Dierk Raabe

117.1k total citations · 55 hit papers
1.2k papers, 94.6k citations indexed

About

Dierk Raabe is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Dierk Raabe has authored 1.2k papers receiving a total of 94.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 776 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 687 papers in Materials Chemistry and 298 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Dierk Raabe's work include Microstructure and mechanical properties (357 papers), Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (323 papers) and Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (229 papers). Dierk Raabe is often cited by papers focused on Microstructure and mechanical properties (357 papers), Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (323 papers) and Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (229 papers). Dierk Raabe collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and China. Dierk Raabe's co-authors include Dirk Ponge, Cemal Cem Taşan, Zhiming Li, Franz Roters, I. Gutiérrez‐Urrutia, K.G. Pradeep, Stefan Zaefferer, E.P. George, Baptiste Gault and Robert O. Ritchie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Dierk Raabe

1.2k papers receiving 92.6k citations

Hit Papers

High-entropy alloys 2006 2026 2012 2019 2019 2016 2010 2009 2018 1000 2.0k 3.0k
What are hit papers?

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. High-entropy alloys
    2019 3.5k citations Dierk Raabe et al. profile →
  2. Metastable high-entropy dual-phase alloys overcome the strength–ductility trade-off
    2016 3.2k citations Zhiming Li, Dierk Raabe et al. profile →
  3. Orientation gradients and geometrically necessary dislocations in ultrafine grained dual-phase steels studied by 2D and 3D EBSD
    2010 1.8k citations Dirk Ponge, Dierk Raabe et al. profile →
  4. Overview of constitutive laws, kinematics, homogenization and multiscale methods in crystal plasticity finite-element modeling: Theory, experiments, applications
    2009 1.6k citations Dierk Raabe et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  5. Enhanced strength and ductility in a high-entropy alloy via ordered oxygen complexes
    2018 1.4k citations Xiongjun Liu, Yuan Wu et al. profile →
  6. Ultrastrong steel via minimal lattice misfit and high-density nanoprecipitation
    2017 1.1k citations Suihe Jiang, Hui Wang et al. profile →
  7. Decomposition of the single-phase high-entropy alloy CrMnFeCoNi after prolonged anneals at intermediate temperatures
    2016 771 citations Dierk Raabe et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  8. Dislocation and twin substructure evolution during strain hardening of an Fe–22wt.% Mn–0.6wt.% C TWIP steel observed by electron channeling contrast imaging
    2011 771 citations I. Gutiérrez‐Urrutia, Dierk Raabe Acta Materialia profile →
  9. Steels in additive manufacturing: A review of their microstructure and properties
    2019 735 citations Dierk Raabe et al. profile →
  10. Design of a twinning-induced plasticity high entropy alloy
    2015 719 citations Cemal Cem Taşan, Hauke Springer et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  11. Deformation and fracture mechanisms in fine- and ultrafine-grained ferrite/martensite dual-phase steels and the effect of aging
    2010 651 citations Dirk Ponge, Dierk Raabe et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  12. The effect of grain size and grain orientation on deformation twinning in a Fe–22wt.% Mn–0.6wt.% C TWIP steel
    2010 647 citations I. Gutiérrez‐Urrutia, Stefan Zaefferer et al. profile →
  13. Corrosion behavior of an equiatomic CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy compared with 304 stainless steel in sulfuric acid solution
    2018 638 citations Zhiming Li, Dierk Raabe et al. profile →
  14. A TRIP-assisted dual-phase high-entropy alloy: Grain size and phase fraction effects on deformation behavior
    2017 620 citations Zhiming Li, Cemal Cem Taşan et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  15. A novel, single phase, non-equiatomic FeMnNiCoCr high-entropy alloy with exceptional phase stability and tensile ductility
