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Vikas Tomar

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1990
High-Velocity Impact and Material BehaviorAdvanced ceramic materials synthesisMetal and Thin Film MechanicsEnergetic Materials and CombustionMicrostructure and mechanical properties

Publications

243

Citations

3,401

Est. group size

~7

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

37

Publishing since 1990

Research summary
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Vikas Tomar's research examines how materials behave under extreme conditions such as high-speed impact, shock loading, and stress, using techniques like Raman spectroscopy and terahertz spectroscopy to study fracture, phase changes, and strain in materials ranging from crystals and ceramics to polymers and battery components. Recent work also applies machine learning to problems like predicting lithium-ion battery degradation and health, and detecting flaws in materials nondestructively. The lab combines experimental characterization with computational modeling and data-driven methods.

Shock and high-velocity impact behavior of materialsSpectroscopy-based material characterization (Raman, terahertz)Fracture and mechanical properties of crystalline and composite materialsMachine learning for battery health and degradation predictionEnergetic materials and thermo-mechanical response

Publication output has declined from a peak of around 16-21 papers per year in 2017-2018 to roughly 5-7 papers per year in recent years, indicating a slowing pace of publication.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.0/year recently
2017: 16 publications172018: 21 publications21182019: 9 publications192020: 10 publications202021: 11 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 7 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 6 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • JOM×9
  • Conference proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics×6
  • International Journal of Fracture×4
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts×4
  • International Journal of Plasticity×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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