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Michael J. Zehetbauer

Michael J. Zehetbauer

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
61
Citations
14082
World Ranking
6744
National Ranking
29

Michael J. Zehetbauer 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 J. Zehetbauer sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 268 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael J. Zehetbauer 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 J. Zehetbauer 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.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Composite material
  • Metallurgy
  • Thermodynamics

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Severe plastic deformation, Metallurgy, Dislocation, Condensed matter physics and Crystallography. His Severe plastic deformation research incorporates elements of Nanotechnology and Deformation. His Metallurgy research includes themes of Atmospheric temperature range and Thermoelectric effect.

His work deals with themes such as Thermal conductivity and Figure of merit, which intersect with Condensed matter physics. His study in the fields of Vacancy defect and Work hardening under the domain of Crystallography overlaps with other disciplines such as Stage iv. His research investigates the connection between Composite material and topics such as Mineralogy that intersect with issues in Diffusion creep and Flow stress.

His most cited work include:

  • Producing Bulk Ultrafine-Grained Materials by Severe Plastic Deformation: Ten Years Later (236 citations)
  • Bulk nanostructured materials (216 citations)
  • Fundamentals of superior properties in bulk NanoSPD materials (183 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Michael J. Zehetbauer mainly investigates Composite material, Metallurgy, Severe plastic deformation, Microstructure and Crystallography. The Composite material study combines topics in areas such as Torsion, Annealing and Crystallite. His work on Alloy, Copper, Ultimate tensile strength and Indentation hardness as part of general Metallurgy study is frequently linked to Hydrostatic pressure, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.

His Severe plastic deformation research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Grain boundary, Thermoelectric effect, Hydrogen storage, Vacancy defect and Nanocrystalline material. His study looks at the intersection of Thermoelectric effect and topics like Thermal expansion with Elastic modulus. His studies examine the connections between Crystallography and genetics, as well as such issues in Deformation, with regards to Plasticity.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Composite material (38.52%)
  • Metallurgy (29.92%)
  • Severe plastic deformation (27.87%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Composite material (38.52%)
  • Severe plastic deformation (27.87%)
  • Alloy (11.48%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Composite material, Severe plastic deformation, Alloy, Thermoelectric effect and Thermoelectric materials. His Composite material research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Torsion, Annealing and Figure of merit. He combines subjects such as Hydrogen storage, Nanotechnology and Elastic modulus with his study of Severe plastic deformation.

Alloy is a subfield of Metallurgy that Michael J. Zehetbauer studies. The Martensite research Michael J. Zehetbauer does as part of his general Metallurgy study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Ultrasonic fatigue, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science. His Thermoelectric effect research integrates issues from Thermal expansion and Thermal conductivity.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Producing Bulk Ultrafine-Grained Materials by Severe Plastic Deformation: Ten Years Later (236 citations)
  • Fundamentals of superior properties in bulk NanoSPD materials (183 citations)
  • Mechanical properties of half-Heusler alloys (132 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Composite material
  • Thermodynamics
  • Metallurgy

His main research concerns Severe plastic deformation, Composite material, Thermoelectric effect, Alloy and Thermal expansion. Michael J. Zehetbauer has researched Severe plastic deformation in several fields, including Ultimate tensile strength and Nanotechnology. His studies deal with areas such as Torsion and Annealing as well as Composite material.

His Thermoelectric effect study incorporates themes from Figure of merit and Analytical chemistry. The subject of his Alloy research is within the realm of Metallurgy. His Dislocation study combines topics in areas such as Agglomerate, Vacancy defect, Grain boundary and Deformation.

