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D-Index
73
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42629
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3734
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1016

Michael I. Baskes 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 Michael I. Baskes sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 293 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael I. Baskes 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 Michael I. Baskes sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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

  • 2012 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the embedded atom method for predicting the structure and properties of metals and alloys.

Overview

Michael I. Baskes is affiliated with the University of North Texas in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions in subfields such as materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, and mechanics of materials.

Their recent research encompasses a range of topics belonging to advanced chemical physics studies, high entropy alloys, high-temperature coating behaviors, metal and thin film mechanics, machine learning in materials science, boron and carbon nanomaterials research, and X-ray diffraction in crystallography.

Among the recent scholarly works by Michael I. Baskes are:

  • New modified embedded-atom method interatomic potential to understand deformation behavior in VNbTaTiZr refractory high entropy alloy (2024), Computational Materials Science
  • A modified embedded-atom method interatomic potential for bismuth (2021), Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
  • Hybrid interatomic potential for Sn (2023), Physical Review Materials
  • Molecular dynamics simulations of phospholipid bilayer mechanoporation under different strain states-a comparison between GROMACS and LAMMPS (2021), Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
  • Atomic level simulations of the phase stability and stacking fault energy of FeCoCrMnSi high entropy alloy (2022), Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Doyl Dickel
  • Sungkwang Mun
  • M.F. Horstemeyer
  • Steven R. Gwaltney
  • Raj K. Prabhu

Michael I. Baskes's work has been published extensively in venues such as:

  • Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
  • Computational Materials Science
  • Physical Review Materials
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Journal of Materials Science

The scientist's contributions to the embedded atom method for predicting the structure and properties of metals and alloys were recognized with membership in the National Academy of Engineering in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Embedded-atom method: Derivation and application to impurities, surfaces, and other defects in metals

    Murray S. Daw;M. I. Baskes

  • Embedded-atom-method functions for the fcc metals Cu, Ag, Au, Ni, Pd, Pt, and their alloys.

    S. M. Foiles;M. I. Baskes;M. S. Daw

  • Semiempirical, Quantum Mechanical Calculation of Hydrogen Embrittlement in Metals

    Murray S. Daw;M. I. Baskes

  • Modified embedded-atom potentials for cubic materials and impurities

    M. I. Baskes

  • The embedded-atom method: a review of theory and applications

    Murray S. Daw;Stephen M. Foiles;Michael I. Baskes

  • Second nearest-neighbor modified embedded atom method potentials for bcc transition metals

    Byeong-Joo Lee;M.I. Baskes;Hanchul Kim;Yang Koo Cho

  • Second nearest-neighbor modified embedded-atom-method potential

    Byeong-Joo Lee;M. I. Baskes

  • Hydrogen interactions with defects in crystalline solids

    S. M. Myers;M. I. Baskes;H. K. Birnbaum;J. W. Corbett

  • Application of the embedded-atom method to covalent materials: A semiempirical potential for silicon.

    M. I. Baskes

  • Semiempirical atomic potentials for the fcc metals Cu, Ag, Au, Ni, Pd, Pt, Al, and Pb based on first and second nearest-neighbor modified embedded atom method

    Byeong-Joo Lee;Jae-Hyeok Shim;M. I. Baskes

  • Semiempirical modified embedded-atom potentials for silicon and germanium

    M. I. Baskes;J. S. Nelson;A. F. Wright

  • Deformation mechanism in nanocrystalline Al: Partial dislocation slip

    X. Z. Liao;F. Zhou;E. J. Lavernia;S. G. Srinivasan

  • Trapping of hydrogen to lattice defects in nickel

    J E Angelo;N R Moody;M I Baskes

  • Self-trapping of helium in metals

    W.D. Wilson;C.L. Bisson;M.I. Baskes

  • Modified embedded atom method potential for Al, Si, Mg, Cu, and Fe alloys

    B. Jelinek;S. Groh;M. F. Horstemeyer;J. Houze

  • LENGTH SCALE AND TIME SCALE EFFECTS ON THE PLASTIC FLOW OF FCC METALS

    M.F. Horstemeyer;M.I. Baskes;S.J. Plimpton

  • The dependence of polycrystal work hardening on grain size

    Anthony W Thompson;Michael I Baskes;William F Flanagan

  • Determination of modified embedded atom method parameters for nickel

    M.I. Baskes

  • Interpretations of Indentation Size Effects

    W. W. Gerberich;N. I. Tymiak;J. C. Grunlan;M. F. Horstemeyer

  • A calculation of the surface recombination rate constant for hydrogen isotopes on metals

    M.I. Baskes

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark F. Horstemeyer
Mark F. Horstemeyer Liberty University
Stephen M. Foiles
Stephen M. Foiles Sandia National Laboratories
Mark A. Tschopp
Mark A. Tschopp United States Army Research Laboratory
Shenyang Y. Hu
Shenyang Y. Hu Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Guofeng Wang
Guofeng Wang University of Pittsburgh
Gregory J. Wagner
Gregory J. Wagner Northwestern University
Stuart A. Maloy
Stuart A. Maloy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Philip N. Ross
Philip N. Ross Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Xiaozhou Liao
Xiaozhou Liao University of Sydney
William W Gerberich
William W Gerberich University of Minnesota

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