  • Material Selection for Accident Tolerant Fuel Cladding

    Bruce A. Pint;Kurt A. Terrani;Yukinori Yamamoto;Lance Lewis Snead

  • Silicon Carbide Oxidation in Steam up to 2 MPa

    Kurt A. Terrani;Bruce A. Pint;Chad M. Parish;Chinthaka M. Silva

  • Microencapsulated fuel technology for commercial light water and advanced reactor application

    Kurt A Terrani;Lance Lewis Snead;Jess C Gehin

  • Irradiation hardening of pure tungsten exposed to neutron irradiation

    Xunxiang Hu;Takaaki Koyanagi;Makoto Fukuda;N.A.P. Kiran Kumar

  • Promise and challenges of SiCf/SiC composites for fusion energy applications

    Russell H. Jones;L. Giancarli;Akira Hasegawa;Y. Katoh

  • Silicon carbide composites as fusion power reactor structural materials

    L. L. Snead;T. Nozawa;Monica Ferraris;Y. Katoh

  • Status of silicon carbide composites for fusion

    L.L Snead;R.H Jones;A Kohyama;P Fenici

  • Issues and advances in SiCf/SiC composites development for fusion reactors

    B Riccardi;L Giancarli;A Hasegawa;Y Katoh

Frequent Co-Authors

Yutai Katoh
Yutai Katoh Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Steven J. Zinkle
Steven J. Zinkle University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Akira Kohyama
Akira Kohyama Muroran Institute of Technology
Thak Sang Byun
Thak Sang Byun Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Edgar Lara-Curzio
Edgar Lara-Curzio Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Yukinori Yamamoto
Yukinori Yamamoto Oak Ridge National Laboratory
William J. Weber
William J. Weber University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Peter K. Liaw
Peter K. Liaw University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Nasr M. Ghoniem
Nasr M. Ghoniem University of California, Los Angeles
Bruce A Pint
Bruce A Pint Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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