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Adrian Leyland publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adrian Leyland sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 177 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Adrian Leyland D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adrian Leyland sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Adrian Leyland is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom and works primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research focuses on specialized areas including Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's main topics of study cover several aspects of materials behavior and performance, including:

  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
  • Metal Alloys Wear and Properties
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals
  • Fusion materials and technologies
  • Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties

Adrian Leyland has contributed significantly to the literature on surface engineering and materials characterization. Their recent publications include:

  • "Evaluation of the sliding wear and corrosion performance of triode-plasma nitrided Fe-17Cr-20Mn-0.5N high-manganese and Fe-19Cr-35Ni-1.2Si high-nickel austenitic stainless steels" (2021) published in Surface and Coatings Technology
  • "An investigation of precipitation strengthened Inconel 718 superalloy after triode plasma nitriding" (2022) published in Surface and Coatings Technology
  • "A microabrasion wear study of nitrided α-Ti and β-TiNb PVD metallic thin films, pre-deposited onto titanium alloy substrates" (2022) published in Surface and Coatings Technology
  • "On the interstitial induced lattice inhomogeneities in nitrogen-expanded austenite" (2020) published in Scripta Materialia
  • "The effect of pre-deposited titanium-based PVD metallic thin films on the nitrogen diffusion efficiency and wear behaviour of nitrided Ti alloys" (2020) published in Surface and Coatings Technology

The majority of Adrian Leyland's work has been featured in the journal Surface and Coatings Technology, where five of their papers have appeared. Other publication venues include Scripta Materialia, Sensors, Materials Chemistry and Physics, and Tribology International.

Collaborations form an important part of their research activity. Frequent coauthors include A. Matthews, Xiao Tao, Ashutosh Tiwari, Xiaoying Li, and Hanshan Dong, reflecting interdisciplinary teamwork across several materials science domains.

Best Publications

  • Plasma electrolysis for surface engineering

    A.L. Yerokhin;X. Nie;A. Leyland;A. Matthews

  • On the significance of the H/E ratio in wear control: a nanocomposite coating approach to optimised tribological behaviour

    Adrian Leyland;Allan Matthews

  • An electrochemical impedance spectroscopy study of the corrosion behaviour of PVD coated steels in 0.5 N NaCl aqueous solution: Part II.: EIS interpretation of corrosion behaviour

    C. Liu;C. Liu;Q. Bi;A. Leyland;A. Matthews

  • Characterisation of oxide films produced by plasma electrolytic oxidation of a Ti–6Al–4V alloy

    A. L. Yerokhin;Xiaokai Nie;A. Leyland;A. Matthews

  • Discharge characterization in plasma electrolytic oxidation of aluminium

    A L Yerokhin;L O Snizhko;N L Gurevina;A Leyland

  • Abrasive wear/corrosion properties and TEM analysis of Al2O3 coatings fabricated using plasma electrolysis

    X Nie;X Nie;E.I Meletis;J.C Jiang;A Leyland

  • Deposition of layered bioceramic hydroxyapatite/TiO2 coatings on titanium alloys using a hybrid technique of micro-arc oxidation and electrophoresis

    X. Nie;A. Leyland;A. Matthews

  • Anodic processes in plasma electrolytic oxidation of aluminium in alkaline solutions

    L.O Snizhko;A.L Yerokhin;A Pilkington;N.L Gurevina

  • Design criteria for wear-resistant nanostructured and glassy-metal coatings

    A. Leyland;A. Matthews

  • An electrochemical impedance spectroscopy study of the corrosion behaviour of PVD coated steels in 0.5 N NaCl aqueous solution: Part I. Establishment of equivalent circuits for EIS data modelling

    C Liu;C Liu;Q Bi;A Leyland;A Matthews

  • Evaluation of PVD nitride coatings, using impact, scratch and Rockwell-C adhesion tests

    W. Heinke;A. Leyland;A. Matthews;G. Berg

  • Thickness effects on the mechanical properties of micro-arc discharge oxide coatings on aluminium alloys

    X. Nie;A. Leyland;H.W. Song;A.L. Yerokhin

  • Oxide ceramic coatings on aluminium alloys produced by a pulsed bipolar plasma electrolytic oxidation process

    A.L. Yerokhin;A. Shatrov;V. Samsonov;P. Shashkov

  • Kinetic aspects of aluminium titanate layer formation on titanium alloys by plasma electrolytic oxidation

    A.L. Yerokhin;A. Leyland;A. Matthews

  • The use of scratch adhesion testing for the determination of interfacial adhesion: The importance of frictional drag

    S.J. Bull;D.S. Rickerby;A. Matthews;A. Leyland

  • Corrosion resistance of multi-layered plasma-assisted physical vapour deposition TiN and CrN coatings

    C Liu;C Liu;A Leyland;Q Bi;A Matthews

  • Structure, mechanical and tribological properties of nitrogen-containing chromium coatings prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering

    C. Rebholz;H. Ziegele;A. Leyland;A. Matthews

  • Fatigue properties of Keronite® coatings on a magnesium alloy

    A.L. Yerokhin;A. Shatrov;V. Samsonov;P. Shashkov

  • Low temperature plasma diffusion treatment of stainless steels for improved wear resistance

    A. Leyland;D.B. Lewis;P.R. Stevensom;A. Matthews

  • Corrosion performance of some titanium-based hard coatings

    Bernd Matthes;Erhard Broszeit;Jari Aromaa;Helena Ronkainen

Frequent Co-Authors

Allan Matthews
Allan Matthews University of Manchester
Aleksey Yerokhin
Aleksey Yerokhin University of Manchester
Xueyuan Nie
Xueyuan Nie University of Windsor
Peter Kelly
Peter Kelly Manchester Metropolitan University
Jochen M. Schneider
Jochen M. Schneider RWTH Aachen University
Andrey A. Voevodin
Andrey A. Voevodin University of North Texas
Kenneth Holmberg
Kenneth Holmberg VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Changqing Liu
Changqing Liu Loughborough University
Ching-Ti Liu
Ching-Ti Liu Boston University
Efstathios I. Meletis
Efstathios I. Meletis The University of Texas at Arlington

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