2026 Rainer Schmid-Fetzer: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	61	6891	6660	403	390	321	10695

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Materials Science

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10695

Overview

Rainer Schmid-Fetzer is affiliated with Clausthal University of Technology in Germany. Their research is primarily concentrated in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with significant contributions to Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomaterials, General Materials Science, and Geophysics.

Their work spans several main topics including:

Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications
Hydrogen Storage and Materials
Metallurgical and Alloy Processes
Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics
Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies

Rainer Schmid-Fetzer has contributed to numerous scholarly articles published in several venues. The frequent publication venues include:

MSI Eureka
Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion
Acta Materialia
Physics and Chemistry of Minerals
JOM

Recent papers authored or co-authored by them include:

Effect of Mn Addition on Melt Purification and Fe Tolerance in Mg Alloys (2021, JOM)
Phases equilibrated with long-period stacking ordered phases in the Mg-rich corner of the Mg-Y-Zn system (2020, Journal of Material Science and Technology)
Segregation of Yttrium at the Mg/MgO interface in an Mg-0.5Y Alloy (2023, Acta Materialia)
A novel computational framework to calculate Gibbs energy and phase transitions under external magnetic fields applied to the Bi-Mn system (2022, Acta Materialia)
Thermodynamic properties of geikielite (MgTiO3) and ilmenite (FeTiO3) derived from vibrational methods combined with Raman and infrared spectroscopic data (2022, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals)

Their collaborations include frequent co-authors such as Yongxin Ruan, Changrong Li, Yuping Ren, Zhenmin Du, and Shihao Wang.

In addition to journal articles, Rainer Schmid-Fetzer has authored books published by Cambridge University Press, including the title Computational Design of Engineering Materials (2023).

Best Publications

PANDAT software with PanEngine, PanOptimizer and PanPrecipitation for multi-component phase diagram calculation and materials property simulation

W. Cao;S.-L. Chen;F. Zhang;K. Wu

632
Citations
The PANDAT software package and its applications

S.-L. Chen;S. Daniel;F. Zhang;Y.A. Chang

517
Citations
Phase diagram calculation: past, present and future

Y.Austin Chang;Shuanglin Chen;Fan Zhang;Xinyan Yan

394
Citations
Phase equilibria and transformations in ternary Mg-rich Mg–Y–Zn alloys

Joachim Grobner;Artem Kozlov;Xi-Ya Fang;Jie Geng

226
Citations
Assessment techniques, database design and software facilities for thermodynamics and diffusion

R. Schmid-Fetzer;D. Andersson;Pierre-Yves Chevalier;L. Eleno

189
Citations
Thermodynamics and phase stability in the Si-O system

S.M. Schnurre;J. Gröbner;R. Schmid-Fetzer

186
Citations
Thermodynamic aspects of grain growth restriction in multicomponent alloy solidification

R. Schmid-Fetzer;A. Kozlov

181
Citations
The influence of manganese on the microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ31 gravity die cast alloys

T. Laser;M.R. Nürnberg;A. Janz;Ch. Hartig

157
Citations
Thermodynamic measurements and assessment of the Al–Sc system

G. Cacciamani;P. Riani;G. Borzone;N. Parodi

155
Citations
Reassessment of the Al–Mn system and a thermodynamic description of the Al–Mg–Mn system

Yong Du;Jiong Wang;Jingrui Zhao;Julius Clemens Schuster

142
Citations
Interface reactions between silicon carbide and metals (Ni, Cr, Pd, Zr)

K Bhanumurthy;R Schmid-Fetzer

142
Citations
Thermodynamics and Phase Stability in the Ga–N System

J. Unland;B. Onderka;A. Davydov;R. Schmid-Fetzer

141
Citations
On the Calculation of Multicomponent Stable Phase Diagrams

S. L. Chen;S. Daniel;F. Zhang;Y. A. Chang

141
Citations
Thermodynamic aspects of grain refinement of Al–Si alloys using Ti and B

Joachim Gröbner;Djordje Mirković;Rainer Schmid-Fetzer

121
Citations
Phase equilibria, thermodynamics and solidification microstructures of Mg–Sn–Ca alloys, Part 1: Experimental investigation and thermodynamic modeling of the ternary Mg–Sn–Ca system

A. Kozlov;M. Ohno;R. Arroyave;Z.K. Liu

119
Citations
Liquidus and solidus temperatures of Mg-rich Mg-Al-Mn-Zn alloys

M. Ohno;D. Mirkovic;R. Schmid-Fetzer

116
Citations
Phase equilibria and transformations in ternary Mg–Gd–Zn alloys

Joachim Gröbner;Artem Kozlov;Xi Ya Fang;Suming Zhu

112
Citations
Development of Mg-Sc-Mn alloys

F. von Buch;J. Lietzau;B.L. Mordike;A. Pisch

109
Citations
In situ decomposition study of GaN thin films

A. Pisch;R. Schmid-Fetzer

107
Citations
Stability of metal/GaAs-interfaces: a phase diagram survey

Rainer Schmid-Fetzer

106
Citations
The ternary system Al-Ni-Ti Part I: Isothermal section at 900°C; Experimental investigation and thermodynamic calculation

Bertrand Huneau;Bertrand Huneau;Bertrand Huneau;Peter Rogl;Kejun Zeng;Rainer Schmid-Fetzer

103
Citations