Peter Gumbsch

18.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
306 papers, 15.2k citations indexed

About

Peter Gumbsch is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Gumbsch has authored 306 papers receiving a total of 15.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 185 papers in Materials Chemistry, 131 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 125 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Peter Gumbsch's work include Microstructure and mechanical properties (112 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (49 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (29 papers). Peter Gumbsch is often cited by papers focused on Microstructure and mechanical properties (112 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (49 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (29 papers). Peter Gumbsch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Peter Gumbsch's co-authors include Michael Moseler, Erik Bitzek, D. Weygand, H. F. Fischmeister, Pekka Koskinen, Franz Gähler, Zhaohui Jin, E. Ma, Lars Pastewka and Rúben Pérez and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Peter Gumbsch

299 papers receiving 14.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Structural Relaxation Made Simple

2006 1.3k citations Erik Bitzek, Michael Moseler et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Interactions between non-screw lattice dislocations and coherent twin boundaries in face-centered cubic metals

2008 464 citations Peter Gumbsch, Horst Hahn et al. Acta Materialia profile →
The evolving quality of frictional contact with graphene

2016 441 citations Suzhi Li, Peter Gumbsch et al. Nature profile →
Crack propagation in b.c.c. crystals studied with a combined finite-element and atomistic model

1991 370 citations Peter Gumbsch et al. profile →
Tailored Buckling Microlattices as Reusable Light‐Weight Shock Absorbers

2016 358 citations Tobias Frenzel, Peter Gumbsch et al. profile →
Programmable gear-based mechanical metamaterials

2022 146 citations Xin Fang, Jihong Wen et al. Nature Materials profile →
Large recoverable elastic energy in chiral metamaterials via twist buckling

2025 39 citations Xin Fang, Dianlong Yu et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter Gumbsch Germany	64	10.0k	6.4k	5.1k	2.3k	2.1k	306	15.2k
Y. Mishin United States	53	11.6k 1.2×	7.6k 1.2×	2.7k 0.5×	2.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	160	14.4k
Alexander Stukowski Germany	34	13.3k 1.3×	8.3k 1.3×	4.3k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	3.1k 1.5×	55	19.2k
Sidney Yip United States	69	11.8k 1.2×	4.2k 0.7×	3.0k 0.6×	3.8k 1.6×	2.7k 1.3×	322	17.9k
V. Vítek United States	65	11.0k 1.1×	8.1k 1.3×	3.3k 0.7×	2.5k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	281	14.6k
Wei Cai United States	54	6.3k 0.6×	3.1k 0.5×	2.3k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	249	10.0k
L.P. Kubin France	51	9.1k 0.9×	6.9k 1.1×	4.3k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	915 0.4×	172	12.5k
Andrew M. Minor United States	69	9.7k 1.0×	5.3k 0.8×	2.8k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	343	16.3k
Gregory S. Rohrer United States	67	10.1k 1.0×	5.5k 0.9×	2.1k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	332	14.3k
J. Lothe Norway	36	8.7k 0.9×	4.9k 0.8×	5.4k 1.1×	2.7k 1.2×	2.1k 1.0×	97	14.7k
Christopher A. Schuh United States	74	14.8k 1.5×	16.5k 2.6×	5.6k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	2.1k 1.0×	344	23.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Gumbsch

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Peter Gumbsch'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 Peter Gumbsch with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Peter Gumbsch more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Gumbsch

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Peter Gumbsch. 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 Peter Gumbsch. The network helps show where Peter Gumbsch may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Gumbsch

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Yue, Hongzhi, Johannes Schneider, Bettina Frohnapfel, & Peter Gumbsch. (2024). The influence of pin inclination on frictional behaviour in pin-on-disc sliding and its implications for test reliability. Tribology International. 200. 110083–110083. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Qing, Christian Dölle, Monsur Islam, et al.. (2023). In Situ Pyrolysis of 3D Printed Building Blocks for Functional Nanoscale Metamaterials. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(20). 9 indexed citations

