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D-Index
37
Citations
7508
World Ranking
2357
National Ranking
80

Volker Schulze 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 Volker Schulze sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 457 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Volker Schulze 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 Volker Schulze sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Volker Schulze is affiliated with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany and is active in the field of engineering with a significant focus on mechanical engineering and related subfields. Their research includes contributions to biomedical engineering, industrial and manufacturing engineering, automotive engineering, and materials chemistry.

The main topics of Volker Schulze's work cover a range of areas in manufacturing and materials science, including advanced machining processes and optimization, additive manufacturing materials and processes, advanced surface polishing techniques, additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, metal alloys wear and properties, welding techniques and residual stresses, and manufacturing process and optimization.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Volker Schulze include Stefan Dietrich, Frederik Zanger, Germán González, Gisela Lanza, and James Damon.

The scientist has published extensively in venues that include:

  • Procedia CIRP
  • wt Werkstattstechnik online
  • tm - Technisches Messen
  • Production Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Volker Schulze include:

  • The influence of work hardening and residual stresses on the fatigue behavior of high frequency mechanical impact treated surface layers, 2020, International Journal of Fatigue
  • Comparative Study of the Tempering Behavior of Different Martensitic Steels by Means of In-Situ Diffractometry and Dilatometry, 2020, Materials
  • Characterization of a novel maraging steel for laser-based powder bed fusion: optimization of process parameters and post heat treatments, 2022, Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • Semi-solid wire-feed additive manufacturing of AlSi7Mg by direct induction heating, 2022, Additive Manufacturing Letters
  • Laser surface hardening: A simulative study of tempering mechanisms on hardness and residual stress, 2023, Computational Materials Science

Best Publications

  • Cryogenic manufacturing processes

    I. S. Jawahir;H. Attia;D. Biermann;J. Duflou

  • Influence of the shielding gas flow on the removal of process by-products in the selective laser melting process

    Alexander Ladewig;Georg Schlick;Maximilian Fisser;Volker Schulze

  • Modern Mechanical Surface Treatment: States, Stability, Effects

    Volker Schulze

  • Study on micro texturing of uncoated cemented carbide cutting tools for wear improvement and built-up edge stabilisation

    Johannes Kümmel;Daniel Braun;Jens Gibmeier;Johannes Schneider

  • Advances in material and friction data for modelling of metal machining

    Shreyes N. Melkote;Wit Grzesik;Jose Outeiro;Joel Rech

  • Residual stress relaxation in an AISI 4140 steel due to quasistatic and cyclic loading at higher temperatures

    H. Holzapfel;V. Schulze;O. Vöhringer;E. Macherauch

  • Surface modification by machine hammer peening and burnishing

    V. Schulze;F. Bleicher;P. Groche;Y.B. Guo

  • Process dependent porosity and the influence of shot peening on porosity morphology regarding selective laser melted AlSi10Mg parts

    James Damon;Stefan Dietrich;Florian Vollert;Jens Gibmeier

  • Effects of warm peening on fatigue life and relaxation behaviour of residual stresses in AISI 4140 steel

    A Wick;V Schulze;O Vöhringer

  • Process porosity and mechanical performance of fused filament fabricated 316L stainless steel

    James Damon;Stefan Dietrich;Sasidhar Gorantla;Uwe Popp

  • Application of the FEM for the prediction of the surface layer characteristics after shot peening

    M. Klemenz;V. Schulze;I. Rohr;D. Löhe

  • Characterization of the transition from ploughing to cutting in micro machining and evaluation of the minimum thickness of cut

    A. Cuba Ramos;H. Autenrieth;T. Strauß;M. Deuchert

  • Effect of cutting edge preparation of coated tools on their performance in milling various materials

    K.D. Bouzakis;K.D. Bouzakis;E. Bouzakis;E. Bouzakis;S. Kombogiannis;S. Kombogiannis;S. Makrimallakis;S. Makrimallakis

  • Prediction of phase transformations during laser surface hardening of AISI 4140 including the effects of inhomogeneous austenite formation

    T. Mioković;V. Schulze;O. Vöhringer;D. Löhe

  • Influence of cyclic temperature changes on the microstructure of AISI 4140 after laser surface hardening

    T. Mioković;V. Schulze;O. Vöhringer;D. Löhe

  • Machining strategies for hole making in composites with minimal workpiece damage by directing the process forces inwards

    V. Schulze;C. Becke;K. Weidenmann;S. Dietrich

  • Impact of green machining strategies on achieved surface quality

    Moneer Helu;Benjamin Behmann;Harald Meier;David Dornfeld

  • Depth profiles of macro residual stresses in thin shot peened steel plates determined by X-ray and neutron diffraction

    R Menig;L Pintschovius;V Schulze;O Vöhringer

  • Finite Element Simulation of Shot Peening – A Method to Evaluate the Influence of Peening Parameters on Surface Characteristics

    Jochen Schwarzer;Volker Schulze;Otmar Vöhringer

  • Classification of microstructural changes in laser hardened steel surfaces

    Katja Obergfell;Volker Schulze;Otmar Vöhringer

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Gumbsch
Peter Gumbsch Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Marcus Müller
Marcus Müller University of Göttingen
Ulrich Maas
Ulrich Maas Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Dirk Biermann
Dirk Biermann TU Dortmund University
Thomas Böhlke
Thomas Böhlke Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
David Dornfeld
David Dornfeld University of California, Berkeley
I.S. Jawahir
I.S. Jawahir University of Kentucky
Fritz Klocke
Fritz Klocke RWTH Aachen University
Joël Rech
Joël Rech École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Saint-Étienne
Reinhard Schneider
Reinhard Schneider University of Luxembourg

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