2026 Lars-Gunnar Johansson: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	56	8224	7953	85	78	281	11918
Chemistry	56	11571	10424	168	150	261	11889

Overview

Lars-Gunnar Johansson is affiliated with Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions to materials chemistry and aerospace and mechanical engineering subfields.

The main topics of investigation in their work include:

Nuclear Materials and Properties
High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
Advanced Ceramic Materials Synthesis
Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition
Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications
Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Johansson are:

Jan-Erik Svensson
Tommy Sand
Jesper Liske
M. Halvarsson
Mohammad Sattari

Johansson has published extensively in several venues, including:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Oxidation of Metals
CORROSION
ECS Meeting Abstracts
ACS Materials Au

Significant recent publications include:

A Comparison of the Oxidation and Nitridation Properties of Selected Chromia- and Alumina-Forming Alloys at 800 °C, 2022, Oxidation of Metals
Localized Atmospheric Corrosion of Magnesium-Aluminum Alloys Produced by Semisolid Casting: A 2D and 3D Investigation, 2020, CORROSION
Influence of Yttrium Doping on the Oxidation of Mo(Si,Al)2 in Air at 1500 °C, 2022, Oxidation of Metals
(Invited) New Insights into the Formation and Failure Modes of Alumina Scales, 2020, ECS Meeting Abstracts
Nitridation of Three Austenitic Alloys at 1100 °C, 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

Fundamentals and advances in magnesium alloy corrosion

Mohsen Esmaily;Jan-Erik Svensson;S. Fajardo;S. Fajardo;Nick Birbilis

2017
Citations
Influence of Water Vapor and Flow Rate on the High-Temperature Oxidation of 304L; Effect of Chromium Oxide Hydroxide Evaporation

H. Asteman;J.-E. Svensson;M. Norell;L.-G. Johansson

447
Citations
Indication of Chromium Oxide Hydroxide Evaporation During Oxidation of 304L at 873 K in the Presence of 10% Water Vapor

H. Asteman;J.-E. Svensson;L.-G. Johansson;M. Norell

413
Citations
Evidence for Chromium Evaporation Influencing the Oxidation of 304L: The Effect of Temperature and Flow Rate

H. Asteman;J.-E. Svensson;L.-G. Johansson

281
Citations
Corrosion of magnesium in humid air

Rakel Lindström;Lars-Gunnar Johansson;George E. Thompson;Peter Skeldon

247
Citations
KCl induced corrosion of a 304-type austenitic stainless steel at 600°C; The role of potassium

Jesper Pettersson;Henrik Asteman;Henrik Asteman;Jan-Erik Svensson;Lars-Gunnar Johansson

238
Citations
Microstructural investigation of the breakdown of the protective oxide scale on a 304 steel in the presence of oxygen and water vapour at 600 °C

Mats Halvarsson;Jun Eu Tang;Henrik Asteman;Jan-Erik Svensson

214
Citations
Oxidation of 310 steel in H2O/O2 mixtures at 600 °C: the effect of water-vapour-enhanced chromium evaporation

H Asteman;J.-E Svensson;L.-G Johansson

201
Citations
The Effects of KCl, K2SO4 and K2CO3 on the High Temperature Corrosion of a 304-Type Austenitic Stainless Steel

Jesper Pettersson;Nicklas Folkeson;Lars-Gunnar Johansson;Jan-Erik Svensson

159
Citations
A laboratory study of the initial stages of the atmospheric corrosion of zinc in the presence of NaCl; Influence of SO2 and NO2

J.-E Svensson;L.-G Johansson

154
Citations
Long term study of Cr evaporation and high temperature corrosion behaviour of Co coated ferritic steel for solid oxide fuel cell interconnects

Jan Froitzheim;Sead Canovic;Maria Nikumaa;Rakshith Nugehalli Sachitanand

150
Citations
The Effect of Water Vapor on the Initial Stages of Oxidation of the FeCrAl Alloy Kanthal AF at 900 °C

Helena Götlind;Fang Liu;Jan-Erik Svensson;Mats Halvarsson

148
Citations
KCl-induced high temperature corrosion of the austenitic Fe–Cr–Ni alloys 304L and Sanicro 28 at 600 °C

Carolina Pettersson;Jesper Pettersson;Henrik Asteman;Jan-Erik Svensson

146
Citations
Influence of temperature on the atmospheric corrosion of the Mg-Al alloy AM50

Mohsen Esmaily;Mehrdad Shahabi-Navid;Jan-Erik Svensson;Mats Halvarsson

146
Citations
The Influence of Carbon Dioxide on the Atmospheric Corrosion of Some Magnesium Alloys in the Presence of NaCl

Rakel Lindström;J. E. Svensson;L. G. Johansson

141
Citations
Alkali Induced High Temperature Corrosion of Stainless Steel: The Influence of NaCl, KCl and CaCl2

Sofia Karlsson;Jesper Pettersson;Lars-Gunnar Johansson;Jan-Erik Svensson

141
Citations
Investigation of Chromium Volatilization from FeCr Interconnects by a Denuder Technique

Jan Froitzheim;Hamed Ravash;Erik Larsson;Lars-Gunnar Johansson

141
Citations
Oxidation of Binary FeCr Alloys (Fe–2.25Cr, Fe–10Cr, Fe–18Cr and Fe–25Cr) in O2 and in O2 + H2O Environment at 600 °C

Bagas Pujilaksono;Torbjörn Jonsson;H. Heidari;Mats Halvarsson

138
Citations
Oxidation of FeCrAl alloys at 500–900°C in dry O2

H. Josefsson;F. Liu;J.-E. Svensson;M. Halvarsson

132
Citations
Oxidation of iron at 400―600 °C in dry and wet O2

Bagas Pujilaksono;Torbjörn Jonsson;Mats Halvarsson;Jan-Erik Svensson

128
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