Xia, Kai, Zheqin Dong, Qing Sun, et al.. (2023). Electrical Conductivity and Photodetection in 3D‐Printed Nanoporous Structures via Solution‐Processed Functional Materials. Advanced Materials Technologies. 8(23). 3 indexed citations

Eggeler, Yolita M., Qing Sun, Andrés Díaz Lantada, et al.. (2023). A Review on 3D Architected Pyrolytic Carbon Produced by Additive Micro/Nanomanufacturing. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(20). 29 indexed citations

Gumbsch, Peter, et al.. (2023). Confinement-Induced Diffusive Sound Transport in Nanoscale Fluidic Channels. Physical Review Letters. 131(8). 84001–84001.

Fang, Xin, Jihong Wen, Cheng Li, et al.. (2022). Programmable gear-based mechanical metamaterials. Nature Materials. 21(8). 869–876. 146 indexed citations breakdown →

Brandt, Nico, Christian Haug, Daniel Kümmel, et al.. (2022). Generating FAIR research data in experimental tribology. Scientific Data. 9(1). 16 indexed citations

Xu, Yilun, et al.. (2021). Normal Load and Counter Body Size Influence the Initiation of Microstructural Discontinuities in Copper during Sliding. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(3). 4750–4760. 23 indexed citations

Eberl, Christoph, Erik Bitzek, Tim Dahmen, et al.. (2021). Consortium Proposal NFDI-MatWerk. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

10.

Estrin, Yuri, Yan Beygelzimer, Roman Kulagin, et al.. (2021). Architecturing materials at mesoscale: some current trends. Materials Research Letters. 9(10). 399–421. 60 indexed citations

11.

Balachandran, Shanoob, et al.. (2021). High diffusivity pathways govern massively enhanced oxidation during tribological sliding. Acta Materialia. 221. 117353–117353. 29 indexed citations

12.

Frenzel, Tobias, Vincent Hahn, Yi Chen, et al.. (2021). Large characteristic lengths in 3D chiral elastic metamaterials. Communications Materials. 2(1). 51 indexed citations

13.

Haug, Christian, et al.. (2020). Early deformation mechanisms in the shear affected region underneath a copper sliding contact. Nature Communications. 11(1). 839–839. 53 indexed citations

14.

Hohe, Jörg, et al.. (2017). Fatigue Damage and Degradation Model for Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer Materials. PAMM. 17(1). 259–260. 1 indexed citations

15.

Kuboki, Takashi, et al.. (2017). Effects of Process Parameters on the Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of GF‐PA6‐Tapes. PAMM. 17(1). 273–274. 1 indexed citations

16.

Wang, Zhangjie, Peter Gumbsch, Jun Sun, et al.. (2016). Hydrogenated vacancies lock dislocations in aluminium. Nature. 1 indexed citations

17.

Fliegener, Sascha, Jörg Hohe, & Peter Gumbsch. (2016). 微細構造シミュレーションによって検討した長繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂のクリープ挙動【Powered by NICT】. Composites Science and Technology. 131. 11. 1 indexed citations

18.

Pastewka, Lars, Matous Mrovec, Michael Moseler, & Peter Gumbsch. (2012). Bond order potentials for fracture, wear, and plasticity. MRS Bulletin. 37(5). 493–503. 47 indexed citations

19.

Schwaiger, Ruth, Matthias Weber, B. Möser, Peter Gumbsch, & Oliver Kraft. (2011). Mechanical assessment of ultrafine-grained nickel by microcompression experiment and finite element simulation. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 27(1). 266–277. 25 indexed citations

20.

Heierli, Joachim, Alec van Herwijnen, Peter Gumbsch, & Michael Zaiser. (2008). ANTICRACKS: A NEW THEORY OF FRACTURE INITIATION AND FRACTURE PROPAGATION IN SNOW. 385(9964). 9–7. 11 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