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D-Index
46
Citations
12070
World Ranking
1409
National Ranking
43

Marion Merklein publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Marion Merklein sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 602 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Marion Merklein D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Marion Merklein sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Engineering Sciences

Overview

Marion Merklein is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the field of engineering, with a strong emphasis on mechanical engineering and materials science.

Their work spans several subfields, including:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering

Main research topics covered in their publications include:

  • Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
  • Metallurgy and Material Forming
  • Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis
  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels

Marion Merklein has contributed to several recent papers, such as:

  • Review on mechanical joining by plastic deformation (2022) published in Journal of Advanced Joining Processes
  • Artificial Intelligence in manufacturing: State of the art, perspectives, and future directions (2024) published in CIRP Annals
  • Alloy design and adaptation for additive manufacture (2021) published in Journal of Materials Processing Technology
  • Cyber-Physical Systems in the Context of Industry 4.0: A Review, Categorization and Outlook (2022) published in Information Systems Frontiers
  • On the hot deformation behavior of Ti-6Al-4V made by additive manufacturing (2020) published in Journal of Materials Processing Technology

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Michael Lechner
  • Martin Kraus
  • David Römisch
  • Gerson Meschut
  • Sebastian Wiesenmayer

Marion Merklein regularly publishes in the following venues:

  • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering
  • Production Engineering
  • Key Engineering Materials
  • Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing
  • Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Their contributions include several book publications. Notable titles are:

  • Sheet Bulk Metal Forming (2020), published by Springer Nature
  • Sheet Metal 2021 (2021), published by Trans Tech Publications Ltd. eBooks
  • THE "A" Coatings (2020), published by Trans Tech Publications Ltd. eBooks

In 2015, Marion Merklein was awarded membership in the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, recognized within the Engineering Sciences section.

Best Publications

  • Laser based additive manufacturing in industry and academia

    Michael Schmidt;Marion Merklein;David Bourell;Dimitri Dimitrov

  • A review on tailored blanks—Production, applications and evaluation

    Marion Merklein;Maren Johannes;Michael Lechner;Andreas Kuppert

  • Investigation of the thermo-mechanical properties of hot stamping steels

    M. Merklein;J. Lechler

  • Bulk forming of sheet metal

    M. Merklein;J.M. Allwood;B.-A. Behrens;A. Brosius

  • Environmentally benign tribo-systems for metal forming

    N. Bay;A. Azushima;P. Groche;I. Ishibashi

  • Hot stamping of boron steel sheets with tailored properties: A review

    Marion Merklein;Michael Wieland;Michael Lechner;Stefania Bruschi

  • Hot stamping of ultra-high strength steel parts

    K. Mori;P.F. Bariani;B.-A. Behrens;A. Brosius

  • Testing and modelling of material behaviour and formability in sheet metal forming

    S. Bruschi;T. Altan;D. Banabic;P.F. Bariani

  • Characterisation of the Flow Properties of the Quenchenable Ultra High Strength Steel 22MnB5

    M. Merklein;J. Lechler;M. Geiger

  • Investigation on induction heating for hot stamping of boron alloyed steels

    R. Kolleck;R. Veit;M. Merklein;J. Lechler

  • Metal forming beyond shaping: Predicting and setting product properties

    A.E. Tekkaya;J.M. Allwood;P.F. Bariani;S. Bruschi

  • Hybrid Additive Manufacturing Technologies – An Analysis Regarding Potentials and Applications

    Marion Merklein;Daniel Junker;Adam Schaub;Franziska Neubauer

  • An experimental and numerical investigation of different shear test configurations for sheet metal characterization

    Qing Yin;Benjamin Zillmann;Sebastian Suttner;Gregory Gerstein

  • Investigations on the thermal behavior of ultra high strength boron manganese steels within hot stamping

    M. Merklein;J. Lechler;T. Stoehr

  • Manufacturing of advanced smart tooling for metal forming

    Jian Cao;Ekkard Brinksmeier;Mingwang Fu;Robert X. Gao

  • Determination of Material and Process Characteristics for Hot Stamping Processes of Quenchenable Ultra High Strength Steels with Respect to a FE-based Process Design

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  • Time dependent determination of forming limit diagrams

    M. Merklein;A. Kuppert;M. Geiger

  • New materials and production technologies for innovative lightweight constructions

    M Merklein;M Geiger

  • Determination of tribological conditions within hot stamping

    Manfred Geiger;Marion Merklein;Jürgen Lechler

  • Aluminum tailored heat treated blanks

    Manfred Geiger;Marion Merklein;Uwe Vogt

  • Determination of forming limit diagrams – a new analysis method for characterization of materials' formability

    M. Geiger;M. Merklein

Frequent Co-Authors

Manfred Geiger
Manfred Geiger University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Sandro Wartzack
Sandro Wartzack University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Stefania Bruschi
Stefania Bruschi University of Padua
Livan Fratini
Livan Fratini University of Palermo
Jian Cao
Jian Cao Northwestern University
Andreas Maier
Andreas Maier University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Markus Bambach
Markus Bambach ETH Zurich
Dirk Biermann
Dirk Biermann TU Dortmund University
Andrea Ghiotti
Andrea Ghiotti University of Padua
Gianluca Buffa
Gianluca Buffa University of Palermo

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