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Roberto B. Figueiredo 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 Roberto B. Figueiredo sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 181 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roberto B. Figueiredo 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 Roberto B. Figueiredo sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 56 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Roberto B. Figueiredo is affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil, contributing extensively to the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a particular focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Biomaterials, Mechanics of Materials, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research predominantly addresses topics related to Microstructure and Mechanical Properties, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications, Advanced Materials and Composites, Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior, and Metal Alloys Wear and Properties.

Figueiredo's frequently published works appear in several key journals, including:

  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • Advanced Engineering Materials
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Journal of Materials Science

Among the most cited papers authored by Roberto B. Figueiredo are:

  • Seventy years of Hall-Petch, ninety years of superplasticity and a generalized approach to the effect of grain size on flow stress, 2023, Progress in Materials Science
  • Deformation mechanisms in ultrafine-grained metals with an emphasis on the Hall-Petch relationship and strain rate sensitivity, 2021, Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • Effect of grain size on strength and strain rate sensitivity in metals, 2022, Journal of Materials Science

Other notable papers where Figueiredo contributed include:

  • Nanomaterials by severe plastic deformation: review of historical developments and recent advances, 2022, Materials Research Letters
  • Severe plastic deformation for producing superfunctional ultrafine-grained and heterostructured materials: An interdisciplinary review, 2024, Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Collaborative efforts in their research are strongly marked by frequent coauthorship with several researchers, including:

  • Terence G. Langdon
  • Megumi Kawasaki
  • Amanda P. Carvalho
  • Augusta Isaac
  • Anton Hohenwarter

Best Publications

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

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  • Using finite element modeling to examine the flow processes in quasi-constrained high-pressure torsion

    Roberto B. Figueiredo;Paulo R. Cetlin;Terence G. Langdon

  • Using finite element modeling to examine the temperature distribution in quasi-constrained high-pressure torsion

    Roberto B. Figueiredo;Pedro Henrique R. Pereira;Maria Teresa P. Aguilar;Paulo R. Cetlin

  • Seventy years of Hall-Petch, ninety years of superplasticity and a generalized approach to the effect of grain size on flow stress

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  • Grain refinement and mechanical behavior of a magnesium alloy processed by ECAP

    Roberto B. Figueiredo;Terence G. Langdon;Terence G. Langdon

  • Principles of grain refinement and superplastic flow in magnesium alloys processed by ECAP

    Roberto B. Figueiredo;Terence G. Langdon;Terence G. Langdon

  • The processing of difficult-to-work alloys by ECAP with an emphasis on magnesium alloys.

    Roberto B. Figueiredo;Paulo R. Cetlin;Terence G. Langdon;Terence G. Langdon

  • An investigation of hardness homogeneity throughout disks processed by high-pressure torsion

    Megumi Kawasaki;Roberto B. Figueiredo;Terence G. Langdon;Terence G. Langdon

  • Severe plastic deformation for producing Superfunctional ultrafine-grained and heterostructured materials: An interdisciplinary review

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  • Ultrafine grains and the Hall-Petch relationship in an Al-Mg-Si alloy processed by high-pressure torsion

    Aicha Loucif;Roberto B. Figueiredo;Thierry Baudin;François Brisset

  • Enhanced strength–ductility synergy in nanostructured Cu and Cu–Al alloys processed by high-pressure torsion and subsequent annealing

    X.H. An;S.D. Wu;Z.F. Zhang;R.B. Figueiredo

  • The effect of dislocation density on the interactions between dislocations and twin boundaries in nanocrystalline materials

    S. Ni;Y.B. Wang;X.Z. Liao;R.B. Figueiredo

  • The influence of stacking fault energy on the mechanical properties of nanostructured Cu and Cu-Al alloys processed by high-pressure torsion

    X.H. An;Q.Y. Lin;S.D. Wu;Z.F. Zhang

  • Principles of grain refinement in magnesium alloys processed by equal-channel angular pressing

    Roberto B. Figueiredo;Terence G. Langdon

  • Evidence for exceptional low temperature ductility in polycrystalline magnesium processed by severe plastic deformation

    Roberto B. Figueiredo;Roberto B. Figueiredo;Shima Sabbaghianrad;Adenike Giwa;Julia R. Greer

  • Evolution of microstructural homogeneity in copper processed by high-pressure torsion

    X.H. An;S.D. Wu;Z.F. Zhang;R.B. Figueiredo

  • The development of superplastic ductilities and microstructural homogeneity in a magnesium ZK60 alloy processed by ECAP

    Roberto B. Figueiredo;Terence G. Langdon

  • Microstructural evolution in an Al-6061 alloy processed by high-pressure torsion

    Aïcha Loucif;Roberto B. Figueiredo;Thierry Baudin;François Brisset

  • Record Superplastic Ductility in a Magnesium Alloy Processed by Equal‐Channel Angular Pressing

    Roberto B. Figueiredo;Terence G. Langdon

  • Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of a two-phase Cu–Ag alloy processed by high-pressure torsion to ultrahigh strains

    Y.Z. Tian;S.D. Wu;Z.F. Zhang;R.B. Figueiredo

  • Dynamic testing at high strain rates of an ultrafine-grained magnesium alloy processed by ECAP

    B. Li;S. Joshi;S. Joshi;K. Azevedo;E. Ma

  • Three-dimensional shear-strain patterns induced by high-pressure torsion and their impact on hardness evolution

    Y. Cao;Y.B. Wang;R.B. Figueiredo;L. Chang

  • Development of structural heterogeneities in a magnesium alloy processed by high-pressure torsion

    Roberto B. Figueiredo;Terence G. Langdon;Terence G. Langdon

Frequent Co-Authors

Terence G. Langdon
Terence G. Langdon University of Southern California
Megumi Kawasaki
Megumi Kawasaki Oregon State University
Nong Gao
Nong Gao University of Southampton
Yi Huang
Yi Huang Bournemouth University
Xianghai An
Xianghai An University of Sydney
Xiaozhou Liao
Xiaozhou Liao University of Sydney
Yuntian Zhu
Yuntian Zhu City University of Hong Kong
Simon P. Ringer
Simon P. Ringer University of Sydney
Alexander P. Zhilyaev
Alexander P. Zhilyaev Russian Academy of Sciences
Enrique J. Lavernia
Enrique J. Lavernia Texas A&M University

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