Alexander Kauffmann

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
119 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Alexander Kauffmann is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Kauffmann has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 60 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 43 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Alexander Kauffmann's work include High Entropy Alloys Studies (51 papers), High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (45 papers) and Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (40 papers). Alexander Kauffmann is often cited by papers focused on High Entropy Alloys Studies (51 papers), High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (45 papers) and Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (40 papers). Alexander Kauffmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, India and United States. Alexander Kauffmann's co-authors include Martin Heilmaier, Bronislava Gorr, J. Freudenberger, Hans‐Jürgen Christ, Hans Chen, Franz Müller, Steven Schellert, Aditya Srinivasan Tirunilai, V. Subramanya Sarma and Stephan Laube and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Kauffmann

118 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Current Status of Research on the Oxidation Behavior of R... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Current Status of Research on the Oxidation Behavior of Refractory High Entropy Alloys
    2021 188 citations Bronislava Gorr, Steven Schellert et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander Kauffmann Germany 34 3.4k 2.2k 1.1k 526 189 119 3.8k
Keith E. Knipling United States 24 3.2k 0.9× 2.4k 1.1× 2.1k 1.9× 299 0.6× 378 2.0× 52 3.8k
Suihe Jiang China 28 4.4k 1.3× 2.2k 1.0× 2.0k 1.7× 706 1.3× 214 1.1× 92 5.1k
Y.F. Ye Hong Kong 15 3.1k 0.9× 2.2k 1.0× 853 0.8× 285 0.5× 106 0.6× 24 3.4k
M.Z. Ma China 35 3.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 2.2k 1.9× 544 1.0× 137 0.7× 125 3.8k
Maryam Ghazisaeidi United States 28 2.9k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 435 0.8× 56 0.3× 62 3.4k
P.P. Bhattacharjee India 34 4.5k 1.3× 3.3k 1.5× 1.2k 1.0× 846 1.6× 104 0.6× 117 4.8k
Qianying Guo China 32 2.5k 0.7× 735 0.3× 1.3k 1.2× 801 1.5× 69 0.4× 134 3.1k
Zhao Ping Lu China 6 5.6k 1.6× 4.4k 2.0× 965 0.9× 560 1.1× 134 0.7× 12 5.9k
N. Wanderka Germany 31 3.7k 1.1× 2.8k 1.3× 1.5k 1.3× 279 0.5× 100 0.5× 82 4.3k
Lingfei Cao China 33 3.0k 0.9× 2.8k 1.3× 2.6k 2.3× 695 1.3× 66 0.3× 121 3.8k

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All Works

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Zhao, Yujun, Yilun Gong, Stephan Laube, et al.. (2025). Role of oxygen in phase stability and mechanical behavior of the bcc HfNbTaTiZr high-entropy alloy during aging. Acta Materialia. 298. 121400–121400. 1 indexed citations
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Vikram, R.J., Sandipan Sen, Yang Liu, et al.. (2025). Ultra-slow coarsening in precipitation-strengthened refractory high-entropy alloys. Scripta Materialia. 271. 117026–117026. 2 indexed citations
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Vikram, R.J., Daniel Schliephake, Abhik Choudhury, et al.. (2024). Strategic alloy design and processing for improved mechanical response in the Mo-Si-Ti system. Scripta Materialia. 255. 116341–116341. 1 indexed citations
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Kübel, Christian, et al.. (2024). Deformation twins as a probe for tribologically induced stress states. Communications Materials. 5(1). 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yujun, Benoît Appolaire, Stephan Laube, et al.. (2024). Oxygen-induced decomposition of the body-centered cubic HfNbTaTiZr high-entropy alloy. Acta Materialia. 280. 120295–120295. 6 indexed citations
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Seils, Sascha, Darius Pohl, Bernd Rellinghaus, et al.. (2023). Softening by spinodal decomposition in Au–Cu–Ni–Pd–Pt high-entropy alloys. Materials Science and Engineering A. 887. 145772–145772. 7 indexed citations
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Kellner, Michael, et al.. (2023). Phase-Field Simulation of the Microstructure Evolution in the Eutectic Alloy NiAl-31Cr-3Mo. Crystals. 13(7). 1046–1046. 2 indexed citations
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Tirunilai, Aditya Srinivasan, Klaus‐Peter Weiss, J. Freudenberger, Martin Heilmaier, & Alexander Kauffmann. (2022). Revealing the Role of Cross Slip for Serrated Plastic Deformation in Concentrated Solid Solutions at Cryogenic Temperatures. Metals. 12(3). 514–514. 5 indexed citations
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Laube, Stephan, Alexander Kauffmann, Steven Schellert, et al.. (2022). Formation and thermal stability of two-phase microstructures in Al-containing refractory compositionally complex alloys. Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. 23(1). 692–706. 21 indexed citations
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Schulz, Christiane, Alexander Kauffmann, Stephan Laube, et al.. (2022). Role of orientation relationship for the formation of morphology and preferred orientation in NiAl-(Cr,Mo) during directional solidification. Acta Materialia. 231. 117857–117857. 14 indexed citations
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Freudenberger, J., Daniel Utt, Karsten Albe, et al.. (2022). Solid solution strengthening in medium- to high-entropy alloys. Materials Science and Engineering A. 861. 144271–144271. 33 indexed citations
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Lu, Kaiju, Ankur Chauhan, Aditya Srinivasan Tirunilai, et al.. (2021). Deformation mechanisms of CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy under low-cycle-fatigue loading. Acta Materialia. 215. 117089–117089. 73 indexed citations
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Hasemann, Georg, Alexander Kauffmann, Stephan Laube, et al.. (2020). A zone melting device for the in situ observation of directional solidification using high-energy synchrotron x rays. Review of Scientific Instruments. 91(9). 93901–93901. 6 indexed citations
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Lu, Kaiju, Ankur Chauhan, M. Walter, et al.. (2020). Superior low-cycle fatigue properties of CoCrNi compared to CoCrFeMnNi. Scripta Materialia. 194. 113667–113667. 104 indexed citations
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Utt, Daniel, Alexander Kauffmann, Kornelius Nielsch, et al.. (2020). Breakdown of Varvenne scaling in (AuNiPdPt) 1 − x Cu high-entropy alloys. Scripta Materialia. 181. 15–18. 21 indexed citations
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Geißler, David, Kornelius Nielsch, Alexander Kauffmann, et al.. (2019). Origins of strength and plasticity in the precious metal based high-entropy alloy AuCuNiPdPt. Acta Materialia. 185. 400–411. 36 indexed citations
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Laube, Stephan, et al.. (2019). Solid solution strengthening and deformation behavior of single-phase Cu-base alloys under tribological load. Acta Materialia. 185. 300–308. 33 indexed citations
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Freudenberger, J., David Rafaja, David Geißler, et al.. (2017). Face Centred Cubic Multi-Component Equiatomic Solid Solutions in the Au-Cu-Ni-Pd-Pt System. Metals. 7(4). 135–135. 29 indexed citations
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Kauffmann‐Weiss, Sandra, Alexander Kauffmann, Robert Niemann, et al.. (2013). Twinning Phenomena along and beyond the Bain Path. Metals. 3(4). 319–336. 12 indexed citations
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Freudenberger, J., Alexander Kauffmann, Jan Romberg, et al.. (2013). Processing of Intermetallic Titanium Aluminide Wires. Metals. 3(2). 188–201. 16 indexed citations

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