    2013 596 citations Cemal Cem Taşan, Dierk Raabe et al. profile →
  16. Grain boundary segregation engineering in metallic alloys: A pathway to the design of interfaces
    2014 557 citations Dierk Raabe, Michael Herbig et al. profile →
  17. The relation between ductility and stacking fault energies in Mg and Mg–Y alloys
    2012 526 citations Stefanie Sandlöbes, Stefan Zaefferer et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  18. An Overview of Dual-Phase Steels: Advances in Microstructure-Oriented Processing and Micromechanically Guided Design
    2015 503 citations Cemal Cem Taşan, Dirk Ponge et al. profile →
  19. Hierarchical crack buffering triples ductility in eutectic herringbone high-entropy alloys
    2021 501 citations Peter K. Liaw, Dierk Raabe et al. profile →
  20. Strategies for improving the sustainability of structural metals
    2019 494 citations Dierk Raabe, Cemal Cem Taşan et al. profile →
  21. Overview of processing, microstructure and mechanical properties of ultrafine grained bcc steels
    2006 491 citations Dirk Ponge, Dierk Raabe et al. profile →
  22. Strain localization and damage in dual phase steels investigated by coupled in-situ deformation experiments and crystal plasticity simulations
    2014 469 citations Cemal Cem Taşan, Dierk Raabe et al. profile →
  23. Ultrastrong Medium‐Entropy Single‐Phase Alloys Designed via Severe Lattice Distortion
    2018 462 citations Alisson Kwiatkowski da Silva, Yuji Ikeda et al. profile →
  24. Machine learning–enabled high-entropy alloy discovery
    2022 461 citations Fritz Körmann, Prithiv Thoudden Sukumar et al. profile →
  25. Multistage strain hardening through dislocation substructure and twinning in a high strength and ductile weight-reduced Fe–Mn–Al–C steel
    2012 460 citations I. Gutiérrez‐Urrutia, Dierk Raabe Acta Materialia profile →
  26. Revealing the strain-hardening behavior of twinning-induced plasticity steels: Theory, simulations, experiments
    2012 460 citations I. Gutiérrez‐Urrutia, Dierk Raabe et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  27. Design of a novel Mn-based 1GPa duplex stainless TRIP steel with 60% ductility by a reduction of austenite stability
    2011 450 citations Dirk Ponge, Dierk Raabe et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  28. Hot cracking mechanism affecting a non-weldable Ni-based superalloy produced by selective electron Beam Melting
    2017 447 citations Paraskevas Kontis, Baptiste Gault et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  29. Ab initio thermodynamics of the CoCrFeMnNi high entropy alloy: Importance of entropy contributions beyond the configurational one
    2015 447 citations Fritz Körmann, Jörg Neugebauer et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  30. Hierarchical microstructure design to tune the mechanical behavior of an interstitial TRIP-TWIP high-entropy alloy
    2018 419 citations Dierk Raabe, Zhiming Li et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  31. On the formation and growth of intermetallic phases during interdiffusion between low-carbon steel and aluminum alloys
    2010 415 citations Hauke Springer, Dierk Raabe et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  32. The influence of stacking fault energy on the microstructural and strain-hardening evolution of Fe–Mn–Al–Si steels during tensile deformation
    2015 413 citations Dierk Raabe et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  33. Interstitial atoms enable joint twinning and transformation induced plasticity in strong and ductile high-entropy alloys
    2017 409 citations Zhiming Li, Cemal Cem Taşan et al. profile →
  34. Hydrogen-assisted decohesion and localized plasticity in dual-phase steel
    2014 396 citations Cemal Cem Taşan, Dierk Raabe et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  35. High-strength Damascus steel by additive manufacturing
    2020 374 citations Baptiste Gault, Dierk Raabe et al. profile →
  36. Strain hardening by dynamic slip band refinement in a high-Mn lightweight steel
    2016 372 citations Dirk Ponge, Stefanie Sandlöbes et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  37. Assessment of geometrically necessary dislocation levels derived by 3D EBSD
