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Sannakaisa Virtanen 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 Sannakaisa Virtanen sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 343 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sannakaisa Virtanen 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 Sannakaisa Virtanen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • Biomedical coatings on magnesium alloys - a review.

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

  • Biodegradable Mg and Mg alloys: Corrosion and biocompatibility

    Sannakaisa Virtanen

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

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

  • Passive and transpassive behaviour of CoCrMo in simulated biological solutions

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

  • Hydroxyapatite growth on anodic TiO2 nanotubes

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

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

    Caisa Johansson;Julien Bras;Inaki Mondragon;Petronela Nechita

  • 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

  • Grain character influences on corrosion of ECAPed pure magnesium

    Nick Birbilis;Kevin Ralston;Sannakaisa Virtanen;Hamish Fraser

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

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

  • 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

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

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

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

    Ralf Rettig;Sannakaisa Virtanen

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • Characterization of electrophoretic chitosan coatings on stainless steel

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

  • Control of magnesium corrosion and biocompatibility with biomimetic coatings.

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

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

    Ralf Rettig;Sannakaisa Virtanen

Frequent Co-Authors

Aldo R. Boccaccini
Aldo R. Boccaccini University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Patrik Schmuki
Patrik Schmuki University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Mary P. Ryan
Mary P. Ryan Imperial College London
Rainer Detsch
Rainer Detsch University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Nick Birbilis
Nick Birbilis Deakin University
Erdmann Spiecker
Erdmann Spiecker University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Ingrid Milošev
Ingrid Milošev Jožef Stefan Institute
Robert F. Singer
Robert F. Singer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Judith A. Roether
Judith A. Roether University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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