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Christopher Hall 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 Christopher Hall sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 113 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christopher Hall 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 Christopher Hall sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% 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

  • 2013 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)
  • 2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Christopher Hall is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several fields within engineering and earth sciences, focusing on the properties and behavior of building materials and environmental processes.

The main fields of study associated with Christopher Hall include:

  • Engineering
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Their work delves into specialized subfields such as:

  • Building and Construction
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

Central topics in Christopher Hall's research involve:

  • Hygrothermal properties of building materials
  • Building materials and conservation
  • Concrete and Cement Materials Research
  • Conservation Techniques and Studies
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Measurement Science and Technology
  • Building and Environment
  • Materials and Structures
  • Transport in Porous Media
  • Scientific Reports

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Christopher Hall highlight their focus on moisture and water interaction in building materials and construction contexts. These include:

  • "Hygric properties of porous building materials (VI): A round robin campaign" (2020), published in Building and Environment
  • "Spontaneous Capillary Imbibition of Water and Nonaqueous Liquids into Dry Quarry Limestones" (2020), published in Transport in Porous Media
  • "Water vapour permeability of inorganic construction materials" (2024), published in Materials and Structures
  • "A device for the local measurement of water evaporation rate" (2020), published in Measurement Science and Technology
  • "Sharp Front analysis of moisture buffering" (2021), published in RILEM Technical Letters

Christopher Hall collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Andrea Hamilton
  • Gloria J. Lo
  • Gloria J Lo
  • Suwattana Pruksasri
  • Nathaniel Stauffer

Recognition for contributions in their field includes:

  • Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), awarded in 2013
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, awarded in 2010

Best Publications

  • Water sorptivity of mortars and concretes: a review

    C. Hall

  • Water Transport in Brick, Stone and Concrete

    Christopher Hall;William D. Hoff

  • Unsaturated water flow within porous materials observed by NMR imaging

    R. J. Gummerson;C. Hall;W. D. Hoff;R. Hawkes

  • Interlaboratory comparison of hygric properties of porous building materials

    Staf Roels;Jan Carmeliet;Hugo Hens;Olaf Adan

  • Determining cement composition by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

    Trevor L. Hughes;Claire M. Methven;Timothy G.J. Jones;Sarah E. Pelham

  • Polymer Materials: An Introduction for Technologists and Scientists

    Christopher Roxby Hall

  • Water movement in porous building materials—I. Unsaturated flow theory and its applications

    Christopher Hall

  • Water movement in porous building materials—II. Hydraulic suction and sorptivity of brick and other masonry materials

    R.J. Gummerson;C. Hall;W.D. Hoff

  • Water movement in porous building materials—VII. The sorptivity of mortars

    Christopher Hall;Thomas Kam-Ming Tse

  • Barrier performance of concrete: A review of fluid transport theory

    Christopher Hall

  • Characterization of Cement Minerals, Cements and Their Reaction Products at the Atomic and Nano Scale

    Joergen Skibsted;Christopher Hall

  • Water movement in porous building materials—IX. The water absorption and sorptivity of concretes

    Christopher Hall;M.H. Raymond Yau

  • Anomalous diffusion in unsaturated flow: Fact or fiction?

    Christopher Hall

  • A comparison of different techniques to quantify moisture content profiles in porous building materials

    Staf Roels;Jan Carmeliet;Hugo Hens;Olaf Adan

  • Determination of the Liquid Water Diffusivity from Transient Moisture Transfer Experiments

    J Jan Carmeliet;H Hens;S Roels;Ocg Olaf Adan

  • The mineralogy of the CaO–Al2O3–SiO2–H2O (CASH) hydroceramic system from 200 to 350 °C

    Nicola Meller;Konstantinos Kyritsis;Christopher Hall

  • Mineral precipitation and dissolution in aqueous solution: in-situ microscopic observations on barite (001) with atomic force microscopy

    Dirk Bosbach;Christopher Hall;Andrew Putnis

  • Water movement in porous building materials—VI. Evaporation and drying in brick and block materials

    C. Hall;W.D. Hoff;M.R. Nixon

  • Thermal decomposition of ettringite Ca6[Al(OH)6]2(SO4)3·26H2O

    Christopher Hall;Paul Barnes;Andrew D. Billimore;Andrew C. Jupe

  • Water anomaly in capillary liquid absorption by cement-based materials

    C. Hall;W. D. Hoff;S. C. Taylor;M. A. Wilson

  • The use of Raman spectrometry to predict the stability of historic glasses

    Laurianne Robinet;Laurianne Robinet;Claude Coupry;Katherine Eremin;Christopher Hall

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurance D. Hall
Laurance D. Hall University of Cambridge
Athene M. Donald
Athene M. Donald University of Cambridge
Geoffrey C. Maitland
Geoffrey C. Maitland Imperial College London
Hans J. Jakobsen
Hans J. Jakobsen Aarhus University
Staf Roels
Staf Roels KU Leuven
Jan Carmeliet
Jan Carmeliet ETH Zurich
Timothy P.L. Roberts
Timothy P.L. Roberts Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Paul Meredith
Paul Meredith Swansea University
Jørgen Skibsted
Jørgen Skibsted Aarhus University
Robin N. Perutz
Robin N. Perutz University of York

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