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![Ignaas Verpoest](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/08/1399455.jpg)
materials science
composite materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,158
11,014
0.421
![Lore Thijs](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
additive manufacturing
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,539
9,312
0.688
![Ameloot Rob](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/58/1405259.jpg)
materials science
porous materials
adsorption
3D printing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,061
8,905
0.682
![Ludo Froyen](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,611
6,371
0.362
![Francisco Molina Lopez](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/df/1407177.jpg)
Printed Electronics
Flexible and Stretchable Electronics
Thermoelectrics
Sensors
Organic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,839
5,822
0.851
![Karel Van Acker](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Sustainability assessments
circular economy
resource efficiency
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,504
5,527
0.650
![Martine Wevers](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/7a/1407340.jpg)
Nondestructive testing
degradation and failure of materials
in-situ and on-line monitoring techniques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,330
5,264
0.395
![Bey Vrancken](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/59/1407097.jpg)
Materials Science
Additive Manufacturing
Residual Stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,446
4,899
0.760
![Peter Van Puyvelde](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/41/1407393.jpg)
polymer processing
rheology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,223
4,490
0.622
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Brecht Van Hooreweder](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e7/913781.jpg)
Mechanical fatigue
Additive manufacturing
Test rig design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,971
4,313
0.868
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Martin Diehl](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/cd/1407338.jpg)
DAMASK
Spectral Method
Crystal Plasticity
Experimental Characterization
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,719
3,784
0.802
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Jan Ivens](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/66/1407219.jpg)
Composite materials
manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,435
3,327
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Bart Goderis](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,871
3,214
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Xuan Zhang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4a/1388477.jpg)
electrodeposition
thin film
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,783
3,194
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Muxing Guo](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Process metallurgy
Physical chemistry
Environment
Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,693
3,072
0.655
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Fei Zhang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/16/1407173.jpg)
Ceramics
dental materials
additive manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,327
2,843
0.855
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Michael Wübbenhorst](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a2/1398959.jpg)
Polymer dynamics
glass transition
supercooled liquids
dielectric spectroscopy
soft matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,890
2,703
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Matthias Bönisch](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/be/1398536.jpg)
Titanium alloys
Martensite
Thermal expansion
Crystal plasticity
HEXRD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,645
1,966
0.743
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Christina Schütz](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/41/1422658.jpg)
Materials chemistry
nanocellulose-nanoparticle hybrids
cellulose nanocrystals
Cellulose Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,810
1,949
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Shuigen Huang](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
powder metallurgy
ceramic composite and slag solidification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,645
1,935
0.531
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Albert Van Bael](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
metal plasticity
crystal plasticity
thermoforming
injection moulding
hierarchical multi-scale modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,350
1,672
0.384
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Eleonora Ferraris](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/27/1404964.jpg)
Additive manufacturing
3D (bio-)printing
micro and high precision machining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,358
1,667
0.707
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Zheng Li](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/58/1407510.jpg)
Solvent Extraction
Hydrometallurgy
Green Chemistry
Coordination Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,856
1,602
0.863
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![David Seveno](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/de/1407127.jpg)
materials
surfaces and interfaces
wetting
nanoscale simulations
polymer composites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,507
1,569
0.626
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Mahoor Mehdikhani](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c3/1404685.jpg)
Materials Sicence
Composites
Mechanics of Materials
Finite Element Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,629
1,541
0.946
Ignaas Verpoest
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,158
11,014
0.421
materials science
composite materials
Lore Thijs
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,539
9,312
0.688
additive manufacturing
materials science
Ameloot Rob
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,061
8,905
0.682
materials science
porous materials
adsorption
3D printing
Ludo Froyen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,611
6,371
0.362
Francisco Molina Lopez
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,839
5,822
0.851
Printed Electronics
Flexible and Stretchable Electronics
Thermoelectrics
Sensors
Organic
Karel Van Acker
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,504
5,527
0.650
Sustainability assessments
circular economy
resource efficiency
materials science
Martine Wevers
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,330
5,264
0.395
Nondestructive testing
degradation and failure of materials
in-situ and on-line monitoring techniques
Bey Vrancken
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,446
4,899
0.760
Materials Science
Additive Manufacturing
Residual Stress
Peter Van Puyvelde
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,223
4,490
0.622
polymer processing
rheology
Brecht Van Hooreweder
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,971
4,313
0.868
Mechanical fatigue
Additive manufacturing
Test rig design
Martin Diehl
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,719
3,784
0.802
DAMASK
Spectral Method
Crystal Plasticity
Experimental Characterization
Materials Science
Jan Ivens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,435
3,327
0.447
Composite materials
manufacturing
Bart Goderis
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,871
3,214
0.408
Xuan Zhang
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,783
3,194
0.844
electrodeposition
thin film
Muxing Guo
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,693
3,072
0.655
Process metallurgy
Physical chemistry
Environment
Materials
Fei Zhang
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,327
2,843
0.855
Ceramics
dental materials
additive manufacturing
Michael Wübbenhorst
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,890
2,703
0.343
Polymer dynamics
glass transition
supercooled liquids
dielectric spectroscopy
soft matter
Matthias Bönisch
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,645
1,966
0.743
Titanium alloys
Martensite
Thermal expansion
Crystal plasticity
HEXRD
Christina Schütz
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,810
1,949
0.694
Materials chemistry
nanocellulose-nanoparticle hybrids
cellulose nanocrystals
Cellulose Nanomaterials
Shuigen Huang
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,645
1,935
0.531
powder metallurgy
ceramic composite and slag solidification
Albert Van Bael
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,350
1,672
0.384
metal plasticity
crystal plasticity
thermoforming
injection moulding
hierarchical multi-scale modelling
Eleonora Ferraris
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,358
1,667
0.707
Additive manufacturing
3D (bio-)printing
micro and high precision machining
Zheng Li
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,856
1,602
0.863
Solvent Extraction
Hydrometallurgy
Green Chemistry
Coordination Chemistry
David Seveno
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,507
1,569
0.626
materials
surfaces and interfaces
wetting
nanoscale simulations
polymer composites
Mahoor Mehdikhani
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,629
1,541
0.946
Materials Sicence
Composites
Mechanics of Materials
Finite Element Analysis