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D-Index
48
Citations
7868
World Ranking
1311
National Ranking
87

Alan C.F. Cocks publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan C.F. Cocks sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 169 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Alan C.F. Cocks D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan C.F. Cocks sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Composite material

Alan C.F. Cocks focuses on Die, Creep, Constitutive equation, Powder metallurgy and Mechanics. In his study, Critical ionization velocity and Flow properties is strongly linked to Flow, which falls under the umbrella field of Die. His studies deal with areas such as Uniaxial tension, Void, Stress, Grain boundary diffusion coefficient and Forensic engineering as well as Creep.

His Constitutive equation research includes themes of Sintering, Composite material and Helmholtz free energy. His research integrates issues of Particle and Compaction in his study of Powder metallurgy. His study in Porosity extends to Mechanics with its themes.

His most cited work include:

  • Intergranular fracture during power-law creep under multiaxial stresses (328 citations)
  • On creep fracture by void growth (227 citations)
  • Inelastic deformation of porous materials (141 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Composite material, Mechanics, Creep, Finite element method and Constitutive equation. His research investigates the connection between Composite material and topics such as Metallurgy that intersect with problems in Anisotropy. His Mechanics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Thermal, Grain boundary, Void, Boundary value problem and Forensic engineering.

His Creep research also works with subjects such as

  • Stress which is related to area like Shakedown,
  • Welding that connect with fields like Inconel. Alan C.F. Cocks has included themes like Hardening, Numerical analysis, Stress–strain curve and Strain hardening exponent in his Finite element method study. His Constitutive equation research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Slip, Isotropy and Deformation.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Composite material (33.12%)
  • Mechanics (26.11%)
  • Creep (23.57%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Finite element method (19.75%)
  • Mechanics (26.11%)
  • Composite material (33.12%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Finite element method, Mechanics, Composite material, Creep and Hydrogen. His Constitutive equation study in the realm of Finite element method interacts with subjects such as Subroutine. His work carried out in the field of Constitutive equation brings together such families of science as Mathematical analysis, Stress, Shear, Slip and Viscoelasticity.

His work deals with themes such as Thermal, Grain boundary, Climb, Double wall and Variational principle, which intersect with Mechanics. His Creep study is focused on Metallurgy in general. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Atomic units, Plasticity, Nucleation, Dislocation and Electromagnetic shielding.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Discrete dislocation plasticity HELPs understand hydrogen effects in bcc materials (30 citations)
  • On the behavior of a three-dimensional fractional viscoelastic constitutive model (24 citations)
  • An interval finite element method for the analysis of structures with spatially varying uncertainties (17 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Composite material

Alan C.F. Cocks mainly investigates Finite element method, Constitutive equation, Mechanics, Slip and Mathematical analysis. The various areas that Alan C.F. Cocks examines in his Finite element method study include Creep, Grain boundary, Applied mathematics and Crystallite. Alan C.F. Cocks interconnects Heat-affected zone, Base metal, Welding, Climb and Inconel in the investigation of issues within Creep.

His Constitutive equation study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Composite material, Viscoelasticity and Austenite. His study in the fields of Computer simulation under the domain of Mechanics overlaps with other disciplines such as Population. The study incorporates disciplines such as Isotropy and Hydrogen embrittlement in addition to Mathematical analysis.

Best Publications

  • On creep fracture by void growth

    A.C.F. Cocks;M.F. Ashby

  • Intergranular fracture during power-law creep under multiaxial stresses

    A. C. F. Cocks;M. F. Ashby

  • Inelastic deformation of porous materials

    A.C.F. Cocks

  • The effect of processing parameters on pharmaceutical tablet properties

    I.C. Sinka;F. Motazedian;A.C.F. Cocks;K.G. Pitt

  • The flow of powder into simple and stepped dies

    Chuan-Yu Wu;Luiza Dihoru;Alan C.F. Cocks

  • Modelling the coupling between hydrogen diffusion and the mechanical behaviour of metals

    O. Barrera;E. Tarleton;H.W. Tang;A.C.F. Cocks

  • Overview no. 117 The structure of constitutive laws for the sintering of fine grained materials

    A.C.F. Cocks

  • Constitutive models for the sintering of ceramic components—I. Material models

    Z.-Z. Du;A.C.F. Cocks

  • A phenomenological constitutive law for the behaviour of ferroelectric ceramics

    Alan C.F. Cocks;Robert M. Mcmeeking

  • A numerical technique for the analysis of coupled surface and grain-boundary diffusion

    J. Pan;A.C.F. Cocks

  • 2020 roadmap on solid-state batteries

    Mauro Pasta;David Armstrong;Zachary L. Brown;Junfu Bu

  • Constitutive modelling of powder compaction and sintering

    Alan C.F. Cocks

  • Measurement of the flow properties of powders with special reference to die fill

    I.C Sinka;L.C.R Schneider;A.C.F Cocks

  • Flow behaviour of powders during die filling

    C.-Y. Wu;A.C.F. Cocks

  • Numerical and experimental investigations of the flow of powder into a confined space

    Chuan-Yu Wu;Alan C.F. Cocks

  • Creep fracture by coupled power-law creep and diffusion under multiaxial stress

    A. C. F. Cocks;M. F. Ashby

  • Characterisation of the flow behaviour of pharmaceutical powders using a model die–shoe filling system

    L.C.R Schneider;I.C. Sinka;A.C.F. Cocks

  • The yield behaviour of metal powders

    A.R. Akisanya;A.C.F. Cocks;N.A. Fleck

  • A model for the sintering and coarsening of rows of spherical particles

    F. Parhami;R.M. McMeeking;A.C.F. Cocks;Z. Suo

  • Modeling microstructure evolution in engineering materials

    Alan C.F. Cocks;Simon P.A. Gill;Jingzhe Pan

  • A variational approach to two dimensional grain growth-I. Theory

    A.C.F. Cocks;S.P.A. Gill

Frequent Co-Authors

Norman A. Fleck
Norman A. Fleck University of Cambridge
Chuan-Yu Wu
Chuan-Yu Wu University of Surrey
Zhigang Suo
Zhigang Suo Harvard University
Fionn P.E. Dunne
Fionn P.E. Dunne Imperial College London
Vito L. Tagarielli
Vito L. Tagarielli Imperial College London
Michael E. Fitzpatrick
Michael E. Fitzpatrick Coventry University
Philip J. Withers
Philip J. Withers University of Manchester
Robert M. McMeeking
Robert M. McMeeking University of California, Santa Barbara
John T. S. Irvine
John T. S. Irvine University of St Andrews
Laurence J. Hardwick
Laurence J. Hardwick University of Liverpool

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