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 Leonid V. Zhigilei sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 226 publications — 39th percentile
39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.
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 Leonid V. Zhigilei sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 61 D-Index — 48th percentile
48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.
Leonid V. Zhigilei is a researcher affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Computational Mechanics, and Mechanical Engineering.
The scientist's research focuses largely on topics related to laser-based techniques and materials at the nanoscale. Key research areas include:
Leonid V. Zhigilei has published extensively across several notable scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:
Their notable recent papers feature studies on nanoparticle generation via laser ablation, laser-induced melting kinetics, and graphene-enhanced carbon fibers. Selected recent publications are:
Collaborative work is also a significant aspect of Zhigilei's research. Frequent co-authors include:
Zhibin Lin;Leonid V. Zhigilei;Vittorio Celli
Dmitriy S. Ivanov;Leonid V. Zhigilei
Leonid V. Zhigilei;Zhibin Lin;Dmitriy S. Ivanov
Leonid V. Zhigilei;Leonid V. Zhigilei;Barbara J. Garrison
Robert J. Stevens;Leonid V. Zhigilei;Pamela M. Norris
Chengping Wu;Leonid V. Zhigilei
L.V. Zhigilei
Carsten Schäfer;Herbert M. Urbassek;Leonid V. Zhigilei
Leonid V. Zhigilei;Elodie Leveugle;Barbara J. Garrison;Yaroslava G. Yingling
E. Leveugle;D.S. Ivanov;L.V. Zhigilei
Maxim V. Shugaev;Chengping Wu;Oskar Armbruster;Aida Naghilou
Leonid V. Zhigilei;Prasad B. S. Kodali;Barbara J. Garrison
Yusheng Dou;Leonid V. Zhigilei;Nicholas Winograd;Barbara J. Garrison
Cheng-Yu Shih;René Streubel;Johannes Heberle;Alexander Letzel
Leonid V. Zhigilei;Prasad B. S. Kodali;Barbara J. Garrison
Timothy S. English;John C. Duda;Justin L. Smoyer;Donald A. Jordan
Dmitriy S. Ivanov;Leonid V. Zhigilei
Elodie Leveugle;Leonid V. Zhigilei
Dmitriy S. Ivanov;Leonid V. Zhigilei
Barbara J. Garrison;Tatiana E. Itina;Leonid V. Zhigilei
Zan Gao;Jiadeng Zhu;Siavash Rajabpour;Kaushik Joshi
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