Igor Zhirkov

808 total citations
44 papers, 659 citations indexed

About

Igor Zhirkov is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Igor Zhirkov has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 659 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 23 papers in Materials Chemistry and 15 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Igor Zhirkov's work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (31 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (17 papers) and Advanced materials and composites (13 papers). Igor Zhirkov is often cited by papers focused on Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (31 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (17 papers) and Advanced materials and composites (13 papers). Igor Zhirkov collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Russia and Germany. Igor Zhirkov's co-authors include Johanna Rosén, I. Petrov, Andrejs Petruhins, Е. М. Oks, Grzegorz Greczyński, Anders Eriksson, Lars Hultman, S. Kolozsvári, P. Polcik and J. E. Greene and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Thin Solid Films.

In The Last Decade

Igor Zhirkov

43 papers receiving 646 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Igor Zhirkov Sweden 16 520 370 210 181 160 44 659
T. Witke Germany 11 276 0.5× 241 0.7× 134 0.6× 177 1.0× 173 1.1× 21 468
V.M. Anishchik Belarus 17 435 0.8× 454 1.2× 132 0.6× 118 0.7× 227 1.4× 59 637
Denis B. Zolotukhin Russia 17 327 0.6× 200 0.5× 414 2.0× 166 0.9× 55 0.3× 95 746
N.N. Cherenda Belarus 13 281 0.5× 319 0.9× 97 0.5× 43 0.2× 186 1.2× 95 511
A.V. Tyunkov Russia 12 254 0.5× 162 0.4× 175 0.8× 48 0.3× 46 0.3× 67 383
B J Gómez Argentina 15 328 0.6× 267 0.7× 217 1.0× 39 0.2× 192 1.2× 41 618
R. N. Jacobs United States 18 338 0.7× 464 1.3× 531 2.5× 359 2.0× 177 1.1× 66 904
P. Siemroth Germany 20 676 1.3× 553 1.5× 284 1.4× 484 2.7× 231 1.4× 56 974
M.R. Dickinson United States 16 650 1.3× 375 1.0× 333 1.6× 444 2.5× 140 0.9× 34 815
M.A. Abdel-Rahman Egypt 11 131 0.3× 232 0.6× 179 0.9× 49 0.3× 200 1.3× 61 531

Countries citing papers authored by Igor Zhirkov

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Igor Zhirkov's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Igor Zhirkov with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Igor Zhirkov more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Igor Zhirkov

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Igor Zhirkov. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Igor Zhirkov. The network helps show where Igor Zhirkov may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Igor Zhirkov

