2026 Leon Le Govaert: 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	49	10548	10190	138	128	171	8724

Overview

Leon Le Govaert is affiliated with Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a strong emphasis on Mechanics of Materials and Polymers and Plastics.

Their work focuses on several main topics, including:

Mechanical Behavior of Composites
Polymer crystallization and properties
Composite Material Mechanics
Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials

Leon Le Govaert has been published frequently in notable venues such as:

Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Journal of Polymer Science
Journal of Composite Materials
International Journal of Fatigue
Macromolecules

Notable recent publications include:

Identification of plasticity-controlled creep and fatigue failure mechanisms in transversely loaded unidirectional thermoplastic composites, 2020, Journal of Composite Materials
Crack-growth controlled failure of short fibre reinforced thermoplastics: Influence of fibre orientation, 2020, International Journal of Fatigue
Fatigue-Crack Propagation of High-Density Polyethylene Homopolymers: Influence of Molecular Weight Distribution and Temperature, 2021, Macromolecules
Influence of fiber orientation, temperature and relative humidity on the long-term performance of short glass fiber reinforced polyamide 6, 2020, Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Constitutive modeling of injection-molded short-fiber composites: Characterization and model application, 2020, Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

Tom A. P. Engels
Leonid V. Pastukhov
Martin van Drongelen
J.A.W. van Dommelen
Martijn Wismans

Best Publications

Mechanical performance of polymer systems: The relation between structure and properties

Heh Han Meijer;Leon Le Govaert

543
Citations
On the origin of strain hardening in glassy polymers

van Hgh Melick;Leon Le Govaert;Heh Han Meijer

392
Citations
Size effects in the processing of thin metal sheets

LV Raulea;AM Ad Goijaerts;Leon Le Govaert;Fpt Frank Baaijens

388
Citations
Structure, Deformation, and Failure of Flow-Oriented Semicrystalline Polymers

Bag Bernard Schrauwen;van Lca Lambèrt Breemen;AB Anne Spoelstra;Leon Le Govaert

318
Citations
The Influence of Intrinsic Strain Softening on Strain Localization in Polycarbonate: Modeling and Experimental Validation

Leon Le Govaert;Phm Peter Timmermans;Wam Marcel Brekelmans

311
Citations
Intrinsic Deformation Behavior of Semicrystalline Polymers

Bag Bernard Schrauwen;Rpm Roel Janssen;Leon Le Govaert;Heh Han Meijer

302
Citations
Modeling of the Postyield Response of Glassy Polymers: Influence of Thermomechanical History

Etj Edwin Klompen;Tap Tom Engels;Leon Le Govaert;Heh Han Meijer

292
Citations
A multi‐mode approach to finite, three‐dimensional, nonlinear viscoelastic behavior of polymer glasses

TA Theo Tervoort;Etj Edwin Klompen;Leon Le Govaert

238
Citations
Localisation phenomena in glassy polymers: influence of thermal and mechanical history

van Hgh Melick;Leon Le Govaert;Heh Han Meijer

217
Citations
A constitutive equation for the elasto-viscoplastic deformation of glassy polymers

TA Theo Tervoort;Rjm Robert Smit;Wam Marcel Brekelmans;Leon Le Govaert

213
Citations
The effect of temperature and strain rate on the mechanical properties of highly oriented polypropylene tapes and all-polypropylene composites

B. Alcock;N.O. Cabrera;N.O. Cabrera;N.-M. Barkoula;C.T. Reynolds

202
Citations
Prediction of plasticity-controlled failure in polyamide 6:influence of temperature and relative humidity

Emanuele Parodi;Gerrit W. M. Peters;Leon E. Govaert

193
Citations
Evaluation of ductile fracture models for different metals in blanking

AM Ad Goijaerts;Leon Le Govaert;Fpt Frank Baaijens

165
Citations
Kinetics of ageing and re-embrittlement of mechanically rejuvenated polystyrene

van Hgh Melick;Leon Le Govaert;B Raas;WJ Nauta

153
Citations
Glass transition temperature versus structure of polyamide 6: A flash-DSC study

E. Parodi;L.E. Govaert;G.W.M. Peters

139
Citations
Temporary toughening of polystyrene through mechanical pre-conditioning

Leon Le Govaert;van Hgh Melick;Heh Han Meijer

137
Citations
Strain-hardening behavior of polycarbonate in the glassy state

TA Theo Tervoort;Leon Le Govaert

137
Citations
Rate‐ and temperature‐dependent strain softening in solid polymers

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137
Citations
Strain hardening and its relation to Bauschinger effects in oriented polymers

Dja Dirk Senden;van Jaw Hans Dommelen;Leon Le Govaert

136
Citations
Biodegradable Polymers in Bone Tissue Engineering

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130
Citations
Extending the EGP constitutive model for polymer glasses to multiple relaxation times

van Lca Lambèrt Breemen;Etj Edwin Klompen;Leon Le Govaert;Heh Han Meijer

128
Citations
Preemptive Healing through Supramolecular Cross-Links

Jean-Luc Wietor;Athanasios Dimopoulos;Leon E. Govaert;Rolf A. T. M. van Benthem

110
Citations
Hybrid composites based on polyethylene and carbon fibres Part 2: influence of composition and adhesion level of polyethylene fibres on mechanical properties

Aajm Ton Peijs;P Catsman;Leon Le Govaert;PJ Piet Lemstra

110
Citations
Quantitative Prediction of Long-Term Failure of Polycarbonate

Etj Edwin Klompen;Tap Tom Engels;van Lca Lambèrt Breemen;Pjg Piet Schreurs

104
Citations