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Mats Hillert 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 Mats Hillert sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 271 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mats Hillert 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 Mats Hillert sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For establishing a computerized thermodynamic/kinetic system to predict complex multi-component phase relationships, now adopted internationally for materials engineering applications.
  • 1991 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1978 - Acta Materialia Gold Medal

Overview

Mats Hillert is affiliated with the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and specializes primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work spans several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Mechanics of Materials.

The main research topics covered by Hillert include Machine Learning in Materials Science, nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions, Crystallization and Solubility Studies, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels, Metal Alloys Wear and Properties, as well as Metallurgy and Material Forming.

Recent publications by Mats Hillert include:

  • A method for handling the extrapolation of solid crystalline phases to temperatures far above their melting point, 2020, Calphad
  • Evaluation and Modeling of the Rate of Formation of Lath Martensite in Fe-C Alloys, Extracted from Ultra-Rapid Quenching Experiments, 2024, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Hillert are:

  • Bo Sundman
  • Ursula R. Kattner
  • Malin Selleby
  • John Ågren
  • Sedigheh Bigdeli

Key publication venues for Hillert include:

  • Calphad
  • Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A

Mats Hillert has been recognized with several awards throughout their career. These include becoming a Member of Academia Europaea in 1991, receiving the Acta Materialia Gold Medal in 1978, and being elected Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1997 for establishing a computerized thermodynamic and kinetic system used internationally to predict complex multi-component phase relationships in materials engineering applications.

Best Publications

  • On the theory of normal and abnormal grain growth

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  • A model for alloying in ferromagnetic metals

    Mats Hillert;Magnus Jarl

  • The compound energy formalism

    Mats Hillert

  • Phase equilibria, phase diagrams, and phase transformations

    Mats Hillert

  • Empirical methods of predicting and representing thermodynamic properties of ternary solution phases

    Mats Hillert

  • A two-sublattice model for molten solutions with different tendency for ionization

    Mats Hillert;Bo Jansson;Bo Sundman;John ågren

  • A solid-solution model for inhomogeneous systems

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  • Chemically induced grain boundary migration

    Mats Hillert;Gary R. Purdy

  • A treatment of the solute drag on moving grain boundaries and phase interfaces in binary alloys

    Mats Hillert;Bo Sundman

  • Inhibition of grain growth by second-phase particles

    M. Hillert

  • Solute drag, solute trapping and diffusional dissipation of Gibbs energy

    Mats Hillert

  • Diffusion and interface control of reactions in alloys

    Mats Hillert

  • On theories of growth during discontinuous precipitation

    Mats Hillert

  • On the driving force for diffusion induced grain boundary migration

    Mats Hillert

  • A compound-energy model of ordering in a phase with sites of different coordination numbers

    J.-O. Andersson;A.Fernandez Guillermet;M. Hillert;B. Jansson

  • A binary database for III–V compound semiconductor systems

    I. Ansara;C. Chatillon;H.L. Lukas;T. Nishizawa

  • A metallographic study of diffusion-induced grain boundary migration in the Fe-Zn system

    Li Chongmo;Mats Hillert

  • On the definitions of paraequilibrium and orthoequilibrium

    Mats Hillert;John Ågren

  • Thermodynamic Assessment of the CaO–Al2O3–SiO2 System

    Huahai Mao;Mats Hillert;Malin Selleby;Bo Sundman

  • Diffusion induced grain boundary migration in CuZn

    Li Chongmo;M. Hillert

  • A thermodynamic assessment of the V-N system

    H. Ohtani;M. Hillert

  • Phase Equilibria, Phase Diagrams and Phase Transformations: Basic concepts of thermodynamics

    Mats Hillert

Frequent Co-Authors

John Ågren
John Ågren Royal Institute of Technology
Bo Sundman
Bo Sundman Royal Institute of Technology
Bengt Hallstedt
Bengt Hallstedt RWTH Aachen University
Tadashi Furuhara
Tadashi Furuhara Tohoku University
Qing Chen
Qing Chen Peking University
David E. Laughlin
David E. Laughlin Carnegie Mellon University
Arne K. Dahle
Arne K. Dahle Jönköping University
Christophe Detavernier
Christophe Detavernier Ghent University
Gary J. Shiflet
Gary J. Shiflet University of Virginia
Fritz Aldinger
Fritz Aldinger Max Planck Society

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