2026 William A. Curtin: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	99	1123	1075	15	15	362	32083

William A. Curtin 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 William A. Curtin sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 362 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William A. Curtin 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 William A. Curtin sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

William A. Curtin is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research spans fields primarily in Engineering and Materials Science, with a concentrated focus on Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work addresses several main topics, including:

High Entropy Alloys Studies
High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
High Temperature Alloys and Creep
Machine Learning in Materials Science
Microstructure and mechanical properties
Advanced materials and composites

William A. Curtin has published extensively in notable venues, with frequent contributions to:

Acta Materialia
Physical Review Materials
Scripta Materialia
MRS Communications
Intermetallics

Recent publications highlight Curtin's engagement with metallurgy and materials design, including:

"Vanadium is an optimal element for strengthening in both fcc and bcc high-entropy alloys," 2020, Acta Materialia
"Machine learning for metallurgy III: A neural network potential for Al-Mg-Si," 2021, Physical Review Materials
"Design using randomness: a new dimension for metallurgy," 2020, Scripta Materialia
"Machine learning for metallurgy IV: A neural network potential for Al-Cu-Mg and Al-Cu-Mg-Zn," 2022, Physical Review Materials
"Theory of spontaneous grain boundary roughening in high entropy alloys," 2022, Acta Materialia

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Binglun Yin, Francesco Maresca, Daniel Marchand, C. Baruffi, and Abhinav Jain. These collaborations reflect a blend of expertise across computational modeling, machine learning applications in metallurgy, and alloy behavior studies.

Best Publications

High entropy alloys: A focused review of mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms

E.P. George;E.P. George;W.A. Curtin;C.C. Tasan

1726
Citations
THEORY OF MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES OF CERAMIC-MATRIX COMPOSITES

William A. Curtin

1143
Citations
Theory of strengthening in fcc high entropy alloys

Céline Varvenne;Aitor Luque;William A. Curtin

836
Citations
Atomistic/continuum coupling in computational materials science

W A Curtin;Ronald E Miller

733
Citations
The origins of high hardening and low ductility in magnesium

Zhaoxuan Wu;Zhaoxuan Wu;W. A. Curtin

711
Citations
Atomic mechanism and prediction of hydrogen embrittlement in iron

Jun Song;W. A. Curtin

659
Citations
Mechanistic origin and prediction of enhanced ductility in magnesium alloys.

Zhaoxuan Wu;Zhaoxuan Wu;Rasool Ahmad;Binglun Yin;Stefanie Sandlöbes

646
Citations
Weighted-density-functional theory of inhomogeneous liquids and the freezing transition.

W. A. Curtin;N. W. Ashcroft

625
Citations
Direct observation of toughening mechanisms in carbon nanotube ceramic matrix composites

Z Xia;L Riester;W.A Curtin;H Li

588
Citations
CNT-reinforced ceramics and metals

William A. Curtin;Brian W. Sheldon

454
Citations
Mechanistic origin of high strength in refractory BCC high entropy alloys up to 1900K

Francesco Maresca;William A. Curtin

444
Citations
Solute strengthening in random alloys

C. Varvenne;G.P.M. Leyson;M. Ghazisaeidi;W.A. Curtin

396
Citations
Multiscale plasticity modeling: coupled atomistics and discrete dislocation mechanics

L.E. Shilkrot;Ronald E. Miller;William A. Curtin

350
Citations
A predictive mechanism for dynamic strain ageing in aluminium-magnesium alloys.

William A. Curtin;David L. Olmsted;David L. Olmsted;Louis G. Hector

345
Citations
Quantitative prediction of solute strengthening in aluminium alloys

Gerard Paul M. Leyson;William A. Curtin;Louis G. Hector;Christopher F. Woodward

342
Citations
Exact theory of fibre fragmentation in a single-filament composite

W. A. Curtin

334
Citations
A nanoscale mechanism of hydrogen embrittlement in metals

Jun Song;W.A. Curtin

314
Citations
Coupled atomistic and discrete dislocation plasticity.

L. E. Shilkrot;R. E. Miller;W. A. Curtin

300
Citations
Vanadium is an optimal element for strengthening in both fcc and bcc high-entropy alloys

Binglun Yin;Francesco Maresca;William Curtin

299
Citations
Mechanisms of hydrogen-enhanced localized plasticity: An atomistic study using α-Fe as a model system

J. Song;W.A. Curtin

292
Citations
Density-functional theory and freezing of simple liquids.

W. A. Curtin;N. W. Ashcroft

288
Citations
Rate dependence of crack-tip processes predicts twinning trends in f.c.c. metals.

D. H. Warner;W. A. Curtin;S. Qu;S. Qu

283
Citations
Atomistic simulations of dislocation mobility in Al, Ni and Al/Mg alloys

David L Olmsted;Louis G Hector;W A Curtin;R J Clifton

258
Citations