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Andrew Alderson 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 Andrew Alderson sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 136 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrew Alderson 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 Andrew Alderson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Andrew Alderson is affiliated with Sheffield Hallam University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science.

The subfields of study where Alderson has contributed include:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Mechanics of Materials

Alderson's work covers a variety of topics, with a focus on:

  • Cellular and Composite Structures
  • Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics
  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
  • Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Alderson include:

  • Manufacturing, characteristics and applications of auxetic foams: A state-of-the-art review, 2022, Composites Part B Engineering
  • The use of auxetic materials in tissue engineering, 2020, Biomaterials Science
  • Shear modulus of conventional and auxetic open-cell foam, 2021, Mechanics of Materials
  • Validation of a Finite Element Modeling Process for Auxetic Structures under Impact, 2020, physica status solidi (b)
  • Effect of steam conversion on the cellular structure, Young's modulus and negative Poisson's ratio of closed-cell foam, 2020, Smart Materials and Structures

The frequent co-authors working with Alderson include:

  • Olly Duncan
  • Tom Allen
  • Glen McHale
  • Steven Armstrong
  • Shruti Mandhani

Key publication venues where Alderson's research has appeared multiple times include:

  • physica status solidi (b)
  • Smart Materials and Structures
  • Composites Part B Engineering
  • Biomaterials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials

Best Publications

  • Auxetic Materials : Functional Materials and Structures from Lateral Thinking!

    K. E. Evans;A. Alderson

  • Elastic constants of 3-, 4- and 6-connected chiral and anti-chiral honeycombs subject to uniaxial in-plane loading

    Andrew Alderson;K.L. Alderson;D. Attard;K.E. Evans

  • Auxetic behaviour from rotating rigid units

    Joseph N. Grima;Andrew Alderson;Kenneth A. Evans

  • Auxetic materials for sports applications

    Mohammad Sanami;Naveen Ravirala;Kim Alderson;Andrew Alderson

  • Do Zeolites Have Negative Poisson's Ratios?

    Joseph N. Grima;Rosie Jackson;Andrew Alderson;Kenneth E. Evans

  • Double-Negative Mechanical Metamaterials Displaying Simultaneous Negative Stiffness and Negative Poisson's Ratio Properties

    Trishan A. M. Hewage;Kim L. Alderson;Andrew Alderson;Fabrizio Scarpa

  • Review of Auxetic Materials for Sports Applications: Expanding Options in Comfort and Protection

    Olly Duncan;Todd Shepherd;Charlotte Moroney;Leon Foster

  • An Auxetic Filter: A Tuneable Filter Displaying Enhanced Size Selectivity or Defouling Properties

    Andrew Alderson;John Rasburn;Simon Ameer-Beg;Peter G. Mullarkey

  • A triumph of lateral thought.

    Andrew Alderson

  • The transverse elastic properties of chiral honeycombs

    A. Lorato;P. Innocenti;F. Scarpa;Andrew Alderson

  • The in-plane linear elastic constants and out-of-plane bending of 3-coordinated ligament and cylinder-ligament honeycombs

    Andrew Alderson;K. L. Alderson;G T. Chirima;N. Ravirala

  • How to make auxetic fibre reinforced composites

    K. L. Alderson;V. R. Simkins;V. L. Coenen;P. J. Davies

  • Auxetic two-dimensional polymer networks. An example of tailoring geometry for specific mechanical properties

    Ken E. Evans;Andrew Alderson;Frances R. Christian

  • Auxetic polypropylene fibres:Part 1 - Manufacture and characterisation

    K. L. Alderson;Andrew Alderson;G. Smart;V. R. Simkins

  • Negative Poisson's ratios in cellular foam materials

    Joseph N. Grima;Ruben Gatt;Naveen Ravirala;Andrew Alderson

  • Negative Poisson's ratios from rotating rectangles

    Joseph N. Grima;Andrew Alderson;Kenneth E. Evans

  • Auxetic warp knit textile structures

    Kim Alderson;Andrew Alderson;Subhash Anand;Virginia Simkins

  • Rotation and dilation deformation mechanisms for auxetic behaviour in the α-cristobalite tetrahedral framework structure

    A. Alderson;K. E. Evans

  • Natrolite: A zeolite with negative Poisson’s ratios

    Joseph N. Grima;Ruben Gatt;Victor A. Zammit;Jennifer J. Williams

  • The sensitisation of thermal decomposition of ammonium polyphosphate by selected metal ions and their potential for improved cotton fabric flame retardancy

    Philip J. Davies;A. Richard Horrocks;Andrew Alderson

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth E. Evans
Kenneth E. Evans University of Exeter
Joseph N. Grima
Joseph N. Grima University of Malta
Ruben Gatt
Ruben Gatt University of Malta
Fabrizio Scarpa
Fabrizio Scarpa University of Bristol
Padraic G. Fallon
Padraic G. Fallon Trinity College Dublin
Witold Nazarewicz
Witold Nazarewicz Michigan State University
Philip J. Withers
Philip J. Withers University of Manchester
Fabrice Pierron
Fabrice Pierron University of Southampton
Baljinder K. Kandola
Baljinder K. Kandola University of Bolton
Massimo Ruzzene
Massimo Ruzzene University of Colorado Boulder

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