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Peter Panjan 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 Peter Panjan sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 257 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Panjan 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 Peter Panjan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Peter Panjan is affiliated with the Jožef Stefan Institute in Slovenia. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions in specialized subfields such as Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics including Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research, Ion-surface interactions and analysis, Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques, Advanced machining processes and optimization, Semiconductor materials and devices, and GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials.

Peter Panjan has a notable publication record, with articles appearing frequently in journals such as Coatings, Applied Surface Science, Wood Material Science and Engineering, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Ceramics International.

  • Review of Growth Defects in Thin Films Prepared by PVD Techniques, 2020, Coatings
  • Surface Topography of PVD Hard Coatings, 2021, Coatings
  • Comparative Study of Tribological Behavior of TiN Hard Coatings Deposited by Various PVD Deposition Techniques, 2022, Coatings
  • Nanolayer CrAlN/TiSiN coating designed for tribological applications, 2020, Ceramics International
  • ToF-SIMS Depth Profiling of Metal, Metal Oxide, and Alloy Multilayers in Atmospheres of H2, C2H2, CO, and O2, 2021, Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Frequent collaborators in research include Miha Čekada, Aljaž Drnovšek, Matjaž Panjan, P. Czarniak, and Karol Szymanowski.

The distribution of publications across venues shows a strong emphasis on Coatings, where Peter Panjan has contributed 11 papers, followed by three publications each in Applied Surface Science, Wood Material Science and Engineering, and SSRN Electronic Journal, as well as two in Ceramics International.

Best Publications

  • Industrial applications of CrN (PVD) coatings, deposited at high and low temperatures

    B Navinšek;P Panjan;I Milošev

  • PVD coatings as an environmentally clean alternative to electroplating and electroless processes

    B. Navinšek;P. Panjan;I. Milošev

  • Review of Growth Defects in Thin Films Prepared by PVD Techniques

    Peter Panjan;Aljaž Drnovšek;Peter Gselman;Miha Čekada

  • Oxidation of TiN, ZrN, TiZrN, CrN, TiCrN and TiN/CrN multilayer hard coatings reactively sputtered at low temperature

    P. Panjan;B. Navinšek;A. Cvelbar;A. Zalar

  • Growth defects in PVD hard coatings

    P. Panjan;M. Čekada;M. Panjan;D. Kek-Merl

  • Surface modifications of a titanium implant by a picosecond Nd:YAG laser operating at 1064 and 532 nm

    Milan Trtica;Biljana Gakovic;Dimitri Batani;Tara Desai

  • Oxidation resistance of PVD Cr, Cr-N and Cr-N-O hard coatings

    B. Navinšek;P. Panjan

  • Microstructure and mechanical properties of nanostructured Ti–Al–Si–N coatings deposited by magnetron sputtering

    A. Miletić;P. Panjan;B. Škorić;M. Čekada

  • Wear behavior and cutting performance of nanostructured hard coatings on cemented carbide cutting tools in hard milling

    Halil Çalışkan;Cahit Kurbanoğlu;Peter Panjan;Miha Čekada

  • The corrosion behavior of Cr-(C, N) pvd hard coatings deposited on various substrates

    Darja Kek Merl;Peter Panjan;Miha Čekada;Marijan Maček;Marijan Maček

  • Characterization of low temperature CrN and TiN (PVD) hard coatings

    B. Navinšek;P. Panjan;A. Cvelbar

  • Improvement of hot forging manufacturing with PVD and DUPLEX coatings

    Boris Navinšek;Peter Panjan;Frank Gorenjak

  • Comparison of structural and chemical properties of Cr-based hard coatings

    Miha Čekada;Peter Panjan;Marijan Maček;Marijan Maček;Petr Šmı́d

  • Growth defect density in PVD hard coatings prepared by different deposition techniques

    P. Panjan;P. Gselman;D. Kek-Merl;M. Čekada

  • Improvement of hot-working processes with PVD coatings and duplex treatment

    B. Navinšek;P. Panjan;I. Urankar;P. Cvahte

  • A new experimental method for studying the cracking behaviour of PVD multilayer coatings

    Peter Panjan;Miha Čekada;Boris Navinšek

  • Electrical and microstructural investigations of cermet anode/YSZ thin film systems

    Darja Kek;Peter Panjan;Elke Wanzenberg;Janez Jamnik

  • Improvement of hot forging tools with duplex treatment

    P. Panjan;I. Urankar;B. Navinšek;M. Terčelj

  • PVD CrN coating for protection of extrusion dies

    Peter Panjan;Peter Cvahte;Miha Čekada;Boris Navinšek

  • DC Sputtering of yttria-stabilised zirconia films for solid oxide fuel cell applications

    B Hobein;F Tietz;D Stöver;M C̆ekada

  • High-temperature oxidation of TiN/CrN multilayers reactively sputtered at low temperatures

    P. Panjan;B. Navinšek;A. Cvelbar;A. Zalar

Frequent Co-Authors

Siegfried Hofmann
Siegfried Hofmann Max Planck Society
Janez Kovač
Janez Kovač Jožef Stefan Institute
Ingrid Milošev
Ingrid Milošev Jožef Stefan Institute
Miran Mozetič
Miran Mozetič Jožef Stefan Institute
Ion N. Mihailescu
Ion N. Mihailescu National Institute for Laser Plasma and Radiation Physics
Frank Tietz
Frank Tietz Forschungszentrum Jülich
Peter Fajfar
Peter Fajfar University of Ljubljana
Hans-Henning Strehblow
Hans-Henning Strehblow Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Alenka Vesel
Alenka Vesel Jožef Stefan Institute
Goran Dražić
Goran Dražić National Institute of Chemistry

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