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D-Index
94
Citations
39350
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1368
National Ranking
58

Alan H. Windle 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 Alan H. Windle sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 414 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alan H. Windle 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 Alan H. Windle sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 1997 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Alan H. Windle is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on engineering with specific attention to materials chemistry, mechanics of materials, and civil and structural engineering.

Their recent work addresses topics such as carbon nanotubes in composites, mechanical behavior of composites, and structural response to dynamic loads. These themes are reflected through their publications and collaborations.

Among their recent papers are:

  • A comparative study of the tensile failure of carbon nanotube, Dyneema and carbon fibre tows over six orders of strain rate, published in 2020 in Carbon
  • Production of hydrogen and carbon nanotubes from methane using a multi-pass floating catalyst chemical vapour deposition reactor with process gas recycling, published in 2025 in Nature Energy

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Thurid Gspann
  • Nigel H.H. Ngern
  • Patrick Kiley
  • Philip A. McKeown
  • John Bulmer

Alan H. Windle's publications appear notably in the journals Carbon and Nature Energy, reflecting the diversity of their research output.

Their work spans the fields of engineering with a multidisciplinary approach incorporating materials chemistry and structural analysis impacting composite material science and its dynamic structural applications.

In recognition of contributions to their field, they were made a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 1997.

Best Publications

  • Ultra-low electrical percolation threshold in carbon-nanotube-epoxy composites

    J.K.W. Sandler;J.E. Kirk;I.A. Kinloch;M.S.P. Shaffer

  • Development of a dispersion process for carbon nanotubes in an epoxy matrix and the resulting electrical properties

    J Sandler;M.S.P Shaffer;T Prasse;W Bauhofer

  • Direct Spinning of Carbon Nanotube Fibers from Chemical Vapor Deposition Synthesis

    Ya Li Li;Ian A. Kinloch;Alan H. Windle

  • Fabrication and Characterization of Carbon Nanotube/Poly(vinyl alcohol) Composites

    Milo S. P. Shaffer;Alan H. Windle

  • Evaluation and identification of electrical and thermal conduction mechanisms in carbon nanotube/epoxy composites

    Florian H. Gojny;Malte H.G. Wichmann;Bodo Fiedler;Ian A. Kinloch

  • High-performance carbon nanotube fiber.

    Krzysztof Koziol;Krzysztof Koziol;Juan Vilatela;Juan Vilatela;Anna Moisala;Anna Moisala;Marcelo Motta;Marcelo Motta

  • Composites of Carbon Nanotubes and Conjugated Polymers for Photovoltaic Devices

    Hiroki Ago;Klaus Petritsch;Milo S.P. Shaffer;Alan H. Windle

  • Dispersion and packing of carbon nanotubes

    M.S.P. Shaffer;X. Fan;A.H. Windle

  • A theory of case II diffusion

    Noreen L. Thomas;A.H. Windle

  • Formation of percolating networks in multi-wall carbon-nanotube–epoxy composites

    C.A. Martin;C.A. Martin;J.K.W. Sandler;M.S.P. Shaffer;M.-K. Schwarz

  • Thermal and electrical conductivity of single- and multi-walled carbon nanotube-epoxy composites

    A. Moisala;Q. Li;I.A. Kinloch;A.H. Windle

  • Electrochemical Capacitance of a Nanoporous Composite of Carbon Nanotubes and Polypyrrole

    Mark Hughes;George Z. Chen;Milo S. P. Shaffer;Derek J. Fray

  • Carbon Nanotube and Polypyrrole Composites: Coating and Doping

    G. Z. Chen;M. S. P. Shaffer;D. Coleby;G. Dixon

  • Electric field-induced aligned multi-wall carbon nanotube networks in epoxy composites

    C.A. Martin;C.A. Martin;J.K.W. Sandler;A.H. Windle;M.-K. Schwarz

  • Production of controlled architectures of aligned carbon nanotubes by an injection chemical vapour deposition method

    Charanjeet Singh;Milo S.P Shaffer;Alan H Windle

  • Carbon-nanofibre-reinforced poly(ether ether ketone) composites

    Jan Sandler;Philipp Werner;Milo S.P Shaffer;Vitaly Demchuk

  • Collapse of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes is Diameter Dependent

    James A. Elliott;Jan K. W. Sandler;Alan H. Windle;Robert J. Young

  • Towards Solutions of Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Common Solvents

    Shane D. Bergin;Valeria Nicolosi;Philip V. Streich;Silvia Giordani

  • A comparative study of melt spun polyamide-12 fibres reinforced with carbon nanotubes and nanofibres

    J.K.W Sandler;S Pegel;M Cadek;F Gojny

  • Electrochemical capacitance of nanocomposite films formed by coating aligned arrays of carbon nanotubes with polypyrrole

    Mark Hughes;Milo S. P. Shaffer;Annette C. Renouf;Charanjeet Singh

  • Liquid Crystalline Polymers

    Heino Finkelmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Milo S. P. Shaffer
Milo S. P. Shaffer Imperial College London
Ian A. Kinloch
Ian A. Kinloch University of Manchester
Krzysztof K. K. Koziol
Krzysztof K. K. Koziol Cranfield University
James A. Elliott
James A. Elliott University of Cambridge
Derek J. Fray
Derek J. Fray University of Cambridge
Athene M. Donald
Athene M. Donald University of Cambridge
George Z. Chen
George Z. Chen University of Nottingham
Karl Schulte
Karl Schulte Hamburg University of Technology
Jeffrey W. Gilman
Jeffrey W. Gilman National Institute of Standards and Technology

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