Erik G. Herbert

4.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
46 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Erik G. Herbert is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik G. Herbert has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 27 papers in Materials Chemistry and 13 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Erik G. Herbert's work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (31 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (15 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (10 papers). Erik G. Herbert is often cited by papers focused on Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (31 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (15 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (10 papers). Erik G. Herbert collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Germany. Erik G. Herbert's co-authors include George M. Pharr, Yanfei Gao, W. C. Oliver, Nancy J. Dudney, G.M. Pharr, Kurt E. Johanns, Jennifer Hay, Marco Sebastiani, B. N. Lucas and Jeff Sakamoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Erik G. Herbert

43 papers receiving 3.8k citations

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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.

The Indentation Size Effect: A Critical Examination of Experimental Observations and Mechanistic Interpretations

2010 610 citations George M. Pharr, Erik G. Herbert et al. profile →
Elastic Properties of the Solid Electrolyte Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂(LLZO)

2015 542 citations Erik G. Herbert, Nancy J. Dudney et al. profile →
Solid-state batteries: The critical role of mechanics

2023 239 citations Sergiy Kalnaus, Nancy J. Dudney et al. profile →

Peers

Erik G. Herbert

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S. Bahadur India

Xavier Maeder Switzerland

Reinhold H. Dauskardt United States

Dae‐Soon Lim South Korea

Manuel Belmonte Spain

F.J. Oliveira Portugal

Kwang‐Ryeol Lee South Korea

Eldon D. Case United States

Ioannis Chasiotis United States

Dongchan Jang South Korea

S. Bahadur India

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Herbert, Erik G., et al.. (2025). Micromechanical response of SiC-OPyC layers in TRISO fuel particles. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 606. 155654–155654.

Kalnaus, Sergiy, et al.. (2025). Unveiling the structural transformations in glassy solid electrolyte adapted to high-stress cycles. Materials Today. 86. 580–587. 1 indexed citations

Wereszczak, Andrew A., et al.. (2024). Spherical Indentation and Implementation of S3/P for yield stress determination of brittle materials. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 188. 105645–105645. 3 indexed citations

Herbert, Erik G., et al.. (2023). On the correlation between the stress exponent for creep determined by nanoindentation and the mechanism of action enabling stress relief in indium. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 38(14). 3431–3445. 4 indexed citations

Herbert, Erik G., et al.. (2021). Length-scale-dependent stress relief mechanisms in indium at high homologous temperatures. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 36(12). 2444–2455. 6 indexed citations

Herbert, Erik G., et al.. (2019). On the mechanisms of stress relaxation and intensification at the lithium/solid-state electrolyte interface. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 34(21). 3593–3616. 35 indexed citations

Herbert, Erik G., et al.. (2019). Analysis of local grain boundary strengthening utilizing the extrinsic indentation size effect. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 34(13). 2347–2369. 8 indexed citations

Herbert, Erik G., et al.. (2018). Nanoindentation of high-purity vapor deposited lithium films: A mechanistic rationalization of diffusion-mediated flow. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 33(10). 1347–1360. 66 indexed citations

Herbert, Erik G., et al.. (2018). Nanoindentation of high-purity vapor deposited lithium films: A mechanistic rationalization of the transition from diffusion to dislocation-mediated flow. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 33(10). 1361–1368. 53 indexed citations

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Herbert, Erik G., et al.. (2015). Mechanical characterization of oligo(ethylene glycol)-based hydrogels by dynamic nanoindentation experiments. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 46. 1–10. 11 indexed citations

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Sebastiani, Marco, Kurt E. Johanns, Erik G. Herbert, F. Carassiti, & G.M. Pharr. (2014). A novel pillar indentation splitting test for measuring fracture toughness of thin ceramic coatings. The Philosophical Magazine A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Applied Physics. 95(16-18). 1928–1944. 138 indexed citations

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Herbert, Erik G., et al.. (2013). On the measurement of energy dissipation using nanoindentation and the continuous stiffness measurement technique. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 28(21). 3029–3042. 22 indexed citations

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Herbert, Erik G., et al.. (2012). Measurement of power-law creep parameters by instrumented indentation methods. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 61(2). 517–536. 123 indexed citations

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Annett, James F., Yanfei Gao, Graham L. W. Cross, Erik G. Herbert, & B. N. Lucas. (2011). Mesoscale friction anisotropy revealed by slidingless tests. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 26(18). 2373–2378. 6 indexed citations

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Nyman, Jeffry S., Jesse L. Even, Chan‐Hee Jo, et al.. (2010). Increasing duration of type 1 diabetes perturbs the strength–structure relationship and increases brittleness of bone. Bone. 48(4). 733–740. 89 indexed citations

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Hay, Jennifer, et al.. (2010). CONTINUOUS STIFFNESS MEASUREMENT DURING INSTRUMENTED INDENTATION TESTING. Experimental Techniques. 34(3). 86–94. 193 indexed citations

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Herbert, Erik G., W. C. Oliver, Arnold Lumsdaine, & George M. Pharr. (2009). Measuring the constitutive behavior of viscoelastic solids in the time and frequency domain using flat punch nanoindentation. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 24(3). 626–637. 64 indexed citations

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Herbert, Erik G., George M. Pharr, W. C. Oliver, B. N. Lucas, & Jennifer L. Hay. (2001). On the measurement of stress–strain curves by spherical indentation. Thin Solid Films. 398-399. 331–335. 230 indexed citations

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Herbert, Erik G., George M. Pharr, W. C. Oliver, B. N. Lucas, & Jennifer L. Hay. (2000). On the Measurement of Stress-Strain Curves by Spherical Indentation. MRS Proceedings. 649. 11 indexed citations

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Dourish, Colin T., Erik G. Herbert, & Susan D. Iversen. (1989). Blockade of apomorphine-induced yawning in rats by the dopamine autoreceptor antagonist (+)-AJ 76. Neuropharmacology. 28(12). 1423–1425. 12 indexed citations

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