    2015 345 citations Stefan Zaefferer, Dierk Raabe et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  38. Strong and Ductile Non-equiatomic High-Entropy Alloys: Design, Processing, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties
    2017 314 citations Zhiming Li, Dierk Raabe JOM profile →
  39. Ab initio assisted design of quinary dual-phase high-entropy alloys with transformation-induced plasticity
    2017 310 citations Zhiming Li, Fritz Körmann et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  40. Boron doped ultrastrong and ductile high-entropy alloys
    2018 283 citations Zhiming Li, Dierk Raabe et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  41. The Materials Science behind Sustainable Metals and Alloys
    2023 238 citations Dierk Raabe Chemical Reviews profile →
  42. A strong and ductile medium-entropy alloy resists hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion
    2020 237 citations Wenjun Lu, Zhiming Li et al. Nature Communications profile →
  43. Engineering atomic-level complexity in high-entropy and complex concentrated alloys
    2019 237 citations Hyun Seok Oh, Sang Jun Kim et al. Nature Communications profile →
  44. A mechanically strong and ductile soft magnet with extremely low coercivity
    2022 233 citations Liuliu Han, Fernando Maccari et al. profile →
  45. Hydrogen trapping and embrittlement in high-strength Al alloys
    2022 222 citations Huan Zhao, Dirk Ponge et al. profile →
  46. Ultrastrong lightweight compositionally complex steels via dual-nanoprecipitation
    2020 215 citations Wenjun Lu, Huan Zhao et al. Science Advances profile →
  47. Reducing hot tearing by grain boundary segregation engineering in additive manufacturing: example of an AlxCoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy
    2020 209 citations Stefan Zaefferer, Dierk Raabe et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  48. Superior mechanical properties of a selective-laser-melted AlZnMgCuScZr alloy enabled by a tunable hierarchical microstructure and dual-nanoprecipitation
    2021 208 citations Wenjun Lu, Dierk Raabe et al. profile →
  49. Ductile 2-GPa steels with hierarchical substructure
    2023 171 citations Dierk Raabe et al. profile →
  50. Materials for extreme environments
    2022 166 citations Dierk Raabe et al. profile →
  51. Reactive wear protection through strong and deformable oxide nanocomposite surfaces
    2021 164 citations Zhiming Li, Wenjun Lu et al. Nature Communications profile →
  52. Chemo-mechanical failure mechanisms of the silicon anode in solid-state batteries
    2024 147 citations Dierk Raabe et al. profile →
  53. Shearing brittle intermetallics enhances cryogenic strength and ductility of steels
    2024 103 citations Binhan Sun, Dierk Raabe et al. profile →
  54. Green steel from red mud through climate-neutral hydrogen plasma reduction
    2024 103 citations Matic Jovičević‐Klug, Isnaldi Rodrigues de Souza Filho et al. profile →
  55. Multifunctional high-entropy materials
    2024 87 citations Liuliu Han, Dirk Ponge 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
Dierk Raabe Germany 159 73.5k 48.1k 24.2k 21.5k 11.3k 1.2k 94.6k
Robert O. Ritchie United States 127 40.3k 0.5× 23.9k 0.5× 14.7k 0.6× 17.3k 0.8× 4.1k 0.4× 753 75.2k
Yuntian Zhu United States 113 38.0k 0.5× 36.9k 0.8× 9.7k 0.4× 10.4k 0.5× 1.3k 0.1× 580 51.0k
Peter K. Liaw United States 110 53.6k 0.7× 16.7k 0.3× 30.5k 1.3× 8.2k 0.4× 1.1k 0.1× 1.1k 59.2k
Р. З. Валиев Russia 107 43.4k 0.6× 48.2k 1.0× 10.6k 0.4× 15.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.1× 884 55.6k
K. Lu China 95 34.1k 0.5× 33.5k 0.7× 6.0k 0.2× 12.9k 0.6× 1.4k 0.1× 406 45.4k
Jian Lü China 91 26.3k 0.4× 19.9k 0.4× 7.2k 0.3× 9.5k 0.4× 884 0.1× 1.0k 41.8k
Terence G. Langdon United States 128 59.9k 0.8× 58.0k 1.2× 18.2k 0.8× 20.1k 0.9× 948 0.1× 1.2k 71.3k
Michael F. Ashby United Kingdom 98 37.1k 0.5× 24.5k 0.5× 4.3k 0.2× 18.0k 0.8× 924 0.1× 237 59.8k
John W. Hutchinson United States 119 27.6k 0.4× 24.0k 0.5× 6.2k 0.3× 31.3k 1.5× 789 0.1× 347 58.8k
Hyoung Seop Kim South Korea 90 28.6k 0.4× 14.9k 0.3× 12.1k 0.5× 6.2k 0.3× 1.1k 0.1× 1.4k 39.1k

