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Udo D. Schwarz 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 Udo D. Schwarz sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 210 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Udo D. Schwarz 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 Udo D. Schwarz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Udo D. Schwarz is a researcher affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their scholarly work primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a focus on several subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Computational Mechanics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Their research topics cover a range of specialized areas such as Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys, High Entropy Alloys Studies, Material Dynamics and Properties, Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, Phase-change materials and chalcogenides, Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements, and Glass properties and applications.

Schwarz has contributed to numerous papers published in a variety of venues. The most frequent publication outlets include the SSRN Electronic Journal, Wear, Materials Today Nano, MRS Bulletin, and arXiv (Cornell University).

Recent papers authored by Schwarz or involving their collaboration include:

  • Tailoring microstructure and mechanical properties of an LPBF-processed beta Ti-Nb alloy through post-heat treatments (2024), published in Materials & Design
  • Atomic-scale homogeneous plastic flow beyond near-theoretical yield stress in a metallic glass (2021), published in Communications Materials
  • Effect of fictive temperature on tribological properties of Zr44Ti11Cu10Ni10Be25 bulk metallic glasses (2021), published in Wear
  • Revealing the relationships between alloy structure, composition and plastic deformation in a ternary alloy system by a combinatorial approach (2021), published in Journal of Material Science and Technology
  • Development and biomaterial characterization of Mg-Li-Zn-Ca alloys (2022), published in Materials Today Communications

Frequent collaborators in Schwarz's research include:

  • Amit Datye
  • Jan Schroers
  • Xinzhe Wang
  • Jiaxin Yu
  • Chao Zhou

The researcher's work has contributed to advancing knowledge in metallic glasses, alloy behavior, and materials engineering, as evident from their contributions to topics such as plastic deformation, biomaterial characterization, and microstructural tailoring.

Best Publications

  • Quantitative analysis of the frictional properties of solid materials at low loads. I. Carbon compounds

    Udo D. Schwarz;Oliver Zwörner;Peter Köster;Roland Wiesendanger

  • A generalized analytical model for the elastic deformation of an adhesive contact between a sphere and a flat surface.

    U.D Schwarz

  • Three-dimensional imaging of short-range chemical forces with picometre resolution

    Boris J. Albers;Todd C. Schwendemann;Mehmet Z. Baykara;Nicolas Pilet;Nicolas Pilet

  • Frictional duality observed during nanoparticle sliding.

    Dirk Dietzel;Claudia Ritter;Tristan Mönninghoff;Harald Fuchs

  • Quantitative analysis of lateral force microscopy experiments

    U. D. Schwarz;P. Köster;R. Wiesendanger

  • Scaling laws of structural lubricity.

    Dirk Dietzel;Michael Feldmann;Udo D. Schwarz;Harald Fuchs

  • CONSEQUENCES OF THE STICK-SLIP MOVEMENT FOR THE SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY IMAGING OF GRAPHITE

    H. Hölscher;U. D. Schwarz;O. Zwörner;R. Wiesendanger

  • Friction at atomic-scale surface steps: experiment and theory.

    Hendrik Hölscher;Daniel Ebeling;Udo D. Schwarz

  • Calculation of the frequency shift in dynamic force microscopy

    H. Hölscher;U.D. Schwarz;R. Wiesendanger

  • Noncontact atomic force microscopy III.

    Mehmet Z. Baykara;Udo D. Schwarz

  • THE VELOCITY DEPENDENCE OF FRICTIONAL FORCES IN POINT-CONTACT FRICTION

    O. Zwörner;H. Hölscher;U.D. Schwarz;R. Wiesendanger

  • Measurement of conservative and dissipative tip-sample interaction forces with a dynamic force microscope using the frequency modulation technique

    H. Hölscher;B. Gotsmann;W. Allers;U. D. Schwarz

  • Determination of Tip-Sample Interaction Potentials by Dynamic Force Spectroscopy

    H. Hölscher;W. Allers;U. D. Schwarz;A. Schwarz

  • Tip artefacts in scanning force microscopy

    U. D. Schwarz;H. Haefke;P. Reimann;H.-J. Güntherodt

  • A scanning force microscope with atomic resolution in ultrahigh vacuum and at low temperatures

    W. Allers;A. Schwarz;U. D. Schwarz;R. Wiesendanger

  • Principles of atomic friction: from sticking atoms to superlubric sliding

    Hendrik Hölscher;Hendrik Hölscher;André Schirmeisen;Udo D Schwarz

  • The atomic force microscope used as a powerful tool for machining surfaces

    T.A. Jung;A. Moser;H.J. Hug;D. Brodbeck

  • Mechanical glass transition revealed by the fracture toughness of metallic glasses

    Jittisa Ketkaew;Wen Chen;Hui Wang;Amit Datye

  • Modelling of the scan process in lateral force microscopy

    H. Hölscher;U.D. Schwarz;R. Wiesendanger

  • Low-load friction behavior of epitaxial C60 monolayers under Hertzian contact.

    Schwarz Ud;Allers W;Gensterblum G;Wiesendanger R

  • Contact-area dependence of frictional forces: Moving adsorbed antimony nanoparticles

    Claudia Ritter;Markus Heyde;Bert Stegemann;Klaus Rademann

  • Interpretation of ``true atomic resolution'' images of graphite (0001) in noncontact atomic force microscopy

    H. Hölscher;W. Allers;U. D. Schwarz;A. Schwarz

  • Quantitative analysis of dynamic-force-spectroscopy data on graphite(0001) in the contact and noncontact regimes

    H. Hölscher;A. Schwarz;W. Allers;U. D. Schwarz

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric I. Altman
Eric I. Altman Yale University
Roland Wiesendanger
Roland Wiesendanger Universität Hamburg
Hendrik Hölscher
Hendrik Hölscher Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Jan Schroers
Jan Schroers Yale University
Sohrab Ismail-Beigi
Sohrab Ismail-Beigi Yale University
Chong H. Ahn
Chong H. Ahn University of Cincinnati
Harald Fuchs
Harald Fuchs University of Münster
H.-J. Güntherodt
H.-J. Güntherodt University of Basel
Jürgen Kurths
Jürgen Kurths Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Ernst Meyer
Ernst Meyer University of Basel

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