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Igor Zhirkov. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Igor Zhirkov 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 Igor Zhirkov. Igor Zhirkov is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Zhirkov, Igor, Niklas Hellgren, Quanzheng Tao, et al.. (2025). DC arc plasma generation and thin film deposition from an industrial scale TiB2 cathode. Surface and Coatings Technology. 516. 132804–132804.
2.
Prabaswara, Aditya, Igor Zhirkov, Per Sandström, et al.. (2024). Determination of effective Ga/N ratio to control GaN growth behavior in liquid-target reactive magnetron sputter epitaxy. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 176. 108292–108292. 1 indexed citations
3.
Zhirkov, Igor, Andrejs Petruhins, P. Polcik, et al.. (2024). Stable DC vacuum arc plasma generation from a 100 mm TiB2 cathode. Surface and Coatings Technology. 484. 130824–130824. 2 indexed citations
4.
Petrov, I., Igor Zhirkov, Lars Hultman, et al.. (2021). Effect of low-energy ion assistance on the properties of sputtered ZrB2 films. Vacuum. 195. 110688–110688. 5 indexed citations
5.
6.
Zhirkov, Igor, et al.. (2020). Study of the conditions for the effective initiation of plasma-chemical treatment of flue gas under the influence of a pulsed electron beam. Laser and Particle Beams. 38(3). 197–203. 4 indexed citations
7.
Zhirkov, Igor, P. Polcik, Andrejs Petruhins, S. Kolozsvári, & Johanna Rosén. (2020). Effect of Mo-Cu cathode composition on process stability, macroparticle formation, plasma generation, and thin-film deposition in DC arc synthesis. Journal of Applied Physics. 127(1). 1 indexed citations
8.
Gadirov, R. M., et al.. (2019). On the possibility of controlling the morphology of carbon-containing titanium dioxide-based nanocomposites during pulsed plasma chemical synthesis. Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures. 27(9). 677–683. 2 indexed citations
9.
Zhirkov, Igor, Andrejs Petruhins, P. Polcik, S. Kolozsvári, & Johanna Rosén. (2019). Effect of Ti-Al cathode grain size on plasma generation and thin film synthesis from a direct current vacuum arc plasma source. AIP Advances. 9(4). 4 indexed citations
10.
Zhirkov, Igor, et al.. (2017). Effect of Si on DC arc plasma generation from Al-Cr and Al-Cr-Si cathodes used in oxygen. Journal of Applied Physics. 121(8). 6 indexed citations
11.
Greczyński, Grzegorz, Igor Zhirkov, I. Petrov, J. E. Greene, & Johanna Rosén. (2017). Control of the metal/gas ion ratio incident at the substrate plane during high-power impulse magnetron sputtering of transition metals in Ar. Thin Solid Films. 642. 36–40. 25 indexed citations
12.
Greczyński, Grzegorz, Igor Zhirkov, I. Petrov, J. E. Greene, & Johanna Rosén. (2017). Gas rarefaction effects during high power pulsed magnetron sputtering of groups IVb and VIb transition metals in Ar. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 35(6). 39 indexed citations
13.
Zhirkov, Igor, et al.. (2017). Optical properties of carbon-containing titanium oxide nanocomposites obtained by the pulsed plasma chemical method. Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures. 25(6). 343–347. 5 indexed citations
14.
Zhirkov, Igor, et al.. (2017). Pulsed plasma chemical synthesis of carbon-containing titanium oxide-based composite. Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures. 25(9). 526–530. 6 indexed citations
15.
Zhirkov, Igor, Е. М. Oks, & Johanna Rosén. (2015). Experimentally established correlation between ion charge state distributions and kinetic ion energy distributions in a direct current vacuum arc discharge. Journal of Applied Physics. 117(9). 22 indexed citations
16.
Ремнев, Г. Е., et al.. (2015). Pulsed electron beam propagation in argon and nitrogen gas mixture. Physics of Plasmas. 22(10). 6 indexed citations
17.
Zhirkov, Igor, Е. М. Oks, & Johanna Rosén. (2015). Effect of N2 and Ar gas on DC arc plasma generation and film composition from Ti-Al compound cathodes. Journal of Applied Physics. 117(21). 15 indexed citations
18.
Paternoster, Carlo, Igor Zhirkov, & Marie‐Paule Delplancke‐Ogletree. (2013). Structural and mechanical characterization of nanostructured titanium oxide thin films deposited by filtered cathodic vacuum arc. Surface and Coatings Technology. 227. 42–47. 8 indexed citations
19.
Eriksson, Anders, Igor Zhirkov, Martin Dahlqvist, et al.. (2013). Characterization of plasma chemistry and ion energy in cathodic arc plasma from Ti-Si cathodes of different compositions. Journal of Applied Physics. 113(16). 22 indexed citations
20.
Zhirkov, Igor, Carlo Paternoster, & Marie‐Paule Delplancke‐Ogletree. (2011). Titanium oxide thin film deposition by pulsed arc vacuum plasma. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 275. 12019–12019. 5 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by T. Witke Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by V.M. Anishchik Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Denis B. Zolotukhin Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by N.N. Cherenda Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by A.V. Tyunkov Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by B J Gómez Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by R. N. Jacobs Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by P. Siemroth Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by M.R. Dickinson Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by M.A. Abdel-Rahman
Rankless by CCL
2026