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Patrick Villechaise

Patrick Villechaise

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
46
Citations
6555
World Ranking
11540
National Ranking
351

Patrick Villechaise 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 Patrick Villechaise sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 144 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patrick Villechaise 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 Patrick Villechaise sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Patrick Villechaise is affiliated with the Institute PPrime in France and has an extensive research profile within the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work prominently features subfields such as Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Aerospace Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research encompasses several main topics, including:

  • High Temperature Alloys and Creep
  • Fatigue and fracture mechanics
  • Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties
  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels
  • Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies

Recent papers authored by or involving Patrick Villechaise illustrate a focus on the mechanical behavior and microstructural characterization of titanium alloys and stainless steel, as well as oxidation resistance and fatigue mechanisms. Selected publications include:

  • "Microplasticity at Room Temperature in α/β Titanium Alloys" (2020), Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
  • "On the mechanism of fatigue and dwell-fatigue crack initiation in Ti-6Al-4V" (2020), Scripta Materialia
  • "Heterogeneous slip localization in an additively manufactured 316L stainless steel" (2022), International Journal of Plasticity
  • "Microstructure-oxidation resistance relationship in Ti3AlC2 MAX phase" (2020), Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • "Crack initiation mechanisms in Ti-6Al-4V subjected to cold dwell-fatigue, low-cycle fatigue and high-cycle fatigue loadings" (2022), Acta Materialia

The main publication venues where this scientist has contributed multiple times are:

  • Acta Materialia
  • MATEC Web of Conferences
  • Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Jonathan Cormier
  • S. Hémery
  • A. Naït-Ali
  • Luciana Maria Bortoluci Ormastroni
  • Gilbert Hénaff

Best Publications

  • Analysis of the different slip systems activated by tension in a α/β titanium alloy in relation with local crystallographic orientation

    F. Bridier;F. Bridier;P. Villechaise;J. Mendez

  • Slip and fatigue crack formation processes in an α/β titanium alloy in relation to crystallographic texture on different scales

    F. Bridier;P. Villechaise;J. Mendez

  • Crystal plasticity modeling of slip activity in Ti–6Al–4V under high cycle fatigue loading

    Florent Bridier;David L. McDowell;Patrick Villechaise;José Mendez

  • Microstructural Evolutions During Thermal Aging of Alloy 625: Impact of Temperature and Forming Process

    Lorena Mataveli Suave;Jonathan Cormier;Patrick Villechaise;Aurélie Soula

  • A microstructure-sensitive constitutive modeling of the inelastic behavior of single crystal nickel-based superalloys at very high temperature

    J.-B. le Graverend;J.-B. le Graverend;J. Cormier;F. Gallerneau;P. Villechaise

  • On slip band features and crack initiation in fatigued 316L austenitic stainless steel: Part 1: Analysis by electron back-scattered diffraction and atomic force microscopy

    P. Villechaise;L. Sabatier;J.C. Girard

  • Grain boundary–slip bands interactions: Impact on the fatigue crack initiation in a polycrystalline forged Ni-based superalloy

    Baptiste Larrouy;Baptiste Larrouy;Patrick Villechaise;Jonathan Cormier;Olivier Berteaux

  • Crack initiation sensitivity of wrought direct aged alloy 718 in the very high cycle fatigue regime: the role of non-metallic inclusions

    Damien Texier;Damien Texier;Damien Texier;Jonathan Cormier;Patrick Villechaise;Jean Charles Stinville

  • In-plane strain measurements on a microscopic scale by coupling digital image correlation and an in situ SEM technique

    Fabienne Lagattu;Florent Bridier;Patrick Villechaise;Jean Brillaud

  • Influence of the crystalline texture on the fatigue behavior of a 316L austenitic stainless steel

    M Mineur;P Villechaise;J Mendez

  • Measurements of plastic localization by heaviside-digital image correlation

    F. Bourdin;J.C. Stinville;M.P. Echlin;P.G. Callahan

  • Benefits of high gradient solidification for creep and low cycle fatigue of AM1 single crystal superalloy

    S. Steuer;P. Villechaise;T.M. Pollock;J. Cormier

  • In situ EBSD investigation of deformation processes and strain partitioning in bi-modal Ti-6Al-4V using lattice rotations

    S. Hémery;P. Villechaise

  • Hardness and Elastic Modulus Gradients in Plasma-nitrided 316L Polycrystalline Stainless Steel Investigated by Nanoindentation Tomography

    C. Tromas;J.C. Stinville;C. Templier;P. Villechaise

  • Plasma nitriding of 316L austenitic stainless steel: Experimental investigation of fatigue life and surface evolution

    J.C. Stinville;P. Villechaise;C. Templier;J.P. Riviere

  • Reactive magnetron cosputtering of hard and conductive ternary nitride thin films: Ti–Zr–N and Ti–Ta–N

    G. Abadias;L. E. Koutsokeras;S. N. Dub;G. N. Tolmachova

  • In situ SEM investigation of slip transfer in Ti-6Al-4V: effect of applied stress

    S. Hémery;P. Nizou;P. Villechaise

  • On lattice plane rotation and crystallographic structure of the expanded austenite in plasma nitrided AISI 316L steel

    C. Templier;J.C. Stinville;P. Villechaise;P.O. Renault

  • Short crack propagation from cracked non-metallic inclusions in a Ni-based polycrystalline superalloy

    Damien Texier;Damien Texier;Damien Texier;Jean Charles Stinville;McLean P. Echlin;Stéphane Pierret

  • A 3D analysis of the onset of slip activity in relation to the degree of micro-texture in Ti–6Al–4V

    S. Hémery;A. Naït-Ali;M. Guéguen;J. Wendorf

  • Simulation of slip band evolution in duplex Ti―6Al―4V

    M. Zhang;F. Bridier;P. Villechaise;J. Mendez

  • Lattice rotation induced by plasma nitriding in a 316L polycrystalline stainless steel

    J.C. Stinville;P. Villechaise;C. Templier;J.P. Rivière

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan Cormier
Jonathan Cormier École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique
Tresa M. Pollock
Tresa M. Pollock University of California, Santa Barbara
Georges Cailletaud
Georges Cailletaud Mines ParisTech
Philippe Bocher
Philippe Bocher École de Technologie Supérieure
Marc Bernacki
Marc Bernacki Mines ParisTech
David L. McDowell
David L. McDowell Georgia Institute of Technology
Samuel Forest
Samuel Forest Mines ParisTech
Michael J. Mills
Michael J. Mills The Ohio State University
Josep Nogués
Josep Nogués Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Maria Dolores Baró
Maria Dolores Baró Autonomous University of Barcelona

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