S. Vepřek

16.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
221 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

About

S. Vepřek is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Vepřek has authored 221 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 188 papers in Materials Chemistry, 118 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 81 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in S. Vepřek's work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (115 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (85 papers) and Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (81 papers). S. Vepřek is often cited by papers focused on Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (115 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (85 papers) and Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (81 papers). S. Vepřek collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. S. Vepřek's co-authors include S. Reiprich, Maritza G. J. Vepřek-Heijman, Ruifeng Zhang, Zafar Iqbal, A. S. Argon, Pavla Karvánková, F.-A. Sarott, Jan Procházka, Mojmír Jílek and H.-D. Männling and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

S. Vepřek

219 papers receiving 13.1k citations

Hit Papers

The search for novel, superhard materials 1982 2026 1996 2011 1999 1995 2004 1995 1982 250 500 750 1000
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. The search for novel, superhard materials
    1999 1.0k citations S. Vepřek profile →
  2. A concept for the design of novel superhard coatings
    1995 794 citations S. Vepřek, S. Reiprich Thin Solid Films profile →
  3. Different approaches to superhard coatings and nanocomposites
    2004 658 citations S. Vepřek, Maritza G. J. Vepřek-Heijman et al. Thin Solid Films profile →
  4. Superhard nanocrystalline composite materials: The TiN/Si3N4 system
    1995 480 citations S. Vepřek, S. Reiprich et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
  5. Raman scattering from hydrogenated microcrystalline and amorphous silicon
    1982 475 citations Zafar Iqbal, S. Vepřek Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
S. Vepřek Germany 59 11.5k 8.6k 4.0k 3.1k 1.5k 221 13.6k
J. Musil Czechia 50 7.6k 0.7× 8.4k 1.0× 3.0k 0.7× 3.1k 1.0× 690 0.5× 301 10.7k
E. J. Mittemeijer Germany 69 13.1k 1.1× 6.9k 0.8× 4.6k 1.1× 10.9k 3.5× 1.8k 1.2× 670 21.3k
J.‐E. Sundgren Sweden 49 6.8k 0.6× 7.2k 0.8× 3.8k 0.9× 1.3k 0.4× 456 0.3× 158 10.4k
Ulf Helmersson Sweden 55 8.7k 0.8× 8.7k 1.0× 5.9k 1.5× 1.1k 0.4× 464 0.3× 208 12.2k
J. E. Greene United States 47 5.5k 0.5× 5.9k 0.7× 3.1k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 471 0.3× 118 8.2k
Andrey A. Voevodin United States 68 8.4k 0.7× 7.8k 0.9× 2.1k 0.5× 5.4k 1.8× 394 0.3× 285 12.5k
I. Petrov United States 69 11.7k 1.0× 11.8k 1.4× 7.5k 1.8× 2.6k 0.8× 767 0.5× 352 18.4k
Gregory S. Rohrer United States 67 10.1k 0.9× 2.1k 0.2× 2.5k 0.6× 5.5k 1.8× 830 0.6× 332 14.3k
A. Grill United States 48 8.2k 0.7× 4.8k 0.6× 4.8k 1.2× 2.0k 0.6× 379 0.3× 196 11.7k
H. Van Swygenhoven Switzerland 62 13.2k 1.2× 5.2k 0.6× 1.5k 0.4× 9.8k 3.2× 471 0.3× 235 15.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. Vepřek

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jílek, Mojmír, Francisca Méndez Martín, P.H. Mayrhofer, & S. Vepřek. (2014). High-rate deposition of AlTiN and related coatings with dense morphology by central cylindrical direct current magnetron sputtering. Thin Solid Films. 556. 361–368. 15 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ruifeng, Dominik Legut, Zheng‐Zhe Lin, et al.. (2012). Stability and Strength of Transition-Metal Tetraborides and Triborides. Physical Review Letters. 108(25). 255502–255502. 143 indexed citations
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Argon, A. S., et al.. (2010). Understanding why the thinnest SiNx interface in transition-metal nitrides is stronger than the ideal bulk crystal. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 12 indexed citations
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Legut, Dominik, et al.. (2010). Shear-induced structural transformation and plasticity in ultraincompressible ReB2 limit its hardness. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ruifeng, S.H. Sheng, & S. Vepřek. (2009). On the anisotropic shear resistance of hard transition metal nitrides TMN (TM=Ti, Zr, Hf). Applied Physics Letters. 94(12). 26 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ruifeng, A. S. Argon, & S. Vepřek. (2009). Friedel Oscillations are Limiting the Strength of Superhard Nanocomposites and Heterostructures. Physical Review Letters. 102(1). 15503–15503. 81 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ruifeng, A. S. Argon, & S. Vepřek. (2009). Electronic structure, stability, and mechanism of the decohesion and shear of interfaces in superhard nanocomposites and heterostructures. Physical Review B. 79(24). 65 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ruifeng & S. Vepřek. (2009). Deformation paths and atomistic mechanism of B4 → B1 phase transformation in aluminium nitride. Acta Materialia. 57(7). 2259–2265. 25 indexed citations
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Hao, Shiqiang, B. Delley, S. Vepřek, & Catherine Stampfl. (2006). Superhard Nitride-Based Nanocomposites: Role of Interfaces and Effect of Impurities. Physical Review Letters. 97(8). 86102–86102. 108 indexed citations
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Vepřek, S.. (2006). The origin of superhardness in TiN/Si3N4nanocomposites: the role of the interfacial monolayer. High Pressure Research. 26(2). 119–125. 7 indexed citations
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Karvánková, Pavla, et al.. (2005). Properties of superhard nc-TiN/a-BN and nc-TiN/a-BN/a-TiB2 nanocomposite coatings prepared by plasma induced chemical vapor deposition. Surface and Coatings Technology. 200(9). 2978–2989. 67 indexed citations
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Vepřek, S., et al.. (2004). Degradation of superhard nanocomposites by built-in impurities. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena. 22(2). L5–L9. 42 indexed citations
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Prokes, S. M., et al.. (1998). Defect studies in as-deposited and processed nanocrystallineSi/SiO2structures. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 58(23). 15632–15635. 44 indexed citations
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Vepřek, S., Michael Haußmann, & S. Reiprich. (1996). Superhard nanocrystalline W 2 N/amorphous Si 3 N 4 composite materials. 14(1). 46–51. 1 indexed citations
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Rückschloß, M., et al.. (1995). Photoluminescence from OH-related radiative centres in silica, metal oxides and oxidized nanocrystalline and porous silicon. Journal of Luminescence. 63(5-6). 279–287. 50 indexed citations
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Vepřek, S., et al.. (1989). Development of plasma CVD and feasibility study of boron carbide in-situ coatings for tokamaks. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 162-164. 724–731. 50 indexed citations
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Vepřek, S., et al.. (1983). Chemical relaxation study of the heterogeneous silicon-hydrogen system under plasma conditions. Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing. 3(2). 219–234. 16 indexed citations
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Vepřek, S., et al.. (1982). PROPERTIES OF MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON - ELECTRICAL-CONDUCTIVITY, ELECTRON-SPIN RESONANCE AND THE EFFECT OF GAS-ADSORPTION. Helvetica physica acta. 55(2). 161–161. 1 indexed citations
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Iqbal, Zafar & S. Vepřek. (1982). Raman scattering from hydrogenated microcrystalline and amorphous silicon. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 15(2). 377–392. 475 indexed citations breakdown →

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