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Materials Science
USA
2022

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Best Scientists

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Citations
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World Ranking
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Materials Science

D-Index
167
Citations
113700
World Ranking
89
National Ranking
39

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2003 - Nadai Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • 2000 - David Turnbull Lectureship, Materials Research Society "For outstanding contributions and leadership in bringing fundamental insights in mechanical behavior to materials engineering through research, teaching, mentoring, writing, and lecturing."

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Composite material
  • Thermodynamics
  • Ceramic

His primary scientific interests are in Composite material, Fracture mechanics, Toughness, Ceramic and Brittleness. In his study, Substrate is strongly linked to Thin film, which falls under the umbrella field of Composite material. His studies in Fracture mechanics integrate themes in fields like Indentation and Fracture.

The Toughness study combines topics in areas such as Cubic zirconia and Diffusionless transformation. His Ceramic study incorporates themes from Composite number and Microstructure. In his research, Fiber pull-out is intimately related to Fiber, which falls under the overarching field of Stress.

His most cited work include:

  • Metal Foams: A Design Guide (2190 citations)
  • Spontaneous formation of ordered structures in thin films of metals supported on an elastomeric polymer (1760 citations)
  • Mechanisms controlling the durability of thermal barrier coatings (1714 citations)

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

His primary areas of study are Composite material, Ceramic, Fracture mechanics, Toughness and Stress. His study in Residual stress, Ceramic matrix composite, Brittleness, Fracture toughness and Composite number is carried out as part of his studies in Composite material. His Residual stress research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Thermal expansion and Thin film.

His Ceramic research incorporates elements of Fiber, Microstructure and Plasticity. His research in Fracture mechanics intersects with topics in Cracking, Fracture and Forensic engineering. His research integrates issues of Delamination, Strain energy release rate and Thermal barrier coating in his study of Toughness.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Composite material (69.13%)
  • Ceramic (19.94%)
  • Fracture mechanics (18.33%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2006-2021)?

  • Composite material (69.13%)
  • Structural engineering (9.65%)
  • Mechanics (7.07%)

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

His main research concerns Composite material, Structural engineering, Mechanics, Finite element method and Thermal barrier coating. All of his Composite material and Delamination, Plasticity, Stress, Ceramic and Toughness investigations are sub-components of the entire Composite material study. Anthony G. Evans has researched Stress in several fields, including Ultimate tensile strength, Metallurgy, Creep, Ceramic matrix composite and Substrate.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Quasistatic process, Indentation, Material properties and Microstructure in addition to Ceramic. As part of the same scientific family, he usually focuses on Toughness, concentrating on Fracture toughness and intersecting with Intermetallic. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Residual stress, Yttria-stabilized zirconia and Mineralogy.

Between 2006 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The influence of oxides on the performance of advanced gas turbines (329 citations)
  • The response of metallic sandwich panels to water blast (183 citations)
  • The mechanics of coating delamination in thermal gradients (176 citations)

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

  • Composite material
  • Thermodynamics
  • Mechanical engineering

Anthony G. Evans mainly investigates Composite material, Structural engineering, Mechanics, Sandwich-structured composite and Stiffness. His Composite material research includes themes of Thermal and Constitutive equation. His Structural engineering study deals with Impulse intersecting with Vibration, Dissipation and Finite element method.

His Mechanics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Granular material and Kinetic energy. His study on Sandwich-structured composite also encompasses disciplines like

  • Truss most often made with reference to Honeycomb structure,
  • Plastic bending, Tearing and Deflection most often made with reference to Hydroelasticity. His research investigates the connection between Stiffness and topics such as Thermal expansion that intersect with problems in Lattice and Titanium alloy.

Best Publications

  • Metal Foams: A Design Guide

    MF Ashby;A Evans;NA Fleck;LJ Gibson

  • Fracture Toughness Determinations by Indentation

    A. G. Evans;E. A. Charles

  • Mechanisms controlling the durability of thermal barrier coatings

    A.G. Evans;D.R. Mumm;J.W. Hutchinson;G.H. Meier

  • Elastic/Plastic Indentation Damage in Ceramics: The Median/Radial Crack System

    B. R. Lawn;A. G. Evans;D. B. Marshall

  • Spontaneous formation of ordered structures in thin films of metals supported on an elastomeric polymer

    Ned Bowden;Scott Brittain;Anthony G. Evans;John W. Hutchinson

  • Perspective on the Development of High‐Toughness Ceramics

    Anthony G. Evans

  • A microbend test method for measuring the plasticity length scale

    J.S. Stölken;A.G. Evans

  • Crack deflection processes—I. Theory

    K.T. Faber;A.G. Evans

  • Matrix fracture in fiber-reinforced ceramics

    Bernard Budiansky;John W. Hutchinson;Anthony G. Evans

  • The mechanics of matrix cracking in brittle-matrix fiber composites

    D.B. Marshall;B.N. Cox;A.G. Evans

  • The topological design of multifunctional cellular metals

    A.G. Evans;J.W. Hutchinson;N.A. Fleck;M.F. Ashby

  • Mechanics of Transformation‐Toughening in Brittle Materials

    R. M. McMEEKING;A.G. Evans

  • A Test Specimen for Determining the Fracture Resistance of Bimaterial Interfaces

    P. G. Charalambides;J. Lund;A. G. Evans;R. M. McMeeking

  • Quasi-static solid particle damage in brittle solids—I. Observations analysis and implications

    A.G. Evans;T.R. Wilshaw

  • Fabrication and structural performance of periodic cellular metal sandwich structures

    Haydn N.G. Wadley;Norman A. Fleck;Anthony G. Evans

  • Deformation mechanisms in nacre

    R. Z. Wang;Z. Suo;A. G. Evans;N. Yao

  • Multifunctionality of cellular metal systems

    A.G. Evans;J.W. Hutchinson;M.F. Ashby

  • Elastic/Plastic Indentation Damage in Ceramics: The Lateral Crack System

    D.B. Marshall;B.R. Lawn;A.G. Evans

  • Overview no. 48

    A.G. Evans;R.M. Cannon

  • Failure Mechanisms in Ceramic‐Fiber/Ceramic‐Matrix Composites

    D.B. Marshall;A. G. Evans

  • Metal foams: a design guide - Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, UK, ISBN 0-7506-7219-6, Published 2000, Hardback, 251 pp., $75.00

    Michael F Ashby;Anthony Evans;Norman A Fleck;Lorna J Gibson

Frequent Co-Authors

John W. Hutchinson
John W. Hutchinson Harvard University
Robert M. McMeeking
Robert M. McMeeking University of California, Santa Barbara
Frank W. Zok
Frank W. Zok University of California, Santa Barbara
Vikram Deshpande
Vikram Deshpande Harvard University
David B. Marshall
David B. Marshall University of Colorado Boulder
Michael F. Ashby
Michael F. Ashby University of Cambridge
Haydn N. G. Wadley
Haydn N. G. Wadley University of Virginia
Carlos G. Levi
Carlos G. Levi University of California, Santa Barbara
Norman A. Fleck
Norman A. Fleck University of Cambridge
M. D. Thouless
M. D. Thouless University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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