V. Yamakov

6.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
67 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

V. Yamakov is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, V. Yamakov has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Materials Chemistry, 20 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 16 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in V. Yamakov's work include Microstructure and mechanical properties (35 papers), High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (10 papers) and Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (8 papers). V. Yamakov is often cited by papers focused on Microstructure and mechanical properties (35 papers), High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (10 papers) and Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (8 papers). V. Yamakov collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Bulgaria. V. Yamakov's co-authors include D. Wolf, Simon R. Phillpot, H. Gleiter, A.K. Mukherjee, Amiya K. Mukherjee, Erik Saether, E. H. Glaessgen, Dorel Moldovan, Andrey Milchev and J.M. Salazar and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Nature Materials.

In The Last Decade

V. Yamakov

64 papers receiving 5.3k citations

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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.

Dislocation processes in the deformation of nanocrystalline aluminium by molecular-dynamics simulation

2002 827 citations V. Yamakov, D. Wolf et al. Nature Materials profile →
Deformation-mechanism map for nanocrystalline metals by molecular-dynamics simulation

2003 722 citations V. Yamakov, D. Wolf et al. Nature Materials profile →
Deformation of nanocrystalline materials by molecular-dynamics simulation: relationship to experiments?

2004 608 citations D. Wolf, V. Yamakov et al. Acta Materialia profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
V. Yamakov United States	30	4.6k	3.0k	1.6k	478	471	67	5.4k
I. A. Ovid’ko Russia	37	4.5k 1.0×	3.3k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	971 2.0×	437 0.9×	219	5.4k
M. Legros France	32	4.0k 0.9×	2.8k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	822 1.7×	436 0.9×	124	5.1k
S. Van Petegem Switzerland	41	3.3k 0.7×	3.1k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	407 0.9×	430 0.9×	145	4.7k
Christopher R. Weinberger United States	39	3.7k 0.8×	2.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	380 0.8×	394 0.8×	119	4.9k
David Rodney France	43	4.7k 1.0×	2.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	259 0.5×	561 1.2×	110	6.0k
L.S. Shvindlerman Germany	44	4.8k 1.0×	3.0k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	464 1.0×	303 0.6×	174	5.8k
Naresh Thadhani United States	35	2.8k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	596 1.2×	317 0.7×	245	4.3k
Guang-Hong Lü China	38	5.0k 1.1×	2.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	302 0.6×	299 0.6×	286	5.6k
Ronald W. Armstrong United States	33	5.3k 1.2×	4.0k 1.3×	3.1k 2.0×	313 0.7×	510 1.1×	172	7.2k
Jaime Marian United States	40	4.3k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	667 1.4×	307 0.7×	158	5.4k

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Lin, Yi, et al.. (2025). Toward 500 Wh Kg⁻¹ in Specific Energy with Ultrahigh Areal Capacity All‐Solid‐State Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Small. 21(29). e2409536–e2409536. 2 indexed citations

Yamakov, V., et al.. (2024). Solid-State Architecture Batteries for Enhanced Rechargeability and Safety (SABERS) Beyond Li-Ion: Technology to Enable Next-Generation Sustainable Electric Aviation. ECS Meeting Abstracts. MA2024-02(8). 1077–1077. 1 indexed citations

Yamakov, V., et al.. (2019). High-Performance Computing Optimization for Aladyn – Adaptive Neural Network Molecular Dynamics Mini-Application. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 1 indexed citations

Yamakov, V., et al.. (2018). Interaction of Boron Nitride Nanotubes with Aluminum: A Computational Study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 122(27). 15226–15240. 9 indexed citations

Pun, G. P. Purja, V. Yamakov, & Y. Mishin. (2015). Interatomic potential for the ternary Ni–Al–Co system and application to atomistic modeling of the B2–L1₀martensitic transformation. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 23(6). 65006–65006. 81 indexed citations

Tiano, Amanda L., Cheol Park, Joseph W. Lee, et al.. (2014). Boron nitride nanotube: synthesis and applications. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9060. 906006–906006. 73 indexed citations

Hochhalter, Jacob, William P. Leser, John A. Newman, et al.. (2014). Coupling Damage-Sensing Particles to the Digitial Twin Concept. 37 indexed citations

Yamakov, V., Erik Saether, & E. H. Glaessgen. (2008). Multiscale modeling of intergranular fracture in aluminum: constitutive relation for interface debonding. Journal of Materials Science. 43(23-24). 7488–7494. 31 indexed citations

Glaessgen, E. H., David H. Phillips, V. Yamakov, & Erik Saether. (2005). Multiscale Modeling for the Analysis of Grain-Scale Fracture Within Aluminum Microstructures. 46th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference. 3 indexed citations

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Ding, R.G., Dorel Moldovan, V. Yamakov, D. Wolf, & Simon R. Phillpot. (2005). Effects of microstructural inhomogeneity on dynamic grain growth during large-strain grain boundary diffusion-assisted plastic deformation. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 13(7). 1129–1151. 6 indexed citations

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Wolf, D., V. Yamakov, Simon R. Phillpot, A.K. Mukherjee, & H. Gleiter. (2004). Deformation of nanocrystalline materials by molecular-dynamics simulation: relationship to experiments?. Acta Materialia. 53(1). 1–40. 608 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wolf, D., V. Yamakov, Simon R. Phillpot, & A.K. Mukherjee. (2003). Deformation mechanism and inverse Hall–Petch behavior in nanocrystalline materials. Zeitschrift für Metallkunde. 94(10). 1091–1097. 44 indexed citations

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Moldovan, Dorel, V. Yamakov, D. Wolf, & Simon R. Phillpot. (2002). Scaling Behavior of Grain-Rotation-Induced Grain Growth. Physical Review Letters. 89(20). 206101–206101. 177 indexed citations

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Yamakov, V., D. Wolf, Simon R. Phillpot, Amiya K. Mukherjee, & H. Gleiter. (2002). Dislocation processes in the deformation of nanocrystalline aluminium by molecular-dynamics simulation. Nature Materials. 1(1). 45–49. 827 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yamakov, V.. (2002). Deformation twinning in nanocrystalline Al by molecular-dynamics simulation. Acta Materialia. 50(20). 5005–5020. 402 indexed citations

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Yamakov, V., D. Wolf, Simon R. Phillpot, & H. Gleiter. (2002). Grain-boundary diffusion creep in nanocrystalline palladium by molecular-dynamics simulation. Acta Materialia. 50(1). 61–73. 322 indexed citations

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Yamakov, V., D. Wolf, J.M. Salazar, Simon R. Phillpot, & H. Gleiter. (2001). Length-scale effects in the nucleation of extended dislocations in nanocrystalline Al by molecular-dynamics simulation. Acta Materialia. 49(14). 2713–2722. 329 indexed citations

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Yamakov, V., et al.. (1999). Log-periodic oscillations for biased diffusion of a polymer chain in a porous medium. The European Physical Journal B. 9(4). 659–667. 4 indexed citations

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Yamakov, V. & I. V. Tomov. (1999). Secondary extinction in textured films. Journal of Applied Crystallography. 32(2). 300–308. 6 indexed citations

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Tomov, I. V., M. Adamik, P.B. Barna, & V. Yamakov. (1998). Texture and secondary extinction measurements in Al\Ti stratified films by X-ray diffraction. Vacuum. 50(3-4). 497–502. 3 indexed citations

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