2026 Sannakaisa Virtanen: 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	69	4617	4467	262	252	343	17913

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Overview

Sannakaisa Virtanen is a researcher affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. Their work primarily focuses on the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a significant number of publications spanning these areas.

Their research subfields include:

Materials Chemistry
Mechanical Engineering
Biomaterials
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Aerospace Engineering

Virtanen's main research topics cover:

Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition
Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications
Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals
High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
Concrete Corrosion and Durability
High Temperature Alloys and Creep

The scientist has contributed to several recent academic papers, such as:

Corrosion challenges towards a sustainable society, 2022, Materials and Corrosion
Corrosion behavior of biodegradable metals in two different simulated physiological solutions: Comparison of Mg, Zn and Fe, 2021, Corrosion Science
A One-Pot Universal Approach to Fabricate Lubricant-Infused Slippery Surfaces on Solid Substrates, 2021, Advanced Functional Materials
Long-term stability of aerophilic metallic surfaces underwater, 2023, Nature Materials
Tuning of the Mg Alloy AZ31 Anodizing Process for Biodegradable Implants, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Frequent collaborators in their research work include:

Mark Bruns
Lucia H. Prado
Michael Strebl
S. P. Hagen
Alexander B. Tesler

Virtanen has published many articles in notable venues, frequently contributing to:

ECS Meeting Abstracts
Corrosion Science
Journal of The Electrochemical Society
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials

Best Publications

Fundamentals and advances in magnesium alloy corrosion

Mohsen Esmaily;Jan-Erik Svensson;S. Fajardo;S. Fajardo;Nick Birbilis

2017
Citations
Biomedical coatings on magnesium alloys - a review.

H. Hornberger;S. Virtanen;A.R. Boccaccini

1411
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Biodegradable Mg and Mg alloys: Corrosion and biocompatibility

Sannakaisa Virtanen

456
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Special modes of corrosion under physiological and simulated physiological conditions.

S. Virtanen;I. Milošev;I. Milošev;E. Gomez-Barrena;R. Trebše

400
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Passive and transpassive behaviour of CoCrMo in simulated biological solutions

A.W.E. Hodgson;S. Kurz;S. Virtanen;V. Fervel

383
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Hydroxyapatite growth on anodic TiO2 nanotubes

Hiroaki Tsuchiya;Jan M. Macak;Lenka Müller;Julia Kunze

364
Citations
Renewable fibers and bio-based materials for packaging applications - A review of recent developments

Caisa Johansson;Julien Bras;Inaki Mondragon;Petronela Nechita

339
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Self-organized nanotubular TiO2 matrix as support for dispersed Pt/Ru nanoparticles: Enhancement of the electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol

J.M. Macak;P.J. Barczuk;H. Tsuchiya;M.Z. Nowakowska

316
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Grain character influences on corrosion of ECAPed pure magnesium

Nick Birbilis;Kevin Ralston;Sannakaisa Virtanen;Hamish Fraser

314
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In vitro biocompatibility of CoCrMo dental alloys fabricated by selective laser melting

Yolanda S. Hedberg;Yolanda S. Hedberg;Bin Qian;Zhijian Shen;Sannakaisa Virtanen

271
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The composition of the boundary region of MnS inclusions in stainless steel and its relevance in triggering pitting corrosion

P. Schmuki;H. Hildebrand;A. Friedrich;S. Virtanen

260
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Electrochemical characterisation of passive films on Ti alloys under simulated biological conditions

Alexia W.E. Hodgson;Yves Mueller;Dominic Forster;Sannakaisa Virtanen

219
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Composition of corrosion layers on a magnesium rare-earth alloy in simulated body fluids.

Ralf Rettig;Sannakaisa Virtanen

207
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High temperature oxidation of γ/γ′-strengthened Co-base superalloys

L. Klein;A. Bauer;S. Neumeier;M. Göken

205
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Iron and iron-based alloys for temporary cardiovascular applications.

A. Francis;Y. Yang;S. Virtanen;A. R. Boccaccini

204
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Effect of surface pre-treatments on biocompatibility of magnesium.

Carla Lorenz;Johannes G. Brunner;Philip Kollmannsberger;Leila Jaafar

200
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Effect of B and Cr on the high temperature oxidation behaviour of novel γ/γ′-strengthened Co-base superalloys

L. Klein;Y. Shen;M.S. Killian;S. Virtanen

197
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Characterization of electrophoretic chitosan coatings on stainless steel

F. Gebhardt;S. Seuss;M.C. Turhan;H. Hornberger

182
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Control of magnesium corrosion and biocompatibility with biomimetic coatings.

Sigrid Keim;Johannes G. Brunner;Ben Fabry;Sannakaisa Virtanen

179
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Time-dependent electrochemical characterization of the corrosion of a magnesium rare-earth alloy in simulated body fluids

Ralf Rettig;Sannakaisa Virtanen

176
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