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D-Index
34
Citations
5701
World Ranking
2807
National Ranking
96

Uwe Zerbst publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Uwe Zerbst sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 153 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Uwe Zerbst D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Uwe Zerbst sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Overview

Uwe Zerbst is affiliated with the Federal Institute For Materials Research and Testing in Germany, with a research focus primarily situated in the field of Engineering, particularly within Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. Their work also extends to Civil and Structural Engineering, Automotive Engineering, and areas involving Statistics, Probability, and Uncertainty.

Their research covers several key topics, including:

  • Fatigue and fracture mechanics
  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
  • Non-Destructive Testing Techniques
  • Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design
  • Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals

Uwe Zerbst has contributed to important publications recognized in several venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Fatigue
  • Procedia Structural Integrity
  • Engineering Fracture Mechanics
  • Welding in the World
  • Progress in Materials Science

Their notable recent papers include:

  • Damage tolerant design of additively manufactured metallic components subjected to cyclic loading: State of the art and challenges (2021), published in Progress in Materials Science
  • Effect of the parameters of weld toe geometry on the FAT class as obtained by means of fracture mechanics-based simulations (2020), published in Welding in the World
  • Short crack propagation analysis and fatigue strength assessment of additively manufactured materials: An application to AISI 316L (2021), published in International Journal of Fatigue
  • Recent developments in the determination of fatigue crack propagation thresholds (2022), published in International Journal of Fatigue
  • Determination of fatigue crack propagation thresholds for steel in presence of environmental effects (2021), published in International Journal of Fatigue

Collaboration is an integral part of Uwe Zerbst's work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Mauro Madia
  • Larissa Duarte
  • Tiago Werner
  • Matthias Oechsner
  • Giovanni Bruno

Best Publications

  • A review of the CTOA/CTOD fracture criterion

    J.C Newman;M.A James;U Zerbst

  • Introduction to the damage tolerance behaviour of railway rails – a review

    Uwe Zerbst;Roger Lundén;Karl-Otto Edel;Roderick A Smith

  • Safe life and damage tolerance aspects of railway axles – A review

    U. Zerbst;S. Beretta;G. Köhler;A. Lawton

  • About the fatigue crack propagation threshold of metals as a design criterion – A review

    Uwe Zerbst;Michael Vormwald;Reinhard Pippan;Hans-Peter Gänser

  • An investigation on the influence of rotary bending and press fitting on stress intensity factors and fatigue crack growth in railway axles

    M. Madia;S. Beretta;U. Zerbst

  • Review on fracture and crack propagation in weldments - A fracture mechanics perspective

    U. Zerbst;R.A. Ainsworth;H.Th. Beier;H. Pisarski

  • Damage tolerant design of additively manufactured metallic components subjected to cyclic loading: State of the art and challenges.

    Uwe Zerbst;Giovanni Bruno;Jean-Yves Buffiere;Thomas Wegener

  • Fracture mechanics in railway applications––an overview

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  • Defects as a root cause of fatigue failure of metallic components. III: Cavities, dents, corrosion pits, scratches

    Uwe Zerbst;Mauro Madia;Christian Klinger;Dirk Bettge

  • Defects as a root cause of fatigue failure of metallic components. II: Non-metallic inclusions

    Uwe Zerbst;Mauro Madia;Christian Klinger;Dirk Bettge

  • The development of a damage tolerance concept for railway components and its demonstration for a railway axle

    Uwe Zerbst;Michael Vormwald;Christian Andersch;Katrin Mädler

  • Defects as a root cause of fatigue failure of metallic components. I: Basic aspects

    Uwe Zerbst;Mauro Madia;Christian Klinger;Dirk Bettge

  • The effect of the local and global weld geometry as well as material defects on crack initiation and fatigue strength

    Benjamin Schork;Pawel Kucharczyk;Mauro Madia;Uwe Zerbst

  • Fracture and damage mechanics modelling of thin-walled structures – An overview

    Uwe Zerbst;Markus Heinimann;Claudio Dalle Donne;Dirk Steglich

  • Fatigue strength and fracture mechanics – A general perspective

    Uwe Zerbst;Mauro Madia;M. Vormwald;T. Beier

  • Welding residual stresses as needed for the prediction of fatigue crack propagation and fatigue strength

    J. Hensel;T. Nitschke-Pagel;D. Tchoffo Ngoula;H.-Th. Beier

  • The cyclic R-curve – Determination, problems, limitations and application

    Jürgen Maierhofer;Stefan Kolitsch;Reinhard Pippan;Hans Peter Gänser

  • Basic principles of analytical flaw assessment methods

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  • Structural assessment of railway axles – A critical review

    U. Zerbst;C. Klinger;D. Klingbeil

  • SINTAP defect assessment procedure for strength mis-matched structures

    Yun Jae Kim;Yun Jae Kim;Mustafa Koçak;Robert A. Ainsworth;Uwe Zerbst

  • Parameters affecting the damage tolerance behaviour of railway axles

    U. Zerbst;M. Schödel;H.Th. Beier

  • Failure and damage tolerance aspects of railway components

    Uwe Zerbst;Stefano Beretta

  • Fracture mechanics as a tool in failure analysis — Prospects and limitations

    U. Zerbst;C. Klinger;R. Clegg

  • Engineering Fracture Mechanics

    J.C Newman;Uwe Zerbst

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Beretta
Stefano Beretta Polytechnic University of Milan
James C. Newman
James C. Newman Mississippi State University
Reinhard Pippan
Reinhard Pippan Austrian Academy of Sciences
Xiang Zhang
Xiang Zhang University of Hong Kong
Robert B. Haber
Robert B. Haber University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jean-Yves Buffiere
Jean-Yves Buffiere Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Glaucio H. Paulino
Glaucio H. Paulino Princeton University
Zhiliang Zhang
Zhiliang Zhang Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Thomas Niendorf
Thomas Niendorf University of Kassel
Anthony R. Ingraffea
Anthony R. Ingraffea Cornell University

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