2026 Uwe Zerbst: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	34	2804	2628	96	91	153	5701

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

348
Citations
Introduction to the damage tolerance behaviour of railway rails – a review

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

290
Citations
Safe life and damage tolerance aspects of railway axles – A review

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

286
Citations
About the fatigue crack propagation threshold of metals as a design criterion – A review

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

281
Citations
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

271
Citations
Review on fracture and crack propagation in weldments - A fracture mechanics perspective

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

244
Citations
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

225
Citations
Fracture mechanics in railway applications––an overview

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207
Citations
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

158
Citations
Defects as a root cause of fatigue failure of metallic components. II: Non-metallic inclusions

Uwe Zerbst;Mauro Madia;Christian Klinger;Dirk Bettge

148
Citations
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

145
Citations
Defects as a root cause of fatigue failure of metallic components. I: Basic aspects

Uwe Zerbst;Mauro Madia;Christian Klinger;Dirk Bettge

137
Citations
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

131
Citations
Fracture and damage mechanics modelling of thin-walled structures – An overview

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

124
Citations
Fatigue strength and fracture mechanics – A general perspective

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

116
Citations
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

110
Citations
The cyclic R-curve – Determination, problems, limitations and application

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

107
Citations
Basic principles of analytical flaw assessment methods

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90
Citations
Structural assessment of railway axles – A critical review

U. Zerbst;C. Klinger;D. Klingbeil

84
Citations
SINTAP defect assessment procedure for strength mis-matched structures

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

81
Citations
Parameters affecting the damage tolerance behaviour of railway axles

U. Zerbst;M. Schödel;H.Th. Beier

79
Citations
Failure and damage tolerance aspects of railway components

Uwe Zerbst;Stefano Beretta

72
Citations
Fracture mechanics as a tool in failure analysis — Prospects and limitations

U. Zerbst;C. Klinger;R. Clegg

66
Citations
Engineering Fracture Mechanics

J.C Newman;Uwe Zerbst

28
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Beretta Polytechnic University of Milan

James C. Newman Mississippi State University

Reinhard Pippan Austrian Academy of Sciences

Xiang Zhang University of Hong Kong

Robert B. Haber University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Jean-Yves Buffiere Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon

Glaucio H. Paulino Princeton University

Zhiliang Zhang Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Thomas Niendorf University of Kassel

Anthony R. Ingraffea Cornell University

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