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All Works

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Mohammed, Waleed S., et al.. (2025). Thermodynamics-guided design of sustainable secondary Al-Si alloys for enhanced Fe-impurity tolerance and optimized Mn doping. Acta Materialia. 289. 120932–120932. 7 indexed citations
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Han, Liuliu, Wangzhong Mu, Shaolou Wei, Peter K. Liaw, & Dierk Raabe. (2024). Sustainable high-entropy materials?. Science Advances. 10(50). eads3926–eads3926. 15 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Lukas, Fernando Maccari, Matic Jovičević‐Klug, et al.. (2024). Functional recycling of grain boundary diffusion processed Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets. Acta Materialia. 283. 120532–120532. 4 indexed citations
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Sukumar, Prithiv Thoudden, Baptiste Gault, Yujiao Li, et al.. (2023). Austenite grain boundary segregation and precipitation of boron in low-C steels and their role on the heterogeneous nucleation of ferrite. Acta Materialia. 252. 118947–118947. 39 indexed citations
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Filho, Isnaldi Rodrigues de Souza, Yan Ma, Dierk Raabe, & Hauke Springer. (2023). Fundamentals of Green Steel Production: On the Role of Gas Pressure During Hydrogen Reduction of Iron Ores. JOM. 75(7). 2274–2286. 29 indexed citations
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Raabe, Dierk. (2023). The Materials Science behind Sustainable Metals and Alloys. Chemical Reviews. 123(5). 2436–2608. 238 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Binhan, et al.. (2022). The dual role of martensitic transformation in fatigue crack growth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(9). 49 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xuyang, Jaber Rezaei Mianroodi, Alisson Kwiatkowski da Silva, et al.. (2021). The hidden structure dependence of the chemical life of dislocations. Science Advances. 7(16). 38 indexed citations
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Wu, Yuan, Di Cao, Yilin Yao, et al.. (2021). Substantially enhanced plasticity of bulk metallic glasses by densifying local atomic packing. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6582–6582. 88 indexed citations
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Liu, Chuanlai, Alistair Garner, Huan Zhao, et al.. (2021). CALPHAD-informed phase-field modeling of grain boundary microchemistry and precipitation in Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys. Acta Materialia. 214. 116966–116966. 48 indexed citations
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Silva, Alisson Kwiatkowski da, Reza Darvishi Kamachali, Dirk Ponge, et al.. (2019). Thermodynamics of grain boundary segregation, interfacial spinodal and their relevance for nucleation during solid-solid phase transitions. Acta Materialia. 168. 109–120. 59 indexed citations
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Dutta, Aniruddha, Dirk Ponge, Stefanie Sandlöbes, & Dierk Raabe. (2019). Strain partitioning and strain localization in medium manganese steels measured by in situ microscopic digital image correlation. Materialia. 5. 100252–100252. 68 indexed citations
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Oh, Hyun Seok, Sang Jun Kim, Khorgolkhuu Odbadrakh, et al.. (2019). Engineering atomic-level complexity in high-entropy and complex concentrated alloys. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2090–2090. 237 indexed citations breakdown →
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Raabe, Dierk, Zhiming Li, & Dirk Ponge. (2019). Metastability alloy design. MRS Bulletin. 44(4). 266–272. 54 indexed citations
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Tan, Xiaodong, Dirk Ponge, Wenjun Lu, et al.. (2018). Carbon and strain partitioning in a quenched and partitioned steel containing ferrite. Acta Materialia. 165. 561–576. 98 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jian, Cemal Cem Taşan, Minjie Lai, Ann‐Christin Dippel, & Dierk Raabe. (2017). Complexion-mediated martensitic phase transformation in Titanium. Nature Communications. 8(1). 14210–14210. 113 indexed citations
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Aboulfadl, Hisham, et al.. (2015). Dynamic strain aging studied at the atomic scale. Acta Materialia. 86. 34–42. 168 indexed citations
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Marceau, R.K.W., I. Gutiérrez‐Urrutia, Michael Herbig, et al.. (2013). Multi-Scale Correlative Microscopy Investigation of Both Structure and Chemistry of Deformation Twin Bundles in Fe–Mn–C Steel. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 19(6). 1581–1585. 16 indexed citations
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Cao, Yanping, et al.. (2008). An Inverse Approach to Determine the Mechanical Properties of Elastoplastic Materials Using Indentation Tests. Cmc-computers Materials & Continua. 7(1). 33–42. 8 indexed citations
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Kuo, Jui‐Chao, Stefan Zaefferer, Ziyue Zhao, Myrjam Winning, & Dierk Raabe. (2003). Deformation Behaviour of Aluminium-Bicrystals. Advanced Engineering Materials. 563–566. 3 indexed citations

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