François Barthelat

10.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
125 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

François Barthelat is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, François Barthelat has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Biomaterials, 61 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 24 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in François Barthelat's work include Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (69 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (52 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (20 papers). François Barthelat is often cited by papers focused on Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (69 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (52 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (20 papers). François Barthelat collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Belgium. François Barthelat's co-authors include Horacio D. Espinosa, Mohammad Mirkhalaf, Markus J. Buehler, Yin Zhen, Ahmad Khayer Dastjerdi, Reza Rabiei, Haochun Tang, Jee E. Rim, Franck J. Vernerey and Pablo Zavattieri and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

François Barthelat

122 papers receiving 8.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

On the mechanics of mother-of-pearl: A key feature in the material hierarchical structure

2006 808 citations François Barthelat, Horacio D. Espinosa et al. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids profile →
Merger of structure and material in nacre and bone – Perspectives on de novo biomimetic materials

2009 656 citations Horacio D. Espinosa, François Barthelat et al. profile →
Structure and mechanics of interfaces in biological materials

2016 595 citations François Barthelat, Yin Zhen et al. profile →
Impact-resistant nacre-like transparent materials

2019 368 citations Yin Zhen, Florent Hannard et al. Science profile →

Peers

François Barthelat

BIOMA

Ulrike G. K. Wegst United States

James C. Weaver United States

Joanna McKittrick United States

David Kisailus United States

Pablo Zavattieri United States

Hao Bai China

Christine Ortiz United States

Horacio D. Espinosa United States

Sylvain Deville France

Antoni P. Tomsia United States

Ulrike G. K. Wegst United States

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BIOMA

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Citations per year, relative to François Barthelat François Barthelat (= 1×) peers Ulrike G. K. Wegst

Countries citing papers authored by François Barthelat

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Fields of papers citing papers by François Barthelat

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of François Barthelat

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of François Barthelat. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of François Barthelat based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with François Barthelat. François Barthelat is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Sohn, Y.-S., et al.. (2025). Tunable entanglement and strength with engineered staple-like particles: Experiments and discrete element models. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 200. 106127–106127. 2 indexed citations

Amini, Ali, Aram Bahmani, Maziar Jafari, et al.. (2024). Nacreous Glass Composites with Superior Performance Engineered through Mechanical Vibration and Silanization. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(36). 7 indexed citations

Barthelat, François, et al.. (2024). Shape morphing of 2D lattice structures from localized contra-rotations. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 294. 112771–112771. 4 indexed citations

Barthelat, François, et al.. (2023). Stiff bioinspired architectured beams bend Saint-Venant’s principle and generate large shape morphing. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 274. 112270–112270. 13 indexed citations

Hannard, Florent, et al.. (2023). Mechanics and properties of fish fin rays in nonlinear regimes of large deformations. Acta Biomaterialia. 167. 171–181. 6 indexed citations

Barthelat, François, et al.. (2022). 3D mechanics of scaled membranes. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 241. 111498–111498. 8 indexed citations

Amini, Ali, et al.. (2021). Centrifugation and index matching yield a strong and transparent bioinspired nacreous composite. Science. 373(6560). 1229–1234. 83 indexed citations

Pro, J. William, et al.. (2021). Bioinspired buckling of scaled skins. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 16(4). 45002–45002. 9 indexed citations

Zhen, Yin & François Barthelat. (2021). Stiff, strong and tough laminated glasses with bio-inspired designs. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 16(2). 26020–26020. 5 indexed citations

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Mirkhalaf, Mohammad, et al.. (2018). Toughness by segmentation: Fabrication, testing and micromechanics of architectured ceramic panels for impact applications. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 158. 52–65. 70 indexed citations

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Barthelat, François, et al.. (2016). Toughening of thin ceramic plates using bioinspired surface patterns. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 97-98. 389–399. 41 indexed citations

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Dastjerdi, Ahmad Khayer & François Barthelat. (2014). Teleost fish scales amongst the toughest collagenous materials. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 52. 95–107. 73 indexed citations

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Mirkhalaf, Mohammad, Ahmad Khayer Dastjerdi, & François Barthelat. (2014). Overcoming the brittleness of glass through bio-inspiration and micro-architecture. Nature Communications. 5(1). 3166–3166. 296 indexed citations

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Vernerey, Franck J., et al.. (2013). Mechanics of fish skin: A computational approach for bio-inspired flexible composites. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 51(1). 274–283. 51 indexed citations

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Barthelat, François & Mohammad Mirkhalaf. (2013). The quest for stiff, strong and tough hybrid materials: an exhaustive exploration. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 10(89). 20130711–20130711. 46 indexed citations

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Dastjerdi, Ahmad Khayer, Reza Rabiei, & François Barthelat. (2012). The weak interfaces within tough natural composites: Experiments on three types of nacre. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 19. 50–60. 86 indexed citations

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Barthelat, François & Deju Zhu. (2011). A novel biomimetic material duplicating the structure and mechanics of natural nacre. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 26(10). 1203–1215. 95 indexed citations

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Vernerey, Franck J. & François Barthelat. (2010). On the mechanics of fishscale structures. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 47(17). 2268–2275. 109 indexed citations

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Lee, Sungsoo, François Barthelat, N. Moldovan, Horacio D. Espinosa, & H.N.G. Wadley. (2005). Deformation rate effects on failure modes of open-cell Al foams and textile cellular materials. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 43(1). 53–73. 87 indexed citations

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Barthelat, François, et al.. (2004). Mechanics considerations for microporous titanium as an orthopedic implant material. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 69A(4). 601–610. 120 indexed citations

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