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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 37 2384 2227 178 161 229 5688

Colin Atkinson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Colin Atkinson between 1965 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Colin Atkinson published across 61 years, from 1965 to 2025, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 1991. 4 of the 271 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1965 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 1991. 1965: 2 publications 1966: 3 publications 1967: 2 publications 1968: 4 publications 1969: 3 publications 1970: 3 publications 1971: 6 publications 1972: 7 publications 1973: 8 publications 1974: 8 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 8 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 9 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 13 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 12 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 5 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 4 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 0 publications 2025: 4 publications
1965 2025

271 publications in total across all disciplines

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Colin Atkinson: publications per year, 1965 to 2025
Year Publications
1965 2
1966 3
1967 2
1968 4
1969 3
1970 3
1971 6
1972 7
1973 8
1974 8
1975 3
1976 0
1977 8
1978 3
1979 2
1980 3
1981 5
1982 9
1983 4
1984 3
1985 4
1986 7
1987 2
1988 5
1989 3
1990 4
1991 13
1992 11
1993 7
1994 12
1995 8
1996 11
1997 7
1998 2
1999 4
2000 5
2001 7
2002 4
2003 1
2004 4
2005 6
2006 5
2007 6
2008 2
2009 4
2010 4
2011 2
2012 6
2013 0
2014 1
2015 5
2016 6
2017 5
2018 1
2019 4
2020 1
2021 0
2022 1
2023 1
2024 0
2025 4
Total 271
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Colin Atkinson publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Colin Atkinson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 227–236 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 229 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99 229
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Colin Atkinson D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Colin Atkinson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 37 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127 37
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Colin Atkinson is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research spanning engineering, materials science, and medicine. Their scholarly work frequently addresses topics such as high temperature alloys and creep, high-temperature coating behaviors, material properties and failure mechanisms, corrosion behavior and inhibition, hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals, nuclear materials and properties, and emergency and acute care studies.

Their publications cover a variety of scientific venues, with multiple contributions to Corrosion Science and the Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion. Other journals featuring their work include International Orthopaedics, Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, and Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.

  • Modelling of the degradation of martensitic stainless steels by the Boudouard reaction (2020, Corrosion Science)
  • Assessment of corrosive attack of Fe9Cr1Mo alloys in pressurised CO2 for prediction of breakaway oxidation (2023, Corrosion Science)
  • Paediatric ballistic fracture patients: who has poor follow-up and why? (2025, International Orthopaedics)
  • Performance analysis of a single-wire capacitance sensor for interface level measurement in stratified multiphase flows (2022, Flow Measurement and Instrumentation)
  • Modelling of the Degradation of Fe9Cr Steels in High-Temperature CO2 (2025, Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion)

Frequent coauthors appearing alongside Atkinson include Yilun Gong, Roger C. Reed, Henrik Larsson, David J. Young, and Tomasz K. Olszewski, indicating recurring collaborative efforts primarily in the fields of materials science and engineering.

  • Yilun Gong
  • Roger C. Reed
  • Henrik Larsson
  • David J. Young
  • Tomasz K. Olszewski

Atkinson's research interests are reflected in their engagement with subfields such as materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, emergency medicine, and biomedical engineering. This multidisciplinary focus underscores the intersection of fundamental materials research with applied medical and engineering challenges.

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Biomedical Engineering

Atkinson has been recognized by election as a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 1998, an acknowledgment of their professional standing within the broader scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Combined mode fracture via the cracked Brazilian disk test

    C. Atkinson;R. E. Smelser;J. Sanchez

  • The interaction between a crack and an inclusion

    C. Atkinson

  • On stress singularities and interfaces in linear elastic fracture mechanics

    C. Atkinson

  • On the microtwinning mechanism in a single crystal superalloy

    D Barba;E Alabort;Stella Pedrazzini;DM Collins

  • The rod pull out problem, theory and experiment

    C. Atkinson;J. Avila;E. Betz;R.E. Smelser

  • The effect of couple stresses on the tip of a crack

    C. Atkinson;F.G. Leppington

  • The flow of energy into the tip of a moving crack

    C. Atkinson;J. D. Eshelby

  • Portfolio management with transaction costs

    Colin Atkinson;Stanley R. Pliska;Paul Wilmott

  • Some boundary value problems for the Bingham model

    C. Atkinson;K. El-Ali

  • Steady state crack propagation into media with spatially varying elastic properties

    C. Atkinson;R.D. List

  • Some ribbon-like inclusion problems

    C. Atkinson

  • Influence of pore pressure on the drilling response in low-permeability shear-dilatant rocks

    Emmanuel M Detournay;C. Atkinson

  • The interface crack with a contact zone (an analytical treatment)

    C. Atkinson

  • SOME BOUNDARY-VALUE PROBLEMS FOR THE EQUATION 〈.(|〈φ|N〈φ)=0

    C. Atkinson;C. R. Champion

  • Theory for reaustenitisation from ferrite/cementite mixtures in Fe-C-X steels

    C. Atkinson;T. Akbay;R.C. Reed

  • On the stress intensity factors associated with cracks interacting with an interface between two elastic media

    C. Atkinson

  • Plane Strain Fracture in Poroelastic Media

    Colin Atkinson;R. V. Craster

  • The flow of energy into the tip of a moving crack

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  • The treatment of singularities in the calculation of stress intensity factors using the boundary integral equation method

    L.S. Xanthis;M.J.M. Bernal;C. Atkinson

  • Theoretical aspects of fracture mechanics

    C. Atkinson;R.V. Craster

  • The propagation of a brittle crack in anisotropic material

    C. Atkinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard V. Craster
Richard V. Craster Imperial College London
John A. Kilner
John A. Kilner Imperial College London
Roger C. Reed
Roger C. Reed University of Oxford
Emmanuel M Detournay
Emmanuel M Detournay University of Minnesota
Tatsumi Ishihara
Tatsumi Ishihara Kyushu University
Angus J. Wilkinson
Angus J. Wilkinson University of Oxford
Michael P. Moody
Michael P. Moody University of Oxford
John E. Field
John E. Field University of Cambridge
Colin Rogers
Colin Rogers University of New South Wales

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