Best Publications

  • Producing bulk ultrafine-grained materials by severe plastic deformation

    Ruslan Z. Valiev;Yuri Estrin;Zenji Horita;Zenji Horita;Terence G. Langdon

  • Nanomaterials by severe plastic deformation: review of historical developments and recent advances

    Unknown

  • Producing Bulk Ultrafine-Grained Materials by Severe Plastic Deformation: Ten Years Later

    Ruslan Z. Valiev;Ruslan Z. Valiev;Yuri Estrin;Yuri Estrin;Zenji Horita;Terence G. Langdon;Terence G. Langdon

  • Fundamentals of superior properties in bulk NanoSPD materials

    R.Z. Valiev;Y. Estrin;Z. Horita;T.G. Langdon;T.G. Langdon

  • Nanomaterials by Severe Plastic Deformation: ZEHETBAUER:NANO-SPD O-BK

    Michael Zehetbauer;Ruslan Z. Valiev

  • n-Type skutterudites (R,Ba,Yb)yCo4Sb12 (R = Sr, La, Mm, DD, SrMm, SrDD) approaching ZT ≈ 2.0

    G. Rogl;G. Rogl;A. Grytsiv;P. Rogl;N. Peranio

  • Mechanical properties of half-Heusler alloys

    G. Rogl;G. Rogl;A. Grytsiv;A. Grytsiv;M. Gürth;M. Gürth;A. Tavassoli

  • Bulk nanostructured materials

    Michael J. Zehetbauer;Yuntian Theodore Zhu

  • The presence and nature of vacancy type defects in nanometals detained by severe plastic deformation

    Daria Setman;Erhard Schafler;Elena Korznikova;Michael J. Zehetbauer

  • The innovation potential of bulk nanostructured materials

    R. Z. Valiev;M. J. Zehetbauer;Y. Estrin;H. W. Höppel

  • Modeling of Strength and Strain Hardening of Bulk Nanostructured Materials

    Michael J. Zehetbauer;Yuri Estrin;Yuri Estrin

  • The Role of Hydrostatic Pressure in Severe Plastic Deformation

    M.J. Zehetbauer;H.P. Stüwe;A. Vorhauer;E. Schafler

  • Lattice defect investigation of ECAP-Cu by means of X-ray line profile analysis, calorimetry and electrical resistometry

    E. Schafler;G. Steiner;E. Korznikova;M. Kerber

  • Thermal stability and phase transformations of martensitic Ti-Nb alloys.

    Matthias Bönisch;Mariana Calin;Thomas Waitz;Ajit Panigrahi

  • Thermoelectric properties of novel skutterudites with didymium: DDy(Fe1−xCox)4Sb12 and DDy(Fe1−xNix)4Sb12

    G. Rogl;G. Rogl;A. Grytsiv;E. Bauer;P. Rogl

  • Deformation Induced Vacancies with Severe Plastic Deformation: Measurements and Modelling

    Michael J. Zehetbauer;Gerd Steiner;Erhard Schafler;Alexander V. Korznikov

  • A new generation of p-type didymium skutterudites with high ZT

    G. Rogl;A. Grytsiv;P. Rogl;E. Bauer

  • Impact of severe plastic deformation on kinetics and thermodynamics of hydrogen storage in magnesium and its alloys

    Unknown

  • High-pressure torsion, a new processing route for thermoelectrics of high ZTs by means of severe plastic deformation

    Gerda Rogl;Gerda Rogl;Daria Setman;Erhard Schafler;Jelena Horky

  • New bulk p-type skutterudites DD0.7Fe2.7Co1.3Sb12−xXx (X = Ge, Sn) reaching ZT > 1.3

    G. Rogl;A. Grytsiv;A. Grytsiv;P. Heinrich;E. Bauer

  • Measurement of screw and edge dislocation density by means of X-ray Bragg profile analysis

    E Schafler;M Zehetbauer;T Ungàr

  • Hydrogen storage properties of bulk nanostructured ZK60 Mg alloy processed by Equal Channel Angular Pressing

    M. Krystian;M. Krystian;M.J. Zehetbauer;H. Kropik;B. Mingler;B. Mingler

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Rogl
Peter Rogl University of Vienna
Tamás Ungár
Tamás Ungár Eötvös Loránd University
Yuri Estrin
Yuri Estrin Monash University
Ruslan Z. Valiev
Ruslan Z. Valiev Ufa State Aviation Technical University
Jürgen Eckert
Jürgen Eckert University of Leoben
Terence G. Langdon
Terence G. Langdon University of Southern California
Reinhard Pippan
Reinhard Pippan Austrian Academy of Sciences
Mariana Calin
Mariana Calin Leibniz Association
Gerhard Wilde
Gerhard Wilde University of Münster

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