2026 Randi Holmestad: 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	52	9597	9268	9	8	355	9450

Overview

Randi Holmestad is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway, with a research focus spanning multiple areas of engineering and materials science. Their work primarily addresses the microstructural and mechanical properties of aluminum alloys, with a focus on how composition and processing influence material behavior.

Holmestad's research fields include:

Engineering
Materials Science

Within these broader areas, they contribute to several specialized subfields:

Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Materials Chemistry
Mechanics of Materials
Biomedical Engineering

Their main research topics are centered around:

Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
Microstructure and mechanical properties
Metallurgy and Material Forming
Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis
Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques
Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques

Holmestad has collaborated extensively with other researchers, frequently coauthoring with:

Calin D. Marioara (62 coauthored works)
Elisabeth Thronsen (33 coauthored works)
Sigurd Wenner (27 coauthored works)
Ruben Bjørge (24 coauthored works)
Sigmund J. Andersen (21 coauthored works)

Their publication record includes significant contributions to high-impact venues such as:

SSRN Electronic Journal (18 publications)
Materials Characterization (13 publications)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (12 publications)
Microscopy and Microanalysis (9 publications)
Materials Science and Engineering A (8 publications)

Selected recent papers by Holmestad include:

"Atomic structure of solute clusters in Al-Zn-Mg alloys" (2020), published in Acta Materialia
"Grain boundary structures and their correlation with intergranular corrosion in an extruded Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloy" (2020), published in Materials Characterization
"e-DREAM: the European Distributed Research Infrastructure for Advanced Electron Microscopy" (2022), published in Microscopy and Microanalysis
"Precipitation processes and structural evolutions of various GPB zones and two types of S phases in a cold-rolled Al-Mg-Cu alloy" (2020), published in Materials & Design
"The evolution of precipitates in an Al-Zn-Mg alloy" (2023), published in Journal of Materials Research and Technology

Best Publications

The influence of alloy composition on precipitates of the Al−Mg−Si system

C. D. Marioara;S. J. Andersen;H. W. Zandbergen;R. Holmestad

290
Citations
Atomap: a new software tool for the automated analysis of atomic resolution images using two-dimensional Gaussian fitting.

Magnus Nord;Per Erik Vullum;Per Erik Vullum;Ian MacLaren;Thomas Tybell

273
Citations
The effect of Zn on precipitation in Al–Mg–Si alloys

Takeshi Saito;Sigurd Wenner;Elisa Osmundsen;Calin Daniel Marioara

269
Citations
The effect of Cu on precipitation in Al–Mg–Si alloys

Unknown

252
Citations
Composition of β″ precipitates in Al–Mg–Si alloys by atom probe tomography and first principles calculations

Håkon S. Hasting;Anders G. Frøseth;Sigmund J. Andersen;Rene Vissers

240
Citations
Post-β″ phases and their influence on microstructure and hardness in 6xxx Al-Mg-Si alloys

C. D. Marioara;H. Nordmark;S. J. Andersen;R. Holmestad

217
Citations
Detailed atomistic insight into the β″ phase in Al–Mg–Si alloys

Per Harald Ninive;Are Strandlie;Sverre Gulbrandsen-Dahl;Williams Lefebvre

216
Citations
The influence of composition and natural aging on clustering during preaging in Al-Mg-Si alloys

M. Torsæter;H. S. Hasting;W. Lefebvre;C. D. Marioara

170
Citations
Dispersoid strengthening in AA3xxx alloys with varying Mn and Si content during annealing at low temperatures

Astrid Marie F. Muggerud;Eva Anne Mørtsell;Yanjun Li;Randi Holmestad

170
Citations
Precipitates in aluminium alloys

Sigmund Jarle Andersen;Calin Daniel Marioara;Jesper Friis;Sigurd Wenner

170
Citations
Transparent and conducting ITO thin films by spin coating of an aqueous precursor solution

Tor Olav Løveng Sunde;Edita Garskaite;Benjamin Otter;Helle Ervik Fossheim

146
Citations
Study of intergrown L and Q′ precipitates in Al–Mg–Si–Cu alloys

M. Torsæter;W. Lefebvre;C.D. Marioara;S.J. Andersen

132
Citations
Thin Pd–23%Ag/stainless steel composite membranes: Long-term stability, life-time estimation and post-process characterisation

T.A. Peters;W.M. Tucho;A. Ramachandran;M. Stange

125
Citations
Atomic Structures of Precipitates in Al–Mg–Si Alloys with Small Additions of Other Elements

Takeshi Saito;Eva Anne Mørtsell;Sigurd Wenner;Calin Daniel Marioara

119
Citations
Improving Thermal Stability in Cu-Containing Al-Mg-Si Alloys by Precipitate Optimization

Calin D. Marioara;Sigmund J. Andersen;Jostein Røyset;Oddvin Reiso

118
Citations
Bonding in MgSi and Al-Mg-Si compounds relevant to Al-Mg-Si alloys

Anders G. Frøseth;Ragnvald Høier;Peter M. Derlet;Sigmund J. Andersen

108
Citations
Reversal of the negative natural aging effect in Al–Mg–Si alloys

Fredrik A Martinsen;Flemming J H Ehlers;Malin Torsæter;Randi Holmestad

106
Citations
The effect of low Cu additions on precipitate crystal structures in overaged Al-Mg-Si(-Cu) alloys

Jonas Kristoffer Sunde;Calin Daniel Marioara;Randi Holmestad

100
Citations
The evolution of precipitate crystal structures in an Al-Mg-Si(-Cu) alloy studied by a combined HAADF-STEM and SPED approach

Jonas Kristoffer Sunde;Calin Daniel Marioara;Antonius Van Helvoort;Randi Holmestad

94
Citations
Aberration-corrected HAADF-STEM investigations of precipitate structures in Al–Mg–Si alloys with low Cu additions

Takeshi Saito;Calin Daniel Marioara;Sigmund Jarle Andersen;Williams Lefebvre

88
Citations
Self-Assembled Growth of PbTiO3 Nanoparticles into Microspheres and Bur-like Structures

Guozhong Wang;Ragnhild Saeterli;Per Martin Rørvik;Antonius T. J. Van Helvoort

87
Citations
The influence of alloy composition on precipitates of the Al-Mg-Si system

Unknown

87
Citations
The Effects of Low Cu Additions and Predeformation on the Precipitation in a 6060 Al-Mg-Si Alloy

Takeshi Saito;Shinji Muraishi;Calin D. Marioara;Sigmund J. Andersen

79
Citations