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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 49 10475 10117 45 43 344 9596

Marcel A. J. Somers publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marcel A. J. Somers between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marcel A. J. Somers published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 9.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2006. 20 of the 383 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2006. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 27 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 8 publications
1987 2025

383 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marcel A. J. Somers: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 4
1990 4
1991 3
1992 3
1993 3
1994 6
1995 2
1996 7
1997 7
1998 3
1999 7
2000 10
2001 5
2002 10
2003 7
2004 13
2005 11
2006 27
2007 4
2008 8
2009 5
2010 14
2011 15
2012 10
2013 12
2014 12
2015 25
2016 14
2017 19
2018 20
2019 14
2020 18
2021 14
2022 13
2023 13
2024 12
2025 8
Total 383
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Marcel A. J. Somers 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 Marcel A. J. Somers sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 330–349 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 344 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477 344
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Marcel A. J. Somers 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 Marcel A. J. Somers sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 48–49 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 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.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598 49
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - ASM Fellow "For sustained, innovative and outstanding contributions to the field of thermochemical surface engineering through fundamental and applied research, teaching, and transfer of technology to practice."

Overview

Marcel A. J. Somers is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark in Denmark. Their research contributions span multiple interconnected fields primarily within engineering and materials science, with a focus on mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, and mechanics of materials. The scientist has also engaged in topics related to aerospace and automotive engineering.

The areas of study for Marcel A. J. Somers emphasize metal and thin film mechanics, high entropy alloys, the microstructure and mechanical properties of steels, and additive manufacturing materials and processes. Other focal topics include advanced materials and composites, metal alloys wear and properties, and welding techniques along with residual stresses.

Among their recent scientific publications are:

  • Targeted heat treatment of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V for controlled formation of Bi-lamellar microstructures, 2021, Journal of Material Science and Technology
  • Densification, microstructure, and mechanical properties of heat-treated MAR-M247 fabricated by Binder Jetting, 2021, Additive Manufacturing
  • Surface modification of CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy by low-temperature gaseous carburization, 2020, Materials Letters
  • Anisotropy effects on gaseous nitriding of austenitic stainless steel single crystals, 2020, Acta Materialia
  • Extreme hardening of titanium with colossal interstitial contents of nitrogen and oxygen, 2021, Materials Science and Engineering A

Marcel A. J. Somers frequently publishes in several academic venues, including:

  • HTM Journal of Heat Treatment and Materials
  • Surface and Coatings Technology
  • Acta Materialia
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Materials Science and Engineering A

The scientist collaborates regularly with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Thomas L. Christiansen
  • Matteo Villa
  • Frank Nießen
  • Kristian Vinter Dahl
  • Konstantin V. Werner

For their work, Marcel A. J. Somers was recognized as an ASM Fellow in 2016. The award citation notes contributions to thermochemical surface engineering through fundamental and applied research, teaching, and technology transfer to practice.

Best Publications

  • Simultaneous determination of composition and thickness of thin iron-oxide films from XPS Fe 2p spectra

    Peter C.J. Graat;Marcel A.J. Somers

  • Layer-Growth Kinetics on Gaseous Nitriding of Pure Iron Evaluation of Diffusion Coefficients for Nitrogen in Iron Nitrides

    Marcel A. J. Somers;Eric J. Mittemeijer

  • Thermodynamics, kinetics, and process control of nitriding

    Eric J. Mittemeijer;Marcel A. J. Somers

  • Controlled dissolution of colossal quantities of nitrogen in stainless steel

    Thomas Christiansen;Marcel A. J. Somers

  • Stress, strain, and microstructure of sputter‐deposited Mo thin films

    T. J. Vink;M. A. J. Somers;J. L. C. Daams;A. G. Dirks

  • Low temperature gaseous nitriding and carburising of stainless steel

    Thomas Christiansen;Marcel A.J. Somers

  • Conversion of MX nitrides to Z-phase in a martensitic 12% Cr steel

    Leonardo Cipolla;Hilmar K. Danielsen;Dario Venditti;Paolo Emilio Di Nunzio

  • On the crystallographic structure of S-phase

    Thomas Christiansen;Marcel A.J. Somers

  • Quantification of Laves phase particle size in 9CrW steel

    Leona Korcakova;John Hald;Marcel A.J Somers

  • Stress, strain, and microstructure in thin tungsten films deposited by dc magnetron sputtering

    T. J. Vink;W. Walrave;J. L. C. Daams;A. G. Dirks

  • Thermochemical Surface Engineering of Steels

    Eric Jan Mittemeijer;Eric Jan Mittemeijer;Marcel A. J. Somers

  • Excess nitrogen in the ferrite matrix of nitrided binary iron-based alloys

    M. A. J. Somers;R. M. Lankreijer;E. J. Mittemeijer

  • Formation and growth of compound layer on nitrocarburizing iron: kinetics and microstructural evolution

    M. A. J. Somers;E. J. Mittemeijer

  • Residual stress in Ni–W electrodeposits

    Io Mizushima;Peter Torben Tang;Hans Nørgaard Hansen;Marcel A. J. Somers

  • Development and relaxation of stress in surface layers; Composition and residual stress profiles in γ′-Fe 4 N 1−x layers on α-Fe substrates

    M. A. J. Somers;E. J. Mittemeijer

  • Low-temperature gaseous surface hardening of stainless steel: the current status

    Thomas L. Christiansen;Marcel A. J. Somers

  • Quantitative analysis of overlapping XPS peaks by spectrum reconstruction: determination of the thickness and composition of thin iron oxide films

    Peter C.J. Graat;Marcel A. J. Somers

  • Thermodynamics and Long-Range Order of Interstitials in an h.c.p. Lattice: Nitrogen in ε-Fe2N1-z

    M.A.J. Somers;B.J. Kooi;L. Maldzinski;E.J. Mittemeijer

  • Expanded austenite; crystallography and residual stress

    Thomas Christiansen;Thomas Strabo Hummelshøj;Marcel A. J. Somers

  • On the Oxidation of α-Fe and ε-Fe2N1-z: I. Oxidation Kinetics and Microstructural Evolution of the Oxide and Nitride Layers

    Robin H. Jutte;Bart J. Kooi;Marcel A.J. Somers;Eric J. Mittemeijer

  • An Evaluation of the Fe-N Phase Diagram Considering Long-Range Order of N Atoms in γ'-Fe4N1-x and ε-Fe2N1-z

    Bart J. Kooi;Marcel A.J. Somers;Eric J. Mittemeijer

Frequent Co-Authors

E. J. Mittemeijer
E. J. Mittemeijer Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Mikkel Fougt Hansen
Mikkel Fougt Hansen Technical University of Denmark
Bart J. Kooi
Bart J. Kooi University of Groningen
Jesper Henri Hattel
Jesper Henri Hattel Technical University of Denmark
Thomas Christiansen
Thomas Christiansen Guido Carli Free International University for Social Studies
Jens Jensen
Jens Jensen Linköping University
Willem G. Sloof
Willem G. Sloof Delft University of Technology
Søren Linderoth
Søren Linderoth Technical University of Denmark
Mogens Bjerg Mogensen
Mogens Bjerg Mogensen Technical University of Denmark
Hans Nørgaard Hansen
Hans Nørgaard Hansen Technical University of Denmark

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