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D-Index
49
Citations
8724
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10546
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138

Leon Le Govaert 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 Leon Le Govaert sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 171 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Leon Le Govaert 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 Leon Le Govaert sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • On the origin of strain hardening in glassy polymers

    van Hgh Melick;Leon Le Govaert;Heh Han Meijer

  • Size effects in the processing of thin metal sheets

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

  • Structure, Deformation, and Failure of Flow-Oriented Semicrystalline Polymers

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

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

    Leon Le Govaert;Phm Peter Timmermans;Wam Marcel Brekelmans

  • Intrinsic Deformation Behavior of Semicrystalline Polymers

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

  • Modeling of the Postyield Response of Glassy Polymers: Influence of Thermomechanical History

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

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

    TA Theo Tervoort;Etj Edwin Klompen;Leon Le Govaert

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

    van Hgh Melick;Leon Le Govaert;Heh Han Meijer

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

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

  • 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

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

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

  • Evaluation of ductile fracture models for different metals in blanking

    AM Ad Goijaerts;Leon Le Govaert;Fpt Frank Baaijens

  • Kinetics of ageing and re-embrittlement of mechanically rejuvenated polystyrene

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

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

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

  • Temporary toughening of polystyrene through mechanical pre-conditioning

    Leon Le Govaert;van Hgh Melick;Heh Han Meijer

  • Strain-hardening behavior of polycarbonate in the glassy state

    TA Theo Tervoort;Leon Le Govaert

  • Rate‐ and temperature‐dependent strain softening in solid polymers

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  • Strain hardening and its relation to Bauschinger effects in oriented polymers

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

  • Biodegradable Polymers in Bone Tissue Engineering

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  • 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

  • Preemptive Healing through Supramolecular Cross-Links

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

  • 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

  • Quantitative Prediction of Long-Term Failure of Polycarbonate

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Heh Han Meijer
Heh Han Meijer Eindhoven University of Technology
Gwm Gerrit Peters
Gwm Gerrit Peters Eindhoven University of Technology
Wam Marcel Brekelmans
Wam Marcel Brekelmans Eindhoven University of Technology
Fpt Frank Baaijens
Fpt Frank Baaijens Eindhoven University of Technology
Mgd Marc Geers
Mgd Marc Geers Eindhoven University of Technology
PJ Piet Lemstra
PJ Piet Lemstra Eindhoven University of Technology
Dario Cavallo
Dario Cavallo University of Genoa
Paul Smith
Paul Smith ETH Zurich
Sanjay Rastogi
Sanjay Rastogi King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Hans-Werner Schmidt
Hans-Werner Schmidt University of Bayreuth

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