Vaclav Vitek

Vaclav Vitek 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 Vaclav Vitek sits on this spectrum.

Vaclav Vitek 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 Vaclav Vitek sits on this spectrum.

Research.com Recognitions

• 2006 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For work in the development of the atomistic modeling of crystalline solids and their application to materials engineering.
• 1996 - Acta Materialia Gold Medal

Overview

Best Publications

• Intrinsic stacking faults in body-centred cubic crystals

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  1125
  Citations

• A theory of the anomalous yield behavior in L12 ordered alloys

  V Paidar;D.P Pope;V Vitek

  817
  Citations

• Simple N-body potentials for the noble metals and nickel

  G. J. Ackland;G. Tichy;V. Vitek;M. W. Finnis

  775
  Citations

• On the Structure of Tilt Grain Boundaries in Cubic Metals I. Symmetrical Tilt Boundaries

  Adrian Peter Sutton;V. Vitek

  720
  Citations

• Structural defects in amorphous solids A computer simulation study

  T. Egami;K. Maeda;V. Vitek

  514
  Citations

• Plastic anisotropy in b.c.c. transition metals

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  501
  Citations

• The core structure of ½(111) screw dislocations in b.c.c. crystals

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  492
  Citations

• Many-body potentials and atomic-scale relaxations in noble-metal alloys.

  Graeme J Ackland;Vaclav Vitek

  417
  Citations

• Multiscale modeling of plastic deformation of molybdenum and tungsten: I. Atomistic studies of the core structure and glide of 1/2〈1 1 1〉 screw dislocations at 0 K

  R. Gröger;R. Gröger;A.G. Bailey;A.G. Bailey;V. Vitek

  354
  Citations

• Structural defects in amorphous solids Statistical analysis of a computer model

  D. Srolovitz;K. Maeda;V. Vitek;T. Egami

  351
  Citations

• An atomistic study of deformation of amorphous metals

  D. Srolovitz;V. Vitek;T. Egami

  318
  Citations

• A microscopic theory of brittle fracture in deformable solids: A relation between ideal work to fracture and plastic work

  M.L Jokl;V Vitek;C.J McMahon

  310
  Citations

• Structure of dislocation cores in metallic materials and its impact on their plastic behaviour

  V. Vitek

  307
  Citations

• Dissociation and core structure of 〈110〉 screw dislocations in L12 ordered alloys I. Core structure in an unstressed crystal

  M. Yamaguchi;V. Paidar;D. P. Pope;V. Vitek

  281
  Citations

• The asymmetry of the flow stress in Ni3(Al,Ta) single crystals

  Y. Umakoshi;D.P. Pope;V. Vitek

  269
  Citations

• A computer simulation study of (001) and (111) tilt boundaries: The multiplicity of structures

  Gui Jin Wang;A.P. Sutton;V. Vitek

  266
  Citations

• Dislocations and stacking faults

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  257
  Citations

• Radial Distribution Function and Structural Relaxation in Amorphous Solids

  David J Srolovitz;Takeshi Egami;Vaclav Vitek

  255
  Citations

• Atomistic study of non-Schmid effects in the plastic yielding of bcc metals

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  241
  Citations

• Multiscale modeling of plastic deformation of molybdenum and tungsten: II. Yield criterion for single crystals based on atomistic studies of glide of 1/2〈111〉 screw dislocations

  R. Gröger;R. Gröger;V. Racherla;V. Racherla;J.L. Bassani;V. Vitek

  234
  Citations

• The effects of segregated impurities on intergranular fracture energy

  C.J. McMahon;V. Vitek

  226
  Citations

• Computer simulation of symmetrical high angle boundaries in aluminium

  D.A. Smith;V. Vitek;R.C. Pond

  225
  Citations

• Core structure of screw dislocations in body-centred cubic metals: relation to symmetry and interatomic bonding

  V. Vitek

  215
  Citations

• Dissociation of near-screw dislocations in germanium and silicon

  A. Gomez;D. J. H. Cockayne;P. B. Hirsch;V. Vitek

  186
  Citations

• Dissociation and core structure of 〈110〉 screw dislocations in L12 ordered alloys II. Effects of an applied shear stress

  V. Paidar;M. Yamaguchi;D. P. Pope;V. Vitek

  183
  Citations