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Alastair N. Cormack

Alastair N. Cormack

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
8526
World Ranking
15223
National Ranking
3861

Alastair N. Cormack publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alastair N. Cormack sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 142 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Alastair N. Cormack D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alastair N. Cormack sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alastair N. Cormack is affiliated with Alfred University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work encompasses several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Ceramics and Composites, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computational Mechanics, and Biomedical Engineering.

They have contributed extensively to topics related to Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials, Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications, ZnO Doping and Properties, Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis, Glass Properties and Applications, Material Dynamics and Properties, and Advanced Ceramic Materials Synthesis.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Structure of CAS glass surfaces and electrostatic contact charging behavior: A joint simulation and experimental investigation (2020), International Journal of Applied Glass Science
  • Atomistic Simulations of Defect Structures in Rare Earth Doped Magnesium Oxide (2024), Preprints.org
  • Atomistic Simulations of Defect Structures in Rare-Earth-Doped Magnesium Oxide (2024), Crystals
  • Challenges and opportunities of atomistic simulations for glass and amorphous materials (2020), Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids
  • Defect Structures of Rare Earth-Doped Lutetium Oxide and Impacts of Li Co-Dopant (2024), Crystals

Cormack has worked frequently with coauthors such as Yanfeng Zhao, Yiquan Wu, Gabriel Agnello, Liaoyuan Wang, and Nicholas J. Smith. Their research has been published predominantly in journals including Crystals, International Journal of Applied Glass Science, Preprints.org, and Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids.

In addition to journal publications, Cormack has contributed to book publications. One such work is "Chapter 14: Glass Surface Simulations," published in 2022 by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information.

Best Publications

  • A new self-consistent empirical interatomic potential model for oxides, silicates, and silica-based glasses.

    Alfonso Pedone;Gianluca Malavasi;M. Cristina Menziani;and Alastair N. Cormack

  • Radiation effects in glasses used for immobilization of high-level waste and plutonium disposition

    William J. Weber;Rodney C. Ewing;C. Austen Angell;George W. Arnold

  • The medium range structure of sodium silicate glasses: a molecular dynamics simulation

    J. Du;A.N. Cormack

  • Exploring the properties and applications of nanoceria: is there still plenty of room at the bottom?

    Kenneth Reed;Alastair Cormack;Aniruddha Kulkarni;Mark Mayton

  • A computer simulation study of the defect structure of calcia-stabilized zirconia

    Anurag Dwivedi;A. N. Cormack

  • Efficient algorithm for primitive ring statistics in topological networks

    Xianglong Yuan;A.N. Cormack

  • The structure of sodium silicate glass

    Chengde Huang;A. N. Cormack

  • Alkali ion migration mechanisms in silicate glasses probed by molecular dynamics simulations

    A. N. Cormack;J. Du;T. R. Zeitler

  • The structure of bioactive silicate glasses : New insight from molecular dynamics simulations

    Antonio Tilocca;Alastair N. Cormack;Nora H. De Leeuw

  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Structure and Hydroxylation of Silica Glass Surfaces

    Jincheng Du;Alastair N. Cormack

  • Shell-model molecular dynamics calculations of modified silicate glasses

    Antonio Tilocca;Nora H. de Leeuw;Nora H. de Leeuw;Alastair N. Cormack;Alastair N. Cormack

  • Structural effects of phosphorus inclusion in bioactive silicate glasses.

    and Antonio Tilocca;Alastair N. Cormack

  • Structural differences and phase separation in alkali silicate glasses

    Chengde Huang;A. N. Cormack

  • Insight into Elastic Properties of Binary Alkali Silicate Glasses; Prediction and Interpretation through Atomistic Simulation Techniques

    Alfonso Pedone;Gianluca Malavasi;Alastair N. Cormack;Ulderico Segre

  • Molecular dynamics simulations of soda lime silicate glasses

    A.N. Cormack;Jincheng Du

  • Local structures of MD-modeled vitreous silica and sodium silicate glasses

    Xianglong Yuan;Xianglong Yuan;A.N. Cormack

  • Si–O–Si bond angle and torsion angle distribution in vitreous silica and sodium silicate glasses

    Xianglong Yuan;A.N Cormack

  • Molecular Dynamics Studies of Stress−Strain Behavior of Silica Glass under a Tensile Load

    Alfonso Pedone;Gianluca Malavasi;M. Cristina Menziani;Ulderico Segre

  • Nanoceria: factors affecting its pro- and anti-oxidant properties

    Eric Grulke;Kenneth Reed;Matthew Beck;Xing Huang

  • Defect structures and migration mechanisms in oxide pyrochlores

    M.P. van Dijk;A.J. Burggraaf;A.N. Cormack;C.R.A. Catlow

Frequent Co-Authors

C. R. A. Catlow
C. R. A. Catlow University College London
Jincheng Du
Jincheng Du University of North Texas
William J. Weber
William J. Weber University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Alfonso Pedone
Alfonso Pedone University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Nora H. de Leeuw
Nora H. de Leeuw University of Leeds
Maria Cristina Menziani
Maria Cristina Menziani University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Stephen C. Parker
Stephen C. Parker University of Bath
Cristina Leonelli
Cristina Leonelli University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Alan V. Chadwick
Alan V. Chadwick University of Kent
Toshiyuki Mori
Toshiyuki Mori National Institute for Materials Science

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