Thorsten Hermann Becker

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Thorsten Hermann Becker is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Thorsten Hermann Becker has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 21 papers in Automotive Engineering and 19 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Thorsten Hermann Becker's work include Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (31 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (21 papers) and Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (17 papers). Thorsten Hermann Becker is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (31 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (21 papers) and Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (17 papers). Thorsten Hermann Becker collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Germany. Thorsten Hermann Becker's co-authors include Gerrit Matthys Ter Haar, Punit Kumar, Upadrasta Ramamurty, Dimitri Dimitrov, T.J. Marrow, R.B. Tait, Mahmoud Mostafavi, Kim Vanmeensel, Cornie Scheffer and Natasha Sacks and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Acta Materialia and Materials Science and Engineering A.

In The Last Decade

Thorsten Hermann Becker

60 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Fracture and fatigue in additively manufactured metals 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200 250
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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.

  1. Fracture and fatigue in additively manufactured metals
    2021 275 citations Thorsten Hermann Becker et al. Acta Materialia profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thorsten Hermann Becker South Africa 20 1.2k 607 501 323 109 64 1.6k
Harry Coules United Kingdom 18 1.3k 1.0× 469 0.8× 273 0.5× 293 0.9× 69 0.6× 81 1.4k
Yoshihiko Hangai Japan 23 1.6k 1.3× 186 0.3× 563 1.1× 316 1.0× 65 0.6× 164 1.8k
Onome Scott‐Emuakpor United States 18 781 0.6× 319 0.5× 233 0.5× 431 1.3× 209 1.9× 106 1.0k
Fabien Léonard United Kingdom 16 923 0.7× 610 1.0× 292 0.6× 192 0.6× 108 1.0× 48 1.3k
Elena López Germany 15 1.7k 1.4× 1.1k 1.9× 297 0.6× 168 0.5× 58 0.5× 73 2.1k
Che‐Hua Yang Taiwan 19 969 0.8× 274 0.5× 235 0.5× 547 1.7× 67 0.6× 162 1.4k
Chu Lun Alex Leung United Kingdom 27 2.5k 2.0× 1.4k 2.4× 411 0.8× 219 0.7× 24 0.2× 68 2.9k
David Sypeck United States 14 995 0.8× 231 0.4× 238 0.5× 273 0.8× 177 1.6× 26 1.2k
Imade Koutiri France 14 1.5k 1.2× 798 1.3× 251 0.5× 274 0.8× 46 0.4× 25 1.6k
Kay André Weidenmann Germany 25 1.2k 1.0× 196 0.3× 397 0.8× 932 2.9× 181 1.7× 177 1.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Merwe, Johan van der, et al.. (2025). A method for determining machine configurations for multidirectional pin-on-plate wear testing. Results in Surfaces and Interfaces. 19. 100488–100488.
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Merwe, Johan van der, et al.. (2025). Oxygen boost diffusion of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V for improved oxide layer adhesion. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1031. 180857–180857. 1 indexed citations
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Becker, Thorsten Hermann, et al.. (2025). Fracture toughness of laser-based powder bed fusion produced Ti-6Al-4V. Materials Science and Engineering A. 931. 148199–148199. 2 indexed citations
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Becker, Thorsten Hermann, et al.. (2024). An approach to process parameter optimisation for beta titanium alloys. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 406. 5010–5010. 1 indexed citations
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Becker, Thorsten Hermann, et al.. (2024). Mixed-mode fracture: Combination of Arcan fixture and stereo-DIC. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 134. 104724–104724. 1 indexed citations
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Becker, Thorsten Hermann. (2023). Extracting fracture properties from digital image and volume correlation displacement data: A review. Strain. 60(4). 8 indexed citations
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Becker, Thorsten Hermann, et al.. (2022). Post-Processing Framework for As-Built LPBF Ti-6Al-4V Parts Towards Meeting Industry Functional Requirements. JOM. 74(3). 764–776. 5 indexed citations
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Becker, Thorsten Hermann, et al.. (2022). In situ characterisation of the strain fields of intragranular slip bands in ferrite by high-resolution electron backscatter diffraction. Acta Materialia. 239. 118284–118284. 15 indexed citations
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Merwe, Johan van der, et al.. (2022). Wear of Conventional UHMWPE Articulating Against Additively Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V and Co-Cr-Mo. Biotribology. 33-34. 100231–100231. 3 indexed citations
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Becker, Thorsten Hermann, et al.. (2020). Near-threshold fatigue crack growth rates of laser powder bed fusion produced Ti-6Al-4V. Acta Materialia. 197. 269–282. 58 indexed citations
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Haar, Gerrit Matthys Ter & Thorsten Hermann Becker. (2020). Low temperature stress relief and martensitic decomposition in selective laser melting produced Ti6Al4V. Material Design & Processing Communications. 3(1). 24 indexed citations
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Venter, А.M., et al.. (2018). Investigating the Residual Stress Distribution in Selective Laser Melting Produced Ti-6Al-4V using Neutron Diffraction. Materials research proceedings. 4. 73–78. 20 indexed citations
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Haar, Gerrit Matthys Ter & Thorsten Hermann Becker. (2018). Selective Laser Melting Produced Ti-6Al-4V: Post-Process Heat Treatments to Achieve Superior Tensile Properties. Materials. 11(1). 146–146. 190 indexed citations
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Becker, Thorsten Hermann, et al.. (2015). Microstructure and mechanical properties of direct metal laser sintered Ti-6Al-4V : featured article. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering. 26(1). 1–10. 3 indexed citations
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Horváth, Ferenc, Thorsten Hermann Becker, Claudio Faccenna, & Attila Balázs. (2014). Static and dynamic support of the Pannonian basin topography. EGUGA. 7812. 1 indexed citations
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Becker, Thorsten Hermann & T.J. Marrow. (2013). Modelling Damage in Nuclear Graphite. Gruppo Italiano Frattura Digital Repository (Gruppo Italiano Frattura). 3 indexed citations

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