2026 Colin Atkinson: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

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 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.

47 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.

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.

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.

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

699
Citations
The interaction between a crack and an inclusion

C. Atkinson

229
Citations
On stress singularities and interfaces in linear elastic fracture mechanics

C. Atkinson

194
Citations
On the microtwinning mechanism in a single crystal superalloy

D Barba;E Alabort;Stella Pedrazzini;DM Collins

159
Citations
The rod pull out problem, theory and experiment

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

157
Citations
The effect of couple stresses on the tip of a crack

C. Atkinson;F.G. Leppington

140
Citations
The flow of energy into the tip of a moving crack

C. Atkinson;J. D. Eshelby

138
Citations
Portfolio management with transaction costs

Colin Atkinson;Stanley R. Pliska;Paul Wilmott

119
Citations
Some boundary value problems for the Bingham model

C. Atkinson;K. El-Ali

113
Citations
Steady state crack propagation into media with spatially varying elastic properties

C. Atkinson;R.D. List

103
Citations
Some ribbon-like inclusion problems

C. Atkinson

99
Citations
Influence of pore pressure on the drilling response in low-permeability shear-dilatant rocks

Emmanuel M Detournay;C. Atkinson

94
Citations
The interface crack with a contact zone (an analytical treatment)

C. Atkinson

93
Citations
SOME BOUNDARY-VALUE PROBLEMS FOR THE EQUATION 〈.(|〈φ|N〈φ)=0

C. Atkinson;C. R. Champion

93
Citations
Theory for reaustenitisation from ferrite/cementite mixtures in Fe-C-X steels

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

90
Citations
On the stress intensity factors associated with cracks interacting with an interface between two elastic media

C. Atkinson

90
Citations
Plane Strain Fracture in Poroelastic Media

Colin Atkinson;R. V. Craster

86
Citations
The flow of energy into the tip of a moving crack

Unknown

79
Citations
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

78
Citations
Theoretical aspects of fracture mechanics

C. Atkinson;R.V. Craster

75
Citations
The propagation of a brittle crack in anisotropic material

C. Atkinson

70
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard V. Craster Imperial College London

John A. Kilner Imperial College London

Roger C. Reed University of Oxford

Emmanuel M Detournay University of Minnesota

Tatsumi Ishihara Kyushu University

Angus J. Wilkinson University of Oxford

Michael P. Moody University of Oxford

John E. Field University of Cambridge

Colin Rogers University of New South Wales

External Links

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