2026 William G. Fahrenholtz: 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	74	3593	3473	988	928	347	21686

William G. Fahrenholtz 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 G. Fahrenholtz sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 347 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William G. Fahrenholtz 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 G. Fahrenholtz sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

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

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

Overview

William G. Fahrenholtz is affiliated with the Missouri University of Science and Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and materials science, with an emphasis on mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, ceramics and composites, mechanics of materials, and aerospace engineering.

The scientist's work encompasses several topics within advanced materials and composites, including advanced ceramic materials synthesis, high entropy alloys studies, MXene and MAX phase materials, nuclear materials and properties, metal and thin film mechanics, and high-temperature coating behaviors.

Fahrenholtz has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, with recent notable publications including:

"Strength of single-phase high-entropy carbide ceramics up to 2300°C," 2020, Journal of the American Ceramic Society
"Disordered enthalpy-entropy descriptor for high-entropy ceramics discovery," 2024, Nature
"High-Entropy Ultra-High-Temperature Borides and Carbides: A New Class of Materials for Extreme Environments," 2021, Annual Review of Materials Research
"Superhard high-entropy AlB2-type diboride ceramics," 2021, Scripta Materialia
"Processing of dense high-entropy boride ceramics," 2020, Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Their frequent coauthors include Gregory E. Hilmas, Jeremy Watts, Stefano Curtarolo, Lun Feng, and Suzana Filipović.

The preferred venues for their publications are:

Journal of the European Ceramic Society
Journal of the American Ceramic Society
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology
Acta Materialia
Ceramics International

Best Publications

Refractory Diborides of Zirconium and Hafnium

William G. Fahrenholtz;Gregory E. Hilmas;Inna G. Talmy;James A. Zaykoski

2301
Citations
High-Strength Zirconium Diboride-Based Ceramics

Adam L. Chamberlain;William G. Fahrenholtz;Gregory E. Hilmas;Donald T. Ellerby

983
Citations
Ultra-high temperature ceramics: Materials for extreme environments

William G. Fahrenholtz;Greg E. Hilmas

936
Citations
UHTCs: Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic Materials for Extreme Environment Applications

Eric J. Wuchina;Elizabeth J. Opila;Mark M. Opeka;William Fahrenholtz

877
Citations
Thermodynamic Analysis of ZrB2–SiC Oxidation: Formation of a SiC-Depleted Region

William G. Fahrenholtz

540
Citations
Evolution of structure during the oxidation of zirconium diboride–silicon carbide in air up to 1500 °C

Alireza Rezaie;William G. Fahrenholtz;Gregory E. Hilmas

426
Citations
Pressureless Sintering of Zirconium Diboride

Adam L. Chamberlain;William G. Fahrenholtz;Gregory E. Hilmas

405
Citations
Thermophysical Properties of ZrB2 and ZrB2–SiC Ceramics

James W. Zimmermann;Gregory E. Hilmas;William G. Fahrenholtz;Ralph B. Dinwiddie

404
Citations
Pressureless Densification of Zirconium Diboride with Boron Carbide Additions

Shi C. Zhang;Greg Hilmas;William Fahrenholtz

397
Citations
Influence of silicon carbide particle size on the microstructure and mechanical properties of zirconium diboride–silicon carbide ceramics

Sumin Zhu;William G. Fahrenholtz;Gregory E. Hilmas

369
Citations
Ultra-high temperature ceramics : materials for extreme environment applications

William G. Fahrenholtz

318
Citations
Effect of hot pressing time and temperature on the microstructure and mechanical properties of ZrB2-SiC

Alireza Rezaie;William G. Fahrenholtz;Gregory E. Hilmas

308
Citations
Oxidation of ultra-high temperature transition metal diboride ceramics

William Fahrenholtz;Greg Hilmas

283
Citations
The ZrB2 Volatility Diagram

William G. Fahrenholtz

283
Citations
Characterization of Cerium-based Conversion Coatings for Corrosion Protection of Aluminum Alloys

William G. Fahrenholtz;Matthew J. O'Keefe;Haifeng Zhou;J.T. Grant

270
Citations
Pressureless Sintering of Zirconium Diboride: Particle Size and Additive Effects

William G. Fahrenholtz;Gregory E. Hilmas;Shi C. Zhang;Sumin Zhu

261
Citations
Synthesis of Single-Phase High-Entropy Carbide Powders

Lun Feng;William G. Fahrenholtz;Gregory E. Hilmas;Yue Zhou

245
Citations
Processing and characterization of ZrB2-based ultra-high temperature monolithic and fibrous monolithic ceramics

W. G. Fahrenholtz;G. E. Hilmas;A. L. Chamberlain;J. W. Zimmermann

205
Citations
Strength of single-phase high-entropy carbide ceramics up to 2300°C

Lun Feng;Wei-Ting Chen;William G. Fahrenholtz;Gregory E. Hilmas

205
Citations
Pressureless sintering of carbon-coated zirconium diboride powders

Sumin Zhu;William G. Fahrenholtz;Gregory E. Hilmas;Shi C. Zhang

204
Citations
Pressureless Sintering of ZrB2–SiC Ceramics

Shi C. Zhang;Greg E. Hilmas;William G. Fahrenholtz

202
Citations
Thermal shock resistance of ZrB2 and ZrB2–30% SiC

James W. Zimmermann;Greg E. Hilmas;William G. Fahrenholtz

202
Citations